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American Idol 2008 - Top 7 Performance (4/15/08) Recaps
Pop Critics —
Week nine of America Idol 2008 live performances brought us the Top 7 contestants and the very noticeable absence of another. Last week’s shocking elimination of Michael Johns was still being felt as the final 7 took the stage to perform Mariah Carey songs. Mariah Carey herself was there this week to act as mentor to the young hopefuls.
Upon hearing it was Mariah Carey week, my first impulse was to immediately think that a couple of the girls (Carly and Syesha) would probably do alright while the guys and the other girls really struggled. I mean, how many people can really sing Mariah Carey songs like Mariah Carey does? Turns out, I was ...
MARIAH CAREY WEEK ACTUALLY DIDN"T SUCK THAT MUCH!
Asshat Hollywood —
MOST AWESOME PERFORMANCE: This one's a three-way tie between celebrity mentor Mariah Carey, American Idol, and my boy David Cook. Mariah because she actually did a really good job mentoring, which shocked me just like J-Lo did last year. She's also awesome because she manages to hold that pose throughout every contestant session and interview. I think it's because her ensemble's a couple sizes too small and she is afraid it's going to rip if she moves. American Idol because they didn't exploit the hell out of David Cook's ...
Kristy Lee Cook Hits the Bricks As Idol Voters Officially Go Off the Rails
The Feed —
I was off by one person.
My prediction that hippie chick Brook White would be leaving American Idol this week nearly came true, as White joined kickboxing country gal Kristy Lee Cook in the Bottom Two this week. But America liked the singer-songwriter a little more than the country gal, so Cook took the long walk ...
