Alaina's not all that special...sorry

Alaina Alexander is very pretty, has the look that might sell records, and in my opinion, that's the only thing that would do it - because her voice is nothing impressive. She sings "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)" by the Pretenders and it's really out of tune most of the way through. She was out of breath in some spots and it just sounded very choppy.

Simon said it perfectly I think. He tells her, "Well, the irony was, you kept singing that line 'I'm special' and it wasn't." He tells her it was a mess, which it was, and says that she'll be relying on her looks right now, not her voice. I have a feeling she'll be crying backstage after this performance.

Gina Glocksen, another risk-taker, sings Celine Dion's "All By Myself" and I actually like it. She's got a pretty deep voice and it sounds all husky - definitely different from the other girls. Then she hits the high note and just blows it away. YEAH!! I have to say, I'm totally shocked by her. I just never saw it coming. Her auditions before were good, but I never thought she could take a song like this and really make it her own. She was terrific.

Randy says he's surprised by her voice, too. Paula says nothing really, and Simon says she didn't hit the right note, comparing her to Celine Dion. I knew that would happen - it's just inevitable to be found lacking when singing a Celine Dion song. But I thought she was great and I liked that she has some spunk. After being told that she didn't hit the high note, she says she feels way more confident now because even if she didn't hit it perfect, she knows she hit it. Good for her.