VIDEO: Haley Reinhart Falls On American Idol -- Randy Gives Her A Standing O

Posted on May 19, 2011 @ 09:03AM

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Haley Reinhart brilliantly recovered from an embarrassing slip-and-fall during her rousing rendition of Led Zeppelin's What Is and What Should Never Be on Wednesday's American Idol.

The 20-year-old Illinois native tripped on the stairs, after running around the judges' platform to play to the crowd. To her credit, she just smiled and kept on going, getting a boost from the judges, who praised the way she didn't sell the stumble.

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"It's not about how many times you fall," judge Steven Tyler advised. "It's about how many times you get up." Randy Jackson loved her performance so much, he gave her a standing ovation.

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On Wednesday's show, the task was to sing three numbers: one picked by the show's judges (Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler); one picked by mentor Jimmy Iovine and one of their own choosing.

Reinhart, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina all excelled in their performances, leaving us guessing as to who will be eliminated.

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Someone's going home when American Idol returns Thursday on Fox at 8/7c. This season's champ will be announced on the show's Wednesday, May 25 finale.

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Haley to go home. Lauren to win.

by Heilige Bimbam
Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 8:32pm

*growling dog

by 2hearts
Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 1:46pm

dont want to gain somethin from someones mishaps BUT ....hahahaha guess she got her wings clipped. bigggg fall for a bigggg ego. shut up and go home already! u look like your high and swalled a growing dog.

by 2hearts
Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 1:45pm

Please send Haley home! She is rude to the judges and has a diva attitude. Go LAUREN!

by allygirl11
Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 1:38pm

My votes go to Lauren as Jimmy abused her when the started the feud between himself & Miley Cyrus' fans by saying Lauren is a better singer. JLO calls Lauren "baby" so fan will think she is too young to win. Randy is just his rude self to her.

by Bjan
Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 1:11pm

Not a fan of her singing but Randy got himself in trouble last wk being extra mean to Haley. His standing ovation was to keep his job. Randy is the WORST judge on Idol. He name drops & brags about his OWN CAREER all the time.

by Bjan
Posted Thu, 05/19/2011 - 1:08pm