The American Idol 11th season has reached its Top 5. The remaining contestants are Philip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Skylar Laine, and Hollie Cavanagh.
The theme is British music. This random theme covers such a huge array of songs across virtually all genres (except maybe country music) in the Rock Era that it pretty much means nothing. However, because Hollie is British, maybe this will give her the upper hand to last one more week. Is this arbitrary theme designed to help Cavanagh survive another week? I wouldn’t put it past the show to pull that trick. I can just see it now. Hollie will pick any British song, and the judges will hilariously claim that that was in her wheelhouse.
Song spoilers will be released on the day of the performance show. They usually come out 4 to 6 hours before start time.
Check out the American Idol 11 Top 5 singing British songs on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The show is on FOX and starts at 8 Eastern time.
UPDATE:
The contestants will sing one British song and one song from the 60s.
UPDATE:
Here are the 60s song choices:
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
The Letter - The Box Tops
Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
River Deep, Mountain High - Ike and Tina Turner
Here are the British song choices:
To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees (Aren’t they Australian?)
Time of The Season - The Zombies
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
Duets and Trios:
Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - The Righteous Brothers