“8 contestants, 31 million viewers, one last chance. Who will you send into the top 12? The drama is about to begin [lower voice] and we don’t have Paula right now… we’ll find her right? [back at the camera] This, is American Idol. Let’s go!” - Ryan Seacrest

Jordin Sparks (Football face paint)
Jordin looked so comfortable and confident on the stage this week. Her song choice let her show her rock edge and youth. Definitely showed much more vocal control than last week.

Sabrina Sloan (Closet Katie Couric)
Another performance showing off Sabrina’s voice. Not my favorite performance. She did so well in the first week, but she hasn’t shown improvement to me. Not that this is a “most improved” contest, but I expect that each performance builds upon the previous ones otherwise it becomes predictable. Good performance, but lacking ‘Yo’.

Antonella Barba (Fiddlesticks)
Do they have someone new in the tech room? I could barely hear her voice over the band. Or maybe, she just can’t sing with the volume. I agreed with Paula that her lower register wasn’t strong and that her

Haley Scarnato
The verses of her song didn’t have much of a melody for her to show off her voice. The chorus allowed her to hit her notes clearly and with strength. Haley also always looks elegant and classy on stage. I agree that even though the song fit her, it still wasn’t a “wow” song.

Stephanie Edwards (Shy girl)
She has such a pretty voice and a confident and polished performance. I thought last week’s performance was a little better than this week. Few off-pitch notes to me.

Lakisha Jones
Great song choice to show off her warmth and power in her voice. Her outfit and hair was that of a performer. So cute that her aunt was cheering “my niece, my niece” in the audience.

Gina Glocksen (Pocket troll, Pickle & Pillow)
My favorite performance of her thus far. I thought she finally found her stride and showcased some of her edge. So glad she stepped it up. I hope to see her perform more this season.

Melinda Dolittle (Little OCD Tiger)
Such a big voice coming from a sweet, gracious woman. Rumors have it that she is the one to beat out of the ladies. With her stage presence, awesome voice, and transparency, I would have to agree.

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Wow, 5 hours of American Idol this week. I was too lazy to take ‘notes’ during the men’s round (lots of safe choices last night), but I will sit with my laptop tonight.

Stephanie Edwards
Great stage presence! She looked so comfortable on the stage as if she already a pro. Sings like one too. I loved her energy. Stephanie “brought it” as the first performer of the night and of the start of the ladies round.

Amy Krebs
She has such a great potential with her voice, but I agree it was a safe song choice. They should make a rule against ballads.

Leslie Hunt
I was impressed with her performance as some of her clips show her a bit aloof. Not sure if she is strong enough to make Top 10.

Sabrina Sloan
Wow, she has a strong and flexible voice! Will be looking forward to seeing her progress.

Antonella Barber
I could sense and hear her nerves – a singer’s worst enemy. I enjoyed the tone of her voice thus far in the competition and know she can do better.

Jordin Sparks
Amazing voice for someone so young. Competition is really shaping up! What a power boost for her to hear the judges comments.

Nicole Tranquillo
Great energy and power. TV makes it sound like she was yelling, so it was hard to “hear” her voice. I agree with the judges that it wasn’t a good fit or something. I liked her hair straightened tonight – not that it affects the sound of her voice LOL.

Haley Scarnato
Challenging song choice to pull off. I liked the power notes in her upper register. Not sure if it was nerves, but it seemed to be missing something. Good performance for that song though; that song takes incredible range and control.

Melinda Doolittle
What a sweet and gracious woman. Her song choice did not show off her range as much as it showed her control and power. And it was fun!

Alaina Alexander
Tough song… Her performance wasn’t edgy enough for me. Sweet sounding voice

Gina Glocksen
Another challenging song to pull off and I thought she did very well.

LaKisha Jones
I actually got chills at the end. What a perfect song for American Idol. LaKisha sang with so much conviction and power. I was starting to get weary after 23 performances, but LaKisha ended the show with an awesome performance.

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