Interestingly enough the first two people declared safe on Wednesday night's results show were the two who I thought put in the weakest performances Tuesday - Lil and Danny. And the first person who was put into the bottom three provided what I thought was one of the strongest performances, Allison. What in the heck … Continue reading American Idol results 03/18/09 →

The eleven remaining contestants on American Idol Tuesday night took on the country music of the Grand Ole Opry. Helping out the singers tonight was one of my favorite country artists, Randy Travis. (Love his voice! But when did he get so old?) Kicking things off was Texan Michael Sarver. He seemed really comfortable singing … Continue reading American Idol 03/17/09: Country week →

American Idol announced the "twist" mentioned in Tuesday night's show. They call it "the judges' save." As I understand it, if someone that the judges think should not be voted off the show gets booted, they can be saved by judges. The judges have to be unanimous and they can only do this once during … Continue reading American Idol Results 03/11/09 →

The thirteen finalists of American Idol performed the music of Michael Jackson Tuesday night. Two of them will be eliminated Wednesday night. Opening the show was Lil Rounds, who sang "The Way You Make Me Feel," from the 1987 Bad album. She did a good job, although I wouldn't have heaped the praise on her … Continue reading American Idol 03/10/09: The baker’s dozen →

Eight hopefuls competed tonight for the final three spots in the top 12. The three were chosen by the four judges: Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdulm, and new this year, Kara DioGuardi. Kicking off tonight's show was Jesse Langseth. I think she did a great job on the song and put on a great … Continue reading American Idol 03/05/09: The wildcard round →

There were some good and not so good performances Tuesday night. Three of them were chosen, based on public votes, to compete in the top 12. First chosen was Lil Rounds, the R&B singer who closed the show last night. It will be interesting to see how she performs in the competition. The seond choice … Continue reading American Idol 03/04/09: Three more finalists →

Tonight, the last group of 12 contestants performed. From this group, viewers will choose three more finalists, to be announced tomorrow night. First up was Von Smith. He has a pleasant enough voice but there is aomething missing that I can't put my finger on. Maybe it's the "show tunes" kind of presentation. Seventeen year … Continue reading American Idol 03/03/09: The last 12 →

With tonight's results show, six of the Final 12 contestants have been chosen. Last night, we saw some good performances and some not so good performances. Of course, with the public voting, there is always an air of unpredictability. The first finalist named tonight was the one who I thought performed the best: 16 year … Continue reading American Idol 02/26/09: We have six →

American Idol showcased the second group of 12 tonight. Tonight's vote will choose the next three contestants - the top male, the top female and then the next with the highest vote total - to the final round of 12. Kicking things off was 17 year old Jasmine Murray. She did not do well, starting … Continue reading American Idol 02/25/09: The second 12 →

Thank goodness for DVRs 🙂 The first group of 12 contestants performed Tuesday night, with three of the 12 top 12 spots at stake. The top female, top male and third highest vote getter would move on. Interesting, there are a number of fan sites already set up (just Google any of the names) to … Continue reading American Idol 02/18/09: First 3 of top 12 →