Jessica Sanchez, Idol Finalists Arrive in Manila for PH Stop of Live Tour

Fil-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez arrived in Manila along with the other Top 10 finalists of iAmerican Idol Season 11 early Tuesday morning (September 18) for the last and only Asian stop of their American Idol 2012 Live Tour.

Jessica Sanchez together with fellow Idol "alums" Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Deandre Brackensick, Colton Dixon, Hollie Cavanagh, Elise Testone, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, and winner Phillip Phillips arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at around 5:30 a.m. and were greeted by fans who waited as early as midnight.

In a brief interview with the media at the airport, Sanchez thanked her supporters and said she is excited for her concert with fellow Idol finalists at the Araneta Coliseum on Friday, September 21. Before that, they will also grace Ayala and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls to promote not only the concert but also their American Idol Highlights albums under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines). 

Related: Jessica Sanchez and DeAndre Brackensick Now Officially Together!

Catch your favorite American Idol Top 10 finalists at the following malls: September 19 at Eastwood City (with Jessica, Elise, DeAndre, Heejun& Erika) and Glorietta Activity Center (with Phillip, Colton, Joshua, Skylar & Hollie) and on September 20 at Alabang Town Center (with Jessica, Elise, DeAndre, Heejun & Erika) and Venice Piazza McKinley Hill (with Phillip, Colton, Joshua, Skylar & Hollie). With special guests: Asia’s Acoustic Sweetheart Sabrina and Philippines’ foremost boy band 1:43. Album selling is from 10am onwards. Program starts at 5:00 pm. Buy your AI albums at the Odyssey selling booth and have it signed after the show! 

The Idol finalists are expected to stay in the country for a week, while Jessica Sanchez (who now endorses Bench) is looking to stay longer for her commitments such as projects and commercial endorsements. 

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Jessica Sanchez to Visit Philippines this September with American Idol 11 Top 10

American Idol Season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez will be coming to her mother's native country this September as she take part in the American Idol 2012 Live Tour which will have it's last stop in the Philippines.

Jessica Sanchez, whose mother Editha hails from Bataan, will be performing together with the American Idol 2012 Top 10 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on September 21, 2012. This was confirmed by Ovation Productions to The Philippine Star.

The Philippines is lucky enough to witness another American Idol Live Tour after last year's 2011 Idol Tour where Thia Megia, another American Idol finalist with Filipino roots participated in.

American Idol Season 11 Top 10 all set for the American Idol 2012 Live Tour

According to reports, American Idol 2012 winner Phillip Phillips who is now recuperating from his kidney operation will be ready to participate in the Idol Live tour as it kicks-off in July. By September, we can expect the presence of Phillip in the Philippines, the only country outside North America which is included in the two-month summer tour.

Meanwhile, Jessica Sanchez before singing the US national anthem at the Pacquiao-Bradley fight met with President Benigno Aquino III  in Los Angeles, California before PNoy returned to Manila from his US trip. Jessica expressed on Twitter how honored she was to met the Philippine president, who has been supporting her all through her Idol journey, together with the Filipino fans.

Watch the video below (Jessica Sanchez meets PNoy in Los Angeles, California):

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American Idol 2012 Top 5 Results Night: Skylar Laine Eliminated!

Skylar Laine got the boot on the Top 5 Elimination (Results Night) of American Idol Season 11 May 3 (May 4 in Manila). Skylar had step up a lot on her performances but America has decided to let go of Skylar on tonight's American Idol 2012 Top 5  results show after garnering the least number of votes.

Before Skylar was sent packing, the American Idol 2012 results show was made more exciting by the performances of Carrie Underwood, which rendered her latest single Blown Away, and British band Coldplay which rocked the house with songs from their Mylo Xyloto album, Paradise and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.

Skylar Laine is out of American Idol Season 11

Skylar was joined in the bottom 2 by Hollie Cavanagh.

Skylar has been on top of the Entertainment Weekly's Idol rankings for 2 consecutive weeks now and also other websites' bet to win the whole thing. Her elimination tonight might be reflective of being the less popular idol hopeful even though she gave powerful performances the last few weeks.

Skylar Laine sang Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Dusty Springfields' You Don't Have To Say You Love Me during last night's American Idol Top 5 solo performances. She also joined the girls' trio and performed Jackie Wilson's Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher.

Before leaving the Idol stage tonight, Skylar gave us again a breath-taking performance of Miranda Lambert's Gunpowder and Lead.

Watch all the American Idol 2012 Top 5 Performances here

American Idol 2012 Top 4 -
Phillip Phillips, Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez

So, we are down to your American Idol 2012 Top 4. We have 2 more weeks before the finale on May 23rd and the competition gets stiffer on American Idol Season 11. Who among Jessica Sanchez, Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet and Hollie Cavanagh will be pulling it off next week and who among them will fail to impress the judges?

Don't miss next week's American Idol Top 4 performances, May 9 and the live results show on May 10.

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American Idol 2012 Top 5 Performance Videos (British Pop + '60s Hit)

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.

American Idol 2012 Top 5 performs British pop songs and '60s hits on May 2 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:

60's HIT
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

Photo courtesy of Current.com

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American Idol 2012 Takes on British Theme on May 2, Coldplay to Perform on Results Night!

American Idol 2012 Top 5 is set for a British invasion come May 2 performance show. Your American Idol Season 11 Top 5 - Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Skylar Laine and Hollie Cavanagh will return to the IDOL stage to sing for America’s votes on a British music-themed performance show.

American Idol 2012 Top 5 takes on a British music-inspired performance, May 2

On the live results show the following night, May 3, American Idol alumna and Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum artist Carrie Underwood will perform. What's more exciting is that Grammy Award-winning, chart-topping act, the world-famous alternative rock band Coldplay, will also perform on Idol for the results show.

In Coldplay's first time on American Idol stage, the British band will perform 2 songs from their latest album Mylo Xyloto.

Carrie Underwood and Coldplay will perform on American Idol Results Show, May 3

With only four performance shows left in the season, American Idol 2012 gets more exciting as finale draws near. Come May 23, another contestant will be crowned as the newest American Idol. Don't miss American Idol on Fox and cable channels (and on Philippine free TV ETC channel 9), Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Also watch out for the American Idol 2012 Live! Tour this summer. Your American Idol Season 11 Top 10 will perform in cities near you starting this July until September. Check out the tour schedule here. Tickets will go on sale this May 11.

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American Idol 2012 Top 6 Results Night: Elise Testone Eliminated!

Elise Testone got the boot on the Top 6 Elimination (Results Night) of American Idol Season 11 April 26 (April 27 in Manila). The oldest among the Top 6 American Idol 2012 contestant was finally sent home after being Ryan Seacrest' stools semi-regular.

Joining Elise Testone in the bottom 3 are Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine.

Elise sang Queen's I Want It All and Jimmy Hendrix' Bold As Love during last night's Top 6 performance show. If you happen to miss the Top 6 Queen performances, you can watch them all here. For her final performance on Idol stage, Elise gave us another listen of her spectacular version of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love.

Now, we are down to your American Idol Top 5. Who among Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez,  Skylar Laine and Hollie Cavanagh will be going for a kill on next week's performance? Whose dream of becoming this year's American Idol come May 23rd will be fulfilled?

Find out on the next few weeks of American Idol.

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American Idol 2012 Top 6 Performance Videos (Queen + Hopeful's Choice)

American Idol Season11 Top 6 performances on April 25 (April 26 in Manila) took inspiration from the legendary band Queen plus one song of the contestants' choice. 

American Idol 2012 Top 6 (courtesy of Americanidolnet.com)

Jessica Sanchez sings Bohemian Rhapsody, one of the most popular songs of Queen. Skylar Laine takes on The Show Must Go On while Joshua Ledet deals with Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Elise Testone and Phillip Phillips goes for I Want It All and Fat Bottomed Girls, respectively.

For the Idol hopeful's choice, Jessica gives her soulful rendition of Luther Vandross' Dance With My Father. Skylar Laine chooses James Aldean's Tattoos On This Town while Joshua Ledet tries  Ready For Love by India Arie. Elise Testone renders Jimmy Hendrix' Bold As Love, with Hollie Cavanagh singing the inspirational Miley Cyrus' hit, The Climb. Phillip Phillips performs The Stone by his favorite Dave Matthews band.

Watch all the American Idol 2012 Top 6 performances below:

QUEEN
Jessica Sanchez – Bohemian Rhapsody




Skylar Laine – The Show Must Go On 




Joshua Ledet – Crazy Little Thing Called Love




Elise Testone – I Want It All




Phillip Phillips – Fat Bottomed Girls




Hollie Cavanagh – Save Me




HOPEFUL'S CHOICE
Jessica Sanchez – Dance With My Father




Skylar Laine – Tattoos On This Town




Joshua Ledet – Ready For Love




Elise Testone – Bold As Love




Phillip Phillips – The Stone




Hollie Cavanagh – The Climb

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American Idol 2012 Top 6 Pays Tribute to 'Queen' on April 25

American Idol Season 11 Top 6 will be taking on the songbook of the hit band Queen on next week's performance show, April 25. Come results night, your Top 6 will also be performing with two of Queen's original members, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

American Idol 2012 Top 6 pays tribute to Queen on April 25 Performance show

Next week's Top 6 performance night will be exciting as we all know that there are so many massive Queen hits and it is really something to look forward to. Will there be one Idol contestant wearing Freddie Mercury and do the anthemic Bohemian Rhapsody?

Which songs will the remaining Top 6 Joshua Ledet, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone, Skylar Laine and Phillip Phillips take on? That's what we need to find out on the 25th of April for the Queen-themed performance show and extravaganza.

On the April 26th results night, Katy Perry will will perform her newest single, Part of Me. The official touring Queen tribute, The Queen Extravaganza, will also perform their classic smash hit Somebody To Love while American Idol Season 10 finalist Stefano Langone will perform his new single, I’m On A Roll.

So what do you want your favorite idols to sing come Wednesday night? Drop them and comment below.

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American Idol 2012 Top 7 Redux Results Night: Colton Dixon Eliminated

Early favorite Colton Dixon got the boot on the Top 7 Redux Elimination (Results Night) of American Idol Season 11, April 19 (April 20 in the Philippines). The singing heartthrob from Tennessee garnered the lowest number of votes and was sent packing without the chance to sing for his life.

Apparently after last week's shocking elimination, the only judges save was used on Jessica, and thus the one who gets the lowest number of votes will be automatically eliminated from the competition.

Colton Dixon was joined by Hollie Cavanagh and Elise Testone in the bottom three. 

Colton performed Lady Gaga's Bad Romance and Earth, Wind and Fire's September during last night's performance show. If you happen to miss last night's performance, you can watch all the Top 7 redux performances here.

The competition is now getting stiffer with only six contestants left battling for the Idol title. Who among Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone, Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine will be making the top 5 next week? 

It seems that girl power is working now on American Idol Season 11. With only 2 boys versus 4 girls, we might have a girl winner this season after Jordin Sparks in 2007.

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American Idol 2012 Top 7 Round 2 Performance Videos

American Idol Season 11 top 7 Round 2 performances on April 18 (april 19 in the Philippines) took inspiration from the 'Then and Now', one song tackling a Billboard #1 hit from the century (2000-2012) and another soulful song selection from the past.

American Idol 2012 Top 7 (round 2) performances - April 18 (courtesy of Americanidolnet.com)

The idol contestants chose songs of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett and Earth, Wind and Fire for the 'Then' selection and the songs of Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Usher, Fantasia and Adele for the 'Now.'

Check out the American Idol 2012 Top 7 Round 2 performance videos below:

NOW-

Hollie Cavanagh – Rolling in the Deep



Colton Dixon – Bad Romance

Elise Testone – No One

Phillip Phillips – U Got It Bad

Jessica Sanchez – Fallin’

Skylar Laine – Born This Way

Joshua Ledet – I Believe

THEN-

Hollie Cavanagh – Son Of A Preacher Man



Colton Dixon – September

Elise Testone – Let’s Get It On

Phillip Phillips – In The Midnight Hour

Jessica Sanchez – Try A Little Tenderness

Skylar Laine – Heard It Through The Grapevine

Joshua Ledet – A Change Is Gonna Come

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American Idol 2012 Top 7 Results Night: Jessica Sanchez is Saved!

Fil-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez could have been eliminated on tonight's American Idol Season 11 Top 7 Results Show, April 12 (April 13 in the Philippines) if not for the judges' save. Jessica is the one who got the lowest number of votes after last night's performance.

A very shocking results show was seen wherein frontrunners Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet falls on the bottom 3 together with hot seat semi-regular, Elise Testone. 

After learning who were in the bottom 3 tonight, judge Steven Tyler already said that no matter what, they will use their save vote on any of those three singers in the hot seat.

Jessica Sanchez had to sing Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (and Jessica is not supposed to be there in the bottom 3) by Deborah Cox for the save. She was stopped midway into her song after judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez used their one save for the season to keep her on the show.

Watch Jessica's saving moment below:

In last night's performance show, Joshua Ledet was the only one who got the judges' standing ovation for his performance of Bruno Mars' Runaway Baby. Jessica, meanwhile received positive reviews for her soulful rendition of Jazmine Sullivan's Stuttering, getting a 'fish slayer' tag from judge Randy Jackson.

If you happen to miss last night's performance show, watch here.

Next week, 7 people will still go head to head to have the chance to go to the American Idol finale in May.  But unlike the previous results show, the judges don't have the power now to save and it will all be up to America. Two idols might be going home next week, as with the previous seasons.

Watch Colton Dixon, Skylar Laine, Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone and Hollie Cavanagh on next week's Idol perfromance.

Video courtesy of HumanSlinky

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American Idol 2012 Top 7 Performances (Video)

American Idol Season 11 took on the music of the decade (2010, 2011, 2012) for this week's Top 7 idol performances held on April 11 (April 12 in the Philippines).

The American Idol 2012 Top 7 which consists of Colton Dixon, Joshua Ledet, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Phillip Phillips, Skylar Laine and Elise Testone also had their trio (and duo) performances aside from the individual songs they rendered.

Check out the American Idol 2012 Top 8 Performance videos here:

Skylar Laine - Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You

Colton Dixon - Love The Way You Lie

Elise and Phillip - Somebody That I Used to Know




Jessica Sanchez: Stuttering




Joshua Ledet: Runaway Baby




Skylar & Colton: Don't You Wanna Stay




Hollie Cavanagh - Perfect




Phillip Phillips: Give A Little More




Jessica & Joshua & Hollie: What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)




Elise Testone: Yoü and I


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American Idol 2012 Top 8 Results Night: DeAndre Eliminated!

Falsetto master DeAndre Brackensick gets the boot on the Top 8 Elimination (Results Night) of American Idol Season 11, April 5 (April 6 in the Philippines). DeAndre sings for his life but did not get the save votes from the 3 judges, even though Jennifer Lopez admits that she fought for him to stay.

Just like last week, the bottom 3 consists of DeAndre Brackensick and Hollie Cavanagh. New addition to the bottom 3 from last week is Elise Testone.

(If you happen to miss the Top 8 Performances, watch them here.)

Last night Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez earned a standing ovation for their duet of Aretha Franklin and George Michael's I Knew You Were Waiting For Me, and are the first to get safety as members of American Idol 2012 Top 7. The two contenders will be joined by Colton Dixon, Phillip Phillips, Skylar Laine, Hollie Cavanagh and Elise Testone for next week's singing battle.

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American Idol 2012 Top 8 Performances (Video)

American Idol Season 11 take on the 80's on this week's top 8 Idol performances. The American idol 2012 top 8 had their solo performances as well as duets during the performance night on April 4 (April 5 in the Philippines).

Courtesy of Americanidolnet.com

Check out the American Idol 2012 Top 8 Performance videos here:

DeAndre Brackensick – I Like It 

Elise Testone – I Want To Know What Love Is

Phillip Phillips – That’s All

Joshua Ledet – If You Don’t Know Me By Now

Jessica Sanchez – How Will I Know

Hollie Cavanagh – What A Feeling

Colton Dixon – Time After Time

Skylar Laine – Wind Beneath My Wings

For the Top 8 duets, Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine performed Islands in the Stream originally by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Hollie and DeAndre did their version of The Pointer Sisters’ I’m So Excited. Phillip and Elise take on Stop Dragging My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty while Jessica and Joshua closed out the duets with Aretha Franklin and George Michael's I Knew You Were Waiting For Me.

Check out the AI Top 8 Duets:

Colton and Skylar





Hollie and DeAndre





Phillip and Elise




Jessica and Joshua

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American Idol 2012: Heejun Han Eliminated

Audition favorite Heejun Han gets the boot on the Top 9 Elimination (Results night) of American Idol Season 11, March 29 (30 in the Philippines). The Korean sensation sings for his life but did not get the save votes from the 3 judges.

The bottom 3 consists of Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine and Heejun Han.

Meanwhile, Fil-Mexican Jessica Sanchez ascends to American Idol top 8 as she consistently wows the judges with her unforgettable performances and fashion sense. Her rendition of Beyonce's Sweet Dreams is well praised by the judges, making judge Randy Jackson say that she and Colton might battle it out head to head on the May finale.

Jessica will be joined by Phillip Phillips, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon, Joshua Ledet, Hollie Cavanagh, Skylar Laine and DeAndre Brackensick on next week's show, April 4 (April 5 in the Philippines). 

The American Idol 11 top 8 will be singing songs from the 80's.

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