Last night, the top 12 guys
took this stage and proved they were a force to be reckoned with.
But tonight, the ladies answer back.
12 of them fight for your affections and a place in the finals.
But who do you love?
This is American Idol!
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Ladies and gentlemen, here are your judges.
Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez.
Please welcome your host, Ryan seacrest.
All right, all right.
Here we go.
I, uh, I think they approve of the panel.
Hello again, and welcome to the world-famous American Idol
stage, our home for the next three months.
It is Wednesday night, and that means it's time for the ladies
to take the stage.
12 of them will sing for your votes, and you pick your favorites.
The five you like the most will fast-track into the top ten,
and so will the five guys that like the most from last night.
And here they are chilling out on the sidelines.
What's up, gentlemen?
Now I can see eye to eye with you guys.
I think that was a short joke.
Let's get down to business here.
Uh, Jennifer.
Yes.
Whoo! Whoo!
Thank you, Randy.
What... what is so special about this group of girls?
Oh, gosh, um, everything.
Everything about them is special.
They're supremely talented.
They're beautiful.
They're beautiful inside and out.
Um, and I think that everybody's just gonna be so surprised with
what they see tonight.
I mean, last night with the guys, you saw how amazing it
was, and the girls are just as explosive.
And, Randy, this stage of the game, the vote is so important,
because it really is up to America to choose that group that will make it into
the finals and eventually be the American Idol.
Just... I want you to talk about what people should look for when
they are voting tonight.
Well, this is the final chance, Ryan, for America to
really pick that ultimate top ten, right?
I mean, there's only ten slots, so, I mean, it's gonna really be tough.
And, also, you got to think, "who can go the distance?"
And when you look at this top ten, think about, "is this the American Idol?
Is this everything?"
I ask myself that all the time.
Is this... American Idol.
Say it, Ryan.
Is thi... the answer's yes.
Okay, right, right.
That's where we are right now, right?
That's where we are.
Right, right, right.
Steven.
Okay, let's go.
Whoo!
Bring it on.
I don't have a question.
I just wanted to hear them cheer.
You know I'm addicted to adrenaline.
Well, I heard.
Uh, what is it that you sense after watching the rehearsals
today with this group?
You know, it is a full moon coming on, and I sensed a little
nervousness, as I would... would be.
But they got to sing... remember, they got to sing... they're
singing for their life today, you know?
They got to sing like it's their encore song.
They have to move and sing like there's gonna be no tomorrow.
Forget about it.
Got to take it to the moon today, and that's where we're going.
All right, let's go.
Get on your feet and let's go to the moon.
The top 12 ladies.
America, here they are!
Ta-tynisa Wilson.
Naima adedapo.
Kendra chantelle.
Rachel zevita.
Karen Rodriguez.
Lauren Turner.
Ashthon Jones.
Julie zorrilla.
Haley reinhart.
Thia megia.
Lauren alaina.
And pia toscano.
So like last night, the girls can select any song they want
for this round, and kicking us off this evening is ta-tynisa Wilson.
Here we go, girls.
I was a Beyonce impersonator.
Oh.
Oh, you were?
I was.
Well, a girl's got to do something.
Yes.
Ta-tynisa, I love you.
You're really great.
Thank you.
To actually see that my dreams are coming true, it shows that
anything's possible.
Just got to put your mind to it and stay consistent.
♪ Want you to make me feel ♪
♪ like I'm the only girl ♪
♪ in the world ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that you'll ever love ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that knows your heart ♪
♪ want you to take me ♪
♪ like a thief in the nig ♪
♪ hold me like a pillow ♪
♪ make me feel right ♪
♪ and when you enter ♪
♪ you ain't leavin' ♪
♪ be my prisoner for the night ♪
♪ hey ♪
♪ want you to make me feel ♪
♪ like I'm the only girl ♪
♪ in the world ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that you'll ever love ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that knows your heart ♪
Come on, y'all!
♪ Take you for a ride ♪
♪ oh, make it last all night ♪
♪ want you to make me feel ♪
♪ like I'm the only girl ♪
♪ in the world ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that you'll ever love ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that knows your heart ♪
♪ only girl in the world ♪
♪ girl in the world ♪
Ta-tynisa.
Beautiful way to open the show.
The song sang you.
You sang the song beautifully.
It was good. I liked it a lot.
Thank you. Thank you.
It's good... it's... that it's over now and you're the first one, right?
It is.
You know, you started off a little bit shaky, but you
brought it all the way home.
I love the groove that you had.
You really, really play to the crowd.
You let them feel you.
You felt them.
And you took it home.
And it was a really good job.
You really brought it home.
You really did.
Thank you.
I got a feeling this is gonna happen to me a lot this season, guys.
I don't know.
I kind of differ from them.
I think that it was just okay.
As I just said, this is gonna happen a lot, I feel.
But I thought that you didn't really bring anything special or different to it.
Like it kind of paled in comparison to rihanna's version.
So, once again... I disagree.
When you choose these... You know, it had pitch issues.
I mean, you look hot.
Just in the beginning.
Yeah, but, no, even some of the notes were sharp in the chorus.
I just... I didn't quite get it.
Okay.
Wasn't... it wasn't unbelievable, you know what I mean?
It was a good job, baby.
Ta-tynisa Wilson.
How are we supposed to vote now?
How are we supposed to vote?
Was it good or not?
Being a performer is about moving the crowd, and she moved the crowd.
All right.
Wait, Ryan. Wait, Ryan.
Ryan.
Yes. Yes, Randy?
I am a part of the crowd.
I wasn't moved.
You're such a... I wasn't. I wasn't.
Randy... Randy, I've known you for ten years now.
With all due respect, it takes a lot to move you.
Whoa, whoa. Whoa.
Um, to vote for ta-tynisa call 1-866-idols-01.
1-866-436-5701.
If you're with at&t, you can text the word "vote" to 5701.
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at least two hours.
Or you can vote online at americanidol.com, good luck to you, ta-tynisa.
Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
When we come back, naima and kendra try to win your votes.
Hang tight.
Back with us on American Idol.
Tonight we're all about the ladies as our top 24 debut this week.
Say hello to naima, ladies and gentlemen.
Hello.
First of all, I like your dress.
Now, tell me about the design for your dress.
Um, well, I actually designed it myself.
Um, I get a little lazy when it comes to the ground work,
though, so I have somebody else sew it for me, but, um...
Feel like I'm back on the red carpet.
Who are you wearing?
All right.
I won't talk about that.
And tell me tonight the song that you chose.
Why you chose it and what it is.
Um, well, I chose summertime, and summertime is just like home
for me, because that's one of the first songs that I really
got from my mother, and she, you know, she kind of warmed me up
to it, and I would be on the sidelines singing it with her,
so it's... it's just home for me.
You ready?
I'm ready.
All right, you get set.
Watch this.
Here we go.
Really, honestly, I feel like it would change my life.
It's a yes.
You're going to Hollywood.
You're gonna have a long, long haul in this business.
You've made it through.
No more crying for you today!
Congratulations!
I feel like I was born a bright star, and that all
I need is the ability to shine.
♪ ♪
♪ it's summertime ♪
♪ and the livin' is easy ♪
♪ fish are jumpin' ♪
♪ and the cotton is high ♪
♪ ooh ♪
♪ your daddy's rich ♪
♪ don't I wish ♪
♪ and your mama's good lookin' ♪
♪ so hush little baby ♪
♪ don't you cry ♪
♪ one of these mornings ♪
♪ you're gonna rise up singing ♪
♪ then you'll spread ♪
♪ your wings ♪
♪ and you'll take to the sky ♪
♪ but till that mo-o-o-o-rning ♪
♪ there ain't one thing ♪
♪ can harm you ♪
♪ with mama and daddy ♪
♪ standing by ♪
♪ with mama and daddy ♪
♪ standing by ♪
♪ with yaya and baba ♪
♪ standing ♪
♪ by ♪
Naima!
Naima, naima, naima!
Wow.
I love to see somebody nail a note like that at the end, boy.
You bring color.
You're like an exotic flower in a rose garden.
That's what my name means.
Is it really?
Yes.
That's exactly what you are.
Really good job.
Congratulations.
All right, so for me... It was a little lounge acty a little
bit with the arrangement and everything in the middle for me
a little bit because on this very stage here, we saw somebody
just annihilate this song some years ago named fantasia barrino
that just killed it, right?
But what I did like about what you did is that you made it kind
of an interesting thing for yourself.
You acted it out, you came down, the whole thing.
I enjoyed the second half more than the first half.
By the end... Jennifer's right... when you nailed that note at the
end, I was like, yo!
I know there's something in this girl somewhere, and it finally
came out at the end, so... Thank you.
You know, naima, man, I do take you personally since I first heard you sing.
And it was like early Ella Fitzgerald.
This is what America needs right now, a new old-timey thing but can be new.
Yeah.
It's beautiful.
The way you brought it was just unbelievable.
I love you a lot and I liked it a lot tonight.
How you feeling?
I'm good.
Good? All right.
If you wanna vote for naima, it is 1-866-idols-02.
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Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Good luck.
And before we met her, she was selling bathtubs, and tonight
she hits the big time.
It is kendra.
This Nashville, Steven, is an amazing town, whoo! They grow 'em sweet
around here.
Aah!
Kendra, that was really impressive.
I don't think we knew that you could do that.
Oh, my God!
Yeah! All right!
♪ It's impossible ♪
♪ it's impossible to love you ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ if you don't ♪
♪ let me know ♪
♪ what you're feeling, yeah ♪
♪ oh oh ♪
♪ it's impossible ♪
♪ oh ♪
♪ for me to give you ♪
♪ what you need ♪
♪ if you're always ♪
♪ always hidin' from me ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I don't know what hurts you ♪
♪ I just wanna make it right ♪
♪ 'cause boy, I'm sick ♪
♪ and tired of trying ♪
♪ to read your mind ♪
♪ it's impossible ♪
♪ impossible ♪
♪ oh, baby, it's impossible ♪
♪ impossible ♪
♪ for me to love you ♪
♪ this way-ay-ay ♪
♪ it's impossible ♪
♪ impossible ♪
♪ oh, baby ♪
♪ it's impossible ♪
♪ oh oh ♪
♪ if you're making it this way ♪
♪ if you're making it ♪
♪ this ♪
♪ way ♪
Yo.
Yo!
All right, so listen.
I tell you what, when I saw that you were gonna sing that song,
I was a little worried, 'cause, you know, Christina definitely
did her thing with it and worked it out.
But I gotta tell you something.
I love that vibrato, the... ♪ uh uh uh ♪
I love that vibrato.
Reminds me a little bit... I mean, I don't do it as well as she does, of course.
I love it... it reminds me of lauryn hill.
It makes me feel warm, it makes me feel connected to you.
I really liked it, man.
There were a couple notes that were a little sharp or whatever,
but I really liked it.
I really liked it.
I always look forward to listening to what your voice can
do to a song, and you did it again.
Voice hot, clothes hot, style hot.
The whole package.
Nice. Beautiful.
Thank you.
You know...You know what I love about you, kendra, is that you have heart.
You thought your way into this top 12... Yeah, yeah, you did.
With that beautiful voice of yours, and you belong here.
And I hope you know that.
I feel like there's more... There's more in you.
And I hope that you make it so that everybody can see that,
because I think that we're just scratching the surface with you.
Amazing.
Nice, kendra!
Good job.
Thank you!
If you wanna vote for kendra, 1-866-idols-03.
1-866-43657-03.
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You can vote online this year at americaniodl.com as well.
Kendra, thank you very much.
Thank you.
On the other side, two new yorkers try to survive here in Hollywood.
Rachel and Karen...Next!
♪ ♪
All right, bring it back.
Ladies' night here on Idol.
Up next, her Idol dream has been in the making for four years.
Let's bring out Rachel.
Watch.
I remember you.
I can't believe you remember me.
I just wanna start crying right now.
Coming back here put the fight and put the spirit back in me.
Rachel, just slammin'.
Ow!
We want Rachel!
You made it!
I know I'm gonna shake things up.
And that's fun and exciting.
♪ ♪
♪ I've been a bad ♪
♪ bad girl ♪
♪ I've been careless ♪
♪ with a delicate man and ♪
♪ it's a sad sad sad world ♪
♪ when a girl can break a boy ♪
♪ just because she can ♪
♪ help me ♪
♪ but don't tell me to deny it ♪
♪ I've done wrong ♪
♪ and I wanna ♪
♪ suffer for my sins ♪
♪ I've come to you ♪
♪ 'cause I need guidance ♪
♪ to be true ♪
♪ and I just don't know ♪
♪ where I can begin ♪
♪ baby ♪
♪ what I need is a ♪
♪ good defense ♪
♪ 'cause I'm feelin' like ♪
♪ a criminal ♪
♪ criminal ♪
♪ I need to be redeemed ♪
♪ to the one ♪
♪ I've sinned against ♪
♪ 'cause he's all I ever knew ♪
♪ of love ♪
♪ whoa, baby ♪
♪ let me know the way ♪
♪ before there's hell to pay ♪
♪ give me room to lay the law ♪
♪ and let me go, oh ♪
♪ oh oh oh baby ♪
♪ what I need is a ♪
♪ good defense ♪
♪ 'cause I'm feelin' like ♪
♪ a criminal ♪
♪ I need to be redeemed ♪
♪ to the one ♪
♪ I've sinned against ♪
♪ 'cause he's all ♪
♪ I ever knew of love ♪
♪ he's all I ever knew ♪
♪ of love ♪
Rachel, Rachel.
I loved your strut.
I loved your swagger.
I loved your moves.
A little too Broadway for me.
Not that that's a bad thing.
Broadway could be your niche.
I think that's the one thing that I've never sung.
You know... okay, okay.
Rachel, so I guess that's the question, you know what I mean?
This is the first time that America's getting to see you.
How do you want them to see you?
You know, do you want them to see you as a Broadway musical
performer or do you want them to see you as somebody who could
be a recording artist right now?
You know what I mean?
'Cause, like, everybody knows how much of a fan I am of yours
from the beginning, and to see you up there, you obviously belong on a stage.
And we know that you have the chops.
She has amazing range.
You know, so, for me, I just wish that we would have seen a
little bit more of that tonight.
Mm, yeah.
It wasn't great.
It wasn't good.
It just didn't work.
I-I was like, I don't even... I didn't even know who that was.
I didn't even half-recognize the Fiona apple song criminal.
I don't... it just didn't work.
It wasn't great.
We love you, Rachel!
Yes, baby.
Rachel.
Did you feel like you were thinking about where you were moving around as well?
All of it sort of going through your mind?
Um, that actually, I was... I was fine.
I was, like, happy to be on stage and happy to be performing.
And I was actually having a good time.
Well, take it all in.
And let's try and get the votes, and you can use that for future
performances, all right?
Their critique.
Let's go for the votes.
1-866-idols-04.
1-866-43657-04.
Or if you have at&t, you can text the word "vote" to 5704.
Good luck, Rachel.
Thank you very much.
All right, sweetheart.
Now it is Karen's turn.
We need some more Latin sazon in this competition.
You got confidence.
You got spit. You got fire.
You got melody.
It was sweet. It was beautiful.
Great voice.
♪ There's a hero ♪
♪ if you look ♪
♪ inside your heart ♪
♪ you don't have to be afraid ♪
♪ of what you are ♪
♪ ♪
♪ and then a hero comes along ♪
♪ with the strength ♪
♪ to carry on ♪
♪ and you cast ♪
♪ your fears aside ♪
♪ and you know ♪
♪ you can't survive ♪
♪ and when you feel ♪
♪ like hope is gone ♪
♪ look inside you ♪
♪ and be strong ♪
♪ and you'll finally see ♪
♪ the truth ♪
♪ that a hero lies in you ♪
♪ ohh ♪
♪ ♪
♪ then a hero comes along ♪
♪ with the strength ♪
♪ to carry on ♪
♪ and you finally see ♪
♪ the truth ♪
♪ that a hero lies in you ♪
♪ ♪
Love you, mom.
Wow!
Wow, wow, wow, wow.
Yes.
Karen. Karen.
Wow.
I mean, that says it all, right?
That's... I don't have to say anything else?
And I love... I love that you changed from English to Spanish
and showed who you are and what your flavor is and...
Amazing.
Thank you.
You know what, I like that you figure out a way to make it
you, because that's what we're looking for, not if you're
a sound-a-like or whatever.
But you made it your own with that.
I even thought, like, the Spanish was better than the English.
You know what I'm saying?
It's... you know what it is?
I could feel her more.
Singing in Spanish, it just sounds beautiful.
I don't know what it is.
So much passion.
Yeah, it has a different thing to it.
I don't even know what it is.
Steven, some say that Spanish is the language of love.
Yes, it is.
It's one of the romance languages.
Yeah, Steven.
I know it is.
Definitely one-of-a-kind singer.
Um, I think you ought to get together with Jacob lusk over
there and sing that song together.
He's my best friend.
He's my best friend in this competition.
There you go.
I loved it.
I think you're fantastic.
Amazing.
Great job. Great job.
How's your Spanish, Jacob?
Actually... muy bien. All right.
There's a start.
Karen's numbers to vote for:
1-866-idols-05.
1-866-43657-05.
Or you can text the word "vote"
to 5705.
Don't do anything until the end of the show.
Gracias.
All right, leaving you for a second.
But our former housekeeper will sing for you next.
It's Lauren Turner.
Don't move.
Good job.
Thank you so much.
Welcome back to American Idol.
Hey, don't forget out friends at Ford are hooking us up with
the world premiere of Jennifer Lopez's music video for her hit on the floor.
Whoo!
Plus, Jennifer created multiple endings, and you choose which one she uses.
It's americanidol.com to check 'em all out.
You vote, and then tomorrow we will see what you choose.
All right?
You can also see what happens with everybody's performances
when we give you the results.
What will happen with Lauren Turner?
Watch this.
When I first got to Hollywood, I didn't have expectations.
I love your voice.
You remind me of Bette Midler.
I think you're awesome.
Jennifer Lopez said I remind her of a young Bette Midler.
That means to me that she feels like I've got something.
♪ ♪
♪ and on a Monday ♪
♪ I'm gonna love ya ♪
♪ and on a Tuesday ♪
♪ I'm gonna hug ya ♪
♪ and on a Wednesday, Thursday ♪
♪ Friday, Saturday, Sunday ♪
♪ gonna love ya ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I work for you, baby ♪
♪ work my hand to the bone ♪
♪ care for you, baby ♪
♪ till the cows come home ♪
♪ I do for ya, baby ♪
♪ for the love that I seek ♪
♪ a slave for you, baby ♪
♪ every day of the week ♪
♪ and on a Monday ♪
♪ scrub your dirty floor ♪
♪ on a Tuesday ♪
♪ I do a whole lot more ♪
♪ on a Wednesday ♪
♪ I wash your dirty clothes ♪
♪ to have a little lovin' ♪
♪ 'fore the weekend goes ♪
♪ and I'll be ♪
♪ I'll be ♪
♪ your seven day fool ♪
♪ I'll be ♪
♪ your seven day fool ♪
♪ and I'll be ♪
♪ I'll be ♪
♪ your seven day fool ♪
♪ only because ♪
♪ I really love you ♪
♪ ♪
♪ and on a Thursday ♪
♪ I'll treat you ♪
♪ oh-so kind ♪
♪ on a Friday ♪
♪ I'll take you out to dine ♪
On a Saturday ♪
♪ I work double time ♪
♪ if you'll only say ♪
♪ you're mine ♪
♪ oh, I really love you ♪
♪ I'm your seven day fool ♪
♪ and on a Wednesday, Thursday ♪
♪ Friday, Saturday ♪
♪ I'm gonna lo-ove ♪
♪ I'm really gonna lo-ove ♪
♪ you ♪
♪ ohhh, yeah ♪
Yo, yo.
Yo.
I mean, look, I'm not just saying that because you're from
my proud state of Louisiana, but, listen, that's how you do it, man.
Look, I love the whole power.
I love the feel that this could be Amy winehouse meets Florence
and the machine.
You could do something really interesting, new, but I just
love that whole bluesy soul flavor thing in you, man.
Thank you.
Very nice. Very nice.
Thank you.
Steven, what say you, baby?
Lauren, that was spectacular.
It's like Lauren Turner meets Lauren Turner.
That's what it sounded like to me.
Yeah.
And I like the way it kind of started like this, and I
wasn't sure, and I thought, "oh, my God, please bring it up,"
and you did.
End of the song was upstairs.
It was beautiful.
Everybody reacted.
They loved it. I loved it.
It was a perfect, full, complete sentence.
Nice.
Lauren, honestly, your voice is undeniable.
It's undeniable.
We've known that from the beginning.
Here's what I need from you with that type of song.
Physically, you're holding back.
I need you... like, that's the type of song you just get in the
camera's face and just sing it and just... really act it out.
Really, really do it, you know what I mean?
And if you would have just done that, that would have just put
you over the top, over the top.
It was already great, but it... that's not really my
personality, so next time... yeah!
Come on!
I'm sarcastic, America, just so you know.
Jennifer's right, go there.
Give it to me.
No holding back.
Get in the face of that camera right now and look at the people at home.
If you want to vote for Lauren, it's 1-866-idol-06.
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Thank you very much.
Thank you, Ryan.
Good luck to you.
Ry-crest.
After this, Tennessee's own Ashton Jones takes the Idol stage.
We'll be right back.
All right, it is Idol.
It's Wednesday night.
Tomorrow, we bring you the results live and we name your top ten.
The judges will also be choosing wildcard picks.
Can I help you?
Hi, Ryan, how's it going?
Well, apparently not too well if I'm down here.
So everything is riding on this week's vot but what will be the fate of Ashton?
Sit down.
All right, America, this is it.
No going back to Nashville until I come back American Idol.
Ashton, you were amazing, baby.
I just love that every time you come out here, I can cwunt on you.
I know that this is my time, this is my season.
What's up, ladies?
♪ ♪
♪ must not have been ♪
♪ paying attention ♪
♪ 'cause I stepped ♪
♪ right on in it ♪
♪ didn't even notice ♪
♪ how deep ♪
♪ I was ♪
♪ I went from the ground ♪
♪ to the top of the cloud ♪
♪ and now as I look down ♪
♪ I see where ♪
♪ I fell into your arms ♪
♪ now I got love ♪
♪ all over me ♪
You know what I'm talkin' about.
♪ Hey, now, baby, you touched ♪
♪ every part of me ♪
♪ hey, I've got love ♪
♪ all over me ♪
♪ and I don't want ♪
♪ to get it off ♪
♪ I'm completely covered up ♪
♪ hey! ♪
♪ in your love ♪
♪ and, baby, you're touching, ♪ yeah ♪
♪ every part, every part of me ♪
♪ hey, I've got love, sugar ♪
♪ all over me ♪
♪ and I don't want ♪
♪ to get it off ♪
♪ I'm completely covered up ♪
♪ in your love ♪
Wow.
Jonesy.
May I call you jonesy?
Oh, yes.
You got the confidence of a queen.
Why, thank you, baby.
And you sing so sweet.
Thank you.
You go places with your voice few have gone.
And that's a beautiful thing.
Thank you, baby.
We found one.
That's right.
Uh-huh.
You... you have... you have all the makings of a diva.
You got the big hair, you got the body, you got the moves,
you have the composure.
He's right, your... your confidence up there is breathtaking.
It's crazy.
And your voice is... I get it from you.
Whoa, all right!
But, Jennifer... but, Jennifer, wait a minute.
I have a question about that.
When you said that I get it from you and you had that little neck
move, is that what Jennifer does?
Do it again.
Sometimes.
No, this is what Jennifer does.
She goes.
Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa!
Honestly, amazing.
Really, really great.
Really great.
You should be very proud.
Thank you.
Well, listen, I like you.
I think they're both correct.
I mean, you've got that confidence.
You've got the stage presence.
I feel like you've been doing it forever, right?
I didn't love the song.
If I'm really being honest, the song is like... it's like an R&B Monica joint.
It's cool, but I think you're broader, bigger than that, and
you could take on more challenges.
Absolutely.
That's a big compliment.
No, no, no, I love Monica.
Don't get me wrong.
It's a cool song for her, but I think... I don't know.
I just feel something different for you, but I like you.
You're Diana Ross.
You're Diana Ross big.
You're Diana Ross, baby.
Ross.
Jones and Ross.
That's a big compliment.
Thank you.
Ashton, ladies and gentlemen.
Hey.
Hey!
You look good.
Thank you very much.
Let me step back and... Now I have to step closer to you to do this.
All right, if you want to vote for Ashton, here are the numbers.
1-866-idol-07.
It's 1-866-43657-07, or you can text the word "vote" to 5707.
Log onto americanidol.com if you want to vote online, but don't
do it until everybody's had a chance to perform.
Good job.
That was fun.
Thank you very much, Ashton.
After this, some Kelly clarkson and Alicia keys coming to you
courtesy of Julie and Haley.
We'll be right back.
You are locked into American Idol this evening.
The ladies in the spotlight tonight.
But have you seen your favorite yet?
Maybe it is Julie.
I've been ready for this my whole life.
It was just a matter of roaming up and getting here.
Yeah, wow.
Winner?
There's so much about you that's so right.
You're a total package.
Aah!
Fabulous.
Beautiful.
Great star quality.
♪ ♪
♪ grew up in a small town ♪
♪ and when the rain ♪
♪ would fall down ♪
♪ I'd just stare out my window ♪
♪ dreaming of what could be ♪
♪ and if I'd end up happy ♪
♪ I would pray ♪
♪ I could breakaway ♪
♪ I'll spread my wings ♪
♪ and I'll learn how to fly ♪
♪ I'll do what it takes ♪
♪ till I touch the sky ♪
♪ and I'll make a wish ♪
♪ take a chance ♪
♪ make a change ♪
♪ and breakaway ♪
♪ buildings with 100 floors ♪
♪ swinging round ♪
♪ revolving doors ♪
♪ maybe I don't know ♪
♪ where they'll take me ♪
♪ but ♪
♪ gotta keep moving on ♪
♪ moving on ♪
♪ fly away ♪
♪ breakaway ♪
♪ out of the darkness ♪
♪ and into the sun ♪
♪ but I won't forget ♪
♪ all the ones that I love ♪
♪ and I'll make a wish ♪
♪ take a chance ♪
♪ make a change ♪
♪ and breakaway ♪
♪ break ♪
♪ a... ♪
♪ way ♪
♪ away ♪
Hey, Julie.
Hi.
How you feel up there?
Great, I'm so excited.
I feel good.
Good. Listen, I... I liked it.
I didn't feel it was the best thing we've ever seen you do.
You know, we talked a little bit about, you know, you really
singing from the heart, and that was the one thing for me that
I have been missing from your performances.
I felt it a little bit more here, but not all the way.
Again, like do you really want to break away?
Do you want to get away from where you are?
It's connecting to those words that make people believe your performance.
I still need a little bit more of that from you, so if it
happens, that's what we're gonna need.
I can bring it.
Okay, baby.
Our original American Idol winner, Kelly clarkson, sang that song.
I love that song, but once again, you didn't bring anything
different or new to it.
You sang it not nearly as good as her, so that's hard...
No, it's hard on the show... listen, anybody... any of them...
any show like this, you want to show yourself in the best light,
because there's five slots for these girls, five slots for
those boys, people are voting.
So you gotta figure out, what's gonna make me special and stand
out, not, you know, pale in comparison to Kelly clarkson?
You know what I mean?
So it didn't quite work for me, but, Steven, what do you think, baby?
You know what, great chorus on that song, but wrong song for you.
I think if you took it up a couple keys, it would have been better.
Um, you got such a great voice.
Thank you.
Julie?
That was great advice.
And if you want to vote for Julie, here's how you do it.
It's 1-866-idol-08.
So 1-866-43657-08, or you can text the word "vote"
to 5708.
Don't do it until we finish this evening good luck to you, Julie.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
All right, let's move things along with the girl who blew
the judges away back in Milwaukee.
Here is Haley.
♪ Oh, I-I-I-I ♪
Oh, damn.
You hit one note, pitch it.
Hello, ba-ding!
I want to be an inspiration.
I want to be a visionary to people all over the world someday.
Whoo!
Good job.
Redemption.
Very nice.
I've always wanted to get to the top my entire life.
I would never give up on that dream.
This is why I'm here.
♪ I keep on falling ♪
♪ in ♪
♪ and out of love ♪
♪ with you ♪
♪ well, sometimes I love you ♪
♪ sometimes you make me blue ♪
♪ yeah, sometimes I feel good ♪
♪ and at times I feel used ♪
♪ well, lovin' you darlin' ♪
♪ gets me so confused ♪
♪'cause I keep on falling ♪
♪ in and out ♪
♪ of love ♪
♪ with you ♪
♪ I never ♪
♪ loved someone ♪
♪ the way that I ♪
♪ loved you ♪
♪ oh, oh I ♪
♪ never felt this way ♪
♪ now how do you give me ♪
♪ so much pleasure ♪
♪ and cause me so much pain ♪
♪ now just when I think ♪
♪ I've taken more ♪
♪ than would a fool ♪
♪ well, I start falling ♪
♪ back in love with you ♪
♪ 'cause I keep on falling ♪
♪ in and out ♪
♪ of love ♪
♪ with you ♪
♪ I never ♪
♪ loved someone ♪
♪ the way that I ♪
♪ love ♪
♪ you-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
Thank you.
Yo.
Haley.
Hi.
Um, it's a great song.
Alicia does an amazing job.
But it didn't do anything for you.
And what we fell in love with...
No, really.
Keepin' it real, what we fell in love with about your voice,
hearing that husky tone... we heard, like, a little Janis
sometimes, or whatever... all of that's kind of gone away,
and it's like... it's almost like a karaoke kind of thing.
I-I didn't really get it.
Steven?
You know what, man?
I didn't hear that at all.
I heard just the right amount of style.
What? What?
Just the right amount of sexy.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
What?! What?
What is that?
Where you took it with the rasp, uh, it was just great.
Really?
I really liked it a lot.
Thank you for... there you go.
See, I think... I agree with Steven.
I think that we saw a lot of different colors in your voice
right there, you know.
The things that we love about you, when you start that growl,
when you play with the little notes in between, and all those
things that are very Haley.
The one thing I will tell you, though, is that you need to get
out of your head just a little bit.
I saw you just kinda like, "should I go this way, should I this way?
I'm going down the stairs."
It was the movement.
You know, when you just stood there and sang in Hollywood week... yeah.
And you did your thing, that's what we need from you.
Okay.
Because you belong here.
Thank you, thank you.
Ryan.
All right.
Ryan.
The judges are disagreeing, Ryan.
What... what'd you think about what Randy had to say?
There's disagreement up here.
'Cause he was picking on you a little bit.
I mean, I don't know.
I-I... you know, it's your opinion.
That... and you're entitled to it.
But Alicia, she was... she has been a big inspiration to me.
Yeah.
And I love that style, so I'm... I'm just trying to go for it.
It was great.
Thank you.
You're very likable.
I like you.
Randy, you've had your time.
Thanks, Randy.
I like her, Ryan.
Randy, 1-866-idols 09.
Nine.
1-866-43657 09.
Or you can text the word "vote"
to 5709.
Don't vote until the end of the show this evening.
Thank you very much, Haley.
Thank you.
Good luck.
All right, sweetheart.
When we come back, our two youngest girls battle it out onstage.
Thia and Lauren, after the break.
♪ ♪
Welcome back to American Idol.
As you know, this season we have 15-year-olds trying out.
Maybe that was to discover a superstar like thia.
Take a look.
No matter how old or young you are, you can do anything you want to do.
15 years old.
Yes, whoo!
Definitely a bigger voice, beyond your age of 15.
Now that I've gotten a taste of this experience, I just don't wanna let it go.
♪ Sometimes I wonder ♪
♪ where I've been ♪
♪ who I am ♪
♪ do I fit in ♪
♪ make-believing ♪
♪ is hard alone ♪
♪ out here ♪
♪ on my own ♪
♪ when I'm down ♪
♪ and feeling blue ♪
♪ I close my eyes ♪
♪ so I can be with you ♪
♪ oh, baby, be strong for me ♪
♪ baby, belong to me ♪
♪ help me through ♪
♪ help me need you ♪
♪ sometimes I wonder ♪
♪ where I've been ♪
♪ who I am ♪
♪ do I fit in ♪
♪ I may not win ♪
♪ but I can't be thrown ♪
♪ out here ♪
♪ on my own ♪
♪ on my ♪
♪ own ♪
You know, thia, sometimes a person's pitch can be so perfect, it doesn't matter
what song they sing.
And you just did that.
I can't believe you're 15.
You know, and... and... and we did a pretty good job judging these
people this year because we picked so many talented people
that are so good, it's gonna be hard for the American public to pick.
But you're making it easy for me right now.
That was beautiful.
Disciple, amen, amen.
That was... that was perfectly said.
There's really nothing else to say.
It was just so beautiful.
It was such a quiet moment in the middle of all of these very
big performances, to come out there, stand still, sing with no
music in the beginning, and just captivate every single person in this room.
It was really, really special.
Thank you, thank you.
Um... it's been said, and it is definitely true, that the mark
of a great singer... this is a singing competition... is the quality of the tone of
the voice.
Not the runs or the power.
The quality of the tone.
Your tone, when we first heard you, reminded me so much of the
late great Michael Jackson that I love it.
It's infectious.
And the first note you sang... so it doesn't matter what age you are.
This is what hot singing is about.
Congratulations.
Good job.
Thank you.
I think after that performance, we need proof you're only 15.
Good luck tonight.
If you wanna vote for thia, 1-866-idols 10.
It's 1-866-43657 10.
Or you can text the word "vote"
to 5710.
Also online at americanidol.com, you can vote there.
But don't do it until the end of the show this evening.
Thank you, thia.
Thank you, Ryan.
Thank you.
Now it's time for 16-year-old Lauren alaina.
Take a look.
Real, natural, God-given talent.
You've got it.
♪ When you're far away ♪
♪ and dreamin' ♪
You're going to Hollywood!
And right now I'm just an average teenage girl in high school.
This show is like a ticket to showing the whole country what you're all about.
♪ Try to call ♪
♪ Twitter me ♪
♪ text until your fingers ♪
♪ bleed ♪
♪ oh, the deejay's ♪
♪ the only way ♪
♪ you're ever gonna hear ♪
♪ from me, yeah ♪
♪ if you're reminiscin' ♪
♪ and you're missin' me ♪
♪ this much ♪
♪ and you really want ♪
♪ to stay in touch ♪
♪ you can hear me ♪
♪ on the radio ♪
♪ you wanna turn me on ♪
♪ turn on your stereo ♪
♪ you can sing along ♪
♪ while they're playing ♪
♪ our song ♪
♪ how you done me wrong ♪
♪ baby, crank it up ♪
♪ until you blow ♪
♪ the speakers out ♪
♪ your pickup truck ♪
♪ so listen, Romeo ♪
♪ when you're feelin' ♪
♪ kinda lonely ♪
♪ let me tell you ♪
♪ where to go ♪
♪ turn on the radio ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ oh oh oh oh ♪
♪ oh oh oh ♪
♪ turn on the radio ♪
♪ you wanna turn me on ♪
♪ turn on your stereo ♪
♪ you can sing along ♪
♪ while they're playing ♪
♪ our song ♪
♪ how you done me wrong ♪
♪ baby, crank it up ♪
♪ until you blow ♪
♪ the speakers out ♪
♪ your pickup truck ♪
♪ so listen, Romeo ♪
♪ when you're feelin' ♪
♪ kinda lonely ♪
♪ let me tell you ♪
♪ where to go ♪
♪ turn on the radio ♪
♪ oh ho ho ♪
♪ oh oh oh oh ♪
♪ oh oh oh ♪
♪ turn on the radio ♪
Thank you.
My little Lauren.
Yeah!
My little Lauren, you look so beautiful tonight.
You are... you don't even have to try.
It's crazy to me when I watch you up there.
It's like, the voice is just so effortless and the way you move
around... and I know there's more in there.
Trust me, I know there's more.
You're sweet 16 now.
I mean, but it's just amazing how much of a natural you are.
It's so, so great to see, so great to watch... amazing.
Uh, I got to tell you, I mean, you have a natural gift.
You can sing anything.
I've been saying this all along.
You have that natural talent, but I don't even believe you
know how good you are.
And Jennifer's right.
There's so much more in there with you, and you remind me,
'cause I really believe... I've been dropping names like... whatever.
So Kelly clarkson, who was our first winner... you remind me of a
combination of her kind of meets Carrie, 'cause you got the
urban, the R&B runs.
You can sing country.
That's true!
No, I'm telling you, dude.
Look, yo.
You know what that means.
I am a fan.
Yes, Randy, that's so perfect.
Yeah, and there is room somewhere between clarkson... and
that's where you should live.
You know, just because someone like you can sing into the
stratosphere doesn't mean you should do it every time, and
I miss it when you don't.
You didn't do it on this song, but you kill me.
I love you.
You're the best.
Your voice goes from here to there, and they haven't seen the best of you yet.
That's right.
Nice!
I got to say something about it.
You want to say something?
Sure, please.
Everyone... I'm shocked that you want to say something.
I want everyone to meet peaches.
This is peaches.
Tune in tomorrow night to find out why.
Peaches seacrest.
Because he's from Georgia.
Georgia.
And I'm from Georgia, so I call him "peaches."
No, listen, I believe peaches, Ryan.
That's your name.
I like that.
Ryan "peaches"... second person in here to call me that, Randy.
If you want to vote for Lauren, 1-866-idols-11.
It's 1-866-43657-11.
Or you can text the word "vote"
to 5711.
Voting will open shortly at the end of the show.
Thank you very much for entertaining us.
We've got one more for you tonight.
Pia toscano closes the show right after this.
Hang on.
♪ ♪
We're back with you here on American Idol.
Don't forget, tomorrow night we bring you the results live as
we uncover your top ten and the judges' wild card picks, all right?
But first, before we leave you tonight, our former makeup
artist... it is pia, ladies and gentlemen.
I like you.
I feel like you're the total package.
Welcome to Hollywood, girl!
Pia, you were amazing... so impressed.
You made it into the top 24.
Congratulations.
This has been my dream since I was a little girl, so this
means absolutely everything to me.
♪ Oh ♪
♪ why you look so sad? ♪
♪ tears are in your eyes ♪
♪ come on and come to me now ♪
♪ don't ♪
♪ be ashamed to cry ♪
♪ let me see you through ♪
♪ 'cause I've seen ♪
♪ the dark side too ♪
♪ when the night falls on you ♪
♪ you don't know what to do ♪
♪ nothing you confess ♪
♪ could make me love you less ♪
♪ I'll stand by you ♪
♪ won't let nobody hurt you ♪
♪ I'll stand by you ♪
♪ and when ♪
♪ when the night falls ♪
♪ on you, baby ♪
♪ you're feeling all alone ♪
♪ you won't be on your own ♪
♪ I'll stand by you ♪
♪ oh ♪
♪ I'll stand by you ♪
♪ won't let nobody hurt you ♪
♪ I'll stand by you ♪
♪ I'll stand ♪
♪ by you ♪
Whoo!
Yo.
Yo... let me just say something right now.
This is our first standing "o"
of this new season, Idol 10.
I've been here ten seasons.
We've had some amazing performances on here, but let me tell you something.
You just put yourself in the top with those amazing performers
that have gone on to do amazingly big things.
That was unbelievable.
That's how you do it.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you so much.
You know, after Monday and Tuesday, even a week says, "wtf?"
That was unbelievable.
That was so over the top.
You went from here to there.
It was gorgeous.
Congrats.
Thank you so, so much.
Oh. Thank you.
Thank you.
You know, pia, I knew that you were a standout, but
honestly, I just feel like you were a little tricky, 'cause you
were saving that.
You were saving that for when it counts.
It was out of this world.
Thank you.
Out of this world.
Thank you so much.
So good.
Pia toscano.
Well, now we have a problem.
How do you pick your favorite, right?
It's gonna be tough tonight.
Good luck to you.
If you want to vote for pia, 1-866-idols-12.
It's 1-866-43657-12.
If you're with at&t, you can text the word "vote" to 5712.
You can also cast your ballot online at americanidol.com.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Good job.
The lines will open shortly.
First, here are the numbers one more time.
Watch.
♪ Want you to make me feel ♪
♪ like I'm the only girl ♪
♪ in the world ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that you'll ever love ♪
♪ like I'm the only one ♪
♪ that knows your heart ♪
♪ one of these mornings ♪
♪ you're gonna rise up singing ♪
♪ then you'll spread ♪
♪ your wings ♪
♪ and you'll take to the sky ♪
♪ it's impossible ♪
♪ impossible ♪
♪ oh, baby, it's impossible ♪
♪ for me to love you ♪
♪ this way ♪
♪ it's impossible ♪
♪ what I need ♪
♪ is a good defense ♪
♪ 'cause I'm feeling ♪
♪ like a criminal ♪
♪ and I need to be redeemed ♪
♪ to the one ♪
♪ I've sinned against ♪
♪ 'cause he's ♪
♪ all I ever knew of... ♪
♪ Oh, I really love you ♪
♪ I'm a seven-day fool ♪
♪ and on a Wednesday ♪
♪ Thursday, Friday, Saturday ♪
♪ I'm gonna love... ♪
♪ I've got love, sugar ♪
♪ all over me ♪
♪ and I don't want ♪
♪ to get it off ♪
♪ I'm completely covered up ♪
♪ I won't forget ♪
♪ all the ones that I love ♪
♪ gotta make a wish ♪
♪ take a stance, make a change ♪
♪ and break away ♪
♪ I keep on falling ♪
♪ in and out ♪
♪ of love with you ♪
♪ I never ♪
♪ loved someone ♪
♪ the way that I ♪
♪ the way that I... ♪
♪ oh, baby, be strong ♪
♪ for me ♪
♪ baby, belong to me ♪
♪ help me through ♪
♪ help me need you ♪
♪ crank it up ♪
♪ until you blow the speakers ♪
♪ out your pickup truck ♪
♪ so listen, Romeo ♪
♪ when you're feeling ♪
♪ kind of lonely ♪
♪ let me tell you where to go ♪
♪ turn on the radio ♪
♪ I'll stand ♪
♪ by you ♪
All right, there you go.
Good luck making your decisions.
Thank you to ray chew live.
One more time for our judges... Steven, Jennifer, and Randy.
Tomorrow night we're back again with your results live.
That is at 8:00, 7:00 central.
Right now the lines are open, and they'll stay open for at least two hours.
Don't underestimate the importance of tonight's vote.
It is all on the line for these girls this evening.
Thanks for watching, guys.
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