On tonight’s show, as with last week’s, I’m sure it was pretty apparent to viewers which of the three permanent new duos should stay in the race.
Ryan (Larkins) & Avalon (Peacock) had been paired up during the call-backs and they both felt strongly about being kept together even though they had been warned it might not stay that way. Wisely, the judges let them be and their turn at the classic “Tennessee Waltz” was lovely and lilting. They made an ethereal coupling in looks and vocals which will give them a good hook for marketing purposes. Ms. Naomi said, “You came, you saw, you conquered.” BK thought they were fantastic and gathered that Mr. Borchetta would be making a lot of money off of an act from this show. As for the man himself, he asked, “Can I get a hallelujah?” and continued on by saying it was the sexiest version he’d ever heard and then just simply “touchdown.”
Jonathan Cox and Brandon Green, who shall now be known as JB Rocket, picked their name because of the shoes they both favor. I’m here to tell you it could have been because they took off like one from the opening notes of “Long Time Gone” and kept it going during their entire performance. It looked like they were having fun and they were fun to watch as well. Maybe the duo took everyone by surprise as only Scott had a clear comment. I mean, how can you top it when he said, “Dare I say you’re probably going through to the next round.” He even had to pull himself back by mentioning that we’ll have to wait and see. Right. Definitely a no-brainer on this one either.
The final couple of the night to sing were Matt Boggs and Keeira Lyn Ford a.k.a. Matt & Keeira. They did a rousing version of Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say,” lots of high energy and worked towards relating well with the audience and towards one another. Scott thought that “we got it right” which Big Kenny agreed with. Ms. Naomi mentioned that they need to relax into it and I totally get what she's saying. They have the elements right there, which is very cool for their first performance together. As they continue to work together and get into the groove as a duet, they’ll have a good chance of being solid contenders.
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