American Idol 9 Top 16 (Top 8 Girls) - Recap + Poll + Roundup
The show went by superfast tonight! This is what happens when Fox removes all the filler.
I am a bit worried because this may be the last night we will see of one of my favorites Katie Stevens. She didn't do too well singing Breakaway, plus she was given the RED LIGHT treatment and she sang first. It would take a miracle to get her into the Top 12 now. It's possible that the young girls have all gravitated towards Siobhan and left Katie out in the cold.
Speaking of Siobhan Magnus, she was sensational. I thought she sang a brilliant rendition of House of the Rising Sun. Lacey Brown also sang nicely -- but Simon said that she may have been a bit forgettable. (For Katie's sake -- I hope! Sorry Lacey fans!)
Another potential "just missed the Top 12" is Katelyn Epperly who sang I Feel the Earth Move. It seems the judges did everything in their power to give her bad comments, but I thought she was decent.
Didi Benami sang Rhiannon. I love her. My heart belongs to her this season. I hope she keeps singing like this week after week and I don't mind if she cries along the way. She's so emotional and I love it.
Paige Miles is the last black "diva" standing. The black diva always makes it to the Top 12 so even if the judges threw her under the bus mercilessly, she should make it.
Crystal Bowersox sang Give Me One Reason -- and Simon Cowell said the title was "hers to lose". Wow. Can she sustain this for 11 more weeks? Are we looking at the next American Idol or the shock elimination to end all shock eliminations?
Lilly Scott closes the show with her mandolin. Safe into the Top 12 of course.
My picks to leave are Katie Stevens and Didi Benami.
Who was your favorite?
Poll
Roundup
AI9 Ladies Race Toward The Finals (Soundtrack To My Day) - Most seem to have shook off the nerves that were so problematic that first week, but one can only assume it is not really getting any easier for them.
American Idol Top 8 Women Perform (Miami Herald) - One more week of same sex competitions on American Idol finds the remaining 8 women singing for their surival tonight.
Mediocre would be high praise: AI9 Top 16 (Girls) (Melinda Green) - I can already tell you the best part about tonight’s [second-to-last] semifinals episode of American Idol. It’s ONLY one hour long!
'American Idol' Top 8 Girls: Where's The Wow Factor? (Lyndsey Parker) - Well, they sang like they'd never sung before, all right. They were even worse.
American Idol semifinal top 8 girls recap (Rodney Ho) - I’d like a tall half-skinny split quad shot latte with whip. Oh, wait. I”m actually writing this blog, not at a Starbucks.
Top 16 Girls Recap - Chicken, Beef, and Shrimp Watch American Lullaby (Vote for the Worst) - To pay tribute to the most boring episode of Idol yet where just about every girl picked the slowest song they could, I’ve decide to write my most boring recap yet.
Crystal Bowersox Sparkles Just Long Enough On A Fast-Paced ‘American Idol’ (Maura Johntson) - Patsy Cline malapropism aside, Kara has stepped it up and toned it way down since those early episodes when she was trying to establish herself as the Lone Denizen Of Cougar Town.