Top 12 Performance: Chris Richardson

I love that Chris Richardson was charmingly insecure when working with Diana Ross. I love that Chris really tried to bring his own style to "The Boss." I HATE that Chris went onto that weird stage in the middle of the audience, walking through the crowd to do so. When do you ever see an artist at a concert go into the audience like that (the Clay Aiken concert doesn't count)? It's just silly, and they always end up out of breath by the time they make it back to the stage.

Chris' performance is okay, not as good as I was hoping for, but not a nightmare of Brandon or Haley proportions.

It's just that he's so darn cute.

Grade: B-


My Rankings, from best to worst: (Click on a contestant's name to read more detailed comments on their performance)
1. Lakisha Jones
2. Melinda Doolittle
3. Blake Lewis
4. Jordin Sparks
5. Chris Richardson
6. Phil Stacey
7. Chris Sligh
8. Stephanie Edwards
9. Gina Glocksen
10. Haley Scarnato
11. Brandon Rogers
12. Sanjaya Malakar