I wasn't impressed because her performance was "soulless." There was no feeling in it at all. It was a total calculation, and is typical of this Idolized approach to singing, regardless of age. It's all "vocal gymnastics" and phony theatrics. Stunt singing. Mimicry. And while it's CUTE... as "singing," it's boring as hell to me.
Is she going to grow as an interpreter of song in a week? Or is she going to mimic something else on autopilot? She needs a solid mentor (voice teacher, and coach) to find out if she can begin to UNDERSTAND the song she's performing, instead of just showing off with it. That's the difference between a SINGER and someone parading around with a good vocal instrument. In other words, I don't care if she has a Stradivarius in her voice box, if she hasn't learned how to play it yet, it's not much more than saying, "Look what I got!"
She probably won't find her mentor, because most people don't care if she can interpret a song emotionally or not. They only care about the "big sound" and the riffs, and she could be singing the phone book and it wouldn't matter. That's the part that disgusts me. Not this gifted child, or her potential as a singer. But the audience's "religious" and over-the-top reaction to such a "disconnected" performance. The vocal "tricks" are all they seem to want, and that's very depressing to me.
This child has a shot at becoming an incredible singer, but she's NOT THERE YET. Not by a long shot.
...And yes, she's wrecking her voice singing that way. It's thrown deep into the back of her throat (ala Dudley Do-Right) to get that "big Aguilera" sound. Completely manufactured.
But that's what many people want and expect, I guess. I'm sure as hell not one of them.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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Updated On: 7/7/06 at 10:37 AM
Very talented. 
