Last year's American idol runner-up (some would argue its robbed, "real" winner), Jessica Sanchez returned to the stage which birthed her celebrity to perform her first single, the Ne-Yo assisted Tonight.
Despite having a voice on her, I'm surprised to see that Sanchez went for an upbeat number that isn't particularly challenging on the ol' chords as a first single choice. But I can see why she chose to do that. Not only are our big voiced Divas not really selling at the moment (bar Adele), but in going upbeat it allows the teenager to embrace her youth, remain relevant, all while showing everyone that she isn't only a ballad singer. All in all, an accomplished performance that showed just how at home Jessica Sanchez is on a big stage.
As for the song, I'm with Mariah (who is looking stunning, FYI): it's okay, but nothing worth getting up for.
Mariah never stands up on idol xD
ReplyDeleteMaybe Mariah remembers Jessica's karaoke rendition of 'My All' lol.
ReplyDeleteMariah has such a girly clap, it's hilarious. God, I love her to death but I can't help but laugh at her sometimes, she's like a parody of herself. But she does look stunning these days. It's like a mixture of the Emancipation/Butterfly era.
ReplyDeleteSo, I gather she won a new version of American Idol concentrating looking for new models? Because mostly she seems to be talking about model jobs.
ReplyDeleteOf course she isn'tt challenging herself vocally.Singing clearly isn't her priority...modelling and ''representing'' are.
Bahaha My All exposed Jessica last season. She does not have the range to tackle a song like My All, and her lower register is shit. Also, it was funny hearing her say "I can't way to pretend to be somebody else" because if her singing is anything to go by she has already perfected that skill.
ReplyDeleteSong sounds extremely generic, and she can't dance. I will commend her on elevating her stage presence from that of a house plant though. I'm going to borrow Henrique's favorite word and say: NEXT!
ReplyDeleteLol indeed. What's with that hipmovement? You need actual hips for that move to work.
ReplyDeleteGirl looks anorexic to me to boot! Hope that's just her age but I fear it's not.
Mrs. Sanchez...I've been a huge fan of you since you we were both 14 years old.....I like your tone. its nice, thick and has a smoky texture to it. My issue though, is your weight control and your head voice. You are a very pushy mezzo which I love but lightening your tone for certain songs is crucial to versatility. And you gotta learn to support those low notes a bit more. I know you can get into the upper 2nd octave, probably down to an A2. As for your head voice, the little snippets you used it shows that your tone is thick and very bugal like up there, but it is very thick...again you'll need to lighten your tone up there. When i first heard your C6, I thought it was a F5 because of how weighty it sounded, and boy was it pushed. I know for a fact you can take some weight off and sing probably to a Eb6 maybe even higher. There is nothing wrong with your C#3-C#6 vocal range...you know how to use it fairly well. I must say I love your mid belts too....all the way up to F5.....just amazingly strong vocals and a mature tone from such a youngster.
ReplyDeleteI was never a Sanchez fan. Her voice isn't suited for the "Push" that she puts into her singing. Its like she tries too hard to sound big. There's a difference between having a naturally thick voice and having a mid weight voice that your trying to make sound thicker. I'm not going to comment on her dancing- because I literally know nothing about dance. I think that she has potential...but I won't be buying an album of hers anytime soon. Teaming up with Neyo didnt help me either lol. Im not a fan of his either.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all: "Not only are our big voiced Divas not really selling at the moment (bar Adele)"
ReplyDeleteWho said Adele is a big voiced diva? She's a good singer - that's all.
About Jessica: I felt ashamed. She looked like a child trying to cover one of Rihana's awful songs. uhg!
I actually went to the toilet when her performance came on........mmmm
ReplyDeleteIdk Isn't she like 17 or 18? She should definitely be filling out already. BoA can show Jessica a thing or two when it comes to working a waist when you have a pancake booty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR8i0fRVmSA
ReplyDeleteShe's 19 I think. It's not so much her being skinny as it being a certain kind of skinny which looks unhealthy to me.
ReplyDeleteNow this BoA...also skinny but proportunately so. And definitely a way better shaker. Obviously all around a way better dancer.
Wow she's 19? She has the body of a 13 year old. Yes, BoA is definitely a better dancer without a doubt. I'm not a fan of most of her music, but I do enjoy watching her dance.
ReplyDeleteLMAO no. She has the body of a prepubescent boy and the face of an aardvark.
ReplyDeleteLike all filipino singing girls, she's forcing her voice. When she finally matures and sings normal, I bet she'll sound thin and whiny like Charice and Regine, her long lost sisters.
ReplyDeletemeh, very bland ....personality,voice and um "outfit"choice were all very bland. i exspected this big voice to come flying out but it didn't ,she just sounded like she was pushing her voice to much.
ReplyDeleteBuahahaha... That is mean but stereotypcially true in a somewhat....well its just mean... lol
ReplyDeleteOmg Reiko! :o
ReplyDeleteHarsh truths must be acknowledged hehe
ReplyDeleteshes 17 in that. Get your facts right. And she looks great
ReplyDeleteAnd you just proved your own idiocy. I feel pity for you
ReplyDeleteSeems that all the haters have gathered around here. Shes a great singer and song is catchy. Altough i prefer her singing soul and rnb
ReplyDeleteAnd here is a specimen without a sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteSame difference. And seriously??? "popie never" That's just really really sad troll.
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