Vocal Point in, Delilah out on 'The Sing-Off'

SANDY — Hundreds of Vocal Point fans cheered as the Brigham Young University men's a cappella group stayed in the running on NBC's "The Sing-Off" Monday night.

The nine-man a cappella sensation wowed the judges with "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks as its rock-n-roll hit and "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flats as its country hit.

The judges said the "Utah boys" came off a tough week with a strong showing as the group's members started back to class in the middle of competition.

"Sometimes we rehearsed in the airport shuttle," said Ross Welch, one of the Vocal Point singers.

Delilah — the female group comprised of singers from the shows' first two seasons including Mormon lead singer Amy Lynn Whitcomb and vocalist Laina Walker — was eliminated.

Delilah's rock-n-roll song "Dream On" by Aerosmith impressed the judges as Whitcomb "took it up into the stratosphere" with her vocals.

Dubbed a "female Steven Tyler" by judge Shawn Stockman, judge Sara Bareilles said perhaps the group peaked too early, leaving themselves nowhere to go.

In its country number, "If I Die Young," the judges cited pitch problems but called the song emotionally compelling.

Vocal Point, in ruffled shirts and dark jackets, leaped and jumped onto the stage, the steps and even into the camera lens with its rock-n-roll number.

"How adorable are they?" asked Bareilles.

"Is that how they do it in Provo, Utah?" Stockman asked. "You showed a little bad boy and put your Vocal Point stamp on it. You came through."

Judge Ben Folds said Vocal Point always rocks, but this time it brought in hair metal.

For "Life is a Highway," the "BYU boys" put on cowboy hats, flannel shirts and boots and sang "legitimate country," according to Folds. "It sounded right. You pulled it off musically."

"You're all so proud of yourselves when you're done. It's so freakin' cute," Bareilles said.

Six of the Vocal Point members attended the party at Jordan Commons Megaplex Theaters Monday surrounded by more than 200 fans and friends.

They explained that they had access to network choreographers and arrangers but got so used to working together over the weeks they taped the shows that they basically arranged everything themselves.