American Idol - Songs from the year you were born

The interesting thing to witness about this competition, is the amount of growth you see from week to week. I should start out by saying, I didn't vote for anyone this week. I think each contestant had a pretty solid performance last night. I also think the remaining 11 contestants are the strongest stand alone vocalist to date. I believe more stars will be born from this season, than any previous season. That's a pretty big statement.

Instead of tweeting comments during the show last night, I took notes and I'm having a hard time deciding where to begin.

First things first. Jermaine Jones was eliminated from the competition for failing to disclose some unresolved legal matters. That's a very big deal. When I was a member of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus three years ago, a group of 50 of us were selected to audition for Americas Got Talent at the invitation of AGT. The amount of paperwork was ridiculous. Producers want to know EVERYTHING! They want no surprises. My group did make it on TV and advanced to the Las Vegas rounds. However, before we left to go to Vegas, AGT producers cut us from the show. We were never given a reason why.

The two people I scored the lowest last night were, Heejun Han and Shannon Magrane. I do have a feeling that one of my favorites will be eliminated; not because she can't sing, but because she is the oldest contestant. I don't think younger kids can or will relate to her. I'm talking about Erika Van Pelt. She sang her song perfectly last night, but it was a song teens probably didn't know, so I am afraid she is going to go. By the way, she looked hot last night! I DO believe she will be a star.

My notes

Deandre Brackensick has to go. His Milli Vanilli hair is killing me!! Lately, his singing has been irritating me. I don't believe every song should be sung in falsetto. I was expecting his performance to be like everything else he's done, but I was fooled last night when he sang, Endless Love. He actually did a really good job except for the note at the end (falsetto). Deandre didn't smile once last night. He acted like someone threatened to cut off all his hair.

Elise Testone hasn't been my favorite contestant and last week she was pretty close to being sent home. In my opinion, she gave her best performance to date last night. The song was perfect for her. She did a great job

Shannon Magrane sang One Sweet Day, by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. I thought Shannon's version was boring. Love the song, but not by Shannon.

My guy favorite Colton Dixon, sang a rock song, Broken Heart. Never heard of it, but he sang it well. He's going to be a star as well, with or without Idol.

Another person who is going to be a star, with or without Idol, is Skylar Laine. She's going to be a country diva. She was born for this. She reminds me of Reba McEntire.

Hollie Cavanagh sang Power of Love. Just a couple of areas with pitch problems but over all, she did a good job.

Results are tonight and as I always say, you never know how things will pan out. Stay tuned.