It's down to Jordin Sparks vs. Blake Lewis for the right to follow in the footsteps of Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia Barrino and Taylor Hicks for the title of "American Idol" 2007.
Melinda Doolittle, the odds-on favorite to make the finals, was voted out in a shocker. But it shouldn't have been surprising. Though she has a great voice, she lost me when she wouldn't sing a certain verse from the Bee Gees' song "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" because she said she didn't want to sing about being a loser. Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.
I was more impressed by Sparks' interpretations of other people's hits, though some of them tend to be more mature than she is (she's 17). Lewis is a gimmicky singer who did nice impressions of Sting and that guy from Maroon 5 the other night. But his beatbox style may be enough to ensure steady work as a voice actor.
I give Jordin Sparks the edge to take the title, mostly by default. If it's Lewis, "American Idol" might be destined to a fate worse than Sanjaya.
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