The winner of the “at home” contest is: Bernie! He is down to 153lbs from 283lbs which means he lost about 46% of his body weight. HOLY GEEZ! I love this show. He wins $100,000.
I was awestruck when ALI walked out. She is a twig. She must weigh less than the trainers and the host. Unreal. Still waiting for weigh-in…
The WINNER of this season is: ALI!!!! 234 TO 122 lbs. UNREAL. She is amazing! $250k is hers to take.
I am not gonna lie, I was scared when I heard it was Mariah Carey week. But, I will remain hopeful…I think. More live blogging…sorry for the scattered remarks.
David Archuleta – When You Believe
He is a goof. Is Mariah giving constructive criticism? WHOA.
Hmm. Did he forget the lyrics and just, ah, sing ad lib? Waiting for Judges. Okay, I was wrong; just an odd arrangement. I liked it, but then again, I usually always liked David Archuleta. Hopefully he is through to next week. I’m sure he is. All the judges loved him. What they didn’t comment on was his uh, pleather pants. AH
Carly Smithson – Without You
First off, this isn’t really a Mariah Carey song. But thats okay, she is Irish.
I hate that I don’t hate this. She is doing a nice subdued version. She bores me. I think she kind of botched or screwed up her intended first belting note, but unfortunately pulls off this song. Did I forget to mention that she is wearing SLEEVES?! and… A DRESS!? Whoa. She’ll be fine next week.
Randy thinks it was pretty good. Paula liked the vocal restraint. Simon didn’t like her. Direct comparison didn’t convince him.
Syesha Mercado – Vanishing
Holy Crap, I am nervous and excited. Maybe a lesser known Mariah song will help everyone not “compare” her to the divas. Or, Simon will just say “that song title sealed your fate”. Might be the latter since for some reason America hates her. Ugh.
Okay, now the performance. Mariah giving pointers again! YAY. I thought it was amazing! They changed up the song a little from the Mariah version. They never recognize her mad skills. She’s always my favorite. I’m gonna vote for her 49873 times. Or a few.
Brooke White – Hero
I am wondering why Brooke chose HERO. So Brooke is bringing “realness” to her version of HERO.
Brooke and her piano. Definitely can’t compare her to Mariah, but I am not hating it. Yet. One thing with Brooke is that I feel I am hearing the same song over and over again. I think that she brought her own soul to the song. Decent job Brooke. Everyone can’t do well tonight! I don’t want Syesha gone.
Okay, Brooke needs to stop talking. And, I can not imagine Gloria Estefan singing HERO. Vomit.
Kristy Lee Cook – Forever
Kristy Lee sucks in the rehearsal. I hope she doesn’t pull this off. Does Kristy Lee have herpes on her lip? Okay, thats mean.
Kristy Lee looks hot tonight (almost wrote hooks, as in hooker). I hate that Kristy Lee doesn’t suck. I hate it. I don’t want to talk about it anymore! The End.
David Cook – Always Be My Baby
Here goes. Could be dangerous. Back to the lame-o haircut. I also hate to admit that I like this version too.
I do not want to talk about this anymore. Of course everyone likes it. Oh, his brother was there though, so that is pretty awesome. Are we looking at a David vs David finale?
Jason Castro – I Don’t Wanna Cry
I love that Mariah is actually giving feedback and helping the finalists. I think that I may be a little biased about this night, because I am really liking most of the performances, even the ones I shouldn’t have.
Jason brought a nice coffee-house vibe to I DONT WANNA CRY. I was most worried about him, but I think he did it justice. Randy hated it. Paula loved it. Simon thought he was great.
After watching this show, I think Mariah Carey night has been one of the most enjoyable and entertaining nights of American Idol. She is the first mentor this season to actually give the contestants advice.
Through the wonders of myspace, I have had the opportunity to befriend some cool musicians and see them pursue their dreams in the music industry. Colbie Caillat and I used to chat back and forth and now she is a big deal. Thats pretty damn cool.
I’ve been friends with Donny Anderson for hmm, a few years now after discovering his music on myspace. He put out an EP of sorts with some great songs on it. Over the years he has been shopping publishing and record deals. Fingers crossed the something works out for him. He’s got a soulful-country thing going on and a voice mature beyond his 24 years. Photo by Matt Vardy.
CMT Canada recently discussed Donny on air. Unfortunately they didn’t showcase any of his music or an interview, but he was named as a great independent artist. He has opened for many big named country bands and one day, lesser-knowns will be opening for him. Below is the aforementioned video:
Mariah Carey – E=MC2 comes out today. 
Biggest Loser FINALE! Holy crap!
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