American Idol 2013 Recap: 'Angie Miller Wins the Night,' Amber Holcomb or Kree Harrison in Danger? [VIDEO]
American Idol 2013 Final Four performed three songs Wednesday on the Fox competition. Candice Glover, Amber Holcomb, Angie Miller and Kree Harrison brought their A-Game to get to Final Three. Angie Miller got a lot of love from the judges. Kree appears to have been the least loved. Is she in danger of being sent home, or will Amber land in the bottom two again?
American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey have to bring their best on the table, too. Their clichés and incoherent remarks are not helping improve the Idol ratings.
The Idol Top 4 had three themes to work on: a song of their choice, a duet, and a song from one-hit wonder songbooks.
Amber Holcomb opened the show with Celine Dion's "The Power of Love." The 19-year-old Idol hopeful wowed the judges. In a "Rumor Has It" (Adele) duet with Kree Harrison, Amber's vocals sounded more powerful. For her final number, she chose Richard Harris' sole hit, "MacArthur Park."
"Now it's like we're just at your show. You don't even feel like a contestant anymore," says Nicki Minaj.
Amber's performance overall deserved 4 out of 5 stars rating. Her performance was not exactly flawless, but she took on difficult songs as if they're supposed to be easy.
Candice Glover has never been in the bottom 2 or 3. The 23-year-old has always enjoyed a strong fan base. Despite a "terrible cold," Candice gave her best in delivering "Drake's Find Your Love." She did not eclipse Angie Miller in their duet (Rihanna's and Mikky Ekko's "Stay"), but they sounded great together. Her "Emotion" (Samantha Sang, Bee Gees) cover was brilliant.
"For me, nobody has done a bare-naked-bones ballad that exposes everything about their voice," Keith Urban says, holding back in singing too much praises.
Candice's numbers deserved a 4.5 out 5 stars rating.
Kree Harrison, 22, found herself in the bottom of the voting results for the first time last week. But her numbers didn't seem to be promising this week, too. Kree took on Susan Tedeschi's "It Hurt So Bad," and did well. Urban was not so impressed, though. She had a somewhat awkward duet with Amber, and then she dished Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale."
"That is not a Top Four-worthy performance. I need you to get back into being Kreedom," Nicki Minaj told her "wife." That comment alone could have sent Kree's fans on panic mode. Kree could only go through to Final 3 if she's much more loved than Amber, who was a much better performer this week.
Kree's numbers deserved a 3 out of 5 stars rating.
Angie Miller, 19, was the star of the night, at least for the judges. Miller took on Jessie J's "Who You Are" and gave it the dramatics with a piano. She held her own in a sing-off with Candice. Her final number sealed the deal: Julie London's "Cry Me a River." After some lackluster numbers in recent weeks, Angie comes back in her best form just in time.
Tonight was your night," says Nicki Minaj.
"Angie wins the night, hands-down," says Randy Jackson.
What do you think of Wednesday's American Idol 2013 show? Amber Holcomb and Kree Harrison could find themselves in the bottom 2. Despite being the better singer, Amber is more likely to go home given her bottom landing history in the show.
Angie's numbers deserve a 4 out of 5 stars rating, overall.
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