American Idol
American Idol results 05/05/10: Cinco se convierte en cuatro (five becomes four)
It may be Cinco de Mayo, but the five contestants became four with Wednesday night’s results. Tuesday night, the contestants took on the songbook of Frank Sinatra. They were mentored by Harry Connick, Jr., who also did all of the arrangements. Some of the contestants were clearly out of their comfort zones – here’s looking … Continue reading
American Idol results 4/28/10: down to five
The music of Shania Twain was performed by the remaining six contestants Tuesday night. Twain also served as mentor to them. I actually thought all of the contestants did pretty well, although some were better than others. After a performance by Rascal Flatts, the bottom three were quickly revealed: Siobhan, Big Mike and Casey. I … Continue reading
American Idol results 04/21/10: Buh Bye
It was “Idol Gives Back” night on American Idol. And the show gave back in more ways than one A star-studded show, lasting nearly two and a half hours, featured the various causes for which money was raised to support. Near the end, Simon Cowell announced that up to tonight, nearly $15 million had been … Continue reading
American Idol results 04/14/10: two go home
Because the judges used their once-per-season save last week, two contestants were eliminated on Wednesday’s show. Tuesday night saw the nine remaining competitors take on the music of Elvis, while being “mentored” by Season 8 runnerup Adam Lambert. Um, OK. Seriously – shouldn’t the mentor be more than one season removed from being on the … Continue reading
American Idol Results 04/07/10: surprises
The music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney was performed by the nine contestants Tuesday night. There were some memorable performances – and a couple of pretty sad ones. The only question heading into Wednesday’s results show was whether the worst performer would be voted off. Host Ryan Seacrest hinted at the beginning of the … Continue reading
American Idol results 03/31/10: Down to 9
With soul/R&B as the genre for Tuesday night’s performances, the contestants mostly struggled. Only a couple of them stood out – Crystal, of course, and Lee – while others were downright awful – Tim, of course, and, surprisingly, DiDi. Crystal is simply heads and shoulders above the rest. Last night, she reminded me of Carole … Continue reading
KHS takes on pants on the ground
OK, I’ll admit it: when I saw the performance of “Pants on the Ground” on American Idol, the first person that came to mind was Norfolk Del. Algie Howell. (If you’ve not seen the video, check it out here.) Howell put forth a bill – known as the “Droopy Drawers” bill – back in 2005 … Continue reading
American Idol results 03/24/10: The top 10
Tuesday night’s show featured the music of the Billboard #1 hits. Some song choices were – well – strange. I mean, there are literally tons of #1 hits and this is the best they could do? And the “mentor” for this week was 17-year old Miley Cyrus. Um, aren’t mentors supposed to have talent? After … Continue reading
American Idol results 03/17/10
Although it was St. Patrick’s Day, Irish eyes failed to smile on one contestant in Wednesday night’s results show. The remaining twelve competitors took on tunes from The Rolling Stones – not my favorite band – on Tuesday’s show, and some fared better than others. Strange show opening: Simon took on Ryan over last night’s … Continue reading
American Idol Results 03/11/10
Four more contestants – two females and two males – were eliminated from Season 9 of American Idol. Slowly, we are getting to the better part of the season. The first elimination was Katelyn. As I tweeted last night, I think she chose the right song – “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King. … Continue reading
American Idol results 03/04/10
Four more contestants – two males and two females – were eliminated from the ninth season of American Idol tonight. Since the guys went first this week, they went first for tonight’s elimination. John Park, who has a nice voice but seems to always pick the wrong song, was the first one to go. Joining … Continue reading
American Idol Results 02/25/10
I have to admit: this has got to be the least talented bunch of contestants yet. Yeah, I know the judges keep saying it’s the most talented, but I disagree. Out of the thousands of people that auditioned, these are the best 24? I don’t think so. Maybe two each of the women and men … Continue reading
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