Jennifer Lopez was the mentor tonight a la Latin style. I think of all the themes so far, this was probably the hardest one to date for the contestants. Don’t forget, Jennifer will be performing tomorrow night for a special one hour results program. Geez…An hour? I bet there’s going to be another “group performance” tomorrow. Oy. Here’s the rundown:

Melinda: She sang “Sway”. Every week she is consistent but for me this week I got kind of bored while she was singing. I’m such a huge Mindy Doo fan so I was surprised that I just wasn’t into it. Randy said that it was another solid performance but didn’t think it was her best, Paula said that she was very sultry, smooth, it was a subtle and sexy performance, Simon said that he didn’t like it…whoa…it sounded lounge cabaret, a bit lazy, a bid wooden. Ouch.

Lakisha: She sang “Conga”. I thought she did well tonight, but nothing spectacular like she’s done in the past. Eh, it was okay. My husband thought her dancing was muy bad - even after JLo was helping her out with her moves. Heh heh. Randy said that it looked like she was having a good time and that she made it her own - it was hot, Paula said that she looks lovely, but it was a real safe Lakisha, Simon said that it was quite a safe song to do and the dancing wasn’t very good. LOL.

Chris: He sang “Smooth”. I thought it was pretty good, but right now I’m more interested if he’s dating LC. Heh heh. Anyways, Randy said that it was very cool, Paula sid that it was a hot and sexy performance, Simon said that it was more contemporary than the other two who sang before him and it was a good performance.

Haley: She sang “Turn The Beat Around”. Hot pants Haley is at it again. She barely recognizable with all the makeup she had on tonight. But, the girl knows what sells, and hot pants it was again for the night. Sorry, after tonight, I think it’s Haley’s turn to go buh bye tomorrow night. Randy said that it was really karaoke, Paula said that it’s not a singer’s song but she had fun, Simon said that she has a good tactic - to wear the least amount of clothes…heh heh. He couldn’t understand most of what she was singing tonight.

Phil: He sang “Maria Maria”. Eh, besides the cracking of his voice two times tonight he wasn’t that bad. Randy said that he didn’t connect with him, Paula said that it was a good vocal, and Simon said that there was no originality and his voice cracked towards the end.

Jordin: She sang “The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You”. I loved that she put her own spin on the song. Love our hometown girl!! Randy said that she had the “yo factor”, that was hot! Paula said that she is so authentic, so adorable, Simon said that it was like the rest, safe.

Blake: He sang “I Need to Know”. Gah, he was awesome tonight. I just love this guy Randy said that it was the best song choice and hot performance, Paula said that it was very smart, captured who he was, Simon said it was the best song choice of the night and best performance of the night.

Sanjaya: He sang “Besame Mucho”. First of all, to hear Jennifer Lopez say “He really impressed me” just about made me choke on my drink. Heh heh. Okay, people. He was actually pretty good tonight. I cannot believe I’m saying this. Randy said that it was really good, Paula said that it was nice, very very nice, Simon said that he sang like a 14 year old BUT “it wasn’t horrible”.

There you have it, folks. I’m predicting that Phil might be leaving tomorrow night because for Haley, her hot pants saved her yet again.

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