American Idol 2010 - Live show 5 - The Girls

1. Katie Stevens - Breakaway.
Bland beyond belief, and I love that song. Not good, showed her weaknesses.
Randy: Karaoke, didn't work.
Ellen: Good young song, but she's not feeling the words or showing personality.
Kara: She doesn't know who she is yet. Needs experience.
Simon: Likes that she's taken the advice but she sucked out the energy. 10/10 for effort.

2. Siobhan Magnus - House of the Rising Sun.
Great song choice. Note perfect. Excellent.
Randy: Loved the risks she takes; hot!
Ellen: Moving, captivating, spectacular.
Kara: Loved the acapella intro.
Simon: Weird. Underimpressed. (Prick.)

3. Lacey Brown - The Story.
Very good performance, don't know the song. Excellent.
Randy: Best performance in a long while.
Ellen: Sounded like it was written for her.
Kara: Effortless. Great choice.
Simon: Like listening to the radio, but in danger of being forgotten.

4. Katelyn Epperly - I Feel The Earth Move.
Seriously lacking stage presence, but decent voice. Very bland, but not awful.
Randy: Liked her hair. Sleepy, boring.
Ellen: It's not enough, people won't vote.
Kara: Going through the motions. What happened?
Simon: Request night in a restaurant. Others look like they're trying harder.

5. Didi Benami - Rhiannon.
Another great, intimate performance. Nice distinctive tone to her voice too.
Randy: Much better than last week, but no wow moment.
Ellen: Yes indeedy, Didi. Like that she got back up after last week's tear-down.
Kara: Best performance of the season so far.
Simon: Agreed with Kara and Ellen. Head and shoulders above the rest. The whole performance was a wow moment.

6. Paige Miles - Smile.
Shaky and a bit pitchy. Would have sounded great in any other week, but sounds weak after these performances tonight.
Randy: Didn't work, far too big.
Ellen: Felt sad and heavy, not uplifting.
Kara: All wrong.
Simon: Horrible choice, awful arrangement. A peanut performance.

7. Crystal Bowersox - Give Me One More Reason.
Cool, funky, sincere, very well sung.
Randy: Loved it. Hot.
Ellen: Best of the night.
Kara: She knows who she is, can see the records she'd make.
Simon: Definitely here, improved, confident. The one to beat.

8. Lilly Scott - I Fall To Pieces.
Eek. Shaky, out of her range. Seriously below-par on a great night.
Randy: Loved it.
Ellen: Loved it.
Kara: Made it current.
Simon: Cute and quirky, but risky. No wow.

Best of the night: Siobhan, Lacey, Didi and Crystal all excellent tonight.
My bottom two: Katie and Lilly. Paige and Katelyn also in danger. Surely...?

Results:
Katelyn out first. Another bland performance as she says goodbye.

Lilly out last. Everyone looked shocked, I don't know why. Did they not watch the show back?