Here we go! Tonight we would find out the Top 13! We lost some of my favorites but I'm pretty satisfied with the Top 13. It certainly is diverse and should shape up to be quite a battle.
Chase, Phil & Jeremy were called up first. Throughout the night before each decision we saw the contestants' journey along with the highly opinionated Iovine's impressions on each.
He liked Jeremy as a person but didn't think his voice was special enough for show. Didn't find Chase special at all. Liked Phil's originality, enough to say that he would sign him on the spot.
Phil was the only one in.
Jessica, Hollie, Hallie & Brielle called up next.
Iovine liked Hollie, felt she needs better material to showcase her voice better. Liked Brielle but not her song choice. Didn't have much to say about Hallie. Calls Jessica the front runner, said he would sign her on the spot.
Jessica & Hollie in.
Joshua, Heejun & Adam up next.
Iovine loves Joshua, looking forward to working him. He said Adam needs to figure himself out. He feels Heejun jokes around too much which is something I feel about Heejun as well. Whether it's a contest, an audition or even a job interview - you should always show that you take what you do seriously. Leave the jokes for later.
Joshua in. Heejun in. I was surprised to not see Adam get in. Maybe people didn't like his crying?
Chelsea, Skylar, Baylie & Shannon were called next.
Iovine really liked Skylar's energy. He wasn't impressed by Baylie. For Chelsea, he said she did Carrie Underwood karaoke. He liked Shannon's voice but not her fashion sense. Up until this point, Ryan had spoken to all the contestants when they were brought up but this time Chelsea was not spoken to. That was rather disrespectful. Rather obvious that Chelsea had no chance. Not cool.
Shannon, Skylar in.
Aaron, Creighton, Reed all called up next.
Iovine felt Reed was too kitschy. I totally agree with that. He felt Aaron's performance was cheesy. He also made a weird rather ignorant/racist/stereotype uncalled for comment. Even the judges jumped on it and mocked Iovine for the comment. He didn't like Creighton's voice.
None made it in!
Elise, Jen, Erika & Haley were up next.
Iovine felt that Jen needed to stay away from Adele. Felt that too much vocal gymnastics won't work. On the other side of the token, he liked Erika's vocal restraint. He said Haley needs to stop the robotic mimicry and was out of tune. Although Elise also did Adele, he really liked her. Once again, Ryan didn't speak to another contestant, this time Jen was the one disrespected. Just rude, obvious and weird.
Only 1 Top 5 girls spot left, it went to Elise!
Deandre, Eben, Colton & Jermaine up next.
Iovine really loves Jermaine's voice. He felt Deandre has lots of potential, just needs proper coaching. He felt Eben has potential but not ready for this level. Wishes the rules could be changed. I don't agree that the rules should be changed. The point of getting to this point is that they ARE ready here and now, not come back next season. He felt Colton was good but was trying too hard too soon.
Colton & Jermaine in. Happy to see Jermaine go from wild card to Top 10!
Now we had the Top 10 and the judges had to call out 6 contestants out of the 15 (8 guys, 7 girls) left. Time to sing for the wildcard spots!!
The contestants called out were:
Jen Hirsh- she felt she didn't stand out enough so she was going to try to prove herself. She started off slow but did real good.
Jeremy Rosado- Sang his heart out! Got a standing ovation from the contestants and audience. JLo was in tears. I think half of America was in tears with that heart felt performance. Jeremy couldn't finish, he was so overcome by the moment. I love this kid!!
Brielle Von Hugel- She started off a little rough but was pretty good. I was surprised by Steven & Randy's reactions when they told her she blew her chance with that performance. Wow, poor girl.
Deandre Brackensick- Was pretty good but I would like to see him sing more in his natural voice than the forced falsetto.
Erika Van Pelt- Did Lady Gaga's "Edge of glory" which I thought was a weird choice but she did a very good version of it.
The final judge's choice was Reed Grimm?! Not Adam? I just couldn't believe that. The judge's didn't even sound like they were seriously considering him. More of the same from Reed.
After the performances were done, it was time for the Wildcard picks!
Randy's pick- Erika Van Pelt
JLo's pick- Jeremy Rosado
Steven's pick- Deandre Brackensick
There is the Top 13! Pretty darn good if you ask me. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can all do. Right now I think Jessica is the front-runner. Let's see if she can sustain that over the run of shows. I'm betting she can.
Next week, the girls pay tribute to Whitney Houston while the guys take on Stevie Wonder. Two vocal powerhouses that are not easy to sing. Should be interesting.
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