While last week’s American Idol elimination saw Casey Abrams saved by the judges, Thursday’s (Mar. 31) elimination episode sent two contestants packing, with nine remaining.
The show’s pattern of female eliminations continued as
Thia Megia and
Naima Adedapo were eliminated following their less-than-stellar takes on
Elton John classics last night (Megia with “Daniel” and Adedapo with “I’m Still Standing”).
Adedapo and Megia faced
Paul McDonald in the bottom three, but the two ladies received the least of this week’s 55 million votes. As revealed during last Thursday’s elimination, the entire top 11 will take part in this summer’s
American Idol live tour.
Performances from various contestant groupings, as well as Fantasia and will.i.am featuring Jamie Foxx, preceded the episode’s double elimination. Country crooners
Scotty McCreery and
Lauren Alaina paired up for
Carrie Underwood‘s take on
Randy Travis‘ “I Told You So,” while Naima was “Solid” alongside
Jacob Lusk.
Katy Perry‘s No. 1 hit “Teenage Dream” saw a harmonized re-imagining from Thia,
Haley Reinhart and
Pia Toscano. Finally,
Paul McCartney‘s “Band on the Run” inspired a vocal and instrumental collaboration among
James Durbin,
Paul McDonald,
Casey Abrams and
Stefano Langone.
Meanwhile, winner Fantasia Barrino performed her new single, “Collard Greens & Cornbread.” The Idol season three winner added a loving shout-out to Steven Tyler toward the song’s end.
Will.i.am and Jamie Foxx continued the foodie theme, performing their new song “Hot Wings” on the Idol stage. An accompanying, highly-spirited dance troupe channeled the animated film Rio, in which “Hot Wings” — as well as Foxx and will.i.am — appears.
Idol worshipers, what did you think of this week’s double elimination? Tell us in the comments below!
