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Alexandra - Textbook R n B singing.
Its really really not a bashing of her for me to say that.
She is 'technically' a great singer. But she isnt unique. Its like a kid in class getting straight A's but getting into a really generic job. It's all just too 'textbook.' Some of the 'WOW' notes she digs out is just 'Sing along Beyonce'. I perfer singers that put a creative slant on their music that proves they find ways to make it theirs. Oh and..cat screaming doesnt count, Diana
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Yeah I agree, Alex should be on stars in their eyes..She's like kareoke she never puts her own stamp on songs, she imatates the original it's so annoying..She has a great voice but she is not the best singer since Leona that's just OTT..
Diannar - nuff said. |
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Shes hot though
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Yeah I agree, Alex should be on stars in their eyes..She's like kareoke she never puts her own stamp on songs, she imatates the original it's so annoying..She has a great voice but she is not the best singer since Leona that's just OTT..
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She's BETTER than Leona overall. Her voice is as good, if not better. She has more stage presence, personality (not difficult!) and bundles more charisma. Her voice may not be strictly "unique" but there's not many people who can sing like that, and I don't think anyone would be disappointed with having their voice compared to Beyonce's.
For what it's worth, I agree with you apart from comparing Alexandra's voice to Beyonce's. It's nothing like Beyonce's. Alexandra's voice is rich and warm at both ends of her register. Beyonce's lower register is paper thin and her upper register very shrill. Alexandra's voice is more akin to Toni Braxton in its lower register but less bland in its upper register. Alexandra doesn't sound like any other singer any more than anyone else and her vocals have been a lot less like the original versions, whoever the original versions have been by, than Leona's were when doing Whitney and Mariah songs. |
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People are absolutely kidding themselves if they think Alexandra is better than Leona or Beyonce...and I'm not a fan of either.
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People are absolutely kidding themselves if they think Alexandra is better than Leona or Beyonce...and I'm not a fan of either.
As for people kidding themselves, allow others to be the judge of that. What makes your opinion more valid than that of others? |
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Yeah I'm a Diana fan but I don't think she's better than Leona or Beyonce.
And comparing either of them to any of the remaining XF contestants is rididculous. |
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Alex does not stand out, none of her songs make her Alex, she comes over as a tribute act, she could be the Beyonce tribute act, she'd be good at it
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Alex does not stand out, none of her songs make her Alex, she comes over as a tribute act, she could be the Beyonce tribute act, she'd be good at it
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I'm not a fan of Leona, Beyonce or Alex but to say Alex is on par with Leona is silly, to say she is better is madness!
Although I'm not a fan of either of them I can respect there voices and Leona is 10x better than Alex. One plus Alex has on Beyonce is that she can do more upbeat songs (Although Toxic was far from great). Alex will never be nominated for a Grammy like Leona has been. Alex will win the X Factor this year, but she is missing something that you need to be a huge star, I just can't work out what it is. |
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Wait for the backlash from Leona fans and other Alexandra detractors .....................
For what it's worth, I agree with you apart from comparing Alexandra's voice to Beyonce's. It's nothing like Beyonce's. Alexandra's voice is rich and warm at both ends of her register. Beyonce's lower register is paper thin and her upper register very shrill. Alexandra's voice is more akin to Toni Braxton in its lower register but less bland in its upper register. Alexandra doesn't sound like any other singer any more than anyone else and her vocals have been a lot less like the original versions, whoever the original versions have been by, than Leona's were when doing Whitney and Mariah songs. Leona puts her own stamp on songs, her vocie is more unique than alexs so that helps songs sound her own. Some leona detractors are still bitter because certain acts careers (season two) havent taken off. |
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I know what you mean - on paper it's great but the feeling just isn't there. I must confess to getting bored half way through her songs and fastforwarding to the next act, if I've pre-recorded the show. I can't help feeling her fans are trying to convince themselves a little bit - they are hearing great comments from the judges and thinking it must be great - but the emotional reaction just isn't there ... Pretty girl, nice voice but she just lacks the X factor.
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