American Idol top 16

This week the top 20 performed on American Idol. Since nobody got sick this week, the plans stayed the same. The girls performed on Tuesday, the Boys on Wednesday, and of course Thursday was elimination night.

The first performance on Tuesday night was Katie Stevens. She sang "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson. I thought she did a really nice job, but the song seemed kind of gloomy. The judges didn't like her very much. The second performance was Siobhan Mangus. She sang "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals, and sang it very well. The judges all liked her, but didn't like it near as much as her last week's performance. They didn't think she changed anything, and didn't think it was the right song choice. I thought she sounded amazing. Next was Lacey Brown. She sang "The Story" by Brandy Carlisle. Lacey had a very unique voice, and she did a really good job with the song she picked. The judges all seemed to like it fairly well. Fourth was Katelyn Epperly. She sang "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King. The judges didn't like her very much, and thought that her performance might have been a bad move. However, I liked her performance. She is definitely one of my favorites! The next girl to perform was Didi Benami. She sang "Rianna" by Fleetwood Mac. All the judges loved her. She did an amazing job. She is also one of my favorites. Sixth was Paige Miles. She sang "Smile" by Charlie Chaplin. The judges didn't like her very much. The song choice wasn't right, and the song didn't allow her to show off her big voice. Seventh was Crystal Bowersox. She sang "Give me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman. She did a really nice job. The judges gave her high remarks. Last was Lily Scott. She sang "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline. She sang it well and the judges said she sang it well. Overall, the girls did really well. It's hard to tell who is going to be going home on Thursday.

The first performance on Wednesday night was Lee Dewyze. He sang "Fireflies" by Owl City. I thought he did an ok job, and the judges all liked him pretty well. Second was Alex Lambert. He sang Trouble by Ray LaMontagne. The judges all liked him, but said he needed to "let go" a little more, and get into the song. I thought he did ok, but he isn't one of my favorites. Third was Tim Urban. He sang Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. I thought it was pretty boring, but the judges all really liked it. Fifth was Andrew Garcia. He sang "Genie is a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera. I thought he sang it fairly well, but thought the whole thing was kind of weird. The judges said it was good, but definitely not his best. They thought he could have done much better. Sixth was Casey James. He sang "You'll Think of Me" by Keith Urban. The judges all liked it better than last weeks, but still didn't think it was his best. They seemed to think it was pretty good though. I thought it was ok, but it wasn't my favorite performance of the night. Seventh was Aaron Kelly. He sang "Already There" by Lonestars. The judges didn't think he did very well. I thought he did alright, but not too great. I am still a big fan of him though! Eighth was Todrick Hall. He sang "Somebody to Love" by Queen. I thought it was pretty entertaining, but the vocals weren't very good and that is what matters most. The judges all liked it pretty well. Ninth and last was Michael Lynche. He sang "This Women's Work" by Maxwell. He was really amazing. His voice was good and he performed it well. The judges all liked it too. He was probably the best of the night. Overall, the guys did really well with a few exceptions.

Thursday night was elimination night. Here are the names of the people that were voted off: Katelyn Epperly (sad), Todrick Hall, Alex Lambert, and Lily Scott.

American Idol Top 20

This week the top 20 contestnats performed. The girls were supposed to be on Tuesday, but they changed at the last second because Crystal Bowersox(one of the contestants) was sick in the hospital. Instead they had the boys perform on Tuesday, and the girls perform on Wednesday.

On Tuesday my favorite performance was Lee Dewyze. He sang "Lips of an Angel" and I thought it was really good. I also thought Andrew Garcia, Aaron Kelly, and Alex Lambert did pretty good. The judges really liked Micheal Lynche, but I'm not really a fan. I didn't think Casey James did very good, and neither did Jermaine Sellers. John Parks, Todrick Hall, and Tim Uran were all ok.

On Wednesday my favorites were Siobhan Mangus and Katelyn Epperly. They both have amazing voices. Lily Scott, Michelle Delamor, Lacey Brown, and Kate Stevens all did a pretty good job too in my opinion. The judges favorite was Crystal Bowersox. I can't deny that she is a great singer, but she isn't my favorite. Didi Benami and Haeley Vaughn weren't doing their best. I really like Didi, but neither her nor Haeley did too great.

Thursday was elimination night. Once again 2 boys and 2 girls were sent home this week. The names of the contestants who were sent home are: John Parks, Jermaine Sellers, Michelle Delamor, and Haeley Vaughn. With them gone it is down to 16 people in the competition. I'll keep you posted on upcoming weeks!