The finalists will sing one song as a duet and then one song as an individual.
And then Nick Fradiani will sing a song that isnt the THIS!
LAAAAST song weve all gotten used to.
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And then two hopefuls will go home.
Theres a lot to get through so lets get to it!
LaPorshaand Trent, See You Again
Duet Winner: Trent
This is what we call apower couple.
Avalon andSonika, Rise Up
Duet Winner: Avalon?
Though I do give endless sparkle points to Sonikas exaggerated bow-jumper.
Scott Borchetta comes out in a jacket made of 1 million snakes to announce the other two duets.
He reveals that pretty much Lee and Tristan are the two on the bubble.
And pray for Lee.
And pray for all those snakes that gave their lives to clothe Scott Borchetta.
The whole thing is super strange because theyre both just… kids.
Tristan was making sweet, sultry love to the camera.
After a particularly harsh duet round, we launch into single round city.
NEXT: I think Ive heard this song before…
This week, the contestants are given the opportunity to choose a song from theAmerican Idolsongbook.
This can essentially go one of two ways.
You dont like LaPorsha runs?
You dont like her vibrato?
MacKenzieBourg, You Are So Beautiful
Rank: Fourth
TV Boyfriend MacKenzie Bourg goes after You Are So Beautiful.
What works perfectly tonight is the beautiful arrangement.
Then again, Im a sucker for a string quartet and some fake fog.
Whatmostlyworks tonight is MacKenzie.
It was a nice performance, but it felt like it could have been stronger.
Anyway, Nick does a decent job.
We did good, America.
We chose a good one.
She could either continue to soar this week, or she could crash.
He uses it in a completely different way than MacKenzie though.
Fortunately, Daltons rendition blends enough rock and grunge without stepping on the original too much.
Avalon Young, P.Y.T.
Avalon, in my opinion, is a slow burn.
Lee Jean, Let It Be
Oh, its not Beatles week?
Then it must be string instrument week.
Couldve fooled me because Lee Jean takes on Let It Be with a cello on his left.
His voice was heavy with nerves and vibrato, and not particularly in a good way.
Harry tells him to do a Dijon mustard commercial (Lee Jean/Dijon).
This is not a time to laugh because Lee likely just gave his lastIdolperformance.
SonikaVaid, I Have Nothing
Rank: Fifth
Tough run for Sonika last week.
I Have Nothing is the kind of number that could save Sonika, but it requires alotout of her.
Sonika gave most of it.
As much as I wanted Sonika to spread the good word of Whitney, she whispered it at best.
Based on last week, I cant say that the results should have turned out any differently.
