I think Scott may be on his way back from the bottom three and in my opinion last night’s performance was his best so far.
For the last few weeks Scott has chosen some strange and often boring songs which weren’t a great fit for his voice. On last night’s American Idol however he sang the Billy Joel classic ‘Just The Way You Are’ which was fully stripped down and really allowed his vocals to shine through.
On last night’s American Idol Scott MacIntyre sang a lesser known Michael Jackson song titled Keep The Faith.
Scott is obviously a accomplished piano player but his vocals failed to wow me. I wasn’t sure about the song choice either, in all I found the performance very, very forgettable.
Yes you read the title right! Last night the American Idol judges twisted proceedings a little and at the end of the wild card round announced that this year, they were actually going to allow thirteen contestants through to the live finals rather than the usual twelve.
Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey and Matt Giraud will now join Jorge Nunez, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace and Michael Sarver in next weeks first live show in the full size American Idol studio.
Scott and Lil were absolute certs based on their performances on Tuesday night’s show (click on their names to hear them sing again) and also on the fact that Lil was placed as last singer of the night, which almost seems to guarantee a spot at the top.
Scott Macintyre sang Bruce Hornsby’s “Mandolin Rain” on last night’s American idol show and it seemed to be a return to form for the singer.
He still didn’t seem as comfortable as he does behind a piano, but I really do think that Scott is one of this years stand out acts!
Simon Cowell, though not enamoured with his song choice, told him “he is the only one from the night that he will really remember, and he will be amazed if he doesn’t sail through to the next round.” In a repeat of their infamous exchange at the auditions, Scott and host Ryan Seacrest once again shared a hi-five.