It all started with “Tattoo”... An acoustic guitar, a drum loop and some simple lyrics... Sounds a lot like something coming from Stargate (producers for Beyonce Knowles (Irreplaceable), Rihanna). But let’s mix it with some Underdogs like Chris Brown and Ne-Yo, add a touch of Robbie Nevil and with an impulse from the Swedish team that were behind Britney’s Toxic we’ve got Jordin Sparks.
When I watched some of the American Idol shows, I got the impression she was trying hard to impose herself. Self-learner, disciplined, she was accomplishing the goal that American idol producers wished for the show: getting the most of you with every week that passes by, moving on up. Somehow she appeared inconsistent if we’re thinking she performed a brilliant “I (who have nothing) “ from Whitney Houston’s songs but her breath fell apart when trying Bon Jovi’s “Living on a prayer”. The audience felt the potential in her, watching her improving performances every week.
Enthusiasm is what brought her the success everybody dreams of. With “Tattoo” she goes way in your soul. She’s like casting a spell somehow. I watched over and over again her coronation song from American Idol. Others refused to sing it, she did it with so much spirit and joy, with so high air and vocalizing it perfectly. She put that great performance on first position of her album and she gets to be the center of attention.
Maybe taking “One step at a time” was the successful formula but I can’t help admiring her for the way she struggled every week... The most deserved song she has on the album is, no doubt, “No air”. She practically gets to show that emotions have been dropped and her voice is strong, with an unique sound, having practically forgotten the doubts everybody had when listening her with that Bon Jovi song. The air is there, in this breathtaking duet with Chris Brown. He’s a couple of rungs higher than her on the maturity ladder, but it forces her to step up, as the melody is going back and forth like a seagull watched on a sunny day...
When I watched some of the American Idol shows, I got the impression she was trying hard to impose herself. Self-learner, disciplined, she was accomplishing the goal that American idol producers wished for the show: getting the most of you with every week that passes by, moving on up. Somehow she appeared inconsistent if we’re thinking she performed a brilliant “I (who have nothing) “ from Whitney Houston’s songs but her breath fell apart when trying Bon Jovi’s “Living on a prayer”. The audience felt the potential in her, watching her improving performances every week.
Enthusiasm is what brought her the success everybody dreams of. With “Tattoo” she goes way in your soul. She’s like casting a spell somehow. I watched over and over again her coronation song from American Idol. Others refused to sing it, she did it with so much spirit and joy, with so high air and vocalizing it perfectly. She put that great performance on first position of her album and she gets to be the center of attention.
Maybe taking “One step at a time” was the successful formula but I can’t help admiring her for the way she struggled every week... The most deserved song she has on the album is, no doubt, “No air”. She practically gets to show that emotions have been dropped and her voice is strong, with an unique sound, having practically forgotten the doubts everybody had when listening her with that Bon Jovi song. The air is there, in this breathtaking duet with Chris Brown. He’s a couple of rungs higher than her on the maturity ladder, but it forces her to step up, as the melody is going back and forth like a seagull watched on a sunny day...
