‘American Idol’ season nine Top 6 girls take the stage

The “American Idol” season nine Top 12 performed lived on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

First up to perform were the Top 6 girls:

Crystal Bowersox – “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” The Rolling Stones

• Randy – Not his favorite performance but definitely didn’t disappoint
• Ellen – Started to see her personality tonight but still needs to see more; Wants Crystal to have more fun on stage
• Kara – Not her greatest vocal performance but still made it look effortless
• Simon - Didn’t think the song was up to her standards; Really felt this was the first time she was beaten by somebody (Siobhan Magnus)

Find out how the Top 6 boys’ performances went

Didi Benami – “Play with Fire,” The Rolling Stones

• Randy – One of Didi’s best performances in weeks
• Ellen – Sounded great
• Kara – Really liked the intensity Didi attacked the song with; Great step in the right direction of finding who she is as an artist
• Simon – Likes that she is beginning to show the judges the artist she is trying to be; Cool choice of song; Sold but not brilliant

Siobhan Magnus – “Paint It, Black,” The Rolling Stones

• Randy – Performance was hot
• Ellen – Loves that Siobhan always stands out among the crowd
• Kara – Gave her flashbacks of Adam Lambert’s performances
• Simon – Definitely the stand out performance of the night

Melody eliminated on episode 10 of ‘Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair’

Lacey Brown – “Ruby Tuesday,” The Rolling Stones

• Randy – Interesting arrangement; Not a huge fan of it vocally; Not a wow performance but pleasantly surprised
• Ellen – A little sleepy
• Kara – Liked the drama but thinks Lacey could do a lot better
• Simon – Nothing wrong with the vocals but really over thinking the performance

Katie Stevens – “Wild Horses,” The Rolling Stones

• Randy – Sang the song really well; Very strong performance
• Ellen – Sounded pitchy in the beginning but amazing when Katie really got in to it
• Kara – Katie isn’t ever technically perfect; Better than last week; Is moving in the right direction
• Simon – Only week Katie has chosen a really strong song; Didn’t like second half of the song because of the arrangement

NBC’s ‘Minute to Win It’ asks ordinary people to do extraordinary tasks for one million dollars

Paige Miles – “Honky Tonk Women,” The Rolling Stones

• Randy – Did alright but needed a little more energy
• Ellen – Sounded amazing; Liked how she was working the stage
• Kara – Impressed with how much she tried to do with the song; Performance showed that the young Paige from before is back
• Simon – Did an amazing job for having problems with her voice this week; Still hasn’t connected, yet; Still needs something more contemporary and upbeat

Relive last week’s performances and results show

Next episode (Wednesday, March 17, 2010): One contestant is eliminated from the competition

For more TV recaps, news and interviews, follow Amanda on Twitter and click “Subscribe” at the top of this page

Other sites:

The Bachelor Examiner – Recaps, news and interviews for ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”

The Amazing Race Examiner – Recaps, news and interviews for CBS’ “The Amazing Race”

Related posts:

1. ‘American Idol’ season nine Top 6 boys take the stage
2. ‘American Idol’ recap: Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall, Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott eliminated Week 3
3. Janell, Ashley, Joe and Tyler first four eliminated from ‘American Idol’ season nine
4. ‘American Idol’ season nine Top 12 boys perform live for the first time
5. ‘American Idol’ season nine Top 12 girls perform live for the first time