its the first live show of american idol season 8 with the group 1 of the semifinalists takes the stage. hopes were high with earlly favorites taking the stage like danny gokey, stevie wright, anoop desai and the famous tatiana del toro.so who worked it out and who i think is out?
well, to start with, here are the ones who got my attention last night:
1. danny gokey - he is obviously paula's favorite in the bunch, and he definitely nailed mariah carey's "hero". he sang in tune but his left hand is quite distracting. kara and randy implied that he was the best for the night and simon said it was good but not fantastic. i think he was the best of the night.
2. alexis grace - well, this girl can sing.... that small frame can definitely has a great voice. all the judges like her but his limited exposure in the earlier rounds worries me if it was enough to pull her through.
3. michael sarver - this guy can sing. i liked the song that he picked, even if the judges didn't like it. he played with the tune a couple of times and it was a good performance. hope america votes for him.
4. anoop desai - great song choice, he sang well. but the judges were correct, he was not connected to the song... and i think the risk of choosing a song sung by a female did not pay off, since danny was way better. but he was good.
5. ricky braddy - he was the surprise last night, great vocals. i remember the song but i still can't remember his face...
6. jackie tohn - the vocals were not great but she knows how to work the stage. she is a performer and i liked it.
the people in the middle...
7. anne marie boskovich - it was good but not great. the judges were right, the song was too big for her
8. tatiana del toro - she was surprisingly good last night, she was not annoying and was quite reserved. i thought i was watching someone else
9.stephen fowler - some parts were okay but some parts were annoying, but his high notes were great
my bottom three...
10. brent keith - i can't remember his performance nor his face....
11. casey carlson - she looks great, but her performance was a disaster. her voice did not match the song and her dancing did not help either
12. stevie wright - i liked this girl in the audition but last night was a disaster for her. her performance reminded me of jasmine trias' final three performance of "it's raining man" in season 3
i would give a fearless forecast on who would go through tonight. based on performance, i would like danny and alexis to advance, with either michael or anoop taking the third spot. but don't discount the fact that vftw.com is rooting for tatiana del toro. other contestants that had good exposure during the earlier rounds could have established fan base like anne marie boskovich, stevie wright, jackie tohn and stephen fowler. casey can have the male votes. based on dialidol.com, the three that would advance would be danny, alexis and michael.
my prediction would be for the guys, it will be danny gokey by a mile. for the girls, i am split between alexis grace and jackie tohn. the third spot would go to either anoop or michael. my dark horses for tonight would be tatiana, ricky and anne marie. but my picks would be danny, alexis and michael.
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