They've survived their first results show.
They've seen two of their own sent home.
But tonight is about their future and it lies in your hands.
It is time for the guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, from Hollywood, this is American Idol.
Good to have you with us.
Welcome to the show.
I'm Ryan Seacrest.
Tonight... Hello.
Thanks for coming.
Good to have you with us.
Tonight the ladies were scheduled to perform,
But there has been a last-minute change of plans.
One of the contestants, Crystal Bowersox,
was taken to the hospital this morning and under doctor's orders
will not be able to perform tonight.
Crystal, if you're watching,
we hope you feel better very, very soon.
Let's hear it for Crystal.
So due to this change, the girls are going to sit back tonight,
relax, and enjoy the show.
So while they watch, we're going to bring out the guys
who have agreed to switch nights.
Say hi to the gentlemen.
Michael Lynche, ladies and gentlemen.
Here he is, big Mike.
John Park. John Park
Casey James. Casey James
There's Alex Lambert.
Todrick Hall. Todrick Hall
Jermaine Sellers. Jermaine Sellers
Andrew Garcia. Andrew Garcia
Aaron Kelly. Aaron Kelly
Tim Urban. Tim Urban
And Lee Dewyze.
Let's have a good one.
You're voting to keep your favorite guy in this competition.
And Thursday night we have got your results.
The two guys and the two girls
with the lowest number of votes will be out.
Say hi to our judges, Randy Jackson,
Ellen Degeneres,
Kara Dioguardi,
and Simon Cowell.
Boo, boo, boo.
So, Randy, as I mentioned, a curveball tonight.
How do you think this last-minute change will affect
the guys' performances this evening?
Dude, I don't think this gonna affect it at all.
Listen, I mean, the boys are a day earlier.
But it's still the boys against the boys, the girls against the girls.
So you have to be prepared to be at this point to be in this no matter what.
So I think it's still going to be good.
It's never fun, talking about Crystal, to ever miss a show.
Have you ever missed a show?
Have I ever missed a show?
You know what I miss was "American Gladiators".
When it went off the air, it was like crazy.
Then they brought it back, it wasn't as good.
I thought it was barely on.
'Cause Nitro was good and ice. I like her a lot.
And I missed "The Witch".
Because I almost went off and then they switched Daron.
Do you remember that? So I missed that.
Do you mean one of my shows?
I'm sorry.
- I thought you meant... - Being out for a show.
I have not.
But I was... I was so ill, my back was out,
I was in a hospital bed, remember?
You were on that show.
I was on that bed.
With me.
We were in the bed together.
Remember when we were in the bed together?
I have pictures.
I don't remember it. But I have photos.
Kara, you had a chance to see the rehearsals.
What do you think is going to happen tonight?
Have these guys made improvements in their performances?
I think they have.
You know, it's fear of the unknown last week.
Nobody knows what it's going to be like.
First time out.
And now they've had a taste of the stage.
They know what to expect and they know what the stakes are.
And I think they're going to bring it.
Mr. Cowell, how are you this evening?
I'm good. How are you?
Very good.
Good.
At this stage so far, who do you think is in the lead?
Is it the group of girls or the group of guys?
Come on, Cowell.
I'm going to say by a smidge the girls.
Gentlemen, it is on.
10 Billboard hits coming to you tonight and we've asked
the contestants to give us a little more insight into their lives.
Let's see what big Mike has been hiding. Roll it.
A lot of people don't know I guess now in my life
that I'm huge into theater and have been for a long time.
I went to performing arts high school, Gibbs high school, pcch.
I also played football.
I balanced being on the physical, you know, football side
and the musical theater side by spending some time in the gym.
I press 505 which is about three, four Ryan Seacrests depending on
if he's wearing a suit or not.
Last week's performance for me was good.
It was fun. I wanted to have fun.
That was my main goal coming into opening week.
I thought that was a great song choice.
I thought there were a few pitch problems.
It doesn't matter.
'Cause you've got such a great personality.
And I just love watching you.
Thank you.
There were some good things about it,
But it wasn't outrageously great.
You were like the support act before the main act.
I think They were on.
Nothing they can say is ever negative to me
Because they're here for us.
And they want us to be great. They're looking for somebody great.
I want to be great.
For tonight I've chosen "This Is A Man's World" James Brown.
Taking into account what Simon said
last week of being a supporting act,
I want to come and show that I'm the main event.
So it's my time and here I am.
All right.
It's his moment.
It's his time.
Here is Michael Lynche.
# this is a man's world #
# oh, oh #
# but it wouldn't be nothing #
# nothing #
# without a woman or a girl #
# see man made the car #
# to take us over the road #
# man made the train #
# to carry the heavy load #
# man made the electric light #
# to take us out of the dark #
# yeah #
# man made the boat for the water #
# just like Noah made the ark #
# this is a man's world #
# oh, oh #
# but it wouldn't be nothing #
# nothing #
# without a woman or a girl #
# ow #
# he's lost #
# yeah #
# in the wilderness #
# he's lost #
# in the bitterness #
# this is a man's, man's, man's world #
# but it wouldn't be nothing #
# without a woman or a girl #
# ooh, ooh, ooh #
# ooh, ooh, ooh yeah #
Yo, yo, listen, Mike, man, I feel like right now
this season is really getting rolling.
Maybe because what I was looking for I didn't see last week.
I was trying to look into everybodies' eyes and see who had the fire in the eyes
who wanted to take it to the house
and win the whole thing.
Mike, first time I did it this season,
I don't know how many times I'm going to do it,
this is how I feel about that.
Dog, I gotta give it to you.
Crazy, crazy, crazy.
Unbelievable.
R&B star right there.
I like every song choice that you've made so far.
I think you... and they're all so completely different.
And that's a great song, and it's educational.
We learned that man has made the car and the train.
Women, by the way, have made the medical syringe
And the water heater, everybody.
Don't forget it.
Seriously, that was the one to beat.
That is the way to start out the night.
And everybody has now got to top that.
That was fantastic.
Yep.
Mike, I have to say, I did not get it until tonight.
Tonight, you went from being a singer to someone
who could potentially be a great artist.
You owned it tonight.
I don't know what you ate between last week and this week.
I think a lot.
Maybe a lot.
Let me tell you, you are not the same guy.
You know now you've got a baby to support.
I don't know what's going on with you,
But you are a different Mike and I'm feeling it.
I'm telling you.
Thank you.
Oh, my gosh!
What a difference.
It was like from being a pussycat to a lion in one week.
Seriously.
That was exactly the right kind of song for you.
This is the kind of artist you are.
You're an old soul.
It suited you.
As to what was good about it, it didn't sound dated.
This by far is the best performance
you've given in the competition so far.
Way to set the tone, as they say.
So what did change this week for you?
Why so much better?
Well, my wife's going to be here this week.
She is moving out with the baby?
Yeah, god, while I will still be around until Friday, she'll be here.
Chrissy, love you baby.
Do you talk to her like that at the house?
Chrissy, where we going tonight?
Just go back the day has been a little unconventional.
You found out at what time you guys would be performing this evening?
This morning, like ten, I was getting a pedicure..
coming from the gym, coming from the gym.
And we got the text to be ready at 10:30. And it was on, it was on...
I was in my manicure when they called me.
If you want to vote for Michael...
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And they will stay open for at least two hours.
Thank you, Michael.
When we come back, John Park takes on John Mayer.
Right here live.
Hang on.
Welcome back to the Show.
Tomorrow night the ladies hit the stage
and that means the guys are
taking their turn tonight including John Park,
who is sitting here next to me.
What's been the reaction, your former acapella group back at northwestern?
How they reacted of your being on the show?
Purple Haze has been very,
very supportive.
That's my group.
They want me to win the whole thing.
Some of them joke and say,
"We want you to lose so you come back and sing with us."
That's very selfish of them.
Thinking about last week, do you watch the tape of yourself?
Like an athlete would watch a game film, did you watch the tape?
I watched it.
What did you pick apart?
What did you see?
I thought I was trying a little too hard with my voice.
This week what I'm trying to do is focus on the honesty,
and that's what.. yeah,
that's what the vocal teacher Dorian told me to do.
So that's my goal.
All right.
Here he goes.
You get set. We'll take a look at this.
His honest approach coming up in just a second. Watch.
Something that people may not know about me is that
English is my second language.
I was born in chicago and when I was around 6 I moved to korea.
I grew up speaking korean around family.
When I came back to chicago when I was in fourth grade,
that's when I started to learn to speak english.
My performance last week, I felt good about it.
But standing up there while the judges rip on you is something else.
That was the hardest part for me.
You have got to have an incredible voice to
take on that song and you haven't.
Ellen made me feel a little better by telling me the good stuff.
I actually liked the performance.
I thought you sounded great and I thought it was really, you know...
I just wish it was a different song.
It was the wrong song to sing.
This week I'm singing "Gravity" by John Mayer.
It's very relevant to what I want to do
and it's relevant in today's music.
I'm going to stick to my guns and just do what I know how to do best
and show America that I deserve to be here tonight.
Here he is for you live right now, Mr. John Park.
# gravity #
# is working against me #
# and gravity #
# wants to bring me down #
# oh, twice as much ain't twice as good #
# and can't sustain like one half could #
# it's wanting more #
# and it's gonna send me to my knees #
# oh, gravity #
# gravity, gravity #
# stay the hell away from me #
# and, oh, gravity #
# has taken better men than me #
# oh, now how can that be #
# just keep me where the light is #
# oh, just keep me where the light is #
Yo, yo. Yo yo
So, John, you know, listen,
I think the John Mayer vibe is definitely probably your vibe.
My problem with it was you didn't bring anything new
and kind of spicy to it.
It wasn't as good as the original.
And every time when I hear that song,
I think about him, I think about the guitar.
It was kinda flat for me.
There were pitch problems here and near.
I didn't see anything special about it. I don't know.
Ellen, what do you think, man?
I thought it was so much better a song choice.
I thought it was really the right song choice for you.
I agree there could have been a little more soul into it.
You got into it more than you did in rehearsal.
I watched you. You felt it more here, right?
than rehearsal?
But still, I feel like... just try to feel the song a tiny,
tiny bit more if you're going to do a song like that.
Thanks.
Way better than last week.
Thank you.
But my concern for you is it's sort of
what you were talking about, being honest.
It's the connection.
That's what I lack from you the most, is when you're singing it,
I don't always believe it, and I don't know whether it's
because you want to be perfect
and you want to hit the notes and you're
worried about you're hearing it as you're doing it,
but you need to let loose and get out of that comfort zone of yours.
You're a little bit safe.
I want to see you seek terms, take some risks on that stage,
because you're not going to get to the next level without it.
I think Purple Haze may get their lead singer back this week.
I do.
Because the problem is there's nothing to get excited about that.
It was what I call a so what performance.
Better than last week.
Better song choice.
But I struggle with the believability here,
if I'm being honest with you.
And I think in 20 minutes' time
we're going to forget that performance.
That's why you're going to have a problem this week.
I do.
Sorry.
John Park, friends.
Simon, believability, what is it you're not getting from him?
Just what I said.
You said shooting for honestly you don't believe he's that type of singer, that type of song?
You don't believe... What don't you believe about him?
It just didn't feel authentic.
I don't imagine this guy in the years time at the top of the charts.
And Kara, Ellen, Randy, you guys all disagree with the authenticity point?
No, my problem is, I don't see the star thing.
That's why I said there was nothing special about what he did. You know what I'm saying?
- You need to bring some to it. - I think he has a great look.
I love the way you look and I do think you could have the star thing.
Nobody right at this moment has that.
But maybe Mike is a little further along than
the rest of the guys just because he's got that stage presence.
But, yeah, give us... you know,
- wow us. Because... - That is it.
Blow us away, dude, blow us away.
You got people got to pick up the phone and wanna call you... not call you,
because I don't think they have your number.
- Call me, call Ellen, call Ryan, it's all right. - Maybe they won't call you.
I think we see the potential in you.
I think we're all telling you the same thing,
which is get on that stage and come from your heart
and get out of this comfort zone of this ballad sleepy kinda thing.
Hopefully people will give you a chance to come back next week and prove that.
Because I do think it's in you, and it just we havn't seen it yet but I do think it's in you.
You did the sense that you want it.
I mean I know you're trying hard. You can feel that when stand here next to you.
If you want to vote for John, it's...
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Thank you very much, John.
Good luck, man. It's all right, good luck to you.
A lot more music coming up tonight.
After the break, Casey is plugging in.
Hang on.
Welcome back to the show.
10 guys are left in the competition
and well, we lose a couple this week all based on your vote.
If you want some more Idol in your life,
you can download all the performances on iTunes.
Head to the American Idol page on iTunes for all you need to know.
Right there, Casey is about to perform.
Casey never watched American Idol before he was on the show.
That's what he tells us.
Is that true?
It's true.
So you picked a song that has some history on American Idol.
How did you learn about it?
Well, since I picked out my songs,
I was seeing if they'd been done before.
I typed that in the internet and it had been done a few times, so...
just looked what they done with it, and...
For example, who did you find out about?
- Elliott Yamin, Chris Richardson. - Yes.
A whole bunch of contestants.
So... just looking at it, it's just kinda solidified my choice to actually do the song.
'Cause they did some different things with it.
Hopefully mine will be something that we can add to that chain there.
That's coming up in just a second.
You get set.
Take a look at this.
I guess something that people would be surprised to know about me
is that I haven't had a TV for most of my life.
When I was about 7, lightning struck the house and blew out the TV.
So we were just without a TV. I just never had a chance.
It carried over, not having a TV as a kid, just going
and doing my own thing definitely gave me the time to do other stuff.
I bought and restored my own house.
Took me a couple of years and a lot of hard work.
It's a tiny little house, but it's home.
So I love it.
Tonight I'm going to be doing a song by Gavin DeGraw called
"I don't want to be."
I love the song.
I think it's a really killer song.
It's got great vocals and I'm going to be ripping it up on the electric guitar,
which is what I love to do.
I don't do anything, actually but I did do something this last time. But I don't want...
See if I tell you, it plays, then all the other contestants are going to do it.
No, huh-uh.
A lot of these people are better than I am.
I need every advantage I can get.
I love them, but it's a competition, brother.
I'm out.
I'll tell you what, if I make it to top 10, that will be the first thing I'll tell you.
Tonight I'm just hoping to have a good time, man. That's it.
You know, just get up there and do what I do and you know, rip it up.
All right.
What's in the box.
With Gavin DeGraw, here's Casey James.
# I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son #
# I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son #
# I don't have to be anything #
# other than the birth of two souls in one #
# part of where i'm going #
# is knowing where i'm coming from #
# I don't want to be anything
# other than what I've been trying to be lately #
# all I have to do is think of me #
# and I have peace of mind #
# I'm tired of looking around #
# rooms wondering what I've got to #
# do or who I'm supposed to be #
# I don't want to be anything other than me #
# I'm surrounded by liars #
# everywhere I turn #
# I'm surrounded by imposters #
# everywhere I turn #
# I'm surrounded by identity crisis #
# everywhere I turn #
# am I the only one who noticed #
# I can't be the only one who's learned #
# I don't want to be anything #
# other than what I've been trying to be lately #
# all I have to do is think of #
# me and I have peace of mind #
# I'm tired of looking around #
# rooms wondering what I've got to do #
# or who I'm supposed to be #
# I don't want to be anything other than #
# me #
Listen, man, let me tell you something.
First of all, from one musician to the next, I love you Channeling Hendrix,
through the whole kind of text you from text TV reads me,
don't bring them whole what the wow wow with the string like whole the...
I love all of that.
And the song for me, I don't know if you did the best vocal,
but what I love, this is the kind of music
I can see you making as an artist and winning.
Like as a producer, this is the kind of...
these are the kind of records I would make on you.
It told me a lot.
I didn't know you played the guitar like that, dude.
That was hot.
What?
Hello. Yeah what you think, man.
- E, what you think, man? - You can't go wrong with that song.
It's just such a great song.
And everybody... even if you don't know the song,
it's a great song to listen to.
I thought you sounded great and I loved the guitar.
I felt like on paper everything is there.
I love your look.
I love the way you sound.
But there's just a stiffness about you.
I want you to just play on stage and move more and even your expression,
you're smiling a lot, but I want to see... I don't know.
I just, I want to see you perform more.
But everything else is great.
- but just tiny stuff. - I'll give you more.
I'll give you more.
Look, we all got the memo.
The cougar is a fan.
We all know, right?
We got it.
But tonight I gotta say, you took two steps backwards.
- What? - For me.
No, Kara, Kara, come on.
You did.
What?
Let me tell you,
besides the fact that you're a great lead guitar player which I love,
this is a singing competition.
And tonight, everything that was distinct about you, up front, center, honest, went away.
It was like you trying to play up there, playing the guitar, singing while the notes were off on the bottom.
You didn't hit everything and you didn't take the song to another level.
You can do that.
Still a fan, but tonight, two steps back, baby.
Whoa, whoa, that's harsh.
Did he not return your calls, darling?
No, he didn't.
Neither do you.
So now you guys are both in the same boat.
Ok, look, this is where I sit.
I'm kind of with Kara here. And I'll tell you why.
Imagine.
Because I think last week you chose a great song, which was stand out.
It really, really worked.
This week you turned into somebody you will see in any bar across America.
Somebody trying to be a rock star.
So I don't think that worked for you. That song, which was
I don't think you've got the grit in your voice to make that authentic.
That hurt a little bit.
- What? - The grit?
- I didn't have the grit? - No.
More like sand.
More like dirt.
A little bit of dirt.
Ouch.
Does that make any sense to you?
- I'm sure you disaggree with some of that. - Yeah, you know, take and roll with it.
What's your reaction? What did they say?
Because a little divided, the panel.
Yes, all mixed, you know, some of it was unexpected, some of it was expected.
Do you feel like you own that electric guitar when you are singing?
Oh I definitely own that guitar. They were talking about vocals.
They were probably right.
OK, if you want to vote for Casey, the number is...
Lines will open at the end of the show.
Casey, thank you.
And good luck.
Thank you.
Casey James.
Up next,
Alex Lambert serenades you with some John Legend after this.
Welcome back to Idol.
If you just joined us, the general consensus is that
the guys have improved since last week.
I'm here with possibly our most nervous contestant on live television,
Alex lambert,
who said I'm so nervous about just talking, and the singing is the easy part.
But not only you have to learn the song and choreography,
you have a little stage fright. Did that really?
Yeah, just a little bit.
What happened last week?
Well I didn't have my lucky instrument or anything, so
I feel pretty comfortable this week, 'cause I have my guitar. So...
- I think I'll be legit. - Did you get ill before you went out there?
Yeah, I usually like throw up before football games
and definitely before this.
But I'm not... I didn't throw up this time, so I think it will be good.
That makes us feel more comfortable sitting next to you.
Why don't you get set for the song.
We look forward to it while we watch this tape.
Take a look.
When I was in sixth grade,
I... I guess I created my own language.
It helps me with my music when I'm writing like a song or like a melody,
because it's hard for me to find like lyrics sometimes.
I'll just use my language to like, write the melody.
That's the language that I made up in sixth grade.
Last week's performance, I was extremely nervous
because I've only performed a few times, so it really, like, showed.
I didn't know where to put my hands, and stuff, other things like that.
I don't know who was happier for that to end, you or me.
Hearing that from Simon kinda made me feel like... I honestly,
I was so nervous at that point,
I thought that I'd blown my chances and I like, had ruined the song.
I was trying to be so likeable,
that was actually like not likeable at all.
I don't want it to be like that anymore.
I want to be up there and really love being on stage instead of
being terrified of being on stage.
Ooh.
I get nervous.
It's not regular nervous.
I'm not even me anymore.
Because it takes over my whole body.
I just feel like something's missing.
Something's like incomplete.
Tonight I'm going to sing John Legend's "Everybody Knows."
Hopefully I get up there and I don't look uncomfortable at all,
and hopefully everyone listens to my voice and sees what I can do.
Nice guy.
Going with his guitar this week,
here is Alex Lambert.
# it gets harder every day #
# but I can't seem to shake the pain #
# trying to find the words to say please stay #
# it's written all over my face #
# I can't function the same when you're not there #
# calling your name and no one's there #
# and I hope one day you'll see #
# nobody has it easy #
# still can't believe you found somebody new #
# but I wish you the best, I guess #
# 'cause everybody knows #
# that nobody really knows #
# how to make it work #
# or how to ease the hurt #
# and we've heard it all before #
# that everybody knows #
# how to make it right #
# wish we gave it one more try #
# one more try #
# because everybody knows #
# but nobody really knows #
# we've heard it all before #
# everybody knows how to make it right #
# wish we gave it one more try #
# 'cause everybody knows #
# but nobody really #
# knows #
Thank you.
Yo, man.
So listen, dog, you know what I loved about your package?
I have my own language, too, man.
I mean I like that, man.
You and me, we got something like that.
Listen, you know what?
I, I really... This is such an improvement for me over last week for you.
I love you with the guitar.
I love the confidence.
I could see it.
It didn't sound as soundalike as it had in the past,
you know what I'm saying?
You kind of found your own niche with it a little bit.
I really enjoyed that actually, man.
Thank you.
Nice, nice.
And way legit tonight.
Way legit tonight, dude.
It's like someone took the unripe banana
And put it in a paper bag, you know.
If you put an unripe banana in a paper bag, it ripens faster.
I don't know how you did that so quickly,
but so much better than last week
and the confidence in you, it's like...
And you know that was a compliment, right?
I mean it's a compliment.
I'm saying you have it.
It's just you don't have the experience.
That's the only thing.
But you're gaining so much experience so quickly.
Thank you.
Such a great voice,
under that mullet is a little Sam Cook voice.
You've got such a great voice.
And of everybody here,
I think you have the most unique style of everybody here.
You are somebody I've never seen before.
I like it.
There isn't a person out there that isn't rooting for you.
You can't look at you and see that performance and see where you went,
were last week and see you today and not root for you.
And what you have is an incredible recordable voice.
People would die to have that tone.
I mean, producers, writers.
And you have it and you don't even know what to do with it.
That's why I love this show.
Because you're going to learn.
And one day we're going to sit here and go, oh, my gosh, look at this.
Look where he came.
Great improvement.
Thank you.
Alex, that was a million times better than last week.
Thank you so much.
Having said that, let me just give you some advice.
The only time you should be nervous is
if you're useless and you're not.
You've actually got a very good voice.
The only issue I have with you at the moment is,
and I think the song reflected that,
I don't get the feeling at the moment you are taking part to win.
If this was like a hundred-meter sprint,
You'd be quite happy coming seventh midpack.
You have to have a killer,
killer instinct now, which is about...
I wish I was choosing your songs for you right now,
because once you connect, you with the song,
and you start believing that you actually may have a chance,
you're going to see a different person.
So from here on in, I don't want to hear
any more about this nerves stirring up or any of that nonsense.
You have to take part, take your opportunity and do your best,
Because you're a good singer.
Thank you so much.
Alex Lambert.
Do you know... do you know what Simon means by that killer instinct?
Do you know what he's talking about?
Yeah, I know what he is saying. It doesn't seem like I'm out there to just go get it.
Would you be, for example, would you be upset,
would you be depressed if you weren't on the show?
Yeah, I want to be here so much.
It's like my dream right now.
It's just crazy.
The killer instinct is
when I fail, Simon is thrilled. It's that type of vibe.
I'm constantly thrilled.
I'm in awe, sire.
Thank you very much, Alex.
Appreciate it.
Up next, Todrick Hall rocks some Tina Turner.
Hang for that.
Welcome back to American Idol.
Because of our last-minute switch of plans,
the girls are on tomorrow night live.
The guys are on tonight.
Todrick Hall up here in just a second.
Last week you got some heat from the Kelly Clarkson song
because how much you changed it.
How did that affect your choice this week?
Well, you know, I just went in this week. I went and watched the show back
and listened to every critique the judges gave me.
When I watched it back, it wasn't as harsh as I thought it was.
I took all the things they said and took on this week, just changed the song
just enough to make it my own but not to the point where you can't recognize it any more.
Why did you choose a Tina Turner song?
That was surpring to someone.
Well, you know what, I just actually was running down the list.
I saw the song and I said I know that.
I don't want to sing a song where the people
are going to compare me to the original artist.
So I just said I can feel this song deep within. And so I'm gonna sing it.
Get set.
Let's see what you do with it.
Head down there right now while we learn more about Mr. Hall. Watch this.
I first started dancing when I was 9 years old.
I was a soldier in "The Nutcracker."
A few years later, I got promoted to
the first African American Fritz that they ever had.
Luckily The school I went to did color blind casting. They didn't care.
And so I've grown up my whole life thinking there's nothing
I couldn't do just because of race or anything,
Anything is possible if you set your mind to it.
Before every performance,
I'd try to do a few push-ups to get the blood pumping.
It also makes your pecs look bigger on TV.
Last week on the show, Simon said that
I came off as a dancer who was trying to sing.
I didn't know what to expect.
Ellen loved it.
She... I could tell in her eyes,
whenever I'm performing, when I see somebody's enjoying it,
I just look at Ellen's baby blues, and said this is for you, Ellen.
Because obviously Simon ain't feeling it.
- That we're looking for. It was great. - Thank you.
I just think that, this is a great platform for me to, like, infuse dancing with singing.
A lot of the most successful artists out there sing
and dance at the same time.
Like Paula Abdul.
This week my goal is to go out there,
and just really show America that without all the tricks,
without all the performing, without people thinking I'm just a dancer,
show them that I can really sing.
I do belong in this competition.
All right.
Now with Tina Turner, here is Todrick Hall.
# whoo, whoo #
# you must understand #
# that the touch of your hand #
# makes my pulse react #
# that it's only the thrill #
# a boy meeting girl #
# opposites attract #
# it's physical #
# physical #
# only logical #
# logical #
# you must try to ignore #
# that it means more than that #
# ooh, what's love got to do, got to do with it #
# what's love but a secondhand emotion #
# what's love got to do, got to do with it #
# who needs a heart #
# when a heart can be broken #
# yeah #
# who needs a heart when a heart can be broken #
# what's love got to do #
# go to do with it #
# hey, what's love but a secondhand emotion #
# what's love got to do #
# got to do with it #
# who needs a heart #
# when a heart can be #
# broken #
Yo, dog, listen,
There's a reason you're here,
because we really think you're really one of the best we found.
At the end of this song when you did the falsetto run at the end,
That was hot.
What I find hard, every week, this week, last week, it's like a great song
doesn't need a different wild arrangement.
Great is great.
It just needs somebody to sing it greatly.
So my thing, I didn't love this, right?
I didn't love this at all.
My thing to you, just sing a nice song and just sing it.
Don't change the arrangement.
Don't change the beats, the accents.
Just sing it.
Because you can sing.
Just sing.
For once, for once.
I'll do it.
I would not say just sing.
I would say sing and move,
because use your strengths.
You're a dancer.
It doesn't matter if Simon said you were a dancer coming off...
Maybe in that particular song you looked that way.
But you should always go with your strengths.
If you're a performer, use that on stage.
Be a performer.
And you kind of just... I don't think it was the right song at all.
It's a hard song to sing anyway.
It's not a current song.
And I want you here.
I really... I hope people vote for you,
But I don't think that song helped you get any votes
and I hope people can give you another chance because that was not
the right song that I liked. All right.
Todrick, we all like you.
You're a fun guy.
You're likeable.
She's right about the dancing.
When you started moving, it actually got better.
Many when you were stiff and you weren't getting to the notes.
For me, the first song you ever sang to us that you wrote,
It was a simple melody.
Todrick, da, da, da, and it was great.
But ever since that day, it's been like blah, blah, Todrick, all over the place.
I don't get it.
What happened to Todrick with his unique spin on stuff
that was not crazy all over the place.
I don't know where that Todrick went.
Where did he go, Simon?
I don't know, Kara.
Can you tell us?
I don't know the answer.
I would say, Todrick, move but don't sing,
Because this is not working out at all for you.
I promise you, I'm not being rude.
It was just one of those performances
I had the misfortune to see at a theme park,
which is a group of dancers...
That's mean.
It's not that bad.
It wasn't that bad.
It was that caliber,
which is a very corny bad version of a Tina Turner song,
are which has no relevance.
And I don't know what's going through your head at the moment,
but you were getting this completely and utterly wrong.
Sorry.
Todrick Hall.
Jackson, you said you thought he was one of the best you found,
and yet Simon clearly frustrated him. What's he doing here?
This guy definitely got the skills.
You're a great dancer and you're a really good singer.
If you'd just relax and pick a song and you just sing.
because you know, every time you do a song,
here's problem you change the arrangement so drastically,
It doesn't matter what the song is anymore?
What will you do next week?
If there is a next week, I just come out and sing.
You know, like what I used to do, going up for church. I thought they wanted us to take songs
and change them and make them our own.
I'm apparently doing it too much.
So I appreciate the criticism.
It's too far, too much.
Good luck with all that feedback.
Well, thanks.
Todrick's numbers...
Don't do anything until we finish the show.
Thank you, Todrick.
Good luck.
Thank you, Ryan.
That is it for the moment.
When we come back, Jermaine Sellers live on the stage.
Hang tight.
Back with you live here on American Adol.
Five guys down.
Five to go.
We're going to roll on with Jermaine.
While you get set, take a look at this tape.
It ain't the clothes that makes the person.
It's the person that makes the clothes.
That's why I rocks my onesie.
My dad will leave the heat off all night at our house.
It's like zero below weather.
I'll put the onesie on and walk through the house. I said turn the heat off
tonight and I got you.
I'm Jermaine Sellers and I rocks my onesie. And I ain't shamed of.
You should get one.
Before every show, I steam my voice with a steam mask.
It opens you up like literally.
When I go out on stage, it worked for me.
For the first show, them judges was cutthroat.
You were trying to do too much vocally with it, dog.
It's the kind of song if you're playing piano in a cocktail bar,
Somebody in their 50s' gonna ask for that as a request.
Are you serious?
That's how I felt.
Like Simon, come on.
You just have to learn to take it with a grain of salt.
We're all artists.
But we're not Picassos yet.
The judges are here for a reason.
They're here to critique us and they know what they're talking about.
Tonight I'm going to be taking the judges' advice.
I feel like I am a young guy,
but I'm old spirited, so with me singing the song,
I hope, they all basically love it.
With "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, her is Jermaine Sellers.
# mother, mother #
# there's too many of you crying #
# brother, brother, brother #
# there's far too many of you dying #
# but you know we've got to find a way #
# to bring some lovin' here today #
# oh, father, father #
# we don't need to escalate #
# war is not the answer #
# for only love can conquer hate #
# yeah #
# you know we've got to find a way #
# to bring some understanding here today #
# oh #
# picket lines and picket signs #
# don't you punish me with brutality #
# come on talk to me #
# so we can see #
# oh, what's going on #
# what's going on #
# I got to know what's going on #
# what's going on #
# can you tell me what's going on #
# what's going on #
# aah, oh #
# oh, somebody needs to know what's going on #
# yeah #
# can you tell me what's going on #
Yo, all right, so I'll at least say this is
definitely better than last week.
But, ah, man, it's like, ah...
It was just so close but so far at the same time.
- You know what I am saying? - Got it.
There were a couple of bright times, when you hit the first falsetto when you in...
- Then it was like... ah, it just... it wasn't a great performance, you know? - Yeah.
Another tough song to really sing.
I mean, dude, you needed to pull it back even more.
'Cause Marvin wasn't really that kind of a gospel kind
of guy with that vibrato and that kind of thing. You know? More simple.
Ah, I don't know. Ellen, what do you think?
Oh, boy. It doesn't feel to get these notes, I know.
But I'll start with the puzzle, but I like your style.
And I love that you rocked the onesie.
I... I think you have great style.
And I would like to see you... I don't know.
It just didn't work for me.
And I don't know what to say about it.
It was off a little bit.
Pushed too hard again, I think.
If I pull back any more...
You can do all these things, which is impressive in itself.
- It is. - Yeah.
You're hitting some crazy notes, some crazy runs.
You're doing things that are different.
The problem is you're always doing too much.
I think you have to pull it back and look at the meaning of the song.
Look at the lyrics.
Come from here and don't worry about showing us
that you can go up to your falsetto
and drop back down and hit a kind of blue note.
It just feels forced.
And it feels like you just trying to show us every trick.
We don't need every trick in every performance.
- One trick that means something. - Got it.
That's what I'm looking for.
You know, look, what everyone's saying here,
I think, in a roundabout way is that we're frustrated and disappointed,
because what you do is you water down the songs.
Water down?
You water it down, because that is one of the best pop songs of all time.
One of the greatest songs of all time.
But you make it lose its importance because you play around with it so much.
Nobody can take you seriously as an artist.
I need you to come to church with me one good sunday. I'll say.
I'll go to church with you.
- Really? - Don't play. - You won't. - No, no, no.
You play around like a girl. I mean I love church.
I don't think that's church singing.
You know, church singing, again, it kind of gets you.
That was just once again,
you did a kind of a cabaret type performance with it.
So, therefore, making you very old-fashioned.
That's the problem.
You've got to work out the arrangements.
Just you and the piano on that song with your voice would have worked.
Can I ask a question?
You can ask whatever you want.
Can I ask a question? What should I sing next week? And I'll let you to pick the song.
I'm not sure you're going to be here next week, so...
I know God.
Jermaine Sellers.
What do you think?
I like the brand-new song you did last week.
I liked this song a whole lot.
They're good song choices.
- What about a Frankie Beverly and Maze kind of... You got that. - Wow, I like that.
We're taking requests.
What do you think? Good one?
Yeah, definitely, I mean. Out of everything they're saying to me, I'm taking it in.
And the more they're critical to me, the more I'm taking it in. I'm basically saying... OK, cut this out, cut this out.
Well, I just asked them to give me a song.
Just because every song I sing, I sing from emotion whether
or not they feel it at the current moment.
I'm a God fearing person.
And I know without God, I would fail.
You know, so we may be here right now. With Simon saying I won't be here next week, I know God.
- So that's my hope. - We believe in your condition, without leaving your head shake. - You got it. He may just be here.
Ryan, don't even bother with the phone lines.
- Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. - Too many, too many.
We're excited about Simon and Jermaine.
Go to Sunday's school, the new donkey's series is apparently coming. That will be fun.
Jermaine's numbers are... Or you can text the word "VOTE" to 5706.
Do not vote until everyone has had a chance to perform.
Thank you very much, Jermaine.
We appreciate it.
On the other side of the break, Andrew Garcia goes without his guitar.
Hang on.
Thank you for choosing Idol.
You can download tonight's performances on iTunes.
You can find it all at the American Idol page on iTunes.
We're going to continue with music from California's Andrew Garcia.
Here you go.
I've been a break dancer since middle school.
Oh, yeah.
Wow.
What I love about break dancing is that it's just like music.
You can just be free with it.
There's a lot of technique.
There's a lot of style.
There's a lot of swag to it.
When I break dance or when I just dance,
it's just like you've just got to get into that rhythm
and I use that with my music.
It's like connected.
Last week's performance, I did "Sugar We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy.
It just come those words to me, overall they said that the arrangment was strange.
You've got great story, nice guy, really really fantastic recording voice,
but I'm really disappointed about that.
You've got to do better. Sorry.
Of course I'm going to take what they say into consideration because they know,
but I'm also going to do what I know how to do best
and what makes me feel good.
What I'm singing tonight is James Morrison, "You Give Me Something."
I'm going to show them this is the kind of music I feel good singing.
And as far as arrangement goes, I'm going to have little tweaks here and there
and I'm just going to have fun with it.
All right.
Let's see if it pays off.
Put your hands together for Andrew Garcia.
# you only stay with me in the morning #
# you only hold me when I sleep #
# and I was meant to tread the water #
# for every piece of me that wants you #
# mmm, another piece backs away #
# 'cause you give me something that makes me scared, all right #
# this could be nothing but I'm willing to give it a try #
# please give me something #
# because someday I might call you from my heart #
# but it might be a second too late #
# and the words that I could never say #
# are gonna come out anyway #
# that makes me scared all right #
# this could be nothing #
# but I'm willing to give it a try #
# please give me something #
# because someday I might know my heart #
# know my heart #
Yo, yo, yo, yo.
So all right, listen, I love James Morrison, too.
I mean, amazing singer.
I mean, amazing song.
Dog, honestly, that wasn't the vibe for you tonight, man.
It was pitchy all over the place.
Honestly.
I mean to me, you're way better than that, right?
And I see you with the guitar doing your thing, you know,
doing different kind of more unique quirky things,
almost still in the mode of a real singer/songwriter like Jason Mraz.
I don't see... This guy's really like a soul singer.
Jason Mraz has soul and you have soul but you're not a soul singer.
- So I did't get it, dude. It wasn't good for me, man. - Cool, I am a man.
Sorry about that.
I disagree with Randy.
I thought there were a couple of pitch problems, but I liked it a lot.
I like that you take chances.
You set the bar so high with that Paula Abdul song.
That's the problem. We're always going to be disappointed.
That was such a great song.
But you can do it.
And I still... I'm such a huge fan.
- I'm thinking about getting your name tattooed on my neck. - Wow.
I'm not.
But I thought you were really, really good.
It's just never going to live up to that
and you've got to top that somehow.
Thank you.
That is the problem.
Because for you to have done that "Straight Up" was so brilliant.
And since then it's just been kinda going down.
Oh, wow.
But I do like you because I do see that potential
that you can come back from that.
You're a rhythmic singer.
You got to stay on the rhythm.
You got to surprise us.
Like at least last week it was a different take.
Today you played it too safe.
You were trying to do it more like James Morrison did it.
I don't like that.
I like when you surprise us
and we need another big surprise from you right now.
Not right now.
Next week.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Andrew, it's frustrating once again.
I mean, when the previous contestant was asking what they should sing,
it's an indication that you're lacking something,
and the fact that you haven't managed to
choose the right song in two weeks is beginning to become a problem,
because there are billions of songs out there you could sing.
Do something original with it.
Stand out from the crowd.
With that song, you're never going to look back on
that performance and go that was an incredible version of that.
It's just okay.
And you're better than okay.
Ah, so I'm disappointed still in you.
Andrew Garcia, let's hear it for him.
Got any songs like that Paula Abdul song in your back pocket?
Yeah, it's true. We'll see.
Well, you know what to do?
The number... Or you can text the word "VOTE" to 5707.
Do not vote until the end of the show.
Friends, thank you very much, Andrew. Good luck to you, sir.
We're going to take a quick break.
On the other side, old school with Aaron Kelly live after this.
Back with you live on American Idol.
The guys are in the spotlight tonight including Aaron Kelly.
Take a look at this.
Something that you don't know about me is that I love photography.
It allows me to be myself in my pictures.
You know, nobody can tell me that this isn't the right way or the wrong way to do it.
I can do it just my way and as long as I'm happy with it, then it's good.
Even the most plain things, turning them into something that
someone else doesn't see that the camera might see,
that's the cool thing about photography.
The camera doesn't lie.
The camera catches everything.
I'm seeing things about myself through the camera that
you know, I didn't notice while I was performing until
I'm actually going back and watching it.
You do need to gain that confidence without changing who you are.
But I mean, you're kind of get better and better and better.
When you started singing, you hit the chorus,
even though there were a couple of pitchy moments,
I was like, dude, believe in yourself.
You can definitely do this.
You look at the moment as if you are embarrassed to be there.
They were right.
I really didn't think I'd really make it this far.
It's still becoming real to me.
After the show when I was doing my little side interview,
Simon actually came by while I was doing my interview.
Believe in yourself.
Thank you, Simon.
That was awesome.
But, what was the question?
That really made my night.
With tonight's performance.
I'm going to go out there with more confidence knowing
that I deserve to be here.
Tonight he's going with "My Girl" by the Temptations.
Here is 16-year-old Aaron Kelly.
# on a cloudy day #
# when it's cold outside #
# well, I guess you'd say #
# what can make me feel this way #
# my girl #
# my girl, my girl #
# oh, talkin' about my girl #
# my girl #
# the bees envy me #
# yeah #
# than the birds in the trees #
# well, I guess you'd say #
# what can make me feel this way #
# my girl #
# my girl, my girl #
# oh, talkin' about my girl #
# my girl #
# ooh #
# on a cloudy day #
# oh, when it's cold outside #
# when I'm with my girl #
Yo, you know what, man,
I didn't know if I was going to like that
because I didn't know what to relly to expect.
But I remember, man... when you started the song, yo, this is that young dude, man,
that I loved in Hollywood week.
Let me tell you something.
The first half of that song was brilliant.
The end when you did the breakdown thing, it got little strange.
But, dude, you can really sing and that was 200% for me better than last week.
Nice one, Aaron.
Yeah, a whole lot more confidence and
I like the way you used the stage and moved around and you definitely...
I think you sing very well.
I think the song was just kind of I think a little forgettable and
I think you did a lot with it and which it is... and it showed us that you can sing.
I just... I wish that there was a different song
that you chose for that personally,
but you definitely have a great voice.
Thank you.
I liked it.
I mean, I really liked it.
And I really... I like you.
I like that every time you step on that stage, it's consistent.
You got a little country twang.
You do the thing, you got a great vibrato.
You have great control for someone your age.
And I appreciate that... that I don't get confused.
One week you're doing one thing. And next week...
That's actually a big statement for somebody
your age who hasn't been doing this that long.
- I really like you and I think you're going to get better and better. - Thank you so much.
How old are you,
Aaron?
16.
This is really difficult.
Because I didn't like the song.
I'm going to be honest with you.
It was all over the place.
And I think you actually went kind of backwards.
And what you've got to work out,
and it's all there if you look at someone like Justin Bieber,
you have to work out your age what kind of artist you want to be.
I don't agree.
No, because that we could have heard that audition
15, 20 years ago, 10 years ago.
It's too old-fashioned.
The arrangement was too old-fashioned.
You've got to come... No, I'm being serious.
I'm trying to help you here.
You have to come on here week after week,
tell us, tell America this is the kind of artist I want to be.
Not just sing that kind of song.
Didn't like it.
I think he did his own version of that song.
Do you?
Yeah, I do. I like them.
Did it get any easier for you up here
in terms of performing in front of everybody?
I felt a little bit more confidence this time. So yeah.
Do you like Justin Bieber?
- I'm a... I'm a fan. He's got big follow. - That's the way to do it, baby.
If you want to vote for Aaron right here,
keep him in the competition if you like him...
Thank you, Aaron. All right, buddy.
Good luck to you.
Hang tight.
Up next, after the break, Tim Urban.
Hang right where you are.
Kara, turn around.
Get your hair out of your mouth. Get in. Now we're back.
Welcome back to American Idol.
Just get in situated from little breakburn while we're outside with the judges.
Two more tonight before we open up the phone lines.
And then you can start voting. Next on stage will be Tim Urban.
One side of me that America
doesn't know is my family, I've got four brothers and five sisters.
It's been a trip. I'll be honest.
Because there's a year and a half,
two years in between each of us,
Basically born into a group of best friends,
born into a group of people you can talk to about anything.
There's normally a lot of nerves before I go on stage, before I perform a show.
Something I do to calm myself down is I'll just take a moment to pray.
On Wednesday night, I just said a little prayer
before I started singing.
# it's too late to apologize #
Congratulations for coming back.
Forget about last week.
We absolutely made the right decision
the first time around by not putting you through.
That's a great confidence booster.
You didn't come over as a natural performer.
I'll definitely take that going forward. I don't like it.
You've really seriously got to get this together.
He's to the point, but he's right.
This week I will not be trying to be an artist that I'm not there.
I'm going to be singing the song "Come On Get Higher" by Matt Nathanson.
It's a song that I feel really comfortable with.
I'm going to present I'm a person that should be on the show
and that can bring something that America wants to hear,
and can bring something that's honest and that people can relate to.
We'll see if the judges agree.
Give it up for Tim Urban, friends.
# I miss the sound of your voice #
# and I miss the rush of your skin #
# and I miss the still of the silence #
# as you breathe out and I breathe in #
# if I could walk on water #
# if I could tell you what's next #
# I'd make you believe #
# I'd make you forget #
# so come on get higher, loosen my lips #
# faith and desire and the swing of your hips #
# just pull me down hard #
# and drown me in love #
# so come on get higher, loosen my lips #
# faith and desire and the swing of your hips #
# just pull me down hard #
# and drown me in love #
# I feel the pull of your heart #
# I taste the sparks on your tongue #
# I see angels and devils #
# and God when you come on #
# hold on #
# so come on, get higher, loosen my lips, #
# faith and desire, and the swing of your hips #
# drown me, drown me in love #
# love #
# everything works #
# everything works in your arms #
Yo, Tim, how was that for you, man?
I had fun.
Listen, man, I didn't really get it.
It was... it was kind of very karaoke for me.
There was nothing special about it.
Nothing jumped out. Nothing made you unique.
Pitch problems. Every...
I don't know.
I didn't get it.
E?
Keep that going for me a second.
Keep booing right now.
You've gotten it out of the way, because you're going to boo me.
I've said it before.
You... do you like to act?
Can you act?
You should act.
Like you, if you were on "Glee" and all of sudden we heard you sing as well as that,
right, girls would love you.
Girls would go crazy. If you...
But I don't... there's no charisma.
There's no stage presence.
And the voice isn't strong enough, but you're so adorable,
and if you act, you've got it made.
Because then you can also sing a little.
But I don't think the strong point is the singing.
I'm sorry.
You were... hey, you booed me in the beginning.
Well, I like... I actually liked the song choice.
But wait.
I did.
I did like the song choice.
I see you more in that lane.
Way more than OneRepublic.
But you didn't make it your own.
It's just frustrating with you.
Because you look the part.
You play the part.
But it's not all there yet.
There are moments where I go "ah"
and it just kind of goes the opposite way.
It's just not all adding up yet.
It could be there.
But I don't know yet that it's totally there.
But I still want to see you next week.
Thank you.
Okay.
Tim, this may surprise you, but I'm going to disagree with these three.
I think that was a marked improvement on last week.
I really do.
And I'll tell you why.
Because I think you really listened to the criticism.
I think you chose a young song.
You went back to what we liked about you initially.
So I thought you were more relevant tonight
than a lot of the other singers we've seen before,
which really was karaoke, which was doing an old version of an old song.
So I'm really impressed not just with your performance tonight,
but I'm really impressed by your attitude
and your work ethic and you didn't whine.
You got on with it.
So congratulations.
I thought you did great.
Rebounded nicely.
At one point you exhaled.
What was going through your head at that point?
Which point?
I think when Ellen and Kara were talking, you let out a bunch of air.
I'm just taking it all in.
I'll be honest, after last week,
I was just coming up here to perform.
I wasn't really going to worry too much about it.
They want you to worry about it. They want you to won this thing.
- What I mean is, I wasn't going to worry about what they were going to say afterwards. - Got it.
I was just going to let them say whatever they were going to say.
I took what they said last week.
I took it and I changed up and I went back to
who I am as an artist and worked better.
You've got a lot to digest after that.
If you wanna vote for Tim... Or you can text the word "VOTE" to 5709.
Tim, thank you very much.
Good luck to you. All right.
After this, Lee Dewyze is live right here.
Hang on.
Back with you live here on American Idol.
Closing the show tonight is our former paint salesman, Lee Dewyze.
High school for me was pretty rough.
You know, I made bad choices.
I got placed from my regular high school into an alternative school basically.
It's never as bad as you may think.
As time went on, I met a couple teachers.
One teacher in particular was Amy.
She helped me realize until you're out there and
you're doing it on your own,
you don't really know how to get to
where you want to be which is, you know, a positive place and reality kinda set in.
This isn't a joke.
I'm a nice guy.
You know, I always was a nice guy.
I just made bad decisions.
It's always good when you're in a situation
where you can make a change because you never know how
that's going to affect you later on in your life.
I thought that was a really good song choice for you.
I loved the tone of your voice until it got a little too pushed.
But I sure hope people vote for you,
because I think you should stay here.
I thought this was the best performance by now.
I couldn't believe he said that.
It wasn't my best performance I'd ever given
and I definitely need to do better and I was pitchy.
And I, and I knew that. When you go back and listen to it, you're like,
man, I wish I hadn't done that.
Going to this next week,
I think I can really take everything that they said,
stay true to myself and make them happy at the same time.
So I'm going to kind of arrange something a little different
that hopefully they'll all enjoy.
He's going with Hinder's "Lips Of An Angel."
Here is Lee Dewyze.
# honey, why you calling me so late #
# it's kinda hard to talk right now #
# so honey why are you crying #
# is everything okay #
# I gotta whisper 'cause I can't be too loud #
# well, my girl's in the next room #
# sometimes I wish she was you #
# I guess we never really moved on #
# it's really good to hear your voice #
# saying my name #
# it sounds so sweet #
# comin' from the lips of an angel #
# hearing those words #
# it makes me weak #
# and I never wanna say goodbye #
# but girl you make it hard to be faithful #
# with the lips of an angel #
# girl, you make it hard to be faithful #
# with the lips of an angel #
# said honey why you callin' me tonight #
Glad that's over.
You missed the guitar.
What's happening, man?
Talk to me, talk to me.
Honestly, I was so nervous about like playing my guitar for this competition.
Now, it's just like, this is the time I'm going to put it down.
I was originally going to be, like, I may get fired, you never know.
You know what, listen, it was a bold move.
I could see you were out of sorts.
But I liked that you were trying to take chances
and come out of your comfort zone a little bit.
Listen, I'm a huge fan of yours.
I love you.
I think the song had a couple of pitch problems, but I liked it.
I liked it.
Thank you so much.
I could see you in that space.
Yes, I agree.
A couple of pitch problems, but it doesn't matter.
'Cause you're... That's an example of you didn't move around.
You didn't really perform so much as stayed still,
but there was so much passion and intensity.
Maybe it was just nervousness,
but it came out as a great performance,
- because you were just really in that song. - Thank you.
And I thought that was great.
- I thought it was great. - Thank you.
Thank you so much.
- I thought it was a big improvement from last week. - Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I think there were some real pitch problems last week.
- There were. - And this week they're still there,
but the one thing I can say about you is
I can hear you on the radio right now when you open your voice.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I mean, when you open your voice.
When you open your mouth, I just go, is that the radio, because it is.
Because it's very commercial.
Your look is commercial.
You gotta kind of own your stance a little.
I know, just nervous.
We like you.
But good job.
Thank you.
I was going to say that.
Just raise your shoulders here.
Because let me tell you, vocally, I said this before,
you are head and shoulders above everyone else
in your side of the competition right now.
You are.
You're definitely the best singer, but I'm going to repeat myself.
Self-belief, you know.
I mean, you look terrified right now.
I'm not used to a Mike stand at all.
- I know. - But Lee, that's not an excuse.
You know, if you're a front person, and potentially to be a star,
guitar, no guitar, piano, whatever.
You've just got to take the center.
I'm just waiting for you to totally, totally connect.
Lose your nerves, choose the right song, sing as good as we know you can.
You may be the one to beat.
But we like you.
We like you.
Okay.
They talk about your body language up on the stage.
There is a move you did during that song when you watch it back,
like pants off the ground.
You pulled them up a couple of times.
It's the opposite of...
- I threw a belt on this time. - Good work. All right.
If you get comfortable with this,
you'll be making some progress.
Get to know the Mike stand.
Lee, thank you very much.
Good luck to you.
Check out the numbers one more time.
Here you go.
There you have it.
By the way, tomorrow night the girls will go live.
Let's run down the roster.
Take a look.
Didi Benami.
Paige Miles.
Lacey Brown.
Katelyn Epperly.
Michelle Delamor.
Katie Stevens.
Haeley Vaughn.
Siobhan Magnus.
Lilly Scott.
And Crystal Bowersox.
So that's going down at 8:00,
7:00 central tomorrow night.
Thank you to the judges for a good evening tonight.
Thank you to Ricky Minor and the band.
As always.
At this moment, the lines are open.
They'll stay open for at least two hours.
If it's busy, keep on trying.
Make sure you vote.
Vote for your favorite.
Keep them in the competition.
Thank you so much for watching.
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