Michael Sarver was voted off American Idol last night. For the second week in a row he was in the bottom 2. Last week he was in the bottom 2 however, it was Alexis Grace who was voted off the show. This week Michael Sarver and Matt Giraud were in the bottom 2. This time Michael was sent home.
Michael Sarver was allowed a second chance to sing “The Temptations - Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” hoping that the judges would overrule the votes of viewers. However, after the judges confered Simon Cowell said, “Michael, you’re going home. Sorry.”
So, we are down to 9 contestants and the competition is heating up. The nine remaining contestants on American Idol Season 8 are, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey and Scott MacIntyre.
Last night Lil Rounds sang ‘Love is like a Heatwave’, by Martha and the Vandellas. The Supremes also covered this song which is probably the most popular version.
It was Motown Night last night on American Idol. Each contestant had to pick a song from the Motown era for this weeks show. There were 2 special guests this week, Berry Goody who is the founder of Motown records and a legend in the Motown music seen. The second guest was Smokey Robinson who help the contestants get ready for the show. Once again Danny Gokey put on a great show.
Lil Rounds received a bit of criticism from the judges last night. She certainly didn’t have a bad performance, however it wasn’t her best performance. The judges on American Idol have a long history of criticising contestants when the contestant is singing their genre of music. Lil Rounds does have a voice and feel which is perfect for Motown music, however she didn’t steal the show.
The judges did make some valid points. Lil does have a big, powerful voice and it can be difficult for a singer to use that voice in a fast, up-tempo song like ‘Heatwave’. However, Lil Rounds is such a talented singer that she still put on a great show.
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Here is what the judges had to say about it:
Randy Jackson said, “Yo. All right listen to this. Lil Rounds. Lil Rounds what’s going down baby? How you been, good? All right listen to this. That wasn’t the right song for me, for you, I mean you’ve got mad, crazy vocals. You got that big ol’ voice. By the time you get to the end of the song “yeah, yeah, yeah” it was cool right, but the front of the song was a little bit tortured for me. You’ve got unbelievable vocals. It just wasn’t the right song for me, for you, and I fell like you were rushing through the whole song because when you got that big ol’ voice you need a little bit more space in the bars, for that up-tempo thing. Up-tempo things are a little bit different for someone with a big voice, because you wanna feel it. So it just wasn’t my best performance for me, for you.”
Kara DioGuardi said, “Yeah, you know Lil you look great. You really do. It’s a beautiful dress. You’re beautiful girl, but I Gotta say you were the diva tonight. This is what everyone was waiting to hear. This was your week. This was your week and if you don’t nail this week… I gotta tell you I don’t think this was the right song. We all know Lil can sing. You’ve got this voice that if you had melodies that breathed more you could have interpreted more, but you didn’t. You stayed kind of true to what the song was and we need more from you, right now. And you were screaming at certain points, and I don’t ever want to hear you screaming. You’re an effortless singer, and I didn’t get that from you.”
Paul Abdul said, “I disagree! I disagree completely with these two! I do agree with the fact that you look unbelievable. Your classic throwback mixed with catour chic. It’s amazing because you didn’t change anything musically, but it’s what you do vocally that feels fresh and like I heard classic song for the very first time and I think you owned that song.”
“Look Lil we could all see from the film why you got emotional and how much this all means to you. I think what you did tonight was kind of tribute to the authentic sound of Motown. However, I wouldn’t have chosen the song because I don’t believe it gives you a moment. I agree with Randy, it sounded like it was too fast. If you had chosen something like “I heard it through the Grapevine” and done something incredible. You could’ve had a moment tonight. It was authentic Lil, but you are, let me remind everybody, that you are one of the best singers we’ve got in this competition. So, all we want, I’m just dying for you to do what you did a couple weeks ago where you just blow everybody away. You can’t do with a song like that though.”
Lil Rounds sang Martina McBride - Independence Day. Last night was Country theme on American Idol. The judges didn’t give her great comments, because she didn’t personalize it too much. Prior to her performance she said that she wasn’t going to spin it too much towards R&B, that she wanted to honour the country music theme. She certainly didn’t sound bad. In fact she sound really good. She has such a stong clean voice that she really can attack most types of songs and they will sound great. I do think it could have been even better if she put an R&B twist on it. I think that is really what the judges were trying to say. I don’t think you could ever put down her singing.
Randy Travis was the special guest. He helped the contestants prepare for the show. He commented that Lil Rounds has a very powerful voice.
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Here is what the judges had to say:
Randy Jackson said, “So Lil Rounds, it was a very interesting ambitious song choice. In front part I found myself struggling a little bit. When you hit your power zone, you hit the chorus you opened up because you’re big power singer. You got that big ol’ range, a go a bit better but I don’t know, it didn’t feel comfortable. I’m just keeping it real. I’m just keeping it real. She was all right. It just wasn’t great.”
Kara DioGuardi said, “Here’s the thing. We all know your great singer, you’d have to be deaf to not know you’re a great singer. It’s about, the second half we start to get the Lil rounds we fell in love with. The girl who’s hit those notes way up and the sky and we I missed that at the beginning. And there were other songs you can chosen, but you know what you did what you felt and that’s part of being an artist. You’re standing your ground. So I’d give props for that. Is it you’re best performance? It’s not your best, but good.”
Paul Abdul said, “Lil I think everything’s going right for you tonight. I think your vocals were spot on. I think the hair, the makeup, the clothing are beautiful. The only thing in reference to what these two are saying it would have went better if you didn’t sing two verses, and you only sang 1 verse and went right to the chorus. So that your vocals could go piercing through. You know that when your voice Pierce’s through its obvious why you are one of the favorites.”
Simon Cowell said, “Look Little. Lil. For me it kinda came over as if you were one of those girls who have to sing at a wedding and are forced to sing a song that somebody’s requested and felt and looked uncomfortable. Because we were comparing you when we first met you to somebody like Mary J who had a kind of rawness. There are a million, a billion songs you could have picked.”
Here is what the other contestants sang:
Anoop Desai
Willie Nelson - You were always on my mind
Alexis Grace
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Allison Iraheta
Patti Lovely - Blame it on your heart
Kris Allen
Garth Brooks - You make you feel my love
Last night we received the results show from the first night of singing (Top 13). No surprise at all that Lil Rounds is safe. There is no way that she would be voted off American Idol at this point. Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez were voted off the show. Jasmine Murray sang “I’ll Be There” and Jorge Nunez sang “Never Gonna Say Goodbye”. Neither performance was great, but neither was that bad either. There is a very talented group of singers on American Idol this year.
The show featured an appearance by Kelly Clarkson, and she sang her new single “my life would suck without you”. There was also a fun performance by all of the American Idol contestants singing a mix of Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 songs. Don’t forget that this week’s theme was Michael Jackson.
Great Job Lil. Can’t wait to see what you do next week.
Lil Rounds opened up the Top 13 American Idol show last night with a dazzling performance. It was Michael Jackson night and contestants had to pick a song by Michael Jackson or Jackson 5. Lil Rounds sang ‘The way you make me feel’, and she really put the pressure on the other contestants. She didn’t seemed to be nervous at all.
It is just not possible that Lil Rounds will be voted off the show tonight. She is such a talented singer and the way she opened Idol last night was spectacular!
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What the judges said!
“Lil Rounds what’s up baby, what’s up? All right so check it out. This is the way, this is the way we kick off season eight. Man let me tell you something. You know what great about you. This is a Michael Jackson song. He sang the ‘whatever’ a lot of it. You just put a whole new spin on it, with your kind of bluesy, R&B, old soul vibe. Dude you made the song new again. I love this. This is the way to start it baby! Yeah! Yeah! You got it!”
“I mean it’s perfect that you come out because, it’s like what Lil just did. Everybody’s Gotta be like ‘Ohh’. Wow! I need to definitely step that up running. Holy God! But the other thing is, I hope we get to hear you on the radio, because you are great! And you know that and note, that thing was sick! She just snuck that right there. Good job girl.”
“Lil I’d like to compliment you on how the softness, the palette of what you’re wearing and the light of the makeup, but glam squad way to go! You are the force to be reckoned with and it’s such a great way to start off this show, because when you hit your falsetto and you go up, it’s just beautiful. It’s like angel singing.”
“Lil I thought it was good. I was a little bit disappointed because I thought it was a bit of a lazy song choice. I thought the second half was better than the first period, and I hate what you’re wearing.”
There was a really nice video with Lil Rounds’s family in Memphis before Lil sang. Her husband Jesse Rounds talked about some of the hardships their family has gone through (losing there home to a tornado), but that they have really stuck together. Lil was talking about people telling her that since she has 3 kids that she had to give up on her dreams of becoming a singer. Lil went on to say that if you let go of your dreams, you let go of your life. She is very right and I am glad she feels that way or we may never have had the chance to hear this woman sing, and that would be a real loss.
Simon Cowell made some comments about Lil’s outfit. He didn’t like it at all which is fine. He obviously thinks she is great, because he went on to hit on her after he made the bad outfit comment. He also made a comment that she made a lazy song choice. I don’t agree, but what he his saying is really a compliment. He knows that she can take on the most difficult songs out there.
Here are the other Michael Jackson or Jackson 5 songs the contestants sang:
Lil Rounds - The Way You Make Me Feel
Scott MacIntyre - Keep The Faith Danny Gokey - PYT (Pretty Young Thing)
Micheal Sarver - You Are Not Alone
Jasmine Murray - I’ll Be There
Kris Allen - Remember The Time
Allison Iraheta - Give Into Me
Anoop Desai - Beat It
Jorge Nunez - Never Gonna Say Goodbye
Megan Corkrey - Rockin’ Robin Adam Lambert - Black or White Matt Giraud - Human Nature
Alexis Grace - Dirty Diana
Lil Rounds was asked 10 questions on the American Idol Homepage after she advanced to the Top 13. Here they are:
1. Question: If you couldn’t sing, which talent would you most like to have? Answer: To play an instrument.
2. Question: What’s your proudest moment? Answer: When I graduated from high school.
3. Question: What’s your most embarrassing moment? Answer: I fell at school.
4. Question: Do you have any rituals or things you do before you perform? Answer: No.
5. Question: What album would your friends be surprised you own? Answer: I don’t have any albums that would be surprising.
6. Question: What are your personal goals in life? Answer: My goals are to be a great mom and role model for my children and a loving and supportive wife to my husband. I would also like to live out my dream of being an internationally-known artist.
7. Question: If you don’t make it on American Idol, what will you do? Answer: I will try other avenues that will help me to pursue my dream of singing.
8. Question: What other talents do you have? Answer: I can walk on my toes.
9. Question: Do you have any formal singing training? Answer: No.
10. Question: When did you first start to sing? Answer: When I was three years of age.
After the dramatic twist in the Wildcard Round we now have a Top 13 and not a Top 12. I am pretty pleased with that. The more we get to see the better. Season 8 is full of talented young singers, and it could be the best year ever.
Here are the Top 13 on American Idol:
01. Jasmine Murray
02. Lil Rounds
03. Scott Macintyre
04. Jorge Nunez
05. Danny Gokey
06. Alexis Grace
07. Michael Sarver
08. Kris Allen
09. Adam Lambert
10. Allison Iraheta
11. Matt Giraud
12. Anoop Desai
13. Megan Corkrey
The Wildcard show last night was about as dramatic as American Idol could make it. Anyone who missed it sure missed their fill of shocks and surprises. There was judge fights, Tatiana’s insanity, and the biggest surprise ending ever on American Idol (the Top 12 has been changed to a Top 13).
Last night 8 people sang for the final 3 positions on this years American Idol. Von Smith, Jasmine Murray, Ricky Braddy, Megan Corkrey, Tatiana Del Toro, Matt Giraud, Jesse Langseth and Anoop Desai all sang their hearts hoping to pick up one of the final 3 spots in the Top 12. There were a lot of solid performances last night.
Lets start with the notorious drama queen Tatiana Del Toro. After she sang she was talking with the judges with a newly acquired Spanish accent. Odd! We all know that Tatiana suffers from some sort of insanity. Paula Abdul pointed it out. Paula interupted Tatiana while she was talking and said, ‘you seemed to have developed a accent I haven’t heard before’. Tatiana’s explanation for this was that when she is emotional and stressed she thinks in Spanish so she ends up with an accent?? She actually said that. The best part of all is that her accent became stronger after Paula pointed it out. It got so bad she sounded like she was acting in some very poorly funded ‘B’ movie. Odd girl. It is nice to know that we won’t be seeing her she did not advance out of the Wildcard Round.
Paula seemed a little more disturbed by Simon Cowell than normal. At one point she appeared to be getting a little physical with Simon. She was trying to twist is arm while Simon was talking.
Now for the biggest surprise of the show. After Jasmine Murray and Megan Corkrey were told that they were through. Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud were brought up in front of the judges for the final spot in the Top 12 (all the other contestants had already been told ‘no’). Matt Giraud was told that he made the Top 12. Right after that Anoop congratulated Matt and started to walk off stage. Simon stopped him and said that he just wanted to tell him something on behalf of all the judges. Simon told him that American Idol decided to do a Top 13 and that he was through as well.
What a crazy show, but now it is time to get down to business. It is time for Lil Rounds to battle it out with the other contestants. Should be a great season.
I don’t think anyone was overly surprised to find out that Lil Rounds was voted through last night, but it sure was nice to find out that we will be seeing much more of her on American Idol. I liked the way American Idol told us that lil-rounds made it through. Instead of making her stand up with two, three, four other contestants. All they did was make Lil rounds stand up and Ryan Seacrest told her congratulations you have made it through. I don’t think that any contestant who stood up next to Lil and was told that one of them was through and one of them wasn’t would believe that they were through.
Lil Rounds waits to find out if she is in the TOP 12
I think that Lil was also pretty confident that she had done enough to make it through to the top 12. She didn’t seem too nervous and she sure did enough to deserve it. Other contestants from group three who were voted through were Scott Macintyre and Jorge Nunez.
Lil is pretty pumped that she is through
So we now know 9 of the 12 contestants who will be competing in the top 12 on American idol this year. They are: Lil Rounds, Scott Macintyre, Jorge Nunez, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta.
Lil Rounds and Ryan Seacrest
Towards the end of the show they announced which contestants will compete in the Wildcard round for the final three positions in the top 12. They are:
Von Smith
Jasmine Murray
Ricky Braddy
Megan Corkrey
Tatiana Del Toro
Matt Giraud
Jesse Langseth
Anoop Desai
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Randy Jackson said, “Yo. All right listen to this. Lil Rounds. Lil Rounds what’s going down baby? How you been, good? All right listen to this. That wasn’t the right song for me, for you, I mean you’ve got mad, crazy vocals. You got that big ol’ voice. By the time you get to the end of the song “yeah, yeah, yeah” it was cool right, but the front of the song was a little bit tortured for me. You’ve got unbelievable vocals. It just wasn’t the right song for me, for you, and I fell like you were rushing through the whole song because when you got that big ol’ voice you need a little bit more space in the bars, for that up-tempo thing. Up-tempo things are a little bit different for someone with a big voice, because you wanna feel it. So it just wasn’t my best performance for me, for you.”
Kara DioGuardi said, “Yeah, you know Lil you look great. You really do. It’s a beautiful dress. You’re beautiful girl, but I Gotta say you were the diva tonight. This is what everyone was waiting to hear. This was your week. This was your week and if you don’t nail this week… I gotta tell you I don’t think this was the right song. We all know Lil can sing. You’ve got this voice that if you had melodies that breathed more you could have interpreted more, but you didn’t. You stayed kind of true to what the song was and we need more from you, right now. And you were screaming at certain points, and I don’t ever want to hear you screaming. You’re an effortless singer, and I didn’t get that from you.”
Paul Abdul said, “I disagree! I disagree completely with these two! I do agree with the fact that you look unbelievable. Your classic throwback mixed with catour chic. It’s amazing because you didn’t change anything musically, but it’s what you do vocally that feels fresh and like I heard classic song for the very first time and I think you owned that song.”
“Look Lil we could all see from the film why you got emotional and how much this all means to you. I think what you did tonight was kind of tribute to the authentic sound of Motown. However, I wouldn’t have chosen the song because I don’t believe it gives you a moment. I agree with Randy, it sounded like it was too fast. If you had chosen something like “I heard it through the Grapevine” and done something incredible. You could’ve had a moment tonight. It was authentic Lil, but you are, let me remind everybody, that you are one of the best singers we’ve got in this competition. So, all we want, I’m just dying for you to do what you did a couple weeks ago where you just blow everybody away. You can’t do with a song like that though.” 
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