American Idol S05E17 - Top 16: Top 8 Girls

8 girls, but only 6 make it to the top 12!

1) paris - "conga" by gloria estefan. her nickname's princess p, and she's a tomboy. REALLY bad song choice, for me, for her. but vocally it was good. so overall, it was a'ight. randy's on the same page as me, and i feel somewhat embarrased by that. paula prefers her on these uptempo songs. simon's glad she did a younger song, thinks that vocally it was ok, and thinks that we'll see her next week.

2) lisa - "here's where i stand" by tiffany taylor. she "absolutely loves jimi hendrix". HAND GESTURES! ARGH! she looks and sounds much older than she really is. again, while it was vocally sufficient, i didn't really care for it all that much... randy loves the jimi hendrix thing. he thinks the song was too old for her, and it was just alright. paula sees a seasoned performer, but wishes she would have sung a song they could get into. simon thinks the songs she sings sound like her mum's choosing them, but she'll sail through to the next round.

3) melissa - "what about love" by heart. she's a car freak. and she used to race with the boys in her school. SLUTTY! the look tonight, that is. if not for the hand gestures (ARGH!!!), i might have actually liked the performance. her "smokey" tone, i.e. the fact that she's kinda hoarse, really subtracted from my overall enjoyment of the singing. but it was pretty good. randy liked the song choice, and thought it was very nice. paula thinks she's improving every week, and she's a powerhouse. simon disagrees. he thinks the last note booked her ticket home, and she shouted the song.

COCA COLA! kat wants to have fun. me too! wth her and kellie! kat's not quitting the show. and she's not pregnant, and there's nothing between her and kevin, and kevin loves it/looks a bit disappointed. lol-ish.

4) kinnik - "if i ain't got you" by alicia keys. she loves hog intestines. gross. it was really pitchy, i think. and just overall poorly executed. everything from the oddly placed runs, to the arrangement, and the weak vocals. it was just bad. randy loves the song, but he doesn't think she nailed it. paula thinks she looks amazing, but she was off with her pitch. and then she shrugs. simon thinks she just messed it up, and she booked her plane ticket home.

5) katharine - "think" by aretha franklin. she went to the same school constance went to, and that's probably where she learned to do the smouldering look. the KELLY!!!! did aretha in her semifinal performance. and after you get over the initial awkwardness that is a skinny white girl singing this song, it was actually very good. better than diana when she sang it. and then she does a cute spin around. randy says we got a hot one, and i agree. paula says it's fun seeing her have fun. and then she rambles about some shit. and simon agrees with randy, and thinks she's gonna sail through. ryan's dream is to see simon do the randy "we got a hot one in hya" thing. we get some funny banter, about kat always saying the same thing, and how that's ok cause we got randy, and how she's "got you, dawg". lol!

6) ayla - "unwritten" by natasha bedingfield. she thought the her dad was elvis presley. HUH? she was VERY confused as a child. her hairdo is wierd. her performance isn't. it's actually very good. love that song for her, and in general. except for some wierd hand gestures here and there, the performance was very good too. i REALLY liked it! randy thought the song was ok, butit wasn't a singer's song, and it was alright. paula says she fights the fight and working her butt off. i swear to god. simon says it was pretty good. but he would like the young girl on the intro clips to be on stage. and it wasn't fantastic. ayla's SO much taller than ryan...

7) mandisa - "i'm every woman" by chaka khan. she sucked her thumb until she was 24!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!!!! the start was AWFUL! i hate hate HATE this song. it sounded a bit shouty at times, but overall it was a very good performance. paula stands up and shouts. randy:"yo! wow! alright, so, yo!". and after that he gives her a standing o. he says it's the best female vocal this season. i beg to differ. paula loved the arrangement, and says she sang her butt off (she didn't, really). simon says she made everyone that appeared before her seem ordinary. REALLY? was it that good??? oh, well...

8) kellie - "i'm the only one" by melissa etheridge. she LOOOOVES dogs. she's REALLY cute! anyone else find it cheesy that the background was flames, and she sings about being the only that would walk acroos the fire for someone? again, i REALLY liked it! it was very good! randy says she is always consistent. paula likes her movements, and says guys are in love with her. simon says she a naughty little minx. he really really likes her. he prefers her to CARRIE?!?!?!?!? if i didn't like kellie as much as i do, i would be outraged!!!! and i am! a bit! some funny banter about minxes, and kellie says "i'm a mink!". lol! and she had a salmon for the first time at lunch. lol! cute!

1. katharine
2. mandisa
3. kellie
4. ayla
5. melissa
6. paris
7. lisa
8. kinnik