Nikki sings Edge of 17

[tyshiria]

Originally posted by thewhitewingedd
I liked the song but she should have put more into it...I don't think she did any kind of scream in the middle did she?...

she sure didn't! she just said "ooh" not even "ooooooooooooooooooooh" just "ooh"

mimi

[rhiannon1119]

I almost had a heart attack when I heard them say that Nikki was singing Edge of Seventeen. It was a good try, but to me it sounded like she was just going through the motions. There was no emotion to that song at all! I give her credit for trying to sing that song.. it is a hard song to do justice to because it is so identified with Stevie. Paula Abdul said some really nice comments about Stevie.. I thought that was cool! I think Nikki did much better on the second song.

Michelle

[Livia]

Nikki singing EO17

Same link Pip posted earlier - you can also hear Black Velvet, and everything else she's done.

Yeah, she really didn't do it justice - and it really isn't fair for the judges to say anyone does a "karaoke" version of anything, since they ARE singing to karaoke tracks. I swear that's what Nikki was singing along with, it's sounds identical to the karaoke cd I have.

Nikki is a lot less polished than the others, and it shows. She's very inconsistent, and is often flat, but with some proper vocal training, I think she'll do just fine down the road, even if she loses the competition. I read yesterday on VH1.com that Tamyra already has a deal with Simon's company, and I'm sure most everyone from the top 10 will get something...

Livia

[kristin]

That is sort of the mental debate I am having....while I really think that Kelly is the most talented and therefore should win the competition....I almost don't want her to win, because I feel like it might even be harder for the person labeled the AMERICAN IDOL to launch a really successful and respectable career....I guess it has a little bit of a cheese factor attached to it that wouldn't be there if she got out now and got signed by a record label before the end of the contest. I wonder....

Kristin

[wondergirl9847]

Okay, I watched it, of course, and I thought it was a decent...KARAOKE version. I mean, Kelly and Justin both sing songs and sing them with some kind of emotion and passion, Nikki just....sings. Yeah, when she sang the ooh part, I was like, she's gonna growl right? Nope. Just..."ooh". That was IT! LOL I have to say, YEAH!! to Nikki for choosing a Stevie song, but I agree that Stand Back may have been a better choice of song for her. Black Velvet was her best performance, IMO...but, still not good enough to be AMERICAN IDOL. Sorry.