'American Idol' Top 12 Performances: Emily Piriz Does Jennifer Lopez

The 12 finalists of "American Idol" season 13 sang songs that reminded them of their hometowns in the

Wednesday, March 5 episode. Jena Irene was the first performer of the night, singing "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall which reminded her of road trips with her mom and brother. Keith Urban liked her "stage presence," while Jennifer Lopez said her "unique voice makes it your own." Harry Connick Jr. liked that she made "different choices in the melody," but still "wanted more." Up next was Alex Preston who went with Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want to Be". J.Lo thought it wasn't his best performance and "the arrangement overtook your vocal performance." Keith complained that the performance was unstable and "the song was kind of around you, instead of you centering and being in the song." Harry, however, praised Alex for stepping out of his comfort zone. Jessica Meuse sang "White Flag" by Dido which reminded her of being a teenager and learning to be herself. Harry got booed when calling the performance unfocused and sharp, but Harry thought "if you really really mean it then no one is going to care about your pitch." J.Lo concluded it, "I feel like you feel like you're comfortable, but it doesn't come off that way." Jessica said she would watch her performance back and believed the judges when they said she was sharp. Dexter Roberts slowed down "Lucky Man" by Montgomery Gentry. Keith said it was a perfect song choice which matched his voice. J.Lo suggested him to surprise the judges on every performance night, while Harry called it "the best performance of the night" by far. Emily Piriz made a brave choice by singing J.Lo's song "Let's Get Loud". "I have to say I loved it, I'm bias," J.Lo commented. Harry thought "the song and the production was too big for you tonight," but Keith believed the performance just secured her a spot in the Top 11.

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