Candice received a standing ovation from three out of four judges (Mariah Carey claimed her dress was too tight to stand). “That was my favorite performance that you’ve ever done,” Nick Minaj told her.
Meanwhile, the judges weren’t thrilled with Janelle‘s song choice. But Mariah said, “I love the raw quality of your voice.”
Watch Janelle Arthur and Candice Glover perform during the Top 10 show below!
“OH MY GOSHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS TOO GOOD!!!!” Janelle, 20, tweeted with excitement.
She added after the party wrapped, “I just got back from our blue carpet event and it was INCREDIBLE. I honestly cannot believe this is happening after 3 years! #DONTGIVEUP. my mom got to talk to Nicki and she told her she was the little marshmallow’s mom LOL! andddd she got to hug Keith… #onehappymomma.”
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Janelle Arthur gets animated as she sings Lady Antebellum‘s “Just a Kiss” on the Wednesday (February 27) episode of American Idol.
The 23-year-old Tennessee native received mixed feedback from the judges, but Randy Jackson called her his “favorite country singer” in the competition.
“The melody kept pulling you back down,” Keith Urband said. “It wasn’t a great song choice.”
“Don’t ever do that again,” Nicki Minaj agreed. “You don’t have to try so hard.”
Luckily, Janelle was one of the five lucky girls to move on to the Top 20.
