Candice Glover is NOT Playing Games Anymore

Since her audition here in Charlotte, Candice Glover has been a contender to win the 12th season of American Idol.

But after last night's performances of Dionne Warwick's "Don't Make Me Over" and especially The Cure's "Lovesong" to end the show, it is clear that she is above and beyond the other contestants vocally and in terms of  artistry.

Song choice is a critical on a show like this but I think that Candice has made great choices to fit her style and that she could make her own. She has elements of jazz, soul, and blues in her voice, even when she sings a Rolling Stones song. She has a way of making ANY song that she sings sound like it's current.

Her vocal runs are always amazing, she can hit both high notes and low ones, and the arrangements that she comes up with compliment her style perfectly. I really hope that the American Idol viewers and voters see that she is a complete artist that has an AMAZING career ahead of her.

She completely smashed one of my FAVORITE songs, "I Who Have Nothing" a couple weeks ago and people compare her to Jennifer Hudson, but I think that she has an artistry all her own. Jennifer is a powerhouse singer and so is Candice, but I think that you can feel the emotion and feeling in Candice's voice more. Maybe she will win and be the revenge for Jennifer's early Idol departure.

I will go so far as to say that if Candice does NOT win or even make it to the final two, then this should be the last season because it needs to be CANCELLED! I have been watching this show since the very beginning and I know that it is a popularity contest based on the votes of the viewers. Everyone is entitled to vote for their favorite person (and Candice is DEFINITELY mine), but at the end of the day it is a SINGING competition and Candice is the BEST singer.

Of course some of the other singers are good and will have careers in their respective genres (country, rock, etc.) but Candice is the only one who can pull off many different styles of music. So far during the top 10, she has sang the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, and The Cure, which is a pretty eclectic range of artists and genres.

Just watch her performance of "Lovesong" from last night. I have watched it like 1,000xs already: