Monica's a sweet girl with a great voice. lots of singers have great voices so there is really nothing special about just having a great voice anymore. Since the hay days of Whitney, Mariah, and Celine, just having a great voice has become pretty damn boring. What makes Fantasia special is that she has a raw voice. Any singer can learn to hit a pleasant clear note with enough practice or training, which is why Opera singers don't sell so well although they hit the highest notes. But that gritty raspy raw shit Fantasia does is just beast mode. The way she mixes gospel/soul/rock is just F-ing genius. She's got a gift to be able to do that.