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Four superstars of pop music team with eight singers for a shot at music stardom. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Songs That Inspire A shakeup in the lineup leads John Legend to inherit the top spot when he takes his chances on a ringer, former "American Idol" contestant Meleana Brown alongside previous #1 holder J Rome. Meanwhile, Jason Farol and Olivia Chisholm will have serious work to do to avoid being in the bottom again, which is important because tonight SOMEONE is going home. First of all, Jennifer and John have the music in them with "I've Got The Music In Me". Here's how things ended LAST WEEK... CHART AFTER WEEK TWO 1) MELEANA BROWN (John) Now the superstars that didn't perform will enter a secret score with 50 points for performance and 50 for presentation. After each amateur performs, we'll total the scores and reveal the standing. Alexis Foster will try to avoid the bottom spot with "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack, famously remade by the Fugees. Seems like they went with the Fugees version. Because it sounds exactly the same. At least they mesh together. Not that that counts for anything. And neither does a #1 finish when you're the only one who's sung. An interesting song choice for John Glosson as he takes the stage with Jennifer. John chose... "How Great Thou Art", a traditional spiritual, and a song that John holds in high regard because today he found out that his mother was pregnant with him one day before he lost what would've been his 8-year-old brother. In a duet, you have to go to a place emotionally. The decision to go a cappella to start... is a POWERFUL one. And the vocal is also a powerful one. He lands.... in the top spot! Kelly sees a lot of herself in her partner Jordan Meredith. She says she gets nervous, but how will she overcome that? By singing ANOTHER talent show star's song, Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart". First of all, namedropping Robin... awesome. Good song sung by two chicks who... have just absolutely lost it. Looks like Jordan may finally have found her place in the competition. In this case, though... it's SECOND. Meleana Brown came into this competition JUST LAST WEEK, and JUST LAST WEEK, she landed in the top spot. So either she's going to peak too early, or she's going to go the distance. Tonight's song will tell the tale, it's "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys (less famously remade by Maroon 5). They could've taken the easy way out and just go with the Alicia & Usher duet mix, but they challenged each other on stage. Just wish that they could've done a little more. She ends up in... #3. Not bad, but still in danger. We're at the halfway mark, as Robin takes the stage with Olivia Chisholm singing "Crazy in Love" by Ms. Knowles & Mr. Carter. Beyonce & Jay-Z. Apparently going for the knockout punch. Oh Young Thicke... you think you're Jigga. The good news... Olivia is driving the car. The bad news.... Olivia is driving the car into the garage with the door still down. She lands in fifth... in danger. Unlike the first two weeks, the two singers in the bottom will sing with no partners, no backup, and everything on the line. One of them will get another chance. The other is going to drop. Jennifer goes one more round with J Rome, who's emerging as a favorite to win. He's dedicating "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" to his grandfather, who passed on not too long ago. Again, taking a duet to a powerful deep place is going to score you performance points, and Jennifer seems to have picked the ideal partners for handling such tasks. Whatever happens on the charts, J Rome is the man to beat. On the charts, it's.... #1 and SAFE! Jason Farol is still being held back by his own ability. He's letting fears get the better of him, and that's going to be his downfall. Unless... meet Jason's father! That's inspiring in and of itself, but will it translate into a winning performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (remade by Jeff Buckley)? This was Jason's moment from start to finish. His best, but when you've had his two openers, it's not saying much. He's come a ways, but he's still got a ways to go. A poor finish lands him at... #6. Closing out the show is Bridget Carrington, who's slowly coming into her own as well. But will she keep pace with John on "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. It's Bridget's father's favorite. She's basically going out there and giving it her all. .... and John's by himself on stage. Until Bridget comes out with a surprise... the Gladys Knight version. Very saucy, very sexy, but the chemistry is lacking in parts. She ends up... here. CHART AFTER WEEK THREE 1) J ROME (Jennifer) - FLAT Now it's down to a one-song Solo Showdown. SOLO SHOWDOWN #1 Jason: "Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul The judges' final choice is locked. It cannot be changed... and the first amateur eliminated from the competition... .... is ALEXIS. For more information on the contestants, or to see this episode in its entirety, go to abc.com/duets. |
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