RECAP: American Idol Final 6

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Another Night, Another Idol

By BuddyTV Staff Columnist
April 25, 2006

American Idol
Season 05, Final 6
BuddyTV Episode Rating: **** (4 stars out of 5)

The final six hopefuls tackled the classics again this week. This time taking on classic love songs with the help of classical music legend, Andrea Bocelli and Grammy Award winning producer David Foster.

Episode Highlights:
• A tear-jerking delivery of Donny Hathaway's "A Song For You" by Elliot
• Paula turning on the waterworks...followed by Simon laughing at her waterworks
• Katharine singing a duet with the legend
• Chris singing on the floor, followed by effortless show-stopper to close the show

Katharine:
Last week the ladies of America lost their Ace and while there may not be much eye candy left for the ladies there's plenty for the guys to enjoy. Girly Eye Candy Number One up tonight was Katharine. Katharine decided to take on "I Have Nothing," written by David Foster and originally sung by R&B/Pop diva Whitney Houston, before the crack. Foster predicted that Katharine, "Well have a great great future" as Kat took the opportunity to sing a duet in Italian with Bocelli. Don't know what they were saying, but it sure sounded nice. If only Katharine had brought that same aura to her performance.
I'll take a page from Paula's book in saying that she looked like a million bucks, very diva-ish wearing a pastel yellow formal gown complemented with wavy hair. Sadly by now we all know that if the first comment out of my mouth is about her outfit, then the performance wasn't as pretty. That's the thing about singing a song by a diva, you gotta sound like one. Unfortunately for Kat, Simon wasn't the only judge in the mood for telling the truth tonight. My guess, another trip to the dreaded bottom three.
The Judges:
Randy: "It was way to big for you."
Paula: "As usual you look stunning. There were some pitch problem..."
Simon: "What you're saying when you pick a song like that is that is that you're as good as Whitney. What you told us is that you're not.”

Elliot:
Elliot spent his pre-show interview with Ryan gushing over late R&B legend Donny Hathaway. Ordinarily singing the praises of the dead artist whose song you're about to perform is normally used as a ploy to garner sympathy votes, but that wasn't the case here. Elliot performed Hathaway's hit, "A Song For You," even though Hathaway's daughter Kenya is an Idol back-up singer and would undoubtedly make a tough critic...that takes balls. Elliot showed us just how big his cajones are when he delivered the most passionate performance of his Idol career. For the second week in a row Elliot looked comfortable in his skin while on stage. Could this be a new Elliot? Maybe we've seen the last of that shy guy who moved like an awkward seventh grader, but no classic performance would be complete without a couple of crocodile tears.
Randy: "I hated the arrangement...but you were dope."
Sorry I just had to jump in here, who still uses the term dope? I haven't that one since like '92, but this is Randy that we're talking about. Now back to our regularly scheduled ranting.
Paula: "You moved me. You are an American Idol."
Me again. I'm not sure where the tears came from. Is she drunk or just on her period? The hormones from Aunt Flo can be a bitch. Five bucks says it's menopause.
Simon: "There were parts where that was like a masterclass."

Kellie:
Pickler sent herself some stalkers tonight. Kellie revealed that she's "lonely" and doesn't have a boyfriend. She may have some time on her hands for dating after tonight's train wreck. Andrea Bocelli guessed that Kellie is blonde.(Bocelli is blind for those of us who didn't pay attention in Music class.) I wonder what tipped him off? Was it the"What's a minx" comment or the infamous "I had a calamari!"
Kellie's country swing on the immortal "Unchained Melody" left me wishing that she were a minx...maybe then I wouldn't be able to hear her. Kellie's performance can be summed up in one breath, boring and since there was no barely there dress