Those of you who know me well know what an Idol fanatic I am. I have a crew of co-workers and friends in Florida and NC in on this obsession with me and we share weekly re-caps on the performances. Last night was an amazing night for talent with the Top 13 contestants being mentored by Mary J.Blige. Below are my thoughts on the performances:
Colton: | I thought he did well. He has a very smooth voice and really shined singing a ballad that grew up to a soft rock song. |
DeAndre: | He really surprised me – I half expected him to suck with his consistent falsetto and flipping of the hair as in past , but he did very well. The guy certainly has moves and chops and no flipping occurred since his hair was tied back (thank god). |
Elise: | Not her best performance and I know she can do better. She lacked passion and conviction (as my husband said, LOL) while singing – we could tell she didn’t want to sing this song. |
Erika: | I just love her voice – very strong and I liked how she looked at the camera. She’s a real pro and I want to see her sing more rock – she’s the rocker-chick for this season. |
Heejun: | This guys is okay – more of a comedian than a singer. He did well, but I’m still trying to figure out why J.Lo loves him so much. |
Hollie: | This little girl has a huge, amazing voice. This is one of my favorite Whitney songs (on my iPod) and she did a great job. I can’t believe this is the same girl who didn’t make it past Hollywood last year. |
Jeremy: | Nice, smooth, emotional performance. Not my favorite, but he did well. |
Jermaine: | I thought this was his best performance – I didn’t expect him to do so well with his range since his voice is so deep. He’ll go through to the next round. |
Jessica: | O-M-G, this girl owned the night – she slayed it. I welled up listening to her and couldn’t believe how amazing her voice was! She is going to go incredibly far – after last night’s performance, she could win this whole competition. My favorite female performer of the night. |
Joshua: | Great performance and a fun way to kick off the night. You could tell he really enjoys performing on stage. He’ll be around for a while. |
Phillip: | I just love this guy – he is so unique and talented and looks like a natural up there with this guitar. I admire how he takes a well-known song and twists it a bit to make it his own – that is raw talent there, folks. My favorite male performer of the night. |
Shannon: | Strong voice, but not her best performance. We could tell she was pitchy and wavering on some of the notes. She has a beautiful voice, but she may be in trouble. |
Skylar: | I thought she did great showing a softer side to her. You could tell this is not her forte, slowing it down a bit, but she came through, working her way up to a loud, faster conclusion. The way she held the note on the end – wow. I love her – she’s my Miranda Lambert of the season. |
I think this is the best season yet – these kids are amazing. I thought Mary J. Blige did a great job as a mentor. She’s one of my favorite R&B performers – someone give this woman a judge’s chair already.
My top 4 picks:
Erika, Phillip, Jessica and Hollie – I voted for all four of them last night!
My prediction of who is going home:
I predict Shannon and Jeremy will be in the bottom two. I think Shannon will go home – not because she did bad (she didn’t) but because I feel the others will get more votes.
