"You’re consistently amazing for me," added the judge, who has expressed her soft side for Hager in past episodes. Perry called the performance "effortlessly cool" and "captivating." "You either have stage presence or you don’t," Richie said, adding that Hager has it in spades. He sang NEEDTOBREATHE's "I Wanna Remember," which featured Underwood.īryan said it was a "great interpretation" and commended Hager for staying "real organic, real natural" on stage. “I wanna see you and Steve Perry just going back and forth." Fritz HagerĪfter spending several days in COVID-19 quarantine, where he said he passed the time watching a stream of a Dungeons & Dragons game, Fritz Hager was back in the "Idol" studio and ready to take the stage. “I was like, I need to run on the treadmill to this!” she said. Perry was fired up by the electrifying performance. "Y'all are going after each other now," Bryan said, noting the contestants are all bringing their best to the competition. Later in the show, Marlene rocked out to "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey. 'American Idol' judges reveal they're 'heartbroken' over Kenedi Anderson, but optimistic for Top 14 "You took that song and turned it into your song," said Richie. "It was like I was hearing it for the very first time.”īryan added the song was "beautiful on all levels" and that Marlene always looks like she's in control when on stage. "Did you just reinvent that song?" Perry asked, impressed. The soulful singer, known for her soft, intricate vocals, showed off a more powerful side of her voice, belting by the end of her performance. Leah Marlene started off singing "I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders, which Underwood has covered. "I’ve just worked really hard, and I’m just happy to be here right now," she said. "Secondly, my nieces are at the show, and they came up to me, and they said they are voting for you."Īfterward, Huntergirl began to tear up while reflecting on her journey with music. The judges all agreed Huntergirl is singing like a star. Huntergirl later took the stage again with Little Big Town's "Girl Crush." 'American Idol': Noah Thompson gives his 'best' performance singing from COVID quarantine "Way to get inspired by Carrie Underwood," said Bryan. Perry added that Huntergirl invited the audience to the party and she gave her "hands-down best performance." There is nothing better than owning the stage," Richie said. "That was exactly what (Underwood) told you to do. Underwood gave Huntergirl some tips on working the stage while maintaining vocal technique and encouraged the contestant to give herself a pep talk before performing.įor her first song, Huntergirl rocked out to Underwood's "Undo It," even taking her performance directly down to the judge's table. Here's what went down.Įvery 'Idol' winner's coronation song: Ranked from worst to best HuntergirlĪs the last female country artist left in the competition, Huntergirl headed into her session with Underwood looking for advice and a confidence boost. The singers seemed to pull out all the stops, including energetic choreography, power ballads and plenty of stage effects - but only three could make it to the finale. As usual, the episode aired live coast-to-coast, and fans voted for their favorites during the show. The final five sang once again for judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, first performing songs from guest mentor and Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood and then performing any song of their choosing. With an "American Idol" top five as talented as this, it was anybody's guess going into Sunday's episode who would go home and who would make next week's season finale.
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