AMERICAN IDOL 9 APRIL 6&7,2010

SONGS OF MCCARTNEY AND LENNON

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The nine remaining contestants performed. I am including a brief synopsis of each performer and judges comments.

1. Aaron Kelly - Long and Winding Road.

Randy - It was a good arrangement, kind of slow but you do have a good voice

Ellen - felt that it was a "long and winding" song.

Kara - Good but not great. We keep seeing the same side of you each week

Simon - It was old fashioned and boring. You need to become young and relevant.

2. Katie Stevens - Let It Be.

Randy - Best performance ever.

Ellen - Changed the song just enough to make it your own.

Simon - You got it right tonight.

3. Andrew Garcia - Can't Buy Me Love

Randy - Solid performance. Song with a pop approach. It was alright.

Ellen - It was a lot of fun and I loved it.

Kara - I haven't seen anything new from you.

Simon - It was old fashioned and "corny" and irrelevant.

4. Michael Lynche - Eleanor Rigby

Randy - Not sure all of it worked although I love it. It could be on your album

Ellen - You can do anything. It was a huge risk to make the change.

Kara - The vocals were amazing. It was "fire" You were committed. Great job.

Simon - It was like you see and hear in musicals. It was too over the top.

5. Crystal Bowersox - Come Together

Randy - It was another solid performance

Ellen - Great

Kara - One of my favorite performances. It was playful. You were smiling. One of my favorites for tonight.

Simon - Interesting, "quirky ". Terrific. Much better than last week.

6. Tim Urban - All My Loving

Randy - You are in your own category - the TIM category. Better than the last couple weeks.

Ellen - the second best performance. Good song choice.

Kara - Your best performance with the guitar. You did something different.

Simon - You did really well with that song. It suited your voice.

7. Casey James - Jealous Guy

Randy - Impressed. Set yourself apart. Not perfect vocals, but good.

Ellen - It felt real. Best performance to date. It was soulful. You could see your personality.

Kara - You were showing your depth and vulnerability.

Simon - The best performance of the night. Saw a different side of you. It was "terrific".

8. Siobhan Magnus - Across The Universe

Randy - Your outfit is crazy, WOW. I saw the tender side of you although I felt it was a little "sleepy"

Ellen - You do march to the beat of a different drum. Loved it. Beautiful

Kara - From a singing perspective it was very restrained and polite.

Simon - You came back much stronger.

9. Lee DeWyze - Hey Jude

Randy - Was a hot look for you.

Ellen - Your confidence showed. Great job. Loved it.

Kara - I'm a fan of yours. It's hot.

Simon - Strange. Bag pipe look out of place.

WELL, THERE IT IS! - WHAT DO YOU THINK? - WHO WILL BE ELIMINATED TOMORROW?

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7,2010

Ryan Seacrest introduced the show by informing the audience about "Idol Gives Back" - the charitable endeavor under sponsorship of the show.

The guests for the evening were Rihianna, Jason Dorulo, and David Archuletta.

Voting Results

The bottom three: Michael Lynche, Aaron Kelly and Andrew Garcia.

To make the long story short. . . Michael Lynche was declared to be the contestant with the lowest number of votes and requested to perform in order to "save" himself.

The Judges unanimously voted to "save" Michael to see him return next week.

It was announced that next week, Adam Lambert would be the mentor

and that two contestants would be voted off.