Reply #8: It's a pretty standard singing style these days.

[MineralMan]

Nicely expressive, flowing. The singer who originally popularized that song sang it very much the same.

There are several popular singers using a similar style right now.

Then, there is her sultry rendition of "Cry Me A River," which is done in a different style...also very similar to another singer of that song.

Karaoke. The better you are able to mimic the original of a tune, the better you do. As I said in the message below, I would really like to see what she can do when not copying a singer. A good vocal coach should be able to help her create her own, unique style.