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I compare talent to people like Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, Brandy, Chrissette Michelle, Melanie Fiona, Dianne Reeves, Ledisi, early Mariah Carey (pre-emancipation), Tonex, and others. Having been trained in classical music and jazz, I know what vocals are supposed to sound like when they're lauded as Leona's are. This performance and others like it just haven't blown me away like I feel they have. And after watching her win her competition, I just felt that she wasn't strong enough a singer to beat out the rest. The song itself is amazing, but she flat on several notes where she just as easily shouldn't have been.