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Good show tonight! And I saw something I never would have dreamed possible ... a halfway decent performance from Slingblade!

Anthony has grown on me personality-wise, but neither of his songs tonight were impressive. Given that, plus Scott's mischievous worst-one-wins lobby, I think he'll be gone tomorrow.

Bo certainly looked the most relaxed on stage, and had a definite "pro" quality (as Simon remarked upon), but I found his singing unimpressive tonight. He is good at picking songs that fit his range, but let's face it, that's because he doesn't HAVE much of a range! He seems like a very nice fellow and it wouldn't upset me unduly if he wins, but I don't really think he deserves it.

Vonzell is a very charming young lady with a brilliant smile and terrific pipes! I had to agree with Simon, though, that her first song was a bit of a mess -- the beginning seemed very unfocused (though I think that was partly the arrangement and the conductor -- they were really drowning her out -- perhaps on purpose?). But the ending was terrific, I thought. Second song, very nice also, though she REALLY needs to work on her head voice. Whenever she crosses that bridge between midvoice and head voice, it's kind of a shaky journey ... but I think that is simply because she is young, and women's voices don't fully mature until 30 or 35. Also, she relies on her chest and midvoice too much because they are naturally so good. (I think Anthony suffers from a similar malady. His thin voice is largely the result of being young, I think. If he keeps working on it, he might have an impressive voice -- in a few years, though, not now.)

Carrie has the most finished voice, though not the most finished performance. She tore it up with the first song (good for her!) but I had to agree with Simon that she looked robotic on the second. But her singing was very, very nice on the second song. I hope she heads toward a country career -- that seems to be her natural forte.

All in all, votes from me for Vonzell and Carrie. Who will win overall? No clue. This competition is largely a popularity contest, and I'm having a difficult time figuring out who is most popular now (especially since they booted Connie, my favorite, last week! Did you hear the audience boo that outcome again this week?)