The finalists are singing classic rock songs tonight in the first round and selections from the Sia songbook in round two. Sia was also there to mentor and perform her latest single, Cheap Thrills.
The parade of past Idol finalists continued with the season 7 Miss American Idol winner David Cook showing up to sing his new song, Heartbeat. The season 5 Miss American Idol 1st runner up Katharine McPhee was also there to recreate the magic moment when she performed Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Watching Katharine perform really illustrated how the caliber of talented has declined since she was on the show. Her voice and level of talent is so much higher than what the contestants are currently serving. I can't see any of them being able to handle a role like Katharine did in Smash.
The first finalist to be assured a spot on the show next week was La'Porsha. There's no denying that she is the frontrunner in the competition even there her performance of Dead or Alive wasn't exactly mind blowing, it was still very good. She performed Sia's Elastic Heart with passion, energy and outstanding vocals.
I don't have anything good to say about MacKenzie or the judges that put him here or the fans that keep voting for him. There is nothing impressive or exceptional about him. You can go to any high school and find a boy that is doing what he is doing. The fact that the judges even put him in the top 25 illustrates that they are not looking for great vocal talents. The fact that fans are voting for him shows that the bar for what is considered good has been lowered so far down that it has no meaning anymore. MacKenzie took two amazing songs and made them so completely boring he should never be allowed to sing again. I Want You To Want Me and Titanium were completely sad and lifeless in his hands. Anyone who would pick his versions of these songs over the originals clearly does not know how to enjoy music. At this point, I dislike him so much that it looks like he is going to end up being the Season 15 Miss American Idol winner.
Trent has a really impressive vocal range and a wonderful ability to breath new life into an old song. Both Sharp Dressed Man and Chandelier were dynamic and entertaining.
Dalton made the audience cry with his heartfelt reading of God Only Knows. He continued delivering the raw emotions on Bird Set Free. While his vocal range is somewhat limited he at least knows how to make the best of what he has.
Sadly, the most gifted vocalist of the bunch, Sonika, was the lowest vote getter this week and she was eliminated from the competition. We didn't even get to hear her sweet and amazing voice one last time.
I am not going to predict that Mackenzie will be sent home next week, but I clearly want him to be gone.
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