"American Idol" 3/14

Theme: Year in Which They Were Born
Mentor of the Week: will.i.am

1. Phillip: "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding (1968; re-done in '89 towards his birth year of '90 by The Black Crowes)
2. Jessica: "Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan (1994, even though Jessica was born the year after)(originally by Vicki Sue Robinson)
3. Heejun: "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx (1989)
4. Elise: "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green (1972; re-done in her birth year of '83 by Tina Turner)
5. Deandre: "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie & Diana Ross (1981; re-done in his birth year of '94 by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey)
6. Shannon: "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (1995)
7. Colton: "Broken Heart" by White Lion (1985; re-released in '91)
8. Erika: "Heaven" by Bryan Adams (1985)
9. Skylar: "Love Sneakin' Up On You" by Bonnie Raitt (1994)
10. Joshua: "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge (1966; re-released in '91 by Michael Bolton, a year before this contestant was born)
11. Hollie: "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush (1985; Celine Dion recorded this song in '93, the year this singer was born)

IMPORTANT NOTES: The Jermaine Jones situation was addressed after Erika's performance. According to footage of his Tuesday afternoon rehearsal, his song would've been "Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram from 1987 (of course, it came from "An American Tail").

The musical guests tomorrow are Daughtry, Demi Lovato & Lana Del Rey.