Rayvon Owen lands in the bottom two for the fourth time in a row but gets saved by Twitter Instant Save again.
- Apr 23, 2015
AceShowbiz - The remaining six contestants of "American Idol" season 14 were vying for the Top 5 spots on the Wednesday, April 22 live show. The Top 5 will embark on the show's annual summer tour. On top of that, it's announced that this season's winner would record the official anthem for the FoxSports coverage of the World Cup.
Each of the finalists performed twice. First to take the stage and announced safe was Jax Cole. He sang "Are You Gonna Be My Girl". The judges sang praises for her with Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez saying it's a great way to open the show. Harry Connick Jr. said he would love to see Jax at her future concert.
Later on the show, Jax delivered an emotional rendition of "White Flag" on the piano. "After your last song, you know it was so fun, you really needed to have a moment. That was exactly what you needed to do tonight," J.Lo raved. Harry called it "phenomenal."
Nick Fradiani was also safe. He sang a hard-rock version of "Harder to Breathe". J.Lo said Nick's "getting better and better every week," but thought that the performance should've got audience participation. Harry said the other contestants should be scared of Nick. Keith agreed that Nick had improved, but noticed that his eyes were darting all over the place during his performance.
Nick also sang "Maggie May", which Keith and J.Lo said was a perfect song for Nick. J.Lo added that Nick needed to learn how to make "a moment" and show different things.
Clark Beckham picked "Yesterday" for his first song that night. Harry commented, "One of my favorite things about what you just did is you didn't use high notes gratuitously. They matched up perfectly with the lyrics and I am sure you are obviously aware of that." J.Lo said it was a risky choice, but he "sang it beautiful."
When he returned on the stage later that night, Clark delivered a bluesy acoustic version of "Boyfriend". The judges basically agreed that while the song worked for Justin Bieber, it didn't show the best of Clark.
Tyanna Jones took on "Party in the USA" and while it wasn't a great performance the judges didn't give negative comments. Keith said it's fun to see a different side of Tyanna, while J.Lo said Tyanna looked comfortable.
Tyanna slowed it down in the second half of the show with "Heaven". J.Lo liked it although it wasn't perfect. Harry asked what type of music Tyanna would record on her first album and she replied, "I am most confident singing song like this, but I like dancing and moving in the crowd, so I think I am a mix of everything." Keith liked her answer because "that is a sign of a great artist."
Quentin Alexander and Rayvon Owen were on the bottom two this week. The former sang "Light My Fire". J.Lo wanted more vocal, while Harry praised the arrangement. Keith appreciated that Quentin was always different from the other singers.
Quentin also performed Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out". J.Lo said the vocal presentation was much better than his previous performance. Keith praised Quentin's artistic instincts.
Rayvon, meanwhile, covered "I'm Not the Only One". Harry praised the vocal performance, while Keith said it was a perfect song choice. J.Lo, meanwhile, said Rayvon could rise from being in the bottom two every single time to the top with vocal performance and perfect song like that.
Rayvon closed out the show with "Go Your Own Way". J.Lo gushed, "That was a great way to finish the show. You are such a fighter, you are not going down."
The result of the Twitter Instant Save was then announced and Rayvon won it again for the fourth time in a row. This meant Quentin was eliminated from the competition.
