The Top 8 : Film Songs and Duets

This is really a very good series of the show - all eight remaining contestants are artists in their own right and none have any particular weakness that would prevent an album from doing really well and I can imagine any of them on stage for several years into the future. Walker and Wade may be the two slightly 'less likely to' but even they have their followers who have brought them to this point already.

Each person will sing a Queen number as well as appear in a duet with another contestant to do a film song.

Walker

A Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Walker seems the exact opposite of Adam Lambert, quirky versus professional, self-conscious v the diva. He is perfectly in tune, great timing, has a natural rhythm but this is still not a great version of the song. People will like him - he makes us smile. But he shouldn't try Queen songs.

Madison

The Show Must Go On
Adam is such a good mentor. Love him. Madison has a great start and is looking the best we've seen her. Here is a potential real star at the outset. She loses it, though, when she starts doing the hand touching thing with the front row and never really recovers. No, she is even sounding off-key in the broadcast but maybe OK in the arena. Luckily the staging and whole backing was all great and may have covered up most of the mistakes. Disappointing, though. She should be better than that.

Laci & Laine

Jackson
Now this is a very nice duo. Great sound, largely dominated by Laci and they do forget to look at each other at the right times. Very smart performance nonetheless. Laci looks fantastic, really comfortable and quite enlivened. Katy suggests that they are 'getting on well'! Interesting.

Jeremiah

Who Wants To Live Forever
More great advice from Adam. A fabulous original, slightly held back version by Jeremiah. Impressive and he makes it his own. First real emotion out of all the performances so far and easily the best. This is the first really Big Moment for a while. Beautiful staging and singing.

Alejandro

Under Pressure
This is a musical artist. He totally reworks the track. I am not sure he really does Freddie Mercury justice but it would be a great album track if not a single. Maybe this is not his best performance but he's still the star and the audience love him. For the first time, though, I've begun to wonder whether he will actually win after all. To date, he has seemed the natural #1. Now, I am not not so sure.

Alyssa & Wade

Ain't No Mountain High Enough
What a weird pairing! And a strange song for Wade too, in particular. They do pretty well actually. It worked well and both show that they are really quite experienced on stage. Alyssa is the little pop star who will surely be in the charts before long.

Jeremiah & Madison

A Million Dreams
I can't imagine many pairings doing this any better. They are truly professional and it is a genuinely excellent performance, Madison making up for the previous effort magnificently and Jeremiah just singing so well.

Laine

Fat Bottom Girls
He is surprisingly reticent but should be able to really set the stage alight. Adam Lambert encourages him and he certainly gets the girls' support, including Katy's from the start. He's good and make a great effort with this track. I still didn't feel he put as much into entertaining us as he could have done, though.

Laci

Love Of My Life
A lesser known track. Beautifully performed and presented by this girl who is beginning to look to melike the winner. On par with Jeremiah for the best performance so far.

Alejandro & Walker

Mrs Robinson
A pretty straight version - it never really comes to life and you have no idea of what the song is about either, as neither of the guys give us anything other than the notes. Really not something I particularly want to listen to again. A pretty little ditty. That's all.

Wade

We Are The Champions
Should be a god choice and Wade can really interpret this track well. I did expect more 'power', though.

Alyssa

Somebody To Love
Adam and Alyssa look good together and she gets all his suggestions straightaway.Aa competent and quite impressive performance. Nice to watch and she is really trying hard, you can see that. It's not bad but I'd like to have seen her try to reach a few higher and stronger notes. The end was also a wasted opportunity.

My rating this week:

1 Laci
2 Jeremiah
3 Laine
4 Madison
5 Alejandro
6 Alyssa

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7 Wade
8 Walker

In fact it is Alyssa and Walker who go. They have both done well and should find a career from this. I am a little surprised Wade made it through but he does stand out.

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