comparing keisha to leona lewis and alexandra Burke is ridiculous. leona is dull as dishwater to many, but her vocal ability is unquestioned. alexandra is also at the very high end of vocal talent. they had to be exceptional singers to win X-Factor. keisha is very, very standard singer. she's no better than a lot of girls in local talent shows who never make it, and she's not good enough to impress Americans on vocals alone. there are better singers that don't get past the audition stages of American Idol. She's improved a bit since she was with sugababes and taken some vocal lessons, but watching her get out of breath every 2 seconds singing girls just wanna have fun told it's own story. she also goes out of tune too much, but she was much worse with the sugababes. it's painful hearing her hit bum notes so often. she's a decent singer, but she's not a genuine consistent, powerhouse like leona or alexandra, who don't hit bum notes very often. kiesha at best is an above average singer (like the filipino girl from The Saturday, vanessa) who shines perfectly in a group setting). leona and alexandra are exceptional, which i think you have to be. on the positive side, she has more soul and passion than Leona, but she's not exactly Mary J Blige and isn't soulful enough to compensate for her technical deficiencies. keisha is talented, but in reality, a dark skinned black girl like her probably has to be as vocally talented as alexandra or jennifer hudson to stand a chance, and she don't come close to burke or hudson vocally.