"Hello,america." "We are backstage live right now." "Latin night tonight." "You ready for it?" "Let'sdoit ." "Howistheenergy?" "Good?" "Are you ready to make the call?" "This is "american idol."" "CaptureSync:" "LaoLang" "American Idol S06E28 Top 8 Show" "Hello,everybody!" "Good to see you." "I'm ryan seacrest." "Welcome to the show you control." "You have seen our contestants backstage." "Give it up for our band rickey minor and the group here!" "some love, please, for our judges." "It is randy jackson, paula abdul, and simon cowell." "It is going to be a spectacular show." "Two words for you." "Jennifer lopez." "take a look at this." "Jennifer lopez is an unstoppable force with talent that is cover all aspects of the entertainment industry." "Waiting for tonight" "Startingwithherdebut album." "The superstar's released multi-platinum hits." "Jennifer's success on the silver screen has been just as prolific." "Including her breakthrough role as celenA." "Her latest album stays true to her roots and currently holds the number one spot on latin charts." "This week, she took time out from her busy rehearsal schedule to guide our contestants as they try a bit of the latin flavor." "Youknow,theeight finalists have all different types of vibes and different styles." "I think that is good." "I think it is interesting to watch." "You guys have been doing really great." "You should be proud of yourselves." "It is an amazing thing." "The key to any type of latin music is the passion." "When they watch you guys every night, they are like, who is going to give me goose bumps?" "It doesn't necessarily mean the one who hits the highest note or... it is the one who makes them feel good." "We watch "american idol" at my house." "Just like the rest of america, i just watch on the edge of my seat to." "See what's going to happen." "I'm rooting for all of them." "I have my favorites and all of." "That I won't say who, but..." "Jenniferlopez,afan and  our mentor tonight." "Let's see what advice she has for our first contestant, melinda doolittle." "Melindachose"sway,"an old popular song." "I recorded this song." "In spanish." "Thisismy latinday ." "I'm so excited about it." "Hold me close" "Isawthisqualityinher that i hadn't seen on the show before." "She got, like, sultry and sexy for a second." "Come in with that... you know, I'm the sexiest singer you ever saw." "And here I go." "It would be nice to feel a little bit of what's going on inside and feel that sexy side of her." "Thatisgoingtobemy  biggest challenge this week." "Because I'm so not sexy." "When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me make me sway like a lazy ocean hugs the shore hold me close, sway me more other dancers may be on the floor, but my eyes will see only you" "only you have that magic technique, when we sway, i go weak" "I can hear the sound of violins long before it begins make me thrill as only you know how, sway me smooth, sway me now" "come sway me now other dancers may be on the floor, dear, but my eyes will see only you only you have that magic technique when we sway i grow weak" "I grow weak i can hear the sound of violins long before it begins make me thrill as only you know how, sway me smooth, sway me now make me thrill as only you know how, sway me smooth," "sway me now sway me now" "Melinda,checkit out." "You know, these genres that we do every week are kind of interesting." "I was waiting to see you this week." "I'm telling you, another solid performance." "I don't know if it was your best." "I'm not saying it was your best." "Another solid performance the end, yost you kind of echoed a little celia cruz." "It was like, yeah, all right." "I like that." "Thankyou." "Verysultry." "Very smooth." "You look lovely." "And it was... it wasn't one of the performances where you had to wow uS." "It was kind of subtle and sexy and beautiful." "Simoncowell?" "Well,ithadtohappen, melinda." "I didn't like it." "Oh,comeon ." "I'lltellyouwhy ." "Because that song is all about personality." "And you appeared much, much older than you are." "I found it very lounge cabaret." "I thought the end was quite good." "You know, at this stage, i have to tell you, someone as good as you has to come out here every week and put on a wow factor performance." "That is not something you are going to look back on in three weeks and remember." "It was a bit lazy." "A little bit wooden." "I think you are better than that." "Wow." "Way to start us off there, simon." "Okay." "Did you worry about what he might say?" "Well,youknowwhat?" "I'm happy because I think he really wanted to say something bad." "I'm glad he got the chance." "Simon,youhavecome home." "Melinda's number:" "There are two hours to vote at the end of this show." "Thank you." "We will be right back with lakisha." "Wearebackliveon "american idol."" "Melinda has given simon a chance to be grumpy tonight." "We thank her for." "That next up, lakisha." "Say hi to lakisha, ladies and gentlemen." "Lookingveryhottonight." "Thankyou." "Ihaveaviewerquestion for you." "This is from stephanie of birmingham, alabama." "What made you try out for american idol?" "Verysimple." "I wanted to provide a better life for me and my daughter." "God blessed me with a talent." "Here I am." "Youaregladyou made that choice." "Yes." "Goodluckto youtonight." "Let's see what jennifer had to say to lakisha." "Whatareyousinging?" "CongA." "Sheneededhelpwithhow to say conga." "Conga." "Sheisan amazingsinger." "You know, she wanted help with movements." "I was showing her you don't have to do too much." "You have to, like i said, ride the rhythm." "Everything should feel natural." "That's right." "Have fun." "Come on, shake your body, baby do the conga i know you can't control yourself any longer" "everybody, gather round now, let your body feel the heat don't you worry if you can't dance, let the music move your feet" "it's the rhythm of the island and like the sugar cane so sweet" "if you want to do the conga, you've got to listen to the beat come on, shake your body, baby do the conga i know you can't control yourself any longer feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger" "don't you fight it 'til you tried it, do that conga beat" "feel the fire of the desire as you dance the night away because tonight we're going to party 'til you see the break of day" "better get yourself together and hold on to what you've got once the music hits the system, there is no way we are going to stop" "do that conga beat" "YouknowwhatIlove  about that?" "What i actually loved about that." "You came out, you were having a good time." "You were having the best time, having fun." "You made it your own." "That was hot, baby." "That was hot right there." "Thankyou." "First,youlooklovely." "Thankyou." "Buti didn'tfeelitas much as randy did." "I felt it was more of a safe lakisha performance." "Okay." "No,no." "Ifeellikeitisnow time to really bring out the very best." "Because we are getting down to the wire there." "And you are great." "We all love you." "Thankyou." "Iwantyoutopush forit more." "Doyouagreewithher,  lakisha?" "Idon'tthinkiwasbeing  safe." "I went outside my comfort zone." "To move a little bit." "I'm always kind of here and kind of... the answer is no?" "You don't agree with her." "No." "Ihaveto say,Ido agree with paula." "It is one of those songs which is not a singer's song." "I mean, it is a fun performance song." "You were having fun." "I'm not sure how much fun everyone at home would be, though." "That is the problem." "It is quite a safe song to do." "Because... she was dancing and moving, though." "Butthedancingwasn't very good." "Itwasgood." "Thankyou,simon." "Itwasn'tgreat." "Iwouldseeyou try and  do that." "Exactly." "Thank you very much." "Thankyou." "Afterthebreak,chris richardson gets smooth." "Hang on." "Backwithyouon "american idol."" "We are two weeks away from idol gives back." "The exciting news keeps coming in." "Rascal flatts will be joining us for a special gig." "Earth, wind, and fire, josh groban and kelly clarkson." "Youwantto be in the audience, tickets go on sale tomorrow, april 11, 10:00 A.M." "Back to the latin sound with our star mentor jennifer lopez." "Let's see what advice she had for chris richardson." "Chrisissinging"smooth" from san tanna." "Rob thomas vocals." "Oneofthethingsi noticed right off the bat, it was too low for him." "Yeah, let's try it up a half step." "To hear him reaching a bit might be nice." "That is the key you should be singing in." "A whole step." "Hopefully, that will help him on the night." "Man, it's a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun i hear you whisper and the words melt everyone but you stay so cool, my mu eqrita, my spanish harlem mona lisa you are my reason for reason, the step in my groove" "and if you say this life ain't good enough," "I'd give my world to lift you up i would change my life to better suit your mood," "because you're so smooth and just like the ocean under the moon, it's the same insane emotion they get from you you got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth, yeah give me your heart, make it real," "or else forget about it or else forget about it" "my spanish harlem mona lisa give me your heart, make it real" "Yo,chris." "What's up, baby?" "All right, check it out, dawg." "You know what?" "I was wondering how you were going to do that song." "Rob thomas and carlos, they laid it out." "You did a good job." "You found yourself at the end." "You did some runs with it." "Very cool, man." "Very cool, dawg." "Very cool." "Itwasahot ,hot  performance." "I mean, what am am I going to say?" "You were sexy." "I'mnotgoingtosayit is the best vocal I have ever heard." "Because it wasn'T." "But i actually preferred it to the first two." "Because it felt more contemporary." "My issue with the first two singers were it was all a bit hotel cabaret." "At least as whatever her name was, it was a good performance." "Paula." "Paula." "Wereyouworriedwhat they were going to say?" "Always." "Paula,youwereascending on that song." "On your feet." "Moving." "Shewashavingagood  time, ryan." "Ifyouwanttovote for chris:." "Thankyou,chris." "Good to see you, buddy." "Good luck." "When we come back, haley and phil." "Hang on." "Backwithyouon "american idol" live." "Jennifer lopez has been coaching the contestants this week." "It is time for hailingy." "Are we ready?" "Haleywillsing"turnthe bale around."" "This is actually a hard song to sing." "It is all about rhythm." "You have to just like, bite all the words like that now." "You know what I'm saying?" "Itotallyneedabeat ." "Where's blake?" "Come here, come here." "We needed the drums in there." "Blake came in and beat-boxed." "It is almost like a rap." "You have to throw it at people." "That is what she is going to have to do to win this week." "Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside-down" "turn the beat around, love to hear percussion turn it upsidedown, love to hear percussion love to hear it blow horns, you sure sound pretty your violins keep movin' to the nitty-gritty when you hear the scratch of the guitars scratching'," "well, then you'll know that rhythm carries all the action makes me wanna move my body, yeah, yeah, yeah and when the drummer starts beating that beat," "he nails that beat with the syncopated rhythm, turn the beat around, turn it upside-down" "turn the beat around, love to hear percussion feel the heat, when you feel the beat" "I feel it baby love to hear it, love to hear it, love to hear it now" "Oh,god." "You know, for me, man, just keeping it honest and real, dude." "That was really karaoke for me tonight, though." "I'm sorry." "I didn't get that one at all." "That could have been anywhere." "Any bar." "Any what whatever." "Itisnotasinger's song." "But it is a fun song." "I think that you had fun up there." "i think off very good tactic at the moment, haleY." "Wear as least amount of clothes as possible." "Because, look, I'll be honest with you." "You can't do well in this competition based on your voice." "Because there are much better singers." "So all you can do is... it is true." "All you can do is have fun." "You know, I mean, i agree with randy." "The vocals, they were so rushed towards the end." "I couldn't understand what you were saying." "Yeah." "Haleyscarnato." "Howdoyouwantto respond to what simon said?" "Well,I appreciateall the judges." "You know, I mean, they are here for us." "I appreciate it." "I had fun." "I mean, it is a great song." "It got the audience going." "Ifyouwanttocall for haley:" "Good luck to you." "Thankyou." "Thankyou." "Next, let's see what advice jennifer had for phil stacey." "Philisgoingtosing  santana." "I'msittingtheretrying to sing this song." "I keep glancing over." "And it is like jennifer lopez is sitting there watching you." "All of a sudden, i'm like, wait, what am i singing?" "Tryitagain." "Think of somebody." "I don't care who it is." "Shewantedme to singit again." "Just to get into the mind-set right up front." "That'swhatI'mtalking about." "See that?" "You can't buy that." "At the last minute, he gave me goose pimples." "I felt something." "If he does it like that, i mean, I think a lot of people will get goose bumps." "Oh, maria, maria reminds me of west side story growing up in spanish harlem, she's living the life just like a movie star" "maria, you know you're my lover, when the wind blows i can feel you" "through the weather, and even when we are apart, it still feels like we're together maria, maria" "she reminds me of a west side story growing up in spanish harlem, she's living the life just like a movie star oh marksrrhea, maria she fell in love in east L.A." "To the sounds of the guitar played by carlos santana" "Allright." "So i don't know if it was your best performance, dawg." "The thing is for me, like, jennifer was right." "You didn't quite, for me, connect with the passion in that song." "I found myself, it was kind of boring." "You still have a great upper range." "It didn't come together for me." "i don't know." "What do you think, paula?" "Vocally,i thoughtwith the exception of the end there," "I thought it was a real good vocal." "You turned out a really good vocal." "Phil,youknow,you are a nice guy." "You chose a good song." "I'm going to be honest with you." "I found no originality in the performance." "I thought it was a bit lifeless." "A bit flat." "Your voice cracked towards the end." "There is nothing i can get particularly positive or excited about, to be honest with you." "Sorry." "Philstacey." "Thankyou!" "Love you guys!" "Intothecompetitionso many weeks now, is it tough on the voice, singing every week and rehearsing almost every day?" "Itgetstoughonthe voice." "I would like to say my daughter just got a stuffed animal cow." "She calls it simon cowell." "Isn't that cute?" "Wow." "I like that." "I'msorryaboutthat." "Yeah." "She'llbescarredfor  life." "Thank you very much." "Good luck." "Okay?" "Thankyou,ryan." "Wewilltakeabreak." "Welcomeback." "Jordin sparks, ladies and gentlemen." "Good to see you, darling." "Goodtoseeyou ." "Yourquestionfrom brooksville, florida." "If you were in charge of choosing next week's theme, what would it be?" "Iwouldprobablydo80's  music." "Because I love it." "I love 80's music." "What can I say?" "Weren'tyouborninthe 0's?" "Theveryend." "'89." "December." "I like it anyway." "Goodlucktonightwith the latin music." "Let's see how it went with jennifer." "The rhythm is going to get you" "Jordinhasasweetvoice." "She is singing "the rhythm is going to get you." "It reminded me of michael jackson when she was singing it." "You gave it soul and stuff." "She was asking me how to move." "Down in here." "Let the rhythm in her body just move her a little bit." "She is doing it all with the voice." "She doesn't need to do it with anything else." "At night, when you turn off all the lights there's no place that you can hide oh, no, the rhythm is gonna getcha" "in bed, throw the covers on your head, you pretend like you were dead oh, baby, the rhythm is going to getcha" "the rhythm is gonna getcha, rhythm the gonna getcha the rhythm is gonna get you tonight" "no way, you fight it every day, but no matter what you say you know it, the rhythm is gonna get you" "the rhythm you know i want you now the rhythm is gonna get you tonight" "the rhythm is going to get you tonight" "Allright." "That was absolutely wonderful." "Absolutely great." "It doesn't matter what age you are, you've got it." "That is the yo factor on blast." "That was hot." "Ilove...justyou are so authentic." "You are you." "You don't care about anything else." "Anything." "You are out there having a great time." "You are adorable." "Adorable." "Ifeelaboutyou pretty much how i felt all night, to be honest with you." "They are okay performances." "There is nothing stunning." "I don't see... sorry." "We all know, jordin, you are a good singer." "I haven't seen a progression, though, tonight." "That is frustrating for me." "Comeonup ." "If you want to vote:" "Good luck to you." "Nice to see you." "Thankyou." "Thankyou." "Blake is up next." "I'msinging"i needto know" by jennifer lopez and marc anthony." "Thesesongshavetomean  something." "They have to come from somewhere." "Or else you leave people feeling vacant." "Like just walking through a song." "When you listen to marc anthony singing this song, he has a different type of voice." "It is like really big." "Don't worry about." "That I want to see you pick that girl up." "I was trying to get him to get into the passion of the song and everything." "Tell me, baby girl, because i need to know" "That'swhatI'mtalking about." "He is going to do real good." "They say around the way you have asked of me, there is even talk about you wanting me" "I must admit that's what i want to hear," "tell me what you are feeling because I need to know girl, you've got to let me know which way to go because I need to know, i need to know tell me baby girl, because I need to know" "I need to know, I need to know tell me baby girl, because I need to know my every thought is of this being true, it's getting harder not to think of you girl, I'm exactly where i want to be, the only thing is i need you here with me" "tell me what you are feeling, because I need to know, girl, you got to let me know" "I need to know, I need to know don't leave me alone" "tell me baby girl, I need to know" "Bestsongchoiceofthe night." "Best song choice of the night for you." "That was a hot song choice for you." "A hot performance, dawg." "I liked it, baby." "I like that." "Verysmartperformance." "Totally... it captures who you are and the essence of who you are." "Excellent choice." "Excellent performance." "Blake,bestchoiceof song of the night." "Best performance so far." "Blake!" "Don't vote until the end of the show." "Congratulations, my man." "We are taking our final break of the night." "When we come back, it is the embodiment of latin passion, sanjaya is ready for action." "Welcomeback,everybody." "Now it is time for sanjaya." "Sanjayachosebesame mucho." "It is a beautiful spanish song." "And I have to tell you, he really impressed me." "I like sanjaya." "I love sanjaya." "I told him at the end to just kind of take his time on." "That not rush through it." "It is a really good choice for him." "I think simon might be impressed." "singing in latin" "this joy is something with my arms unfolding you never knew this thrill before whoever thought i'd be holding you close to me whispering, it's you I adore besame mucho in latin" "Comeonup ." "Check it out, baby." "You know what?" "You are one of the smartest contestants I have ever met, dude." "That was actually really good." "It was!" "Yeah." "It was smooth." "Nice." "Very, very nice." "Icouldn'tunderstanda word of it." "Yousanglikea 14-year-old." "I'm going to hate myself for this." "It wasn't horrible." "Doyourealizehow  painful that was for him to say?" "Clearly, unaware of the camera, though, too." "Right?" "Thankyou,sanjayA." "You can vote in a few moments." "First, take a look at these numbers:" "brought to you by LAOLANG" "now lines are open dial carefully, they are 866 numbers not 800 numbers keep trying if u dont get through right away, u have at least 2 hours thank you, and band" "thanks to our judges thank you for watching. one hour results tomorrow with great performance by Jennifer Lopez stay tune for new House,starts right now"