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Old 12-04-2010, 14:31
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Hope she gets a better song next week! She's possibly my fave...in my top 4 though with Stephanie, Dannielle and Jenny
Danielle, Stephanie and Jessica are my faves!
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Old 12-04-2010, 14:48
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she seems so much fun i like the girl!
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Old 12-04-2010, 16:14
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Danielle, Stephanie and Jessica are my faves!
*high five*

Jessica needs some good music theatre songs I think..
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Old 12-04-2010, 17:21
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I love Jessica, but think they need to give her more musical theatre songs. I understand why she had The Voice Within, but I really think she's an all-rounder as opposed to straight singer- which is definitely NOT bad thing!
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Old 13-04-2010, 14:04
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Does she remind any of you of Diana Vickers?
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Old 13-04-2010, 22:21
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Diana Vickers? not at all....hmmm
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Old 13-04-2010, 22:46
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Does she remind any of you of Diana Vickers?
no. She reminds me of that Abbi who was on HDSAPLM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0VL_SbdTBA

Infact Abbi looks like a mixture of Danielle and Jessica.
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Old 13-04-2010, 22:53
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no. She reminds me of that Abbi who was on HDSAPLM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0VL_SbdTBA

Infact Abbi looks like a mixture of Danielle and Jessica.
ahh you get it in one right there!! i was wondering who she reminded me of!! Thanks for putting my mind at ease!
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Old 13-04-2010, 22:57
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ahh you get it in one right there!! i was wondering who she reminded me of!! Thanks for putting my mind at ease!
LOL. At first I thought when I saw Jessica, hey is that the girl who was on the maria's show's little sister.

But she does also look a bit like Danielle too. not so much.
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Old 13-04-2010, 23:34
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Count me in

She's not the strongest singer but I can't take my eyes off her. She's a very engaging girl.

And her slight awkwardness and quirky nature would suit the character of Dorothy well I think.
I love Jessica too - she has charisma in bucket loads and there is something about her. When she was acting the "scarecrow" scene - I couldn't take my eyes off her. She is quirky and slightly gauche and very talented.

What she has you can't teach. She can really act, she can sing, she can dance and she has that certain something which is very rare. I call it crackle - others would call it a magnetic stage or screen persona - other star quality.
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Old 13-04-2010, 23:50
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Does she remind any of you of Diana Vickers?
No thank God!
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Old 14-04-2010, 00:07
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I love Jessica too - she has charisma in bucket loads and there is something about her. When she was acting the "scarecrow" scene - I couldn't take my eyes off her. She is quirky and slightly gauche and very talented.

What she has you can't teach. She can really act, she can sing, she can dance and she has that certain something which is very rare. I call it crackle - others would call it a magnetic stage or screen persona - other star quality.
That's a very flattering summary of Jess - she'd be pleased with that review!

I feel a bit bad as I've been quite hard on her this week. She frustrates me because she has bags of talent but she's not channeling it effectively yet. She's so desperate to make an impression at the moment, that I think she's over-egging things. It's all a bit forced.

I want her to settle down a bit. Not try so hard. And let her personality and talent sparkle naturally.
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Old 14-04-2010, 12:42
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I love Jessica too - she has charisma in bucket loads and there is something about her. When she was acting the "scarecrow" scene - I couldn't take my eyes off her. She is quirky and slightly gauche and very talented.

What she has you can't teach. She can really act, she can sing, she can dance and she has that certain something which is very rare. I call it crackle - others would call it a magnetic stage or screen persona - other star quality.
I agree!
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Old 14-04-2010, 20:59
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That's a very flattering summary of Jess - she'd be pleased with that review!

I feel a bit bad as I've been quite hard on her this week. She frustrates me because she has bags of talent but she's not channeling it effectively yet. She's so desperate to make an impression at the moment, that I think she's over-egging things. It's all a bit forced.

I want her to settle down a bit. Not try so hard. And let her personality and talent sparkle naturally.
Fair post Sid.

I think she needs someone to take her under their wing, calm her down and get her to really focus.
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Old 14-04-2010, 22:59
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Fair post Sid.

I think she needs someone to take her under their wing, calm her down and get her to really focus.
She'd benefit immensely from some one-on-one time with an acting and vocal coach, because at the moment it seems like she's making some elementary errors.

Like Sheila pointed out, Jessica has a tendency to convey the meaning and emotion of a line in a scene by arranging her face in what she thinks is the appropriate expression. She needs to actually feel inside what she's saying and project that to the audience intead of being so contrived.

John made a similar point about the way she delivered her song last week too.

Plenty of time to improve though
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Old 16-04-2010, 19:53
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I love Jessica too - she has charisma in bucket loads and there is something about her. When she was acting the "scarecrow" scene - I couldn't take my eyes off her. She is quirky and slightly gauche and very talented.

What she has you can't teach. She can really act, she can sing, she can dance and she has that certain something which is very rare. I call it crackle - others would call it a magnetic stage or screen persona - other star quality.
Shockingly enough, and you might want to mark the calendar, I completely agree with you.

I think Jessica is one of the ones who suffers from the use of pop songs. You can see the difference in her in the group numbers and in the top 20 show when they did 'All That Jazz'
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Old 16-04-2010, 23:18
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Shockingly enough, and you might want to mark the calendar, I completely agree with you.

I think Jessica is one of the ones who suffers from the use of pop songs. You can see the difference in her in the group numbers and in the top 20 show when they did 'All That Jazz'
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Old 19-04-2010, 00:56
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She'd benefit immensely from some one-on-one time with an acting and vocal coach, because at the moment it seems like she's making some elementary errors.

Like Sheila pointed out, Jessica has a tendency to convey the meaning and emotion of a line in a scene by arranging her face in what she thinks is the appropriate expression. She needs to actually feel inside what she's saying and project that to the audience intead of being so contrived.

John made a similar point about the way she delivered her song last week too.

Plenty of time to improve though
I find myself agreeing with you again.

I don't feel they are pointing her in the right direction or focusing on her strengths. I wish they'd give her a decent song and better clothes and make-up. Its frustrating watching a naturally talented girl with bundles of stage presense over-looked.
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Old 24-04-2010, 19:44
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Thought Jess was great tonight!
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Old 24-04-2010, 20:07
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I find myself agreeing with you again.

I don't feel they are pointing her in the right direction or focusing on her strengths. I wish they'd give her a decent song and better clothes and make-up. Its frustrating watching a naturally talented girl with bundles of stage presense over-looked.
Possibly they are trying to avoid it turning into a one-person competition?
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Old 24-04-2010, 20:07
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Jessica really stood out in that group performance!
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Old 24-04-2010, 20:21
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Jessica really stood out in that group performance!
Yeah she get's a song from a musical and she's on fire
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Old 24-04-2010, 20:23
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Jessica really stood out in that group performance!
Totally, she really stepped it up tonight.
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Old 24-04-2010, 21:07
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Jessica's up against a very strong field of girls but she held her own tonight.

She's a contender again, although I agree with Sheila that she needs to 'act' less and 'feel' more like she did towards the end of her song.

I'm glad ALW pointed out that the songs in The Wizard of Oz aren't all that vocally challenging. That gives Jess hope because she's not the best vocalist.
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Old 24-04-2010, 21:16
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i liked Jessica tonight, so much better than usual. Her voice actualy sounded quite pretty. Acting was sincere and matched the song for once. I hope she continues to improve.
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