Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Bandstand Boogie

AMERICAN IDOL

Simon hit the nail on the head last night when he asked Barry Manilow, "What did you do to the girls?" It was unquestionably the night for the women on the show, as John Stevens gave his typical bland rendition to "Mandy" and George Huff had his second straight misstep. Diana and Jasmine both did better than they've done since the opening rounds of the show, and the diva trio was exceptional: how can you choose among the performances of Fantasia, La Toya, and Jennifer this week? I didn't. I voted for all three. Fantasia continues to show energy and versatility every week, and showing her motherly side can't have hurt her. La Toya may well be the best singer in the competition, as Simon said last night, and she's definitely confident up there. And Jennifer has made me proud to be on her bandwagon back when she was a wild card. The last three weeks have seen her develop into a solid top-three performer on the show.

Tonight's bottom three prediction: Diana, John, and (gasp!) George. After last night's improvement, I doubt we'll see Diana go, and George is still a strong performer overall. Which means...bye-bye, redhead. We won't miss you.

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