OK, here goes. After having watched the top three perform on American Idol last night, here’s my thoughts and takes on what will happen tonight:
- Jordin Sparks is a cute kid with a great voice; but she has an uncomfortable stage presence because of her age. Overall, she was the worst; there were some good moments but they were far and few between. Berating Simon Cowell didn’t help much, either. She gets eliminated tonight, to the horror of her many fans.
- Blake Lewis? He’s a beat-boxing extraordinaire, but this is a “singing” contest, after all. His “Roxanne” was a dim karaoke version. However, he did enough with the other two songs to make it to the finals next week.
- Melinda Doolittle is truly what a singer and performer should be; she is coming out of her shyness and really nailed all three of her songs last night. She has an endearing quality about her that is far from the “diva-ness” of what Jordin has been showing lately. She’ll be in the finals next week.
Who will win? Melinda in a landslide victory, IF the people vote on what it means to be an idol, and not just a pretty face and decent voice. It’s the WHOLE package.
Your thoughts?
May 16, 2007 at 4:47 pm
I agree with you, even though I think Blake is probably the most contemporary and ‘commerical’, I think Melinda will win. She deserves it, she’s been the most consistent throughout. I also agree that Jordin seems so uncomfortable onstage, it was especially noticeable last night during “She Works Hard for the Money”. The only thing that would shock me tonite would be if Melinda goes home..