If you'll forgive me another American Idol rant... I just don't GET Emmy Russell. To me it always sounds like she's gargling marbles in her mouth when she sings. She can't enunciate to save her life. How is she in the top 5?!!!!! I mean, no hate here; I actually like her, personality-wise. She's obviously a sweet girl, and she's worked hard to overcome what was apparently an almost crippling shyness. (I can relate to that.) But her voice just doesn't appeal to me. Like at all. I actually find it kind of grating.
Personally, I'm rooting for Abi Carter. And that's a surprise to me, because I didn't necessarily put her in my top 5 when this season started. She's come on strong the past couple of weeks, and now I really want her to win. That Evanescence cover she did last week kind of blew me away. That's a damn hard song to sing, and she did it justice. This week, she did a Fallout Boy song, nearly lost her mic pac when it came loose from her waist, and still looked and sounded great. And her Adele song was by far the best of the night, IMO.