More on Kiko Maya as I have had more time to listen to her since last time
>>28824537First is her biggest strength: the resonance of her high notes is otherworldly (warning: loud volume)
https://files.catbox.moe/bwr5tm.mp4She is also capable of smooth singing (Fly me to the moon)
https://files.catbox.moe/ie4a8u.mp4So she has all the ingredients to be very good indeed. As can be seen in these covers
I dreamed a dream
https://files.catbox.moe/dretue.mp4Gravity
https://files.catbox.moe/59jla2.mp4Now for the drawback: the execution of specific songs. For instance, in Pretender, she chose to sing staccato where it would be better as smooth (à la Noa), and in some songs, she would omit vibrato where there should be more (especially in the lower notes). So it would end up feeling plain compared to the competition. Even if you know the techniques, you still have to apply them. As it is, her performance can be inconsistent and song-specific.
One quirk: because her high notes are so loud, if you try to normalize the audio you would not be able to hear the lower notes properly. 2 songs in the same session could have wildly different ReplayGain because of the high notes in one of them. Rather, you should turn up the volume so you can hear the lower notes clearly.
Here is her copy-pasted setlist (for easy searching)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQlmZo5lwacrHOk5iM9VmmwWEaFPGMr1RPJepA7bEvwQzjUs1MoMzHoWQ9AA6fRFOhbDXYYNnmb8Pr5/pub 