We are getting closer and closer to the American Idol finale. Yes, we are still several weeks away, but it's amazing that this show began in January and it is now nearly the middle of April. Just goes to show you how quickly time passes. And so we begin this week's re-cap of American Idol's Top 8 from Season 6!
This week's theme is Latin music with guest mentor Jennifer Lopez. Yes...THE Jennifer Lopez. You know American Idol is HUGE when it starts drawing some of the biggest names in music and film.
Melinda starts it off this week with a decent performance. It wasn't anything over powering and she sang it well, as usual. Overall, I did have to agree with Simon in that it lacked personality. To be honest, though, I think anything Melinda sings is good. However, I think the last two weeks haven't lived up to her potential. I do think she's safe, however.
Lakisha goes next (two of the top three performers in this season's competition goes first) and in my opinion, it's an improvement over the past three weeks for Lakisha. She finally went with a more up-beat song and you could tell that she enjoyed singing it. The crowed enjoyed it and overall, I thought she did a nice job with it. Lakisha will be safe.
Chris goes third this week and sings a more contemporary/recent Latin song. I thought the very beginning was a bit too low of an octive for Chris. But he raised it up not long afterward and really did a nice job with the song. Contemporary songs really seem to do well for the contestants that sing them and this week, Chris should not land in the bottom three. He'll be safe.
Next up is Haley and although I liked her song selection, I just did not think she executed it all that well. I thought it may have been a little too fast for her and she seemed to get jumbled up in the lyrics at one point in the beginning. Had to love Simon's comment about her dressing with the least amount of clothing on to keep her in the competition. I think she'll land in this week's bottom three.
Phil was in this week's five spot and I thought it was an improvement over last week. You can tell he is not a favorite of the judge's and can't really do much to please them. Personally, I thought he over-sung the ending of the song and it was a little too over the top. He chose a contemporary song which may help him - but it won't be enough and he'll wind up in this week's bottom three.
Jordin was up next and I had to agree with Simon on his comments regarding the performances thus far. Jordin did a nice job with the song and she's proving to be one of season six's elite. However, I was not blown away by her performance - especially the beginning. Even though it may not have been her best week, she has proven to be a very authentic singer and can sing just about any kind of genre. Safe.
Up next was Blake and he was far and away the best performer of the night. He chose an excellent Latin song for himself - in fact a hit by J Lo's husband Marc Anthony. He made it very cool and contemporary and is also another one of season six's elite. I whole heartedly agree that he's the top male performer - a comment said earlier by Simon. Blake will be safe this week.
Last but not least is Sanjaya. You never know what you're gonna get with Sanjaya - wait, actually you do. Crap. The way he started it, I thought it was going to be a similar performance we're used to hearing from him. But then he picked it up and made it worth listening to. Maybe he found a genre that he's actually half-decent with. I think beginning this week, he'll start losing some steam with the voters, though - Howard Stern or not. Bottom three.
So in this week's bottom three, I have Haley, Phil and Sanjaya. They should be used to this position by now, particularly Phil and Haley. I don't think Sanjaya will go this week but will be eliminated within the next two or three weeks. We are coming upon the very elite of the competition and Sanjaya just doesn't stand out. Eventually, America will get it right.
I was sad to see Gina eliminated last week because I genuinely liked her. However, I don't think she would've lasted much longer beyond this week. She always was one of those middle-0f-the-pack singers but hey, at least she'll be in this year's American Idol tour.
That does it for this week. Check back in a week for the Top 7 recap.
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