News: American Idol's Top 12 Head "Home" for Second Elimination Week

It's Week 2 of eliminations on Season 13 of American Idol, and the theme is 'Home' - which, frankly, leaves the Top 12 a pretty wide range of songs to pick from, as long as their choice reminds them of some aspect of their town. Also, the pitch problems resulting from the new inner ear speakers thankfully seem to have been resolved this week. So, which song did each of the finalists choose to remind them of home? Let's get right into the performances:

'Suddenly I See' by KT TunstallThe performance: Jena has some breathing issues at the start of this one, but settles into the song nicely and even manages to (slightly awkwardly) work the stage a little bit. The 17-year-old has some work to do but it's a solid performance for Week 2.What the judges say: Keith Urban compliments her 'stage presence,' but encourages her to loosen up more. Jennifer Lopez says Jena is right on the cusp of blossoming into a true artist. 'Junior,' as Ryan Seacrest is now referring to Harry, agrees with Keith and says he'd like to see more energy.

'I Don't Wanna Be' by Gavin DeGrawThe performance: Alex infuses 'I Don't Wanna Be' with some R&B and reggae touches, but the performance is a little one-note (somewhat literally). Alex needs to change it up in the coming weeks to show us what he can do besides soft indie rock with a guitar. Also his grandmother is my new favorite person.What the judges say: J.Lo loves Alex's suit, but tells him the arrangement 'didn't quite suit the song and overtook your vocal.' Harry compliments the creativity of the performance but says it wasn't his favorite from Alex. And Keith says it felt a little unstable.

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'Lucky Man' by Montgomery GentryThe performance: Dexter gets bonus points for the footage of puppies in his background photo. The tone in his lower range is great, but sounds a little strained when he stretches to hit the higher notes. What the judges say: Keith says it was the 'perfect' song choice. J.Lo says she knows the panel is being hard on the performers tonight, but compliments the performance, which Harry calls the best of the night so far. Harry's only complaint? That Dexter should have changed a line about the Bengals to the Saints.

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'Waiting on the World to Change' by John MayerThe performance: C.J. has a nice gravelly edge to his voice, and while this performance isn't a show-stopper, it's pretty solid and certainly engaging. Plus C.J. looks like he's enjoying himself on stage, rather than just grinning and bearing his way through the song.What the judges say: The judges are mostly complimentary (though Harry tells C.J. he was a bit sharp). But Keith encourages C.J. to make songs his own and put an artistic spin on them, rather than just doing straightforward cover versions.

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'Take Me to the King' by Tamela MannThe performance: After landing in the bottom three with MK and Kristen last week, Malaya needs to do something special tonight. She opts to play the piano in addition to singing, but unfortunately the singing isn't in key for most of the song. There are some big moments towards the end but the first part of the song is just too inconsistent.What the judges say: Maybe something has gotten lost in the translation from stage to living room, but the judges eat it up. Jennifer says she got goosebumps, Keith praises Malaya's power and range, and Harry says good job in not going off the rails.

'Fix You' by ColdplayThe performance: Can we institute a ban on clapping from the Idol audience? Because Majesty's performance is gorgeous on its own, and would be even more emotionally resonant without the crowd's unnecessary assistance. Majesty adds a little bit of her own flair to the end of the song, which doesn't quite work. But the flowers in her guitar are a nice touch.What the judges say: Harry wishes Majesty would have stayed 'in the quiet zone,' and Jen and Keith agree that the bigger moments didn't really work out.

Before signing off, Seacrest checks in with the results from the Facebook super-voting thus far. Among the more recent singers, C.J. is in the lead.

What did you think of the performances tonight? Are you a fan of the real-time Facebook super-vote update? And who do you think will be sent home tomorrow? Sound off in the comments!

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