American Idol 2014

[Babbs234]

I think on first glance, she looks like Haley, because of her hair.

[Miguel]

I like her tone (and could see her being one of my favorites), but as a vocalist, she's not even close to Haley.

That's my impression too.

[My Alter Ego]

I didn't care for either of the songs that she sang and I don't like her phrasing, but Harry's right: the seeds are definitely there.

[john]

♫Let's Run Away♫ ‏@jerryt9789 2h
Haley Reinhart made a HUGE impact on all of these AI contestants,They even try to dress/look like her

[midnightblues]

I listened to parts of several of the songs that she posted just a few days ago. I'm afraid that any resemblance to Haley ended there for me.

Yeppers I got to say the, same no way no how maybe a Taylor Swift??? nah.More like the new girl on the block sorta

[kaypea]

I like her tone (and could see her being one of my favorites), but as a vocalist, she's not even close to Haley.

That's my impression too.

I don't know-I try not to jump to too many conclusions after just the audition.I listened to some of Melanie's originals and wasn't all that impressed with the songs themselves. But I also remember that,for me,with Haley that it wasn't love at first sight either-and I'm not alone in that respect.

But I like what I heard from Melanie tonight and its obvious that I wasn't the only one to think of Haley after hearing her.

Also have to say that I loved what I saw from Harry Connick tonight.He wasn't afraid to tell it like it is where he saw fit and he's really funny too.

[Tusk]

The only thing that resembled Haley for me was the hair, other than that she was vocally closer to average than Haley, IMO. Of course that's an initial opinion, based on just one performance



This gal is the 1st one that popped for me, her voice is not the strongest and has room to grow, but she has alot of everything else, IMO


(or have i sipped from TCO's cup? )

Slezak's thought on her

(Not eligible: Marrialle Sellars — who got the pimp slot tonight, and whose audition was also shown extensively at the start of last Wednesday’s episode. Sheesh! How much of a head start can one chick get without being named Lauren Alaina? Marrialle’s pretty solid, though, and I liked how she discussed her father’s passing in inspirational terms, rather than maudlin ones.)

Did anybody else see Jlo tried to cop Haley's "Petula Clark" look?

[mercfan3]

I like her tone (and could see her being one of my favorites), but as a vocalist, she's not even close to Haley.

That's my impression too.

I don't know-I try not to jump to too many conclusions after just the audition.I listened to some of Melanie's originals and wasn't all that impressed with the songs themselves. But I also remember that,for me,with Haley that it wasn't love at first sight either-and I'm not alone in that respect.

But I like what I heard from Melanie tonight and its obvious that I wasn't the only one to think of Haley after hearing her.

Also have to say that I loved what I saw from Harry Connick tonight.He wasn't afraid to tell it like it is where he saw fit and he's really funny too.

I dunno, I immediately knew that Haley was a great vocalist. I liked Scotty and Lauren too, but Haley's voice stuck out to me.

I think it was obvious that her range wasn't as large. And I doubt she has Haley's superwoman vocal control.

But she does have a fantastic tone, and she stays in tune.

I'm not trying to be negative towards her. There aren't too many singers I put on Haley's level. I'm just saying, I can see the reason that there are comparisons (the hair and rasp), but IMO, she's clearly not as good. (And that's okay. I've liked plenty of singers who aren't nearly as good. )

edit: Really really liked Jess tonight. (Just throw a bluesy rocker chick out in front of me...I'm so easy..) I think Bria has potential but she's a little over done right now. I also liked Kristen and Emily from they clips I saw.

[Himm2]

WOW!! I JUST SAW HALEY'S TWIN!!!
MELANIE PORRAS 19 FROM KENNESAW, GA.

Well this was a surprise:

Steve Klumpp,
You have a new follower on Twitter.
Melanie Porras
@MelPorrasMusic
#Musician, #Writer, #Lover
Atlanta · http://www.melanieporras.com

I never looked for her or posted anything about her on Twitter so she must have seen something I posted here at haleyfans to suddenly be following me on Twitter. Wish it was Haley since I'm still an unfollowed twit there.

[Miguel]

Well, this thread is the eighth result on Google if you search for "Melanie Porras" and "Haley Reinhart."