I agree with who went home and the judges not using their only save of the season.
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Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] American Idol 2019 Top 8 Recap and Results Live Blog
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American
Idol 2019 Top 8 Song Spoilers: Queen Night Song
Choices






American Idol
2019 Top 8 Song Spoilers: Queen Night Song Choices
American Idol 2019
Top 8 will perform songs from the Queen catalog this week.
Check out all the song spoilers here.


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04/28/2019 by mj santilli American Idol 2019 Top 8 Recap and Results Live
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04/28/2019 by mj santilli

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Tonight,
the American
Idol 2019 Top 8 perform songs from the Queen catalog.
Plus, the singers team up for movie themed duets. Season 8
alum and Queen frontman Adam
Lambert is on hand to mentor the artists, who will
sing for YOUR votes as American
Idol broadcasts LIVE coast to coast.Viewers
across the US will watch and vote simultaneously. At the end
of the episode, TWO contestants will be eliminated.
UNLESS…the judges Lionel
Richie, Katy
Perry and Luke
Bryan–save one singer from the chopping
block.Here
is how to VOTE. Y'all
can start voting AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW:How to Vote on American Idol 2019 –
Everything You Need to KnowSong
Spoilers below! American Idol 2019 Top 8 Queen Night Song
Spoilers
American Idol 2019 Top 8 Power List and Poll
Results


The
Top 8 open the show with a rendition of We Will Rock You and
Queen's Roger Taylor and Brian May wish the singers good
luck.
Walker
Burroughs — Crazy Little Thing Called Love –
Walker confesses to Adam that he has no idea how to move on
stage. But once he begins performing, he seems comfortable.
Adam is smiling. "He's got to trust his instincts…be
who you are!" says Adam, who finds Walker's awkwardness
charming. Walker starts the performance sitting on the
judges desk before making his way to the stage. This is a
solid performance. Walker is fine on stage, but there needs
to be more…verve? He kinda brings it at the end. "You
really used all your appendages!" says Katy.. "You
sounded so good…I love you!" Luke thinks America will
fall in love with the performance because he was just
himself–"endearing," eh says.  Lionel thought he
had fun, "Don't think at all…just be present on
stage," he says. 

Madison
VanDenburg — The Show Must Go On – Adam thinks
Madison has an "incredible instrument." But she makes it
look too easy, he thinks. He wants to feel her pain.. "You
have to have an authority…make the note count," he says.
"Madison is a force," Adam says. The fog machine is set
to HIGH tonight! Heh. Adam makes a great point about how she
makes it look too easy. Her vocals are great, but sometimes
lack urgency. She does need to look more PAINED, like Adam
mentioned in their session. There's too much smiling in a
song about a person carrying on amid great difficulty.
Still, she hits some pretty impressive notes. "You just
changed the whole game," says Luke. He thinks she's
coming into the diva role. "That's your best performance
so far." Lionel says Adam is right, "the acting is
everything…you did that tonight…your voice was
impeccable." Katy says, "You have come so far." Katy
thinks she can take it even farther. "You're body
isn't quite connected." Good advice from Katy. She calls
herself a "stage mom" and adds jokingly "No more wire
hangers." Madison probably has no idea what that means.
Heh. 

Laci
Kaye Booth & Laine Hardy – Jackson from Walk
the Line – Mentor Bobby Bones introduces the song. Can
they connect and make us feel it, he asks. At the very
least, the two seem to be having a grand old time up there.
Lionel calls Laci "sassy" adding "both of you look
comfortable." Katy thought the two were connected,
"I've never seen you smile so large." Katy teases
Laine. "Watch out Caleb and Maddie!" Luke says, "We
don't even have to pick you guys apart," says
Luke. 


Jeremiah
Lloyd Harmon — Who Wants to Live Forever –
Jeremiah is a little intimidated meeting Adam. And he's
nervous.. His parents will be in the audience for the first
time. Adam pushed him to go bigger than the folk approach he
brought to rehearsal. He suggests losing the guitar. It's
smart advice from Adam, to make his vocals front and center.
The result is a POWERFUL performance from Jeremiah. The
dynamics are beautifully executed as the singer starts off
vulnerable, goes big, only to pull it back to a quiet note.
Perfect. "You really embodied the spirit of Freddie
Mercury with that song." Katy mentions his parents in the
audience, "God bless all three of you." Luke calls it an
"emotional ride." He adds, "That was a complete
journey…I loved every second of it." Lionel thinks he
has the ability to draw people in. "Your voice is
something to be reckoned with." Dad, from the audience,
calls it "powerful…I'm not very objective…he's the
best one here!"

Alejandro
Aranda –  Under Pressure — He's
performing an acoustic version and is still learning the
lyrics. Alejandro admits he's nervous. He is afraid to
change the arrangement too much. It's a classic song! Adam
likes that he's flipping the song. He suggests that he
stick to the melody. "I'm just so embarrassed right
now," Alejandro says sheepishly. "You have to believe in
it," Adam stresses. "He seems like somebody who has real
vision in his art."  Hm. This is too laid back. The
guitar parts are sweet, but his voice is barely a whisper.
The song needs more energy. The problem is that he picked
the song, but never really committed to it. He's not
confident at
all. Luke says, "You see the painting in a whole
different way…you paint it your way." Luke thinks he's
been better vocally, but it doesn't matter, because he's
doing his own thing. Really? "You are an artist," says
Lionel, "and and amazing stylist." Katy says, "Your
authenticity is your secret sauce, but can be your worst
enemy," she says. But adds, "I think your handling it
very well." Alejandro says, "I just didn't want to
butcher the song." Welp. You kinda did,
fella. 


Alyssa
Raghu & Wayne Cota – Ain't No Mountain High
Enough from Guardians of the Galaxy – This is completely
out of my wheelhouse, confesses Wayne. Bobby calls it the
"most unexpected duet in Idol history" or something.
This is an odd duck pairing for sure. They're performing
the straight up Motown version. And it's actually not a
trainwreck. Their voices don't blend well. But Wayne is
sufficiently soulful. Alyssa sound terrific here. "Is that
you Marvin? My you have changed," jokes Lionel. "You
were having fun, we got that." Katy admits it was a weird
pair, but it worked. "That was one of your most
comfortable performances," Luke says to Alyssa. For some
reason, Katy is under the judges table.. Hijinks!

Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon &
Madison VanDenburg – A Million Dreams from The
Greatest Showman – Bobby has so much faith in them as a
duo, he expects to be laying on the floor crying by the end.
Their voices are blending beautifully. I am SO SICK of The
Greatest Showman. But this is kind of a deep cut. Very
pretty rendition from these two. Katy calls them
"wonderful." She felt they respected each other's
vocals. Luke appreciated that they did not step over each
other. "You all have been The Voices…it's
unbelievable," says Lionel. "You managed to stay on top
of that song together." 

Laine
Hardy — Fat Bottomed Girls – Adam notes that
Freddie was really shy, but made it work on stage. He
encourages Laine, "Just pretend you're having fun with
your friends." Laine doesn't think he's much of a rock
star, but Adam doesn't agree. Adam sings along with him
for a bit. Not one of the greatest Queen songs? But Laine
creates a real party on stage,  delivering a loose, fun
performance alongside strong vocals. It worked because he
owned the song completely, without embarrassment or
hesitation. He threw himself into the performance and never
looked back. Luke says he owned his rockstar confidence.
"You are the head cheerleader," says Lionel, "You're
delivery…if you don't feel it, fake it…you felt it..."
Katy says he shaked it and baked it…or
something. 

Wait
what? We're watching a 7 year old piano prodigy sing and
play Bohemian Rhapsody? WHY? OK. I have nothing to say. I am
not going to dunk on a 7 year old. He's probably been on
Ellen. "I am a viral sensation," he says. Oh
boy. 


Laci
Kaye Booth — Love of My Life – "Adam Lambert
is so amazing!" Laci gushes. "Her voice is so
special," says Adam. During a discussion about nerves,
Adam suggests that she harness whatever she's feeling and
use it. He wants her to make the pauses in the song a little
longer. "Take the seconds to process what you're
saying," he says. Adam is confident that Laci could have a
moment. And indeed, it's a great song choice for the
singer. She's fearlessly vulnerable, her raspy voice
perfectly imperfect with raw emotion. She makes a big
comeback from last week's Disney miss. Lionel says,
"That is one heck of a little vehicle you have there,"
he says about her "smokey" voice. He calls her a star.
"You are sparkling like the diamond we always knew you
were…You've won," Katy says. "You are so special."
Luke says she "sells the emotion of the song…tremendous
job." 

Alejandro
Aranda & Walker Burroughs – Mrs. Robinson
from The Graduate – Bobby warns they shouldn't change a
classic song too much. But Alejandro changes it up–Walker
has to get on board, he says. Hm…. I have no idea what's
going here. The arrangement isn't really different from
the original. Walker and Alejandro both sound so weak
and under-rehearsed. The performance is so sleepy. Alejandro
is having a bad week, and he's dragging Walker down with
him, unfortunately. "Your voices are like two peas in a
pod," says Katy. Huh. Luke thinks the song choice was
savvy. He calls them the "savants" of the group.
Yes…that's why I thought it could be a fruitful pairing.
But they took that song nowhere. Phoning it in, as they
say.

Wade
Cota — We Are the Champions – Wade is a huge
Adam Lambert fan! He's been playing the song at bars and
restaurants for a long time. If he's more comfortable
standing still, that's OK says Adam. "If he can tap into
the intention of that song, he can have a real moment," he
says Adam. Welp. Wade pretty much croaks his way through the
song.. He literally can't manage the melody. He's best
on the chorus singing the big notes. But it still comes off
like so much cracky caterwauling. He sang that song like a
drunk uncle singing karaoke at the sports bar. Luke thought
he handled a missed lyric well. He even heard a little
vibrato. Really? "You've already won," says Lionel...
Ohhh. Wade's getting the kiss off from the judges.
"Whatever happens…it's up to you," says Katy. Well,
we know who ISN'T getting the Judges Save
tonight.

Alyssa
Raghu — Somebody to Love – Adam thinks Alyssa
has a "natural theatricality." He relates! "I love how
playful you are," he says, assuring her that it's OK to
be a diva! "I think Alyssa has the voice to pull this song
off," he says. Oh ha. She's playing air guitar. Alyssa
is working the stage really really hard. Big voice. However,
I'm still waiting for
more from Alyssa. She still doesn't completely
connect with a song. Lionel loved the way she "wailed
away" at it. He warns her "never lose that
determination." Alyssa says she needs some water. "But
thanks anyway." Huh? Oh. Her voice cracked on the first
note. Katy believes in her all the way. Alyssa admits
she's talking a lot because she wants to give people more
time to vote. Oh she knows the pimp spot ain't the pimp
spot anymore. Luke is still waiting for some "high end
power," but overall, he thinks she's
amazing. 

Ohhhh.
The buses are reving up! Since Ryan is NOW pimping summer
auditions, I think it's safe to say ABC is renewing
American Idol for a 3rd season.

RESULTS:
Kieran DIM THE LIGHTS. The first person moving to the Top 6
is Jeremiah. Laci is safe. Madison is safe. Laine is safe.
Alejandro is safe. Walker, Wade and Alyssa remain….and
WADE IS TOP 6.  IT'S THE RETURN OF SCOTT SAVOL
Y'ALL. The audience is screaming SAVE SAVE SAVE. Will they
be using the save? NOPE. NO SAVE THIS WEEK. Walker and
Alyssa are ELIMINATED. Wade is literally shell shocked.
It's obvious he was fully prepared to be
eliminated. 
Man,
both Walker and Alyssa deserved to stay longer than Wade. He
botched his performance and still sailed through. He's got
people, and I don't know why. As far as the save is
concerned? I bet the judges have a short list of contestants
they are willing to use it on. I suspect: Jeremiah, Laci,
Laine, Alejandro. Maybe Madison. I
don't know what's going on with Alejandro. He's
checked out, like he doesn't want to be there
anymore…

Top
6Jeremiah
Lloyd Harmon
Laci
Kaye Booth

Madison VanDenburg

Laine Hardy

Alejandro Aranda
Wade
Cota The
judges don't use the save Walker Burroughs and Alyssa
Raghu are ELIMINATED