Filipino-American Idol Ramielle Malubay finally got the ax on American idol quashing her dream of becoming the first Asian Idol.

Making the top ten is no easy task and frankly I’d like to know who coached her in song selection. Once she made the top 24 her performances hardly matched up with everything that went before. A consistent criticism was song selection and Malubay, or her coach, didn’t take the hint.

Moreover, she seemed not to be mentally prepared for all that is the American Idol. Although 20 years old she has the shy demeanor of a young teenager. Once on the big stage her performances suffered as a result.

Her future in all probability isn’t a return to the sushi bar she worked at, she does have some talent, but it won’t be as some mega-star in the United States either. She’ll get some stateside support as did her Fil-Am predecessor Jasmine Trias but her future resides in the Philippines.

Jasmine Trias has done local television commercials and billboard ads for McDonald’s, Smart Telecommunications, Hapee Toothpaste, and Bench Clothing. Although her CD was certified platinum in the Philippines it only sold approximately 15,000 copies in the states.

Expect to see Malubay making the rounds of Filipino game & entertainment shows shortly after her American Idol top ten tour is finished.

Then quietly disappear.

Forgettable, says Idol’s Cowell on Ramiele Malubay’s latest performance.

I haven’t taken the time to look but feel reasonably certain a tour of the Filipino blogs would show a near cult-like following for American Idol’s “littlest star.”

In short, no pun intended, Ramiele has a beautiful voice, cute personality, but is far from becoming a star in the U.S. I suspect she has garnered a lot of support from the Filipino community in the states, not to mention an “official” fan site, and is the sole reason she’s made it into the final nine.

In the end Ramiele will more than likely make the Final 10 Tour of American Idol and disappear from the American music scene. Her hope for stardom leads down the same path taken by Jasmin Trias and Camile Velasco, in the Philippines.