Langone, from Kent, Washington, was nearly killed by a drunk driver in 2009 and was a wild card choice for the finals. He had hit the bottom three for three weeks running, and the third time he was out. While the 22-year-old’s rendition of Ne-Yo’s “Closer” during a week of songs from the past 11 years was well-received by the judges, Langone still got the fewest of the 52 million votes cast by fans of the top-rated show. Haley Reinhart landed in the bottom three again but host Ryan Seacrest quickly told her she was safe. Jacob Lusk, who sang the Luther Vandross ballad “Dance With My Father,” was paired with Langone for elimination but lived to sing another week. Langone was philosophical, saying earlier in the show “if it’s the end of the road, it’s the end of the road.”