“I’m just a normal guy who loves to play music,” said Phillips. “I just happened to get lucky and I'm so blessed by it. I'm so excited.”
“Being in the position I'm in now is more than I could have ever asked for,” added Sanchez. “I've been looking forward to auditioning for American Idol ever since the first season. And now, the first season that I’m eligible, I've made it to the Top Two! It's crazy what you can do when you put your mind and heart to it! I don't know what could be better than this.”
"She was the point man of that era, and we're going to miss her so, so much," said Steven, while Randy added, "She is the lone queen of dance music … so everyone should pay homage to that. Just a true pioneer."
Former Idol Adam Lambert told ET, "Donna Summer defined a whole genre of music … she'll definitely be missed." While Rita Wilson proclaimed, "Donna Summer was really like a voice of a generation …I wish she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
"[Phillip] and Jessica have to pick nothing but sheer moments," said Randy. "They need the best songs they've ever had, and perform and sing the I-don't-know-what out of them."
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"I'm happy but I'm shocked at the same time. I was like a girl that just auditioned a few months ago and to make the final two and being so young, it's a lot to take in," Sanchez said. "It's a 50-50 chance of winning. I'm scared and nervous and excited at the same time."
Phillip Phillips is an American singer from Leesburg, Georgia. He is an amazing singer. Phillip names Dave Matthews, Johnny Lang, Mumford & Sons, and Tool among his musical influences. He does not like love songs. He said
“I don’t like gushy love songs or songs that are just stupid and make no sense at all. If you write a love song, make it different — don’t just write, ‘I love you baby, you are so wonderful …!’ It aggravates me.
"I can't believe it's down to two people, because I remember in Hollywood Week there were hundreds of us and at the stadium (for early auditions) there were thousands of us and I never, ever dreamed or ever thought I would make it this far. It's so crazy," he said.
"I didn't think I was going to make it through Hollywood Week. That was tough, a tough thing to do, man. God has blessed me so much with this. Me, (third-place finisher Joshua Ledet) and Jessica and all of us, we always pray just to have fun with it. It's an experience that not many people get to have. It's amazing," he said.
“We’re all so numb because there’s nothing we can really feel because it’s almost over,” the 21-year-old blues singer told reporters after performances May 16.
“We prayed before we got on stage and were talking about how much fun we want to have because we’re not in competition and everybody’s so different.”
Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips made it to the final.
