American Idol Final 2: Jordin Sparks v. Blake Lewis

You have 4 hours to vote tonight. Make em count!!

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for...

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Round 1 - With the toss of a coin that Blake wins, then politely offers the choice to Jordin, who declines to go first, Blake kicks off the night:

01 & 03 & 05 BLAKE LEWIS "You Give Love a Bad Name"

• RANDY: (standing ovation over Randy) I'll give you a 10 out of 10 on the beat boxing. The singing for me was just alright.


• PAULA: I think you outdid yourself. I wish I could give you more than a 10.


• SIMON: You're not the best singer, but you are the best performer. I thought the performance was great, the energy amazing, but the singing was flat. I don't think it matters though. It was your best performance.


• CAROLYN: Nicely Done, Blake!! Way to amp it up! He definitely improved his performance of this song over the first time he did it.

02 & 04 & 06 Jordin Sparks: "Fighter"

• RANDY: You were stellar. You were brilliant. Sounded amazing.


• PAULA: Stellar. Awesome.


• SIMON: Great that you chose a younger song. Thought the vocals were a bit shrieky in the middle. I'm gonna call round one to Blake.


• CAROLYN: Simon, I respectfully disagree. TKO. Jordin takes round one. As you're so fond of saying, Simon dear, "This is a singing competition." That was the WOW I was hoping for!
  

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Round 2

01 & 03 & 05 BLAKE LEWIS "SHE WILL BE LOVED"

• RANDY: Great song, and a very pure vocal. Very nice.


• PAULA: You really got into the ease of the song, and you sounded great.


• SIMON: It was good, it was safe, and it wasn't as good as the first performance.


• CAROLYN: I enjoyed it, but I agree with Simon on this one. It just wasn't as good as the first performance.

02 & 04 & 06 JORDIN SPARKS: "A BROKEN WING"

• RANDY: I've loved you since day one. That was flawless. Better than the original.


• PAULA: You are in great, great vocal voice tonight.


• SIMON: Now that was good.


• CAROLYN: Another wow for me. Big wow. That was perfection. I have to agree with Randy, "better than the original." So far, Jordin's 2 for 2 with me. I'll give bonus points for whoever wins the final song.

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Round 3 - :

01 & 03 & 05 BLAKE LEWIS "This is My Now" (from the song contest)

• RANDY: I'm sure this is not the kind of song that really suits your voice. It wasn't great. It was alright.


• PAULA: You were in great voice. I loved it.


• SIMON: I think it was all a little off, to be honest with you Blake. You looked a bit frustrated. I think we have to judge you tonight primarily on your first 2 performances.


• CAROLYN: Love the lyrics... Perfect for an Idol Finale. I enjoyed his performance of it, but I think the song really needs a bigger voice. We'll see for sure if Jordin does it too and it suits her voice more.

02 & 04 & 06 JORDIN SPARKS: "This is my Now"

• RANDY: You were the best singer tonight. You deserve it all!


• PAULA: You're an angel. You really are.


• SIMON: Last week, I didn't think you were good enough to make the finals. I want to say to you publically now, I was wrong. In case we forget, this is a singing competition, and you just wiped the floor with Blake on that one.


• CAROLYN: Vive la difference! Jordin's performance was perfection. As if the song was written specifically for her. Just beautiful. Vocal and Performance! Pardon me, I've got some voting to do! Gooooo Jordin!