Idol Chatter & Voice Views

And the winner is …

Scotty McCreery.

Not of American Idol, of course. We’re still 11 eliminations away from learning the identity of the Season 10 champ.

But Scotty seems more of a possibility every time he displays that deep country voice of his.

Meanwhile, he’s the hands-down winner of oddest album owned by a Season 10 finalist.

American Idol asked the finalists a series of questions, from who’d they like to perform with to how they relax after a performance. You can find the answers here.

One of the questions asked was: What album would your friends be surprised you own?

Scotty’s response: Jackson 5 Greatest Hits.

He adds: “And I listen to it all the time.”

Told you you’d be surprised.

The other answers:

Casey Abrams: Lawrence Welk, Polkas (for some reason, that doesn’t surprise me nearly as much).

Haley Reinhart: Esperanza Spalding

Jacob Lusk: Amel Larrieux

James Durbin: A tie between: Disney’s Hercules Soundtrack and Beavis & Butthead Do America Movie Soundtrack

Karen Rodriguez: Damian Marley and Nas

Lauren Alaina: Says she listens to everything.

Naima Adedapo: Avril Lavigne

Paul McDonald: Says he owns “all kinds of crazy albums.”

Pia Toscano: Peter Gabriel “Rhythm of the Heart”

Stefano Langone: 3 Tenors

Thia Megia: None.

Now I would have been surprised if Thia had mentioned a Charlie Chaplin soundtrack.