American Idol Round of 9: A Horseplayer's Perspective

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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

She was a backup singer for a reason. After Taylor Hicks' album bombed the last thing the show needs is another winner who can't sell records. Whether you like it or not the music industry is all style and no substance. Jordin is marketable. She's young, pretty, has a great personality and can sing. Melinda is older, not so pretty, shy and can sing.

Simon is looking for Melinda to make a mistake because she's not going to be a star. You can tell he's pulling for Jordin because she has the most potential to be one.

Melinda is full of star quality. I think that Jordin would sell more records, but Melinda is hardly a toss because of age or style. I'm not saying she'll win (even though she should), but she's as worthy as any of these.