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Note to Paula: surname = last name. When we start putting the women against the men, the men will be dropping like flies.

HUH?:
Haley Scarnato (she looks a lot different from week to week, and I am not sure that I could pick her out of a line up… I agree with the judges: she hasn't made much impact)
Stephanie Edwards (not a fan of the song, but she can sing…)
Sabrina Sloan (that song came from deep in her nose)

BAD, BAD, BAD:
Antonella Barba (it's not bad enough that we have to listen to you sing, but now we have to be subjected to you playing violin, too!… Simon hit it right on the head: you've been through a lot, but it's the end of the road and you've got to go… and it doesn't matter if you are doing your own thing, Antonella, especially if your own thing is horrible, because even if you won't compare yourself to everyone else, the rest of the voters are… if you don't get voted off, I hope you will have the presence of mind to bow out on your own)

YES!:
Jordin Sparks (she didn't give a great stage performance, but I have to imagine that song is very difficult to sing and she sang it dead on)
LaKisha Jones (another great performance… just a bit less interesting that Jordin's)
Gina Glocksen (ROCKIN'!… very awesome, even if it wasn't perfect singing)
Melinda Doolittle (YES, YES, YES! Awesome… she needs to start reacting with more confience to the positive comments)

Should go home: