Hollywood Solo and Top 36 Revealed

Hollywood week has finally came to an end and we have witnessed several incredible acts by some of the contestants and also, inevitably, some really horrendous performances. Here's a recap of the really breath-taking performances on American Idol Season 8 Hollywood Round 3.

Adam Lambert - Believe

What a weird choice of song, I must say, but he has done a fantastic job on the song. The moment he hit the highest note of the song was absolutely incredible. I, however, have a problem with his black nails and I think that it is kind of distracting.

Scott MacIntyre - Home

Our first blind contestant who has made it this far to the American Idol. He was really good and he sang his song with so much emotion that I was really touched by his performance. Quite a different rendition of Home as compared to that of Chris Daughtry.

Lil Rounds - If I Ain't Got You

My personal favorite so far. Have you seen her performance on Whitney Houston's I Will Almost Love You? You will definitely be stunned by her wonderful performance on that song. This time, with Alicia Keys' If I Ain't Got You, Lil Rounds once again has proven to us that she is definitely deserved to be in the top 12.

Danny Gokey - I Hope You Dance

Another of my favorite. He has been getting quite a lot of air time from American Idol Season 8 and we can almost see him in every episode of the Hollywood Week. Though they were many that sang I Hope You Dance for the Solo Round, I believe that he was still one of the, if not, best among all the others who sang the same song.

Matt Giraud - Georgia On My Mind
I can't seem to get the video of his performance, but never mind, he is great. He has done an amazing job playing the piano and singing the song. I have never noticed him until this round. Hmm, my new found favorite.

Well, they are my new top favorite of the shows and I think that they all have a really good chance of getting into the top12. Let's hope that America would vote for them during the upcoming semifinals.

And here is a list of the top 36 that have made it to the semifinal rounds. Some of the names on the list are really unexpected, for example Nick Mitchell aka Norman Gentle, drama queen Tatiana Del Toro and drama king Nathaniel Marshall.

1. Anoop Desai
2. Von Smith
3. Alex Wagner Trugman
4. Adam Lambert
5. Taylor Vaifanua
6. Jasmine Murray
7. Arianna Afsar
8. Casey Carlson
9. Megan Corkrey
10. Mishabonna Henson
11. Stevie Wright
12. Joanna Pacitti
13. Kendall Beard
14. Kristen McNamara
15. Alexis Grace
16. Scott MacIntyre
17. Lil Rounds
18. Jesse Langseth
19. Allison Iraheta
20. Danny Gokey
21. Ricky Braddy
22. Matt Giraud
23. Ju’not Joyner
24. Jorge Nunez
25. Brent Keith
26. Stephen Fowler
27. Nick Mitchell
28. Jackie Tohn
29. Tatiana Del Toro
30. Nathaniel Marshall
31. Jeanine Vailes
32. Kai Kalama
33. Anne Marie Boskovich
34. Kris Allen
35. Michael Sarver
36. Matt Breitzke

That is it for American Idol this week.