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American Idol 5/11/11 Top 4 Sing Songs That Inspire, Lieber and Stoller Recap

American Idol Fan — Thu, 12 May 2011 01:30:15 +0000

Tonight on American Idol, the Top 4 will sing songs from two different themes. Lieber and Stoller songs, and Songs That Inspire. An Idol “spoiler” was released by mistake by last week’s boot recipient Jacob, who announced in an interview that James Durbin will sing “Don’t Stop Believing” tonight. Oops.

This is American Idol!, says Ryan Seacrest. The Season 10 Top 4 contestants take the stage. Ryan says in just 14 days, one of the finalists will be named winner of this season. The Idol Finale will be here very soon Idol fans! Lady Gaga mentors the finalists for tonight’s performances.

James Durbin is up first singing “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5705 to vote for James. Good job James! The audience clearly loved the performance. Steven Tyler says this gives viewers a strong clue of what’s to come from James. Jennifer said the song choice was great, great performance, great job. Randy says Journey was one of the greatest rock bands, and when it comes to the highest level of difficulty, “you did it!!!”.

Steven Tyler’s new book is a best seller, as was just announced. Congrats Steven!

Haley Reinhart is up next singing “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5706 to vote for Haley, or vote online at AmericanIdol.com. Roaring applause from the audience. Great great performance by Haley tonight. Casey Abrams is in the audience and he applauded loudly. Jennifer says she loved the performance, that Haley really connected with the song, but. Jen says the song has a beautiful message but she needs to consider what other songs are choosing to perform in this competition. Randy says the song choice confused him, it didn’t showcase who she wants to be a singer, and the song needed her to “deliver it” aka Michael Jackson. Wait a minute! If the contestants sing their songs spot-on and sound just like the original singer, then they’re scolded for “not making it your own”. WTH?! Haley stands by her choice saying she felt it and it has an important message. Steven Tyler says both Jennifer and Randy are wrong, she nailed it, don’t believe the other judges comments.

Scotty McCreery talks with Ryan about how important it is to him to last into the Top 3 Finalists. Scotty sings “Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning” by Alan Jackson. 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5707 or vote online. Now that’s an inspirational song if there ever was one. Randy Jackson says it’s a great song and he can tell that the song was a perfect choice for Scotty, and the lyrics speak well of who Scotty is as a performer. Steven says he could tell in the middle of the performance that Scotty was emotionally moved by the lyrics, and it was a great performance. Jennifer says Scotty is meant to do this, that he was clearly moved by the words of the song. For a moment it seemed as though the audio seemed to fail with his microphone but maybe it was just Scotty’s emotional connection that made his voice break slightly.

Ryan, Scotty Abrams and Paul McDonald remind Idol fans to make plans to get their tickets to the Idol Live Tour coming up.

Lauren Alaina sings “Do It Anyway” by Martina McBride. 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5708 to vote for Lauren. Smooth performance, very nice. Perfect pitch, strong vocal. Judges applause. Steven says “you did it again”. Right on pitch, a blue plate special, and he loves the buckles on her shoes. “You’re the whole package, I love you” finishes Steven. Jennifer says Lauren is clearly listening to the judges critiques to help her get there to the finish, the night when all the confetti comes falling from above. Randy says “Lauren is back, she’s in it to win it, that was HOT!”. Absolutely nothing was wrong with that performance says Randy. Very well done. Lauren tells Ryan that the song lyrics means everything to her, it’s so inspirational.

Ryan asks Jennifer “Who won round one tonight?” Jenn says everyone did a great job but she’s not going to say who was best so far. Randy says “it’s a tie between Lauren, James and Scotty, but Haley can easily up her game in the next round”. Ouch, that’s gotta hurt Haley’s feelings, and yes, she turns her back as the screen fades to commercial to hide her tears.

Round 2: Lieber and Stoller songs with Lady Gaga mentoring

Haley Reinhart starts round two singing “I Who Have Nothing”, and the rehearsal video clip sure sounds great. 1-866-436-5702 or 1-866-436-5706. Very nice! Dramatic and powerful! The judges give her a standing ovation! Great job! Jennifer says “this is why we can’t take it easy on you, because you are that amazing! You are amazing! One of the best performances of the year!” Randy says she came back and “baby, you just had a moment right here and puts you in it to win it! One of your best vocals ever!” Steven says this was a classic moment, it was beautiful. Randy hugs Haley as a show of support. Very very strong performance by Haley tonight.

The full versions of tonight’s Top 4 song performances are available for download after the show.

Scotty McCreery sings “Young Blood”. During the mentoring phase, Lady Gaga told him to treat the microphone as if it’s his girlfriend, that he’s making love to “his girlfriend” (the microphone) and keep his mouth on it. Woah! 1-866-436-5703 or 1-866-436-5707 or vote online. Randy says Scotty had a good time and that we just saw the two sides of a Scotty concert, serious and fun. Steven loved the performance and the humorous side, and the comical mentoring with Gaga. Jennifer says wants to see a whole different side of him next week, but she loves how versatile his song choices are.

Lauren Alaina sings “Trouble” by Elvis. 1-866-436-5704 or 1-866-436-5708 or vote online. Lauren looks and sounds HOT tonight! Steven says it was very well done and he loves her. Jennifer says she loved the “attack” transformation-character Lauren presented from the beginning, a very mature, sexy, great performance. She loved it. Randy says Lady Gaga gave Lauren really good advice and she a great job tonight. Great performance by Lauren! Oh my gosh, the predictions of who will be voted off tomorrow night are going to go wild! No guesses from me though, this season is anyone’s game!

James Durbin sings “Love Potion No. 9″. 1-866-436-5701 or 1-866-436-5705, or vote online at American Idol. Spectacular performance by James tonight!!! He Killed It! Jennifer says that showed her he can sing anything. Really, really great performance, she says. Randy Jackson says all four contestants are in it to win it. Randy says James is having a moment every single week. Steven says it was a beautiful thing, that anything James thought he couldn’t do, he just did.

What a great night of performances from the Top 4! We’ll see you tomorrow night with the results and announcement of who gets voted off. They were all great though! Vote, Vote, Vote for your favorite! You have two hours to vote!

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American Idol Winner, Who Won American Idol, American Idol Finale May 20, 2009

American Idol Fan — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:35:17 +0000

Who won American Idol 2009 Season 8? The American Idol Winner will be announced tonight on FOX for the 2 Hour Idol Grand Finale starting at 8 p.m. EST, and we’re LIVE with the May 20, 2009 American Idol Finale Results Show Recap, complete with American Idol Final performances, “Surprise” Guest Performances, Duets, VIDEOS and the announcement of Who Won American Idol 2009 between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen!

“THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!!” Just under 100 MILLION Votes came in, record setting number of 624 Million votes this season! Ryan introduces the Idol judges Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell.

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert walk down the stairs onto the stage. Audience going wild. Both are “nervous and excited”. Clips of LIVE broadcasts in San Diego (hosted by Carly Smithson) and Arkansas (hosted by Michaela Gordon) of fans waiting to hear who wins the American Idol crown tonight.

The Top 13 are singing “So What” by Pink. All the contestants are wearing white outfits, looking good. Group performances usually suck, and this is one isn’t much different. Pitchy in places, and finally over. Whew. VIDEO

David Cook is singing “Permanent“, the tribute song to his brother Adam who died recently from brain cancer. 100% of proceeds go to David’s charity “ABC Square”. David Cook’s single will go on sale immediately following the show tonight, so be sure to download it on iTunes! David Cook’s performance is spectacular, a blockbuster if there ever was one! The emotional performance, with David having tears in his eyes, was phenomenal. “It’s a tough song” says David to Ryan. VIDEO

Ryan is handing out the “Golden award” trophy for the worst Idol contestant wannabe from Season 8. Ugh…, the sound of these voices is painful. The winner is…. Nick Mitchell who attempted to sing “And I Am Telling You” during auditions. Oh No, Nick is now singing I’m Not Going AGAIN!!! Please No!!! Whew, that’s finally over.

Lil Rounds and Queen Latifah DUET Performance – “Cue The Rain” – Latifah doesn’t appear to really be singing and Lil Rounds is all over the place.

Alexis Grace, Anoop Desai and Jason Mraz singing “I’m Yours”. Alexis started off very off-key, but all in all, not too bad. VIDEO

Video clip of “Journey of Kris Allen” on American Idol Season 8.

Kris Allen and Keith Urban duet “Kiss A Girl” performance. Kris and Keith are playing guitar, uptempo, sounding really good. VIDEO

The Top 13 Idol girls start singing “Glamorous” by Fergie, then bring Fergie out to sing “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Megan Joy and Jasmine Murray sucked big time!

The Black Eyed Peas are singing “Boom Boom Pow” with lots of censoring. Idol cuts out momentarily to show just the show logo and cuts off the sound during the ahem… questionable lyrics. VIDEO

More freak awards. It’s Katrina the “Bikini Girl”. She’s singing too, or at least trying to, wearing a bikini of course. Kara DioGuardi helps her on stage with the singing, and opens her black dress to reveal a black bikini!!! OMG!

Allison Iraheta and Cyndi Lauper duet performance “Time After Time”. Cyndi’s playing the autoharp. Not bad at all. VIDEO

Danny Gokey sings “Hello” and then the duet medley performance with Lionel Richie of some of Lionel’s hits. Very good performance. VIDEO

The “Journey of Adam Lambert” on American Idol clips.

Adam Lambert sings “Beth” then the duet performance rocking with KISS singing “Rock-n-Roll All Night”. The Nokia Theatre Idol House is Rockin Tonight! Adam’s wearing a weird outfit with wings, and KISS (and Adam) are wearing those hideously high heeled platform shoes KISS is known for. Too funny. Awesome duet performance! VIDEO

Carlos Santana, playing guitar to “Black Magic Woman” and “Smooth” with the Top 13 Idol performers. Santana is simply spectacular! VIDEO

Final Ford Video “I Will Remember You” with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. David Cook surprises Kris Allen and Adam Lambert with keys to a brand new Ford Fusion. VIDEO

Steve Martin playing banjo as Michael Sarver and Megan Joy destroy their duet song performance “Pretty Flowers” written by Steve Martin. Michael and Megan both sounded out of breath throughout the entire song, pitchy all over the place. Just BAD. VIDEO

The Top Idol guys sing Rod Stewart’s “If You Think I’m Sexy”. Rod Stewart takes the stage to sing “Maggie“. Rod is an icon, but he doesn’t sound good tonight, verrrry verrrry pitchy. How old is Rod Stewart anyway? I love ya Rod, but yikes……not a good performance. VIDEO

Oh Lord, one more Golden Award for the Idol wannabe’s. Ouch. Tatiana Del Toro wins and runs onto the stage to get her award, and starts singing while Ryan says “we have to take a break” and runs around the stage to avoid “security”. Planned….

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are singing “We Are The Champions” with Queen! Surprise Guest Performance is QUEEN!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! AWESOME PERFORMANCE!!! Definitely worth downloading on iTunes after the show! AWESOME!!! Great harmony! VIDEO

THIS IS IT!!! The American Idol Finale 2009 Results Are In from last night’s performance. Lights are dimmed and here we go….

The Winner Of American Idol 2009 is……………………KRIS ALLEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Â VIDEO

Major Upset Shocker for Adam Lambert fans! I bet Simon Cowell is shocked!!! Kris says “Adam deserves this”. Kris Allen is awarded the winner’s trophy. Kris says “Oh My God, I don’t even know, thank you so much”.

Kris Allen sings the Coronation Song “No Boundaries”. Kris Allen Wins American Idol 2009!!! The Confetti falls onto the Idol stage, everyone’s hugging and clapping.

What do you think? Kris Allen won American Idol Season 8! Did America get it right? Are you happy? Did you want Adam Lambert to win American Idol? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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American Idol May 19, 2009 Top 2 Finale-Adam Lambert Kris Allen Face Off For The Win

American Idol Fan — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:43:30 +0000

UPDATE: Watch our LIVE American Idol Finale Adam Lambert vs Kris Allen Finale Showdown! The American Idol Finale on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 will be a real nail-biter, full of suspense to find out who will be the winner of American Idol 2009 Season 8. On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen will do their best to win your votes and become the crowned king of Season 8 on American Idol. Who will win American Idol Season 8 is anyone’s guess, but whoever wins the American Idol crown will have won due to having more votes than the other.

The official list of songs (spoilers) to be sung by Adam Lambert and Kris Allen haven’t been released, and typical American Idol Spoilers are often wrong until right after the American Idol Rehearsals are held and confirmed.

We do know that the American Idol Season 8 Finale will have three songs performed by the Top 2 Finalists, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Kris Allen won the coin toss and chose to have Adam Lambert sing first during the final show, instead of the typical “pimp spot” Adam’s been used to. Kris Allen will sing last and close the show on Tuesday night.

UPDATE 1: Adam Lambert is going to sing Change Is Gonna Come and Adam’s Personal Song Choice is Mad World “with a little twist”. Kris Allen is seriously considering “Falling Slowly” (or “Heartless”, but leaning more towards Falling Slowly). But then again, maybe not! Newest spoiler rumors are that Kris Allen was NOT rehearsing either Falling Slowly nor Heartless! See what I mean about “spoilers”?

UPDATE 2: Kris Allen will sing “What’s Goin On” (by Marvin Gaye) “Ain’t No Sunshine” tonight on American Idol!

UPDATE 3: Steve Martin will be breaking out his banjo to perform a tune from his album of banjo music, according to ET Online. OMG!

UPDATE 4: ROD STEWART will be performing on tomorrow night’s American Idol Finale!!!

Round 1 – The Contestant’s Favorite – Favorite song of the season, according to Idol host Ryan Seacrest
Round 2 – Simon Fuller’s Pick – Previously chosen by Clive Davis last year
Round 3 – The Winner’s Single Coronation Song – Only one winner/coronation song called “No Boundaries” will be performed this year, apparently co-written by Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi

Next week’s finale at Nokia Theatre will include a lineup of talent including performances by past American Idol winners Carrie Underwood (Season 4) and David Cook (Season 7). Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban are also among the artists scheduled to perform on Wednesday’s Finale before either Kris Allen or Adam Lambert is crowned the Season 8 winner.

Idol producers are trying to get as many Idol winners back for the Finale as humanly possible. Keith Urban will perform a duet with Kris Allen – Cyndi Lauper performs a duet with Allison Iraheta. Rumors across the net claim that Idol producers are trying to get David Bowie to sing a duet with Adam Lambert. Danny Gokey will duet with Lionel Richie and Santana will perform with all of the Idol contestants in attendance. Rumors are that Britney Spears will perform on American Idol but Perez Hilton says No she won’t.

UPDATE: Bad news: The David Bowie/Adam Lambert duet fell through. Darn it! That would have been very cool! Theres like a 5% chance it will happen so they are still working on someone to perform with Adam at the finale.

The American Idol 2009 Finale showdown can’t come soon enough for Idol fans, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen fans. Vote, Vote, Vote, Vote and Vote some more! There are 4 hours of voting time available for your votes! Who will win American Idol 2009? What songs should Adam Lambert and Kris Allen choose to repeat on Tuesday night as their contestant’s favorite?

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Who Will Win American Idol 2009? Adam Lambert vs Kris Allen American Idol Finale

American Idol Fan — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:55:46 +0000

Who will win American Idol 2009? Who do you think should win American Idol? Kris Allen or Adam Lambert? We’ve added a new American Idol Poll on the right sidebar where you can vote for who you hope wins American Idol on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

The American Idol 2009 Finale is going to be spectacular, with rumors and predictions flying around the internet claiming Adam Lambert can’t possibly beat Kris Allen and become the winner of American Idol 2009. What do you think?

There is of course the newly “leaked” pictures of Adam Lambert circulating the net, that is creating a buzz about Adam Lambert’s “gayness” as being the primary reason why Adam won’t win American Idol next week. Seriously people.., are Americans so wrapped up in Adam Lambert’s personal sexual preferences, that being “gay” should be the reason for Adam to lose to Kris Allen? Grow up and get over yourselves already. Adam Lambert may or may not be gay or homosexual – Adam has never publicly denied or admitted to being gay, but is it really any of our business? No, it’s not.

Kris Allen fans certainly hope he’ll win American Idol next week, and considering the fact that websites like “Vote For The Worst” is encouraging Adam Lambert haters readers to vote for Kris next week in order to beat Adam Lambert, who will actually win American Idol during the finale is anyone’s guess.

“we say vote for the other guy who blends into wallpaper. He may not be interesting, but VFTW’s creed says we have to vote for the person the producers and audience would hate to see win. It’s a long shot, but if the other guy pulls off the win, Adam Lambert’s fans would be furious. The judges would be angry. The record execs would be forced to sign White Bread Guy. It’s perfect. Adam will be signed by 19E whether he wins or not. Let’s also force them to sign the other guy.”

Voting for the American Idol Finale will last for 4 hours. If you want Adam Lambert to win American Idol, prepare yourself to vote non-stop for the entire time the phone lines are open. If you want Kris Allen to win American Idol, vote non-stop until the phone lines are closed and no more calls or text messages are allowed. Whoever will win American Idol is up to YOU, the American Idol fans.Vote, Vote, Vote and Vote some more.

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