Janna Polzin - Maria? Week 4 - Defying Gravity

CBC's How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?
Week 4 - The Top 8 Perform

Janna Polzin performing Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked.

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[HayleyDawnluvsyhuu2x]

who is this? and this is NOT from How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria so where IS it from?? DEFYING GRAVITY (!!!) check out Kerry Ellis who just left the London cast of Wicked after an AMAZING 2 and a half years of playing Elphaba!!

[clemnet101]

This is from the Canadian HDYSAPLM

[BlueJeanBaby012]

You guys CANNOT compare her or anyone to Idina. At all. Everyone has their OWN TAKE on this song.

I quite liked her voice on this song, her low notes are so strong and goregous. Good emotion... Like a youthful, bright timbre'd Elphaba.

[SaxGurl]

I definitly agree...Her voice doesn't have enough belt for this song, and she can't hit all the notes the way Idina or Kerry can. But the contestants on HDSAPLM were told which songs to sing, and had their costumes assigned each week, so it's not her fault.

[Narula394]

She needs to audition for Wicked....

[up4itallthetime]

@maferrara1 Having had the privilege to work with Janna I know how exceptionally talented she is. She executed this song smashingly!

[superstar19ize]

I like her voice, but i dont loke this song for her. but she really can sing.

[superstar19ize]

her voice doesnt have the rawness that this song needs. but she cansing. but i much prefer a more raw voice. but she can belt!!

[mkmwrite]

I've heard so many different recordings of this song, and all I can say is, I really like her! She could've been better in a few songs, but this song is a really difficult one to sing, and she pulled it off... LOVED the ending...

And there was something about her looks (and maybe once in a blue moon, her diction) that reminded me just a tad of a weaker Eden Espinosa... But she was very good :D

[tooty644]

weve just found a new elphaba for london to replace rachel when she leaves

[titanicwicked]

@underwood1232

i actually hate Idina's Interpretation of this song and she is my least favorite elphaba. everyone has their own take on the role and no one is better than the other.

[maferrara1]

Oh also, can everyone STOP using Idina as the best?!?! Sure she is great, but UNTRAINED to the max, SUPER inconsistent, and there are people MUCH better out there that have performed this.

[maferrara1]

1) Are the judges coked out? Cause this is one of the worst performances of this song. 2) If screwing up your eyes allows you to "act" and "sing" then continue to do so...cause obviously fixing the eyes didn't do anything for the performance....3) A hard song? Sure, maybe, as crazy impossible as the judge and the performer made it sound....no...