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Originally posted by tmdiva
Well, Paigow, there were definitely some miss-able parts of the finale last night, like when they kept flashing to crowds amassed in North Carolina (with Clay Aiken) and Georgia (with Kimberly Caldwell), but there were some good performances as well.

On an outdoor stage, there were performances by Latoya (good), George (good) and Jasmine (awful!). Inside, I got my wish to hear Diana next to Kelly Clarkson during the opening medley, which also included Ruben (sounding great) and Fantasia. And yes, it made Diana sound just as bad as I knew it would.

The other big medley featured all 12 finalists (including those who apparently won't be on the tour, Leah "Labelle" and Matt Rogers), dressed in yellow and white, paying tribute to all the guest judges. This medley gave too much solo time to Leah and Camille and not enough to Jennifer, George, Latoya and Jon Peter.

There were also a couple solos each by Diana and Fantasia. Diana did the Tamyra-Gray-penned AI single, and Fantasia did another song (I wasn't listening closely--maybe the B side for the single?), and then the single after they announced her as the winner.

Speaking of Tamyra Gray, she opened the show with an a capella rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner, and she SUCKED. I've never heard her sound so bad. She (unintentionally) changed keys twice during the first line of the song, often sounded quavery, and was completely off on the last note (which she unsuccessfully tried to mask with a big gospel melisma and scream). Yikes!

And Justin Guarini was nowhere in evidence, so you don't need to worry about him popping up and giving you a fright.

tm

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