American Idol lost 4 more last night giving you the top 12 performers who will move onto the bigger stage. People are probably upset by the results.
The cute and quirky Lilly Scott went home last night. The judges adored her. Everyone seemed to like her. Personally, I didn’t really get all of the hype. I didn’t understand her. Apparently America didn’t either.
Katelyn Epperly was the other girl sent packing. Katelyn had her ups and downs on American Idol. She wasn’t consistent enough even if her Coldplay cover last week was great.
The guys who left were expected. Todrick Hall finally succumbed to his streak of bad performances. He was good this week on American Idol, but it wasn’t enough. Alex Lambert also said goodbye. It’s a shame because he was just starting to shine. I wish Tim Urban had of gone instead.
The biggest buzz today comes from former Idol contestants Scott Macintyre and Matt Giraud. They performed a duet of “Tell Her About It” on pianos. Matt’s vocals were amazing. I forgot all about him until now. Watch the performance here:
The top 8 guys performed on American Idol tonight. Over all the great performances were few and far between. It doesn’t matter though, because all anyone is going to be talking about tomorrow is Michael Lynche.
I am just going to skip to the end of the show. Michael Lynche closed out the night with “This Woman’s Work” by Maxwell. This big guy brought the house down. He sang better than I knew he could. Kara DioGuardi was crying her eyes out at the judges table. He showed that this is going to be a fight to the finish.
The other one who came out of the woodwork was Todrick Hall. Todrick hasn’t been good yet. He has barely scraped through with his singing. Tonight on American Idol he proved why he was there with Queen’s “Somebody To Love.”
Lee Dewyze continued his strong singing Owl City’s “Fireflies.” He made me actually appreciate that song.
The rest of the guys were fairly mediocre. It is anyone’s game at this point. Casey James and Aaron Kelly were strong, but not interesting. Their past performances will carry them through. Andrew Garcia attempted to gain the popularity back by covering “Genie In A Bottle.” It was ok, but he seems to be trying too hard now. He needs to just relax.
Tim Urban and Alex Lambert are the odd ones out. The judges loved Tim’s cover of “Hallelujah.” It didn’t work for me. Alex Lambert sounded great, but it may be too late for him to recover from bad performances.
Tomorrow we get our top 12. It will be interesting to see what happens when the girls and guys go head to head.
If you are going through Olympic withdrawal, ABC has a new figure skating reality show coming up to fill the void. Thin Ice will air on ABC on March 19th and 21st letting viewers vote on their favourite skaters.
Much like the CBC show Battle Of The Blades, Thin Ice has figure skating pairs compete for $220,000. The difference is Thin Ice is pairing up top figure skaters from around the world that have never skated together. On the first night the judges Kristi Yamuguchi, Katarina Witt, and Dick Button will have their say and then viewers will get to vote. On Sunday, the live audience will get the final say.
The figure skating pairs are Switzerland’s Stéphane Lambiel & Japan’s Shizuka Arakawa, Canada’s David Pelletier & Russia’s Elena Berezhnaya, Canada’s Patrice Lauzon & Canada’s Jamie Salé, America’s John Zimmerman & Canada’s Shae-Lynn Bourne, and America’s Michael Weiss & Canada’s Marie-France Dubreuil.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Canadian figure skating champ Kurt Browning will host.
While the show could be entertaining, the big draw is the announcement of a special appearance by Canadian bronze medalist Joannie Rochette. Joannie will skate a tribute to her mother on March 19th. She already brought the country to tears with her Olympic performance. Everyone will be glued to their television to see what she will do here.
Jamie Sale beat Shae-Lynn Bourne to win Battle Of The Blades. Can she make it two for two?
The top 10 girls took to the stage to fight for a spot tonight. Many of the girls are probably in trouble tonight because others were so fantastic.
Crystal Bowersox recovered from her hospital scare yesterday to open the show. Her performance of Creedance Clearwater’s “As Long As I See The Light” showed off her natural, honest talent. She is the kind of girl you want to see in a bar with her guitar.
I disagreed with the judges a lot tonight. They seemed pretty harsh on some of the better performances.
While the judges didn’t like Katie Stevens’ version of “Put Your Records On,” it really showed off how mature her voice is for 17-years-old. Michelle Delamor showed what the judges have been asking for. She changed up Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open” to match her voice, but some of the judges didn’t like it. Katelynn Epperly did a great piano performance of Coldplay’s “The Scientist.” She was captivating, but the judges found her boring.
Lilly Brown got rave reviews from the judges, but I really didn’t get it. She has a cool indie vibe, but something about it just didn’t register with me.
Haeley Vaughn, Lacey Brown, Didi Benami and Paige Miles should be concerned this week. Haeley Vaughn and Didi blew it. They just didn’t sound good at all. Lacey Brown and Paige Miles sounded fine, but just aren’t memorable at all. I actually forgot who Paige Miles was. Being unmemorable is sometimes worse than being bad.
Siobhan Magnus totally blew everyone away when she closed the night with Aretha Franklin’s “Think.” She hit notes the rest of the girls only dream about. Who knew she could do something like that? Everyone is going to be talking about her tomorrow.
In a last minute change, the top 10 guys performed tonight on American Idol. While there were still slip ups, the guys improved a lot over last week.
Michael Lynche started things off with a good performance of James Brown’s “This Is A Man’s World.” While someone else could have made this a boring song, Michael’s personality shined through again. This is the kind of guy that you want to win because he’s just a nice guy.
John Park and Casey James followed up with ok performances, but nothing special. John may be in trouble for being forgettable two weeks in a row. Even now, minutes after the show I forgot that he sang John Mayer. At least Casey played a mean guitar to make up for it.
I dreaded Alex Lambert after his awkwardness last week, but this little singer improved a million times over. I could hear that he really did have a good voice. If he keeps improving at this rate he could be amazing. Poor Tim Urban probably won’t make it through another week. He also improved on last week, but it wasn’t nearly as good as the others. He has too far to go and is being overshadowed.
Todrick Hall and Jermaine Sellers both bombed their performances for a second week in a row. These guys just don’t seem to be up to the challenge. Compared to some of the other guys they are completely out of their league. They are good singers sometimes, but they need too much guidance to stay that way. They have good personalities, which could save them.
For the first time, Andrew Garcia didn’t amaze me. His version of James’ Morrison’s “You Give Me Something” wasn’t believable. His voice didn’t sound good. He looked uncomfortable. I am still rooting for him, but he needs to get back in the groove.
Youngster Aaron Kelly on the other hand is definitely in the groove. While he is not my style, his version of “My Girl” was great. His voice adds unique country flair to Idol. He probably has every mom in America voting for him right now.
Lee Dewyze closed American Idol and showed everyone else how it’s done. Singing Hinder’s “Lips Of An Angel,” he was great! His raspy voice is so cool. Even though he was nervous he had a good presence. He is the kind of singer I want to hear on the radio and want to see in concert. We just may have a new favourite on our hands here.
Last night America said farewell to four Idol hopefuls.
For the girls, we lost Janell Wheeler and Ashley Rodriguez. I can’t say I’m surprised. I had to go back and look at our recap to even remember what they sang. Ashley Rodriguez did show promise when we first saw her. If she had of stepped out of her comfort zone, she could have been great. Janell Wheeler doomed herself by choosing a song that she just couldn’t sing properly.
For the guys, Joe Munoz and Tyler Grady said goodbye. While many are probably crying foul for these, it makes sense. While Joe Munoz performed well, it wasn’t memorable. He also suffered from not being shown as much as some of the other contestants during auditions and Hollywood week. Feeling like you know the contestant is half of the battle. On the other hand, Tyler Grady was shown a lot. His 70’s rocker shtick was fun once or twice, but America had seen enough. How many weeks could we have watched him pose and be compared to Jim Morrison? He will return to his rock band and be fine.
That said there were some other guys who messed up their singing far worse than these two, so they are very lucky.
If you missed the Top 12 guys perform on American Idol because you were busy watching the Canada-Russia hockey game, Real Style has got you covered.
Unlike last night’s girls, most of the guys were memorable. That doesn’t mean they were all good though. There were highs and lows on American Idol.
Let’s start with the good news. The guys showed a lot of creativity tonight. Things started off with Todrick Hall singing a barely recognizable version of Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone.” It wasn’t the best vocally, but it was interesting. Lee Dewyze proved that the rockers rule with his version of Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars.” Andrew Garcia ended the night off with a good acoustic version of “Sugar We’re Going Down” by Fall Out Boy. The judges may not have liked it, but I love his vision.
Casey James and Michael Lynche stuck closer to the original version of their songs, but proved that their talent was all they needed.
While those singers were shining, others didn’t have such luck. Jermaine Sellers and Tim Urban picked terrible song choices for their performances. Neither of them could hit the notes they needed to succeed. Regardless of how good they looked while doing it, I think these two should be the most worried tonight. They were hard to listen to.
Tyler Grady’s 70’s rock vibe is getting tiring after his performance of “American Woman.” Alex Lambert looked so uncomfortable bobbing up and down while singing James Morrison. His nerves are understandable, but it was awkward.
Other singers Aaron Kelly, Joe Munoz and John Park will probably squeak by because their performances were just enough to make it.
Tomorrow night is the results show where we see what is grabbing America’s attention tonight. I hope they don’t let me down.
We made it to the first live episode of American Idol. It’s been a long journey. For their first real performance, the girls of American Idol didn’t live up to all of the hype they have been getting.
Most of the girls chose the wrong song. The problem is that makes them forgettable. Paige Miles, Ashley Rodriguez, Katelyn Epperly and Didi Benami were all ok, but I’m not going to remember their performance five minutes from now.
There were high points in the show. Lilly Scott sang The Beatles’ “Fixing A Hole” like it was her own song. Her voice is so unique and different. She is not really American Idol material. She may fail when they force her to sing something from a current pop artist.
Michelle Delamor did a safe version of Alicia Keys’ “Falling,” but she proved that she had a big voice. Siobhan Magnus was surprisingly great singing”Wicked Game” by Chris Issak. It was a totally unexpected song choice for this show. She could be one to watch out for.
Crystal Bowersox and Katie Stevens have been personal favourites since they first auditioned. Both of them were strong, but safe. It’s still the first episode. They have time to grow.
There were some low points too. Janell Wheeler could not live up to the pressure of singing Heart’s “What About Love?” Her voice isn’t big enough for the song and sounded shaky. Haeley Vaughn showed promise in the auditions, but she just sounded bad singing The Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” She’s so sweet. I can’t count her out yet. Lacey Brown finally made it to the top 24 and then blew it. Her version of “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac was not good. She seemed surprised, but the song just didn’t suit her voice.
Tomorrow the guys are up for their first live performance. They don’t have the excuse of being first, so the pressure is on.
If you were as confused as to the last minute addition of Tim Urban in the American Idol top 24 as we were, then fear not because Real Style has searched all celebrity blogs to find out what happened.
Early reports stated that Chris Golightly, the singer who had lived his life in multiple foster care homes, was originally scheduled to be in the Top 24. American Idol stated that he was eliminated for undisclosed reasons.
What was the reason? It seems Chris Golightly was contracted to be in a boy band. Star Magazine reports that Chris believed his contract had expired. The record label set the singer straight once he had made it into the Top 24. Chris Golightly was still under contract. They were trying to free Chris up in time for the show, but they apparently couldn’t.
American Idol believed that Chris Golightly knew about the contract and mislead them causing his elimination. Now Tim Urban will take his spot in the American Idol Top 24.
This doesn’t seem fair to a kid of his age, but rules are rules. There are many singers hoping to get their shot at American Idol.
Jon Gosselin settled his lawsuit with TLC yesterday out of court. Both parties were suing each other, but the pair came to an agreement. The terms are not being released.
Back in October, TLC sued Jon Gosselin for breach of contract when he made public appearances everywhere that would take him. TLC felt it violated their contract and looked bad according to People Magazine. Meanwhile Jon Gosselin counter-sued the television network for damaging his reputation.
Both suits have now been dropped. RadarOnline reports that Jon Gosselin couldn’t afford the expensive lawyer fees it would cost him to go through trial.
They also say that Jon has agreed to let TLC resume filming his children. Does this mean a return of Jon & Kate Plus 8? We will have to see. TLC previously talked about filming Kate Plus 8, so this show could be back on. This could be the return of daily news about the Gosselin’s since they have dropped off the radar recently. Let’s hope not.
American Idol is finally down to the Top 24. Next week the real competition starts. The singers have to win over the public now.
American Idol split their reveal into two nights, so we already knew seven of the Top 24 from last night. Tonight we found out the remaining 17.
Here are your Top 24 potential American Idols: Michael Lynche, Didi Benami, Katelynn Epperly, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Lee Dewyze, Todrick Hall, Janell Wheeler, Tyler Grady, Lacey Brown, Ashley Rodriguez, Alex Lambert, Joe Munoz, Crystal Bowersox, Katie Stevens, Lilly Scott, Paige Miles, Siobhan Magnus, Michelle Delamore, Jermaine Sellers, John Park, Hayley Vaughn, Andrew Garcia and Tim Urban.
For the first time in ages, I think the American Idol judges made all of the right decisions. The only person who I wish could have gone on was Angela Martin. Angela Martin made it to Hollywood week twice before, so it would have been a good comeback story for her. This show isn’t about nice stories though; it’s about singing as Simon Cowell would say.
Rumour has it that Michael Lynche was kicked off of the show because his dad broke the confidentiality clause and revealed that his son had made it. We will have to wait to see if he is there next week.
Next week we will see the girls perform on Tuesday and the boys on Wednesday. Stay tuned for all of the fun!
If you were watching the first Olympics game for the Canadian Men’s Hockey team and missed this two hour American Idol… don’t worry you didn’t miss much.
The entire first hour of American Idol was dedicated to the dreaded three rooms. Instead of stretching this out for all it’s worth, I wish American Idol would cut this into a 15 minute segment. The contestants were split into three separate rooms. We all knew that two of the rooms would go through, while one would be sent packing. It was clear that room one would make it. Contestants who had been consistently good, like Crystal Bowersox, Casey James and Andrew Garcia, were all in that room. Room two was questionable. Mary Powers, Charity Vance and Hope Johnson, who have been up and down throughout, were in there. Room three held some good and some bad. It was room two that had to go. I breathed a sigh of relief knowing my favourites were safe.
American Idol got to the real meat of the show after that first hour was over. We were finally going to see who would be moving on to the top 24. Who will you be able to vote for? In a mean American Idol trick, they didn’t actually reveal who would be moving on. We only got a snippet of the contestants.
Real Style can reveal to you the first seven of the American Idol top 24, but that is all we saw tonight. In one hour, they only revealed seven people who were moving on! They are Michael Lynche, Didi Benami, Katelynn Epperly, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Lee Dewyze and Todrick Hall. Most of those are no big surprise. Michael Lynche, Didi Benami and Casey James have been solid throughout the show. Aaron Kelly is the one wild card. He forgot his lyrics on day three, but pulled it together enough to impress the judges.
The rest of the top 24 will be revealed tomorrow night. How could you do this to us American Idol? This two hour episode was all just a tease. Stay tuned tomorrow for the American Idol Top 24. Will your favourite make it through?
What do two uber-rich celebrities who appear to have everything and more get each other for Valentine’s Day? How does Angelina Jolie show Brad Pitt her love? Reports say Angelina bought Brad a 200-year-old olive tree for Valentine’s Day. The tree reportedly cost almost $20,000. It is a symbol of peace, longevity and stability. Now do you believe they are happy?
Former Hills star Lauren Conrad is on the best-seller list. Lauren’s second book, Sweet Little Lies, has topped the New York Times best sellers list according to People Magazine. The book is a sequel to her first book L.A. Candy. It follows the story of a reality tv star in Hollywood. They say, write what you know.
Penelope Cruz is joining Johnny Depp on the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie. Reports are Penelope is in talks to star in “Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” While her character is being kept secret, the assumption is that she will try to stop Captain Jack Sparrow from finding the fountain of youth. Penelope Cruz seems like she would be a natural in the Pirates movies, although she doesn’t make up for losing Orlando Bloom.
Tonight was the premier of one of the most anticipated Survivor seasons in a long time. After 20 seasons spanning over 10 years with over 300 contestants, they have brought together the best heroes versus the best villains.
The heroes’ team consists of Colby, Stephenie, Tom, Amanda, Sugar, James, JT, Cirie, Rupert and Candice. The villains’ team is Boston Rob, Randy, Parvati, Tyson, Coach, Sandra, Courtney, Russell, Danielle and Jerri.
The show started off hot with a reward challenge for fire within minutes of their arrival. The combat style challenge put tribe against tribe to tackle each other for reward. It was a tough challenge with injuries in minutes. Stephenie dislocated her shoulder and Rupert broke his toe. The heroes won despite their injuries.
It didn’t matter though because survivor veteran Boston Rob made the villains team fire with two sticks. This is why he is great! It’s not all talk. While they worked, the ultimate villain from last season, Russell, was up to his same old tricks right away. He made alliances with Danielle and Parvati immediately.
Into the elimination challenge, the heroes pulled off to a big lead by building a boat and paddling out to get fire fast. The villains came back though by completing a puzzle the fastest and won. It was a close one for those of us with a soft spot for the heroes. Boston Rob, Russell, Parvati and Coach are some of the best contestants, but also big threats to vote off. It would be a shame to lose them so early.
The heroes had the difficult task of voting someone out. The tribe toyed with the idea of strength of the tribe versus voting someone out for strategy. Sugar, Cirie and Stephenie’s names all came up.
Sugar was the first one out. She was too clingy and emotional early on in the game.
Next week on Survivor the preview showed Boston Rob passing out in the jungle alone. This is horrible. I can’t wait for next week. Boston Rob is the best player the show has ever seen. He can’t go out this way.
Group round… the most dreaded thing for American Idol contestants. It is also one of my favourite episodes. The gloves come off and true colours shine through. This year was no different. There were tears, fights and bad singing.
The group Destiny’s Wild, who were one of two singing Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” stood out as very annoying and cocky. It’s inevitable that you will be singing the song as another group. When the judges called their performance “strange,” I thought they were going. Unfortunately the whole group made it through.
Rocker Mary Powers also came across as demanding. I think it was more of her motherly nature overpowering the teenagers.
It seems amazing that after so many seasons of American Idol, contestants still hit the stage hoping that they know the words. Why don’t they ever pick a song they know? Why would they pick a difficult Gwen Stefani song to sing that they are bound to screw up?
Most, if not all, of the people who I started liking last night made it through group round including Andrew Garcia, Casey James, and Hayley Vaughn.
On another happy note, Michael Lynche’s wife gave birth to a baby girl moments before his group took the stage. He made it through. That is quite a story to tell your daughter later.
Next week is the last of the auditions. Who will make it to the Top 24? Who do you want to make it?
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American Idol lost 4 more last night giving you the top 12 performers who will move onto the bigger stage. People are probably upset by the results.
What do two uber-rich celebrities who appear to have everything and more get each other for Valentine’s Day? How does Angelina Jolie show Brad Pitt her love?
Jon Gosselin & TLC Settle Their Differences
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Jon Gosselin settled his lawsuit with TLC yesterday out of court. Both parties were suing each other, but the pair came to an agreement. The terms are not being released.
Back in October, TLC sued Jon Gosselin for breach of contract when he made public appearances everywhere that would take him. TLC felt it violated their contract and looked bad according to People Magazine. Meanwhile Jon Gosselin counter-sued the television network for damaging his reputation.
Both suits have now been dropped. RadarOnline reports that Jon Gosselin couldn’t afford the expensive lawyer fees it would cost him to go through trial.
They also say that Jon has agreed to let TLC resume filming his children. Does this mean a return of Jon & Kate Plus 8? We will have to see. TLC previously talked about filming Kate Plus 8, so this show could be back on. This could be the return of daily news about the Gosselin’s since they have dropped off the radar recently. Let’s hope not.
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