Kaneswa Finnie
Contestant #81872
Ryan kept commenting on how confident Kaneswa was for a 16-year-old. According to her mother, Kaneswa has been singing in Jacksonville ever since she was 5, and this contributes to her confidence.
In the audition room, Kaneswa confidently butchered Anita Baker's Caught up in the Rapture of Love. Simon said that the song was got progressively worse as she sang it, but Kaneswa disagreed. She said that her mother said she was a great singer, so they brought her mom in. Her mother Paula said she has sang all around Jacksonville, and Simon asked if she was moving the whole time.
On their way out, Kaneswa's mother still firmly let Simon know that he was wrong in his assessment of her daughter's singing. Needless to say, Simon's rejection didn't dampen Kaneswa or her mother's confidence.
