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'American Idol' Live: Which contestant made the audience cry?
Leave it to "American Idol's" resident rocker to make the live audience cry on Wednesday, May 4's Top 5 performance show.Zap2it was on the scene at the taping and saw more than James Durbin become emotional after his performance of "Without You."
Before getting on stage to perform, Durbin went and hugged his four family members who were sitting in the audience. Durbin's vibe was pretty serious and somber, completely different from his usual excited, showman self.
After Durbin's performance, during which he broke down crying thinking about his family back home, we were kind of embarrassed because we were getting a little misty-eyed. Imagine our surprise when we looked around our section and saw a lot of the audience dabbing their eyes -- especially mothers who were at the taping with their children.
After the show cut to commercial break, Durbin was still pretty emotional while leaving the stage. Ryan Seacrest quickly went to him, gave him a hug and a pep talk. Three cheers for the host that cares the most! Yes, we know we're lame.
P.S. We don't know if you noticed, but Durbin actually performed "Without You" barefoot. He's never done that before and we just felt like you should know. And now you do. Moving on...
Other "Idol" behind-the-scenes tidbits:
-- Celebrities in attendance included Sir Anthony Hopkins, Kelly Preston, "Parenthood's" Dax Shepard and "Breaking In's" Michael Rosenbaum. Shepard and Rosenbaum were completely in to the show and seemed to like Durbin the most.
-- During Durbin's second performance, Rosenbaum stood up and told everyone in his section to stand up, yelling "Come on!" "Smallville's" Lex Luthor is on your side, Durbin. You can't lose now.
-- Nancy Cartwright -- she who voices Bart Simpson -- was also in attendance and entertained the crowd during a commercial break by breaking out her money-maker... Bart's voice, obviously.
-- The two contestants who seemed the most nervous before the show? Lauren Alaina and Durbin. The contestants who seem the most at ease? Haley Reinhart and Scotty McCreery. The contestant who interacted with the fans the most was Reinhart, who was high-fiving everyone and just having a good time with the audience.
-- When Alaina walked out in her blue and white gown for her second performance, the audience literally gasped, oohed and aahed. She looked that stunning.
-- Cute contestant moment alert! When Jacob Lusk was leaving the stage after his first performance, Lauren was coming on and gave him a big hug. Aw!
-- Speaking of hugs, while a recap of the night's performances was playing, the five contestants on stage had themselves one big ol' hug-a-thon -- especially Alaina and Reinhart, who seemed pretty close.
Did you cry during Durbin's performance of "Without You," Zappers? Don't worry, we're here with a shoulder and extra tissues if you need them.
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Yes, I did get teary! Nice to see that side of James.
i thought the this was terrible.....haley is so much better
James is using the boo hooing to get votes the poor poor baby.
I'm beginning to think America has lost their ability to recognize good vocals, there is nothing about his vocals that stand out, in fact he was horrible on both songs, missed several notes. I think he is playing for the disability vote & the poor me vote & the pathetic part is that it's working. This guy is no better than a karaoke singer & that's a stretch, Simon would have had him gone before the final 12. If he wins it won't be because he is the best singer. It will be because the judges aren't judging!
I agree - James sucks. And it's not because I don't like his style. His voice is NOT pleasant to listen to. The judges have no balls. I know Simon would have dealt with this weeks ago. I was hoping to see Jacob and James together in the bottom two. hopefully James will go away next week.
Have you people even "REALLY LISTENED" TO THE REAL JAMES DURBIN??? PLEASE, GO BACK TO THE VERY FIRST WEEK ON YOUR COMPUTER AND "LOOK AND LISTEN" TO A TRUELY TALENTED AND AMAZING PERFORMER!! THIS YOUNG MAN IS AS CLOSE TO A PRO AS I HAVE SEEN IN ALL 10 SEASONS!!! YES, I HELPED KELLY CLARKSON WITH MY VOTES-THEN, CLAY AIKEN, WHO CAME IN 2ND AND FROM THERE AFTER "MOST" OF THE NEXT SEASON'S WINNERS- I AGREED WITH! SO, JAMES FINALLY HAD AN IMPERFECT WEEK BECAUSE HE LET HIS EMOTIONS TAKE OVER. SO WHAT!?! IT DOES NOT NEGATE THE FACT THAT HE IS INDEED THE MOST COMFORTABLE ON STAGE-HE IS A NATURAL PERFORMER, HE CAN SING AND "DOES, HAVE A GREAT VOICE"! PLUS, HE PLAYS GUITAR AND CAN REALLY DANCE, INCLUDING-TAP DANCE, BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT ONE!! ANYONE, WHO TAKES THE TIME TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO EACH WEEK FROM 11 FINALISTS UP TO THE 6 FINALISTS WEEK. WEEK 11, STEVIE WONDERS, "LIVING FOR THE CITY" JAMES DURBIN BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN!! WEEK 9, GEORGE HARRISON'S-"WHILE MY GUITER GENTLY WEEPS"-JAMES WAS "AWESOME"!! WEEK 8-HE DID METAL, "VERY COOL"!! WEEK 7-THE BAND "MUSE"-SONG, "UPRISING"-JAMES WAS FREAKIN "SPECTACULAR"!!! WEEK 6-CAROLE KING WEEK-SONG CHOICE, "WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW"-OMG, JAMES BLEW EVERYBODY OUT OF THE WATER!! NOW, IF YOU GO WATCH AND LISTEN AND CAN'T "GET IT"!? THAN YOU "DO NOT" NO MUSIC, TALENT OR WHEN THERE IS A STAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!!! "JAMES DURBIN" IS THE REAL DEAL!! IT ALWAYS AMAZES ME THAT THE BIGGEST CRITICS OF A GREAT MALE TALENT ARE "INSECURE- JEALOUS MALES"! MY 3 BROTHERS USED TO BE LIKE THAT-"WHEN THEY WERE 13"!! GET OVER IT BOYS! GO JAMES!!! YOU ARE SUPER TALENTED!!! WE GIRLS LOVE YOU AND WILL BUY YOUR CD'S!!!!