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I’m always hopeful that someone will come out the first night and just blow me away. It’s happened once, just once, the rest of time I’ve been sorely disappointed. Tonight was no exception, the girls were all over the place and even the best singers had their problem moments; but all in all it was more fun than looking for ways to get cheap term insurance.

1. Paige Miles – 24 – Cypress, TX – All Right Now ~ Free – She started out kind of thin and rough, it got better as she hit the chorus, but it was never great
2. Ashley Rodriguez – 22 – Chelsea, MA – Happy ~ Leona Lewis – there was just something off about this performance all the way through, more than missed notes or being off on timing, I wish I could put my finger on it
3. Janell Wheeler – 24 – Orlando, FL – What About Love ~ Heart – She started out kind of interesting, I liked the way she did the verse, but she tried to power the chorus and she just doesn’t have the voice for that
4. Lilly Scott -20 -Denver, CO – Fixin’ A Hole ~ The Beatles – I like her, she’s a little quirky, a little different, and the song choice was right out there in left field
5. Katelyn Epperly – 19 – West Des Moines, IA – Oh Darlin’ ~ The Beatles – the vocals weren’t perfect, but she’s easy to listen to, I can imagine myself listening to her entire album, which is more than I can say for some of the others
6. Haeley Vaughn – 16 – Fort Collins, CO – I Wanna Hold Your Hand ~ The Beatles – okay the performance was just disturbing on so many levels, she was really all over the place and the vocals just weren’t great
7. Lacey Brown – 24 – Amarillo, TX – Landslide ~ Fleetwood Mac – I think her nerves just got the better of her, she just kind of danced all around the right notes, but she never quite hit them, too bad, I think she’s better than that
8. Michelle Delamore – 22 – Miami, FL – Fallin’ ~ Alicia Keys – the vocals were good, but it’s tough to out do Alicia Keys on one of her own, and the glory note at the end was totally unnecessary, but at least it was a solid performance
9. Didi Benami – 23 – Hollywood, CA (Knoxville, TN) – The Way I Am ~ Ingrid Michaelson – I liked it, but I don’t know that I’ll remember it by Thursday, she’s got a neat sound she just needs to find that star factor
10. Siobhan Magnus – 19 -Barnstable, MA – Wicked Game ~ Chris Isaak – the opening low notes were a little nasal and rough, but once she got into it she was on, it’s wasn’t note perfect but it was funner to watch and listen to than most of the performances tonight
11. Crystal Bowersox – 24 -Elliston, OH – Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette – I really like her, she can sing and perform, and she’s not caving in to the AI machine, I’d like to see her try something different, but I really liked this
12. Katie Stevens – 17 – Middlebury, CT – Feelin’ Good ~ Nina Simone, Muse, Michael Bublé, and many more – I really like her voice, and she’s as cute as they come, hard to believe the girl is just 17, I think the performance was better than the judges gave her credit for

So who gets my votes that’s easy Katie Stevens, Crystal Bowersox, Lilly Scott, and Siobhan Magnus. Who do I think is going home, wow that’s a toughy, best guess would be Haeley Vaughn and Ashley Rodriguez. We’ll have to wait until Thursday to find out because tomorrow night it’s the guys.

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