A huge thank you goes out to everyone that voted for me and Covervote.com for nominating me as having best cover on the Internet.  I won 3rd place.  I am grateful.  Here is the cover that was nominated: http://youtu.be/1aH6KYhTrsM Here is the studio version: http://youtu.be/KeH-G8UW

Okay, this song is one of my favorite Rihanna songs.  Rihanna, really feels this song, and for me has so much meaning.   I can feel this song in my soul.  I can be talking about my relationship with my boyfriend, and if you remove some parts, you can apply it to your best friend, dog, or even a teddy bear.  This song can take on many feels and have different meanings for everyone. 

As vocal artists we evaluate songs a little differently than the listening public. Many artists who have "trained" ears listen to songs from a more techinical perspective. Don't get me wrong the listening public is probably best qualified to say if a song is a hit or not, but a trained ear can tell you all the "mechnical" stuff. So from an artist's perpective, I say that "Girl on Fire" (Inferno

People often tell me that this performance is the best National Anthem that they have ever heard. Wow, I can't imagine that is even true. Yes, I have heard the Whitney Houston version (that is my personal favorite) but I'll let you decide. I was 15 when I performed this at North Carolina Central University(NCCU). There are 3 things significant about this performance: I performed in front of