Last night Leaf and Kia battled it out in the Welcome to Dreamland finale to find out who would be crowned the winner.

When Kia hit the stage, she finally showed the level of confidence she was criticized for lacking in previous episodes. As far as dancing goes she looked more Rihanna than Beyonce. That’s OK, though, because at least she sounded strong vocally on stage. Joining her act was Mario, who came out of nowhere and hit the stage to sing-a-long with the Team Phenzel representative.

Where as Kia offered more of what you’ll find on the radio, Leaf presented something more of the coffee shop variety. I might be alone in this, but for a second I couldn’t get past her look long enough to pay attention to the overall performance. With respect to her stylist, she looked like Andre 3000’s confused little sister.

I didn’t get it, but the crowd seemed to enjoy what Black Cyndi Lauper had to offer on stage.

One of the judges wasn’t nearly as moved as the crowd was, however. Kandi of Xscape and “No Scrubs” fame pointed out that vocally Leaf was a bit all over the place. I thought the same thing, but apparently shaky vocals weren’t enough to stop Leaf from taking the title for Team GSU and crowned the Queen of Dreamland.

That means Kia is back to the drawing board while Leaf starts recording her debut album.

Will you be on the look out for it when it drops?

We’re down to the final two contestants on Welcome To Dreamland as Leaf and Kia compete for the championship.

The show kicked off with Leaf and Kia doing the classic reality TV show segment where they each ramble, “It’s just us two left, one of us will win” yadda yadda.

Then Leaf approached Drumma Boy with her guitar and started working on a new track. Honestly, it’s not something I would jig to but Leaf seems quite happy with the finished product.

As for Kia, she didn’t hit the studio with as much confidence as her competition did, but Jazze Pha gave her a pep talk – letting her know he sees potential in her, telling her she has “it” factor, and warning her not to underestimate Leaf.

That pep talk seemed to only go so far as Kia completely froze up during dance rehearsal. Poor thing said she had rhythm, but couldn’t really dance. In her defense, that’s still better than half of the current R&B singers out now.

Still, her lack of oomph on stage made it hard to see her winning. Thankfully, she pulled it together in time. At rehearsal for her finale concert she seemed to be more at home on stage.

Leaf definitely felt at home on stage as she hopped, skipped, and bounced around the stage while rehearsing her song “Happy” as if she were alone in her living room. It will be interesting to see how each will present themselves on stage.

Next week the two will face off on stage to determine who will be crowned the winner of Dreamland.

Who do you think will win? Kia or Leaf?

The girls have sung on the street, stopped and posed for the frame, so now it’s only natural for the remaining four girls to drop down low and sweep the flo’ with it.

At the beginning of last night’s episode, the girls were taken to a dance studio to meet with choreographers Victor and Rah-Rah.

Being a big girl, Sabrina seemed a little ambivalent about performing her choreographed routine. That’s a shame she didn’t put her all into it when Drumma Boy came to see her perform. Everyone knows big girls can get down on the floor. It’s all in the extra hips.

But it wasn’t just the chunky crew that couldn’t get it right; neither could Kia. And you can add Leaf to the list. I’m not entirely sure what they were doing with her, but if you ask me, guitars and twirking don’t really fit.

The only one who really stood out with confidence and seemed to get the moves down pat was Bianca. Jazze Pha seemed to find her too overconfident, but hey, I thought she did better than those other three.

To be fair to the girls who seem a bit rhythm-deficient, there are a bunch of girls out there who can’t do anything but stand there.

In the end, rhythm didn’t save Bianca from elimination as she and Sabrina were given the boot. Bianca said she felt Jazze made the wrong decision. I’m inclined to agree, but it’s his call.

Now we’re down to the final two: Leaf and Kia.

Who do you think will win?

Judging from his response at the beginning of this week’s episode of Welcome to Dreamland, Jazze Pha isn’t all that keen on Drumma Boy’s extra dose of confidence.

As Drumma Boy ranted about how he took over the city of Atlanta in a year’s time, Jazze Pha attempted to drag him back to Earth by asking him what single does he have currently on the charts.

His response was essentially: “Huh? Uhh, don’t worry about all that, just worry about the competition.”

Though the ladies sat there and watched their team leaders go back and forth, they had their own battle to contend with the next morning when each headed back to round two of boot camp.

I never understand why show producers have their contestants run with sticks, fetch cheesecake, or jump rope in a singing competition. There are a bunch of singers out now who sound like their parents are frogs so what’s the point in making the girls do an obstacle course and sing on the spot?

I felt bad for baby Kelly Price. Ya’ll know it’s not fair to ask a heavy set (yet fly) person to roll down the ground like she’s 7-years-old. Thankfully, Sabrina persevered. That’s right, watch out for the big girls.

After losing their breath on the field, Team DSU headed to the studio for choreography. Every group member was assigned to perform a song but Leaf – clearly forgetting that viewers just learned her name three weeks ago – decided she wanted to do her own song. She apologized soon after, but she’s officially the diva of that bunch.

After Team DSU got their steps in order they joined Team Phezel in stopping and posing for the frame for a test photo shoot.

Based on the results of their photos Ilia and Shari were dropped.

BET’s new reality series Welcome to Dreamland premiered last night.

The show kicked off with talent scout and show host Vawn making house calls to would be contestants.

Each female singer had to display their vocal chops in order to receive a special invite to join the Dreamland bus. That special invite was pretty much Vawn telling each selected girl, “Get your a** on the bus!”

The first singer we met was Leaf, who looks like the distant cousin Corrine Bailey Rae – only with a mysterious dot in the middle of her forehead.

Next up is Illia, who like every other contestant that followed her, chose to sing a classic gospel song.

Are gospel songs the best way to highlight your vocal ability or is it a singer’s way of kissing up to God for a quick favor? You be the judge.

After Illia, Vawn parked his tour in the middle of a parking lot where a bevy of girls tried to break it down in order to board the bus.

Once a group of girls were given a seat, they were then taken to a mansion where they met producers Jazze Phae and Drumma Boy.

They soon learned that if selected, each will join either Phae or Boy’s teams and compete.

Eight girls were chosen and split into groups of four. I know it may seem difficult to remember everyone’s name, so I helped break it down for each of you.

Team Phenzel (Jazze Phae)

Illia: Think Baby Teena Marie.

Bianca: The one who looks like Oliva’s long lost sister.

Jennifer “Versatile” – The one who beat on the bus like it owed her rent during her audition.

Kia: Yeah, you got me on this one. She’s pretty, though.

Team DSU (Drumma Boy)

Nicole “Grady Baby” — I Will Survive (The Pounds)

Shari — Wearing a weave inspired by Beyonce.

Sabrina: Cute girl. Reminds me of Kelly Price: The Early Years.

Leaf : The sequel to Corrine Bailey Ray.

That’s all for now. Until next week, ya’ll.