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Canadian Idol Top Three Fight For Spot in Finale

Posted by andPOP Staff on September 3rd, 2007

This year’s annual judge’s choice episode of Canadian Idol, added a new format to it – people’s choice. Which meant the Idols were singing songs chosen for them by the judges and the public.

“Well, interestingly enough It hnk the people more or less got it right this year,” Jake Gold said when asked what he thought about the people

Sass Jordan took on the role as musical mentor for the Idols.

Farley Flex chose “Break it to them Gently” by Burton Cummings for Jaydee Bixby. Flex said he chose the song for Jaydee to show his vulnerability.

Despite his twang, Bixby made the song work for him.

“First of all, I don’t know what Sass did, but without a doubt that’s the best singing I’ve ever heard you do,” Gold told him.

“Jaydee, I’m not going to lie to you, I’m not going to lie to you. If you went and recorded that right now, it would be a hit record,” Jordan told him.

Even Zack Werner, often Jaydee’s biggest critic, said he did a good job, making a point to give him a standing ovation.

Gold chose “White Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum for Brian Melo.

“It’s a challenging song for Brian, but he’s such a great singer, he’s really met every challenge along the way,” Gold said about why he chose the song for Melo.

Melo once again excelled at the song, performing it with ease.

“Dude, you’ve got it,” Werner told him after telling him, while he could have done better at points, he still nailed it.

Carly Rae’s song was chosen by the judge who has been her biggest fan all along, Werner. He chose “At Seventeen” by Janis Ian because of Carly Rae’s ability to “interpret a lyric and tell a story.”

Carly Rae succeeded in bringing the crowd to its feet, and making Jordan cry – again (she also cried during rehearsals with Carly Rae).

“That was absolutely wonderfully…it was a beautiful, beautiful heartfelt performance,” Flex told her.

Jaydee’s people’s choice song was “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash. In his video recording about the choice, Jaydee admitted he was nervous because “no one sounds like Johnny Cash.”

And he was right. While Cash is country, he is not twangy like Jaydee. At points, Jaydee sounded like he was trying to get rid of the twang, something that would have worked for past performances, but not this one.

“I didn’t think that was the greatest in the world, but in both performances I think you showed that you are more than people are writing you off to be,” Werner told him.

The fan choice for Brian was “Lightning Crashes” by Live, which saw Melo bring the crowd to its feet again.

“I’m going to reveal a little secret here – our first choice for the judges’ choice for you was that song, but you already chose it,” Gold told him.

Werner was not impressed at all.

“I think the crown on the side of your head shifted a little bit and the prize is wide open,” he told him.

Carly Rae’s song chosen for her by the people was “White Flag” by Dido. In her video diary, Carly Rae warned that she did put her own spin on the song to give it more, “edge.”

The tempo in the song was sped up, and while I am not the biggest Carly Rae fan, had she sang it like she it was originally done, she would have nailed the song with the vulnerability that she shows in her singing.

The judges seemed to like it, and so did the crowd.

“I would say that was a stellar performance from a stellar young star,” Jordan told her.

Tomorrow’s results show will feature a performance by Kalan Porter, and they will be an hour beginning at 8 p.m.

It’s tough to say who will survive tomorrow night – I would prefer to see Carly Rae and Brian, but something still tells me Jaydee will make it to the final round by knocking out Carly Rae.


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