Posted on 01/12/2009 5:57:19 AM PST by silent_jonny
He sang himself right off this show.
AI boosts sales for a lot of formerly snooty artists. :)
No kidding.
And it was dreadful, to boot.
You are so funny!
It’s too bad too as I thought he had potential.
No, it was horrible. The times we saw him before, he was good.
I would have loved it if he had done Ray Charles.
Me too. That wasn’t taking a risk, that was a suicide mission.
The "Dueling Piano Player".
No piano tonight. He keeps the new song theme going with a choice by Cold Play.
It's another mess. Shmaltzy.
Kara: You blew me away in Hollwyood week. Tonight, I wasn't blown away. Not the type of song you should you be doing. Didn't show the best side of you.
Paula: It was a risky song. You're soulful.
Simon: It was verging on a horrible performance. It was how you performed it. Jerky, uncomfortable. Really put me off you.
Randy: Stick with Ray Charles. Stay away from simple songs.
Probably still has a chance at a wildcard slot.
Maybe they are sabotaging themselves, rather than have to risk appearing on stage at a later date, with TWITiana again ;-)
The show is 2 hrs... but 1 hr is commercials!!!
You’re welcome :)
True since the judges really like his voice usually.
LOL!
How Will The Wild-Card Round Work On ‘American Idol’?
‘There will be more personality, more interest and just more diversity,’ Simon Cowell says of this season’s twist.
By Gil Kaufman
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“American Idol” producers have thrown viewers a bunch of curveballs this season already, from the inexplicably long ride of comedian/singer Nick “Norman Gentle” Mitchell and emotional time-bomb Tatiana Del Toro to the return of the wild-card round of the show.
The round — which in the past has saved such future stars as season two runner-up Clay Aiken and season three’s Oscar-winning seventh-place finisher, Jennifer Hudson — will be back in the mix next Thursday (March 5). Up until now, though, “Idol” has been tight-lipped about how the round will work, which has led to rampant online speculation and some wild Internet theories about how the show will add to the nine audience-chosen finalists. Some fan sites speculated that the contestants with the next-highest vote totals, i.e., those who came in fourth or fifth during the first three rounds, will automatically make it to the wild card. Others have guessed that 12 contestants will be competing for the three spots next Thursday. The sometimes-reliable “Idol” fan site Mjsbigblog.com also reportedly heard that wild-card contestants will sing the same song they performed during their semifinal week.
While those rumors have been creative, an “Idol” spokesperson said they are mostly off-base. Quite simply, each judge can pick two contestants from the top 36 — from which everyone is eligible — and those eight (or possibly nine) singers will perform a song on the one-hour March 5 show, with three advancing into the top 12. (Are you as confused as we are about when the show airs? We have the coming weeks’ American Idol” schedule in the Newsroom blog.)
The same rules apply as during the audition phases, with majority picks winning the day and judge Simon Cowell casting the tie-breaking vote should there be a 2-2 deadlock, the spokesperson explained.
“I think when we put the 12 together, there will be more personality, more interest and just more diversity,” Cowell told USA Today, without hinting at who he favored to make the cut.
Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page, where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
After hearing Obama-lamma-ding dings speech last night....am I the only one thinking that “Slumdog Millionairre” will no longer be the title of a movie, but a National referendum come to life?
I don’t like Matt’s singing voice.
So far they’ve gone to commercial after each singer...this will take all night to get through...
I guess another one bites the dust.
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