SHANIA!

Okay, so many things to say before we even begin. First of all, hats off to Gillian who is now styling Shania -- who is about to have her own show on the Oprah Winfrey Channel and has gone through much personal turmoil over the past year and has very peculiar personal style. I heard the stories and hats off to you for pushing her.

Shania -- biggest crossover artist ever. Biggest selling album by a woman ever. Let me tell you the truth. There are about 10 Shania songs I love. Otherwise, even I the country lover, am not a huge fan. She is a showman and did a lot of songs that mixed pop and country and rock that could come across as cheesy. But some of the songs were great. And I appreciated her voice because she didn't have a big diva voice. So actually, her songs could work very well for the contestants because they aren't forced to be Whitney or Mariah or even Queen or the Beatles who are so incomparable in terms of voice. And the contestants could really make the songs their own especially when they only have to pick six songs in total. Lastly, Shania was a great judge during the auditions -- she understands the mix of voice, personality, showmanship and talent. So let's get going.

Lee goes first and strums the notes of my favorite Shania song -- "You're Still The One." Crying already. Gillian picked her white blazer and silk cargo pants. FYI - she looks great. He changed the melody and then hit it up in his upper register. Brings back memories of David Cook doing Mariah. Very modern take. I like that he pushed it but as always, I wish I could hear more. Randy loves the song and thought Lee made it his own. Ellen thinks he's cute. Kara thinks he is so relevant. AGREE. Simon thought it was the perfect song for him. Kara cut off Simon and he was pissed. AGREE. VOTE VOTE VOTE

Remember when the season was all about the girls? There are four guys and two girls left. WOW. Oh but if Didi, Katelynn and Lily had only lasted.

Mike -- "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" A lesser known track. But again, well suited to Mike's style. The guy sings well. He took a country song and made it R&B. Not so compelling, wish he had stripped it or something, but okay. Is that enough in this small group? Randy thinks he is in the zone of who he is. Ellen thought it was like Luther and beautiful. Kara loved the connectedness. Simon agreed with Ellen about the Luther but said the performance was wet or girly. I get it as much as the other judges interrupted AGAIN. OKAY

Tomorrow night Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts. Interesting because Lady A is stealing Rascal's Best Group vibe all over the charts and awards. Let's see how they match up.

I wish Shania could have been up at the judging table -- I wanted to hear her reaction to each one.

Casey -- he needs to hit it so the losers out there don't kick him off before Aaron Mike and Siobhan. This guy is so much more relevant than those three. "Don't" Wow, forgot this song. Come on! He say he is going to sing it. Fantastic Casey! He sang it and hit the emotion without the showmanship of Mike. Genuine and real. Randy thought it was his best performance. Ellen thought it was where he belonged. Kara thought he didn't hide, he was vulnerable and raw. Simon thought it was his best performance so far and suggested he kiss Shania -- he just hugged her but that worked. Good for you Casey. VOTE VOTE VOTE

Can we give props for the theme -- it feels so fresh and genuine!

Crystal -- Weird outfit. "No one Needs To Know Right Now" Love that she is using the song to drop hints to her boyfriend. What a sweet voice singing this sweet diddy. I think Crystal can do the simple diddy. She can take that risk and it is nice to hear a laid back tune from someone who doesn't need to push it. Sweet Sweet energy. Good for her. Randy referenced Nickle Creek - funny for those of you might know. I can't imagine he listens to Nickle Creek. But yes I love that she did a country version of Shania. But the judges aren't loving it. They think it is believable and genuine but it isn't as big of a song. Simon says they don't like Crystal this week. Whatever -- I don't think it was because she was bad, she was just laid back. Shut it judges. I like Crystal saying bigger isn't always better. VOTE VOTE VOTE

Aaron -- "You Got a Way" Shania recognized his insecurity. What a great mentor. She told him to recognize that he has already made it. This guy has seriously reached puberty during this season. Or became a smoker. He focused and sang it. Unfortunately it was still not great pitch wise. He hit the big notes though, and country is his genre so I really hope for him he doesn't leave this week. That would be so sad. But what has happened to this kid's spark? Ellen hit it that this will be tough and everyone is doing well now, so basically Aaron is screwed. Why did he need to change the words? And sing it to his mom? Uggh. So sappy. Simon thought he was great tonight because this is his type of music. Based on the other's performances so far, I don't think Aaron should stay. But Mike could go too. BUH BYE? (Switched to OKAY after seeing Siobhan).

Siobhan -- "Any Man of Mine" Very country line dance song, but it sounds like she is going to switch it up. Oh but then the song starts and it is full on country. She does not fit into this at all. This gives country a BAD name. Corny, cheesy, painful, musical number. Time for Siobhan to go. That was terrible. I can't stop typing how terrible this was. TERRIBLE. The scream -- and that is not a belt or a high note, that is a SCREAM came back. GET OUT. BUH BYE Why were the judges into this? Please get rid of this girl. I hate her.

Order of the night?

CASEY (LOVED)
Lee
Crystal
Aaron (hey, it's his genre)
Mike
Siobhan

Let's see what happens!!! Don't be ashamed of your obsessions...unless you are obsessed with The Hills or The City or Kell on Earth,, Then you should be ashamed.