The remaining six finalists each performed two songs on Wednesday's American Idol, one "Song I Wish I Wrote" and one from the Burt Bacharach songbook. (Way to tap into that young demographic, The Love Boat Idol!) This week, the "backstory videos" featured little-known facts about the contenders. Who would have thought Angie Miller was a fan of hardcore music? Or that Lazaro Arbos enjoyed hunting? And does Amber Holcomb's enjoyment of frozen "shrimpsicles" make you curious or gross you out?
But enough about those personal tidbits. How were the performances?
Check out all the performances from this week's Idol
Angie Miller:
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" (Dusty Springfield): Perhaps intimidated by her No. 1 slot on Wednesday's show, Angie gave a somewhat lackluster performance of Springfield's song. With the finals approaching, all the judges requested more emotion from Angie, and Keith Urban cautioned her to not rely on her voice alone. "There's moments in that song I was waiting to feel the passion. ... I'm missing the humanity in there." Mariah Carey speculated that she was focusing too much on pronouncing her words perfectly and not enough on the feeling behind them. Grade: B+
"Love Came Down" (Brian Johnson): For her "Song I Wish I'd Written," Angie was back in her comfort zone at the piano, and gave a ready-for-radio performance of the pop ballad. Urban and Jackson gave her a standing ovation, while Minaj said that her comfort at the piano sets her apart from the rest of the girls. "You're doing something all them other girls can't do, and that's the only time you're going to win," Nicki Minaj told her. "Prior to this performance, Candice, Amber and Kree were taking it all. ... If you don't come up and step up with these performances, you're outta here." Grade: A
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