Paige Miles journey to eleventh place was filled with many bumps in the road due to laryngitis and illness, but she remained strong throughout the competition. Soon after her Top 11 elimination, Paige opened up about battling voice issues and picking songs that worked with her strained vocal chords, Miley as a mentor, and the road ahead.
Although Paige came onto Season 9 with only a little bit of air time, she kicked off the seasons live performances. At that point, Simon Cowell said that Paige is the strongest female voice in the competition. I thought it was a pretty awesome comment, Paige responded, so I was happy he said it. A lot of people didnt know anything about me; they hadnt heard me at all, not in the city, not in the Hollywood round, so it was nice to hear him say that.
Towards the end of Paige's run on the show, the judges questioned whether or not Paige knows who she is as an artist. I know who I am as an artist, she stated. I know what I like to sing. My problem was finding the material that I felt fit me and that I could also work with the laryngitis, so it was tough. As an artist, I really, I like the like rock, pop, soul. I love to kind of rock it out with a lot of soul/R&B twist to it. I like up-tempo music and when my voice started failing me I just started trying to take it slower and that really didnt work for me.
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