Finally, a week that sort of week according to plan. I couldn’t agree more, Vidar. No one seems to be having fun but Elise is even more dour than all the others. Something is really wrong with this season. Everyone is not finishing strong here.

Oh thank goodness, Elise is gone. What a horrible singer, full of entitlement and a mediocre raspy voice, simultaneously overtrained and oblivious of her audience. She should have been gone the week that she was the girl with the lowest votes, but Jeremy was sent home. We were never told if she was the lowest votes overall at that time, but we always thought that was the case. No matter how you showcase someone like this, get them to force a smile while they sing, and try to turn them into someone likeable, her fundamental qualiity of voice is lacking, and she is the least likeable contestant since her attitude-twin, Pia. At least PIa had some pipes. Good riddance, Elise, get yourself a little humility. Have fun singing at the bar. Would imagine all your voice students will be quiting soon, unless you teach a lot better than you can sing.

I like them all but I pick Skylar. The reason she is so popular is because country music is huge right now! I hope she wins or at least comes in second. I like Josh and Jessica but I just think Skylar is better because I like that country sound.

I like the way your prediction is set. It kind of made me think about how the finale would be…

While I agree with all my heart that the ones who should fire up the finale are Jessica and Joshua, I don’t think it would really sound so good to have two vocal powerhouse performers outsing each other…I think the scenario here would be that the voters will now be given an option to choose the kind of artist they want to hear: a simple, mellow, steady-flowing performance, or a powerful, soulful and adventurous stream of music. It’s like Jessica will sing to convince people that “hey listen to me, I can take you for a ride!” or Philip will sing to tell everyone that “You want something steady? Then listen to me,”. Joshua, although he’s a talented and soulful singer, has a particular timbre of voice that is so typical of him, which a certain niche would love listening to over and over again. Jessica’s and Philip’s appeals are international and they present different approaches.
Jessica is a powerful and interpretative singer, who plays with her song choices and offers them to the public with sugar and spice. Philip, although of lesser power-vocals, can present his tunes in a safer, more predictable way that can be ridden on by most. So eventually, what we will see in the finale are two ways on how we want our idol to be for this year and no one could be more versatile than these two.

Just my two cents worth…