The promotions for this season's American Idol have Simon proclaiming "the talent is the strongest it has ever been". After watching youtube videos of the top 24 performances, it is obvious the purpose of such statements is to recover from last year's Sanjaya scare rather than any attempt to portray reality. On the men's side, I see no Chris Daughtry-like standouts; they sound exactly alike with only slightly varying levels of proficiency. The same is mostly true for the women, with the exception of Ramiele Malubay. She reminds me of Melinda Doolittle in that she knows how to craft a song and has the confidence to restrain her big voice until the tune calls for it. She is not on the same level as Melinda (Ms. Doolittle had several years experience as a backup singer compared to Ramiele's experience in Philippine karaoke boxes) but Ramiele has the advantage of being so darn cute. She will win not only because she is the most talented, but also because each Filipino in the world will be voting for her several thousand times a week.
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