trent harmon, i made a terrible noise when i saw "simple man" i made a terrible noise when i saw trent was going to sing "simple man" because it could go one direction or the other. fortunately for trent, the stripped down version with worked out really well for him. but while the arrangement is strong and the choir is fun and his jeans are absurdly tight, the best parts of that performance are the select moments that trent chooses to show off the strength of his voice. he even makes jennifer lopez cry, and for the first time this season, her goosies feel sincere. la'porsha renae, "no more drama" mary j. blige's shoes to fill, but if anyone left on idol this season could fill them, it's la'porsha. sporting a power blazer and a muted head scarf, she does a decent first half of mary's classic. but it's the second half of the song that la'porsha comes alive. jennifer is crying. la'porsha is crying. i'm screaming at my neighbors that i don't need no more drama in my life. it's a lot across the board. la'porsha walked a perfect line tonight, channeling an absurd amount of emotion into a sho

trent harmon percy sledge's "when a man loves a woman" grade: c+ trent, too, got high marks from the judges, but while he was far more technically accurate than last week, i agreed with keith that the mississippi waiter's face-pulling threw as much as i'm still obsessed with trent's audition he'll fit the elliott this season i either. so, if you're paragraph, in which i'll opine that the dude's finished product this week had all the emotional oomph of a four-year-old staring at a bowl of beets. avalon young the weeknd's "earned it" grade: a- it's contestant attempt an overtly sexy vocal on idol adam lambert being an exception , but avalon's supple, stankface- inducing delivery and her decision to remain seated on a stool from start to finish created a delicious tension that sent good vibrations through every note. i'm a little worried about avalon's pre-performance interview hinting that she'll never again leave her comfort zone was "stitches" really that big a stretch? but for now, i'll just basked in her well-deserved salvation. high on that mountain" grade: b- maybe tristan deserv

the song ;rest high on the mountain trent harmon was the strongest male among the first chosen. i liked how he was taming his vibrato and used it very complimentary singing when a man loves a woman. of the bottom three my favorite performer of the 3 ladies was avalon young who completed the top 8. so we're down to these 8: dalton rapattonni lee jean sonika vaid mckenzie bourg la'porsha renae trent harmon triston mcintosh avalon young a moment like this....some people wait a lifetime and a reminder that fox19 now is giving and a reminder that fox19 now is giving away a trip for two to see the american idol series finale in hollywood. it's easy to enter... log on to fox19 now dot com, select contests, and then choose, idol giveaway. the winner will be selected march 25th. and don't forget to watch american idol, tonight, right here on fox19 now. weather now weather now this morning, the lingering rain and snow will taper off. cloudy skies and chilly temperatures are in the afternoon forecast. daytime highs will only reach the low 40s. this weekend, another quick moving system will

first to have a sure seat in the top 5 in no specific order , was trent harmon singing counting stars by one republic. this was not a good choice for the first round. next was dalton rapattoni singing numb which again was not a great song choice. 3rd was la'porsha renae . she did an performance of an india arie song ready for love. she still one of the ones to beat!!! she was followed by a performance by yaz and jussie smollet from the hit show empire joined by the top 6. 4th was another one of my favorites mckenzie bourg!!! this young man sung wild world and really doing it his way. i love how he delivers the messages in each song he sings. 5th position was between tristan mcintosh singing independence day by martina mcbride who really was no different from her other performances. lastly was sonika vaid singing let it go. her performance landed her the 5th of the top 5. second half began with dalton rapattoni singing the sound of silence simon and garfunkel . now this is the dalton i remember from the first week of live performances. good job. adam lambert performed welcome to the sh

as i kinda thought it would be la'porsha renae and trent harmon gave the hottest performance of the eight. they complimented each other so well singing: see you again this was the standout duet of the night! followed by: 2. avalon young and sonika vaid singing rise up /. nice but no sparkle 3.dalton rapattoni and mckenzie bourg i want it that way /. ok but not great 4. lee jean and tristan mcintosh singing i don't wanna miss a thing / ok top 6 were named. started with my favorites from week 1 1 . laporsha renae was the best of the six . i like her consistency. she did what i mentioned last week ..... she was moving on come together. of course her vocals were on point! 2. mckenzie bourg sung you are so beautiful and did a good job delivering. 3. trent hormon did an decent performance of stand by me 4. tristan mcintosh sung a broken wing. seemed a little low at the beginning. 5. dalton rapattoni did a nice all the lonely the bottom 3 avalon, lee, and sonika vaid got the performance of whitney houston's if i can't have you. the rain has stopped and a dry and a reminder fox19 now is giving to