NEWS/American Idol Recap: 5 More Guys Kicked Off—Who Hit Nicki Minaj "Somewhere"?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="entry_container clear" style="background-color: white; clear: both; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: -1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="entry_content clear" style="clear: both; line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px; min-height: 250px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><div class="entry_img_left" style="float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; width: 295px;"><img alt="Vincent Powell, American Idol" border="0" height="473" src="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013128/reg_634.ai.cm.22813_copy.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: block;" title="Vincent Powell, American Idol" width="293" /><span class="photo_credit" style="clear: both; color: grey; display: block; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0px 0px;">Michael Becker / FOX</span></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><em>American Idol</em> has a new top 20.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">The final 10 male semifinalists took the floor in Las Vegas tonight, to varying degrees of success, and the judges picked five of them to round out the field for next week's first live round.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">So, who managed to impress just enough to make the main stage?</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/392812/american-idol-recap-5-ladies-survive-sudden-death-nicki-minaj-cries" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>Miss the last 10 girls performing last night? Read our recap!</strong></a></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Mathenee Treco </strong>kicked the night off with<strong>Elvis Presley</strong>'s "A Little Less Conversation,"<em>Ocean's Eleven</em>-style, which didn't challenge his voice nearly enough. Snooze.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"It didn't feel current, it felt very cheesy and karaoke—but that's just me," offered <strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/nicki_minaj" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;">Nicki Minaj</a></strong>, her British accent out in full force. "The song choice was so wrong for you,"<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/randy_jackson" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;">Randy Jackson</a></strong> added, "it makes me question what kind of artist you want to be."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Enter the self-proclaimed Turbanator, <strong>Gurpreet Singh Sarin</strong>, who pretty much horrified the judges by his rendition of <strong>James Morrison</strong>'s "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/392970/kimberly-caldwell-s-american-idol-blog-why-zoanette-deserved-to-stay-and-why-nicki-minaj-is-the-best-new-judge" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>Get the real <em>Idol</em> inside scoop from Kimberly Caldwell's blog</strong></a></div><div class="entry_img_right" style="float: right; margin: 10px 0px 15px 10px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px; width: 302px;"><img alt="Gurpreet Singh Sarin, American Idol" border="0" height="300" src="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013128/reg_600.ai2.cm.22813.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: block;" title="Gurpreet Singh Sarin, American Idol" width="300" /><span class="photo_credit" style="clear: both; color: grey; display: block; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0px 0px;">Michael Becker / FOX</span></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"Honey child, hell no," Nicki warned him, telling the usually very impressive singer that he should have brought his guitar on tonight of all nights. "Honestly? That was terrible," Randy agreed, while <strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/mariah_carey" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;">Mariah Carey</a></strong> asked Gurpreet, "Do you also play other instruments, like the sitar or anything?"</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Lucky for her, Gurprett promised some classical Indian influences should he stay in the competition. </div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Vincent Powell </strong>woke the place up moments later, however, with "Cause I Love You" by <strong>Lenny Williams</strong>.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/392536/nicki-minaj-god-bless-mariah-carey-but-i-ll-never-perform-with-her-on-american-idol" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>Nicki Minaj says she'll "never" perform with Mariah Carey on <em>American Idol</em></strong></a></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"Preach on, Brother Vincent!" <strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/keith_urban" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;">Keith Urban</a></strong> praised the 29-year-old worship leader. "I loved it."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Sure enough, Randy agreed that the night <em>really</em> began with this performance. Nicki purred, "It was a good old-fashioned. It was a sexy old-fashioned...I could picture a bunch of 30-year-olds and 40-year-olds throwing their panties at you. That hit me <em>somewhere</em>."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"All I can say is, finally," Mariah concluded.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/390712/latin-american-idol-winner-martha-heredia-arrested-for-allegedly-smuggling-heroin" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank">Times are tough for <em>Latin American Idol</em> winner Martha Heredia, charged with drug smuggling</a></strong></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="expandable-blog-video-players" id="expandable-blog-video-player-9" style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="video-engine-players newsExpandableBlog clear" data-player-id="EXPANDABLE_INBLOG" data-player-type="newsExpandableBlog" id="video-engine-player-0" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Alas, <strong>Nick Boddington</strong> disappointed, picking the wrong tune in James Morrison's "Say Something Now." (Damn that James Morrison!)</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"I kept waiting for that connection to happen," Keith lamented. Meanwhile, Mariah heard a moment, "the third to last ad lib you did," but Randy heard none.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Josh Holliday</strong>, he of the <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/388634/american-idol-ladies-go-solo-and-one-guy-splits-his-pants" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank">split pants</a> in Hollywood, took a huge risk by singing an original ballad that was full of falsetto, but not enough familiarity.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/390700/american-idol-5-guys-eliminated-nicki-minaj-wants-to-have-elijah-liu-s-babies" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>Which five guys and five girls made it last week?</strong></a></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"I just don't know if I was wowed by it in this moment," Randy explained.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>David Willis </strong>wowed <em>us</em>, meanwhile, by strumming out a really interesting rendition of "Fever," but while we thought it showed a great deal of artistic creativity, the judges quibbled over the vocal.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">At least Randy, grizzled veteran that he is, was "a little intrigued" by it at least. "I don't really know what I was expecting," mused Mariah. "I feel like the crowd enjoyed it and I've heard you go vocally a bit more...but the crowd seemed to love it."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/388432/didi-benami-s-american-idol-blog-the-real-scoop-on-hollywood-week" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong><em>Idol</em> alum Didi Benami fills us in on Hollywood Week</strong></a></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Bryant Tadeo</strong> of Hawaii surprised by choosing the East Coastiest song of all to sing, <strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/billy_joel" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;">Billy Joel</a></strong>'s "New York State of Mind," but he sang with conviction and his voice was rock-solid.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"I think that was a really good song for you and you handled it really well," Keith sweetly agreed with us. Nicki, however, didn't like <em>anything </em>but one riff! Mariah thought that the standing ovation he received may have stemmed from him sounding "professional."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">The judges were unanimous, however, when it came to <strong>Burnell Taylor</strong>' performance of<strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/john_legend" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;">John Legend</a></strong>'s "This Time."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/393161/the-bachelorette-ladies-where-are-they-now" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Bachelorette</em>: Where are they now? And do we care?!</strong></a></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"Literally, today, I would pay to see you sing," raved Nicki. "The best by <em>far</em> tonight...Nobody else was even in your lane tonight, period!"</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Lazaro Arbos</strong> covered Keith's "Tonight I Wanna Cry," and although Keith thought "the song was just ahead of you and you were trying to catch up," the other judges really enjoyed. "You played it safe, but in a good way," observed Nicki. "It's very truthful to you."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Cortez Shaw</strong> closed the show with the very ballsy choice of <strong>David Guetta</strong>'s "Titanium." He was no <strong>Sia</strong>, but he did enough.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">"That was a really bold and brave move," praised Keith. And, despite some big misses, "it hit the mark in a big, big way."</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Then, it was time to halve the field.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/391943/the-bachelor-recap-sean-lowe-picks-his-final-2-ladies-reveals-he-s-ready-to-propose" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>Find out who's got a 50-50 shot at Sean Lowe's proposal on <em>The Bachelor</em> finale</strong></a></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">In the end, Cortez, Lazaro, Burnell, Nick and, of course, Vincent joined the top 20, meaning it was the end of the road for all the rest.</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Here's the complete <em>American Idol</em> top 20:</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Lazaro Arbos, 20<br />Charlie Askew, 17<br />Nick Boddington, 27<br />Curtis Finch Jr., 24<br />Paul Jolley, 22<br />Elijah Liu, 18<br />Vincent Powell, 29<br />Cortez Shaw, 21<br />Burnell Taylor, 19<br />Devin Velez, 18</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;">Janelle Arthur, 23<br />Aubrey Cleland, 19<br />Candice Glover, 23<br />Kree Harrison, 22<br />Amber Holcomb, 18<br />Zoanette Johnson, 20<br />Adriana Latonio, 17<br />Angela Miller, 18<br />Breanna Steer, 18<br />Teena Torres, 28</div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><strong>Do you think the judges sent the right guys through? How about the whole top 20? Sound off in the comments!</strong></div><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 0px;"><a href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/4756/american-idol-all-time-greatest-hits" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong>Check out <em>American Idol</em>'s all-time greatest hits</strong></a></div><ul class="blog_gallery clear" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; clear: both; list-style: none; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; width: 590px;"><li style="float: left; height: 102px; list-style: none inside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 110px;"><a data-omniture="news_detail:gallery_id_4756" href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/4756/american-idol-all-time-greatest-hits/192192" style="color: #336699; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none !important;" target=""><img alt="Phillip Phillips, American Idol" border="0" height="100" src="http://www.eonline.com/resize/100/100/0-0-293-293/eol_images/Entire_Site/2012417/reg_634.idol.ls.51712.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: inline; height: 100px; width: 100px;" title="Phillip Phillips, American Idol" width="100" /></a></li><li style="float: left; height: 102px; list-style: none inside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 110px;"><a data-omniture="news_detail:gallery_id_4756" href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/4756/american-idol-all-time-greatest-hits/175729" style="color: #336699; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none !important;" target=""><img alt="Jennifer Hudson, American Idol" border="0" height="100" src="http://www.eonline.com/resize/100/100/0-0-293-293/eol_images/Entire_Site/2012212/293.hudson.ls.31212.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: inline; height: 100px; width: 100px;" title="Jennifer Hudson, American Idol" width="100" /></a></li><li style="float: left; height: 102px; list-style: none inside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 110px;"><a data-omniture="news_detail:gallery_id_4756" href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/4756/american-idol-all-time-greatest-hits/175737" style="color: #336699; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none !important;" target=""><img alt="American Idol, Adam Lambert" border="0" height="100" src="http://www.eonline.com/resize/100/100/0-0-293-293/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090226/293.adam.idol.lr.022609.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: inline; height: 100px; width: 100px;" title="American Idol, Adam Lambert" width="100" /></a></li><li style="float: left; height: 102px; list-style: none inside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 110px;"><a data-omniture="news_detail:gallery_id_4756" href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/4756/american-idol-all-time-greatest-hits/175785" style="color: #336699; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none !important;" target=""><img alt="Jessica Sanchez, American Idol" border="0" height="100" src="http://www.eonline.com/resize/100/100/0-0-293-293/eol_images/Entire_Site/2012212/reg_634.2idol.ls.31212.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: inline; height: 100px; width: 100px;" title="Jessica Sanchez, American Idol" width="100" /></a></li><li style="float: left; height: 102px; list-style: none inside none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 110px;"><a data-omniture="news_detail:gallery_id_4756" href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/4756/american-idol-all-time-greatest-hits/175726" style="color: #336699; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none !important;" target=""><img alt="Clay Aiken, American Idol" border="0" height="100" src="http://www.eonline.com/resize/100/100/55-0-370-315/eol_images/Entire_Site/2012212/425.aiken.ls.31212.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); display: inline; height: 100px; width: 100px;" title="Clay Aiken, American Idol" width="100" /></a></li></ul><div style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div><div class="entry_footer clear" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: right;"></div></div>

Nicki Minaj NEWS/American Idol Recap: 5 More Guys Kicked Off—Who Hit Nicki Minaj "Somewhere"?

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