But for those of us who have watched and enjoyed Melinda, we feel it's a very safe bet that Melinda should and will go on to enjoy the most lucrative and rewarding career of all the idol competitors from season six.  Support for Melinda has been absolutely incredible as we received thousands upon thousands of support Melinda Doolittle write-ins.  Keep em coming!  We love what you have to say and we will continue to post your comments, feelings and lingering reactions to this past Idol competition.  As we work to modify our site to cover the post-Idol era of Melinda Doolittle, please enjoy the Melinda Doolittle Club website and our coverage of the last season!

Turn on your television and all idol reports will focus on two great talents.  Melinda Doolittle and Lakisha Jones.  It seems that Melinda Doolittle's name gets first mention on every news program that reports on American Idol. Every season, we all seem to have our favorites, but how can anyone overlook Melinda Doolittle as a standout and heavy favorite?  Melinda can sing!  Her vocal range is amazing, her voice powerful, her stage presence full of confidence and self-assuredness. Even Simon Cowell loves her and that is saying a lot.  Like him or not, Simon Cowell is often the driving force behind who stays, who goes home, and who goes on to fame and fortune.  He rode Carrie Underwood all the way to the bank two years ago, pinning Carrie as a favorite from audition day through to the end.  He was right all along and today, the success Carrie has achieved is amazing.  He was partial to Chris Daughtry in last year's competition, and he was right again.  It was the fans who got it  VERY wrong in season five, and Daughtry's early and quick success proves both the insight and persuasion of Simon Cowell and his words from week to week. For now, we'll let the whole Jennifer Hudson fiasco go ignored.  Simon didn't think Jennifer had what it took to remain in the competition, and look at her now.  'Nuff said.

Perhaps the trait that makes Melinda Doolittle so unique among the American Idol finalists, past and present, is her modesty.  Melinda Doolittle is genuine. She sings.  She wows us time after time.  She cries when she advances to the next round as if she is truly surprised.  The beauty of this, SHE IS!  We're not surprised at all as Melinda Doolittle advances through rounds of the world's most popular singing competition on a weekly basis.