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B365 prices quoted first,my marks out of 10 second.
Adriana Latonio, aged 17 from Anchorage, Alaska (28/1) (8/10)
This years Jessica Sanchez? High YouTube hits from perhaps a Filipino following
Amber Holcomb, aged 18 from Houston, Texas (11/1) (8/10)
Rejected last year,good voice,possibly just missing something?
Angela Miller, aged 18 from Beverly, Massachusetts (7/2) (9.5/10)
Worthy favourite,hearing ailment back story,has performed an original song,plays piano
Aubrey Cleland, aged 19 from West Linn, Oregon (5/1) (7/10)
Decent vocalist,crazy short on opening show IMO.
Breanna Steer, aged 18 from LaPlace, Louisiana (20/1) (6.5/10)
Hurricane back story,strange looking
Burnell Taylor, aged 19 from New Orleans, Louisiana (11/1) (8.5/10)
Disaster back story,Brother Mouzone make-over,likable
Candice Glover, aged 23 from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina (22/1) (6.5/10)
Rejected last year,quite forgettable
Charlie Askew, aged 17 from Little Rock, Arkansas (66/1) (3/10)
Ginger geek,lacking social skills,possible sympathy vote
Cortez Shaw, aged 21 from Dallas, Texas (33/1) (7/10)
From single parent family,good-looking black kid,likable if not the greatest singer
Curtis Finch Jr, aged 24 from St Louis, Missouri (17/1) (7/10)
Obligatory black gospel singer,up against it
Devin Velez, aged 18 from Chicago, Illinois (11/1) (6/10)
Ginger mini Mohican,no Dad,very little chance
Elijah Liu, aged 18 from Rowland Heights, California (35/1) (3/10)
Half Mexican,half Chinese,can't sing,should perhaps have opened a restaurant
Janelle Arthur, aged 23 from Oliver Springs, Tennessee (11/2) (8/10)
Rejected two years ago,looks a little like Charlie Brooks,this years Country singer
Kree Harrison, aged 22 from Nashville, Tennessee (7/2) (7/10)
Good vocalist,possibly a touch bland? Too short on first show IMO.
Lazaro Arbos, aged 21 from Naples, Florida (12/1) (5/10)
Cuban stutterer,sympathy vote his only hope
Nick Boddington, aged 27 from Memphis, Tennessee (33/1) (4/10)
Balding bar-tender,keyboard player,surely no chance?
Paul Jolley, aged 22 from Palmersville, Tennessee (12/1) (7.5/10)
Only possible WGWG candidate but lucky to get through (via Jimmy?) and seems quite effeminate (perhaps gay?)
Tenna Torres, aged 28 from Queens, New York (33/1) (5/10)
Former Camp Mariah attendee,looks older than her years
Vincent Powell, aged 29 from Austin, Texas (25/1) (5/10)
Backing singer,old-fashioned,no chance
Zoanette Johnson, aged 20 from Tulsa, Oklahoma (50/1) (3/10)
From Liberia,hair like Carlos Valderamma,entertaining fruitcake
Adriana Latonio, aged 17 from Anchorage, Alaska (28/1) (8/10)
This years Jessica Sanchez? High YouTube hits from perhaps a Filipino following
Amber Holcomb, aged 18 from Houston, Texas (11/1) (8/10)
Rejected last year,good voice,possibly just missing something?
Angela Miller, aged 18 from Beverly, Massachusetts (7/2) (9.5/10)
Worthy favourite,hearing ailment back story,has performed an original song,plays piano
Aubrey Cleland, aged 19 from West Linn, Oregon (5/1) (7/10)
Decent vocalist,crazy short on opening show IMO.
Breanna Steer, aged 18 from LaPlace, Louisiana (20/1) (6.5/10)
Hurricane back story,strange looking
Burnell Taylor, aged 19 from New Orleans, Louisiana (11/1) (8.5/10)
Disaster back story,Brother Mouzone make-over,likable
Candice Glover, aged 23 from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina (22/1) (6.5/10)
Rejected last year,quite forgettable
Charlie Askew, aged 17 from Little Rock, Arkansas (66/1) (3/10)
Ginger geek,lacking social skills,possible sympathy vote
Cortez Shaw, aged 21 from Dallas, Texas (33/1) (7/10)
From single parent family,good-looking black kid,likable if not the greatest singer
Curtis Finch Jr, aged 24 from St Louis, Missouri (17/1) (7/10)
Obligatory black gospel singer,up against it
Devin Velez, aged 18 from Chicago, Illinois (11/1) (6/10)
Ginger mini Mohican,no Dad,very little chance
Elijah Liu, aged 18 from Rowland Heights, California (35/1) (3/10)
Half Mexican,half Chinese,can't sing,should perhaps have opened a restaurant
Janelle Arthur, aged 23 from Oliver Springs, Tennessee (11/2) (8/10)
Rejected two years ago,looks a little like Charlie Brooks,this years Country singer
Kree Harrison, aged 22 from Nashville, Tennessee (7/2) (7/10)
Good vocalist,possibly a touch bland? Too short on first show IMO.
Lazaro Arbos, aged 21 from Naples, Florida (12/1) (5/10)
Cuban stutterer,sympathy vote his only hope
Nick Boddington, aged 27 from Memphis, Tennessee (33/1) (4/10)
Balding bar-tender,keyboard player,surely no chance?
Paul Jolley, aged 22 from Palmersville, Tennessee (12/1) (7.5/10)
Only possible WGWG candidate but lucky to get through (via Jimmy?) and seems quite effeminate (perhaps gay?)
Tenna Torres, aged 28 from Queens, New York (33/1) (5/10)
Former Camp Mariah attendee,looks older than her years
Vincent Powell, aged 29 from Austin, Texas (25/1) (5/10)
Backing singer,old-fashioned,no chance
Zoanette Johnson, aged 20 from Tulsa, Oklahoma (50/1) (3/10)
From Liberia,hair like Carlos Valderamma,entertaining fruitcake
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The lack of a credible WGWG contender this year is very notable.Could perhaps be attempting to get a female winner.B365's opening show has an all female top 4 in the betting.
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desp for a female winner indeed.
Was just reading about this new Supervote thing where voters can cast 50 votes in one go. |
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upcoming schedule
SEMIFINALIST ROUNDS – PHASE TWO: AMERICA VOTES Tuesday, March 5 Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform LIVE Wednesday, March 6 Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform LIVE Thursday, March 7 LIVE Results Show; Top 10 Finalists Revealed FINALIST ROUNDS Wednesday, March 13 Top 10 LIVE Performance Show Thursday, March 14 LIVE Results Show; One Finalist Sent Home |
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Haven't checked out the Supervote changes.Spent all afternoon ploughing through the runners,only to find that I fancy the jolly
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Will watch the shows this week,before deciding whether to get involved or not.The scars from Deirdre last year still haven't healed completely
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with the odds/liquidity I anticipate on here, I doubt I will be bothering  |
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Candice Glover @ 22/1 is big I have her 2nd fave behind Janelle (blonde country biatch) and yes top female looks pretty much nailed on.
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You haven't got a bad track record on the US shows tbf Hammy.Just think Candice,whilst being a good vocalist,may just get lost in the mix a little.Her group performance last year,when she performed with Jessica Sanchez and Deirdre seemed to confirm that view to me anyway.
Janelle obviously has the big advantage of perhaps monopolising the huge potential Country vote,but is she good enough? I've gone the runners quickly again this morning,and feel Angela Miller is by far the most talented.Likable,strong Christian links,great voice,plays the piano,writes her own music...she has the highest YouTube hit for any performance on this years series so far,a superb rendition of her own song http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_NhisWuq9o Only two problems I can see are coming from perhaps a less than ideal area (Massachusetts ) and the skinny opening show (7/2).Had a look at some US books though,and they all have her around the same price (guess this is where B365 got their tissue from).Top 10 girls sing tonight,so I'm keen to see how she does,but perhaps foolishly I've had a very small bet today. |
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I can remember Janelle from previous years. I'm sure I can remember her doing something really great in one show, and then just being really bland the next time we saw her.
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No wgwg makes it interesting plus the supervote stuff I haven't worked out yet. Have to say this is easily the best ever panel for me. Nicky is great and even Randy has upped his game after 2 years of "pitchy" "yo ho ho" money for old rope tosh.
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MJ Poll with song choices included
American Idol 12 - Top 10 Girls - Favorite Performance Kree Harrison - "Stronger" 23.35% (138 votes) Angie Miller - "Never Gone" 21.83% (129 votes) Candice Glover - "Ordinary People" 20.47% (121 votes) Amber Holcomb - "I Believe in You and Me" 19.12% (113 votes) Adriana Latonio - "Stand Up For Love" 5.75% (34 votes) Janelle Arthur - "If I Can Dream" 2.54% (15 votes) Breanna Steer - "Flaws and All" 2.37% (14 votes) Aubrey Cleland - "Big Girls Don't Cry" 2.37% (14 votes) Zoanette Johnson - "What's Love Got to Do With It" 1.86% (11 votes) Tenna Torres - "Lost Lyrics" 0% (2 votes) |
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R/O and short summary
Zoanette - v poor Breanna - judges dispute over song choice Aubrey - marketable with raw potential, not sure how well suited she is to AI Janelle - had reacted badly to previous song choice criticism. Played safe with old-fashioned country vibe. Tenna Lady Torres - fodder Angie - at the piano, Christian song of ex AI Colton Dixon, pleased the judges. Looking towards the Christian route already? Amber - safe but effortless, judges go overboard. Kree - possibly "too much" for the core voters? Adriana - song, performance all wrong. Candice - nailed it. |
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Looks likely there will be wildcards.
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Rickey.org poll.....similar to MJ one it seems.
Who will make it to the Top 10? – Poll Who will make it to the Top 10? (Top 20 Girls) Zoanette Johnson 3.37% Breana Steer 3.71% Adriana Latonio 8.09% Candice Glover 16.74% Audrey Cleland 5.96% Teena Torres 1.57% Janelle Arthur 7.53% Kree Harrison 17.98% Angie Miller 20.11% Amber Holcomb 14.94% |
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Angie's Dad in the crowd wearing a cowboy hat
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I thought Janelle was brilliant during the Ronettes Be My Baby group song they did...the verse she sang was just ear candy and def winner material the country lot were w@nking themselves silly...Nicky loves her of course....but her Lady Antebellum song fell flat she went OTT. Depends on how the lives go and if she can be dynamic enough but she can win it for sure. Candice is a decent enough back-up plan...needs a decent makeover as she ain't the prettiest but has the voice and wow factor belt. I'm not a fan of the others or very overrated fave.
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**** didn't know it was on tonight/last night
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do keep up Hammy
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guys night sounds like car crash
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MJ Poll
American Idol 12 - Top 10 Boys - Favorite Performance Burnell Taylor - "I'm Here" 23.68% (94 votes) Devin Velez - "It's Impossible" 20.15% (80 votes) Paul Jolley - "Just A Fool" 17.63% (70 votes) Nick Boddington - "Iris" 12.09% (48 votes) Lazaro Arbos - "Feeling Good" 8.31% (33 votes) Elijah Liu - "Stay" 5.54% (22 votes) Curtis Finch, Jr. - "I Believe I Could Fly" 4.79% (19 votes) Charlie Askew - "Mama" 4.03% (16 votes) Vincent Powell - "End of the Road" 2.27% (9 votes) Cortez Shaw - "Locked Out of Heaven" 2% (6 votes) Total Votes: 397 |
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RO and Songs
Elijah Liu - Stay, Rihanna Cortez Shaw - Locked Out of Heaven - judges give him a hard time Charlie Askew - Mama, Genesis - judges give him a hard time, nearly breaks down Nick Boddington - Iris - judges impressed Burnell Taylor - I'm Here from Color Purple, his audition song - judges super impressed Paul Jolley - Just a Fool, Christina Aguilera/Blake Shelton - trying to go down the country/pop route but doesn't seem to get it right. Too cabaret for Keith. Lazaro Arbos - Feeling Good - OTT reaction from audience and judges. Curtis Finch Jr - I Believe I Can Fly - standing O mega pimp from judges. Devin Velez - It's Impossible, Perry Como - judges go overboard again. Vincent Powell - End Of The Road - messed up through nerves, judges try to be excuse it. |
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Rickey.org poll for comparison....
Who will make it to the Top 10? (Top 20 Guys) Elijah Liu 6.91% Cortez Shaw 3.5% Charlie Askew 4.16% Nick Boddington 6.62% Burnell Taylor 14.19% Paul Jolley 12.02% Lazaro Arbos 16.27% Curtis Finch Jr 12.58% Devin Velez 17.31% Vincent Powell 6.43% |
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What a motley bunch the Top 10 guys are
..The prods couldn't have made it any clearer that they want a female winner this year.It's saying something when a gut with a ginger Mohican,singing a Perry Como cover in Spanish is one of the best of the night  Curtis Finch Jr has the potential to be one of the most irritating talent show contestants I've ever seen. |
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^^ guy.....he's quite slim tbf.
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Just going to post YouTube hits/likes/dislikes on Top 10 Semi Final Performances Official channel ,to see if there is any correlation with tonight's results....
Girls Angie Miller. 97,327. 1873/39 Candice Glover. 54,591. 1228/24 Amber Holcomb. 53,731. 1083/15 Kree Harrison. 42,608. 452/22 Zoanette Johnson 42,142. 342/217 Adriana Latonio. 37,497. 193/127 Aubrey Cleland. 27,548. 244/58 Breanna Steer. 23,833. 201/61 Janelle Arthur. 23,526. 116/93 Tenna Torres. 18,123. 215/49 |
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YouTube not displaying hits numbers correctly for the boys ATM ,so just likes/dislikes recorded....obviously 24 hours less time than girls.
Devin Velez. 443/10 Burnell Taylor. 353/15 Paul Jolley. 264/17 Curtis Finch Jr. 221/108 Lazaro Arbos. 214/50 Charlie Askew. 208/78 Elijah Liu. 147/36 Nick Boddington. 134/18 Cortez Shaw. 113/36 Vincent Powell. 67/34 |
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Good work Hems.
I shall take a look at the top 10 when we know them and we have a market on here. |
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Top 5 guys......
Paul Jolley Burnell Taylor Curtis Finch, Jr. Devin Velez Lazaro Arbos Same 5 as rickey.org poll,and also YouTube likes.MJ poll had 4/5. |
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Top 5 girls....
Janelle Arthur Candice Glover Angie Miller Amber Holcomb Kree Harrison 4/5 for each of MJ poll,Rickey.org poll and YouTube figures.Janelle the contestant whose support failed to show on these measures (looks like the country vote not showing up on these indicators,as was the case with Tate Stevens) although tbf she was only just off top 5 in the polls. |
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cheers hems
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According to the Idol Blog Spot, next week’s theme will be “Previous Winners’ Performance Catalog”.
(Any song a winner has sung covered on the show,or sung in their post-idol career) |
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Here’s the press release announcing the American Idol 12 Top 10 finalists. Also: The theme next week will be “Music of the American Idols.” The finalists can pick a song sung by a winner on the show, or in a winner’s post Idol career.
Plus, the Idol’s first group number will be Owl City’s “Shine Your Way,” from the soundtrack of the upcoming Animation comedy, “The Croods.” Synergy! Plus, Bon Jovi and Phillip Phillips will perform on Thursday’s results show. Read the press release below: “AMERICAN IDOL” TOP 10 FINALISTS REVEALED TOP 10 PERFORM “MUSIC OF THE AMERICAN IDOLS” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Bon Jovi and AMERICAN IDOL Winner Phillip Phillips to Perform On Results Show Thursday, March 14, on FOX AT&T Allows Audience to Pick 11th Idol to Join “American Idol Live!” Tour this Summer Tonight in the first LIVE results show of the season from Los Angeles, AMERICAN IDOL revealed the Top 10 finalists, including Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Curtis Finch, Jr., Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Paul Jolley, Angie Miller, Burnell Taylor and Devin Velez. In addition, host Ryan Seacrest announced an exciting new opportunity for fans to choose an 11th Idol to go on the “American Idol Live!” tour this summer, brought to you by AT&T. Next week, AMERICAN IDOL will hold a sing-off between the sixth-place runner-up girl and guy for that coveted spot. This season, AT&T is giving the audience brand-new ways to be involved with the show. Next week, Wednesday, March 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top 10 finalists will perform “Music of the AMERICAN IDOLs,” which includes songs performed by any past IDOL winner. Tune in the following night, Thursday, March 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), as America finds out who received enough votes to continue in the competition and who will be sent home. In addition, world-renowned rock group Bon Jovi will perform their lead single “Because We Can” and quadruple-platinum, Billboard chart-topper and AMERICAN IDOL winner Phillip Phillips will perform “Gone, Gone, Gone,” the second single from his debut album. “Gone, Gone, Gone” also will serve as the “goodbye” song of the season and will be featured when the IDOL finalists are eliminated each week. The finalists will also perform their first group number, “Shine Your Way,” from the motion picture soundtrack for the upcoming DreamWorks Animation comedy, “The Croods.” The original track is performed by multi-platinum recording artist Owl City and artist Yuna. |
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So Hems, where's your money at with the final 10? Obviously the three girls stand out, do you have a particular front runner?
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Paul Jolley, 22, Palmersville, Tennessee
Burnell Taylor, 19, New Orleans (black, glasses) Curtis Finch Jr, 24, St Louis, Missouri (black, chubby, gospel) Devin Velez, 18, Chicago (ginger) Lazaro Arbos, 21, Naples, Florida (Cuban) Janelle Arthur, 23, Tennessee (blonde, country pop) (thought I remembered her being totally gorgeous before - year of Katelyn Epperley, Lee Dewyze, etc.,? - but seems a lot more "homely" now. Can see what Hems meant by Charlie Brooks and I'd add a touch of Lucy Davis too) Candice Glover, 23, South Carolina (black, looks old) Angie Miller, 18, Mass (hearing problems, piano, mass of long curly hair, toothy) Amber Holcomb, 18, Houston, Texas (black, smiley) Kree Harrison, 22, Nashville, Tennessee (long dark hair) |
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Good to see Candice and Janelle through...thought Janelle wasn't going to make the cut at one point.
 ..Janelle I think would be best staying away from predictable country numbers and instead put a country twist on non country songs ... like with the Be My Baby number she did, otherwise it's too predictable. You just know Carrie Underwood is on the cards next week though. |
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Still Angie Miller for me Dizz.Ive only had a small interest at 7/2 on her though.Was contemplating having a decent bet on her,but everything as always is price sensitive,and I'd want a touch bigger than is on offer ATM.
Having said that,I do strongly fancy her chances and I think she ticks quite a few boxes such as talented,likable,looks like she's having fun when performing and is sufficiently humble.It seems to my eyes she's TCO,or at least one of them.All the judges seem to be on-side,and the long,lingering close up camera work when she's performing has been quite interesting. I saw a clip of her a couple of weeks ago in the front row of an AI crowd (I assume it was from a previous series,not this one) and given my perceived lack of quality in this years competition,she has the look to me of a "handicap plot". The negatives are not originating from one of the southern states,and the possibility of getting swamped by the country genre vote if say Janelle does well. |
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Interesting year this. Paul Jolley would have ticked a lot of the obvious boxes if he had been straight and less cabaret. I know we go on about WGWG and southern MAMs deciding this but if you look at the winners there is a kind of consistency of them having some level of artistic authenticity ie knowing who they are and not just about doing what they have to do to win. Phillip Phillips, Scotty, Kris even Lee a bit and then the earlier female winners.
On that basis its who ticks the most boxes..authenticity, male (preferably), southern..dunno yet..Angie 1 out of 3...Lazaro will go far but may fall a bit short.... |
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So having just watched the results show and the celebration performances I'm astonished Candice can still be backed at 20/1 on bet365. An offer too good to refuse! She is really very good and that price is way too big. Angie I think maybe a bit too arty farty for the mainstream audience...she'll go far but later down the line without her piano? Hmmm. I'm going off Janelle a bit too...price a bit too short didn't like her performance either...I'm not sure yet she is good/convincing enough for the country lot to get behind her fully. Hopefully get the market up soon
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*Hopefully betfair
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