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Randy Rates J Lo/Gaga: "They're Not Like Mariah"
Posted by Lynn on Wednesday, 19-Jan-2011, 9:34AM EST
It's a good thing Jennifer Lopez isn't getting in front of Randy Jackson for an assessment of her talent anytime soon. On Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (Jan. 18), American Idol's veteran judge was asked to rate Lopez's singing ability on a scale of one to 10. His answer? "She would definitely get a strong, solid 7," he said to host Jimmy Kimmel's surprise. After all, a 7 pretty much amounts to a C-.

"A seven's really good," Jackson insisted. "She doesn't have the biggest voice in the world, but she can sing. It's the package -- look at Britney, Ke$ha, Gaga, they're not like my girl Mariah Carey..."

The head scratching continued when Kimmel inquired as to where Lady Gaga would land on the scale. "I'd probably give her a 7 as well," said Jackson, prompting another double-take from the host, who remarked, "You believe Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez are on equal status?"

After a moment of deliberation, Jackson back-pedaled: "OK, I give Gaga an 8."

Ouch! Maybe what they're saying about Randy turning to the harsh side is true. Unapologetic and wholly unintimidated, in taking Simon Cowell's seat at the table, has some of the former judge's TV savagery managed to seep through the leather? We'll find out soon enough: Season 10 premieres tonight!


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Jan 19 11 7:59 PM

J'Lo getting a 7 is very kind IMO. She has almost no voice at all, even less than Britney.

Not that it stood in the way of a lot of (hot) people from becoming stars though.

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Jan 19 11 8:20 PM

BeyondIdolization wrote:
J.Lo is a 4, Gaga probably a 6... 10 is reserved for real SINGERS like Mariah and Whitney.
Just because GaGa doesn't make all of her songs big vocal moments, doesn't mean that she isn't a "real singer". She has a great voice imo.

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Jan 19 11 8:29 PM

^ I think she's pretty good. Gaga has a better voice than people like J'Lo, Britney, Paula Abdul, and Janet Jackson and Madonna (although I like Madonna's voice more when it was at it's best).  She doesn't have a ton of range though and she seems to wander off key a lot. She's an okay (if undistinguished) belter.

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Jan 20 11 12:10 AM

cornyperson wrote:
BeyondIdolization wrote:
J.Lo is a 4, Gaga probably a 6... 10 is reserved for real SINGERS like Mariah and Whitney.
Just because GaGa doesn't make all of her songs big vocal moments, doesn't mean that she isn't a "real singer". She has a great voice imo.




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Jan 20 11 12:29 AM

I'm serious. I'm glad someone finally had the balls to say Lady Gaga isn't a great singer on national TV. Has anyone ever heard her perform live?! I mean, she's not as pitchy as Katy Perry, but she usually sounds pretty heinous. I'd say a 7 is more on par with Gaga - Lopez...yeah, a 5 at most. It's not like Mariah's an amazing live signer anymore (all the time), but I'm glad he still sticks up for her, and she still sounds consistently better than all of them.

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Jan 20 11 1:33 AM

i was forced to watch AI tonight and i liked how Jlo was actually

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J.Lo is a 4, Gaga probably a 6... 10 is reserved for real SINGERS like Mariah and Whitney.




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Jan 20 11 4:07 AM

It's not really that awkward. I'm almost positive over 90% of people (if not more) would agree that Mariah is a much better singer than JLo and Gags. Some might say they prefer JLo or Gaga's voice simply because they are fans, but deep down I'm sure they'd still know that Mariah can do all sorts of things with her voice that no one else in modern pop can do.

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Jan 20 11 7:19 AM

J-Low is like -1 considering Ashanti did vocals for some of her songs, please smiley: laughsmiley: laughsmiley: laugh


Gaga is not great, but is better than her

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Jan 20 11 10:08 AM

Lady Gaga is more of a 6 or 7. J Lo is more like a 4 or 5. Britney Spears is no greater than a 3 b/c she's the bottom of the barrell as far as 'professional' recording acts.

The 'real' singers are 8 and up.

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Jan 20 11 12:00 PM

Mariah10Carey88 wrote:
i was forced to watch AI tonight and i liked how Jlo was actually

I agree.  I watched the first hour until Modern Family came on and I was pleasantly surprised in myself because I actually liked Jlo.  She isn't enough to make me watch this entire season but I thought she came off pretty well and it did look like she cared about the contestants.

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Jan 20 11 12:17 PM

Colson wrote:
Lady Gaga is more of a 6 or 7. J Lo is more like a 4 or 5. Britney Spears is no greater than a 3 b/c she's the bottom of the barrell as far as 'professional' recording acts.

The 'real' singers are 8 and up.
Um how is Britney lesser than J Lo? She actually had a decent voice in the debut era ("Sometimes") whereas J Lo's voice has always been paper thin. And she's probably cowritten more songs, and all her singles aren't jacked from someone else. 

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