Eight guys left in the competition.
Only six will make it into the top 12.
They take the stage.
You take control.
This is "american idol".
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American Idol Season 06 Episode 17
Okay,guys. ************
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Welcome. I'm ryan seacrest.
Our first night together this week.
We are live. The pressure is on.
Do you feel the energy?
The guys' last chance to make it into the final round.
They will fight for it.
Let's say hi to them right now.
It is blake lewis.
Sanjaya malakar.
Sundance head.
Chris richardson.
Jared cotteR.
Brandon rogers.
Phil stacey.
And chris sligh.
Good evening,gentlemen.
The girls have ringside seats.
Let's hear it for the ladies on tomorrow live.
and the judges are back for more action.
Make some noise for randy jackson!
Paula abdul.
And simon cowell.
it is a very big week for this show.
Not only will we give you your top 12 on thursday.
We will announce one of the most important events in idol history.
Trust me. You will want to be here for that on thursday.
Back to this week now.
We asked our contestants to share something revealing about themselves.
Here is what you don't know about our first contestant,blake lewis.
I love improv comedy,character acting.
Halloween is the best time of the year for me.
What's going on,america? ********
I'm telling you to vote for my man.
Blake lewis,man!
You got crazy.
You met one of the characters I do.
I like to have fun.
What can I say?
Blake,baby,you know what,man?
you know, I'm lovin' this about this season.
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This is probably the first season we have had
really current artists like yourself up here.
I love the kind of hip-hop reggae thing.
That was hot,dude. I didn't even recognize the song.
But I loved it whatever it was.
I loved it.
As we were talking, as i was saying,both of them,
i didn't know the song either.
What's great is i was interested.
That is hard to do when you don't know the song.
And forgive me. I didn't know.
But I was totally in there.
Going,this is really cool.
Eah,man.
Good job.
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You are looking at me. ********
No,I didn't understand a word you sang.
But not a single word.
I think randy and paula were right.
You stand out in the crowd.
This part of the competition can become very car yolkY.
You are individual.
You are making it current.
So you will 100% be here next week.
Thank you.
Don't relax,man.
- Why give out your phone number,right? - Right.
You have the blessings.
That is the band 311.
Why did you pick that song?
Favorite band.
- Of al times? - Of all time.
- Really? - Yeah!
Well-done. Did you enjoy that?
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There is blake.
*******thank you,sir.
After the break,we have some john mayer and pearl jam from sanjaya and sundance.
Back in a few.
Back with you on "american idol.
" The guys' final shot at making that top 12 live.
Sundance and sanjaya with me on the couch.
Sundance,last week, you were really emotional.
We saw some tears.
Well, that was because of chris richardson.
I looked at him. He lost it.
- And i blame thaT. - *******
all I have to say is that you wouldn't want to watch a movie with me.
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Simon likes to think it is artificial emotion
and it is only for the cameras.
Is that true or false?
I didn't even know what camera was on there.
I would have hit the couch.
It wasn't me.
Are you surprised to be here this week?
Well,not now. But I was when I.
You looked shocked when I delivered the results.
I was pretty much very shocked.
Are you ready the make it into the top 12?
Yes,definitely.
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I can actually hula.
I lived in hawaii for four years.
I decided it would be good to learn some of the culture.
So I learned to hula.
Now I can shake my booty hawaiian-style.
You know, it was a little bit better than last week
it is really funny.
It didn't have an energy. I don't know.
I'm trying to remember seeing you up there.
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When we first saw him, there was something special about him.
He hasn't returned to form since theN.
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That wasn't that great either.
I don't know what's happening.
Sanjaya,I don't...
I don't agree completely,randy.
I don't agree completely.
I think that the guys around you
are helping you kind of push to try to be better.
Because you have a lot of older guys around you
that are more experienced.
I would continue to just try to get out of your comfort zone.
But still keep the sincerity in your voice.
I don't know what else to say.
Other than just keep tryinG.
I'm having a hard time.
I can hear that.
I'm trying not to be rude.
*******
I want you to raise your game.
Look,the good news is it wasn't as ghastly as last week.
There is a positive.
I'm just finding the whole hula-hooping,
the paula hair-style all a bit weird.
At the end of the day,look, you are obviously popular.
That is why you are still here.
But based on the facts as we have said a million times,
it is a singing competition.
It wasn't a very good vocal.
Maybe it is your hair that is keeping you in.
I don't know.
- wHAT? - *******
Something is.
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Clearly,anybody with an eye for hair knows this is a very different style.
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One of the two has extensions.
I'm not sure who it was.
Ryan,you are silly.
If you want to vote for sanjaya malakar
and you think he deserves to be in the top 12
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Thank you. Sanjaya
Good luck.Okay?
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Sundance is next.
Look at his tape. Roll it.
I think america would be surprised to know that i'm thin in real life.
I wear the fat suit on tV.
Whenever I'm not on "american idol", people can't recognize me.
I can live my normal life as a super sexy thin guy.
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Thank you.
All right,check it out,dawg. You know,You know what I liked about that
there were a couple of problems with that. You lost the melody a little bit.
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You put your southern rock thing on the pearl jam thing.
- That was hot,man.I like that.I appreciate you trying. - Thank you,man.
Midway through, you kicked into your sundance groove.
That is your unique quality.
You pulled it out tonight.
You did really,really well.
I actually didn't like it as much as last weeK.
I thought you lost your charm this week.
You went from being very good last week
to what I would call a very generic bar singeR.
- Really? - Yeah,I did.
I didn't like the song.
I thought it was very indulgent choicE.
I didn't get that,sorry.
It is a good song.
Careful.
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Thank you,sundance.
Would you,simon,suggest that he stays away from the rock sound?
No. I think there are good and bad rock songS.
I didn't like it.
It sounded like he was shouting the entire song to me.
That is kind of like pearl jam...
You are not larry king.
Caller,you are on the air!
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- Sundance,good luck,buddy. - Thank you.
Thank you very much.
We will disappear for a moment.
When we come pack, chris goes urban.
Don't go away. We are live.
Welcome back to the show. You are live.
You are calling the shots.
Ladies and gentlemen, travis tritt is with us.
-How are you dong boddy? - Good to see you.
Welcome.
Good to be here.
I understand that randy jackson is producing your album.
Yeah.We are working on an album right now.
It is called "the storM.
- It is hot,too,man. It is hot. - Hot.
Why did you choose randy?
Actually,he has been known as a pretty darn good producer for a long time.
You know?**********
We will find out.
Good luck,Congratulations. Good to have you with us.
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All right. We will keep it moving with some country and chris richardson now.
America would be surprised to know they used to play football in college.
I was heavier-set.
I was a little chunky.
My family will be nice and call me big-boned.
I got more health-conscious, started eating healthieR.
Here I am today,40 pounds lighter.
I feel great.
A lot of weight off my shoulders.
Chris,man,you know what I'm lovin' about you now?
Every week you put the boys on blast,man.
You sing the keith urban song, you put your own twist on iT.
Dude,I like this, man you are switching this up.
He is in it to win it,paula.
He is in it to win it.
It is a great song,too.
Because there's...
there is a pop-country.
You adapted well. You picked a great song.
Thank you.Thank you.
Chris,it was good.
I'm not jumping out of my chair.
You know,it is not the best vocal we have heard.
You know,it was cutesY.
I thought your voice was a little nasally on that, to be honest with yoU.
I still don't think we have heard what you are capable of doing here,though.
I thought it was a little bit timid and safe.
You sold it.
Anyone else,that might be a problem.
Well-done,chriS.
Good to see you,buddY.
Words simon should not use anymore this season.
Cutesy.
Don't you think?
How did you feel about that one?
I felt good about it.
- That was for my grandma. - Very nice.
How did you lose the weight?
Ate healthier.
- What? - Careful,ryan.
- Why? - **********
People are concerned with their weight.
Leave him alone.
I wanted to feel good about myself.
Leave the poor boy alone.
Please,please.
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No use calling until everybody has performed.
Thank you,chris. Good luck to you.
We are going to a breaK. Don't go away.
Some stevie for you next from jared cotteR.
Hang on.
Welcome back.
Eight guys all over this show tonight.
Only six will make it to the top 12.
Jared cotter,will he be there?
People on-line are buzzing about the red cotter face mask.
Yeah,you know,it is something likE. That for the ladies,you knoW.
Guys,let's give it a trY. Ready?
The jared cotter.
I can't believe you did that.
Very nicE. Very nice.
Let's see what other talents jared has.
Something america may not know about me is that i play college basketball.
Division two.
I was pretty gooD.
But i realized one day i wasn't going to make the N.B.A
So I quit to do music.
And be a singeR.
I'm glad I did because here i am.
Jared,I was worried when i heard you come out
and you were doing a stevie song.
It was actually good,man. It was good.
Jared,this is my opinion.
I think you need to work on coloring up the way you sing.
And it is one thing to have great energy and have fuN.
But there is tender moments where you can go into falsetto.
There are moments where you shout the entire song through.
Singing on key is great.
But I would love to see different emotionS. Yeah.
I sort of know amazingly, what paula is trying to say.
Because it wasn't very original.
I think that is what paula was attempting to say.
We have heard a lot of performances like this.
This one gets lost in the miX.
But as I said earlier, you are popular.
But I'm slightly disappointed overall tonight.
Because I'm not hearing the wow factoR.
And that was not the wow factor.
Okay,buddy.
Paula,going back to you for a second.
Do you think he belongs in the top 12 this year?
So far,yes.
Randy?
Yeah. I think he does,definitely.
You need to pull it up,though.
Try different things.
Do you understand what they are saying?
I do,i do.
Yeah,if I'm here, i will do that next week.
America?
Give your best performance every time.
Not just a good performance.
It has to be great every time.
I appreciate that.
People are looking out for me like that.
That is cool.
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- Thank you,jared. - Thank you.
Good luck.
When we come back,
either phil or brandon will sing a leanne rimes song.
Find out who after the break.
Welcome back to "idol.
We are live with phil and brandon.
About to hit the stage.
Let's talk about the judges tonight.
Th seem a bit underwhelmed with the show so far and the guys so far.
What do you do after seeing what they are saying tonight?
We have to leave it all out there, as they say.
And do our best. Hope that it goes well.
Phil,how do you relax enough but really let it go to you stand out tonight?
I just hope that paula,randy,and simon remember how passionately i love theM.
Every one of them.
I don't know if kissing up will help this week.
What do you really think?
I think that you have to take what they say with a grain of salt.
They are all incredible and their opinions matter a whole lot.
You should run for office. Both of you.
It is brandon's moment first.
Something people would be surprised about is that I'm a classical piano player.
I have been playing since i was about nine years old.
I started out by ear.
I learned how to read musiC. ***********
I'm a little rustY. But I love it.
Well,it was a good choice.
A lot of song,dawg.
It is funny you are singing that.
It gives you a rock edge.
You got messed up at the end,though.
You know,with the ruN. I don't know what was happening.
The timing or something. I don't know what was going on.
It was a solid performance.
I'm not jumping up and dowN. But it was solid.
I think it was pretty phenomenal.
We haven't heard that in any competitions so far.
You are really getting in there and proving why you belong on the stage.
Thank you.
I don't think you have represented yourself well in this stage of the competition.
Because I had high hopes for you because you are one of the better singers.
What you should have done is taken some advice from some of the girls.
Because the girls have chosen more memorable songs.
And I have a horrible feeling that song may give you a problem this week.
I don't think you had enough melody, enough of a hook.
So I'm nervous for you afteR. That I have to be honest with you.
I'm not.
Good. Good.
All right,brandon.
What do you think about what simon just said?
I had a great time.
That is all i wanted to do. Come out here and have fun.
And I hope the people at home have fun with me.
After that song and listening to them,
how confident are you right now standing here live that you will make it into that top 12?
I'm as confident as anybody could be.
You know,it is all a crap shoot.
Everybody is up for the cut.
How badly do you want it?
More than you know.
You would do anything,right?
- I would do anything. - Almost anything.
This is hollywood,man.
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Wait until end before you vote.
Thank you,brandoN. Good luck! All right?
Thank you!
You will find out this week.
Phil stacey is next.
What don't you know about him?
America might be surprised to learn that i haven't always been bald.
I had hair at one time.
Actually,very long hair.
Then I got into a group in college where the guys had to have a short hair-cut.
And so i never liked myself with short hair.
So I shaved it off.
I enjoyed it.
And I liked what it looked like and everything.
Now here I aM.
The bald guy on "american idol.
Well,that was definitely an interesting song choice.
You know what? Let me give you the pluses first.
You have that big old voice.
You remind me of this guy that used to be in the band with steve perry.
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It was all right.
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It was like, now there is that comfort zone.
When you pit those big notes, they are beautiful.
Odd choice of song for me.
I don't feel this was your best performance.
Phil,I didn't get it at all.
I genuinely didn't get that I thought 3 all.
That I thought the hat,the big eyes, it was all just In the beginning.
Eyes,What the eyes to do with it?
- Eyes,he can't change his eyes? - It was biG. I don't know.
- Ly change my eyes if you want me to. - What?
- I'ii change my eyes. - Maybe.
I'm not talking about your eyes.
The whole thing appeared very odd.
It was a strange choice of song.
I think overall tonight,
it's been a very,very disappointing performance from the guys.
The week before we go into the big stages.
You have to up the game.
Really. Up the game.
That wasn't good enough. Sorry.
Phil stacey.
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You gave them a stare.
You were staring simon down just noW.
You know,I appreciate what they had to say.
You know? I love the song.
I'm glad I got to sing it in front of millions of people.
Looking back, do you think it was the right choice?
Obviously not.
All three agreed on that.
I will be looking forward to picking better songs for me and better songs that show what I have.
If you make it,will you squint next week?
You know,i was surprised...
I'll let that be a surprise.
- Looking forward to that. - ***********
You are using "cutesy" The show is almost over.
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Dial carefully.
Time for a break.
When we come back, chris sligh wants to be loved.
Hang on.
Welcome back to "idol" live.
Results live on thursday.
Plus a performance by carrie underwood.
That will be cool.
We will tell you more about our huge idol event late they are week.
One more left before we open the lines.
What don't we know about chris sligh?
Watch thchl.
I have short hair for a long time.
In fact,in may of 2005,almost two years ago, i shaved my head completely.
I looked almost exactly like phil.
But better-looking.
I decided to grow my hair out.
I ended up having these lush curls.
This is my real hair.
I have not ever had a personal. Nor will I ever have a personal...
What's up,baby? What's going down? Check it out.
I'm not sure that was my favorite song choice for you.
The good thing for me tonight for you, I mean,it wasn't a stellar night for the boys.
You get the prize of the night. The best vocal of the night.
Oh,boy. I don't know.
It wasn't my favorite performance.
I'm feeling like,chris, you have to rise above.
And for me,this was just kind of, like,middle of the road.
I think it was the song,paula.
Also to stretch *************
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I'm trying to build each week ****
- I liked last week better. - Ok.
I thought the beginning was very good.
Then it was something we heard a lot tonight.
You shouted in the middle. ***********
Again,not a great hooky song.
The good news for you is,you have done enough to make it through to the finals.
You will look back on this, it is probably not one of your strongest.
You have potential,chris.
A lot of potential.
Song choice. Song choice.
You guys are picking the songs this week that will put you through to the top 12.
Yeah.That's my favorite song.
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I feel like people could identify with it.
I apologize i didn't bring it like I should have.
- Hopefully,next week. - Hopefully. Hopefully.
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- Good luck,chris. - Now,hold on.
You have to give me a hug,dawg.
You give everybody else a huG.
- What's going on? - **********
He gets excited.
Let's open the phone lines in a moment.
Take note of these numbers
All righT.
Randy,after tonight, how many guys deserve to be in that top 12?
Dude,keeping it reaL.
Only four to me,man.
*******Four.
Paula?
Four.
- Simon,quickly? - Three and a half.
Come on.
The lines are open for two hours.
You have to vote.
Vote for your favorites.
Get on it right now.
Tomorrow,the girls at 8:00,7:00 central.
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Good night,everybody.
Good luck,guys.
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