As the top 10 dwindles down to eight, underdogs rise to the occasion with Grammy-winning hits.
Have you put yourself back togetherAmerican Idolfans?
Oh, you dont know what Im talking about.
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Well, you must have been living under a rock.
In the opening moments this week, we find out that theIdolwinner gets a car from Scott Borchetta.
What a time to be alive!
The judges will unanimously decide which two go home from the bottom three.
But well get to those semantics later.
Lets kick things off with Dalton.
But this week, it feels like he might have slightly missed the nail.
Or like, nicked it on the side.
The judges agree, but they dont seem too worried.
Dalton isnt an Imagine Dragons kind of kid though.
Lee Jean, Use Somebody
Rank: Fifth
Oh my goodness!
Lee is going after somethingnot Ed Sheeran.
Jennifer tells him that he could do even more.
Im sitting at home, screaming, Can Lee Jean just live??
We end with LaPorsha and Sonika, because duh.
Whats wrong with being confident?
Literally nothing is wrong with being confident.
(Im starting a campaign to bring back Sonikas floor length gowns.)
If youre going to go for angry girlfriend, you cant go halfway.
MacKenzie Bourg, I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Rank: Sixth
Guys.
TV Boyfriend MacKenzie Bourg is doingWhitneylike its no big deal.
The composition is still fun, but also singer songwriter-y.
Ive never wanted to dance around with a flat white and a bowl of quinoa more in my life.
Every 17-year-old girl in American (and me) melted.
LaPorshaRenae, Halo
Rank: Second
Last week, LaPorsha crushed the competition.
To make a point, she tackles Beyonces Halo.
She spends considerably less time in that vibrato and more time focusing on the notes.
She deviates enough from the original that it doesnt feel like shes mimicking Bey.
The only critique is when she sang, Idol I can see your halo.
That felt a little corny, but at its heart, isntAmerican Idola little corny?
I can let it go.
NEXT: What happened, Harry?
I remember Harrys voice.
He does those ballads and standards and stuff, and its super sweet, right?
As for this, Im not sure whats going on.
I havent felt this negatively about Harry since he played Justin Matisse onHope Floatsand that got me amped.
Do you know who didnt botch his song this week?
Yeah, the faces are nuts, but like, thatsourTrent.
And his style game tonight is on.
Jennifer notes that she can see him and LaPorsha at the end.I dont disagree.
Shes been pitched to us time and time again as the contestant to root for, and shes good.
But she hasnt had a performance in a while that was worth rooting for.
She dedicated it to her grandfather, who just found out he broke his back.
NEXT: OliviaRox, but does Olivia roll?
And that brings us down to Olivia Rox (but like, why is she in jeopardy?
), Avalon Young (makes more sense, but also, why is she in jeopardy?
This is the kind of music that she should be putting out every single week.
Her personality can feel forced, but her ability is top notch for this group.
Unfortunately,thisis not the song choice she needed as a bottom three contestant.
Olivia didnt deserve this fate, but after that performance, shes fallen behind the eight ball.
She chooses If I Aint Got You, which is super ambitious.
Olivia Rox and Gianna Isabella go home.
