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In honor of the heightened weirdness on display Monday night, I will dispense with the usual A, B, C grading system and go with some psychobabble: based on tonight's performances, what are each contestant's biggest fears?
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That would show off the contestant's vocal talents very well.
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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Performance quality: Buzz, judges 'verdict and (especially) song choice are vital to a contestant's survival, but none of that would mean a thing without what we watch Idol for: the performance itself.
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The format makes for frantic action, frames that are over quicker than an X-Factor contestant's career and an enormous number of ad breaks, though it may be a reflection on the warmth with which it was embraced by potential advertisers that Power Snooker is the first programme I've seen that's sponsored by its own iPhone app.
Ronnie O'Sullivan crowned prince of the new Power Snooker generation Simon Burnton 2010
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What's lost on these slouches, and the idiots who vote for them, is the fact that it's not just a contestant's talent that brings professionalism; it is also the years of training and studying of one's craft.
Corey Reynolds: It's Showtime At 'Tea' Apollo Corey Reynolds 2011
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It doesn't keep the face warmer; its function appears to be to wave ever so slightly in the wind -- like wheat over a field or a beauty pageant contestant's hand.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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It doesn't keep the face warmer; its function appears to be to wave ever so slightly in the wind -- like wheat over a field or a beauty pageant contestant's hand.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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It doesn't keep the face warmer; its function appears to be to wave ever so slightly in the wind -- like wheat over a field or a beauty pageant contestant's hand.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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It doesn't keep the face warmer; its function appears to be to wave ever so slightly in the wind -- like wheat over a field or a beauty pageant contestant's hand.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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Even as a judge, the mentor's always going to be on his or her contestant's side.
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