The top 12 guys sang Wednesday night for their chance to get on the big stage on American Idol.

Lee Dewyze sang "Fireflies" by Owl city and it was the most terrible rendition, EVER. Ellen DeGeneres said it had a few problems but that she really liked it. Simon Cowell said there was no moment with that performance but that it was better than the original. I gotta say the judges were way off with this one, Lee completely ruined the song.

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Alex Lambert chose to sing "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne. He seemed much older than he is, but overall it was a good performance. Randy Jackson wasn’t into it and the crowd boo-ed him. Kara Dioguardi said that it was too stiff and he needs to be himself.

Tim Urban sang "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley and he did a pretty good job but I kept thinking of how much better Justin Timberlake’s version was on the Hope for Haiti telecast. Ellen got up and gave Tim a hug because it was "fantastic!" Simon was playing with his chest hair and said it was his strongest performance.

Andrew Garcia took a risk and sang "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera. It was a bold choice but it may just be the thing to get him through to the next round. Randy liked Andrew’s sweater but didn’t like the song too much. Kara said he peaked too early and it’s just not working for him.

Casey James sang "You’ll Think of Me" by Keith Urban and it sounded very natural for him. And this is cliché with Casey, but it was a sexy performance! Ellen thought it was great and comfortable. Simon said it was Casey’s second best performance and that it was sincere.

Aaron Kelly went with a big song "I’m Already There" by Lonestar and it seemed pretty sincere for someone so young given the song subject. Randy said he should work on it but it was good. Kara said he gave it his all but the song was not relevant for a sixteen-year-old. Simon confirmed my love for him as a judge and said it did have emotion and was a nice song.

Todrick Hall was up next singing "Somebody to Love" by Queen and it just seemed kind of predictable for him. Don’t get me wrong, he has an amazing voice; it was just boring. Ellen said that it was brave but that he made it work for him. Simon said only parts were good and that it was very Broadway, but that it was a good song choice.

"Big Mike" or Michael Lynche sang "This Woman’s Work" by Kate Bush. He showed us his amazing falsetto abilities and how big his voice really is. Randy gave it the "dawg’s" seal of approval. Kara cried from his performance, wow!

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