American Idol Girls Night

I am an avid American Idol fan. As I have previously stated, I watch it religiously. (Thanks DVR!) I don't vote though. Yep, I am one of those people who will yell at the tv, "What?! She's getting voted off?!" But hey- I don't vote so my opinion doesn't matter! I actually did vote last season for Kris Allen just so Adam Lambert (who I loved more) wouldn't get stuck under any contract he didn't want to be under. That being said his performance at the MTV awards (I think...) Was awful. I was appalled at his actions. Ew. No one wants to see you shove someone else's crotch in your face. Save that for HBO or Porn. Ew.

Ok, this post is not about Adam Lambert, but about this season of American Idol! So- I just watched back the show from last night, featuring the 12 girls. If you live under a rock and don't know how this works, they have narrowed it down to 12 girls, and 12 guys. The girls performed last night (Tuesday). The guys will perform tonight (Wednesday) and then they will have a results show to tell us who will be the TOP 12! (6 guys, 6 girls) Ok... so... I judged the girls today and have picked my top 6 faves.

1. Crystal Bowersox. Hippie rocker chick with dreads who has an amazing voice! She claims to have never watched the show, ever. I found it hard to believe at first but today when Simon said she needs to do something more original she responds with "but, they don't allow original songs." Hahaha. She's funny. She could take the whole competition... we'll see! She also said she only did the show for the financial gain for her son- who is not the cutest baby, and he usually has a runny nose when they show him. No judgement- but boogers are gross. :) But- I LOVE her.
2. Katie Stevens- Cute 16 year old who won our hearts with a sob story about her grandmother with alzheimers. But, she has in Kara's words "Amazing chops". I like her.
3. Didi Benami- Another pretty girl with a pretty voice. She didn't do GREAT this performance, but in all of her other auditions she proved she is pretty fabulous.
4. Siobhan Magnus- Yet another girl that reminds us of Adele or Duffy, but is a tad more original and sings powerfully.
5. Katelyn Epperly- Curly blond hair, she sang the Beatles "Oh Darling" which is one of my favorite songs of all times- so maybe I'm partial. I think her voice is powerful, current and she could definitely sing a hit song. She's also young, I don't remember how old.
6. Toss up between Lilly Scott and Haeley Vaughn. Lilly Scott has bleached white hair and sang a Beatles song. Haeley was one of my favorites from the beginning. I find her terribly annoying when she isn't singing but when she does sing there is just something about her that I find intriguing and her voice is just so different. But she is one annoying 16 year old. She did sing country for a lot of her performances but switched it up today and did the Beatles "I wanna hold your hand". Which she did a version more like from the soundtrack from Across the Universe than the original Beatles. I liked it.

Those are my 6--err... 7 favorites. However, I don't think they'll all make it through. Here is who I think will make the top 12:

Crystal Bowersox
Ashley Rodriguez (very Alicia-Keys-esque)
Didi Benami
Siobhan Magnus
Janelle Wheeler
and
Katie Stevens.

5 of my top 6-7. We'll see how it goes. Tune in to see how wrong I am on Thursday. I'll make an update on the boys' performance sometime tonight or whenever I get the chance. :)

Go American Idol!
Chelsea