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Getting closer to the “American Idol” Top 24
The claws came out tonight on “American Idol.”
Excitement and anticipation turned into power struggles, tears, finger-pointing, fatigue and frustration. And I’m not talking about the judges (at least for now … we’ll see how the rest of the season goes).
Ninety-six contestants made it to group night tonight on “American Idol,” and there was plenty of drama.
But there was also plenty of star power.
In the end, 71 made it through to the final Hollywood Week round, which airs next Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. on FOX. The Top 24 (12 males, 12 females) will be revealed the following night.
Here are some of the highlights from Hollywood Week, night two:
Who shined: Three seemed to be the lucky number. The trios of Janell Wheeler, Jermain Purifoy and Casey James; Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens and J.B. Ahfua; and Ashley Rodriguez, Michelle Delamore and Charity Vance all impressed the judges.
In other groups, only a few stood out from the rest. This held true for Tim Urban and Mike Lynche, who talked his wife through the birth of their first child, a girl, over the phone literally minutes before he auditioned. Thankfully, for his sake, he made it through to the next round (imagine being sent home right after missing the birth of your first child!)
This also was the case for the drama group led by Mary “Power Trip” Powers. The judges looked past the awful performance and let rocker Powers, Texas girl Hope Johnson and the lone male of the group through.
Among the 25 who went home: Jack Black/Jack Osbourne/Michael Moore hybrid Mark Labriola. Former jailbird Matt Lawrence, drama queen Amanda Shechtman and the very likable Seth Rollins, the father of an autistic boy.
Who makes my top 24 so far (based on tonight’s and past performances from some who didn’t get much air time tonight): Andrew Garcia, Ashley Rodriguez, Ohio’s Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Janell Wheeler, Casey James, Jermaine Purifoy, Lilly Scott and Haeley Vaughn. Katelyn Epperly and Lacey Brown were among my favorites from the early audition rounds, but haven’t seen much of them at all during Hollywood Week.
Who do you want to see make it to the final 24?
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By Sue
February 11, 2010 8:10 AM | Link to this
Hollywood week (group song) is to show how you work under pressure with a song you havent been preparing for a while and to see how you are to work with. As a singer, soloist or not, you have to know how to take direction from others and work with various personalities. These folks are going to have that much pressure and lack of sleep for the next 12 weeks…they were seperating the chaff from the wheat. They all can sing no doubt - but they are looking for more than that.
By kerrigan
February 11, 2010 7:19 AM | Link to this
The question for me is…… why have a group week to begin with when your looking for an individual star?
By george
February 11, 2010 1:32 AM | Link to this
hey michelle- I can’t believe I’m writing a comment about idol and 0130 in the am at that, but I think in the end it’s going to be a showdown between crystal and didi- I’ve got to get a life- george east tennessee