I just fried my mouse by accidentally dumping half a cup of coffee all over my keyboard tray. It was not fun.
They're really playing with the format of the entire show this year. Last week, as you may recall, the results show consisted of small group performances.
Happy Canada day, from me and Ben Mulroney. Hope it was a good one.
Tonight's show opens with a performance from Adam, who claims that he is a rebel (directly associated, I think, with the fact that he rides a motorcycle. Hardcore!) He's going to sing Wyclef Jean's "Gone 'til November", and he's not going to do it well.
Good evening, and welcome to Sixties Night on Canadian Idol. During which Ben Mulroney will (unironically) wear a white v-neck t-shirt under a beige suit. The whole time.
By the way, you may have noticed that I'm not Ariana. She's busy this week helping to plan and execute her best friend's wedding, and she asked me (Mandi) to fill in for her.
I would like to personally thank whoever came up with this idea of small-group performances on results night, and I sincerely hope they keep it every week until the numbers dwindle a bit.
I better get to it, since Ben's all No-Nonsense Mulroney tonight and I desperately seek his approval.
The most important question raised tonight is whether Ben Mulroney truly feels that Tuesday nights are somehow less formal than Mondays and therefore that his super-square dark jeans and white sneakers look is justified.
Unsurprisingly, tonight's standout performances come from Sebastian, Amberly and Theo, with everyone else turning in reasonably solid work in their own right.
It's a groundbreaking mixed-gender Top 24!
Let me introduce you to your Top... how many again?
On the last day of performances, Mookie totally nails "These Eyes." Omar tells a very sad story about his murdered brother and emotes his way through Burton Cummings' "Break It To Them Gently."
Piggots. You know there's a whole paragraph (or two) coming just for them.
Here in the Top 200, there are many old favourites (can we call them that yet?) on display and plenty of new faces as well, and most of this episode focuses on great performances with very little behind-the-scenes drama, so I best get cracking.
Day 1 is individual performances in rows of 10 or so, followed by quick cuts.
There wasn't much in the way of good auditions last night, but the bad auditions are vastly unworthy of comment, and so I'll just introduce you to the gold ticket holders you may or may not catch a glimpse of in the Top 200.
Ottawa
Jonny Whitehead (thaaaat's unfortunate), 23, from Wilno, ON, is a soldier and has been to Afghanistan.
We open this week with Lloyd Robertson's audition. Yes, that Lloyd Robertson. THE Lloyd Robertson. He gets a gold ticket.
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