Sunday, May 20, 2012

American Idol 11: Top 2 Head-to-Head Match Up!

Yes, just like last year with Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, I've taken the trouble of going back through all my season 11 performance show reviews and snagging the grades I gave both Jessica and Phillip on each of those occasions. Below, a head-to-head comparison, just to see which finalist ''won'' the overall season in my book, and to refresh your own memories so you can do your own seasonal audit.

Head-to-Head Match Up after the jump!

Top 24
Open Theme
Jessica Sanchez - Love You I Do [9.0]
Phillip Phillips - In The Air Tonight [7.5]

Top 13
Whitney Houston/Stevie Wonder
Jessica Sanchez - I Will Always Love You [9.5]
Phillip Phillips - Superstition [8.5]

Top 11
Year You Were Born
Jessica Sanchez - Turn The Beat Around [8.0]
Phillip Phillips - Hard To Handle [8.5]

Top 10
Billy Joel
Jessica Sanchez - Everybody Has A Dream [9.0]
Phillip Phillips - Movin' Out [7.0]

Top 9
Personal Idol
Jessica Sanchez - Sweet Dreams [9.5]
Phillip Phillips - Still Rainin' [8.5]

Top 8
1980s
Jessica Sanchez - How Will I Know [8.0]
Phillip Phillips - That's All [5.0]

Top 7
2010s
Jessica Sanchez - Stuttering [9.5]
Phillip Phillips - Give A Little More [7.0]

Top 7 Redux
Now
Jessica Sanchez - Fallin' [8.0]
Phillip Phillips - U Got It Bad [8.5]

Top 7 Redux
Then
Jessica Sanchez - Try A Little Tenderness [8.5]
Phillip Phillips - In The Midnight Hour [6.5]

Top 6
Queen
Jessica Sanchez - Bohemian Rhapsody [8.0]
Phillip Phillips - Fat Bottomed Girls [7.0]

Top 6
Open Theme
Jessica Sanchez - Dance With My Father [9.5]
Phillip Phillips - The Stone [6.0]

Top 5
60s
Jessica Sanchez - Proud Mary [8.5]
Phillip Phillips - The Letter [4.0]

Top 5
British Pop
Jessica Sanchez - You Are So Beautiful [9.5
Phillip Phillips - Time Of The Season [5.0]

Top 4
California Dreamin'
Jessica Sanchez - Steal Away [8.5]
Phillip Phillips - Have You Ever Seen The Rain [7.0]

Top 4
Songs I Wish I Had Written
Jessica Sanchez - And I Am Telling You [9.5]
Phillip Phillips - Volcano [9.5]
* I ranked Jessica higher during that week

Top 3
 Judge's Choice
Jessica Sanchez - My All [8.0]
Phillip Phillips - Beggin' [8.0]

Top 3
Idol's Choice
Jessica Sanchez - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing [6.0]
Phillip Phillips - Disease [7.0]

Top 3
Jimmy Iovine's Pick
Jessica Sanchez - I'll Be There [7.0]
Phillip Phillips - We've Got Tonight [9.0]


.. just like what I suspected, Jessica Sanchez won most of the performances all season, but looking at it, the momentum right now is with Phillip Phillips after four consecutive strong performances. So yes, I wouldn't count him out yet because if he suddenly pull off a Heartless type of performance again this week, the crown is his for the taking.

Again, this doesn't mean anything come Finale night of course. But, if it will be based on this scorecard, there's only one correct choice to carry the title of American Idol. Whether or not that proves to be the case remains to be seen.. See you again on Tuesday!!

14 comments:

Shawn Jang said...

I hope Jessica wins, but we all know that regardless of how Phillip performs, he will end up taking the title because he is a guy. Then again, we have to think about who Joshua's fans will now vote for. Both him and Phillip are guys, so obviously they voted for Joshua for his talent (haha), so they might choose to hop on the Jessica bandwagon due to her amazing talent.

It actually doesn't really matter who wins because the Top 3 will all get recording contracts regardless of who ends up winning. Jimmy made it blatantly clear numerous times that they all would.

Haley Jessica! said...

Obviously!! HAHAH

Let's hope for the best outcome.

Maya Lintu said...

Phillip did better than Jessica EVERY WEEK. Jessica's talent sums up at having taken vocal lessons and having 'lungs'. Phillip is an artist.

Anonymous said...

@Maya Lintu: Artist that can't sing!!! Why is PHillip suddenly an artist? Because he can play a guitar? How can you say that Jessica isn't an artist? Just because she can sing and belt notes? Have you seen her youtube videos? She also writes her own song.

Just because he doesn't have range and can play a guitar makes a person an "artist". DUH!

MARK said...

The match up is just about right. Phillip can't even sing the melody that's why he kept on changing the arrangement to suit his limited range. He's even worse than Lee DeWyze

Maya Lintu said...

The whole point in being an artist is being able to make a song so much your own that you don't even care who the original artist was. Jessica never made any performances that were better, or different, than the originals. Phillip's performances have always made me go "wow, he made it his OWN." changing the arrangement to be Phillip and not Genesis or Damien Rice, that's what makes him an artist. He knows where he stands.

VFTW said...

Wouldn't it be hilarious if we have another WGWG? :D he's untouchable during the season! #WGWG5 FTW!

Anonymous said...

@Maya Lintu, you know what's funny? You said that she's taken vocal lessons. Although it's hard to believe, she's never taken lessons. On her American Idol contestant's page, it has her Q&A box.

"Question: What would people be surprised to learn about you?
Answer: I've never had singing lessons."

Apparently, she's so good that you assumed she's taken professional lessons.

Anonymous said...

i really hope phillip phillips wins this season! I love all the performance of him last week!

Anonymous said...

yeah WGWG forever! I hope he really wins!

Anonymous said...

@Maya Lintu, so are you saying that Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and others were NOT artists during their seasons just because they NEVER made the songs they performed their OWN?

American Idol is a SINGING competition not a REARRANGING competition. Not because they can change and can make the songs their own, they can already be called artists. Are you telling me that you're BIG FAN of ANDREW GARCIA who obviously made most of his performances his OWN?

Anonymous said...

my vote goes to phillip phillips.. ;p

danni said...

Phillip all the way!

Anonymous said...

I'm not voting for Phillip because I think he has the better voice... I'm simply doing it because Jessica doesn't appeal to me. I wouldn't want to buy an album made by her. Sure, she has a great voice and I'm sure she'll have a couple good songs.. but I think Phillip could come out with a great album altogether.

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