And now it's time for the boys to lip-sync for their lives!!!! Seriously, it probably would sound better if they would lip sync, but here's what they decided to sing....
Owl City just hit #1 on the Billboard HOT 100 at the end of 2009 with Fireflies. Lee Dewyze did what he's going to do for the rest of the season and he played guitar and sang it with his typical rock guy raspy voice.
Alex Lambert has completely transformed into some one completely different from the timid creature who showed up two weeks ago. His performance of Trouble was confident and strong, yet he still has room to grow if he can start relaxing and having a good time.
Jeff Buckley died way too young in 1997 and never had a chance to see how beloved his version of Hallelujah would become. Tim Urban has also shown very impressive growth as he was able to tackle this classic with pure vocals and emotional depth.
Her first single, Genie In A Bottle, hit #1 for five weeks in 1999 and led to Christina Aguilera winning the Grammy for Best New Artist. Andrew Garcia hoped to recreate the magic by re-imagining this pop nugget in his own special way. It might not have been special enough.
Keith Urban is one of the most popular country artists around so Casey James had some big boots to fill by trying to cover him. Casey may have just exposed that he is coasting on looks and charisma with this bland performance.
Aaron Kelly took on a lovely country ballad from Lonestar and he did his best to prove he can belt out the big notes. After a shaky start, for the most part he was successful. He's good, but he still has room to grow and get better.
Queen hit #13 in 1977 with Somebody To Love and you could tell that Todrick Hall sincerely believes that he's got what it takes to cover this anthem. While he's no showman like Freddie Mercury, he very clearly showed that he's a real performer with stage presence and talent.
In 2002 Maxwell hit the charts with This Woman's Work and Michael Lynche slipped into his falsetto to breathe new life into this song. He just stepped up to the front of the pack with this extremely good vocal performance.
I am very happy to report that the boys far exceeded my low expectations this week. They all stepped up to show that they really want to be here so the prediction of who is going home is going to be difficult. I think it may end up being Andrew Garcia and Todrick Hall who get the lowest number of votes and end up going home.
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