Who is 13th boy on american idol

A Christian Science Perspective. Monitor Movie Guide. Monitor Daily. Photo Galleries. About Us. Get stories that empower and uplift daily. See our other FREE newsletters. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy. Select free newsletters: The Weekender. Today's Highlights. Christian Science Perspective. Thursday night it was announced that one of Jennifer's favorite contestants, Johnny Keyser, has a chance to make the semifinals.

But let us not forget there are three other contenders that fate must toy with come Tuesday. David Leathers, Jr. Certainly Idol would love to take advantage of that sentiment by showcasing David and touting him as the next Michael Jackson. Well, that would no doubt cause a backlash, they would probably just heavily imply it.

You know how good Idol can be with subtle innuendo. Jermaine Jones : Jermaine is the gentle giant of Season 11 and it was kind of heartbreaking to see his dreams crushed Thursday night and watch a grown man sob on his mother's breast.

But Jermaine's deep reverberating voice will probably not be mainstream enough to compel viewers to pick up the phone.

Idol knows this too, so while adding him to the running makes sense because the audience is still feeling sorry for him, they aren't likely to waste the final spot on a contestant who won't last very long. Richie Law : If Idol wanted to fill the void left by the recent cancellation of soap operas, All My Children and One Life to Live as if anything ever could they could further exploit the tensions between Cowboy Richie and Heejun.

It certainly would be entertaining to watch Heejun give voice to what so many other contestants who deal with Richie are thinking but not saying.

In the end though, like Jermaine, chances are voters will not rally behind Richie. What do you think? Who do you think will return? Who do you WANT to return? You've read of free articles. It was a workhorse performance, unspectacular, but got the job done, and there's enough of a country market that he could easily go the distance now that Scotty and Lauren Alaina have reopened the doors to the genre on the "Idol" stage.

Steven was more fascinated by Chase's "Brendan Fraser in 'The Mummy'" good looks, but Jennifer praised his growth as an artist and Randy kept insisting that he has the range and skills to be a successful artist now, which sounded like pure hyperbole to me.

Creighton Fraker: "True Colors" The New York-based starving artist already seems set to be the most divisive of the boys, if the varying reactions to him on Twitter were any indication. He's far too affected in his video interviews and performances, which makes him come across as fake, but despite the unnecessary dramatic runs Jacob Lusk style, ugh his performance was strong and undeniably confident. He has a Gavin DeGraw quality to his voice, which automatically gains my favor, and his tone has so many interesting nuances, you can tell he's technically accomplished in his craft.

The real test will be whether voters can put up with his showboating just to enjoy his talent. The judges were fairly euphoric in the wake of Creighton's performance, with Jennifer calling it "beautiful" and insisting in a creepy baby voice that she wanted him to stay almost as if he was packing his bags and readying himself to leave right after the show -- it was odd , while Steven decreed it "stupendous," praising his phrasing, and Randy telling him, "you can definitely sing -- you definitely got the voice.

Phillip Phillips: "In the Air Tonight" I don't care how authentic Creighton pretends to be while incessantly declaring "I'm Creighton," Phillip is the real deal in this competition for me.

He took his time with the song, and his voice has a natural rawness and a delicious graveled edge that doesn't need to be forced, making it far more enjoyable to listen to than some of the other performers. I thought the song felt like a cohesive whole, with Phillip's voice complimenting the backing music instead of working against it, and I loved the inclusion of a saxophonist -- in short, it was my favorite performance of the night, until we got to Joshua Ledet.

So, naturally, this was the first performance that anyone actually dared to criticize -- the one artist who was stronger and more competent than all of the others combined. Jennifer wisely pointed out that Phillip was one of the most special talents they'd found on the road, and Steven said he'd hit his stride tonight, but Randy admitted that he wasn't "jumping up and down about the re-harm on the melody," which basically meant that he was criticizing Phillip for confidently making the song his own in the way that most of the other contestants failed to do.

Justin Bieber hair is not justification enough for allowing such a whiny, nasal voice onto such a grand stage, forget about letting him tackle an Adele song. This performance illustrated that the year-old was far from ready for this competition, and if he isn't eliminated on Thursday, I'll frankly be outraged. It was truly painful to listen to. But the judges refused to honestly critique any of the adults, so there wasn't a snowball's chance in hell they'd crush a kid's ego come back to us, Simon, all is forgiven!

Heejun Han: "Angels" "Idol's" most hilarious contestant continued his trend of being charming and understated, even if the song choice was totally wrong for him. Heejun has such a sweetness to his tone that it's always a pleasure to listen to him, even if he's still struggling with his enunciation, but when he opened up and sang from his chest, he hit some lovely notes.

I'm actually rooting for the guy to win this whole thing, because he's funny, talented and a true underdog, since I'm sure that a depressingly large proportion of the audience will spend the rest of his time on the show mercilessly mocking his difficulty with English -- because nothing's more hilarious than foreigners talking funny, right, America?

After the judges flogged the dead "Hey June" horse for another few painful minutes, Jennifer told Heejun that he has a voice that's "smooth as silk. I guess she meant as a compliment? Steven agreed that it was the wrong song, but that people will soon find out how good Heejun is, while Randy praised his "tender moments and big vocal moments.

Joshua Ledet: "You Pulled Me Through" Joshua has been something of a dark horse up until this point -- he didn't get much play in the audition rounds until nearer the end, but it was obvious that the judges saw something very special in him from the start -- faith that was born out in tonight's fantastic performance.

If talent is more important to the audience than skin color, Joshua seems an easy favorite -- but we've had four years of instrument-playing white guys winning, and I doubt things have changed much since last season.

I hope I'm wrong. Joshua earned a rapturous standing ovation from the judges, with Randy enthusing, "I love you -- this is what singing is all about," while Jennifer gushed that he was amazing and that she wanted to punch him, she liked him so much I don't know either. Jermaine Jones: "Dance With My Father" The mystery 13th male contestant turned out to be Jermaine Jones, who was by far the most worthy of the four tipped to be reinstated I also wouldn't have minded David Leathers Jr.

It's fairly obvious that this ploy was "Idol's" attempt at trying to replicate "X Factor's" success with Melanie Amaro, by arbitrarily tossing out an obviously talented singer only to give them a "second chance" after they'd sobbed all over our televisions and tugged at our heartstrings enough to merit a triumphant return. I don't much mind this ploy if it keeps Jermaine around, because I adored his duet with the irritating Richie Law, and he has one of the most distinctive and fascinating voices in the competition.

His voice is far from marketable, and he doesn't seem pretty or white enough to appeal to the teen girl demographic who vote for "Idol," but he will add a much-needed depth to the contest while he's around. I loved his rich, throaty take on the Luther Vandross classic, and you could almost feel the reverberations of that well-trained bass rattling your bones as he sang. Needless to say, I dug him. I wish he would have tackled something more contemporary. Marcellus has talent, but lacks that kind of star quality.

The last note he hits is super screechy. The judges actually give him a standing ovation. It was not THAT good. Randy calls him an old school veteran. Chase picked a song from a young country singer. The judges even gush over cannon fodder! Steven compares Chase to Brendan Frasier. Remember him? You are not Sam Harris. This is not Star Search. Jennifer has no idea how America is going to choose with so many great voices! Too bad, Jen I think he is. Poor P2. I stopped feeling sorry for him pretty quickly, though.

But he is not overshadowed by the band and back up singers like I thought he might be. He puts his gravelly voice to good use, plugging into the passion of the song. Jlo compares him to Lauren and Scotty in terms of somebody she noticed right away. A little. Way too young. The Adele song is a really unfortunate choice.

His performance is horribly off pitch—you can tell the kid is nervous—and just a hot mess all around. This is what you get when you take a kid, straight from his Ohio high school to a big Hollywood soundstage to sing live in front of millions of people.

Eben will be heading back to class, where he belongs shortly. The judges go easy on him. The boy has good tone, but his diction and phrasing need lots of work.

He also has trouble staying on pitch. His mom, whom Heejun films dancing and singing around their Flushing house is super adorable too.

Heejun will probably advance anyway. The judges blame his problems on his song choice.