The judges chose 8 contestants who they feel that they need to improve in order to stay in the running of being the next American Idol. The judges will put 3 to complete the top 12.
Jessie Langseth-"Tell Me Something Good"-Rufus
Out of tune; indulgnant; better than last time; ok performance
Matt Giraud-"Who's Loving You"-Jackson 5
Perfect song choice; bluesy performance; better than last time; good chance that we will be seeing more of him
Megan Corkrey-"Black Horse and A Cherry Tree"-K.T. Tunstall
Perfect song choice; hip; original; current; her future is in the top 12
Von Smith-"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"-Elton John
Boring; too serious; pitchy; no chance of a successful singing career
Jazmine Murray-"Reflection"-Christina Aguilera
Improved from last time; determined; risky song choice; she is back in the running
Ricky Braddy-"Superstition"-Stevie Wonder
Loosened Up; Great Job; Simon was unhappy; I don't know if he has the chops to win the show
Tatiana Del Toro-"Saving All My Love For You"-Whitney Houston
Annoying; Drama Queen;Sang the same song; she doesn't belong on a show like Idol
Anoop Desai-"My Prerogative"-Bobby Brown
Sang that song at Hollywood week; likable; better performance; Anoop Dogg is in the top 12!!
Judges' Wild Card Picks (as long as it is not Tatiana!!)
Jasmine Murray
Megan Corkrey
Matt Giraud
and in a surprise twist, Anoop Desai makes Idol's top 13!!! 13 finalists--that's a first!!!
Next week, the top 13 perform the songs of Michael Jackson--Live performances by Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson
