It was ladies’ turn to take the stage Wednesday night on "American Idol" and show the world and the judges what they’re capable of.

Similarly to the men, the girls got to pick their songs from the 1960’s and I think it’s only fair to mention they did a far better job with the song selection than the guys.

Kicking of the show was Kristy Lee Cook, with "Rescue Me," but as she successfully managed to sell a horse to pay for the trip to audition for the show, she failed to impress the judges. By the end of her performance, even she knew it wasn’t "her best." Randy Jackson thought her performance was rough around the edges while Paula said it was OK because she’s a little sick. Simon Cowel however, called her "robotic" which she couldn’t blame on the flu.

Next in line was 25-year-old plus-sized model, JoAnne Borgella, whose rendition of "I ay A Little Prayer" didn’t get too many cheers, with Randy noticing her voice felt shaky, while Paula urged her to pull it together.

"I didn’t like it at all. I’m sorry, but once again this is the part of the show where you have to come out and nail it… I thought there was no confidence and there was nothing in your vocal to get hold of," Cowell said.

The youngest contestant, 16-year-old Alaina Whitaker, who turns 17 sometime next week, sang "More Today Than Yesterday" and proved herself to be better than the previous contestants, with Randy noting that season seven is "turning out to be the year of the young ones." Paula gave her a thumbs up saying she nailed it, and that she had the best ending she's heard on that song.

And although Simon told her, "I think you're very good. First time tonight we haven't seen any nerves," he said he didn’t really like he song because it's so corny.

Another favorite performance of the judge’s came later when teenager Alexandrea Lushington took on the Blood Sweat & Tears song, "Spinning Wheel."

"This Season 7 is about being young ‘cause you blew the doors off that. It was like, dope, with all these weird chords," Randy enthused. "You got it! It was hot baby. "

Performing "Where the Boys Are," was 25-year-old Amy Davis, a trade show model and grand student from Indiana, but her singing fell flat. Although Paula told her the camera loves her, she admitted that overall, her performance was "lackluster." Simon too noticed she "looked great but you didn't sound great."

Sporting black and blonde hair, Amanda Overmyer, 23, from Indiana sang "Baby, Please Don’t Go" and she rocked! The audience loved her, the judges as well.

"I really like you because I genuinely think you're authentic," Simon said, also accusing her of forgetting some of the words.

As far as Brooke White is concerned, her "Happy Together" performance got mixed critique but as whole, Simon said he hoped she’ll do a good job throughout the competition.   

Next victim was Kady Malloy who sang "A Groovy Kind of Love," and all the judges agreed she was more compelling when pretending to be other performers, than when she's being herself.

"When you do Britney, you're brilliant, and when you do you, the lights just go off," Simon said.

It was Asia'h Epperson, who took home some of the strongest comments of the night, for her rendition of "Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart."

"For me, it was my favorite of the night. You let go, you’re fun, you’re likeable," Simon said.

For Randy, however, it was Irish-lass-turned-San-Diegan, Carly Smithson, who despite being sick, pulled out his particular favorite performance.

"The best vocal of the last two days," Randy stated. "The best vocal of the top 24."

Sayesha Mercado sang "Tobacco Road," and although she sounded a little bit shaky, her strong voice and excellent personality saved her performance. Randy called her "consistent" and Paula said it's all about consistency and joy, while Simon noted she is indeed talented.