Top 8 Performance

Jlo and the kids do Latin….Recap to follow…[...]

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American Idol Top Eight Sanjaya One Of The
Smartest Contestants Ever

National Ledger American Idol Top Eight Sanjaya One Of The Smartest Contestants Ever Reality TV Magazine AZ Jennifer Lopez professed to watc
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American Idol 6– Top 8 Perfomances

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting a bit burned out on American Idol? I am a bit, which is why I didn’t write much last week. But I’m back and now I’m writing about Latin week with Jennifer Lopez. I have to admit I never really[...]

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Paula Abduls Choice of Lip Gloss on American Idol

Was it just me or were Paula Abdul s lips really big with the wrong colored gloss on them tonight I had only tuned into American Idol tonight to see if Sanjaya would do the KFC bowl hairdo but was agast to see these really huge lips
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Simon complimented Sanjaya (and I saw a pig fly)
[04/10/07]

Top 8, everyone! And it’s “Latin” theme night. Where they sing in Spanish. And I guess I am completely SOL because I took French. J. Lo is the guest judge. And her ass is also guest judging, because seriously, it’s really its own entity. Lets get to the singing…01. [...]

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American Idol 2007 Episode 28 - Top 8 Performance
Review

After coming second top of the polls two weeks ago, last week Gina Glocksen had a shocker and choked to put herself on the chopping block last week and home she went.

Tonight, Jennifer Lopez is coaching our contestants through this weeks Latin Theme. I'll be interested to see how Lakisha Jones does this week. She's been on a downward spiral for a while now and having to perform Latin certainly isn't on her side. Perhaps she'll be able to prove me wrong and knock it out of the park.

I might be a bit delayed in getting the details up this week so feel free to post your thoughts below.

Contestant: Blake Lewis

Song Choice: TBA
Voting Numbers: 1 866 436 5701

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Contestant: Phil Stacey

Song Choice: TBA
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Contestant: Melinda Doolittle

Song Choice: TBA
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Contestant: Chris Richardson

Song Choice: TBA
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5704

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Contestant: Jordin Sparks

Song Choice: TBA
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5705

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Contestant: Lakisha Jones

Song Choice: TBA
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Contestant: Sanjaya Malakar

Song Choice: TBA
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5707

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Contestant: Haley Scarnato

Song Choice: TBA
Voting Number: 1 866 436 5708

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Who was your favourite? What did you think of tonight's show? Make sure you vote in our poll.

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Episode 28 - Top 8

(Cue the Host)It’s Latin Night and the Top 8 will take to the stage with a little help from Jennifer Lopez and anything could happen. In previous weeks we have seen some of the better contestants depart while others are left in their place. Could it happen again after tonights performances? Only time will tell. [...]

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Top 8 Take Stretch Turn, as J.Lo Brings Up the
Rear

Jenny from
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Bona fide superstar, movie star, singer, dancer and all-'round cottage industry Jennifer Lopez was guest mentor to our remaining eight on "Latin Night." Last week Gina Glocksen valiantly attempted to tow the theme line and lost out, later commenting that "it's hard to rock out Tony Bennett." And so it is with American Idol's tradition of the gauntlet of Random Weekly Themes. Fortunately, the contestants are allowed to pussyfoot around the theme ? and in this case choose to sing any song that ever featured bongos, timbales or a cowbell. In our opening sequence, they sat in a circle on the floor and gazed up lovingly at J.Lo (sitting comfortably on a stool above them) ? first grade storytelling-time style.


Ahora cante!
Melinda Dolittle - Mindy looked pretty tonight, but says she didn't feel sexy enough to do this Latin thing. She chose a lounge chestnut Sway, a song perhaps best remembered from Dean Martin's cheesy version (if you're old enough) ? retro Latin pop. For Melinda, this was another performance in which she appeared completely comfortable and relaxed on stage (smooth & sultry, as Paula said). Although this couldn't really be faulted, Simon managed to do so anyway, pulling out the dreaded C word [cabaret], and calling the performance lazy & wooden. This, of course, was completely wack commentary. Mindy cheerily got in the last word when admitting being pleased that Simon finally got to say something mean about her.

Lakisha Jones - Uh, did she just say her daughter's name is Freon? Anyway, Kiki also looked pretty and was on the mark with her cover of the Gloria Estafan hit Conga. I did agree with Paula and Simon who said it was not a singer's song ? not a vocal showcase ? and that this one was on the 'playing it safe' side. Could Ms. Jones be at risk this week?

Chris Richardson - Smooth is a pretty cool song from Carlos Santana's 1999 album "Supernatural" [sung by Rob Thomas], and it was a good choice for Richardson. J.Lo coached Chris on the best key and helped with some Spanish pronounciation. I can't fault the vocal much, but I still felt a certain something missing from the performance ? it almost seemed as if the song was bigger than him and he was struggling to keep a handle on it. I'll have to hand this critique over to our articulate judges:
Randy: Yo, baby. Check it out, dog. Very cool, dog.
Paula: Hot. H-h-hot performance. Sexy. [drools]
Simon: Not the best vocal, but better than the first two.

Haley Scarnato - With our judges having long abandoned any attempts at objectivity with this girl, I feel it is my duty to try to judge fairly this week, as boring as that may be. Well, OK, then. I think one could have predicted Haley's song choice Turn The Beat Around, the ridiculously over-covered Estafan Latin bubblegum pop megahit. Once we move past that, we notice the legs. The legs sound pretty good this week, they are on pitch and are very smooth and move around the stage well, often bending at the knee. They sounded a bit less pageant-y this week, and even slightly transcended cruise-shipness. I give the legs a B+. I definitely felt good about them this week. But alas, once again the judge pre-game huddle determined that this girl must be taken down, legs & all ? Simon was unneccessarily cruel again, saying "you can't do well as a singer here." This tactic backfired a few weeks ago, when sympathy votes sparked a comeback trend for Haley. Like her or not, she has some sort of staying power voodoo. I'm thinking she stores it in those heels.

Phil Stacey - I think Phil may have done what he needed to do to survive this week. He made a fine song selection with Maria, Maria, raised the coolness factor, and lowered the creepiness factor. Funny how a well-chosen hat, a funky acoustic guitar, a smooth delivery and big money ending can help remind me what I have liked about Phil in the past. The great tonal quality was back [even enough to give J.Lo goose pimples]. But does he have the kind of star quality to take him all the way? Nope. Will he end up in the bottom 3 again? Probably.
Randy was at his clueless best: "Aw-ight, so check it. You know what? I didn't? I mean, it was?but then you?Still, toward the end, you?But?er, uh? I dunno. Uh, what did you think, Paula? Paula took a more Hemingway-esque approach: "Your vocal was real good." Simon wants us to know that he knows Phil is a nice guy, but he is ready to ship him back to Iraq, or Salt Lake City, or wherever he was stationed.

Jordin Sparks - Jordin's smooth voice reminded J.Lo of Michael Jackson. Personally, I think it was the song The Rhythm's Gonna Get You that brought that MJ vibe, but Jordin should be happy for the compliment. Looking appropriately Hispanic tonight with her straight-mode hair, Jordin brought everything to the party that she always does -- the great voice, the energy, the personality, the stage presence. Clueless Jackson reminded us of Jordin's age again. Oh, really, Randy? Is she really 17? Does he get royalty checks from Seventeen magazine every time he says it? Otherwise, I see no reason to mention her age ever again. My money is still on Ms. Sparks.

Blake Lewis - J.Lo told Blake that if he's determined to attempt one of her husband's songs (I Need To Know), then he need to forgot about frickin' Marc Anthony and concentrate on the passion in the song. It appeared that Blake humbly took the advice to heart, because he delivered a real vocal this week, perhaps his best of the season ? albeit a xerox of Anthony's version. All three judges agree that the choice of song was brilliant, and we were all suitably pleased with the performance, too. Surprisingly good. Blake may really bring up his numbers this week.

Sanjaya Malakar [& His Universe] was granted the coveted show-closing Pimp Spot tonight. And like Mindy-Doo, the goateed Sanjaya chose a cheesy chestnut - a retro Latin pop standard Besame Mucho. A couple of things about this performance made a more positive impression than all the previous ones ? it was sung with a little more muscle that usual, and he managed to sing much of it in Spanish. One almost got the impression that the boy was actually trying to raise his game. Visually, Sanjaya could have even passed as Hispanic, so like it or not, this performance could endear him to a whole new American demographic [Ay, caramba!]. Ryan sarcastically described Sanjaya before the commercial as "the embodiment of Latin passion" ? but I don't think this kid is ready to be laughed off the show just yet.

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4/10: Jenny's on the block

Jennifer Lopez, not known as a great singer, will try to advise the final eight. Here’s the place holder for all you bloggers.

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4/10: Fantasia hits Broadway

Fantasia starts her role as Celie in “The Color Purple” tonight, yet another “Idol” finalist on Broadway.

MTV gets a bird’s eye view.

Fantasia insists, “It’s no joke. At first I thought this would all be a piece of cake, but it’s hard work. I’ll probably forget everything the day of — I’ll probably be in the bathroom all day with my nerves! I’ll be running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

“But wow,” she sighs. “I’m going to do Broadway. That’s crazy!”

And sorry to confuse you earlier by posting a radio item on the Idol blog!

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