Bowersox closes ‘Idol’ on emotional high
4/21/2010 01:26:00 PM
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Singer offers inspirational tune that leaves her in tears, Randy on his feetIf you’re one of the people running “American Idol,” there are two benefits for having Crystal Bowersox sing last on the Tuesday episodes. The first is that it closes the show on a high note, and the second is that it guarantees that there won’t be any extended interactions between her and Ryan Seacrest, because the show inevitably runs long and there’s no time for awkward dialogue.
That was a good thing this week. Bowersox closed the show with what Simon Cowell would call “a moment,” going onstage without her customary guitar for “People Get Ready” and setting the bar so high that she’s on a different level from the rest of the seven finalists.
What’s more, Bowersox broke down at the finish after catching sight of her dad in the audience, meaning there was no way we’d get the chance to see if there was any bitterness in the wake of that “betrayed by Seacrest” text message. She was too busy trying to steal the host’s handkerchief to lay the smackdown.
“Mama Sox — you know why they call you that? Because you schooled all the other contestants,” Kara DioGuardi said. Actually, I’m pretty sure they call her that because she’s a mother and “Sox” is a shortened form of her last name, but whatever.
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