American Idol 2012 - Week 1 - Results/Wildcard Performances

RESULTS
Round 1 - The US public choose their top 5s (in no particular order).

Girls:
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Hollie Cavanaugh
3. Shannon Magrane
4. Skylar Layne
5. Elize Testone

Boys:
1. Phillip Phillips
2. Joshua Ledet
3. Heejun Han
4. Colton Dixon
5. Jermaine Jones

Round 2 - The judges pick six acts to perform again.

1. Jennifer Hirsh - Oh Darling (The Beatles)
Giving it LARGE on the vocals, she certainly left no doubt that she can sing.
2. Jeremy Rosado - I Know You Won't (Carrie Underwood)
A hugely emotional performance, WAY better than his previous song.
3. Brielle Von Hugel - Someone Like You (Adele)
Starting off rather rough, she gave it a bit of a rock edge and the growly vocals to match- but it veered into screechy.
4. Deandre Brackensick - Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles)
My heart sank at his song choice; another song that's been done to death. Fortunately, he must have read my post as he stuck to his lower register, keeping the falsetto for effect, as and when required.
5. Erika Van Pelt - The Edge of Glory (Lada Gaga)
Opting for the Kitty Brucknell-favoured ballad version, she absolutely smashed it. In a (very) good way.
6. Reed Grimm - Use Me (Bill Withers)
As Hellish as I expected it would be. Writhing about the stage like a broken slinky, his vocals matched. Scoobydoobydatndoodee indeed.

So we say goodbye to...
Chelsea Sorrell
Baylie Brown
Hallie Day
Haley Johnsen
Chase Liken
Adam Brock
Aaron Marcellus
Creighton Fraker
Eben Franckewitz

Round 3 - The judges pick an act each to go through.
The final three through are:
1. Erika Van Pelt - chosen by Randy, and, after that last performance, a good call.
2. Jeremy Rosado - chosen by Jennifer, who obviously has some kind of emotional connection to him.
3. Deandre Brackensick - chosen by Steven. A no-brainer.

So we also say goodbye to...
Jennifer Hirsh (over Jeremy? Really?)
Brielle Von Hugel (another no-brainer)
Reed Grimm (good riddance)