American Idol Triple Threat

So this season's American Idol is now down to the bottom three!! I just watched the triple threat performances: three finalists, singing three songs each, chosen by three different individuals and commented upon by three judges.

Melinda Doolitle
Can she do anything wrong? She has already amazed us with her consistency and vocal performances; she has already proven she can run through the gamut of styles without breaking a sweat; she leaves her opponents eating her dust!! I just wonder how she could be just a background singer all this while... She took on Whitney Houston and Tina Turner's songs and wowed, and even Simon predicted she would be in the finals.

Jordin Sparks
She definitely has style; she definitely has vocals. She has also been quite consistent and her performances amazing. The only thing she doesn't have is age: 17 years may be considered young for a singer - that may work against her, or maybe it won't, as Sanjaya proved in his too-long run through the Finals.

Blake Lewis
The only guy left in the Finals. But at least he's the best of the lot. His forte is beat-boxing: it adds a different dimension to the songs and his performance, but I'm just a bit worried that he has overdone the beat-boxing part and less on emphasising his vocals. Admittedly that is not his strong point, but he has a lot of support - although this is a singing competition, the voting Americans do not solely rely on vocal strength as a criterion.

Randy feels that there will be two girls in the Grand Finals; Simon voted Melinda only (making a point perhaps of the future winner?) and Paula stood on the fence.

As for me, I stick to my earlier prediction: Melinda vs. Jordin. Let's see what the Americans think...