If American Idol voters are only after glorious vocal belting, it is almost certain at this point that Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez will do a 'Mantasia' vs 'Little Jennifer Hudson' face off in the season's finale two weeks from now.

The back-to-back power vocals showcase of Joshua and Jessica in the second half of Wednesday night's Final Four performance wowed the judges so much that they sounded sure the two will race to the finals.

Joshua took on James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" for his mom. Jennifer Lopez said viewers of American Idol have not seen the full extent of Joshua's talent. She is, and has always been, a fan.

Jessica belted out "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls. Whether she channeled Holliday or Jennifer Hudson, Jessica definitely showed her vocal chops belong to the blues category.

After admitting in an earlier episode that he has not steered Jessica to singing songs for her age, mentor Jimmy Iovine couldn't help himself; he was blown away during Jessica's rehearsal.

"I've never heard anything like that in my life!" Steven Tyler told Joshua.

"I think it's one of the best performances in the history of any singing show," Randy said.

Randy Jackson said Joshua and Jessica are both "in it to really win it."

But then there is another strong contender, Phillip Phillips is still in the competition. And this week, he did not disappoint his fans, who have lovingly kept him safe from the bottom three all this time.

Phillip does not belt or reach for big heavenly notes when he performs; he growls, he twists his body, he squints his eyes, he sometimes misses the melody, but when he smiles while he's singing, he makes everything all right. The voters loved him just the way he is, even when he annoys resident mentor Jimmy Iovine for insisting on wearing gray hues on the Idol stage.

Jimmy said gray does not work on a performance show, but when Phillip showed his darkened, grayish take on Damien Rice's "Volcano" Wednesday tonight, everything just came together. Phillip's strength lies in his strong self-awareness and a genuine passion for music. Tie these factors to his looks, and you've got a solid fan base to make sure he would make it to the finals.

Left at the tail of the competition is Hollie Cavanagh, who did a decent job taking on Journey's "Faithfully" on the first half, but struggled with Bonnie Raitt's very painful break-up song "I Can't Make You Love Me" in her second performance. Hollie might have ended her Idol journey with that goodbye song.

"This was a great song, but you're a different kind of singer than Bonnie Raitt," Randy told her.

Considering the Final Four's individual history with regards to the voting results week after week, Hollie has the weakest fan base. She is followed by Joshua.

Phillip leads the race, with zero trip to the bottom three, while Jessica had a one-time landing in bottom three, and it was at the very bottom of the ranks.

After Wednesday night's performance show, close friends Joshua and Hollie could find themselves in the bottom two, and it will most probably mean the end of the road for Hollie.

Click 'Start' to view some of the Final Four's photos throughout Season 11 of American Idol.

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