Like last night, the performances improved as the show went on. The last four women were excellent!
Haley Reinhart sang Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’”. The audience, Steven and Jennifer loved it. Randy did not. I thought it was excellent and she exhibited confidence, was sexy and delivered a solid performance.
Thia Megia sang “On My Own” from Les Miserables to everyone’s delight. All three judges had high praise for her tonal quality and Randy compared her to Michael Jackson.
Lauren Alaina sang “Turn The Radio On” by Reba McIntyre and oozed with natural talent and showed a great deal of comfort in performing. She got big applause and great comments from the judges.
Pia Toscano sang “I’ll Stand By You” by the Pretenders and brought the house down as the finale. Jennifer told her she was a sly one and saved the best for tonight. I agreed with Randy that she was the winner this evening,
I missed the first three performances but the clips do not always show much…they tend to find the best part of the performance to highlight so unfortunately I can not in all honestly comment.
Julie Zorilla received much applause by the judges were not thrilled. People should really avoid Kelly Clarkson songs (Breakaway). It was suggested that she should have moved the key up higher to better showcase her voice.
Ashton Jones did well but Randy thought “Love All Over Me” by Monica was not enough for her. He suggested something more like Diana Ross. The audience enjoyed her performance based on the applause.
I liked Karen Rodriguez’s performance of Maria Carey’s “Hero”. I agreed with the judges on her use of English and Spanish lyrics. It was a nice touch. The audience seemed to really like her performance.
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