“Finally, the show has started. This is unbel… Dude, you’re the best that I’ve heard every week since we started the show. WOW! WOW! WOW!”
-- Randy Jackson, about Latoya London’s performance of “All By Myself,” Season 3
LaToya is the first of several 4th place finishers that we plan to feature. She’s in pretty lofty company, what with the likes of Tamyra Gray, Chris Daughtry, Jason Castro, and LaKisha Jones all bowing out in that position. Superb talent falling a bit short of expectations and potential. All were early favorites and serious threats to win, but for one reason or another, they failed to build enough of a fan base or to motivate their fans enough to vote.
In a season overloaded with soulful R&B singers, there was no denying LaToya’s talent. Her problem, perhaps, was a lack of individuality, an absence of that one quality screaming, “LATOYA.” Regardless, there was no denying her superior vocal abilities, as evidenced by the clips below. Her delivery was straightforward, infused with emotion and playfulness. She was my Season 3 favorite.
While Diana DeGarmo proved to be a worthy finalist, I have always felt that a LaToya/Fantasia finale would have been much more interesting, and much more competitive.
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Her rendition of All By Myself was amazing. She definitely was eliminated too soon.
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