It's back to the Navy for Tommy Stanley, one of two acts to be eliminated from the latest episode of "Nashville Star."
'Nashville Star' Recap and Interview: Two More for the Road
Navy engineer and teenage trio head home
By Bret Federigan MSN TV
The curtain fell for two contestants last night on "Nashville
Star," as Tommy Stanley and Pearl Heart were booted from the singing
competition show. The evening was especially short for Stanley, who was informed
of his dismissal at the outset of the episode and therefore not given an
opportunity to perform. The 23-year-old Navy engineer from Cushing, Okla., had
been lambasted all season long by the judges for lacking proper country chops,
seen as too "pop" for their tastes. More surprising were the fortunes of female
trio Pearl Heart, who, despite solid assurances from the judges last week that
they were on the right track, found themselves near teary-eyed at the close of
last night's live show. To the surprise of many, host Billy Ray Cyrus announced that the three sisters were
headed home. Last week, former beauty queen Alyson Gilbert was eliminated by
audience vote.
Performance Recap There was no shortage of backstage
drama during Week 5 of "Nashville Star." Here's a look at what the remaining
contestants sang and what the judges had to say:
Melissa: It has been a roller coaster ride for this
31-year-old mother of five from Texas. One week, she's battling elimination as
one of the bottom two. And the next, she's announced as the top vote-getter. Go
figure. Singing that old Anne Murray ditty, "Danny's Song," she turns in a
confident performance with a voice that grows more assured with each passing
week. Now that her nerves are beginning to subside, it's becoming easy to
see -- and hear -- that this Texan's got a real country voice, not to
mention a pretty compelling story. Jeffrey Steele said, "I love hearing you sing." Praising her
new front-runner status, John Rich commented, "If you're not the best,
you're at the very top of the heap."
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