American Idol: Top 12 Girls Perform

We have had the chance Wednesday night to watch as the top 12 American Idol girls took to the stage. On American Idol, Guys' Night, some viewers felt as if the guys could have done a better job on their performances. To read about American Idol: Guys' Night click here. The top 12 guys did so poorly in fact, with a few exceptions, that I felt the girls had little for competition. Ryan Seacrest asked American Idol judge Randy Jackson about the night and I found a bit of humor in his reply which insinuated that the girls were going to have to work hard to outperform the guys. The only hard work seemed to be getting over their "colds".

Kristie Lee Cook, 24, is an Oregon native who won the judges over by singing "Amazing Grace" in her audition. In fact she had to sing the same song over again in order to win the judges over during American Idol Hollywood Week. I found it a bit funny that Kristie Lee sang "Rescue Me" as it seemed she was indeed in need of rescuing. Paula tried to rescue Kristie by giving her the excuse of being sick and being the first out on the stage for American Idol: Ladies' Night. Simon of course was honest and let Kristie Lee Cook know that her performance was subpar. Will the "sick" excuse be enough to rescue Kristie Lee from being kicked off of Idol? We'll have to see.

Joanne Borgella, 25, is an American Idol hopeful who has had a career as a plus sized model. Joanne took the stage on American Idol singing "I Say a Little Prayer", originally sung by Dionne Warwick, which happens to be one of my favorite songs to sing along to. Joanne Borgella looked comfortable on the stage as she sang her heart out. Idol judge Randy Jackson again spoke about "nerves" when giving Joanne her critique. Paula as always was the calm before the storm. Meanwhile Simon brought up the "Cabaret" when giving this Idol hopeful her constructive criticism.