
1) JASON ''SUNDANCE'' HEAD (last week No. 1)
Burly, genial son of '60s hitmaker Roy Head was a bluesy delight delivering ''Stormy Monday'' in Memphis and scored a big win in our Week 2 EW.com reader poll. Now if we could just do something about that warthog-style facial hair...
2) CHRIS SLIGH (new this week)
Jack Osbourne look-alike hooked us from the get-go with his Hasselhoff joke, and his vocal and emotional range on Seal's ''Kiss From a Rose'' proved equally appealing. Probably causing panic at 19 Entertainment HQ, which makes us cheer for him twice as hard.
3) PORCELANA PATINO (last week No. 2)
With her bleached hair, cheap bracelets, and brash personality, Porcelana is 1-800-TOO-MUCH, but that husky, heartfelt rendition of Mary J. Blige's ''Love No Limit'' was just right. The best thing to come out of Queens since Ugly Betty?
4) SANJAYA MALAKAR (last week No. 3)
Younger half of a potent brother-sister combo tackled Stevie Wonder without sacrificing melody for melisma, and despite having had no airtime since Jan. 17, he remains a force in our EW.com poll. With the help of a stylist, there's no telling how far he'll go.
5) JENRY BEJARANO (last week No. 5)
What's this? A 16-year-old who looks like Tyson Beckford's far hotter younger cousin? And who delivered an above-average version of Gerald Levert's ''I'd Give Anything to Fall in Love''? Yes, people, God does indeed play favorites.
6) MELINDA DOOLITTLE (last week No. 4)
It'd take a Grinch not to root for this 28-year-old backup singer, who fought off a mean case of the nervous shakes before her home-run audition of ''For Once in My Life.'' Still, lack of confidence may not look so cute in front of a live audience.
7) BRANDON ROGERS (new this week)
His smooth, seductive ''Always on My Mind'' was the lone cause for celebration from Idol's lackluster Los Angeles audition episode; is it any wonder Christina Aguilera and Anastacia brought him along for backup support on their respective tours?
8) ANTONELLA BARBA (last week No. 5)
Untrained half of New York episode's ''Jersey girl'' duo proved to be a surprisingly powerful vocalist with a great sense of rhythm on Deniece Williams' tricky ballad, ''Free,'' but is there enough genuine fire beneath that low-wattage façade?
9) SARAH KRUEGER (last week No. 7)
She's pretty, she's unassuming, and she gave a knockout rendition of ''Somewhere Over the Rainbow'' at her Minneapolis audition. But two weeks after her initial appearance, we can barely remember the sound of her voice.
10) RACHEL ZEVITA (last week No. 11)
Brilliantly neutralized Simon's accusation of musical schizophrenia by pointing out that Idol wannabes need to tackle different themes each week. But while she aced the rock, AC, and opera genres, she desperately needs a tutor in Style 101 — and a tweezer.







1 comment:
Anybody interested in writing a weekly American Idol post?
Post a Comment