Jordin Sparks — Fighter, Broken Wing, This is My Now

JORDIN! I was never a Sparks plug, or whatever the name is, but darn you blew everyone else out of the water! I mean... woah. I never really liked her that much, but her rendition of "This is my now" totally softened me like heck. Nice Jordin :) Nice

sorry if this is totally going off-topic of what is being discussed....i just saw why it wouldn't be a complete suprise (is there any more this season?) that jordin is the winner:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordin_Sparks

hope it's ok to link this....she's been groomed for this moment for YEARS....how am I the last to know....I read "Star Search" and that sealed the deal for me.....I thought she was some complete "unknown".....she joins the ranks with all those other famous "Star Search" winners/contestants......again, sorry if it's off-topic.....just thought it was of note. The "Idol" American Idol has been waiting for. I read somewhere too that Disney might come calling, so Raven might have to pack it up lol.....that's so JORDIN! jordin dolls, jordin plus-size clothes....oh, it's coming, people.....run!! (sorry, I'm slightly out of the age and gender demographic for all this) lol.....

you guys she obviously couldnt believe she had made it as far as she did and was proud of her performance...give her a break she wasn't fake crying....we all know she's got it

yes and if she does win later on, she'll be an emotional trainwreck that's for sure. "stand back, you don't want to have mucous on your faces!"

man, i cant wait to here jordin singing THIS IS MY NOW after being crowned AI6 WINNER....

I have a feeling it will be one of those moments that just make this show what its worth....

I doubt she will give Kelly Clarkson's A MOMENT LIKE THIS a run for its money...but

there is nothing like an emotional song sung by an emotional artist!

Has anyone else seen The JS Conspiracy Theory video?

http://groupster.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-jordin-sparks-will-win-idol-tonight.html

what's wrong for being emotional, people?!

i can understand why jordin in crying over there, it doesn't mean that she's overconfident or something, it's just she's overwhelmed by the song..so get over it, you heartless people!!

Yes, Jordin has a great voice... but no originality. If she sang on the radio, the DJ would need to tell me it was her. Not so for Blake, or Melinda for that matter. I'm hoping Blake wins this one. As much as the judges say "It's a singing competition", that is not the reality of the industry. It's about overall appeal. Take Madonna for instance, not the best singing voice in the world - but an ORIGINAL voice and talent.
Talent aside... Jordin's life of privilege doesn't woo me either. I much prefer Blake's backstory. Still doesn't compare to my Elliott though. I think this seaon feels so hollow because they didn't focus as much on the backstories until the very end.

Wow!!! The hate that is emitting from here is staggering.

Was that the best finals ever? No

Is it a singing competition? Partially (its a popularity contest just like most competitions/elections)

Did Jordin sing better than Blake? Yes (she had more to work with)

Would Melinda have "wiped the floor" with Blake or Jordin? Probably (but then that takes me back to the popularity thing)

Where the tears real? Only she knows (if I was not quite eighteen :) and knew this was possibly my last chance at my dream and I was on the biggest stage, with the most eyes upon me... I might be a little emotional)

Who cares who sells more, or is the bigger star... we got EXACTLY what we asked for. Entertainment. Not only from AI but from Rickey.

Thanks for all that you do Rickey to keep us informed and Entertained.

and yes, i'm the 100th poster. lol. just to make things clear, i want jordin to win because i want her album to suck big time. and whatever you say, i still hated that little crying feat of hers at the end of the last song. you could at least try to control yourself for the moment of glory, enjoy it not ruin it. i'm still rooting for blake and will buy melinda and blake's cd.

oh and randy jackson, you've proven tonight that you're worse than paula abdul. a few weeks back, you wanted blake to beatbox the songs he performed, now you're talking about "it's all about singing". whataloser.

lol @ williboy

@maruja, sarah geronimo is indeed a second-rate copycat according to her infamous remake of the sharon cuneta movie. yes she has the pipes, but not originality. that girl can't even sing her own style. she's no different from jordin.

if you want a real comparison, let's take the 11 year old girl that won america's got talent, bianca ryan. now that's talent. and she's just 11 (well probably 12 already).

Although the song that won the songwriters contest didn't suit Blake....It was written and sung by two guys. Therefore, both Blake and Jordin had equal chances to "knock the socks off" the song....Jordin prevailed. She is definitely the better singer with a better range in her voice. The idol contest is for the best singer although performance does play a part in determining the winner. Jordin is very young. Her entertainment skills will come in time. She is the clear winner and the most deserving.

jordin totally knocked it out of the park last night with the last song. though i still believe that melinda should have been there in place of blake. that would have made for one of the best finales AI has ever had. congrats to jordin and i look forward to the cd's that she and melinda will make!! go melinda!!

maruja, of course there will always be better singers out there then the one's we see on tv. I listen to a singer last week who would put Mariah Carey to shame at night club. The music business is not about finding the worlds best singer it's about finding someone who is the most marketable. Marketable= More money for music producers and all that person has to do is hold a okay tune.

I didn't wanna but you made me laugh williboy! Great stuff! Nosforatu!!! Oh Sh%t I'm still laughing typing this!

Jordin may be a better 'singer' than Blake, but she's not as marketable in my humble opinion. Additionally, her 'tears' at the end of that CRAP titled This Is My Now, were most certainly contrived. Check out her devilish smile when she's looking at the floor and the camera is looking at her. So many things about her irritate me; her NFL dad, goofy teenager attitude, constant crying, screaming lyrics, etc. that I couldn't wish her well even if I wanted to. Since she's only 17 (in case no one knew), her input on any album will be minimal at best. She'll be a total puppet for the producers and put out more of this power ballad crap.

Randy Jackson's comment about her version of Broken Wing being better than the original...looks like he's finally become as irrelavant as Paula Abdul. Martina McBride's poo has more talent than Jordin Sparks does. Play Jordin's version of Broken Wing and then play Martina's and even a deaf person can tell Jordin is truly screaming and Martina is singing.

Best possible outcome for tonite:
1) They pull Melinda back onstage and say we're sorry, America was on drugs last week, you're the real winner of AI.
2) Blake wins and Jordin throws a temper tantrum on national TV with REAL tears and effective ends her 15 minutes of fame.
3) The producers admit that AI "jumped the shark" this year and is cancelled...wait, that might be the number 1 choice:)

In my dream sequence ending:
Blake wins and thanks his boyfriend Chris Richardson for giving him the big stiff one for the last couple of months - you do things to me I've only dreamed of, then Blake asks Chris on national TV to marry him and Chris runs onstage and says yes (to audience cheers) and the camera zooms in for some serious tounge action as the newly engaged couple kisses. Simon, so moved by this display gets Ryan's attention and says, "how about it?" To which Ryan says, "of course I'll marry you, I thought you'd never ask." Then Ryan runs to the judges table, takes Simon in his arms and lays a wet and juicy kiss on the old poof. Ryan & Simon exit stage left, holding hands, skipping and singing We're Off To See The Wizard, while Paula and Randy sit there clueless as usual. Then the camera pans out into the audience (still cheering) and all of the old AI contestants who are still desperately hanging on to their 15 min. of fame (ie, Constantine, Ace, Nosforatu, etc.) heads explode as they audience is on it's feet with raptuous joy and then the credits roll for the best season finale in TV history.

Oh please...17 yadda yadda...come to the Philippines and you'll see children singing better than her.

You can check out this teen singer Sarah Geronimo. She was <b>14 years old</b> when she won this televised singing competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zhBhOFcKwU

She will be the winner !!

"the best vocal of all the season - Randy "

Jordin expressed last week in her hometown visit "who am i to have an experience like this?" for me, she demonstrated the emotion of the song (hokey as it was and really not blake's type of music). what 17 YEAR OLD :) would not be affected by being in the finale and thinking "even if i don't win, this is my now".

blake is a stronger performer but jordin is the stronger singer. i haven't bought the winner's cd since carrie underwood. but i picked jordin before the final 12 began. go jordin!

Yeah Jordin isn't the best finalist ever but she's singing her best and she's way better than Blake who can only sing one type of song comfortably. I don't get the folks calling her fake?? Man, if you got to that spot and it was the big number would you not be overwhelmed no matter what age?

It's not their fault they ended up in the finals.

Interesting though that when they showed the final clips of her and Blake's songs it wasn't the ending to This Is My Now (jeez it hurts even to type that title) from the live show because she finished it without choking up.

whats with the age? CHRISTINA AGUILERA was 17 when she first released her album..and JORDIN was way out of MS. CA league..so stop using the age..there's no excuse about her talent..i dont think she'll ever be exceptional....If she wins, she'll be worse than Taylor and Reuben in terms of units sold...BLAKE will definitely write his own AI HIstory

I thought her rendition of "Fighter" was pretty good, hehe. :)
"A Broken Wing" was AWESOME.
"This Is My Now"...WOW.

Go Jordin! I'm rooting for you! and I'm gonna buy your album as soon as it hits stores, hehe. :P

#1. As we have learned, it ultimately does not matter whether you are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 7th...

#2. Reading Jordin's back story and all her experience reminds me once again why I loved Season 5 and especially Elliott Yamin, whose back story is still one of the most inspiring!

#3. While I think Melinda was the best singer this season, and wanted to see her win, I would be more likely to buy Blake's album, assuming he has some measure of control over what is put out. Hopefully he won't be forced to sing pedestrian schmaltz like he did last night.

#4. Jordin isn't even on my radar in terms of a future album. She is going to have to be more contemporary and less 90's belter if she's going to have a chance.

ooooh... I can't wait for Carrie to perform on the finale!!!! Im sooo excited for carrie!@!!!!!

carrie was already a star when she was on idol. jordin? a fake star.

time to improve? they're giving her the best shot of her life and that's just the time she'll improve? at least carrie was indeed the best when she was in idol and continues to be the best. did jordin do that? no. at least melinda did.

she's still young (my goodness she's 17!!!! lol), she has time to improve on those things that you say she lacks.

Again, see Carrie. She has improved ALOT since winning A.I..

WoW! Jordin exposed her weaknesses in the song fighter...she didnt hit the high notes that well and everytime she was out of air....poor girl...

Fighter was a mess..notes were flying everywhere...too bad... did you notice the breathing? how bad can you get than that?..

Hope there will be an upset tomorrow. Hope Blake will win American Idol. Sorry Jordin's fan if it were Melinda i'll pick her as the winner.

soooooooo predictable! thats how Jordin interpreted the song...BLAKE PUT MORE SOUL TO THE SONG...BLAKE BLAKE surely will win if AMERICA gets it right this time...I missed Melinda today!

boring performance except for the last high note...the ending is to soap opera....BLAKE WILL DEFINITELY WIN AI 2007

the operative word is "almost" at least she was able to hold it back.

Did you remember Carrie Underwood (my favorite BTW) also cried (almost) during her performance of Angels Brought Me Here.

it is 12:25AM here in Cali and the phone lines still open! I am well over 500 now! I stopped counting at 240 (at 10:30) so ya...haha. GO JORDIN

no i won't cry. she's a contestant for crying out loud. it's good that she can channel the emotion of the song, but to let it overflow? duh. at this point of the competition, she should at least keep herself in check. and the decision hasn't been made yet. duh. oh and if she did win, the last thing i would want to see is mucous running down on her nose saying "hell yeah i won!" at least kelly clarkson wanted not to cry. duh.

go blake! blake blake blake! i'll bake a cake and name it blake!

VOTE FOR JORDIN!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, there's a lot of pretty cynical people around here. If you think she was faking her emotions and the "crying" at the end, why don't you imagine yourself singing "This is my now" in front of a big crowd? Do you think you'd be overwhelmed too? Think about it. Maybe you should get the lyrics and try to figure out what the song is about and how it means to you.

if kat was screechy, then what do you call her? nails on the blackboard. jeez.

go blake! blake blake blake! i'll bake a cake and name it blake!

oh please i'd take melinda over her. i'll let her win right now alright and let her album suck big time. VFTW is betting on the wrong contestant. they should have chosen the 17y/o girl. duh.

go blake! blake blake blake! i'll bake a cake and name it blake!

jordin will win http://www.zabasearch.com/ai_stats.php sad

HELL YA!!! THATS MY GIRL!! Jordin did awesome on the last 2 songs!! She won hands down...Blake is a good performer and Jordin is the better singer and it is a singing competition so therefore it goes to Jordin. That last song brought tears to my eyes. Jordin it was your night and you my dear are gonna be our next AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jordin has a bigger chance of winning than Blake.
She's winning big time on dialidol.com (but that's just a website)....

GO JORDIN!!!!!

Okay, seriously guys.... stop dishing on the crying..... if you haven't taken a moment to understand what this young girl is going through then you don't understand her tears and of course are gonna think badly of it..... look at her journey, all she's done to get to where she is, and yes she didn't cry on other performances, but look at her audience right now, and take in the words of that song she is singing, how can you not get emotional singing those words in front of that many people?????? they are all there for her, showing love for her, supporting her..... of course she is gonna cry..... you'd have to be a robot and not care about what you're doing to be able to hold the tears at that moment.... she is not crying because she knows she won...... she doesn't know that..... melinda was the better singer and didn't make the cut, so anything can happen...... she is crying because she is emotional.... don't try to read too much into that..... it's natural.... she is a woman, and because of our much higher levels of hormones we, women, are more emotional than men.... congratulations jordin!!!!!!

This season and last season's finales were off imo. I didn't get a sense of a true fightoff and there was no decisive performance like Fantasia's I Believe. The competition is so fixed. Last year, the song that Katherine had to sing was just awful compared to the already generic song Taylor sang.

no, I'd cry because the song is corny/cheesy therefore making it easy to get emotional to. like if you're watching a cheesy movie that makes you really happy that you want to tear up or something.

cadizzle, you think the song is corny-ass yet you'd cry if you were given the chance to sing it? isn't that ironic? or maybe you mean you'd cry because it's corny-ass? ha!

go blake! blake blake blake blake! i'm gonna bake a cake and name it blake!

brownie! What a nice surprise! :D

cadizzle - ditto.

Sometimes, I cry too when I get emotional. It happens. People are reading way too much into this.

Jordin is a beautiful girl and she is an amazing singer. I admire her poise and confidence.

Congratulations, Jordin!