The top 12 is in sighT.
The pressure is intense.
The rewards are incredible.
Tonight, the girls take the stage alone for the last time.
Live, this is "american idol.
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American idol Season 7 Episode 18
" Hello, guyS.
Welcome to "american idoL.
" It is another very important show for the girls.
Once again, they have a tough act to follow.
But it is not the guys they have to battle tonight.
It is each other.
Only six of them will make it to the top 12.
And it is your call.
Your participation is crucial.
Their performances must be better than ever.
And our judges will notice if they are not.
Say hi to randy jackson.
paula abdul.
and simon cowell.
randy, some are saying you are too nice this season.
That I'm too nice?
yes You are too nice.
Were the guys just that good?
The guys were good last night, man.
Listen, the girls have their work cut out for them, toO.
I'm looking up there thinking you better bring it hard tonight.
No pressure.
- They grin and stare blankly at you. - No pressure
Paula, the 80's, a big year for you.
What advice do you have for the girls?
There were great songs in the 80'S.
Hopefully, you picked the right songs.
Why aren't you wearing ugly clothes and lots of weird makeup, though?
The hair and makeup in the 880's were...
yeah.
We leave that to yoU.
I call it the pom-pom hair-do.
Sorry, everyone.
Simon, who needs to step it up specifically in your mind tonight?
Everyone.
No one is safe.
Like last night, the songs are all from the 80's.
Let's see what the girls can do with them.
Asia'h epperson is first.
The most embarrassing moment I have ever had, i was an extra in a movie.
It was a roller-skating thing.*********
I tried to be all, like, cool and you know, do the whole footwork
going around the rink Everyone was laughing.
I laughed it off.
ALL right So I have said it a couple of times on here.
Makes me laugh when i think about it.
I recorded that great song with the great whitney houston.
How could we forget that, right?
You know what?
I mean, it was a tall order for you to take on.
You know, that is the reason that we got you here.
Guess what?
You sure proved tonight you deserve to be here.
That was holt.that was hot
I must admit that I wonder, wow, she is picking big songs.
Yeah, maN.
Can she pull it off?
Even when you were sick...
now you are welL.
You nailed it.
You really nailed it.
Yeah.
I'm not quite so enthusiastic.
Because you know, last week, it was celinE.
This week it was whitney.
You know, at best it was second-rate whitney houston.
I didn't think you...
well, I'm sorry.
I'm not whitneY.
I'll take second-rate.
- I'll take second-rate. - but with respect....
you did the whitney version of a whitney song which you didn't sing as well
and you couldn't hit the big notes at the end.
- No, she didn'T. - shi did - No
Hit it again.
I don't think she did.
Asia'h epperson, america.
No pitch patrol from randy.
Good reviews from paula.
Simon, good enough for the top 12.
Yeah.
I think that is good enough to make the top 12.
That is all we need.
I had a feeling he was thinking that.
Asiah's numbers:
You will have two hours to vote at the end of the show.
Thank you very much.
Way to kick it off tonight, asia'H.
We are taking a break.
When we come back, queen and joan jett from kady and amanda live.
Welcome back to "american idol.
" It is the last chance for the girls to make it into the top 12.
I have secured an interview.
Right now live with kady malloy.
- Cadey, great to have you with us here in the red room. - thanks
Last week was dramatic.
Intense for you.wasn't it?
It was very intense.
Emotional moment for me.
Before I delivered the results, what was going through your mind?
I basically thought I was going home, for sure.
I didn't think that i would make it to the next round.
But thank you, america.
I did.
And i really thought I was going home.alaina was so great
I was really shocked.
Tonight you have something to prove.rihgt?
Yes, I do.
- You ready? - yes
ok Let's get to iT.
My most embarrassing moment, i auditionedor the yearly talent show in ninth grade.
I sang "beautiful" by christina aguilera which i ruined.
My music teacher hated it.
As I was leaving, i tripped over the mike are phone corD.
And the microphone fell.
The spooker system collapsed.
It made the feedback sound like...
everybody held their ears.
It was really horrible.
Very interesting song choice.
You know, i'm always just surprised by the songs from, like, ten years of songs in the 80'S.
You know, a nice song.
You did a pretty good job of it.
Queen is really hard to sinG.
You hit the big notes really well.
Some of the smaller notes, you didn't support them well enough.
It was pretty good.
- Pretty good. - thank you
I think to date, this was for me, your best performance.
Thank you.
And i disagree with randy on one thing.
The tenderness of your voice and the softness on your natural voice...
that is where I feel like the magic is for you.
Because it is really beautiful.
Thank you, paula.
- Okay?- thanks
Kady, i think it was definitely better than last week.
I'm still having issues with your massive lack of personality, though.
Because you are like a robot when you sing.
I just can't get anything out of you.
I think yes, exactly.
It is like the stepford wives.
What?
It is.
Once again, you come over as a fun persoN.
Then you sing, it is a bit gloomy and sombeR.
- A Bit boring - It was that song, simoN.
You can still make sad songs emotional.
I got no emotion out of this.
So you may be in trouble.
Okay.
- Sorry. - ok!
Thank you.
You think you did it?
You think you did enough?
I think I did.
Yeah.
When he talks about your personality, what do you think he means by that?
You come off as cute and relaxed on the tape.
He thinks you struggle when you are here on the stage after the song sometimes.
I'm not quite sure what he means by personality, to be honest.
What kind of personalty would you like to see?
I'm not going to go into a long conversation.
I have made the point, ryaN.
Understand it.
It is oing to be a fun hour, friends.
There is a lot of show left.
If you want to vote for kady and her lack of personality or her personality:
Two out of three say you did a good job.Good luck.Okay?
Thank you guys.
Amanda over mier is next.
One of the most embarrassing things I have ever done, we used to have a fireplace outside on the deck.
And one morning we woke up to our neighbors, you know screaming "your deck is on fire.
" We go out and the deck burnt down.
The whole side of the house was melted.
And like, half the pool was just like scorched.
I happened to be the st one that was out there that night.
So now I'm the only kid in the world that can burn down a pool.
See, look at that, man.
They are jumping up and down.
That is amanda we loved when we first saw her.
She is the bluesy rocker chick.
That is the kind of songs you should be singing.
That is who you really are.
Well-done, baby.Well-done.
There are so many things i want to say.
Your face is beautiful.
I like your hair.
You know what?
When you pick the right song, you have found your niche.
And this is who we fell in love with.
And at least I know we are in love with you.
I think he might be in love too.
We will see.
Simon, where is your love meter tonight?
Amanda, if I'm being honest, I thought it was fantastic.
Really fantastic.
I thought you absolutely nailed that song.
It was the perfect song for you.
And actually, in a way, it was one of my favorite girl performances of the entire part of this competition.
Because it was such...
Amanda, you can smile.
I know you can do it.
It was great.Well-done.
With all that praise, you are almost showing no emotion.
Why is that?
There you gO.
Grinning from ear to ear.
You even looked down and away from the judges a couple of times.
I'm just listening.
I don't mean to be, like rude or anything.
I'm just listening.
Be happy.
We will do it if you can do it.
All right, cranky?
I'm happy.I'm smiling.
Somebody get your binkY.
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Thank you very much.
Well-done.
We will take a breather now.
Carly and kristy up next.Hang on.
Thank you for coming back to us.
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Good news, friends.
You can download these contestants exclusively on itunes.
Back to the 80's now.
Carly smithson is next.
My most embarrassing moment was actually on a break from work.
I went to the bar next-door and got my leg stuck in the railing while I was talking to a friend.
She was a little bit drunk.
She got oil and bathroom soap and greased my leg and everyone was laughing at mE.
It was all very embarrassing.
Carly, you keep smashin' it every week, man.
More high notes.
I was freaking out.
Boom, boom, boom.
I love that, dude.
I mean, very, very good.
When the song first started, i was like, whatever, i don't know.
Dude, another great performance.
Thank you very much.
So dude, dude, let me tell you something.
You are like, a dependable dog.
Thank you.
What?
I was a donkey in hollywood week.
Affectionately.
Anyway, I think that you are totally, totally into your niche.
You are smiling.You are having a great time.
By the way, you are singing.
There aren't enough adjectives to describe.
Thank you so much.
Carly, once again, i don't think you chose the right song.
Sorry.
Because i always think...
What do you like?
I know that is celine dion version of the song.
I didn't like it.
I thought you made the most out of it.
I loved it when you sang that chaka khan song.
Or something like that.
It is not...
What is your problem?
I'm trying to make a point.
It is just not a great song.
It just doesn't give you what you deservE.
Because you are a million times better than that song.
I'm trying to help you.
I like you.
However, she can sing the phone book.
She sang it well.
They are getting along just fine over there.
You know, tonight is all about making it into that top 12.
Sounds like they believe the performance is worthy of.
That your mom is here from ireland.
She came all the way from ireland.
Does that make you nervous that she is here?
No, no.
She met my husband for the second time this week.
It was very cooL.
Where is she?
She is right here.
She approves of the husband.
You approve of her, america, in the top 12?
Carly's numbers:
Remember, you can't vote until the end of the show.
Thank you very much, carly.
Next, music from journey.
Sung by kristy lee cook.
Looking back on it now, i would say 7 years old was probably the most embarrassing time of my life.
I used to pretend I was a dog and run around on my hands and knees.
I used to bark and grl at people.
I had my own dog bowl that i drank out oF.
I had these pet rats that used to ride around on my back.
It was so funny because i would just, you know, i seriously thought I was a dog.
I went around for, like, a year barking at people on my hands and knees.
It was so embarrassing.
All righT.
So, you know what's cool about this?
Two things near and dear to my heart.
Dogs and journey.
I love this girl.
This is cool.
Listen, i mean, you know, great song.
I mean, worked with the band for a long time.Great band.
You know what I liked about it?
You know, to me, no one will ever sing this song like steve perry.
You put like a country thing to it.
I was like, you know, even if it was more country, it could work and be a big single.
I actually liked it.
Am I taking a while?
Just a biT.
I wisH...I was going to say, that could be a hit for you i country musiC.
It would be amazing.
And you look great tonight.
I have nothing but positivety to say.
I think it was good that we heard a country influence which we discussed last week.
Having said that, I still think your problem is is that you are forgettable.
I do.
At this stage, you know, you are going to be battling with the bigger voices, the bigger personalitieS.
So you know, at best, I can see you coming tenth.
That is iT.
That is okay with me.
That gives you a couple of weeks to get even better, then.
That's right.
How is your voice holding up?
You know, i woke up this morning and had a lot of problems.
But i made it through the night.
I love that song.
And it was an honor to sing it.
-It was awesome. -The guys love it, too.
They love you as welL.
Kristy, her number is:
Thank you very much.Good luck.
After the break, ramiele malubay.Hang on.
Back with you live on "idol.
" The buzz is building.
As we head to the top 12.
You can log on to americanidol.Com for contestant profiles, videos, and lots of news.
Isn't that right, girls?
Ramiele, ready to go?
You have ten seconds to get down there.
You have short legs and a lot of stairs.
While she makes her way down, we will take a look at this video and hope she makes it.
Careful.
My most embarrassing moment was in fifth grade.
I dropped off my picture and i rode my bike to the other side of the street to see if he looked at the picture.
They laughed at it.
It was so embarrassing.
Ramiele, what's going down, baby?
What's the deal?
So listen, another big song.
Big vocals.
We love you when we first saw you.
I'm happy to see you return to that.
I will say I thought it was a good vocal and everything.
Find that confidence again.
Because you know, i feel sometimes when I'm watching you sing, I can hear you thinking also.
Should I let this go?
Just go for iT.You have mad vocals, dude.
Come on with it.
You have such a beautiful face.
There is such an innocent pure voice that comes out of you.
I love when you go from that...
Off lot of...
I'm not going to say color.
You have a lot of texture to your voice.
All right, now.
Simon likes colors.
She hasn't finished.
We have the peanut gallery in the audience here.
Kind of scarY.
Paula, that is the different dog pound.
Yeah, I know.
The mutts.
I didn't mean that.
Never mind.
Randy, it is all about you.
I love you all.
I love mutts, toO.
Whatever.
Ramiele, I have to tell you...
I'm lost.
You deserve to be in the top 12.
Simon and which dog pound are you from tonight?
I'm very distracted now.
Look, because you are so little and cute, it was good.
But I actually thought it was actually very old-fashioned.
I didn't hear that big money note I would have liked.
I have heard a lot of performances like this over the years.
Actually, i thought it was a bit predictable.
I'm not jumping out of my chair on that.
Sorry.
Ramiele malubay.
So randy talked about what was going on maybe in your head
and what you were thinking about when you were singing it.
I know there is a little personal inspiration behind that song this week.Isn't there?
Just past experience.
A little past experience.
Like what?
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Tmth.Tmth, right?
For ramiele:
Is danny noriega wearing your glasses?
Yes, he is.
Okay.
Lots of inside things happening here.
I'm not quite sure what's going on.
When we come back, love is a battlefield according to brooke whitE.
Stay with us.
You are watching "american idol.It is live.
A little therapy session going on here.
What is he saying to you during these songs?
It is something similar to the moth and the melonball thing.
He is talking about yogurt.
Look at him laughing.
It is one of those crazy things.
Have I mentioned you can download performances from the show exclusively on itunes?
Yes.It is important you know that.
Brooke white is next.
So when I was probably 12 or 13, i came running out of church one day.
And I threw my arms around the back of my dad.
I was hanging off of him.
I was like, dad, I'm so hungry.
I'm tired of church.I want to go home.
The guy turned around and looked at me.
It wasn't my dad.
All righT.
So brooke white, you know what?
Without the guitar, doing your thing,
trying to work it out in a different sort of way, i liked it.
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It allowed me to focus on your voice.
Actually, I liked it.
I don't know if you brought anything new to the song.
It was interesting.
You know what I'm saying?
Paula choreographed the video for that lovely song.
Really?
That is okay.
I worked with the people.
So you didn't?
I worked with jeffrey.
Yes, jeffrey.
Brooke, you know, i don't understand what's going on here?
Join the club.
It is about you guyS.
And for that, i thought it was a very wise choice that you did that.
I do love the fact that it was very, very purE.
What I would have loved is if you incorporated the band more to build.
It is one of my favorite songs from pat benatar.
It is an amazing song.
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I think it worked purely for the reason that you didn't have the band with yoU.
You did an original take on the song.
The song normally would never suit you.
You made it into a different type of song.
Once again, two weeks running, you have done a great performance.
Thank you.
Were you apprehensive about singing it on this stage and being so raw like that?
Absolutely.
I went through it in my head.
Pat benatar does such an amazing job on the song.
I had to take it somewhere completely different.
Absolutely.
However...
i said start acoustic.
It is beautiful.Add elements.
I think that is a good suggestion as well.
I do.
Tonight it is about you voting your favorites through to the top 12.
The contestants sing.You decide.
That is the game.
For brooke:
Please wait for the credits before you make the call.
It is a very important night for these girls tonight.
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We will leave you for a few.
Closing the show tonight with syesha mercado.Hang on.
Welcome back.The girls need your votes tonight.
Six make it to the top 12.Two go home.
It is a big moment now for syesha mercado.
My most embarrassing moment would have to be in second grade.
I had a crush on this guy so i wrote him a letteR.
I said "do you like me, yes or no?
" I placed a strawberry-flavored piece of bubble gum inside of the little note.
And he told the teacher on me and ate my bubble gum.
It was pretty embarrassing.
Good.
Sophisticated.Lovely.
Thank you.
A bit predictable but good.
Thank you.
Good enough for the top 12?
Yes.
Three yeses.All right.
Good news for syesha.
Thank you very much.Thank you.
Good to see you.
Now it is time to make your minds up.
Here come the numbers you will need:
The ladies of "american idol."
Here they are.
It is up to yoU.
So pick up the phone.
It is so important that you support your favorite.
If you get a busy signal, hang up.
And try again.
You will have at least two full hours to vote.
At the end of the show which is now.
So get on it.
Judges, we know the guys delivered.
Randy, did the girls tonight?
The girls worked it out, baby.
They did their thing tonight.
Paula, you are happy?
I'm happy.
I don't want to see anyone go.
I'm not happy, actually.
I don't think you were anywhere near as good as the guys.
There were two or three good performances.
Boo.Boo.
My favorite performance, i have to tell you was amanda tonight.
I thought you were terrifiC.
Thank you to rickey minor and the band.
A great show, guys.Thank you very much.
Thanks to our judgeS.
We will be barm back tomorrow night.
Blake lewis will sing here live at 8:00, 7:00 central.
Keep it on fox for the most shocking "moment of truth" yet.
Good night, everybody.
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