On Thursday night, most of America was shocked to find out that Pia Toscano was going home. The morning after her elimination, Pia hopped on a press call and she had a positive out look on the show and her future.
If given the chance, would Pia have done anything differently? "Absolutely not. I feel like if you make a mistake, it's just helping you grow. You learn from those mistakes, so I wouldn't change a thing. I truly agree with everything that the judges said to me-all their constructive criticism. I've tried to work on my weaknesses, and I will continue to do so."
Judge Randy Jackson frequently advises the contestants not to sing "The Big Three": Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Whitney Houston. Pia wasn't scared away from covering songs by those nearly unattainable voices, and the risk paid off. "I like to challenge myself, and I like to take risks. Those are singers that I've grown up listening to, so I just tried my best with them, and they went over well. So I'm just thankful that everybody enjoyed my performances."
Pia sang ballads the first several weeks of the competition. Per the judges' advice, Pia switched it up this week and sang an up-tempo song, Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep Mountain High." Does she think that's why she was eliminated? "No, it's nobody's fault, and the judges were absolutely right. I needed to change it up, and I was really excited about this performance and ... read more
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