It was craziness tonight! We got the top 13 tonight in one wild, intense round! No dragging it out for ratings over a few weeks. It was all or nothing yesterday for some and all or nothing for the lucky few that were picked as wild-card options. We got our top 5 guys and top 5 gals and then the remaining 14 had to hope to be picked for a wildcard sing-off for the wildcard spots! Yikes! Serious nerves and pressure for the contestants, judges and us fans!
They were brought up in duos or groups by Ryan and told whether they were in or not:
Scotty in the top 10
Robbie not in which was very surprising
Clint not in (looked ill while awaiting the verdict and looked worse afterward!)
Jordan not in (not a surprise after his diva antics in Hollywood week and his performance yesterday)
Jovany not in
Lauren, Pia both in (no surprise there - they are 2 of the best on the show)
Ta-tynisa, Julie both not in
Karen in (no surprise there)
Ashthon, Kendra not (I was surprised that neither Ashton nor Kendra made it in, they were good!)
Jacob, Casey in (no surprise there, 2 of the most talented singers on the show)
Tim not (no surprise there, we weren't shown him much nor did he have a good performance)
Thia in (no surpise there)
Naima, Lauren not (I like Naima but her performance yesterday was shaky; I was surprised that Lauren didn't make it, she has strong vocals)
Brett not in, Paul in (I really like Brett but he wasn't the strongest vocalist so I was happy to see that America didn't go for the sentimental vote and went for the stronger vocalist in Paul)
Haley in, Rachel not (No surprise with Rachel but slightly surprised with Haley getting in after her performance over Lauren, Ashthon or Kendra)
James in, Stefano not (James was a no-brainer but I wasn't happy to see that the numbers game caught up to Stefano. It was messed up that the best buds had to go up against each other for the last spot)
So, with the top 10 announced, we were told that there would be 6 wild card picks.
Ashthon was picked first which I was happy about, she definitely has something. She did "And I am telling you" - her voice is not the thickest for this song but she attacked it & gave it all she had. Not much more you can ask from a singer.
Stefano was picked next! He sang "I need you now" - great vocals and runs, couldn't have done it better. Jennifer looked very happy that he nailed it, she seems to be a fan and supporter of his.
Kendra was picked next! She did "Georgia on my mind" - started slow but did great at the end
Jovany was picked next which was surprising. He did "Angel" - really nice. JLo's quote that he did all u could do didn't bode well for his moving forward. Not exactly a vote of confidence.
Naima was picked next. She did "For all we know" - really nice but too safe a choice
Robbie got the last wild card spot! He did "Sorry seems to be the hardest word" - great choice for him and his vocals were spot on
After some deliberation and a JLo video we got the judges decision on the final 3 Wild card picks- Ashthon, Stefano and in a surprising pick Naima was chosen over Robbie.
All in all, I am very happy with the top 13 that will be going forward. I just wish they had made it a top 14 and included Robbie. It's a shame he (and Kendra) couldn't be included but I expect we'll hear much more from them now that they've gotten great exposure on the show.
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