VIDEO LINK : celebtale.com – FREE OMG! American Idol eliminates Casey Abrams [VIDEO] Grammy-winner Bruno Mars, last season’s finalist Crystal Bowersox and the departing Casey Abrams all performed live on American Idol on Thursday night. While Casey’s elimination was another surprise in a season packed with unexpected American Idol results, he enjoyed a nice run and proved worthy of a save. Unfortunately, the judges couldn’t bail him out a second time last night.