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  • no where as good as Fantasia

  • They're both incredibly talented young ladies.

  • You people are all fucking retarded. Oprah ASKED her to perform this you dumb fucks. She didn't go on stage and be like "fuck Fantasia, I'm fucking amazing!" like seriously, just shut the fuck up already.

  • ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!!!

  • FANTASIA WON "AMERICAN IDOL" JENNIFER HUDSON WON A "OSCAR" THEY BOTH HAVE CAME ALONG WAY WHY COMPARE THEM? THEY BOTH ARE BLESS AND ARE EQUALLY TALENTED NO MATTER WHAT YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT FROM EITHER ONE OF THEM AND THEY BOTH SONG FOR "OPRAH" AT THE END OF THE DAY!!

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  • Just let all the nay sayers know, I researched and found out that Jennifer Hudson beat Fantasia for the part of Effie White. She won a grammy and an oscar for her performance. In the movie and on stage singing the songs from the movie she hit higher notes with ease than any of the notes in this song. She is a real beast. Its not about competing with Fantasia. She did that and won.she just wanted to sing a well known song in honor of Opera

  • @kbeardtenor Yes...but Both are equally as good.. equally as emotional and characteristics of their own range.. for these songs..This is Oprah Baby... that's why Fantasia won the Tony...

  • SENSATIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

  • .. again Jennifer is attempting to be better than the next artist >> fantasia tore the song to pieces and Jennifer put too much in it .. don't get me wrong .. performance was cool .. but get you some originality hun

  • Interesting how the camera person avoids shots of Oprah's dude.

  • She Knew Better Than To Attempt This After Fantasia -_- .. She Was Straining To Hit The Notes

  • Every Body In The Kennedy Center stood Up So What Does That Tell You. (Simply The Best)

  • Jennifer Hudson Voice IIs Better Train Fantasia I like her to But  Jennifer Performance was so mush Better to me. I like both of them.

  • ONE WORD FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • this is good but Jeannette Bayardelle is the best

    

  • Jennifer did alright...but no artist should sing a song that Fantasia has already ripped to shreds

  • why in this day and age do ppl still wanna compare singers.. can we just shut up and let em sing.. each and every singer will sing the same song differently.. dont hate, just relate.. hallelujah... wake up ppl... let em sing

  • she's hot ! look at those hips... they don't lie.

  • you are THE VOICE of our time :)

  • Who sings the original song ?

  • Jennifer Hudson is hands down.. a far superior Actress and Singer than Fantasia.. Since her Families Death's, This song is 100% more poignant under the helms of Jennifer Hudson.. Sadly, I would hate to think that Jennifer Hudson would be known for being the artist that lost 1/2 of her family in the prime of her career...

  • Beautiful! Loved it!

  • Fantasia is better! She has more heart and soul.

  • @ponchandra i agree

  • THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. BUT. IM SORRY FANTASIA GIVES MORE EMOTION BLOOD RAW TEARS WHEN SINGING THIS SONG . AND JENNIFER GAVE ME CLASSY CHURCH FORM. SO I GO WITH FANTASIA

  • That was AMAZING best performance EVER from Jennifer...She killed it..Very Classy

  • I agree they are both great but there is something about Fantasia that even slow song that makes you come alive. I love them both and I even hate if I had to decide between them...I would rather climb in a hole..honestly..lol

  • Jennifer looks and sounds simply beautiful.

  • Jen's performance is classy.

  • It doesn't really matter whose better, both of them will shut it down with the vocals. How about having them both get a round on this song (or any song for that matter).

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  • everyone is conparing her to Fantasia because Fantasia MADE this song when she song it on Broadway!! Jennifer has a great voice but "Im here" is alll Fantasia!!

  • jennifer did her thing most definatley her and fantasia are the new aretha and pattie act like yall know..

  • The tempo is incredibly slow. And it sounds like a higher key. This song is already a beast to sing.

  • jennifer did a good job but dont not as good as fantasia.

  • Does ANYONE KNOW how to convert this into/onto mp3, song dvd?? This is HANDS DOWN talent. I AM A RESIDENT OF HIGH POINT, NC....

  • fantasia was better. sheen een get all the words right.

  • Jennifer is good, she does not compare to the voice of Fantasia because they are different vocal registers, I like Jennifer's more because it has a maturity characteristic of the great black singers.

  • @faisrael Great Singer Period!! But this is Fantasia's song!!!!

  • that note at 2:47..... out of this world!

  • omg she looks AMAZING!!!

  • @ blkarmyman check your facts, yes Fantasia can sing for anything she is put up to sing. She did sing for Elton John at the Kennedy Center Honors. And yes, nobody can sing I'm Here like Fantasia. Jhud good but dont bring it like Fantasia.

  • she looks beautiful in that dress...

  • 1:40 to 1:52 is my favorite part, she head so much emotion in her face, i like this version better, but both of them really did that song...it macks me cry:(

  • fantasia is better. sorry jennifer.

  • No thanks...give me Fantasia back. Jennifer doesn't have anything on Fantasia!

  • Jennifer's voice is more mature and her timbre has much more color(dark, rich, and bright) than Fantasia; Fantasia is good but her voice can seem nasally at times and she doesn't have lots of a darker timbre for certain notes. But both renditions are good.

  • This ok but I think Fantasia did this a lot better. Jennifer doesn't pronounce her words all that clearly, her runs are a little sloppy, and she drags the song out way too much. Don't get me wrong, this was good. I just thing Fantasias was better.

  • jennifer didnt do the song justice like FANTASIA woulda have!!! PERIOD! and that note at 4:17 is trash! she is jus screaming

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  • I loves Fantasia, Gawd knows ah do, but let's be real: the fact that she chose to be ghetto is what got her UNinvited to the Kennedy Center Honors! U would never have Lil Mo performing at a show like this & Fantasia is the equivalent. Arguably the best in the business for her genre, but she simply didn't know how to leave ghetto IN the ghetto! As you can see, Jennifer is damn near A-list because she "Did what Fantasia wouldn't". SMH cuz Tasia is on my top 5 list of SANGERS.

  • OPRAH IS SUCH A FUCKIN DRAG QUEEN!!! I FUCKING LOVE IT!

  • TF Y is jen singin fantasia song?!

  • Jennifer And Fantasia Are Both Great Singers.

    Can Every One Say Amen!!!!!!! ToThat.

  • Both Are great Singers.

  • I Love Fantasia Too, But Jennifer Performance Was Much Better.

    Amazing Performance, Simpy Amazing.

  • this song is the best song ever made

  • FIRST, I love this song and Jennifer stamps her own "Jennifer-esque" stamp on it and bless her for this because her voice is gold to me. HOWEVER, this is Celie's song, Fantasia Barrino, and should be left with Fantasia because there is just something about the way Fantasia sings it that Jennifer didn't capture. I'm NOT saying Jennifer covered the song badly, I LOVED IT, but this is Fantasia's song and she connects with it in a way Jennifer did not. That is all!

  • THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.  WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND YOU COULD SEE THE AUDIENCE.... IT MUST HAVE BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO SING UP THERE IN FRONT OF SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

  • this made me tear up..........

  • @Juanosaurr Absolutely agree 100 perecent!!

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  • It wasn't her job to convey the character! That is why Fantasia got the part! Jennifer's job was to honor Oprah with a heart felt performance and she did JUST THAT! #THATISALL!

  • @yaboikeem

    Thank you!!! people dont seem to understand that

  • @yaboikeem You absolutely right. She was singing to pay tribute to Oprah not trying to make us believe she was Ceily or Fantasia.

  • I cant see why people think fantasia is better. Jennifer Hudson is pure perfection, Fantasia is whiny, boring, and average at best.

  • @billielover13 Its not necessarily her being better, For me its because Fantasia performs, she work the stage and gets you into the song. Jennifer stands at the mic fast song or slow song and i feel nothing until the end where she get a little aggreesive.. Has nothing to do with vocals they both can sang their butts off..so yes for me its a package, with any artist..

  • actually this song belongs to the original Tony Award winning Celie: LaChanze

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  • Amazing talent and woman God Bless.

  • She's amazing, it's not Idol's fault she was voted off it's the voters, She's pure class and a god given gift.

  • she sound good but fantasia sound better i so love fantasia

  • Yeah I have to agree with ya'll, I love Jennifer but Fantasia puts soul and spirit in it because shes annointed 

  • BEST PERFORMANCE EVER!!!! She nailed it!

  • i love this song. she did well but tasia owns this song.

  • Stunning!

  • She did good, but she does not bring passion and fire to the song like fantasia. You really feel this song when fantasia sings it.

  • Bitches loose 5lbs and think they can do what they want lol.. jp I love Jen however let my gurl Tasia sing her own song... Tasia not singing about Jenny Craig bwhahahahah lol jp yall

  • I dont know why she tried Tasia like that. She can sing but Tasia owns that song. Tasia tears that song out of the frame.

  • I love this song. I don't care who sings it -- everyone I've heard do it has done it so well.

  • im glad this is fantasia song...

    

  • In all reality, this song belongs to its composer and lyricist.

  • Oh man, what an honor to have a standing ovation by Oprah Winfrey, First Lady Michelle Obama, and President Obama...all at the same time.

  • I'm a big JHUD fan, but I have to agree with "thatoneandonlydude" on this one!

  • Jennifer is Effie. Fantasia is Celie. Jennifer boo let Tasia have this one! If Fantasia was at an event singing "And I'm Telling You" people would be reacting the same way.. like why is she singing Jennifer's song? Celie was soft spoken(Fantasia) and I'm Here doesn't need the high vocals..

  • @that1andonlydude I AGREE WIT YOU!!!!!!!!!! She know she was wrong for singing this song....

  • shivers

  • I'm sorry I just watched Fantasia sing this song on you tube and Jennifer to me had better timing, vocal range and her voice has so much more fullness. So for those that think Fantasia is better it's just your personal preference.

  • Somethin about her voice reminds me of Yolanda Adams

  • Ok im a need Jhud to gain back about 15 pounds

  • Ever sense Jennifer Hudson sang at M.J's funeral, I've gotten the chills. Not only does she look amazing, but, damn, she sure as hell sounds amazing!

  • First of all whoever said Jennifer can sing like Whitney is smoking crack! And secondly, I love Jennifer and she can sing but Tasia can SANG! Big difference. This song is for Tasia all the way! It's a slap in her face they had Jennifer do it since she played the part in Color Purple...

  • @trublkbelle I agree. I like the rawness of Fantasia's voice, especially with this song!

  • this was an awesome performance but not better than fantasias!! fantasia killed this hands down!!!

  • The choir was incredibly superfluous.

  • chills!!!

  • my favorite is jeannette's version

  • @starasiahleeque ABSOLUTELY

  • @lovehail0125 yea jennifer doesn't really have character while singing it

  • I LOVE HER DRESS!!!!

  • Me too! Who designed it???

  • 1:48 Jen struggled to hit Fantasia's run lmaooo but Jen did good overall. Just not better than Tasia

  • FANTASIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA sorry =)

  • I heard Fantasia sing this live.....on Broadway and until you do, u cant even compare this to it...i LOVE JHud's voice...1 of a kind, but Fantasia breathed life into this song which is why ppl can even cover it...rehardless its a beautiful song. But Fantasia.....my Lord, when she sang this, it changed my life sitting there wtaching her!

  • I don't understand, why do they keep panning to Oprah?

  • @AuranHarpy this was a performance for Oprah... Oprah was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors. Jennifer sung at the event for Oprah

  • i will always like the both of them,but Jennifer's voice was more spiritual and crisp,and Fantasia although a job well done is was way too gospel,but both of them brought you what they had and served it well!!

  • I Love the way she sang this!!! Her & fantasia did a great job. It's hard for me to choose the best! SO im just not gonna pick..LOL

  • she messed up the words at 1:50

  • @saushababetta i don't understand why people are hating on Jennifer! the main 1s talking cant sing a lick.... so what she messed up Oprah didn't mind and i think her opinion counts a trillion times more than your little unneeded comments

  • @Zantray This is Youtube...I can comment all I want, The necessity level does not matter. Now on top of her messing up the words you can kiss my ass. Idiot, you sound like a fool!!!!!

  • @Zantray and she still did a piss poor job on this song......Fantasia did it way better !

  • THE CHOIR WAS NOT NEDDED

  • @lilseaxydee That's where Oprah went to school.. that's the reason they were there..

  • @lilseaxydee Agreed. It kind of lost the emotion when they started, but the emotion came back when they stopped. Bad choice to add them. I still love this rendition though. <3

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  • I JUST GOT DONE LISTENING TO BOTH VERSIONS I THINK JENNIFER HUDSON VOICE IS TO STRONG FOR THIS SONG NOT SAYING JENNIFER DIDENT DO A GOOD JOB BUT THE SONG FITS FANTASIA VOICE MORE JUST SAYING

  • .... vollkommen .... welch eine stimme .... erstklassig .... ich bin begeistert

  • wow...i love this!

  • the best singer in the world

  • She tapped into that special place here. Music should move you, and this does. By-the-by, the song was around long before her and Fantasia. Both ladies do a good job, but this performance stands out on its own.

  • @urgrad03 I agree both ladies sing this song beautifully, and yes this song was around before Fantasia.. but honestly who do you think of when you see or here "I'm Here... Fantasia! That's what you call making the song YOURS! Fantasia eludes emotion, that Jennifer just couldn't do.

  • @that1andonlydude ... I think you meant 'exudes,' not 'eludes' ...

  • fantasia did a much better job jennifer is just screaming and no feeling in her face at all

  • @immature0916 i acctually dissagree ....yes Fantasia killlss this song,, but i have to say Jhud's performance was something else...it was amazing, and she did well......reallly well

  • crazy good.. as much as I love Fantasia.. JH has a much better voice...

  • Um this song is not for JHud...leave it to Fantasia. Thank you ma'am.

  • OMG

  • this is absolutely wrong...this is fantasia Song! why isnt she singing it....WOW

  • @brandonminyard31 nono this girl knows how to sing not fantasia ! end of story. you must be from india or some shit

  • @brandonminyard31 it really isn't Fantasia song... this song was around way before Fanny sung it.. but you would think the song was made just for her...

  • she good but the feeling not there.she good.

  • she was okay not as good as fantasia though

  • @emanistansbury I'm sorry she was much better. This girl is as good a Whitney Houston was before she started smoking crack.

  • shes the best

  • when was this?? look like she pregnate on here

  • she did a really good job. however, Fantasia sold it! Why did she not sing the song verses Jennifer?

  • Gotta say Jennifer Hudson sing the hell out of this song in fact it was almost as good as fantasia but fantasia give more feeling to the song but Jennifer Hudson can compete with here and for the record Jennifer Hudson is a better singer then fantasia you want proof listen to her sing whintey Houston I will always love you she did that song justice and even Whitney clap on that

  • I dont care what any one says..i love fantasia too but no one can compete with jennifer hudson....she is my girl...my inspiration....i hope too follow in her foot steps as a successor in life

  • Fantasia hands down

  • I personally dont think it was right to have JHUD sing this song at The Kennedy Honors....one of The most Prestigious American events.....thus song really does belong to Fantasia Emotionally & Vocally.

  • OK HERES DA DEAL I LIKE J HUDSON AND FANTASIA..BUT JENNIFER SHOULD HAVE LEFT DAT CHIOR WHERE IT WAS...FANTASIA STILL GOT DA SONG BY FAR

  • FANTASIA AND JENNIFER BOTH DID A GOOD JOB ON THIS SONG BUT THE CHOIR WAS NOT NEEDED REAL TALK

  • American Idol 2004 gave us the two best talents of our generation end of story..!

  • @Ronell248 TELL THE TRUTH!!!

  • I do not mean for this to taken in the wrong fashion,but I have to say when I think that there is going to be no tomorrow.I listen to Jen sing this song and it lifts my spirits and takes them to a place I once was.Then I open my eyes and I see a new day again,where will this day take me,that I haven't crossed before.....

  • choir go away.. hope Color Purple Musical make to the movies..

  • @lumobachster yeah I didn't like the choir that much either [no shade TSU] and yes I hope the musical makes it to the movies! I'd see it multiple times.

  • Does anyone else want to make the choir go away!

  • I DONT SEE HOW ONE CAN SAY JENNIFER HUDSON DOESNT HAVE EMOTION BEHIND HER VOICE!!! AND TUH ME ITS NO COMPARING JENNIFER TUH FANTASIA.. THEY STAND IN THERE OWN RANGE.. BOTH AMAZING AND POWERFUL PLUS VERSITLE .. SO GET OVER SAYIN WHO IS BETTER... I LUV THIS VERSION OF THIS SONG .. SHE DID THAT!!!!!! GIVE CREDIT TUH WHERE ITS DEW!!!!!

  • Gives me chills every time!

  • AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE CALLING FANTASIA A HOMEWRECKER GUESS WAT SHES NOT BEING SUED AND THAT DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER MUSIC HOMEWRECKER OR NOT SHE STILL WILL GIVE JENNIFER AND RUN FOR HER MONEY HAHA I WONT SOMEBODY TO COMMENT BACK LOL LOL JENNIFER IS GOOD DOE SHE GOT MORE WORK TO DO SO DO FANTASIA BUT AS OF A NOW FANTASIA SING BETTER CANT TELL ME NOTHING SHE DO HAVE A MESSED UP IMAGE DOE BUT SHE CAN SING BOTH LADIES ARE GOOD BUT FANTASIA IS THE BETTER 1

  • JENNIFER HUDSON IS MORE POPULAR THAN FANTASIA YES JENNIFER IS A GOOD SINGER BUT SHE DONT HAVE ANY EMOTION BEHIND HER VOICE SHE RUSHES THROUGH SONGS AND THE CHOIR WAS NOT NEEDED FANTASIA HAS EMOTION AND SOUL IF YOU MUST KNOW AND WE ALL KNOW BOTH LADIES CAN SCREAM SO DONT PUT IT ON FANTASIA LIKE SHE THE ONLY 1 THE SONG FIT FANTASIA VOICE MORE DONT GET ME WRONG JENNIFER KILLED IT BUT SHE NEED TO WORK ON THAT CONTROL SO SORRY THATS HOW I FEEL

  • My God this girl can SINNNG

  • Can anyone post this at the "proper" volume please?????!!!

  • outstanding...best voice ive ever heard..jennifer hudson is amazing

  • @deadkornbread me too she has absolutely a BEAST of a voice, I want to see her gain control and learn more nuance but my goodness Jennifer can sing :-)

  • fantasia (MY GIRL) and jennifer hudson are both beautiful woman who got the sangin game on lock....yall just support fantasia in the movie musical "the color purple" and the short film "ruby's cafe" and also support jennifer in the movie "winnie"....both the ladies are BLACK GIRLS THAT ROCK!!!!!!

  • I MUST SAY FANTASIA WILL BLOW JENNIFER HUDSON OUT THE WATER BUT JENNIFER HUDSON WILL OUT SELL FANTASIA ANY DAY JENNIFER HUDSON IS A CROSS OVER ARIST AND FANTASIA FANS WONT EVEN BUY HER ABLUM SUCH A SHAME FANTASIA FANS NEED TO STEP UP TO HELP HER OUT BECAUSE SHE HAS THE MUSIC ITS JUST FANTASIA FANS SLACKING BUY A COPY OF HER NEW ABLUM BACK TO ME IF YOU HAVENT AND U CALL YOURSELF A FAN

  • @lilseaxydee Fantasia can't blow JH out of the water! Are you kidding me? I mean I LOVE Fantasia but she sounds like a squirrel next to this WOOOOMAN, clean your ears

  • @athlonamd999 LIKE I SAID FANTASIA VOICE IS MORE UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT FANTASIA WON IDOL SHE PROVED IT RIGHT THERE BUT JENNFER IS GOOD ALSO

  • @lilseaxydee uuh no..jennifer will blow fantasia out the water..yelling yea fantasia mite yell her out the water but umm vocally?..NO!

  • @SAC010 U WISH FANTASIA PROVED IT WHEN SHE WON IDOL SORRY JENNIFER IS GOOD BUT ALWAYS SOUND THE SAME FANTASIA IS BETTER SO WHATEVER I DONT CARE SAVE YOUR VOICE CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH SHE PUT TO MUCH IN THIS SONG NOT FOR HER SORRY FANTASIA VERSION IS MORE SOFT AND CALM FOR THE FIRST TIME

  • @lilseaxydee bitch please..jus becus u won doesnt mean none.alot of people won tht shouldnt have won..so what r u sayin?.....cuz jennifer can yell an all better then tasia..do ya reasearch!

  • @SAC010 LOL LOL OK FANTASIA WON HA HA JENNIFER BE ALL OVA THE PLACE ASK SIMON HA HA

  • @lilseaxydee LOL NAWWL FORREAL DOE BOTH LADIES CAN SING GOOD BUT LOOK UP FANTASIA EVEN ANGLES ON OPERA

  • @lilseaxydee lol well i wish people stop comparing the 2..they both great phenominal singers..but simons hates every1..lol