Chindi’s Take
Another week, another interesting mix of musical performances. Thankfully, no group number. They start off the show with a Ruben Studdard appearance and Ruben looks likes he’s been making strides towards getting healthier. Ryan is pretty obsessed by his own tininess so we get a funny moment of him with Ruben on one side [...]

Song Selection: What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted – Jimmy Ruffin
Chindi’s Take:
Again, while I make it a point to avoid wardrobe commentary, I’m forced to note that Didi looks like a billion dollars up there tonight. This is the kind of Didi performance I like best, where she just delivers a strong vocal with a minimal [...]

Song Selection: You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt
Rigelseven’s Take:
I don’t know what the judges problem was but I thought that was fantastic.  Didi commanded the stage, let her voice stand out with instrumental breaks and showed lots of spark and personality.  Her vocals sounded uniquely like Didi and she gave a really controlled performance.  I [...]

Song Selection: Play With Fire – Rolling Stones
RigelSeven’s Take:
Now that was interesting.  This was not the kind of performance we have seen from Didi before and I mean that in a good way.  Her indie/folk thing is good but this showed she has more range and I think you need to do that to last [...]

Didi Benami
23 – Hollywood, CA
Didi’s backstory is that her best friend passed away 4 years ago and she was a singer also.
Audition Song – Hey Jude
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – Terrified (co-written by Kara DioGuardi)
Hollywood Week Group Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Round 3 Song – Angel
Semi-final Week 1 Song – “The Way I [...]

Song Selection: Lean on Me – Bill Withers

Chindi’s Take:
A great song, but I had doubts as to whether this would be a great song choice for her. The problem I think, for me is I don’t really see her as having a soul-singer type voice. Almost every rendition of this song you hear starts low, [...]