AMERICAN IDOL...Season 12 & The Voice...Season 4

Liked Julliana, nice, pure tones.  Hi Sheila

Hey ladies - joining in.

I thought Rachel was good in the beginning and then went a little off.

Hi wonderland!!   Nice to have you join in, I liked Rachel also, liked the song and how she moved with it.

Breanna was really good! "Sexy on a stick" like NM said.

She was acting like a beauty contest contestant while taking with Ryan.

Janelle is a favorite of mine, I so hope she makes it through, here comes Z---------, hope she doesn't sing the National Anthem

I'm not a happy camper, that is probably the only song she could legitimately scream her way through, she does help the elderly, as you say Sheila.  I hated seeing that little pure singing girl go home, Janelle better get through just on the basis of her potential.

GOING HOME

Melinda Ademi  - Well, that was fun.   I couldn’t understand a word she sang, except for the chorus of “No, no, no, no, no…” I was thinking the same thing. The judges were underwhelmed.

 Juliana Chahayed – sooo sweet and innocent…only 15…..tremulous, whispery voice at times….plenty of time for her to mature and come back next year, or the year after that, or the year after that...

Jett Hermano – sat and played piano while she sang. I guess no one gave her the memo that there were SEVERAL cameras on her besides the only one she kept looking at…. I really expected some big finish at the end, but it never came.

Cristabelle Clack – She’s so pretty….why, oh why, did she dress like Minnie Mouse? The soulful rasp in her voice was getting plenty of play in her song, which, unfortunately was distracting at times.

Rachel Hale, aka “The Squinty, Smiley One”…. Did a fine job on stage… said she prayed for confidence and got it. Missed a few notes but otherwise did a nice job.

MOVING AHEAD

Candice Glover – Apparently making it all the way to Vegas last year helped her improve her confidence and stage presence. Even though she was fading in her low registers, she gave a great performance.

Aubrey Cleland – first contestant to really show the whole package….beautiful rendition of a Beyonce song, and she had great stage presence. Of course, NM was OBSESSED with her…

Breanna Steer – Another good performance, well-liked by the judges.  Great control and stage presence.

Janelle Arthur – In her video, she described Dolly Parton as her hero. She sang a song by Lady Antebellum, but it worked against her.  The song just kind of took over, and at times her lyrics were unintelligible because she was singing too fast to catch up. She does have a good voice for country, though, even though tonight she seemed “flat and disconnected” according to NM.

Zoanette Johnson: O. M. G. SERIOUSLY?  Lion King? Ya gotta hand it to her. This was the first I’d heard of her escape from war-torn Liberia at the age of 2.  She sang the song mostly off key, but with enough spirit (and extreme volume )  to convince the judges that they loved her. Yeah, yeah, nice person, works with the elderly, wants to help those in need…..however, wasn’t this supposed to be a SINGING COMPETITION?  And she was the only one who got a “Standing O” from the judges.  Oh, well, what do I know. The sad thing is that I thought she had already been eliminated! Surprise, surprise!!!