What an impressive evening of American Idol auditions.
Faced with songs from the 1960s, sung by the Rat Pack, all five finalists were at their best last night. Even guest mentor Jamie Foxx was on his game, showing enthusiasm and attentiveness to each singer. (And he didn't mock Miley Cyrus once!)
As always, though, we must give the top spot to Adam Lambert.
Wearing a white suit, the season-long favorite began his performance of "Feeling Good" by coming down the the on-set staircase, lit up in neon pink. He proceeded to deliver a powerful rendition of the ballad, marking the end with a trademark, soaring high note.
"It's like watching the Olympics and you're our Michael Phelps," Paula Abdul said, in her most coherent critique of the night.
The other singers (pictured above; click on each photo to enlarge it) also impressed:
- Simon Cowell may have compared him to a "well-trained spaniel," but we could listen to Kris Allen sing "The Way You Look Tonight" for hours.
- In response to Allison Iraheta's rendition of "Someone to Watch Over Me," Kara DioGuardi said: "If that doesn't land you in the finals, I don't know what will."
- Matt Giraud is likely in the most trouble. He received mixed reviews for "My Funny Valentine."
- The judges loved how Danny Gokey closed his performance of "Come Rain or Come Shine." We'll let Randy Jackson explain: "You are the only one I've heard so far tonight that actually could have an album of songs like that - and win!"
FOLLOW THIS ARTICLE'S JUMP TO VIEW THE PERFORMANCES OF OUR TWO FAVORITE FINALISTS ON THE EVENING.
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April 30th, 2009 1:05 AM
Wow when I watched both videos I thought Adam Lambert beat out Kris Allen by a mile. I don't understand this voting system. How could Kris Allen be getting more votes? I also don't get how Allison and Gokey and then Kris Allen all had higher votes when Allison has been in the bottom 3...how many times? I didn't think any of them came close to the performances that Adam has given, especially last nights. So I'm very upset with tonight's show. My vote is for Adam Lambert and I'm sure as nice as the others are I'm not interested in buy a CD off their albulms.
April 30th, 2009 11:16 AM
All I can say is that if Adam had been voted off I would NOT watch the show anymore! He is that good and deserves all the praise he gets! Adam is in a class all by himself and no one can touch his stage presence and his amazing range...ADAM IS THE AMERICAN IDOL!
April 30th, 2009 12:29 PM
Numerically impossible for Adam to be in the bottom.
Producers ploy to keep Allison(who was in the bottom 2)around for another show, just like they did Matt.
April 30th, 2009 12:30 PM
I absolutely love Adam Lambert. I'll be honest, I would have no interest in watching the show if he were to leave. I think last night was a publicity stunt. Many people are reporting that the lines to vote for Adam were dead. He is just handsome, is mega-talented, extremely charismatic, a consummate showman and has a God-given sparkle. I know that he is inspired throngs of people as we vicariously ride with him into the stratosphere!
April 30th, 2009 1:06 PM
American IDol - you sickened me by your sleezy nasty business! I will NEVER watch this show again! There will NEVER be another Adam Lambert!!!
So STUPID OF AMERICAN IDOL - check out all blogs, they are getting fladded by hatefull comments about American Idol producers and promises that no one will watch this show in future. IT IS SO CLEARLY OBVIOUS that Adam saved already sinking stupid karaoke show from a fiasco...now producers are getting greedy to boost up ratings! CHECK OUT ALL POLLS - ADAM IS WINNING EVERYWHERE!!!! ADAM has the most itune downloads, the most viewed videos, most posts, most blogs...THIS IS SO NASTY RIGGED! I HATE YOU AMERICAN IDOL!!! I will never watch this show after ADAM!! NEVER!!! I BET MY LIFE ON IT!
April 30th, 2009 1:08 PM
I think it was pathetic and not only insulting to his FANS, but insulting to Adam, who they asked to choose and then decided to humiliate on national TV by pulling him away from the group he chose.
NOT COOL.. at all....
April 30th, 2009 1:20 PM
adam is like michael phelps...there was a moment in the olympics where i was sure he had lost. some may argue that he might have- his winning time was .01 seconds ahead of second place. THAT is what happened with adam tonight.
Michael's next race? he won by a landslide...
adam, don't be skerd! :)
April 30th, 2009 6:31 PM
Adam is a once in a generation performer.He can literally sing any genre of song with few exceptions but what really amazes me is the fact that he appeals to myself,a grandfather but also to my twenty something kids and the neighborhood teens as well. He not only has a great voice but is showing the younger generation what it means to be a "performer" and "showman". It matters not whether he wins or loses. I for one am looking forward to his very bright future.I will be the first in line to buy his cd's and live performance tickets.
April 30th, 2009 8:43 PM
I was shocked and pissed last night that Adam was put on the spot then sent to the final 3. I'm sure AI is being bombarded with millions screaming that it's rigged. It may be that Adams fans have become complacent thinking that he already has enough votes. Apparently not!
I'll be calling in a lot more for the next 3 shows to get my Adam votes in. I picked up 100 'Vote Adam' buttons and a vote Adam T-shirt from http://www.online-tv-shows.net/vote-adam-lambert.php . The t-shirt gets people talking about it and the buttons are great for giving to friends to capture more votes. Spread the word to and get Adam some new fans and votes. Matt's fans will probably now vote for Kris or Danny, so Adam will need all the votes he can get.
Join the 'Vote Adam' campaign: http://www.online-tv-shows.net/vote-adam-lambert.php
May 1st, 2009 9:04 AM
If I were Adam I would leave Idol and give another record company a chance to make millions of of him..He is awesome and it was very dirty to to that to him. After this season, probably won't watch Idol anymore.