I'm most impressed by Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmyer and Jason Castro so far. None of the contestants can touch Carly for the beauty of her voice, but several are more consistent in their delivery. David Archuleta has wonderful tone and was doing really well the first two weeks, but this last week (week 3) he started making mistakes, which makes me less certain that he's going to last. Amanda is the best performer - she uses the whole stage when she gets out there, and Jason has been solid while sounding very different from most of the other contestants.
That's to say, I think it will be one of those four, but I can't say which one yet. The thing is, for the next few weeks, it will be week-to-week: whether a contestant stays depends primarily on how well they perform each week. When it thins out a bit more, people will start to come up with their favorites and start voting for them regardless of the individual performances.
That's to say, I think it will be one of those four, but I can't say which one yet. The thing is, for the next few weeks, it will be week-to-week: whether a contestant stays depends primarily on how well they perform each week. When it thins out a bit more, people will start to come up with their favorites and start voting for them regardless of the individual performances.
