American Idol 8: Top 13's "Michael Jackson" Night

It was a fairly good night for the contestants, with more shining moments than boo boos. We personally like Adam Lambert, Megan Joy, Allison Iraheta, Alexis Grace and Jasmine Murray's performances to that order.

Adam Lambert is such a performer. Those years in theater really honed his confidence onstage. With his rendition of Black and White Paula Abdul even said that in all the seven seasons of that show, they had never seen any other contestant as confident onstage as Adam. And she's kinda sure they'll see Adam right to the end. Love the girl.

What's we like about Megan Joy is her refreshing appeal and distinct vocals. It looked like she really enjoyed singing Rockin' Robin. She has that style that you'd like to listen to coupled with the little dance she does onstage. She's so adorable.

The rocker Allison Iraheta rocked the house with her version of Give In To Me. Randy even commented that she can sing any song (of any genre). Kara also liked her high notes, she almost felt the walls closing in when Allison hit them.

Alexis Grace sang Dirty Diana. A lot of rocker in this season and compared to Allison, Alexis' voice has a different texture. But we're almost sure her problem would mostly be her song choice.

The last of our favorites is Jasmine Murray who did her own version of I'll Be There. Her notes was quite good. Steady is more like it, and the judges liked her performance - that's the important thing.

Here's the complete song list of the Top 13:

Lil Rounds - The Way You Make Me Feel
Scott MacIntyre - Keep the Faith
Danny Gokey - Pretty Young Thing
Michael Sarver - You Are Not Alone
Jasmine Murray - I'll Be There
Kris Allen - Do You Remember The Time
Allison Iraheta - Give In To Me
Anoop Desai - Beat It
Jorge Nuñez - Never Can Say Goodbye
Megan Joy - Rockin' Robin
Adam Lambert - Black and White
Matt Giraud - Human Nature
Alexis Grace - Dirty Diana

Who goes tomorrow? We can only guess. And what is it that they will announce tomorrow that Ryan Seacrest said will alter the entire show? Simon hinted, though, that it has something to do with the judges.