Thelma's a great singer; she does the ending theme in the Richard Gere movie, Hachiko, and was the chorus singer for Soul Ja's mega hit, Koko Ni Iru Yo. But as for being the new Hikaru Utada, I don't know if she has the power and range of Hikki's vocals. And Hikki writes all of her own stuff, which Thelma does not. So nice compliment but not quite real.
(Shouldn't this thread be in Music - female artists?)