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After the shocking exit of Alexis Grace in last week’s episode of American Idol we are now down to the top 10. This week the hopefuls were asked to perform Motown hits. With the help of Motown legend Smokey Robinson, the contestants worked on their own versions of chart-toppers from the 70s and 60s.
The night was opened by two excellent performances by Matt Giraud who sang “Let’s Get It On,” and succeeded by Kris Allen’s take of another Marvin Gaye classic “How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You.” The judges loved Adam Lambert’s rendition of the Smokey Robinson hit “The Tracks of My Tears” and was deemed by Simon Cowell as the performance of the night.
All of the songs performed on the night, as well as contestants singing over original instrumental tracks from the 60s, will be available for download in iTunes.