Littleton’s Jurnee – American Idol’s Top 7 Going on Tour!
Not even a consolatory embrace from the giant arms of guest mentor Nick Jonas could cheer up this week’s eliminated singers: Jurnee and Catie Turner. (For those keeping score at home, that makes this season’s Top 5: Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Maddie Poppe, Cade Foehner, Gabby Barrett and Michael. J. Woodard.)
As disappointed as I am that Jurnee has reached the end of her… journey… I can’t say I’m surprised to see her go. For some reason, America just never fully vibed with her. As for Turner, I’m honestly shocked. I never thought she’d win this thing, but I thought she had at least another week left in her.
Now that we’ve gotten past all that, let’s break down this week’s 14 performances, which — in addition to seven Prince songs — also included seven songs from the year our contestants were born. And I’ve never felt older in my life:
Jurnee (Prince’s “Kiss”)
Jurnee got the party started on a high note with a sexy, confident take on this iconic jam, nailing whistle notes that would make Mariah Carey’s little lamb tail shake with fright. (For the record, that metaphor made a lot more sense in my head.) Sure, I agree with Katy Perry that we could have gotten a little more physicality out of Jurnee’s performance tonight, but like Lionel Richie said, she “took care of business.”
By Andy Swift | TV Line
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/american-idol-2018-top-5-070000540.html
American Idol 2018 Top 14 Contestants / Top 10 starred…Top 5 in bold…
*Ada Vox
*Cade Foehner
*Caleb Lee Hutchinson
*Catie Turner
*Dennis Lorenzo
*Gabby Barrett
Garrett Jacobs
Jonny Brenns
*Jurnee
*Maddie Poppe
Mara Justine
Marcio Donaldson
*Michael J. Woodard
*Michelle Sussett