![<p>While Simon was dead-on in his assessment that spiky-haired beat-boxer Blake Lewis may have brought a little too much confidence to his audition, the guy’s rendition of ”Crazy” was skillful enough that he’d probably have a hit with it if he released it to radio tomorrow. I’m not sure I can say the same for precocious Jordin Sparks (who maybe should’ve waited a few years for her emotional maturity to catch up with her outsize voice), but [she] ought to be fun to watch during Hollywood week. —<em>Michael Slezak, Jan. 18, 2007</em></p>](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/idol-jordin-sparks-audition_l.jpg?w=400)
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While Simon was dead-on in his assessment that spiky-haired beat-boxer Blake Lewis may have brought a little too much confidence to his audition, the guy’s rendition of ”Crazy” was skillful enough that he’d probably have a hit with it if he released it to radio tomorrow. I’m not sure I can say the same for precocious Jordin Sparks (who maybe should’ve waited a few years for her emotional maturity to catch up with her outsize voice), but [she] ought to be fun to watch during Hollywood week. —Michael Slezak, Jan. 18, 2007
JORDIN SPARKS (Season 6)
While Simon was dead-on in his assessment that spiky-haired beat-boxer Blake Lewis may have brought a little too much confidence to his audition, the guy’s rendition of ”Crazy” was skillful enough that he’d probably have a hit with it if he released it to radio tomorrow. I’m not sure I can say the same for precocious Jordin Sparks (who maybe should’ve waited a few years for her emotional maturity to catch up with her outsize voice), but [she] ought to be fun to watch during Hollywood week. —Michael Slezak, Jan. 18, 2007
