It's time for our first round.
One by one, the members of the Four
will each perform a song.
Then, our fourth judge, the audience,
will vote and decide on their favorite performance.
The artist who wins this round will get the power to choose
who they want to face in round 2.
So, let's get to it!
-Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Up first is our sultry R&B artist, Whitney Reign.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Whitney!
-There's so much talent that has come on this show,
and to know that I'm on the final four, that's so crazy.
Going into the finale,
I'm learning three songs that I've never sang before.
I have to go bigger than I've ever have before
to win this competition.
I've been up late nights, no sleep, making sure
I'm getting my lyrics down because I don't want to
go out there and mess up.
-I don't know all of the words, but I'm gonna --
I'm gonna do the parts that I do now.
-Rehearsal didn't go as planned today.
My voice isn't here.
I've been battling with a sinus infection.
It's making me struggle to hit those high notes,
and I need to hit those to win.
-Tonight, Whitney's gonna have to bring out all her moves,
all her riffs, all her notes, all her passion to win.
-My voice is not 100%, but I can't let that
get in the way of my dream.
I need to focus on what I can control
and give it everything that I got.
This is my dream, and I'm not going to lose.
¶ Run me like a river ¶
[ Cheers and applause ]
¶ Where's all my soul sistas? ¶
¶ Lemme hear y'all flow sistas ¶
¶ Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista ¶
¶ Hey sista, go sista ¶
Y'all can sing it with me. ¶ Soul sista, go sista ¶
¶ He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge ¶
¶ Struttin' her stuff on the street ¶
¶ She said, "Hello, hey Joe! You wanna give it a go?" ¶
¶ Oh! ¶
¶ Gichie, Gichie, ya ya dada ¶
¶ Hey, hey ¶
¶ Gichie, Gichie, ya ya here ¶
¶ Hey ¶
¶ Mocha Chocalata ya ya ¶
¶ Oh ¶
¶ Creole Lady Marmalade ¶
Come on!
One, two, three, four!
¶ Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir ¶
¶ Voulez vous coucher avec moi ¶
¶ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ¶
¶ Mocha Chocalata ya ya ¶
¶ Creole Lady Marmalade ¶
¶ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ¶
¶¶
[ Cheers and applause ] -Aah!
-Give it up for Whitney Reign!
[ Cheers and applause ]
In just a bit, the audience will vote to decide
which of the final four they think deserves
the power to choose who they want to challenge,
but first, let's check in with our panel to see
what they thought of that performance.
Meghan?
-Whitney! You're so sassy.
I love your dance works. I was so entertained.
I couldn't stop smiling, and I was just thinking
about you the whole time, like, "Good for her.
Just slaying through her sickness."
Great job.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Diddy?
-You've really, really, really grown.
From the first time you stepped on this stage
to the time you lost your seat, to the way you came back
last week, to the way you just ate that stage up
just now completely.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Meow, meow, meow.
-You found your bag.
Keep it up. Congratulations.
-Thank you.
-Will Whitney Reign get the opportunity to choose
which of the Four she wants to challenge?
Leah Jenea gets her chance to perform after the break.