American Idol 10: Stefano Langone Reaches the End of His Idol Road

Only six contestants are left on American Idol 10 after Stefano Langone was eliminated tonight. David Cook and Katy Perry (with Kenye West) appeared live for performances too. After what has come to be the usual suspects in the bottom three, Stefano was finally let go.

The Idol producers are changing things up every week now for the group performances. First Jacob Lusk, Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone teamed up for a version of “Hey Soul Sister.” It was only okay at best. It’s hard to sound good with so many high voices at one time. Next came Casey Abrams, James Durbin and Scotty McCreery with their group song, Coldplay‘s “Viva La Vida.” It was only slightly better.

American Idol 10: Top 7 Sing Songs of the 21st Century

There were a few F-bombs dropped on the live American Idol stage tonight. They all came from Steven Tyler though, so not really breaking news. The more surprising thing was the lack of train wrecks. This group of Idol hopefuls did well on the whole tonight. There were a couple that raised the bar though, namely James Durbin and Casey Abrams. We also got to see the Idol kids make fun of each other’s habits.

Scotty McCreery - “Swingin’” by Leann Rimes
The other contestants made fun of the way Scotty holds the microphone. He did not pay any attention to them… I wish he would. The T-Rex arms are really getting on my nerves. This was a boring song choice for Scotty and he did little to spice it up. He did walk around the stage more, and brought out his deep tenor, but it was still very boring. I think he has a big enough fan base to keep him safe. If they vote, that is.

American Idol 10: Paul McDonald Goes Home and Then There Were Seven

More likely tonight’s latest eliminated American Idol contestant, Paul McDonald, will be exceptionally busy after his Idol Tour. I don’t see Paul slowing down one bit. In fact I think it would be cool to watch him at his own concert. Either way, Idol was great exposure for his eclectic voice.

The duets were back tonight, and not just for the Idol kids. More on that later. The Idol hopefuls grouped as: Lauren Alaina & Scotty McCreery, Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams. Then the quartet of guys: Paul McDonald, Jacob Lusk, Stefano Langone and James Durbin. All sounded really good in their groups. Idol producers need to stick with this format.

American Idol 10: James Durbin Revisits Heavy Metal, Casey Brings the Jazz

The night was dedicated to music in the movies this week on American Idol 10, but first… let’s honor Jlo for being named “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” by People Magazine. M’kay, awkward moment while a spotlight falls on JLO and an old recording is played of “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.”  The prelude should have been Ryan Seacrest saying, “and now for something completely different.” Finally we got to the music. It was a bit of a sleepy night until the end.

American Idol Shocker: Pia Toscano Eliminated Early

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It was a weird night from the very beginning of the AI elimination show tonight. Constantine Maroulis slaughtered his performance, not in a good way. Iggy Pop had to be bleeped and camera blocked during his scary performance. Ryan Seacrest promised a shocking elimination, and he was right. Pia Toscano was eliminated from AI season 10, finishing in 9th place.

The group number returned to start the show. That was the first mistake. Singing a medley of rock & roll hits did nothing to help this group of ranging voices. Last week we got to hear duets, it should have stayed that way.

AI Season 10 Videos: Best Performances So Far

We finally have our Top 13 for American Idol season 10, but they did not necessarily have the best performances of the year so far. A couple of them did, but I think some others stood out during the Hollywood and Vegas auditions as well.

Here are a few of my favorite AI season 10 videos so far:

Jacob Lusk puts his heart and soul into "God Bless the Child" during his solo. Take us to church Jacob! Best solo during auditions ever, I think. 

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