Tonight is the performance show for American Idol's Season 12 Top 10. The theme is Music of American Idols, and as Ryan helpfully explained, the contestants got to choose from songs sang by the winners during their American Idol runs, or songs they have released in their post-show careers.
I thought the performances really showed the divide between the girls and the boys. Even the worst girl, Janelle Arthur, was better than all of the boys.
Curtis Finch Jr. - Fantasia's "I Believe". I thought Curtis's lower register was wobbly and his red paisley jacket was awful. The performance was typical Curtis, and I don't mean that in a good way.
Janelle Arthur - Montgomery Gentry's "Gone". Props to Janelle for picking an uptempo song, and I thought this was her best performance since Hollywood Week.
Devin Velez - Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home". This one was just boring, and like Randy, Mariah, and Keith, I expected more out of Devin. Hopefully this won't get him sent home this week, because he is my favorite boy contestant.
Angie Miller - Celine Dion's "I Surrender". Angie did a great job, but I didn't feel that it was as good as the way the judges praised it. I definitely heard some strain in the higher notes.
Paul Jolley - Lonestar's "Amazed". His best performance so far, but still bland. He did look and sound less desperate to be liked, which is a good thing.
Candice Glover - Shirley Bassey's "I (Who Have Nothing)". Perfection. I think it was even better than Jordin's version.
Lazaro Arbos - Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway." Oh, Lazaro. This was the worst performance tonight, but he might have enough fans to pull him through. He really needs better song selection.
Kree Harrison - Roy Orbison's "Crying." Kree put her own spin on the song, and she sounded fabulous as usual.
Burnell Taylor - Ruben Studdard's "Flying Without Wings." It was just OK for me. Burnell was lucky he performed second to last, because if this was earlier in the show, he may be going home tomorrow.
Amber Holcomb - Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This." Amber closed the show with another strong performance, although not as good as Candice or Kree. She sounded a little rushed in parts, but that may be just nerves.
Predictions for Bottom Three: Lazaro, Devin, Curtis
Prediction for Elimination: Devin
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