Dolly Parton had her biggest success on the charts when she stayed at #1 for two weeks in 1980 with the theme song from the huge hit smash movie 9 To 5. The top 9 finalists gave their best group performance of the season so far when they opened the show with this fun toe-tapper.
Afterward, Michael Johns, David Archuleta, and Carly Smithson all heard the good news that they are one step closer to working with Mariah Carey on April 15th. After waiting through a performance from the winners of The Next Great American Band, The Clark Brothers, David Cook, Syesha Mercado, Jason Castro all found out that they, too, will have the privilege of getting closer to being mentored by Mariah Carey. That left the bottom three as Ramiele Malubay, Kristy Lee Cook and Brooke White who will be at risk of missing out on the Mariah opportunity of a lifetime.
Dolly Parton has a brand new album in stores now called Backwoods Barbie and she performed a wonderful song from it called Jesus and Gravity. It's a classic slice of down to earth inspiration that we've come to love from Dolly.
Brooke and Kristy Lee were both sent back to safety while Ramiele Malubay has to face the reality of being so close to working with Mariah, but being denied the chance.
I did a little bit better this week correctly predicting two of the bottom three. The time was right for Ramiele to be sent packing while the anticipation builds for a performance from Mariah Carey on April 9th during the Idol Gives Back show. Mariah will then return to mentor the remaining finalists for their April 15th performances and then treat the audience to another spectacular performance on the April 16th results show.
As Mariah Carey has just achieved her 18th #1 single on the Billboard HOT 100 this week, she serves as the embodiment of what American Idol finalists strive for: Career longevity and ongoing success as a recording artist.
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