She was FABULOUS the year she won. I had her picked as the winner from her first audition! Her last song she did sitting on the stage. It was that old song "Summertime." And she was like I said - fabulous.
She really hasn't progress since then and in fact has digressed.
I beg to differ with you on the worst song ever. Right after she won AI she released a song title "Baby Daddy" and IT was the worst song ever. She might have written in herself. I remember hearing it on the radio and going home telling dh about it. I was laughing my butt off because it was so stupid. Sigh. What a waste of talent.