Summary
"American Idol" - Final Two Performance - May 22, 2012
Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez face off. They'll each sing three songs, one is producer Simon Fuller's choice, one is their favorite song from the season, and finally the song that will be their potential first single.
Contestant: Jessica Sanchez
Song: "I Have Nothing," Whitney Houston
Performance: It's a big diva-licious ballad that isn't particularly exciting but is sung very well, controlled and tuneful, especially the high notes at the end.
Apparently, there is no judging tonight.
Contestant: Phillip Phillips
Song: "Stand By Me," Ben E. King
Performance: This is a very odd choice for Phillip by Fuller. He, of course, slows it down and twists the melody until it sounds like most of his other performances.
Guest Performance: Jason DeRulo sings the song that the fans helped write "Undefeated."
Contestant: Jessica
Song: "Prayer," Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
Performance: She's going all in on the diva trip tonight and again does a good job. The song is a snoozefest but again she sounds good and the high notes at the end are quite good.
Contestant: Phillip Phillips
Song: "Movin' Out," Billy Joel
Performance: I'm surrprised he didn't pick the Damien Rice song. He does a better job on this than he actually did on Billy Joel night, he's got more energy and it's not quite as menacing and more playful.
Contestant: Jessica
Song: "Change Nothing"
Performance: Flanked by a large string section and seated on the piano, she sings... a big piano ballad. It starts a little low in her range but works it way up to her power voice. The song isn't doing her any favors either in terms of range or quality. She has pitch issues from the first pre-chorus and then intermittently to the end.
Judging: Randy says he didn't like the song but he liked that she made more of it then it was and she needs to record tunes with swagger. JLo agrees and says she wouldn't choose that song as her first single but says she tried to bring herself to it and says when she goes to make records to stand up for herself. Steven agrees and ends by saying "yeah, baby."
Contestant: Phillip
Song: "Home"
Performance: It's a jaunty acoustic roots pop tune. Phillip looks wan but like he's trying to push through. It's got a Mumford & Sons-ish vibe as it builds which suits him much better than Jessica's song did her and sounds like it could actually be on the radio right now. A drum corps enters and beefs up the beat. He gets a standing ovation from the judges.
Judging: Randy loves the song, Phillip, the production, marching band, and says it was his best performance of the night, calls it Mumford and Sons-ish, and says it's brilliant. JLo says it was him and he sounds like nothing else on the radio. Steven says he was perfect and recalled a little Paul Simon and he thinks Phillip is the man.
Prediction: Um, yeah, Phillip's got this.
Performance: The reigning "Idol" sings his goodbye song "Please Remember Me" over video recapping the entire season.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Simon Cowell Mark Thompson Ryan Seacrest Randy Jackson
Genres : Music Documentary Game-Show Reality-TV
Release date : May 21, 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" - Final Two Performance - May 22, 2012
Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez face off. They'll each sing three songs, one is producer Simon Fuller's choice, one is their favorite song from the season, and finally the song that will be their potential first single.
Contestant: Jessica Sanchez
Song: "I Have Nothing," Whitney Houston
Performance: It's a big diva-licious ballad that isn't particularly exciting but is sung very well, controlled and tuneful, especially the high notes at the end.
Apparently, there is no judging tonight.
Contestant: Phillip Phillips
Song: "Stand By Me," Ben E. King
Performance: This is a very odd choice for Phillip by Fuller. He, of course, slows it down and twists the melody until it sounds like most of his other performances.
Guest Performance: Jason DeRulo sings the song that the fans helped write "Undefeated."
Contestant: Jessica
Song: "Prayer," Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
Performance: She's going all in on the diva trip tonight and again does a good job. The song is a snoozefest but again she sounds good and the high notes at the end are quite good.
Contestant: Phillip Phillips
Song: "Movin' Out," Billy Joel
Performance: I'm surrprised he didn't pick the Damien Rice song. He does a better job on this than he actually did on Billy Joel night, he's got more energy and it's not quite as menacing and more playful.
Contestant: Jessica
Song: "Change Nothing"
Performance: Flanked by a large string section and seated on the piano, she sings... a big piano ballad. It starts a little low in her range but works it way up to her power voice. The song isn't doing her any favors either in terms of range or quality. She has pitch issues from the first pre-chorus and then intermittently to the end.
Judging: Randy says he didn't like the song but he liked that she made more of it then it was and she needs to record tunes with swagger. JLo agrees and says she wouldn't choose that song as her first single but says she tried to bring herself to it and says when she goes to make records to stand up for herself. Steven agrees and ends by saying "yeah, baby."
Contestant: Phillip
Song: "Home"
Performance: It's a jaunty acoustic roots pop tune. Phillip looks wan but like he's trying to push through. It's got a Mumford & Sons-ish vibe as it builds which suits him much better than Jessica's song did her and sounds like it could actually be on the radio right now. A drum corps enters and beefs up the beat. He gets a standing ovation from the judges.
Judging: Randy loves the song, Phillip, the production, marching band, and says it was his best performance of the night, calls it Mumford and Sons-ish, and says it's brilliant. JLo says it was him and he sounds like nothing else on the radio. Steven says he was perfect and recalled a little Paul Simon and he thinks Phillip is the man.
Prediction: Um, yeah, Phillip's got this.
Performance: The reigning "Idol" sings his goodbye song "Please Remember Me" over video recapping the entire season.
Genres : Music Documentary Game-Show Reality-TV
Release date : May 21, 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
