Last night the 24 finalists from American Idol were cut down to 13. I have to say I was surprised when the judges saved 3 contestants to create a top 13. But I don't know why I was surprised, after all these years I should know to expect anything. The top 10 as decided by the American vote was pretty darn spot on, in my opinion! I would have swapped Naima for Karen based on my personal preference but otherwise, I was pleased. Check out my recaps of the Top 12 Girls and Top 12 Guys to see that all my faves made it!
1. Scotty McCreery
2. Lauren Alaina
3. Pia Toscano
4. Karen Rodriguez
5. Jacob Lusk
6. Casey Abrams
7. Thia Megia
8. Paul McDonald
9. Haley Reinhart
10. James Durbin
1. Scotty McCreery
2. Lauren Alaina
3. Pia Toscano
4. Karen Rodriguez
5. Jacob Lusk
6. Casey Abrams
7. Thia Megia
8. Paul McDonald
9. Haley Reinhart
10. James Durbin
And then the judges picked 6 contestants; Naima Adedapo, Ashton Jones, Stefano Langone, Kendra Chantelle , Robbie Rosen, and Jovany Bareto; to all sing for their lives. They then saved:
Ashton Jones Stefano Langone
Naima Adedapo
I am glad they gave Naima another shot but I will be disappointed if any of the top 10 go home before Ashton of Stefano.
I think Chris Medina's back story actually ended up hurting him. Maybe Fox thought it would swing the votes too much, but I think his voice deserved to be in it to win it.
ReplyDeleteI would have been happy if they'd picked all guys and eliminated all the girls. The guys as a whole were far better I thought. There's a couple girls who are ok, but for the most part I wasn't seeing much out of them.