All he does is imitating her, and it isn't nearly as good, I'm sorry
I'm sorry you don't see him as a good vocalist, and I'm being real.
But Tevin is 15 years old, while Whitney was over 20 in her prime. His voice was still developing out of puberty. He isn't going to be exactly on par with her
But you can't deny the enormous applausal at the end of the performance, and this was at the Apollo, known for being the toughest to please. He won. Lauryn Hill got booed there lol
But the studio version of the song is the BOMB. And the note is great asf