I think I've been around this site long enough for folks to know that I know very little about modern pop music, so an IDOL show devoted to the finalists singing Stevie Wonder songs was pretty torturous for me. Most of the tunes to my ear went to strange, eccentric places in the melody, and not just because of the singers' performances. There were only two or three of the twelve songs that I would ever want to hear again with ANYONE singing them.
That said, the singers who most entertained me tonight were Ace, Mandisa, Bucky, Katharine (the best of the night for me), and Taylor.
I still think Elliott has the best tone in his voice of the men. Ace is the most comfortable in front of an audience. Chris and Taylor are also very assured and are a pleasure to watch.
Paris and Lisa, both in their mid-teens were made up to look like they were 35 years old. I didn't think either one picked songs that could show vocally what they could do. Paris in particular irritated me by singing along with the accompaniment and not actually singing the song. (Fantasia used to do this also).
In terms of calling in votes, at the 40 minute mark into the voting, I tried every single person's number. Only one person's line was busy at that point: Taylor.