Who're your favourites out of the top 13?

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Colton, Jessica, Hollie, Skylar, Elise and Erika. The rest can more or less go tomorrow and I wouldn't care less!

My favourites are Shannon, Colton and Skylar btw.

The better question for me would be who don't I like. lol

I'm okay with everyone, but decided not to vote for Colton (seems a bit contrived) and Jeremy (he did great but is one of the least interesting)

My faves are same as Stacey's

I usually HATE the female country singers that they have on Idol but there's something about Skylar that I like... I think that it's her really raw country voice. Most of the female country singers that they have are that bland country/pop Miley Cyrus crappy country... Skylar is pretty much the anti-Lauren Alaina and that's why I like her.... It'll be interesting to see her do a ballad though!

My favourite is Joshua but I also like Hollie, Colton, Phillip, Jermaine, Shannon. Heejaun and Skylar

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Phillip, Jessica, Colton and Skylar. My very early winner prediction is Colton.

Jessica for the girls and Joshua for the men.

I also like Elise, Philip, Erica and Skylar.

At the moment, my faves are Joshua, Jessica and Deandre - although I usually change my mind several times throughout a series.

I actually like most of them!


Hollie, Skylar, Deandre, Phillip, Joshua, Elise and Erika are my standouts, but there aren't any I'd say don't deserve to be there.

My three favourites are Philip, Hollie and, particularly, Elise.

Very strong finalists though all in all, should be a good year.

Quite a lot of talent on offer this season....

Joshua is IMO the only male contestant in the history of Idol to be in the same vocal ball park as Adam Lambert, and unlike Adam, who was something of a seasoned theatre performer competing in Idol aged 27, Joshua is only 19.

Jessica is almost the female version of Joshua, and very impressive. Has the same plaintive tone and pitch when she wants as similar-aged Thia from a couple of years ago, but unlike her can also let go with a throaty growl. Amazing at only 16.

The above two are likely to be the most consistently strong vocalists in the competition, and for me the stand outs.

Phillip is a unique singer. He can't help but be unique as he can only do his own thing, as group week showed. It makes him interesting and unpredictable, and he's easy on the eye. He looks to be in constipated agony while singing, such is the effort, with every lyric wrenched from his frame like a wild-eyed exorcism. That left leg wants tieing down too, or possibly weighting with a bladder bag. Not sure his voice would hold out beyond a half dozen songs in a gig/concert, if it's that much of a strain.

Elise has a lot of skills on her runs, but is she going to fall apart again like she did in that wailing second half of her song last week? You'd expect more poise at 28.

Erika, the singing DJ has a raunchy voice which I like too. She played it safe last week, hope she lets loose.

Deandre reminds me of Philip Bailey/Earth, Wind & Fire, which isn't a bad thing, so he gets my vote too. He has that 'hair Idol' thing going for him, with little girl fans, like Sanjaya or Tim Urban.

I was disappointed Creighton didn't get through, but he did himself no favours with that screamingly camp VT. I would have rated him second best male, vocally, to Joshua.

And while I'm disappointed Reed has left the building, I didn't feel he was good enough/right to be a solo artist. He belongs in a group. His group performance was one of the best I've ever seen on Idol, they were as slick as Manhattan Transfer.

Jees , the only two I liked haven't made the Live shows !

Reed Grimm and the bloke with the beardie thing , the black woman trapped in a man's body ....

Only really like the guy long hair who sang Reasons the other night.

Probably won't bother watching now tbh

Phillip, Holly, Jessica and Hejun.

Hollie,Colton and Shannon

I loved Reed and was bummed he didn't make it. He deserved the place more than the asian guy or Jeremy. So unfair! AI don't go in much for originality any more it seems....

Still, of the ones left, I like Colton and Hollie so far.

Great choices. Get adding Skylar to your list and it'll be perfect.

HOLLIE

Then Colton, Phil squared, Elise, Jessica, Joshua and Heejun.

Seriously, it's such a strong season imo.

Can't hear the appeal in Colton's voice, but he does at least look like a younger David Beckham entering Stars In Their Eyes.

Joshua has been great from his first audition. He's got bags of talent and I can't wait to see what he can do in the live weekly shows. Hope he just tones it down now and again - he doesn't need to cut loose and go into the really high notes in every song.

I love Skylar's twang, attitude and personality. I just love to watch her perform and sing and she has got some more subtle vocals as well - she showed that in her first audition.

I hadn't seen much of Hollie but grew to like her on the back of her top 12 girls song. Really nice. Can she do uptempo?

I really liked Elise and Erika in the top 12 girls as well, so Joshua, Skylar, Hollie, Elise and Erika for me.

You're fabulous <3