Anoop Desai
Anoop swings for the fences with Wille Nelson's "You Were Always On My Mind"
Randy Travis: Heck, man. That was great.
He warns Anoop to let the song build.
He predicts this will be the best anyone has heard from Anoop.
This was great! One of the best tonight.
Paula: Anoop is back! I'm so proud of you. Fit you like a glove. Your vocals, when you are allowed to have that space--you've got tender amazing sweet vocals.
Simon: You've just managed to go from zero to hero. That was a good choice of song. One of my favorite performance on the night. I take back what I said last week. You definitey deserve to be here. [Simon complements Anoop on his ability to take criticism and not whine about it--like we've seen several do tonight]
Randy: This is the reason we really wanted you in this competition, Anoop-dawg. The arrangement was DOPE!
Kara: Very hard to do what you did tonight. Probably the best performance of the night. Biggest surprise.