Hollie Cavanagh: 'Something was different'

British-Texan balladeer Hollie Cavanagh was sure she was going home last week. "I was shocked when they said Skylar's name because she'd been killing it every week." But the feeling was stronger this week. "It felt different than any other Thursday," she told reporters Friday following her elimination from American Idol.

Among the highlights of her exit interview:

Favorite moments: She ticked off...