American Idol

It is David versus David in this season's final showdown

Syesha Mercado

Syesha Mercado

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Vanishing

The problem with Syesha is not that she's bad—not hardly. But she's good in such an unmemorable way that I don't see how she wins this competition; she delivers the runs and the big notes but no goosebumps. (She hasn't even become memorable for being forgettable, as Kristy Lee Cook has from Simon's harping.) Sometimes vanishing can be worse than standing out for your failures.

by James Poniewozik

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