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Maybe the big question is whether or not anything will be said about Antonella Barba tonight. I’m thinking probably not. Ten girls go out to battle again this evening. Let’s see who’ll outshine this week. If I could do anything regarding American Idol right now, it would be to eliminate the word “dog” from Randy’s vocabulary.
Gina Glocksen: 22 from Naperville, IL
She’s dedicated her performance to her boyfriend. She’s auditioned multiple times and her boyfriend has supported her. Looks like she almost fell down walking out in that dress and singing at the same time. Boring performance so far, but it will pick up in a minute. She’s not on tonight at all. Very pitchy and feels like she’s pushing to hard to sing this song. Sounds more like screaming than singing. She’s going to take a serious hit tonight.
- Randy – good song choice, little pitchy, must of sounded different.
- Paula – compares her to Carrie Underwood singing it, excellent job though.
- Simon – good song choice, vocals felt very forced at the end. Still confused about who she really is.
— Commercial Break —
Alaina Alexander: 24 from Redlands, CA
Dedication goes to her mom. Inspired by her mom to keep going because she’s done such a good job providing for her family. I like this song for Alaina, although not a big fan of the original group. She’s doing okay with it I guess. Haven’t really been wowed yet, but Alaina’s really putting it out there with this performance. I think she’s going to need it though. The vocals are real crisp, losing the lyrics with her breathy singing.
- Randy – started off good, tuning and pitch went away
- Paula – hard song to sing, pitch was off but not nearly as bad
- Simon – ran out of steam before the end of the song, lost it in the middle part of the song
LaKisha Jones: 27 from Flint, MI
Dedicating the performance to her grandmother. “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips. I’ve seen this song performed live by Gladys Knight and LaKisha is definitely doing it justice. Coming out strong again and fitting the bill for exactly what she needed to deliver in the song. Not oversinging at all, just letting it flow from those strong pipes. Nice stage presence. Has Paula standing to her feet and dancing a bit, but that doesn’t really take much.
- Randy – that was hot, started kind of rough, turned it around though and delivered
- Paula – she loved it and loves her
- Simon – a phenomenally good singer. Not as good as last week because she didn’t come out with the attitude. Didn’t like the outfit.
— Commercial Break —
Melinda Doolittle: 29 from Brentwood, TN
Dedicating the performance to her best friends. One is her vocal coach and they even given her a book of what to wear each day, which is a little weird honestly. “My Funny Valentine” is a choice to really soften the mood. As my wife says, she sounds like an early Dionne Warwick. Absolutely not a back-up singer anymore. She’s really put some extra vocal stylings into her performance and added some good riffs and slides.
- Randy – we’ve got a competition, came out her tonight to win it. Unbelievable.
- Paula – just outstanding, great phrasing, very different, out of this world.
- Simon – “that was incredible”. Without question the best vocal throughout the competition. Compares her to precocious people with great egos and no talent, and Melinda is exactly the opposite. A breath of fresh air.
— Commercial Break — [Antonella is going to attempt Celine when we return]
Antonella Barba: 20 from Point Pleasant, NJ
She dedicates her performance to her brother who plays guitar and his support means everything. I can’t believe she’s trying to do Celine. I’m not a big fan of Celine and normally don’t care when people try to sing her popular songs, but there’s no WAY Antonella should be doing this. The best news is that I really don’t want her to make it much further and this performance may give me exactly what I want. I can’t wait to hear what the judges say.
- Randy - Completely wrong song, pitch all over the place, way too big a song for her
- Paula – made leaps and bounds from last week
- Simon – most of the vocals just weren’t good enough, worse than last week
— Commercial Break —
Be sure and read the next post for the second half of the girls night for Week 2. Don’t forget to vote in the poll if you haven’t already as well before tomorrow night.