American Idol Recap Season 19, Episode 12: America Votes Top 16, Totally Blows It - TooFab

Contestants literally had the span of time during their introductory video packages to enjoy their excitement at advancing into that Top 16 and then just as quickly had to buckle down to do it all over again by performing.

She’s clearly still on her growth trajectory, but she’s going to have to hurry up as this race tightens to stay in it.

She’s got the richness in her tone to really pull this one out and she pulled on every bit of her range and vocal attitude to really dig in and deliver a memorable performance.

We really loved her physicality in how she commanded the stage, moving across it like the diva she could be with even more polish and confidence.

That’s what Wyatt has been doing since the very first time we saw him.

(“Elastic Heart,” Sia - 20, Chicago, IL) Grace is all power all the time, and her voice is incredibly strong and resonant.

This was better than when she was all big, all the time, but she’s not quite fully there yet.

We’d just like to see her continue pushing to better pull in and control all that power as it’ll make her even more exciting  to watch in the future -- and she should have one.

(“Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele - 21, Douglas, GA) How the hell does the guy who delivers what’s usually the best performance of the night raise his game this much with a single song.

Anilee’s night was definitely more up and down, with one great performance (her duet) and one not-so-great, while Cassandra was more consistent.

Her voice never really gets big, even though it hit that big note beautifully.

She’s a special kind of artist, but this wasn’t her most standout performance.

This just felt more like a deep track the fervent faithful might fall in love with on his album than a breakout single that’s going to push his career to the next level.

He feels a clear connection to these country songs, and manages to present the heart behind them in a way that’s still shocking every time you see how young he is.

His voice found a breathiness that really connected early on, replaced in a bit by some grit and even some smoothness.

Then, she saved her power until her second time through the chorus and then she just blew the roof of the place.

There was a natural cry in her voice we’d not heard before, showing just how much diversity she’s capable of even in this rock lane.

(“Gravity,” Sara Bareilles - 26, Fayetteville, AR) We’re not sure where Madison went in her head, but it was such an authentic place emotionally that she delivered the rawest performance of the night.

If we’re going to speculate on what might happen Monday night as America picks its Top 10 and the judges round it out with two more contestants to make a Top 12, we’re going to need to combine the rankings above to get an overall feel for how the entire Top 16 stacked up against one another.

Now, that’s how they ranked based on tonight’s performances, but we all know a lot more goes into America’s vote than just one performance -- or in the case of Jason Warrior, all of the performances.

We hope we’re wrong on this one, but we’re still hurting over Jason.

If we’re going to be upset in a shocking way again, then we might also be saying goodbye to someone like Wyatt or Caleb?

So rounding out our predictions is the one we’re least confident on, and that’s Colin.

Nevertheless, we’re going to plant our flag in the ground and say Alanis, Colin, Deshawn, and Graham are going home!

This way we can be super mad (or glad) when we’re wrong.