Thanks to the votes of “American Idol” viewers, Howard Beach’s Pia Toscano has moved on in the competition and will compete next week as part of the show’s top 11 contestants.
Wednesday night’s theme for the contestants was songs from the year of their birth. Singing "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," by Whitney Houston, Toscano once again received praise from the judges.
"You’re perfect every time you get up there," said Jennifer Lopez.
"Every week youre producing amazing vocals," added Randy Jackson. "Pia is in the competition to win it."
The viewers agreed keeping Toscano safe for another week.
During the Wednesday, March 9 show, the contestants performed songs by their own idols. Toscano, 22, chose to sing Celine Dion’s “All By Myself,” which she dedicated to her father.
“Ever since I was eight-years-old I’ve loved Celine Dion. She’s very family-oriented and I am as well,” she said during the show. “It’s a very emotional song and I can really connect with it. I’m really hoping to make my dad proud night.”
At the conclusion of her performance, Toscano once again got positive feedback from all three celebrity judges. Lopez said that, after Toscano’s previous performance of “I’ll Stand By You,” there were probably a lot of people wondering how she’d be able to top it. With “All By Myself,” Lopez felt Toscano did in fact top herself and called it “really, really beautiful.”
Jackson said Toscano “hit the notes dead on” and that she has “such a natural gift.” He added that he thought it was a “very hot, dope, cool performance” and that he loved it.
“You just slammed it,” Steven Tyler added. “That was beautiful.”
