There will be limits (FINALLY) on voting, the stage is designed by the same guy who designed Britney's Vegas show and Pink's Funhouse tour, and not all of the 30 contestants will sing (some will be eliminated beforehand).
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NEXT WEEK IS “RUSH WEEK,”
AS RANDY JACKSON RETURNS TO LEAD INTENSE WORKSHOPS
ON “American Idol XIII”
“Hollywood” Round Continues Wednesday, February 12;
Semi-Finalists Revealed and America to Vote on Final Contestant to Join Top 30
Thursday, February 13
Award Winner Louis J. Horvitz to Direct LIVE Shows,
New Set by Award-Winning Production Designer Baz Halpin to Be Unveiled
During “Rush Week”
Top Girls Perform on Tuesday, February 18;
Top Guys Perform on Wednesday, February 19;
Wild Card Round and Top 13 Finalists Chosen, Thursday, February 20, on FOX
With the “Hollywood” round ending this week on American Idol XIII, fans can expect even more surprises, as the show prepares for “Rush Week” and the first live shows of the season. On Wednesday, Feb. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the “Hollywood” round continues, followed by its conclusion on Thursday, Feb. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), when the top semi-finalists – 15 girls and 16 guys – are revealed. However, the last two guys chosen will still be in jeopardy with their IDOL fates left in the hands of viewers. After this Thursday’s show, fans will get the chance to vote via toll-free calls, text, online and the American Idol App, for which guy they want to make it to the Top 30 semi-finalists.
Next week, American Idol XIII’s “Rush Week” will be LIVE for two nights of performances and the season’s first results show. In a new twist, not all 30 singers will get to perform, as the judges – Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. – will choose only whom they think are worthy of America’s vote, leaving some packing their bags before they get a chance to sing. On Tuesday, Feb. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live /PT tape-delayed), Randy Jackson returns as in-house mentor, and the Top 15 girls will take the brand-new stage designed by acclaimed designer Baz Halpin (Britney Spears’ Piece of Me, Pink: Funhouse Tour). On Wednesday, Feb. 19 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live /PT tape-delayed), the Top 15 guys do the same.
Then, on the first results show of the season, Thursday, Feb. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top 10 finalists chosen by America – five girls and five guys – will be revealed, followed by the judges’ wild card picks to round out the Top 13 finalists.
On both Tuesday and Wednesday night, the voting lines will open immediately after each LIVE show and fans will be able to cast their votes for their favorite contestants. Viewers will be able to SuperVote™ – cast multiple votes at one time – via any of these AMERICAN IDOL VOTE destinations: americanidol.com, the AMERICAN IDOL App (data and message rates may apply) and Facebook. To SuperVote, fans can submit up to 50 votes per contestant (across all SuperVote destinations) and submit them all at once. [Only fans with a registered Facebook account in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.]
In addition to SuperVote™ voting, fans will be able to vote during the voting window via toll-free phone lines, as well as text-messaging across all wireless carriers (message and data rates may apply). At the end of each performance show, the phone lines will open for at least two hours and AMERICAN IDOL XIII viewers will be able to vote for their favorite contestant(s) via the toll-free telephone numbers (1-855-4-IDOL-01, -02, etc.). Wireless customers can use their cell phones to vote by sending a text with the keyword number that corresponds with the contestant of their choice to the five-digit short code, 83676 (e.g. text the number 1 to 83676 to vote for contestant 1). Fans can submit up to 50 votes per contestant per originating phone number for toll-free and 50 votes per contestant per originating phone number for text messaging.
I like everything, EXCEPT "In a new twist, not all 30 singers will get to perform, as the judges – Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. – will choose only whom they think are worthy of America’s vote, leaving some packing their bags before they get a chance to sing."
That is SO unfair, and doesn't give an underdog a chance to come out and surprise everyone.
I like everything, EXCEPT "In a new twist, not all 30 singers will get to perform, as the judges – Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. – will choose only whom they think are worthy of America’s vote, leaving some packing their bags before they get a chance to sing."
That is SO unfair, and doesn't give an underdog a chance to come out and surprise everyone.
They need to bring it everytime, not just one good performance. If they haven't shined by now the judges can't take that risk and opportunity away from someone who has shined from day 1. Besides I think they'll make good decisions and it'll make all the contestants push harder. I like the stricter changes, people need to BRING it and prove they have what it takes. Gotta put in the work
I just think they should all get a chance to perform. I mean, do you think they would have chosen Haley at that point in her season? I don't think so, yet she turned out to be the best one.
I like everything, EXCEPT "In a new twist, not all 30 singers will get to perform, as the judges – Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. – will choose only whom they think are worthy of America’s vote, leaving some packing their bags before they get a chance to sing."
That is SO unfair, and doesn't give an underdog a chance to come out and surprise everyone.
IKR?
Then you should just choose top 24 or 20 or whatever you want from the Hollywood Week, what the point of choosing top 30 then cut somebody off right before they can open their mouths once again
I just think they should all get a chance to perform. I mean, do you think they would have chosen Haley at that point in her season? I don't think so, yet she turned out to be the best one.
Might as well selected the top 24 and follow season 10/11 format. I think that format works best.
I really just hope we don't have another WGWG winning this. But I think Idol is trying to make us immune to that with all the guitar players we've seen already. It's a bit suspicious that this season they made it clear as day that a contestant could audition with their guitar when it was ok to do so in previous seasons anyway.
Emily is obviously a stand out this episode
I'm slightly disappointed by Kristen. Girl has huge voice, pretty look and commercial vibe but she lacks the artistry for me, just a SINGER. Hopefully she will pull a Pia Toscano next week, instead of Ashley Rodriguez.
Bria Anai has a crazy vocal, WOW, but she sings too old
Malaya is such a fun bitch, i personally think she has the most commercial and star quality. In this time, if you want to be a pop girl, you must have a personality. That's why talents like Jessica Sanchez are flopping
The girls are so strong this year, except this one
I have no idea why they choose Andrina over Leah, wtf
Malaya is such a fun bitch, i personally think she has the most commercial and star quality. In this time, if you want to be a pop girl, you must have a personality.
I agree. And she's actually pretty so when it comes time for a makeover, she'll fully look the part of a star. But she should keep the Ugly Betty dorky thing going, it makes it easy to root for her.