American Idol Season 6

March 21st, 2007

Bottom two: Stephanie Edwards and Chris Richardson
Voted Out This Week: Stephanie Edwards

First, they had a recap of the night before, and then Peter Noone sang. I’m not going to lie, I’m not the biggest fan of Peter Noone. I think he definitely relates more to the older audience. After that, they showed their Ford commercial for the week. I thought it was pretty cute, and did a good job of showing all of the idols personalities.

Brad Garrett from the tv show “Everybody Loves Raymond” was on the show tonight, and was actually sitting with the idols before elimination time. Ryan Seacrest announced that the first idol who was voted out tonight was Brad. It was a funny little scene.

When they announced that Chris Richardson was in the bottom 2, I was really shocked. I thought that in no way did he deserve to be there. After Chris took his walk to centre stage, Lulu did her performance. I thought she was better than Peter Noone, but still not really my type. In fact, I thought some of the idol contestants were better than her.

Finally they announced that Stephanie Edwards would make up the second half of the bottom 2. In the end, Chris was safe, which definitely a big relief for me.

March 20th, 2007 

The theme this week is BRITISH INVASION (Songs from the 60’s)

Peter Noon and Lulu are the mentors for the competitors this week

Haley Scarnato

Tell him – Billy Davis

It sounded like the song was too difficult for her. I can’t really pinpoint why she isn’t successful in the competition, but for some reason, she just doesn’t shine as much as the others. For me, it was a bit boring, but she definitely gave it her all.

Chris Richardson

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying – Jerry and the Pacemakers

Chris chose to do a slower song this week, which I thought was a good idea. We really got to see his vocal range, so it worked out well for him. I liked the performance a lot, and thought his vocals sounded amazing. Simon thought it was his best performance ever, and that the control of his voice was really good.

Stephanie Edwards

You Don’t have to Say you Love me

I thought her dressed was very beautiful tonight. It was a very pretty blue colour. I thought she did a decent job. The beginning of the song was good, but as the song went on, it got a little worse. She had a few off-keys, and didn’t get very good reviews from the judges. Simon thinks she is losing her edge, which I think is true.

Blake Lewis

Time of the Season

For me, this was Blake’s best performance in the competition yet. It was the perfect balance of great vocals, a little dancing, and some awesome beat boxing. It was a slow song, but I didn’t get bored once, and it was just an entertaining performance. The judges all loved it.

Lakisha Jones

Diamonds are forever - Shirley Bassy

This wasn’t my favorite song choice for her, but it was still good. Her vocals sound good with any song she chooses, but this one was a bit different. I didn’t like the performance, and not because I don’t like her, I just didn’t like the song. It was a bit repetitive, and different sounding. Needless to say, the judges weren’t quite as impressed with her as they have been in the past.

Phil Stacy

Tobacco Road

I didn’t know the song before this show, but I really like it. I thought it was a good song choice for him because it showed a bit more edge. His biggest problem is that he tends to shout when he hits the big notes. He definitely has very good vocals, but I think he overdid it a bit, and it was kind of all over the place.

Jordin Sparks

I Who Have Nothing

This was the best performance of the night by far, and I think it was my favorite performance of the entire season 6. I’m not sure why I loved it so much, but I think it was because it was so heartfelt. It’s an amazing song, and her vocals were impeccable. You just felt so much by watching her sing, and it gave me a lot of chills. Simon liked it, but thought it was too depressing.

Sinjaya Malakar

You Really Got me – The Kings

I’ll give him props for really going for it. I thought he did a really good job considering he doesn’t have the voice that some of the other contestants have. I still don’t really like him, and I feel that his performance was a bit staged, but I was glad to see that he performed more. Simon made fun of him.

Gina Glocksen

Painted Black

I don’t think this was the best song choice for Gina. It’s a great song, and she did a decent job, but I’m not sure how the audience will react. This is a song that you really have to do perfectly, and I don’t think she was quite there. She just didn’t do it justice, vocal wise.

Chris Sligh

She’s Not There – The Zombies

This is another really great song, and another great performance. It probably wasn’t my favorite of the night, but he did the song justice, and his vocals were spot on. He began the song in the audience which I thought was pretty cool. I think he will go very far in the competition. The judges all liked it.

Melinda Doolittle

As Long As He Needs Me

Her voice is so amazing, and it really showed through tonight. For some reason, it didn’t affect me as much as Jordin’s, but it was still one of the best of the night by far. The judges gave her more props than they did Jordin. Randy said that she was already a pro. It wasn’t my favorite performance, but it was still amazing.