The kid we’re calling “Teflon” Tim Urban returned to American Idol this week with a rendition of Can’t Help Falling In Love With You. It’s a beautiful Elvis ballad that’s bound to win the girlie vote.

Adam Lambert, who was mentoring the hopefuls this week praised his ‘pretty’ rendition. I remember Elvis performing this one in the Blue Hawaii movie, and it was quite a romantic moment in the movie – just Elvis and a tinkly little music box. Tim’s version – for me – is a bit of a simpering, unimaginative singer/songwriter-by-numbers attempt. Not bad, but was never going to blow me away. A bit of research might have helped him approach it with more passion.

Judges Comments

Randy Jackson: This may surprise you, I actually liked it!

Ellen DeGeneres: The first time I took a shot of tequila, I didn’t know if I’d like it or not. Then I took another, then I took another, and I really enjoyed it. That’s how I feel about you. I can’t help falling in love with you Tim. I thought that was beautiful.

Kara DioGuardi: Probably my favourite Tim performance ever. It was authentic, real, from your heart, current, singer/songwriter. And you didn’t have to do a lot, you didn’t have to move all over the stage, because it was that meaningful.

Simon Cowell: Did I see Ryan dancing in the background? That was very beautiful, that part. You have managed to from zero to hero in two weeks. You don’t need much: you and the guitar, good song. Very clean arrangement, you’re growing in confidence.