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AI Girls
So much for high hopes. As a group, they were even more mediocre than the boys. Eight of the twelve were just "meh." Lots of bad song choices, lots of pitchy spots, not much energy, nothing distinctive or special. I voted for three:
Carrie Underwood, the blond farm girl from Oklahoma. She picked a song I wasn't familiar with and still had me riveted. Nice dynamic range to her voice, more than I can say for some currently quite-successful country stars.
Nadia Turner, the striking black woman with the amazing afro who benefited from the raised age limit this year. Again, she picked a song I didn't know, but I was glued.
Aloha Mischeaux, the black (part-Hawaiian?) woman with the low hairline. She performs with great energy, confidence and style. They are right that she needs to not be too much like Beyonce, and emphasize those aspects of her persona that are unique.
Of the others, Mikalah Gordon (the teenager with the Yiddishisms) has a distinctive voice, but Simon is right that she's right on the border between charmingly quirky and annoying. Janay Castine (black teenager), Vonzell Solomon (Florida mail carrier) and Melinda Lira (undetermined ethnicity, sturdy stature) might do okay with better song selections and increased confidence. The rest totally bore me.
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