American Idol 2012 Top 9: What to Expect This Week

AMERICAN IDOL 2012: Jessica Sanchez. CR: Nino Munoz / FOX

This week on American Idol 2012, the Top 9 will tackle songs by their own idols.

The theme this week is pretty vague and there will be no way to pick songs for the Top 9 so check back tomorrow with some suggestions on what kinds of songs the contestants should sing to keep themselves interesting or to shake things up.

On Wednesday night, one more contestant will fall in the bottom and be up for elimination. The judges’ save is still in play until the Top 5, but don’t expect them to use it until one of the stronger contestants land in the very bottom.

Also Wednesday, reigning American Idol champ Scotty McCreery “comes home,” as Idol would say, to perform live.

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  1. Not Fair ! FREMANTLE ! Removes JESSICA SANCHEZ video of 6 MILLION VIEWS ! Is AMERICAN IDOL up to no good !!!!!! No one can touch JESSICA ! SHE IS THE BEST !

    • That’s a copyright for you.

      Idol refuses to post their singers’ performances on YouTube like X Factor did all season. It’d be nice, but I doubt they’ll start anytime soon.

      •  copyright violation?  since when they decided to do that? after Jessica Sanchez hit the 5 million mark on Youtube? Then why are there still AI videos running on Youtube? Why is it that other AI videos of Jessica (which have less than a million views) still exists? Can you explain that Matt? This is something that you and even those people in AI and Youtube cannot explain to convince people that it’s nothing discriminatory..

      • @1b0612ed19f348164e99d9c68019a1ce:disqus : Of course I can explain it. There’s no conspiracy here.
        FOX and Fremantle are continuously searching YouTube and forcing takedown of copies of the show’s performances. If a version is still up there it just means they haven’t found it yet.Again, there’s no conspiracy here. Copying footage from the show and posting it to YouTube is a violation of their copyrights. YouTube has an automatic system in place to detect violations and then they’ll usually notify the copyright holder who then has to manually pursue removal of the violating material. Manual means slow and not without error.

        Here’s an even easier way to explain it: teenagers are having a party at their house while the parents are out of town. 5 people come over to one party. No one notices. 6 million people come over to the other party. Think the cops will notice?  Higher views means more attention which means someone at FOX/Fremantle is going to eventually notice as it gets passed around and have it removed.

        Deep breath, JS fans. Again, there’s no conspiracy, just copyrights. 

      • Don’t give me that Matt.. I know how to use Youtube.. You simply type in the name Jessica sanchez and all the AI videos of her performances will come out. That’s how simple it is.. If they were able to find the video with the 6 million mark, the others will come out as a result of the search as well.. I’m not dumb.. you’re explanation is..

      • @1b0612ed19f348164e99d9c68019a1ce:disqus : Err, okay. I explained it exactly how YouTube works. You can decide not to like my answer, but that doesn’t make it any less true.

        You seem to understand how to type and use a search feature on YouTube, good for you, but that’s not exactly the same thing as a copyright violation. 

        All those videos uploaded were done by people at home who recorded them and uploaded them without permission. Sorry for your confusion.

        Since you didn’t like my explanation, here’s YouTube explaining the same thing. Uploading copyrighted material belonging to someone else will result in the video being removed:http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=83756 

      •  Maybe that’s a better explanation and reasoning, but people still sense something fishy out there.. and you mat not know it..

    • you are a freak, sir, you dont help jessica with agressive, rude comments like that, everyone’s perforances from the very channel were removed

      • @a36d1aff57adada52433aeedb8b3b0bc:disqus t’s her opinion that Jessica is the best in the competition so how could you say she is wrong?

    • The uploader is said to have violated certain copyright laws which is why the videos were taken down.

  2. Yah , that 6 million video is not searchable anymore . Whats wrong with that vid ? it only shows jessica is a threat to everyone . hmp .

    • That’s okay @596ac13dd775720f08051ee38fe8939d:disqus . Jessica had already proven how sensational she is with that video. Even they had already pulled out that video in Youtube, Jessica had already left a very fantastic impression to people.

    • In away I am glad that the video has been taken down because the arguments among those who posted comments have become very nasty.  I think Jessica herself will not be happy if she gets to  read about the things that have been written in her name. 

  3. YouTube viewer rankings Top 10 performance ….

    1. Jessicca Sanchez. – 350,838 views
    2. Colton Dixon  – 186,144 views
    3. Phillip Phillips 115,798 views
    4. Heejun Han – 113,307 views
    5. Elise Testone – 76,603 views
    6. Ericka Van Pelt -64,060 views7. Hollie Cavanah – 64,028 views
    8. Joshua Ledet 60,485 views9. Skylar Laine – 48,987 views
    10. Deandre Brackensick – 46,122 views

  4. Beautiful photos of Jessica my favorite but anything can happen.Still like Phillip and Hollie and can’t leave out Colton.Hope the songs they choose will bring the best from each of them.True competition!Be all you can be.That’s all folks.

    • I agree completely with your assessment! If the votes work that way, the last few shows should be dynamite!

  5. cant wait for jessicas performance this week..hope she pick the best song that really showcase her voice

  6.  Let me guess what they will sing this week. Ballad, ballad, ballad. I guess I will have to keep a pot of coffee on to stay awake for singers other than Sklyar and Phil.

    • I’m hoping Skylar resists the urge to do Fancy by Reba.  I’d fall off the furniture laughing if P2 does something by Dave Matthews.  I’m guessing Hollie and JSan will do power ballads.  I wish Deandre would do something reggae.  Heejun, the failed kamikaze, will destroy something, but suffer no consequences.  I’d love for Joshua to do Find One Hundred Ways by James Ingram, but doubt that will happen.  Don’t care about the other one.

  7. JESSICA is a real threat to other American Idol hopefuls. she should be in the finale guys or else it will be the end of American Idol……………..no credibility………………. ok! so let us root for Jessica Sanchez.                SHE DESERVES TO WIN………..

  8. Jessica was born, 16 years ago,  to be a singer !! 

    It is undeniable that she has the WHOLE PACKAGE !!!   Her voice, her pose, her passion,  her stage presence, her look,  her fashion, her swag, her humbleness…….  all tied  into this beautiful package called ” Jessica Sanchez”   !!!!    We ALL are very lucky and humble to even have the privilege  to watch her sing and perform.    Thank you judges for picking her  to be the top 24 this year !!!!!! 

     
    ALL the songs she sang so far were superb and great.  I have never heard of this song “Everybody has a dream” before, but she made me love the song last Wednesday.   She has prepared herself in the last 10 years for this singing competition.   For me , it is no longer a competition, she has already won the hearts of many Americans, period.  Love you Jessica !!!

     

                 

  9. My song choice for this week base on there favorite performers…

    Jessica Sanchez- LOVE ON TOP or BEST THING YOU NEVER HAD by  BEYONCE or I SURRENDER by  CELINE DION

    Elise Testone- I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME by  BONNIE RYTTS

    Colton Dixon- YOU FOUND ME by THE FRAY or KINGS AND QUEENS by 30 SECONDS TO MARS or SEPTEMBER by DAUGHTRY

    Phillip Phillips- HEROES by DAVID BOWIE or FREEDOM by JIMI HENDRIX

    Joshua Ledet- IF THIS ISN’T LOVE by JENNIFER HUDSON

    Hollie Cavanagh- TURNING TABLE by ADELE or HURT by CHRISTINA AGUILERA

    Deandre Brackensick- PRETTY WINGS by MAXWELL or SOMETIMES I CRY by ERIC BENET

    Heejun Han- STUCK ON YOU by BOBBY CALBWELL or THIS IS IT by MICHAEL MCDONALD or MAN IN THE MIRROR by MICHAEL JACKSON

    again this is BASE on there FAVORITE PERFORMERS

    • In my opinion, Jessica shouldn’t sing those songs since “Love on top” and “Best thing I never had” are viral in youtube… Many subscribers copied the vid and many people already know SHE NAILED those songs or so.

      Tip: Jessica, don’t sing those very famous songs this week. You won’t impress them since you already got them impressed in Youtube. Go Jessica! Nail this week again!

    •  aweeeee same here.. been following her all the time, thank God it is my rest day the moment she sings on tv. 🙂

  10. How about rumor has it that Jessica Sanchez lip-sync’ed on I Will Always Love YOU………..I watched it and saw it myself……wow……Phillip Phillips IS the real deal…..Great Voice!!

  11. How about rumor has it that Jessica Sanchez lip-sync’ed on I Will Always Love YOU………..I watched it and saw it myself……wow……Phillip Phillips IS the real deal…..Great Voice!!

    • Bama! you need to change your computer , obviously, it’s ssssoooo slooowwww for you to make that comment  and if she’s lip-synching , don’t you think judges would know that ? …. how stupid can be? … duh!

    • U Could hear her last breath when she finished ….
       . . Leave Phil out of this, U R not helping >>>

      • jessica can’t win this.. she’s not even pure american… no star quality at all.. its not all abt the voice, anyone in american idol can sing, looks are still important

    • @a145186d3569a8f981e329e1d4099ab7:disqus that is the most PATHETIC bashing ive ever heard against Jessica! hahahahaha throw you’re PC away coz i believe that that is still pentium 1! so sloooooooooow!

      • I agree that it’s a sorry post, but there is a youtube video that poses the same question.

      • Well let them speculate things! Good or bad exposure, its still exposure for Jessica. that only means she is catching attention here and there. I just dont know with those bashers. If you’ll watch the video you can hear that Jessica gasped for her breath for the last part of the song. and its hard to lip sync her complicated vibrato. that accusation is hilarious

      • For kikay cute: can u tell who are the previous winners of AI…..are they all goodlooking? Hmmmppp.

      • Kikay is a Filipina who obviously has crab mentality. Go Jessica. You are the BEST amoung the REST!!!

    • How sure are you she did that? The contest won’t permit that. Keep on believing yourself and your idol.   heh hhe heheh

      •  for kikay…. do you remember what simon cowell said, ” if this show remains a talent competition rather than popularity, you could have win the entire”… he said this to davidcook and he won, that is because Americans are not blind except you..

    • This rumor was floated in the Internet a few days after she sang Whitney’s song.  The fact that it never got momentum only goes to show how few people believe it.

    • what? are you kidding me? tell it to your olds….maybe they will agree with you…maybe im not yet sure…because they will use their minds to think…

    • No offense to bama but I don’t think Philip is that good I want Elise to win this competition

  12. Today is just Tuesday. 🙁 Two more days before Jessica’s performance in American Idol. Ooooooh Im dying of excitement! I so miss Jessica’s voice and her astonishing performances. I wonder what song will she nail for her next performance. Will it be a Beyonce’s song? Aretha Franklin? Spoilers please!!!

  13. I don’t know guys. Everytime I watched Jessica performs, it feels I’m not watching her on AI anymore cause she’s just so pro. Bagging the AI title this season or not, she already have a huge following.

  14. OFF TOPIC: I just find Haley’s “Free” so good! :)))) good melody, lyrics, and elegant voice!

  15. jessica is a PRO,,,the others are amateurs,,,,,meaning….mediocres….if they disqualify her for being a Pro,,,she will be the one….but who can prove that…..

  16. To Kikaycute137:   I totally DISAGREE  that you said JSan is not pure American.   What a racist statement you made !!    Who are the pure Americans ???    United States are the melting pot of every race.  What are you talking about ???   Only the native Indians are the pure Americans.     Are you native Indian American yourself  ?    Simon Cowell is not pure American,  nobody is pure American except the native Indians  are the pure  Americans.   You are so very ignorant…….  You do not even write English 100% correctly…….  Why did you say that  Jsan is not native American to win the show  ??  …………  A.I. is not about race, you brought up a race issue, how stupid that is  !!!!!!!  

    You also said JSan does not have the look.   Okay, nobody looks great until  AFTER the  made-up and AFTER the  made over…. All these beautiful looking people on T.V. are ordinary people, they look great only after the made over.    Don’t you understand ?    She looks wonderful and beautiful to me in the Idol shows.    Send us a photo of yourself, seriously.   I want to see what you look like ??   I want to see how handsome you look when you go around your regular day WITHOUT any make up. 

    It is obvious that you just made those comments because you don’t have what she has and you are envious of her.  Also you don’t like the fact that she is Asian.   Thats too bad !!    If you don’t like her, just shut up, and get over it yourself  !!!!   At least nobody will say you are stupid or dumb (someone unable to speak) .    But when you open your mouth and  made negative  comments about race and look,   you will be criticised by your own comments  and by your own stupidity  !!! 

                    

    • Good comment for you folk!!! Jessica Sanchez is really the best, she really has quality of voice & no comparison…

  17. for me jessicas voice enhansing all people of the world to remind us of diffrent voices   of our popular artist like whitney houston.hoping were shes gonna stay until the end.

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