[RummyChick]

http://www.tmz.com/

they froze her throat

“TMZ broke the story Lauren could not finish her rehearsal and the doctor froze her throat to save her voice. Haley Reinhart was summoned to the set and ready to perform if Lauren couldn’t.

The doctor compared Lauren’s throat to a runner with a sprained ankle.

But the show just started live on the East coast and the Midwest and Lauren is there. We’ll let you know how she’s doing.”

[RummyChick]

TMZ broke the story ... Lauren lost her voice and could not finish rehearsing for tonight's finale. Producers have brought Haley Reinhart to the set and she is currently in wardrobe. If Lauren can't compete, Haley will square off against Scotty McCreery for the title. We're told Haley just finished rehearsing, and if she does compete tonight she'll sing 3 songs -- "House of the Rising Sun," "I Who Have Nothing" and "Bennie and the Jets."

[floriduh voter]

I’m on the east coast. It sounded like a sprained ankle. She was throaty sounding. I wonder if they are learning to sing from their diaphragm instead of their throat. If not, they better learn healthy singing or they’ll end up needing surgery like Julie Andrews did.