dead money on Edwards

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Melinda is out of this world good. Shes one of the best vocalists I've ever heard, from what I've heard she sounds like she's on par with some of the all time great female vocalists. I can hardly imagine her having a bad week, but you know deep inside that it always happens to people eventually. Am I getting carried away?

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Melinda is out of this world good. Shes one of the best vocalists I've ever heard, from what I've heard she sounds like she's on par with some of the all time great female vocalists. I can hardly imagine her having a bad week, but you know deep inside that it always happens to people eventually. Am I getting carried away?

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I don't think you're getting carried away at all. She already has three of the top four performances out of sixty this season (I'd say the top three) and possibly the best AI performance ever in "My Funny Valentine".

Every time I hear her, my evaluation goes up - from "lock to make the top 12" (at her audition) to "best vocalist this season" to "perhaps the best vocalist ever on AI" to "potentially one of the great American female vocalists".

If she had half the confidence of some of the other performers, she would not even be on AI - she'd already be a star. She certainly has the talent for it.