And so we have to chop the field down to 14 by the end of the night....but first, let's have some duets with former contestants. We had David Cook, Chris Daughtry and Jordin Sparks all show up, which was cool. Not as cool is that it's Monday night when I am first watching these videos, but...oh well.
Jenn Blosil sang with Constantine Maroulis, they sang Frank Sinatra's "My Funny Valentine". It was extremely dull.
His other duet was with Shelbie Z on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which was fine.
Lee Jean was paired up with Chris Daughtry, which was awesome enough by itself. And then they do "Home," which is even better. This was fantastic - the only way it could be better is if it was a studio version.
Manny Torres was teamed with Jordin Sparks singing her song "No Air," and he looked a bit intimidated.
Amelia Eisenhauer and Kellie Pickler teamed up, and I bet they had a blast rehearsing. They did Sara Evans' "Suds in the Bucket," which is awesome, Amelia played her fiddle, and it was just terrific. Keith was singing along the whole way through. "I loved that and thought it was absolutely terrific!" - Harry.
Kory Wheeler and Haley Reinhart did Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets," one of her big songs from the show(one that I almost liked from her), but she's still annoying. He wasn't much better. The trouble is, I think, that he looks like Taran Kilian from Saturday Night Live, so I always expect sketch comedy. Anyway, it was fine for a duet, but really bland as a performance.
CJ Johnson was paired up with David Cook, so he got a boost in Wesley Points for that right there. They did a song called "The World I Know" by Collective Soul, and David forgot a pick during rehearsal. CJ just completely lacks star potential and emotion in his voice. David wins this duet by an embarrassingly large margin.
Tristan McIntosh was also paired with Kellie Pickler, I guess they figured, "Hey, Amelia and Tristan are friends, they already knew each other, go to the same high school, let's give them the same mentor from their backyard, pretty much." During rehearsal, Kellie said, "My husband never cries, all right? And your audition made him cry." They did Kellie's song "Best Days of Your Life," and it was pretty good.
Haley's other song was with Adam Lasher, they did Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love," she was way better than he was. It's just a really lame song choice. I was laughing at how cheesy it was.
Jordin's other song was with Trent Harmon, and he said she was giving him advice like a mom, haha. They did "To Love Somebody" by the Bee Gees. It was pretty good.
Chris's other song was with Dalton Rapattoni, they did Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground," and the band totally overpowered both of them, unfortunately. They both had fun out there, though. It earns extra points for energy.
The other person David was paired up with was Olivia Rox; they did his song "Light On". "The song covers a pretty large range from lowest note to highest note....I'm glad I'm doing a song with a lady, 'cause Olivia seems like she can do that," he said during an interview at rehearsal. I love both of their voices, because they can put so much emotion into lyrics, but except for a long high note where they meshed perfectly, there was this weird disconnect between them which shouldn't have been there. Thankfully the judges loved it.
I'd say the winners tonight were Lee, Amelia and Trent, with Olivia, Tristan and Dalton following.
Cut were Amelia(RATS), Kory, Adam, Shelbie(Yay!) and CJ. Except for Amelia, the judges got it right this week.
And out Top 14 is now Avalon, Dalton, Gianna, Jeneve, Jenn(Ugh), La'Porsha(Ugh), Lee, MacKenzie, Manny, Olivia, Sonika, Thomas, Trent and Tristan. Going live next week, and Kelly Clarkson will return to the show.
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