And then there were teN.
Tonight,a superstar supplies the song list.
But you are calling the shots.
Who will win your votes?
Live,this is "american idol."
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AI Season 6 Episode 24
Thank you all very much. Welcome to the show.
Good to have you with us. I'm ryan seacrest.
Question for you. Gwen stefani fans here with us tonight?
you are in for an outstanding show.
We are featuring no doubt songs and songs from the artists
and bands who inspired her like the police,
donna summer,and even the cure.
Say hi to the judges. Randy,paula,and simon.
why is everyone so excited?
Well,take a look at this.
Gwen stefanI is a pop superstar.
She is a singer,songwriter,
fashion icon,actress, and above all,performer.
She exploded on to the scene by fronting the band no doubt.
As childhood friends growing up in southern california,
their unique sound came from reggae influences.
They topped the charts.
Won two grammys and sold over 28 million albums.
Gwen's infectious energy,platinum hair and toned tummy have made her an icoN.
She is currently focusing on her solo career.
And by selling over eight million albums, she has proven she can rock on her own.
Off-stage,she has put her unique style to use,
found a fashion line which quickly became a sensation in its own right.
Gwen is launching her world tour.
This week she took time away from rehearsals to inspire our top ten idols with her favorite songs.
A lot of the artist i love aren't known for their big singing,and you know,amazing voice.
It is more about their character, personality. Their style.
What does it feel like to get to this point?
I'm nervous. I'm not you.
You must be so nervous.
I feel very kind of like excited for them.
I can't wait to see who is going to win.
I'm kind of... I have invested in it now.
I'm into it.
All right. Let's get the party started.
Lakisha is going first with some classic donna summer.
After her performance, I'm finding myself sweaty.
It was like,really... she blew me away.
She was very dynamic with her voice.
That is really effective when you have the voice.
kind of soft and sexy and pop out like that
I should be asking her for advice.She is amazing.
Lakisha!
Check it out,baby.
You know what's kind of good about that,man?
I was sitting here thinking,it was the first time I have seen you do an up-tempo song.
****I love the boots.
You did a true fly diva right there. That was hot.
Thank you.
Donna summer is not an easy artist to start out with.
You did her proud. You did an excellent job.
Thank you.
Simon,did you like the boots?
Love those boots.
Now you are 30 years younger this week.
You know? I agree with randy.
Nice to see you doing an up-tempo song.
Lots of big notes at the end.
It is the lakisha i loved three or four weeks ago.
Coming back here,putting your mark back on the competition.
A great vocal. Great vocal.
That is the way to get it started,lakisha.
Your friends are here,too. There they are.
Very proud.
If you want to vote for lakisha:
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if you***
You have two hours to vote at the end of the show.
Let's hear it for lakisha one more time in the boots!
Thank you.
We will be right back with chris and gina live.
Welcome back to "american idol" live.
It is our gwen stefani special.
Chris sligh with us now. Say hi to chris.
all right,chris.
We have a viewer question from barbara of parson city,nevada.
The question,kind of two parts.
How much down time do you have and how do you spend it?
I assume during the comp pigs.
Not a lot of down time.
I like to spend it knitting,crocheting,
playing the bongos in my boxer shortS.
That kind of thing.
I feel comfortable now.
All right.So what do you really do?
I like to get as much sleep as possible so I don't get sick.
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Are you working seven days a week when in the competition?
Seven days a week. You are constantly going every single day.
It is a lot of fun. It is tiring.
Good luck tonight. Okay?
Let's see what chris is singing.Watch. This.
I'm singing "every little thing she does is magic."
Chris has a strong voice.
The only thing he needs to work on is the tempo.
He was definitely off.
It will be easier with the band.
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He needs to concentrate on the beat of it.
Chris,chris,what's up,dawg?
What's going down,baby?
Listen,I think it was a good song choice for you.
It was a good song for you.
The biggest problem with it was,
exactly what gwen said in the video.
The band was at one tempo. You were at another tempO.
You never got in the pocket.
It was like you were way ahead rushing.
So what do you make of that?
You know,i never tried to sing this song before.
It was like seriously like a master's class this week.
I picked it a day late. I sang it pretty well.
The rhythM... you are right.
It was a train wreck for me rhythm-wise.
That is probably the biggest amount of criticism I have had for you the whole season.
Staying in the pocket.
Because it becomes like an eyesore for the audiencE.
The audience is trying to groove with you.
They want to groove with you.
Vocally,it was nice.
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That was a good choice.
But man,you have to hear that beat.
Hear that beaT.
Definitely agreE.
Forget pockets,timing,whatever.
I thought it was a mess, to be honest with you,chris.
I did.
You know,at this stage, at this stage in the competition,
let's assume this is the first time i had ever seen or heard you.
What am I supposed to get from that?
It was a mesS.
It was all over the place,chris.
I don't think the song suited you.
It just didn't feel right.
I don't think that represented you.
I haven't finished yet.
no****
I'm not pressing the button.
Not yet.
OkaY. Chris,did you want to finish?
Don't worry about it.
You committed to that song.
Was there any point where you thought you were past the point of no return and you were taking a big risk?
I don't know that it was a risK.
It is a great song.
It is really,really,you know,
like the kick is rarely on the down-beat.
It is one of those songs that you either get or you don'T.
I was off.
What did you think at home?
Will you vote for chris?
Please.
1866****
text"vote"to****
Good work,chris.
Good luck to you,all right? Thank you very much.
See what happens with the vote tomorrow.
Gina,by the way,is nexT.
She is a bit of a wreck.
Today was a huge emotional day for me.
You are a big inspiration to me.
You picked the perfect song for your voice.
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It is all about the lyrics.
That's because I'm a girl.
I feel like gina did a great job of keeping her voice in control.
It was good to see her just stand there and kind of be very emotional.
Thank you!
All right,yo! Love for gina.
Check it out,gina.
Yo,man,this is supposed to be boot night.
Another fly pair of boots right there. Check it out.
I thought this was one of your best performances ever.
I tell you something.
What you have to do is,i said this to you a couple of weeks ago.
You have a big old voice.
Believe,man,and choose wise songs.
Very nice. This was the perfect song for you.
I love the fact that you are improving each week.
And you are coming into your own as an artist.
You look fantastic.
The song you picked really was great. because it showed vulnerability.
It allowed you to soar with the vocals.
It was your best performance so far.
Thank you so much.
- Gina... - Yes,simon.
Wasn't one of your best performances.
It was your best performance.
This is all about knowing who you are,
choosing the right song.
The transformation from three or four weeks ago to tonight is literally...
It was not just your best performance.
The best performance tonight.
That is how good it was.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
I didn't realize that chalk went with cheese. I thought it was wine.
gina*****
Thank you,guys,so much.
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or text****Thank you,gina.
Thank you,thank you,thank you!
We will be right back,though. With sanjaya and haley.
You are watching "american idol."
Let's see,gwen stefani,it is her night.
Let's see what sanjaya has for us.
I'm singing "bathwater" by no doubt.
he got nev,He kind of forgot some of the words.
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I feel for him.I think it was going to be difficult for him.
It is a hard song.
He chose it. Good luck for him.
what's going down,man? What's going down?
All right,sanjaya,look,
I'm speechless every time.
It is like it is weirD. It is weird.
Listen,the hair-do is definitely interesting.
I like the kind of mohawk look.
I mean,listen,you know,at the end of the song,it reminded me oF...
You sang that one long note at the end.
You can sing... If you would put it out there,dude.
That is what paula and i were saying.
Come on,man.
San,If you had the gumption,
the about to just totally go for it,
then it would fit the whacky stuff and all that.
To watch you on stage and not go for it,it is kind of like,you know...
we are kind of going like,oh,come on.
You can do it. If you want to do it.
How hard is it? You are up there.
Come on. You can do it.
Well,I presume there was no mirror in your dressing room tonight.
You are jealous you couldn't pull it off.
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Sanjaya,i don't think it matters anymore what we say,actually.
I genuinely don'T.
I think you are in your own universe.
And if people like you,good luck.
Well,thank you.
Let's take a shot of the profile here.
It is like a pony tail.
Like a pony-hawk. Pony tails in there.
- 7 for good luck. - 7 for good luck.
At what point were you inspired?
I wanted to do a mohawK.
I thought it would be fun.
The hair-do... out came that.
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search of them:***
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Don't do anything until the end of the show.
Thank you for the entertainment.
Good luck to you.
Let's see what haley has chosen.
Haley chose one of my favorite songs of all times.
She started off great.
Then she started doing this other melody which is so unnecessary with the song.
If she tones it down a little bit,
people will like to hear her sing that song.
I mean,you know,it started a little rough for me.
Got better towards the end.
I mean,I wasn't jumping up and down about it.
It was kind of all right for me,man.
I don't know. I wasn't reallY... you didn't grab me with that.
I don't know. I don't know. It was okay.
Some pitchy moments. I don't know.
It is one of those songs that I agree with gwen,
it is a beautiful song that really requires nothing other than just singing.
Singing the melody and being vulnerable.
And just singing.
It kind oF... You have more of like an adult contemporary performance.
*****
You should aim to be more contemporary.
Choose the right song for the voice.
- Pretty girl. - Thank yoU.
How do you think you did,haley?
I think i did well.
I think it was sweet but forgettable really.
You know,I hear so many...
you know,you will hear thousands of girls all over this country being able to sing like that.
There was nothing to remember really.
There wasn'T.
It is one of those songs. Too safe.
You will have to do better than that really,haleY. Sorry.
Haley scarnato.
You want to vote for haley:
1866******
or text***
- Good luck. Okay? - Thank you.
Thank you very much. You look wonderful.
When we come back,we have phil and melinda.
Back with you live.
Phil stacey is here,about to perform.
We have another one of your questions from rebecca of indianapolis.
Phil,how does it feel to go from an unknown to a household name in a matter of weeks?
That is an excellent question. Thank you,rebecca.
It is really strange. Really crazy.
You know,the truth is,we are so busy around here that you never notice,you know,
how much impact you have had on the country and how many people know you.
You know,occasionally,friends and family will send magazine clippings with our pictures and everything.
It is exciting.
You are saying you are doing it for the money?
Absolutely.
Take a look at phil with gwen.
Every breath you take
Phil chose "every breath you take" by the police.
And i was pleasantly surprised.
I didn't know it was going to be that good.
Thank you.
I don't think you need to do any extra stuff. Like,with the melody.
When he sticks to the melody, it sounds really,really good.
Yo,what's up,phil? You know what,man?
I actually kind of liked that,man.
I thought it was a solid performance for you.
You didn't push it. You could have pushed it more.
You have a big old voice. ****
I kind of liked that,dawg. To be honest with you.
It was a good choice. It is interesting.
There is so much personality and color to your voice when you hit the chorus.
It is like... That is where you really livE.
That is where your magic is.
The verses,though,it is kind of playing it safe.
Until you build up to the chorus. Then you soar.
Other than that,it was a good performance.
This may surprise you,phil.
I thought that was very good.
I diD. You know what?
Great choice of song.
The only time i felt in the last few weeks that you were actually taking this seriously.
And actually trying to do well in this competition.
Phil stacey.
1866***
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- you like that don't you? - yes
That is the way we roll.
Thank you very much,phil. Good luck to you.
Melinda doolittle is nexT. What did she pick?
Melinda chose "heaven knows."
She blew me away,watching her sing.
Amazing performance.
I can't wait to see what she does tonight.
Really beautiful and mind-blowing.
Your voice is crazy. I would say good lucK.
I don't think you need hate the much.
all right. Melinda,melinda,melinda.
You know what's?***
The reason I called you the pro last week is because a pro singer does exactly what you do every week.
You look at the words,you interpret the feeling of them.
You sing with feeling in the verse and the chorus.
You actually are living the words.
That is what a singer does. Not just sing the words.
That was the bomb again!
Now,you have charisma from the word go.
You sing... You tell a story from the very first word that comes out of your mouth.
It is fun. You are so joyful when you are singing.
I love when people tell a story. You do it.
Thank you.
I don't think this is going to be the performance we are going to look back on and say it was the best you were.
Vocally,however,you were as usual,outstanding.
I hate the outfit.
Oh,come on.
Melinda,thank you very much.
Thank you.
You look so surprised when you are on-stage after the song.
You are getting used to this,though. Right?
It was fun.
It is becoming habit now.
You sing. They say good things.
You always look surprised.
Emplace it. Enjoy it.
There you go.
Hug yourself.
melnda******
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Please don't vote until the end of the show.
Melinda doolittle.
We will be right back with blake and jordin live.
Back with you on "american idol."
You are making the call in a little bit.
Re's see what blake has for us.
I'm excited about doing "love song" by the cure.
The melody is really strong.
He needs to be really careful about when he chooses to do the beat-boxing.
It could distract from the melody.
It is so simple.
I'm interested to see how he is going to do it tonight with the live music going along.
That will help him a lot,too.
Thank you.
Yo,blake. All right,check it out,baby.
I'm not sure it was my perfect song choice for you.
I mean,it was a little bit, you know... guess what.
You made the most of it.
You got that tender thing. I liked it.
I wasn't jumping up and down. But I liked it.
Thank you.
Blake,i loved what you did with the song.
I loved it. I thought it was so cool.
I think you are taking risks and you are being original.
And you are making this whole competition hip and cool and contemporary.
You are the dark horse.
I would love to see you in the finale. I really would.
Thank you so much.
Definitely the strongest guy in the competition,blake.
That is for sure.
Thank you.
But you have to be careful here.
Because you are in this zone at the moment.
You are doing your own thing.
You have to be careful,though, not to become too indulgent.
As randy said,it is a bit boring.
- No. - It is a little bit.
- No. - It was a little bit,though.
It is a matter of taste. Right?
Having said that,for sure, you are the front-running guy.
Good news,man.
Paula,using the f-word tonight.
Finale. You could be in the finale.
She wants to see you in that finale.
That is excellent here. Isn't it?
YeaH.
You all right? You with us?
I have no words.
Don't worry about iT. I'll take care of it.
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Thank you,blake. Thank you,blake.
All right. Time for some no doubt from jordin.
I was really shocked when I heard she was going to do this song.
I was like,whoa.
I picked this song because i love the beat of the song.
You made it sound so much more musical than I thought it was.
so i***
Get the beat going a little bit.
i can***
She is just refreshing.
I'm excited for her.
Jordin sparks,jordin.
That was a very,very risky thing to do.
Because it is hard for everybody to do those songs.
I tell you. What you could literally sing anything.
You would be a great recording artist. That was brilliant.
You are adorablE. You are adorable.
And you are hip. You are younG.
I love seeing you in this kind of mode.
Thank yoU.
- You had fun. - I like it,toO.
I think you are probably the most improved contestant we've seen.
In terms of the last few weeks.
You know,I'm seeing another side to you now that was much younger.
You are more confident.
The only problem with that song, it is a bit copy-cattish.
I wanted to do something fun and different,though.
- You did. - Yes,I did.
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Voting in a few moments.
Thank you,jordin. Good luck.
Thank you.
When we come back,we have chris richardson closing the show with another no doubt smash. Hang on.
Welcome back to "american idol."
One left for you before we open the lines.
Chris has chosen "don't speak."
I have seen chris on the show before.
I know he likes to do this kind of vocal.
I don't think the song needs anything. I'm hoping he sticks to the melody.
and***
It will be beautiful if he focuses on the song and the emotion.
Chris,check it out,man.
That was a very interesting kind of thing.
I liked the r&b on that song.
It was like,you know, i like your flavor on it,maN.
I'm not sure it was your best vocaL. I liked your twist on iT. You can sing the run.
I enjoy when you do that,man.
That was good. That was good.
You are good,you are good, chris. You are good.
I think your song choice got you in trouble last week,chris.
And this was a much better choice of song.
As randy said,i quite like the arrangement.
However,I wasn't crazy about the vocal.
It was okay in bits.
There were other parts...
It was good. It was good.
I don't think it was.
I think you struggled in the middle of the song. I really do.
You have to pay a lot more attention to your vocals right now. I really do.
Chris richardson.
What did you think when he said blake was the front-running guy.
Did that fire you up a little bit?
Blake and me are great friends.
If he is the front-runner,great.
But you would like to win.
Oh,yes.
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Remember,dial carefully.
These are 866 numbers. Not 800 numbers.
Please be patient if you don't get through right away.
Thank you to rickey minor and the banD.
Thanks to our judges once again. Thanks to you at home for watching.
Come back for your live results tomorrow. 9:00,8:00 central.
Gwen and akon live on this stage.
An all-new "house" starts about right now.
Good night,everybody. I'm ryan seacrest.
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