...has that country style (that's what she was doing in the preliminary rounds), but on Tuesday night, she performed "Could've Been", which if I remember correctly, was first sung/popularized by Tiffany in the 1980s. It was a beautiful ballad, and Carrie did it so well.
I also loved Nadia. The rest of the girls on Tuesday night were somewhat forgettable. I wish they'd all stop singing such karaoke-like ballads. Upbeat is a good thing sometimes, as long as you pick the right song. My husband and I are musicians, so we are extra picky and most of the time completely agree with Simon - his comments, though they may be framed in a rude way sometimes, are most always dead-on, music and performance-wise. He was right about Mikalah from Las Vegas too - she's going to annoy a lot of people, and also endear a lot of people - personality does go a long way, but she goofs a little too much and needs to settle down when she sings.
As for the boys, well, I was glad the rockers stayed, as well as Nico Smith (son of Ozzie Smith, a former St. Louis Cardinal). A lot of those guys were boring and "safe" in their songs too. I hate when they pick the same songs year after year. What they did to Judd on Wednesday's results show was absolutely deplorable, though. They did the normal hemming and hawing and stretching the show out to be an hour when it could be done in 5-15 minutes, but they really went too far when doing the eliminations of the guys. They eliminated the one (Jared), and then later, when it was the boys' turn again, they made the front row, which included Judd, who stood up and faced possible elimination in the first go-round, relax, because "they were safe". They did the back row, and all 6 turned out to be safe. Then it was like, "Who's eliminated?" It was Judd! After going through it in the first round and being "safe" during the second round. Each year, I think they go farther and farther beyond reason and tact when it comes to these stupid results shows! Yikes!
I usually just tape and FFWD through b/c most of the show is useless recapping and commercials - I'm there for the singing and hearing the contestants respond to questions.
