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‘American Idol’: Alabama’s Lady K delivers a ‘stunning vocal’ on Disney Night, but …
Alabama’s Girl Okay made a swish exit from “American Idol” on Sunday evening, ending her run on the ABC actuality sequence as a member of the Prime 10.
Girl Okay, whose offstage title is Kezia Istonia, delivered a “gorgeous vocal” on Disney Night time, choose Katy Perry stated. However the cowl of “How Far I’ll Go,” a tune from the soundtrack of “Moana,” wasn’t sufficient to maintain Girl Okay within the competitors.
Viewers voted for his or her favorites through the stay, two-hour broadcast, and when the episode reached its conclusion, the three lowest vote-getters had been eradicated. Girl Okay was considered one of them. (Emyrson Flora and Mike Parker had been eradicated, as effectively.)
Nonetheless, Girl Okay obtained considerable reward on Sunday from all three judges on the present.
“Actually, after I noticed you stroll onto the stage, I believed Vanessa Williams was right here,” Perry stated, “I used to be like, who is that this stunning, grown, swish attractive girl? Not solely are you attractive in presentation, however that was a shocking vocal, particularly that a part of the top. You gave us runs on runs on runs.”
“You appear to be a star. You sound like a star,” Lionel Richie stated.
“Nice job with all the pieces that the present has thrown at you,” Luke Bryan stated. “It was an important efficiency.”
Though Girl Okay’s time on “Idol” has ended, she leaves the sequence with a better public profile and an expanded fan base. The soulful singer additionally earned particular consideration from Richie, an Alabama native who referred to as Girl Okay his “homegirl.” (She lives in Tuskegee, the pop legend’s hometown.)
“There’s simply no telling how far I’ll go,” Girl Okay, 25, stated on Instagram Sunday evening, after her ouster on the present. “Thanks America. This ain’t the final time y’all will see LadyK, that is the start! Simply watch.”
Girl Okay was the ultimate contestant from Alabama left within the competitors throughout Season 20. Three different singers from the state — Tristen Gressett of Pell Metropolis, Cadence Baker of Florence and Tyler N. Allen of Cell — had been eradicated in earlier episodes.
Listed below are the Prime 7 singers on Season 20 of “American Idol”:
- Leah Marlene
- Jay Copeland
- Noah Thompson
- Fritz Hager
- HunterGirl
- Nicolina Bozzo
- Christian Guardino
Monday’s episode, “The Nice Idol Reunion,” is a twentieth anniversary particular that options performances by earlier winners and contestants. The checklist contains Birmingham’s Ruben Studdard, Scotty McCreery, Jordin Sparks, David Prepare dinner, Lauren Alaina, Kris Allen, Maddie Poppe and extra.
For those who watch: Season 20 of “American Idol” airs on Sundays and Mondays at 7 p.m. CT on ABC. Early episodes of the sequence had been filmed prematurely.
Former Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts is set to miss the Philadelphia Eagles Week 17 games against the Dallas Cowboys as he’s been ruled out with a concussion. Hurts left the Eagles Week 16 game after taking a blow to the head.
The Eagles are still in the hunt for the top overall seed in the NFC but trail the Detroit Lions by a game.
Several former Alabama players are listed as questionable entering the weekend’s action. Former defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, Anfernee Jennings, A’Shan Robinson and Quinnen Williams are all in the grey area along with Miami Dolphins offensive stars Jaylen Waddle and Tua Tagovailoa.
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Thursday night former Alabama guard Collin Sexton recorded his first double-double of the season. He scored 19 points and got 11 assists for the Utah Jazz in a 122-120 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
First double-double of the season for Young Bull:
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December 28, 1985: Freshman running back Gene Jelks and junior linebacker Cornelius Bennett were named game MVPs after Alabama’s 24-3 victory over Southern California in the Aloha Bowl. A 1-yard run by Craig Turner, a 24-yard pass from Mike Shula to Clay Whitehurst and a 14-yard end around by Al Bell accounted for the Crimson Tide touchdowns.
“We had great respect for Alabama, especially its defense, we knew they were a formidable opponent. But in retrospect, I think they were a lot stronger than a lot of our people thought.”
– Dennis Erickson after the 1993 Sugar Bow
Michigan has arrived in Tampa, Florida, for its New Year’s Eve kick against the Alabama Crimson Tide in what will be a rematch of last season’s epic Rose Bowl showdown, a game the Wolverines won, 27-20, in overtime.
The Wolverines held their first practice of the trip on Friday after arriving the day after Christmas. Excitement surrounding Michigan’s borderline elite recruiting class is certainly palpable — five-star QB Bryce Underwood is leading the way in that regard — but the team is still preparing for a battle against Alabama.
Before practice began on Friday, key players of the Michigan offense met with reporters to discuss the ReliaQuest Bowl. Starting quarterback Davis Warren talked about the transition from Michigan’s 13-10 win over Ohio State to now preparing for the game against the Crimson Tide.
“You get those couple weeks between Ohio (State) and this game, and you get a chance to reflect a little bit on the season, but I think we’ve taken it in stride and taken it as a real opportunity to get better at football and thinking about things you did during the year, things you did well, things you can improve on, and how you can work on them over these next two to three weeks of practice that we’ve had. … That’s been the goal — just getting better at football and preparing for our opponent while doing it,” Warren said.
Notably, Warren began the year as the starter, but lost his job to Alex Orji after throwing three interceptions against Arkansas State in Week 3. But after experiments with Orji and Jack Tuttle failed, Warren was reinserted as a starter ahead of the Michigan State game.
Warren finished out the regular season strong, capping it off with an emphatic 13-10 win over Ohio State in Columbus.
Still, though, this season marks the first time in four years that the Wolverines are not playing for a national title, and with a star-studded recruiting class coming in, it’s hard for fans not to look ahead to 2025.
But ignoring what fans might be thinking about, Warren says the team isn’t looking past Alabama at all.
“I don’t think we’re overlooking (the game) at all. … As a group, we’re focused on winning this football game,” Warren said. “Michigan needs us to win this game, we want to win this game and we plan on winning this game. So, I know we’re going to take that approach. It’s a really good opportunity for all of us. Man, we’re going to fight tooth and nail to go get a win.”
Michigan will practice on Saturday and Sunday ahead of the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl, which will kick off at Noon ET on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
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