Forums

Who would you guys consider them to be? Here's mine:   1. Abi Carter (Season 22): Obviously there's still more rounds to go but I highly doubt she will give me anything less than good performances and her run up until this point is already enough for her to snatch the #1 spot for me. I think she's the contestant from the ABC era that had the most amount of "idol moments" (What Was I Made For? Goodbye Yellow Brickroad, Bring Me To Life, Hello) and she's been extremely consistent while taking big risks with vocal arrangements and mixing up tempos. She's everything I love in a singing competition contestant.  2. Leah Marlene (Season 20): I used to think it would be hard for someone to knock out Leah from the top spot of my ranking because I found her to be very consistent all the way through but here we are. #2 is not shabby at all tho. Love her run, her musicianship was incredible to watch and she has one of the best pitch accuracies I've ever seen from a singing competition contestant. She had completely knowledge of all the colors of her voice and really painted a canvas with it. "Heal" and "Separate Ways" were her standouts performances.  3. Maddie Poppe (Season 16): I can't believe someone that sang "Brand New Key" and "Walk Like an Egyptian" won this show and that's a GOOD thing. Really loved her songchoices and even tho she stuck to mostly ballads + midtempos, she was consistently great at what she commited to do. My main nitpick with her run is that I don't think she has a 10/10 performance so I don't know if she has a "quintessential moment" that stands out above the rest of her run (I think most people would say Nothing Compares To You but my personal fav is Homeward Bound) but she was awesome. My fav of the season winning the first ABC Idol season set me up for disappointment on the following ones, LOL.  4. Laci Kaye Booth (Season 17): I think this might be controversial because I know a lot of people were 8 or 80 on her and even tho her voice seemed to be a bit sore during her last 2 weeks on the show, I still think her run was really endearing. I'm not a big fan of country and she won me over pretty quickly with her incredible tone and creativity. "Love of My Life" should've won her a spot in the finale.  5. Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon (Season 17): Some will say his run was boring in terms of flavors/variety but he was so freaking great at everything he did. He was strong vocally but also really emotionally raw and that was a killer combo. Robbed asf. Stunning voice and beautiful emotion.   6. Fritz Hager (Season 20): This boy was on FIRE up until the week he got covid. I think what I liked the most on Fritz was his phrasing. It was really unique in an engaging way and allowed him to make each song his own. His arrangements were also pretty darn good. I think he peaked way too early (When The Party Is Over) but he still remained solid even through some unfortunate adversities.  7. Grace Kinstler (Season 19): Had potential to have one of my fav idols run in history on voice alone but songchoices soured the experience for me. Queen? Happy? Into The Unknown? A Moment Like This? I Have Nothing? All By Myself??.... No words. The fact she's on this ranking with that many awful songchoices just goes to show how talented she is and how far vocal quality and control can take you. And even tho her belting was great, I also think her best moment on the show turned out to be Fix You when she decided to focus on her mid-range all the way through the performance so I wish she had given me more of that. Nonetheless fantastic singer and it's always impressive to watch someone be so in tune with their instrument. A diva worth of the old Idol days.  8. Jack Blocker (Season 22): Enjoyed him since his audition. He has a pretty tone, some cool songchoices, experimented with arrangements a few times, even tho it didn't always work and had a moment (Always On My Mind) that pushed his run above "just consistently good" for me. I could do it without the facial expressions but it's okay.  9. Willie Spence (Season 19): He could go overboard with runs every now and then but his voice was beautiful! I also liked that he kept challenging himself vocally by pulling off some really crazy key changes in his arrangements. Stand Up is a stellar performance and it's how I will always remember him. RIP.  10. Casey Bishop (Season 19): Really dig her run overall. Especially since she mixed up and didn't stick only to rock songs. I still wish she would have waited a few years before going to the show because I think she was still a bit green when it comes to performing on the big stage and sometimes, I felt like she was emotionally disconnected from whatever she was singing but the kid is a natural talent. The sheer power of her voice at 16 was absurd.    Honorable mentions: Iam Tongi and Megan Danielle (Season 21). Those were two contestants that I found to be consistently good and was happy to see making it all the way to the end but that never truly amazed me (Iam did with the emotional power of his audition but obviously that was really particular to that moment). 

He only did 16 songs?

I am fine with the Part of Your World placement.    Very happy with Heaven’s Light/Hellfire ranking - it exceeded my expectations! 

RANKERS Akshar Alex Chris Corey Derek Elliott Erik Gigi Lily  QK Richard Steven Tom Victoria Wallace   The next step is for each ranker to CUT ONE song of his or her choice.    Check this post for the updated listed of songs. Songs in gold cannot be cut. You have 24 hours to post your cuts. Please post ASAP.   @jarmon @Alex95 @*Chris @Qorey @FrogLenzen @Elliott @erik g @taylorkat @*Lily @QueenKalie @rdhaley96 @~Tom~ @1234567890 @*Wallace