Vonzell Solomon
Song: Let's Hear It For The Boy   (Deniece Willams  ) 1984

Vonzell looks as cute as her baby pic as she struts around the judges' table. She must know she's doing well when she manages to tease yet another smile from Simon en route.

The great thing about her performances is that you sense she is giving everything she's got. If this girl was a trapeze artist she wouldn't use a net.

The only negative words that Vonzell hears from the panel are from Simon. However they are targeted at Nadia Turner!

Simon compares Vonzell favorably to Nadia and unnecessarily adds that he believes Nadia is going to go. This is before he's even seen the final 3 acts tonight!

It makes him sound as though he is trying to oust Nadia personally. This hopefully isn't the case, but even if it isn't, the comment is unfair on Nadia who has already endured a negative dose of criticism from the whole panel.

Panel-Bites:

Vonzell:  I'm singing 'Let's Hear It For The Boy' by Deniece Willams, made in 1984, the year I was born. Growing up, I was the youngest of four kids, and I was very active. I also started martial arts when I was 5. I followed behind my older siblings. I couldn't take sitting back and just watching them, so I just had to jump in and start kicking butt. (Vonzell laughs)

Vonzell sings...

Randy Jackson:  Yo, man. Wow. Wow. You know what? Vonzell, yo man. This is crazy dude. Another great performance from you man. Another great performance!

Vonzell:  Thank you. Thank you very much.

Randy Jackson:  Very good... excellent man. Excellent... excellent.

Paula Abdul:  Vonzell, what's so great about you is you're such a bright light. Your energy, it's like... it's such... God! You're just adorable up there. And you picked the right song.

Randy Jackson:  Perfect song man.

Paula Abdul:  And your vocals. It's like right in the right register of your voice. I think you even sing in an octave higher than Deniece... Williams... I think.

Vonzell:  Thank you.

Paula Abdul:  Did you? Did you sing it higher?

Vonzell:  Yeah, I sang it higher.

Paula Abdul:  (Claps) Great... great.

Simon Cowell:  Very good choice of song. Ahm... and I think, if you'd have asked me three weeks ago who was going to go home first, you or Nadia, I would have said you. On tonight's performances, I think you're the one who's going to stay and I think Nadia's going to go. Because you have to make the audience want to vote for you...

Paula Abdul:  Yes.

Simon Cowell:  And with that performance...

Randy Jackson:  Yeah... that was great.

Simon Cowell:  ...you want to pick up the phone. That's the difference in a good song.

Ryan Seacrest:  Vonzell Solomon. Nice... work. Were you a little rattled last week being in that bottom three, Vonzell?

Vonzell:  Yes, it was very nerve wracking and hopefully, this week, I won't be in the bottom three. (Vonzell laughs) So please vote for me.

Ryan Seacrest:  Way to come back this week strong.