American Idol's grumbling voice has spoken: he thinks Clay Aiken or Ruben Studdard will win the competition:"In the next few weeks, I think the person you're going to see getting stronger and stronger is Clay. I think he's the person to beat," Cowell said.…
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26 - Natalie Davis
Why can no one debate which has the better voice?
27 - Eric Olsen
Actually Natalie, much to my amazement I ended up getting hooked on the show last year and watched pretty much every episode, and I think it was a tossup. They both have classic voices in their own ways and were both very appealing on the show - again, in their own ways. Even now it's still pretty much a tie as far as I can tell. Neither lost because the public knows both of their names and still likes them both. There have been three winners so far - it seems like Justin has faded. But that's still pretty amazing production. Having produced actual pop stars, the show has to be seen as a total success thus far.
28 - TDavid
It's somewhat difficult to compare their voices. IMO, the season one winner Kelly Clarkson had a better voice than both Clay and Ruben. Will be interesting to see what becomes of Ruben and Clay because I haven't heard much about them since the second season ended.
29 - Natalie Davis
I'm with you, Eric. Both men have fine voices; I don't see either as being a technically *better singer* than the other. My preference for Ruben is directly related to my antipathy for the Claymates.
30 - Eric Olsen
YOu couldn'task for a better mismatched pair, which I think also adds to each's success - they succeeded individually but also together, and I think they will be remembered as a pair.