Top 10 Girls

Here we go. The women don't really have anything to prove now since they sang circles around the guys last week. But are they going to continue their dominance or will they take it easy this week? Will LaKisha and Melinda continue to be in a different league or will they come back to everyone else's level? It's going to be fun to see.

Gina Glocksen - I think Gina sounds great on this song. This song became really popular again because of Carrie and her outstanding performance in Season 4. Gina is great on this but not as good as Carrie. She lost a little of her power at the very end but I liked it. I'm still a little surprised at how strong Gina's voice is although she does have a tendancy to "blow out" her voice by the end of the song. She needs to watch the shouting vs. the singing during the power notes at the end. Grade B+

Alaina Alexander - Alaina is singing one of my favorite songs from last year, Not Ready To Make Nice. She started the song off well but when she got into the 2nd verse I feel like she lost a lot of it. The emotional part of the is supposed to be a little shouty but she missed those notes as well. She was pretty flat for most of the 2nd half of the song. It was just ok. Grade C

LaKisha Jones - Interesting. LaKisha sounds amazing on this song however it lacks some energy. When Paris sang this last year she blew the rough off with all of that energy. LaKisha is just singing the song but nothing more. Her voice is so technically perfect though. It's beautiful to listen to. She knows exactly how to work it with her songs. Grade A-

Melinda Doolittle - Wow. I love this one. Her rendition sounds like something Natalie Cole would do but still something totally new. I loved all the little nuances she did in the song. She definitely made the song her own. And her voice is spot on! Melinda has total control over her voice and knows how to change it up with her phrasing. This will probably be the best of the night. Grade A

Antonella Barba - What the hell is she wearing? We're back in the 60s? And then she comes out with a Celine Dion song? Total disconnect! She's basically doing the same thing she did last week. It's pretty evident now that her voice is pretty thin. When you've got fuller voices like LaKisha and Melinda, Antonella's wispy (but still good) voice really lacks. It's a little pitchy all throughout. Better than last week but the weakest of the bunch so far. Grade C-

Jordin Sparks - tough start for her. She was in front of the beat and pretty pitchy. wow, her voice is all over the place. As soon as she goes down to the lower notes her pitch goes off. She's mostly on in the mid range but her power notes were all over the place as well. Sadly, this is a huge mess compared to last week. This one could be even worse than Antonella. But I think her tears could help her. Grade D

Stephanie Edwards - ugh. I hate this song choice. I have no idea what it is but it isn't good. I can't tell if it's the song or not but Stephanie seems to be in front or behind the beat all the time. It's awkward. Really, the highlight of the song was just the very end. But compared to last week this was a really bad performance. Grade C+

Leslie Hunt - she chose the perfect song for her voice. Now you can really hear the velvety tone of her voice. I'm not sure how I felt about the scatting but the singing was really nice. I wish the song had a little more to it though. She sounded nice but it was an average performance. I think Simon is absolutely correct. Because her voice is husky and jazzy she can't really compete with the belters like LaKisha and Melinda. Grade C+

Haley Scarnato - Well, her voice isn't strong enough to drown out the background singers. Once they start singing you can't hear her at all. that's a problem. It was a good performance. She had fun with it but I think the song was too big for her. Definitely better than last week though. Grade B-

Sabrina Sloan - I kinda feel like she was shouting at times throughout the song. It definitely wasn't as good as last week. She brought it together in the end but there were a lot of rough spots along the way. She has a great voice though and I think she'll be safe for another week. Grade B-

Overall, I thought the women were actually weaker than the guys this week. I'm not sure if they felt they were safe bceause last week or what, but the songs they chose this week really didn't showcase their talents as well. The best were Melinda, LaKisha and Gina.

The two going home are Alaina and Hayley (Leslie Hunt is very close to being here as well). Jordin actually did the worst tonite but I think she's proven herself already that she'll get a free week. Hayley actually did pretty well but I dont' think she has a big enough fanbase to save her. Antonella should be going home but Vote For the Worst has her picked for the women. She'll probably be staying until the Top 12 unless you get out and vote for your favorites.