And the Winner is............. Candice Glover!

I’m not sure who picked the opening song for all of the contestants from the Top 10 but, it was so not the right song choice for the finale. I understand the message that was given but, the contestants needed a song that contained a bit more vocals than that song gave. Sorry Idol, but that song choice sucked!

It’s so refreshing seeing the eliminated contestants perform with actual working Musicians. Just to name a few… The Band Perry and Janelle meshed very well together. Janelle really rocked out with them, she was so comfortable with that band, and it was very apparent that that was her genre, Country! I loved that ‘Idol Sabotage’ idea. It was very entertaining. (Laugh out loud) Mariah Carey will always be the ultimate ‘DIVA’, her singing a handful of her past hits in that gorgeous dress was perfect. Emeli Sande and Amber performing her song ‘Next to Me’ was pretty decent. I would’ve liked to see Amber with more of a powerhouse singer, but that performance was okay, I liked it. Now as for Candice and Jennifer Hudson, WHOAAAAA!!! American Idol should have prepped us somehow for that performance, the vocals on those two together was UNBELIEVABLE!!!

American Idol was full of tons of surprises tonight, them placing Angie with Adam Lambert singing ‘Titanium’, then to have Angie performing with her idol Jessie J was even more of a show. I honestly cannot wait to see Angie’s career take off, because I know with such a versatile voice like hers, so much success is bound to come her way. After that amazing performance yet another weird combo thrown together and worked in the contestants favor. Kree performing with Randy Jackson and Keith Urban by her side, along with Travis Barker on the drums was so interesting to watch. Kree has such a promising career ahead of her in the Country world, there’s no doubt about that. 

There were a few performances tonight I would have loved to seen instead of others, for example, I REALLY wanted to see Burnell perform ‘Ready for Love’ with India Arie. I would have rather enjoyed seeing that performance instead of that performance from Psy. The performance from Psy just seemed like a waste of time and energy. Tonight was just bittersweet in my opinion.

At the end of it all Candice and Kree finally performed together, and the results being presented afterwards. The winner of American Idol Season 12 is Candice Glover. And I honestly couldn’t be happier with that. Candice deserved that title. Week after week she constantly grew, and her performances were amazing from the start. This was Candice’s third season on the show, and she FINALLY got somewhere with it! I’m so proud of her! I wish her and Kree nothing but success, which I’m sure they’ll have. I can’t wait to see them soar. Good luck you guys. : )

See you guys next season! 

-RON E.

The Elimination of Angie Miller

 

Jimmy couldn’t have said it any better tonight or yesterday. Round 1 went to Angie. As for Round 2, it went to Kree for channeling her emotions into her song. And the final round went to Candice, which turned out to be the best performance of the night. Last night the contestants really stepped it up, and it was a shocker for me from one of the contestants.

Lauren Alaina, season 10 alumni, this is the first time I’ve heard or seen something musically from her since her appearance on season 10. I liked her performance and song a lot. It was very confident, and sexy like. Now only if Kree could channel that energy into her performance, she’d be better off. The next guest performer was Alicia Keys. I just love her new hair cut, although I think she looks slightly better with longer hair, either way, I’m a fan and I will always be a fan of that 14 Grammy winning Musician. As for Mariah's new single featuring Miguel, I loved the look and the song. It was HOTT!! Whatever you're doing Mariah, keep it up, you're GORGEOUS! (Laugh out loud)

Ryan finally announces the first person in the finale, which was Candice Glover, leaving the bottom two contestants to be Kree Harrison and Angie Miller.

I had REALLY hoped to see Angie in the finale, but unfortunately that didn’t happen! Kree has made it into the final two along with Candice and I am so furious with this. I wanted to see Angie vs. Candice in the finale. Angie deserved that spot since the beginning. I am so disappointed! Angie be strong, because I know things will get much better for you in the near future. See you soon, and good luck with your future endeavors.

Kree has shown no growth in this competition in my opinion, and for these past couple of weeks she has been seemingly getting by. Although, I must say I predicted she’d be in the finale WEEKS AGO, due to America favoring her week after week. They seem to love her for some odd reason. She’s okay, and I believe she shall have a decent career ahead of her, but Angie deserved her spot in the finale, NO QUESTIONS ASKED! Kree, consider yourself the lucky! Candice, do your thing in this finale, I’m rooting for you!

See you guys at the finish line.

-RON E.

The Elimination of Amber Holcomb

Jimmy’s critique this week couldn’t have been better. I agree with everything he said about each contestant. Candice was the strongest of the week, but not the strongest we’ve seen her. As for the other three contestants, they fell short unfortunately. There are a few contestants that have definitely earned their spot in the finale, and others not so much.

David Cook, the winner of season 7, and Will.i.Am were the guest performers of the week. In spite of me not really caring for Will.iAm’s new song, David and him both did their thing with their performances. Also, go purchase David’s single titled “Laying Me Low”.

As Ryan FINALLY got to the results, he sent Angie and Candice into the Top 3 thankfully, leaving Amber Holcomb and Kree Harrison to hear results after the next commercial.

Amber ended up being the least voted contestant, as we all probably predicted. There’s no save left, so the least voted has no other option. I wanted and hoped Amber would stay over Kree, but it didn’t happen. Amber’s stage presence has grown so much right before our eyes; I just hate to see her go. In spite of her elimination, I highly doubt that will be the last we see of Amber, with legs like hers, a voice like hers, and a presence like hers, I’m sure we’ll see her again. This is not the end Amber, it’s just the beginning, hold your head up, and be strong. Good luck Amber.

Now as for Kree, I don’t really understand the big hype about her, at times she seems so dull, I just don’t understand what America sees in her, especially over Amber. I DID NOT want to see Kree in the Top 3 and I definitely don’t want to see her in the Top 2, let alone winning the competition. I just hope the rest of the public comes to realization about this SOON. With that being said, Angie and Candice, you two have to give it your ALL next week, do us all the favor and knock Kree out of the competition! PLEASE!

Until we meet again, next Thursday (Laugh out loud).

-RON E.