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Syesha is good enough to make it into the top six -- she just keeps under-achieving week after week.

I think tonight's loser is a toss-up between Ramiele and David Hernandez. If Kristy Lee gets the boot, the band should too. Her performance wasn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be -- it was the band that sand-bagged her.

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Because I was a Beatlemaniac this whole show scared me!
I think only Jason made John Lennon proud-RIP, John!

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Syesha is just boring - she could have been a contestant any year and done the exact same act - there is nothing current about her - sing like Whitney, hit a big note use your fingers to show what number to dial - next

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Kristy Lee Cook needs to go. She brutally murdered that Beatles' song - Eight Days A Week. David Cook and Carly Smithson tied for first place.

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Kristy Lee Cook needs to go. She murdered Eight Days A Week with her out-of-this-world country rendition of that song. David Cook and Carly Smithson gave the best performances last night.

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I like David C. a lot but he sang the verse in the wrong key and it was awful. The chorus was much better but finishing a song well does not a good performance make.

I was surprised when Carly said she was going to add a twist and then sang the full on kareoke version of Come Together. Maybe she added a bit of a rock anthem twist but I'm not sure that's an improvement. Yeah, she sang it well but it wasn't earth shattering.

Brook is growing on me. Even when she misses the note it still sounds right and I like that about her.

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brooke was the best last night and syesha wasn't all that bad either, not at all surprised that chikezie made a comeback, not bad at all for him! david A. cannot afford another misstep like that and Kristy lee cook should go home this week

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on second thought simon might have been prophetic about kristy, she'll prob. end up as 10th b/c by then ppl will stop feeling sorry for her and acknowledge that compared to the others she does deserve the boot (well i guess that's really lucky for her)

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David A. isn't the front runner because AI is a popularity contest. His first 2 performances were stunningly good - far & away better than the others. Whereas some have never had it, he has it, but is getting nervous - no surprise with the pressure on him.

And is the music industry really all about talent anymore? No way. Corporate music execs aren't looking for the next Mama Cass or Janis Joplin - these days you have to have ab muscles and plastic surgery to be considered, or young enough not to need them (yet). The music industry is more shallow than AI!! Sad, but true. AI has promoted people that the music industry wouldn't take a 2nd look at.

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I really would like to see Kristy Lee go home. She does not belong in the top 12. I am a big beatles fan and she totally destroyed Eight Days a Week. It was one of the worst performances I have ever seen on this show in 7 years.

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I'm writing this after the results were in, and I'm heartbroken that my David H. is gone. This is definitely a season where the strength is with the guys, and a girl should have been the first to go. However, l like Kristy, Syesha and Ramiele, too; this is one tough season! But the performance of the night, hands down, was Chikezie!! I was having a fit every week he made the cut, because he seemed very weak, but WOW!! His problem now is, what can he do for an encore? He can't beat last night's performance, but I'm glad he was still around to surprise everyone (except Paula, apparently.)

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Carly is a Hate/Love relationship with the audience. Either you really hate her and would love to see her tossed. Or you like her a lot and want her to win. No other contestant has this relationship with the crowd.


Personally, I don't see her getting very far. There are so many people that just don't connect with her and want her gone.

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People vote for or against personalities as well as talent and appearance. Being hot looking is not the key. How else do you explain Taylor over Kat and other winners.
I think Syesha's low standing is due to her annoying self-promotion (I'm an actress) and her cardboard pageant personality. Her voice is good and I think she has always been one of the best-looking contestants. Her singing too is cliche and overly styled.

While I agree that her talent is weak, the main reason Kristi is still in is likeability (Kelly Pickler come to mind?) Better looking contestants have gone home, but K is the girl next door not scary pretty. I think her vote base is probably made up of a lot of young tween girls - she is exactly their type role model (think Miley Cyrus and young Britney).

David A is going to wear thin as the competition heats up and he becomes more internally aware that he is not the only game in town. The other guys are getting stronger and have the maturity to build their performance style. D.A. may be too controlled by mama and papa. Think fade from the pack.

I think it is useful to look at who gets voted off and consider where their fan base is likely to go. David H.'s will probably be distributed evenly, esp. for guys because he really wasn't a niche performer as say Amanda is - who will go soon because she is becoming tiresome and is too narrow to attract new voters. I voted for her early on just to keep things interesting, but don't bother to now.

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And I'm glad I have a DVR. The more I review the show, the more I like Chikezie's performance. David A is a front runner because he is young and talented. He had a bad week but they all do. He'll shine again.

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Kristy Lee Cook will win...

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