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"I had James Durbin pegged as the winner, and was one of many fans shocked last week when he was eliminated. Alas, the show and the blogging must go on. So: There&amp;#039;s three contestants left: Lauren Alaina, 16; Scotty McCreery, 16; Haley Reinhart, 20. They each performed three times last night. Here&amp;#039;s the rundown. Round 1 Beyonce guest produced (rather, gave them advice during practice). She&amp;#039;s kind of a big deal, so I was sort of thrilled. Out of the three performances, Haley took the round, for both her fearless song choice, &amp;quot;What Is and What Never Will Be&amp;quot; by Led Zeppelin, and because her dad accompanied her on stage, jamming on the guitar. It was a special moment for sure, and Haley definitely rose to the occasion. Round 2 Jimmy Iovine&amp;#039;s has been waiting for this moment, when the contestants actually had to sing the songs he chose (for other rounds, he could suggest a song, but the decision was ultimately theirs). The judges thought Scotty, who sung &amp;quot;Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not?&amp;quot; by Thompson Square, took the round. Some actually think he was the night&amp;#039;s strongest performer, citing his consistency, well-roundedness as a performer and &amp;quot;emotional range.&amp;quot; Hm. Round 3  J-Lo, Steven and Randy chose the final round of songs. Unfortunately, I think each of the contestants all sort of equally faltered here\u2014Haley, through some of the notes; Scotty, through his lack of personality; Lauren, through that dang played-out tune. You couldn&amp;#039;t have given her something a little more her age, judges? Tonight&amp;#039;s going to be a fun show\u2014the three contestants get to return home to their adoring fans, which is always a trip, specifically because these contestants were regular-old kids mere months ago. What do you think? Are you over the season? Go ahead, tell us like it is. -Brynn Mannino, Assistant Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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