LOS ANGELES — Jacob Lusk is out of air on “American Idol.” The booming 23-year-old vocalist from Compton, Calif., was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest Thursday.

A day earlier, he had unsuccessfully attempted both parts of “No Air,” the duet of Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, and a tender rendition of “Love Hurts,” the classic tune made famous by Nazareth and Roy Orbison.

“I got to share a little bit with America, and I think America’s fallen in love with me,” said Lusk after his elimination. “Now I can go and put out that good-feeling R&B music that reminds you of Luther (Vandross) or those great old singers.”