Could Jordin Sparks Win American Idol?

May 8, 2007 |

Tonight was a strange American Idol. At this level of the competition there can’t be any mistakes from the contestants yet, there were plenty. Poor song choices, tired voices and unenthusiastic performances were the rule instead of the exception this evening. Of course singing Barry Gibb Bee Gee’s tunes isn’t the easiest thing in the world either. Not everyone can sing falsetto throughout an entire song.

Each contestant sang two songs and as the show started out, I think everyone was hoping the second songs were better than the first. With the exception of Jordin Sparks, the rest of the contestants had a somewhat of a hard time stepping up for their performances. Jordin however, showed us that she just might be able to win the Idol crown.

I expected much better on tonight’s show, but here’s what we got:

Melinda Doolittle - Melinda’s first song wasn’t all that bad, but Simon didn’t think it had the wow factor. Even though Melinda is in a different league we’ve some to expect that from her full tilt, every time she gets on the stage. It was good, but it wasn’t full tilt. I felt the same way about her second song, How Do You Mend A Broken Heart. That used to be my favorite Bee Gee’s song so I was really looking for a knockout performance from Melinda, but it didn’t happen.

Blake Lewis - You Should Be Dancin was Blake’s first choice for a song and it didn’t go over that well. Blake’s falsetto wasn’t that good and Simon thought it was corny. What a difference a week makes. You Give Love A Bad Name was incredible last week and this week Blake gave himself a bad name. This Is Where I came In was Blake’s second song and for me, it had no life in it. It didn’t feel like the Blake we love. Unfortunately I think Blake will be heading home tomorrow. You just can’t sing two songs like he did with only 4 contestants left and expect to stick around. Beside the beatboxing thing is wearing a little thin.

Lakisha Jones - Stayin Alive was Kiki’s first tune and I though it was pretty good and she sang it like she meant business however, the judges thought it was just okay. Run To Me was Lakisha’s second song and this used to be my second favorite Bee Gee’s song and again it was a bit of a let down for me.

Jordin Sparks - Jordin belted out To Love Somebody for her first tune and it was the hit of the evening for sure and I think Jordin could actually win American Idol. Her second effort was the Babs tune Woman In Love and even though it was a bit screamy at the end, Jordin put on the best show on Idol today. At this point that counts for everything.

All in all it was an interesting evening on American Idol. I think tonight was proof that some artists songs are quite a bit more difficult than others. Look at the difference in the performances between this week and last week. Bon Jovi tunes made the Idol contestants look good, Bee Gee’s tunes made most of them look bad.

So, what’s my American Idol prediction for this week? I already stated it above. I think that Blake’s performances did him in and he will be going home tomorrow. Blake has a bright future though because he is hot with his own style of music.

Tune in tomorrow evening to see who the final 3 will be.

Alan

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