American Idol Season 11 Top 5 performances on May 2 (May 3 in Manila) lean on British pop songs and songs from the 1960's. The Idol hopefuls also performed in 2 groups (a boys' duo and a girls' trio) during the Top 5 Performance night.
For the '60s theme, Hollie Cavanagh picked River Deep, Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner. Crowd favorite Phillip Phillips took on The Letter by The Box Tops while Skylar Laine came next with Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son. Jessica Sanchez tackled popular Tina Turner hit Proud Mary and Joshua Ledet sang The Temptations' Ain't Too Proud to Beg.
Meanwhile, for the British theme songs, Hollie Cavanagh did Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love. Phillip Phillips took on Time of the Season by The Zombies. Skylar Laine sang You Don't Have To Say You Love Me by Dusty Springfield while Jessica Sanchez impressed with You Are So Beautiful by Joe Crocker. Joshua Ledet ended the solo performances with the Bee Gees' hit, To Love Somebody.
Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet duet in You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling by The Righteous Brothers while the 3 girls, Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh, and Skylar Laine performed Jackie Wilson's Higher and Higher as trio.
Watch all the American Idol 2012 Top 5 performances below:
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| American Idol 2012 Top 5 performs British pop songs and '60s hits on May 2 performance night. |
Meanwhile, for the British theme songs, Hollie Cavanagh did Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love. Phillip Phillips took on Time of the Season by The Zombies. Skylar Laine sang You Don't Have To Say You Love Me by Dusty Springfield while Jessica Sanchez impressed with You Are So Beautiful by Joe Crocker. Joshua Ledet ended the solo performances with the Bee Gees' hit, To Love Somebody.
Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet duet in You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling by The Righteous Brothers while the 3 girls, Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh, and Skylar Laine performed Jackie Wilson's Higher and Higher as trio.
Watch all the American Idol 2012 Top 5 performances below:
Hollie Cavanagh – River Deep, Mountain High
Phillip Phillips – The Letter
Skylar Laine – Fortunate Son
Jessica Sanchez – Proud Mary
Joshua Ledet – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
BRITISH SONG
Hollie Cavanagh – Bleeding Love
Phillip Phillips – Time of the Season
Skylar Laine – You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Jessica Sanchez – You Are So Beautiful
Joshua Ledet – To Love Somebody
GROUP PERFORMANCE
Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet Duet - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine Trio - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher
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