And then there were two
by 
Roberta on May 17th, 2007
Last night, with American Idol’s ousting of Melinda Doolittle, we were left with the final two candidates, Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks.
While I thought, at the time, that Jordin’s “I who have nothing” would’ve sunk her as a target, primarily because no one likes a repeater, but I was wrong. Melinda Doolittle was consistent and a very talented singer, but still she was sent home to Nashville. They even named a street after her! Melinda will have a great musical career, heck, she could be the next Tina Turner.
On last night’s show, we were also treated to a song by third runner-uip, Elliott Yamin, who is (of course) promoting his new album. So, third place isn’t all that bad, but I hoped that Melinda would have went further. She’s a more talented and all-around better singer than Blake Lewis.
We’ll have Spazzy McBeatBox around again, for the finale. I knew that American Idol would do that, in the end, they usually have a girl and a guy. I think it should be based on talent, but there are still a lot of people who say it’s fixed. (Howard Stern, anyone?)
Just my two cents.
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5 opinions for And then there were two
May 17, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I’m with Howard. This season was a total loss anyway.
May 17, 2007 at 1:38 pm
I am starting to agree with that, too. I was thinking that this season was a total loss once Sanjaya stayed as long as he did and then when they booted Lakisha from the show.
May 18, 2007 at 2:36 am
The bottom line is this- the people who vote like psychopaths are not the ones who buy the records. Case in point- Daughtry got the #4 slot boot and is outselling Hicks and Mcphee combined. Melinda is a straight up crazy, out of control pro who owned that freakin show since day one. It does not matter for her career that she didn’t win. thank God.
May 18, 2007 at 5:51 am
I totally agree, Keith…and thank God for that. Chris Daughtry has a powerful voice and an awesome career. It’s definitely not over for Melinda, just as I’ve said about Lakisha, both amazing singers.
Jun 6, 2008 at 9:56 am
Melinda Doolittle are a wonderful person. She will released her first album at the end of the summer. Just to let you know that we have new website to supporting her career http://www.mdstreetteam.com Yu very welcome to join.
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