Top 12 Performance: Brandon Rogers

Brandon has the unenviable position of starting off the show, and much to my (and I'm sure his own) disappointment, he's awful. I mean, it's like a trainwreck...he looks like he's wearing the pants my dad wears to work, he's got absolutely no charisma, his voice is swallowed up by the band, and then he cracks 1/3 of the way into the song. And to top it all of, he forgets his words.

Paula mentioned it must be nervewracking to go from a small studio into a big concert hall. Um, hasn't this guy toured with Christina Aguilera? Shouldn't he know from big concert halls? I mean, please.

Oh Brandon. Oh, Oh, Brandon. Not a promising start to the show.

Grade: D+


My Rankings, from best to worst: (Click on a contestant's name to read more detailed comments on their performance)
1. Lakisha Jones
2. Melinda Doolittle
3. Blake Lewis
4. Jordin Sparks
5. Chris Richardson
6. Phil Stacey
7. Chris Sligh
8. Stephanie Edwards
9. Gina Glocksen
10. Haley Scarnato
11. Brandon Rogers
12. Sanjaya Malakar