Singin' a Happy Teen: Will Jordin Heed Simon's Words?

American Idol finalist Blake Lewis tells TVGuide.com that come Tuesday night, he and Jordin Sparks will sing one song they have performed previously; a new tune of their own choosing; and, to complete their set, the winning ditty from this season's songwriting competition-within-a-competition  "but that's all I can reveal."In a separate conference call, Jordin told reporters that Simon Cowell's comments  namely, his recent riffs that her song picks sometimes skew too old for someone all of 17  "always stay with you. But at the same time, I can't really base what I'm going to do off of that, even though I can and sometimes do." But in this particular, kinda-important instance, will she embrace a "youth" movement? "Next week, I have a more youthful song in my repertoire that I'm going to pull out," Jordin previewed. "So I'm really excited."POLL: Might beat-boxer Blake best Jordin to win? Vote here.

Matt Mitovich

May 18, 2007 at 3:01 p.m. PT

American Idol finalist Blake Lewis tells TVGuide.com that come Tuesday night, he and Jordin Sparks will sing one song they have performed previously; a new tune of their own choosing; and, to complete their set, the winning ditty from this season's songwriting competition-within-a-competition - "but that's all I can reveal." In a separate conference call, Jordin told reporters that Simon Cowell's comments - namely, his recent riffs that her song picks sometimes skew too old for someone all of 17 - "always stay with you. But at the same time, I can't really base what I'm going to do off of that, even though I can and sometimes do." But in this particular, kinda-important instance, will she embrace a "youth" movement? "Next week, I have a more youthful song in my repertoire that I'm going to pull out," Jordin previewed. "So I'm really excited." POLL: Might beat-boxer Blake best Jordin to win? Vote here.