Summary
'American Idol" - Semifinalist Girls Perform- Feb. 29, 2012
Contestant: Chelsea Sorrell She's from a two-stoplight town in North Carolina.. She fishes and hunts. We meet her mama.
Song:"Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood
Performance: She's cute and sparkly and pretty polished.Not specutacular but well done.
Randy: Welcomes her and says she can definitely sing but wasn't sure it was the best song choice in order to separate herself out.
JLo: Is a huge fan from the beginning and she felt the song made her sound nasally which wasn't something she'd heard before. She wants her to loosen up.
Steven: Tells her to watch her phrasing and timing but that she sang good.
Contestant:Erika Van Pelt She takes us home to Rhode Island and meet her mom and her sister.
Song: "What About Love," Heart
Performance: She's straightened her hair and it looks great. Great song choice and she sounds good, not showing off a ton of range but good power and presence.
Steven: Thinks it was beautiful and magical and thinks her confidence breathes wings into the song.
JLo: Likes watching her be comfortable and thinks she can let loose even more.
Randy: Also loved her confidence and called it an Adele vibe.
Contestant: Jen Hirsh We go with her to her apartment in Agoura Hills, CA and meet her dog Sadie and her boyfriend Jason and see her family's vineyard.
Song: "One and Only," Adele
Performance: It's a piano ballad and she builds in confidence and strength. She's got great control of her notes as well. The song is kind of limp but she hits some big notes well near the end.
Jlo: Liked that she let loose and the feeling of the song.
Steven: Also likes her confidence and thinks she has what it takes.
Randy: Has loved her since day one and her runs and she's one of greatest singers in the competition this year.
Randy admits that they were a little lenient on the guys last night after watching the show back.
Contestant: Brielle Von Hugel She says she's a typical teen from Staten Island. We see her school and her cheer squad.
Song: "Dock of the Bay," Otis Redding
Performance: She starts out sitting on the edge of the stage serenading the boys. It seems pitched a little low for her throughout the first verse. She takes it up on the second and it's a bit jarring and shrill. She can obviously sing there's just something odd about the performance. It's a weird song choice too.
Steven: Loved it and thinks she has a great sense of the blues.
JLo: Loves she's a true performer and eats up the stage.
Randy: He thought it was too low in the beginning but liked when she hit the sweet spot in the middle. He was surprised by her swagger.
Contestant: Hallie Day We go with Hallie to Baltimore and her waitressing job and meet her husband and his family in New Hampshire.
Song: "Feelin' Good," (many people, notably) Nina Simone
Performance: She looks lovely and starts off slow and jazzy and sultry. She gets into it as the tempo picks up and hits a confident last note.
JLo: Thougt it had some beautiful moments and thought she looked like a star.
Steven: Thinks she's beautiful and loves her old-timey voice...like Adele.
Randy: Asks what she wants to do? She says she wants to sing soul music. He brings up Lana Del Ray and Adele and wonders where she fits with her big amazing voice.
Contestant:Skylar Lane We got mudding with her in Mississippi and meet her BFF and she loves living in a small town. We revisit her struggling family store.
Song: "Stay With Me," The Faces
Performance: She brings the twang. She's wearing a cute sparkly dress and seems confident but she's pushing too hard on that growly voice thing for my taste. She really gets into it in an authentic way though which is refreshing. The last big note is a little rough but she commits
Randy: Loves that she's a rocking performing country girl. Like Reba mixed with Kelly Clarkson and Tina Turner adds JLo.
JLo: She loves her energy and twang and that it was all brand new.
Steven: Says she was on fire and a pistol and made Galveston proud.
Contestant:Baylie Brown We visit the horse in her barn and see the high school where she was a cheerleader. We meet her grandpa who wants to fatten her up.
Song: "Amazed," Lonestar
Performance: She starts off very wobbly pitch-wise. It doesn't improve a whole lot until she gets to belting part of the chorus and even then it's not, um, amazing. This is her worst performance by far. She's smiling through it but she seems like she knows she's struggling. It sounds like her nerves may be pinching her voice.
Steven: Doesn't like the song choice and didn't think it was her best performance but he thinks she's pretty.
JLo: Agrees that it could've been better and she didn't have control but she's beautiful.
Randy: Thought it was good but not great, kind of shaky and never in control.
Contestant:Hollie Cavanagh She takes us to her home in Texas and meet her supportive family and cute dog.
Song: "Reflection," Christina Aguilera
Performance: It starts off oddly, maybe pitched a little too low and Hollie swallowing the ends of her phrases and seeming very serious for such a young girl. As usual, the belting chorus sounds stronger and gets better as she goes along and her face is very expressive.She's got a great, big voice.
Steven: Thought she was perfect and beautiful and hits the notes just right.
JLo: Thinks she can win it. Agrees with Steven that she should let her hair down.
Randy: Says she's one of their favorites and agrees she could've let go more. He says it wasn't all perfect but the parts that were genius were brilliant.
Contestant:Haley Johnson She's from Oregon. We meet her cat. We see the rain in Oregon and the coffee shop she used to work at as a barista. We see her doing crazy gymnastic flips.
Song: 'Sweet Dreams," Eurythmics
Performance: She has a pretty alto at the beginning and then slides up to higher notes. She seems to be going for an unbridled a Florence + the Machine vibe but it's a little shouty and there are several big pitch problems.It's vocaly flailing but she's definitely committed and has good stage presence.
JLo: Hopes America could hear all the special things she could do with her voice but she didn't love the song choice.
Steven: Says it wasn't perfect and she pulled it through and the money shots were spot on.
Randy: Says it was a bit of a nightmare instead of a dream. (Yay, a real criticism.) He says she wasn't spot on and he was a little dizzy.
Contestant: Shannon Magrane Ryan tries to bait Shannon's dad into fighting Steven over his audition comment. Then we go home with Shannon to her home in Tampa and check her out playing volleyball and doing homework.
Song: "Go Light Your World," Kathy Troccoli
Performance: She's wearing a beautiful white gown but has a kind of beauty pageant about her. The song starts slow, low, and shaky. There are both good and shaky parts, the song-- a big generic contemporary Christian anthem-- is pretty terrible. She's adorable and impassioned though.
Randy: Says she came out swinging and thinks she's got a lot of promise. He's a fan.
JLo: Can't believe how much passion she sings with at 16. She got goosies.
Steven: He says his reality check bounced and she took it to another leve.
Contestant:Jessica Sanchez She sits with Ryan and talks about how her vocal cords were inflamed and that she's nervous. Then we see her video trip home to San Diego. She goes to the mall. (She's 16).
Song: "Love You I Do," Jennifer Hudson (from "Dreamgirls") Performance:Again it starts out low and a little shaky but gets better as the notes ascend and get more powerful. For someone worried about her vocal cords she seems very confident and does a lot of what is probably ill-advised growling. She ends on a big, strong money note and earns a standing O from the judges.
Randy: He believes she can really sing, regardless of whatever's going on with her doctor.
JLo: Loves her swag, attitude, and moves and the punctuation of her body on the ends of her phrases.
Steven: Says she has exceptional timing and her pitch is perfect.
Contestant:Elise Testone We go home with her to Charleston, SC.She loves it. We also see her visit her parents in New Jersey.
Song: "One and Only," Adele
Performance: Yes, this is the song Jen Hirsh sang. Elise sings it at the piano and is immediately much stronger and brings a lot more soul and heft to the song. Jen was good. Elise was great.
Steven: Says she blew out of the water.
JLo: Was impressed by her unique tone and thinks she may be the best singer on the show.
Randy: He hopes America gets her and she's a force to be reckoned with.
My guess for who's getting the boot: Shannon, Baylie, Haley, Chelsea, Brielle, and Jen, and that Jen will be brought back as a wild card.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Simon Cowell Mark Thompson Ryan Seacrest Randy Jackson
Genres : Music Documentary Game-Show Reality-TV
Release date : Feb 28, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : ABC American Idol
Language : English
Filming locations : Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies : Fremantle FremantleMedia 19 Television
Summary
'American Idol" - Semifinalist Girls Perform- Feb. 29, 2012
Contestant: Chelsea Sorrell She's from a two-stoplight town in North Carolina.. She fishes and hunts. We meet her mama.
Song:"Cowboy Casanova," Carrie Underwood
Performance: She's cute and sparkly and pretty polished.Not specutacular but well done.
Randy: Welcomes her and says she can definitely sing but wasn't sure it was the best song choice in order to separate herself out.
JLo: Is a huge fan from the beginning and she felt the song made her sound nasally which wasn't something she'd heard before. She wants her to loosen up.
Steven: Tells her to watch her phrasing and timing but that she sang good.
Contestant:Erika Van Pelt She takes us home to Rhode Island and meet her mom and her sister.
Song: "What About Love," Heart
Performance: She's straightened her hair and it looks great. Great song choice and she sounds good, not showing off a ton of range but good power and presence.
Steven: Thinks it was beautiful and magical and thinks her confidence breathes wings into the song.
JLo: Likes watching her be comfortable and thinks she can let loose even more.
Randy: Also loved her confidence and called it an Adele vibe.
Contestant: Jen Hirsh We go with her to her apartment in Agoura Hills, CA and meet her dog Sadie and her boyfriend Jason and see her family's vineyard.
Song: "One and Only," Adele
Performance: It's a piano ballad and she builds in confidence and strength. She's got great control of her notes as well. The song is kind of limp but she hits some big notes well near the end.
Jlo: Liked that she let loose and the feeling of the song.
Steven: Also likes her confidence and thinks she has what it takes.
Randy: Has loved her since day one and her runs and she's one of greatest singers in the competition this year.
Randy admits that they were a little lenient on the guys last night after watching the show back.
Contestant: Brielle Von Hugel She says she's a typical teen from Staten Island. We see her school and her cheer squad.
Song: "Dock of the Bay," Otis Redding
Performance: She starts out sitting on the edge of the stage serenading the boys. It seems pitched a little low for her throughout the first verse. She takes it up on the second and it's a bit jarring and shrill. She can obviously sing there's just something odd about the performance. It's a weird song choice too.
Steven: Loved it and thinks she has a great sense of the blues.
JLo: Loves she's a true performer and eats up the stage.
Randy: He thought it was too low in the beginning but liked when she hit the sweet spot in the middle. He was surprised by her swagger.
Contestant: Hallie Day We go with Hallie to Baltimore and her waitressing job and meet her husband and his family in New Hampshire.
Song: "Feelin' Good," (many people, notably) Nina Simone
Performance: She looks lovely and starts off slow and jazzy and sultry. She gets into it as the tempo picks up and hits a confident last note.
JLo: Thougt it had some beautiful moments and thought she looked like a star.
Steven: Thinks she's beautiful and loves her old-timey voice...like Adele.
Randy: Asks what she wants to do? She says she wants to sing soul music. He brings up Lana Del Ray and Adele and wonders where she fits with her big amazing voice.
Contestant:Skylar Lane We got mudding with her in Mississippi and meet her BFF and she loves living in a small town. We revisit her struggling family store.
Song: "Stay With Me," The Faces
Performance: She brings the twang. She's wearing a cute sparkly dress and seems confident but she's pushing too hard on that growly voice thing for my taste. She really gets into it in an authentic way though which is refreshing. The last big note is a little rough but she commits
Randy: Loves that she's a rocking performing country girl. Like Reba mixed with Kelly Clarkson and Tina Turner adds JLo.
JLo: She loves her energy and twang and that it was all brand new.
Steven: Says she was on fire and a pistol and made Galveston proud.
Contestant:Baylie Brown We visit the horse in her barn and see the high school where she was a cheerleader. We meet her grandpa who wants to fatten her up.
Song: "Amazed," Lonestar
Performance: She starts off very wobbly pitch-wise. It doesn't improve a whole lot until she gets to belting part of the chorus and even then it's not, um, amazing. This is her worst performance by far. She's smiling through it but she seems like she knows she's struggling. It sounds like her nerves may be pinching her voice.
Steven: Doesn't like the song choice and didn't think it was her best performance but he thinks she's pretty.
JLo: Agrees that it could've been better and she didn't have control but she's beautiful.
Randy: Thought it was good but not great, kind of shaky and never in control.
Contestant:Hollie Cavanagh She takes us to her home in Texas and meet her supportive family and cute dog.
Song: "Reflection," Christina Aguilera
Performance: It starts off oddly, maybe pitched a little too low and Hollie swallowing the ends of her phrases and seeming very serious for such a young girl. As usual, the belting chorus sounds stronger and gets better as she goes along and her face is very expressive.She's got a great, big voice.
Steven: Thought she was perfect and beautiful and hits the notes just right.
JLo: Thinks she can win it. Agrees with Steven that she should let her hair down.
Randy: Says she's one of their favorites and agrees she could've let go more. He says it wasn't all perfect but the parts that were genius were brilliant.
Contestant:Haley Johnson She's from Oregon. We meet her cat. We see the rain in Oregon and the coffee shop she used to work at as a barista. We see her doing crazy gymnastic flips.
Song: 'Sweet Dreams," Eurythmics
Performance: She has a pretty alto at the beginning and then slides up to higher notes. She seems to be going for an unbridled a Florence + the Machine vibe but it's a little shouty and there are several big pitch problems.It's vocaly flailing but she's definitely committed and has good stage presence.
JLo: Hopes America could hear all the special things she could do with her voice but she didn't love the song choice.
Steven: Says it wasn't perfect and she pulled it through and the money shots were spot on.
Randy: Says it was a bit of a nightmare instead of a dream. (Yay, a real criticism.) He says she wasn't spot on and he was a little dizzy.
Contestant: Shannon Magrane Ryan tries to bait Shannon's dad into fighting Steven over his audition comment. Then we go home with Shannon to her home in Tampa and check her out playing volleyball and doing homework.
Song: "Go Light Your World," Kathy Troccoli
Performance: She's wearing a beautiful white gown but has a kind of beauty pageant about her. The song starts slow, low, and shaky. There are both good and shaky parts, the song-- a big generic contemporary Christian anthem-- is pretty terrible. She's adorable and impassioned though.
Randy: Says she came out swinging and thinks she's got a lot of promise. He's a fan.
JLo: Can't believe how much passion she sings with at 16. She got goosies.
Steven: He says his reality check bounced and she took it to another leve.
Contestant:Jessica Sanchez She sits with Ryan and talks about how her vocal cords were inflamed and that she's nervous. Then we see her video trip home to San Diego. She goes to the mall. (She's 16).
Song: "Love You I Do," Jennifer Hudson (from "Dreamgirls") Performance:Again it starts out low and a little shaky but gets better as the notes ascend and get more powerful. For someone worried about her vocal cords she seems very confident and does a lot of what is probably ill-advised growling. She ends on a big, strong money note and earns a standing O from the judges.
Randy: He believes she can really sing, regardless of whatever's going on with her doctor.
JLo: Loves her swag, attitude, and moves and the punctuation of her body on the ends of her phrases.
Steven: Says she has exceptional timing and her pitch is perfect.
Contestant:Elise Testone We go home with her to Charleston, SC.She loves it. We also see her visit her parents in New Jersey.
Song: "One and Only," Adele
Performance: Yes, this is the song Jen Hirsh sang. Elise sings it at the piano and is immediately much stronger and brings a lot more soul and heft to the song. Jen was good. Elise was great.
Steven: Says she blew out of the water.
JLo: Was impressed by her unique tone and thinks she may be the best singer on the show.
Randy: He hopes America gets her and she's a force to be reckoned with.
My guess for who's getting the boot: Shannon, Baylie, Haley, Chelsea, Brielle, and Jen, and that Jen will be brought back as a wild card.
Genres : Music Documentary Game-Show Reality-TV
Release date : Feb 28, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : ABC American Idol
Language : English
Filming locations : Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies : Fremantle FremantleMedia 19 Television
