Hands down, last night’s performances were the best bunch out of the 36 semifinalists. It’s just sad that only 3 of them will go into American Idol season 8 finals. Performers last night were Alex Wagner-Trugman, Arianna Afsar, Felicia Barton, Jorge Nuñez, Ju’Not Joyner, Kendall Beard, Kristen McNamara, Lil Rounds, Nathaniel Marshall, Scott MacIntyre, Taylor Vaifanua and Von Smith. So whose performances got the 4 American Idol judges raving?

Lil Rounds performs Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You” — Simon Cowell had only 1 word: BRILLIANT!

Jorge Nunez’s stirring rendition of “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by Elton John

Felicia Barton is spot on with “No One” by Alicia Keys =)

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