And the American Idol is...
...Jordin Sparks!
Good choice, America.
Jordin was our family favorite from the beginning of the competition, in part because she was familiar to us from her appearances on America's Most Talented Kids a few years back, and in part because her family is the one that looks the most like ours. (Although I'm pretty sure Phillippi Sparks would kick my butt in the father-on-father physical challenges.)
Jordin might not have been the best singer in this year's Idol cast — Melinda Doolittle held that distinction — but Jordin has that ineffable je ne sais quoi that none of her competitors possesses: star quality. Your eye immediately tracks to her whenever she appears on camera. Her personality lights up the screen.
Vocal coaches will help Jordin refine her monumental, but often poorly controlled, singing talents. (As everyone associated with the show kept reminding us ad nauseum, she's only 17. That powerful voice will only get bigger and richer in the years to come.) But no coach can teach charisma — you're born with it, or you aren't.
Jordin exudes it. She'll be a superstar long after Idol has run its course.
It couldn't happen to a nicer kid.
Good choice, America.
Jordin was our family favorite from the beginning of the competition, in part because she was familiar to us from her appearances on America's Most Talented Kids a few years back, and in part because her family is the one that looks the most like ours. (Although I'm pretty sure Phillippi Sparks would kick my butt in the father-on-father physical challenges.)
Jordin might not have been the best singer in this year's Idol cast — Melinda Doolittle held that distinction — but Jordin has that ineffable je ne sais quoi that none of her competitors possesses: star quality. Your eye immediately tracks to her whenever she appears on camera. Her personality lights up the screen.
Vocal coaches will help Jordin refine her monumental, but often poorly controlled, singing talents. (As everyone associated with the show kept reminding us ad nauseum, she's only 17. That powerful voice will only get bigger and richer in the years to come.) But no coach can teach charisma — you're born with it, or you aren't.
Jordin exudes it. She'll be a superstar long after Idol has run its course.
It couldn't happen to a nicer kid.
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I am happy for Jordin and think she's talented and deserved to win. There is definitely something Jon Bennettish about her winning though. Apparently she tried out last year and didn't make it, so her parents homeschooled her this year to get it right. Did she work hard? Obviously, but it's all a bit pageant-like if it's true.
Overall, this season left me with that it factor. I just felt the talent wasn't as strong as a whole. Maybe me and Star Wars are just getting old.:(
Janet: One of the things I most appreciate about Jordin is that she comes off — on television, anyway — as a genuine young woman, without an overdose of pageant-girl mannerisms or attitude. (Unlike her erstwhile competitor Haley Scarnato, to throw out a name.) Only time will tell whether she maintains that warmth and humanity as her career flourishes.
I agree with you that this year's field was easily the blandest in Idol history. Aside from Jordin and Melinda Doolittle, I can't imagine a single one of the finalists developing into any kind of successful recording artist.
Then again, I didn't think much of Carrie Underwear, either, and she's doing just fine for herself.
Melinda Doolittle the talented vocalist with a heart of gold. The album’s first single, “It’s Your Love,” was released to radio stations nationwide in SeptembeR. Keep you update with Melinda career at www.melindasbackups.com
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