Paris Bennett

[jimbeezy07]

I didnt realize how pretty she was when when she was on the show.

[eatsleepdance5]

my favorite audition of all time.

[neshion]

it's not a billie holiday song. it was made famous by Dave Brubeck Quartet and the singing was added later by Carmen Mcrae

[trc2rockon]

I really have to say, 1:48-2:15, one of the best moments on the show...

[RockinThisThing]

I tried finding the billie holiday song....no luck :/

[collinsboy21]

I watch this all the time.

[Ms1baddest]

i cried......(covers face)

[BlessedIndeedLadyC]

Nice voice!

[Ms081810]

was i the only one who laughed when the door hit her ??? haha x D

[princessrocroyal]

WERE IS A FREAKIN VIDEO OF HER SINGING MY BOYFRIENDS BACK

[wattsbn]

this will by far always be one ofthe best American Idol auditions!!!!

it just gives you chills!!

[alriosjr]

Is it true that you have to sign sign away most of your profits to American Idol so even if you win they keep most of your money.

[bluegemz26]

Will Never Forget This Audition

[noblesiner]

Amazing voice!!!! I wonder where she is now?

[mooingc0w]

after what i have seen so far on youtube it was a relief to hear this!

[KazzyluvzAudio]

I love here song ordinary love!! She really has talent!

[haxorsist]

I like the part where Randy Jackson says 'wow'.

[Cnat123]

This was probably the most impressive audition in Idol history for me.. as Simon put it, "Unbelievable!"

[overtime2005]

omg this is my first time seeing this and after she hit that last song, my face was flooded with tears, runnynose and all. same thing happened after the second time i looked at it. awesome lil girl.

[Cyyael]

I, too, wanted her to go so much further in season 5

[Cyyael]

She's so cute

[rainbobrite214]

i loved her...i voted a million times...guess it wasn't enough

[funkydreads]

Still One Of My All Time Favorite American Idol Auditions...

[09polars]

THEY WERE GETTIN READY TO SHOUT JUST LIKE AT CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!!

[seventeenboi]

underrated

[AnimeIntroStyles4]

I've said it before, I'll say it again; best audition ever. Throughout every season of American Idol right up to the current one I've never seen the judges wow'd this much. I just wish Paris would have maintained this later in season 5.

[BRichB]

@AnimeIntroStyles4 Agreed, this was and still is the best ever. My other favorites are Katharine McPhee, Sundance Head, Megan Joy, and from this season: Emily Anne Reed

[drunkenmunkytootiedo]

She was one of my absolute favorite singers on the show. Sad she didn't win!

[cuttey]

OK I CAUGHT MY SLEF CRYING OVER HERE ....I LOVE WNE SHE SAY IM GOING TO HOLLYWOOD ..........

[Ej29simpson]

well the door hit her on the way out

[gocciadigiada91]

She sing billy holiday..what is the name of the song?

[fadilsamah]

@gocciadigiada91 It's called Take Five!

[harpouston]

incredible ann nesby family

[TheKARMACREW]

i love it this vid

[olive1234567899]

wow. im speechless. i dont even have words to explain how perfect her billie holiday song was! a-mazing! She soooo should have won!

[OBAG09L]

Best audition ever. I think she really deserved to win and be successful. What happened?

[fabiocool874]

this girls have a brilliant voice wow.!!

[keedy25]

she gives me everybit of Chrisette Michelle love her

[killerclair]

this was one of my favorite auditions, but, she has SUCH an over reaction when she get's through. was it really that surprising to her that she was going to hollywood?

[truchita187]

Randy says wow 7 times in 25 seconds hahaha !

[truchita187]

Why did Paula stop her nooooooooo! ):

[beyondcutetnc]

lol did you hear paula lmfao

[collinsboy21]

And where the Hell is Taylor Hicks Fat Ass?

[mujaahid123456]

@collinsboy21 LMAO!

[collinsboy21]

Paris Bennett was the truth man til this day i get chills when i see this perfomance i don't watch Idol NO more... LOL!

[sixfobrutha]

I was SOOOOOO impressed with this young lady!!! Where is she?

[ybnvus1216]

Paula: Yaa-aahhh... Creepy, lmbo. Paris has an incredible voice

[KrisAllisonKelly4evr]

beautiful:)

EW has her's ranked as the best Idol audition ever. I don't agree with that at all, but she's still amazing.

[VeronicasPlace]

@KrisAllisonKelly4evr  what is EW?

[KrisAllisonKelly4evr]

@VeronicasPlace EW stands for Entertainment Weekly is a magazine that covers TV, music, movies, books, and pop culture in general. The EW website features many blogs and recaps and such of popular TV shows like Idol. In one photo gallery they published online, of the best Idol auditions, she was first.

[indiansummerx]

LOL Simon's face at 2:03

she has a stunning, stunning voice though.

[bretdhogan]

Still the greatest single performance in American Idol history.

[toxicsami]

that door musta hurt after her happiness :P

[alumni187]

Btw, its a carmen mcrae song, billie never sang it but she shouldve lol.

I stopped watching American Idol after they kicked her off too...boycott ftw.

Best singer i've ever seen on that show.

[Annderss]

I saw this as a recording, and played it over and over again for weeks! Paris is still in the business, thrid album coming out, role in Rent, two movie roles etc. This audition forecasted her future!

[T1000Mr]

I wonder what would have happened if she was bad....

[BBC1478]

She sounded like Chrisette Michele when she sang the Billy Holiday song , and in my book that is a good thing! Overall she did really good!

[kc123ish]

i was like...is that voice coming out of that girl????? 0.0

[bamastudent86]

hopefully this is on her jazz album shes gonna release......

[xxCookiexCatxx]

Awesome :) Im in the Talent Show and our Teacher got her to work with us :)

[JuicyStuff09]

1.put your hands on your chest

2.think of someone you like

3.tomorrow that person will ask u out or tell you they love you

4.the catch is that you have to write this on 5 videos before it works

[ProvocativeWoman]

man, her billie holiday performance still gives me chills. What a natural.

[officialmaurice]

I will never forget this. AMAZING moment

[dOpeeStarO1]

TAKE 5 i want a version like that, tho i cant find it no where :|

great paris ! u did awesome

[dennydomemaster2]

@dOpeeStarO1 its not by billie holliday its by carmen  mcrae

[dOpeeStarO1]

but do u know who sings it like the way paris did ?

[ron27161r]

man she is so so so so damn good.

[33MzRedbone]

@babyboobear4u...I hear you on that one. She F'n killed that second song!!! Loved Loved Loved her. She totally needs a deal!

[xeebagax]

LOVE HER!!!!!!

[Babyboobear4u]

She freakin killed the second song!!! Where is her album??

[larrydc36]

OMG, SHE HAS A STRONG beautiful VOICE

[bcpurple888]

she's so good!!!

[09polars]

I go to church with her... she is SOOO nice and really cool... very lovely person in reality...

[jcisbell]

Well please tell her to take Paula's advice and all of ours and do an album of jazz standards. Everyone knows her best tune on Idol was "These Foolish Things". It was her strongest anyway. People would LOVE it.

[ErisFae]

She's just precious!

[XxXxXxRawrrrrrxXxXxX]

Haha the door hit her.. She has a really good voice!

[jampitts]

Such a beautiful gift from God this little lady possesses.

[volleyballgurl181]

ur voice is unbelievable honestly

[mrleontesellers14]

i love the way she singz

[dOpeeStarO1]

2:16 lmaooooo look at paula that makes me laugh anyways great job Paris, am so loving that take 5 song

[SoftHeartConviction]

Paula's so weird! LOL

[dOpeeStarO1]

lmaoo u got to admit that was funny though it makes me laugh all the time , i like paula though ^^

[JenanBeautySchool]

she has great voice yes

[llws88]

her voice is absolutely STUNNING! No doubt a beautiful beautiful beautiful voice!!!! When she sang that Billie Holiday song I got chills up my spine!

[kymslady]

@llws88 I cried when she sang Take 5

[arimababy]

yes, it sounds SO GOOD TO ME..INDEED!

[agent2099]

This, is incredible.

[ahmad123987]

What the same of the billie Holiday song?

[56Dove]

Its called take 5 but its not by billie holiday.

[monsweet16]

it wasnt billie holiday that sang it it was carmen mcrae i was looking for it for ages and couldnt find it

[Annderss]

No it wasn't she said she would sing it in Billie's style :)

[Annderss]

Have you ever noticed that when Simon likes what his hearing he starts to play with his pen =D

[Igotdapowa]

I wish i could sing Billie like that... love Paris.

[1simaddict1]

she was in fighting temptations

[giteausuperstar]

why did they go so mental when she got through? They must have known she was good enough.

[rosept]

geez louise........... talk about excitement....... the crying at the end was a bit much.... with that voice of course she was going to get in.

[Annderss]

She's told that she hesitated to try because the judges can be so harsh. I guess she just was nervous.

[bluedolphin227]

You could hear the nervousness in her voice when she was talking to them... she didn't have ANYTHING to be nervous about. Her voice is beautiful... I literally cried the first time I saw this and got chills (I know, I'm a huge dork... so sue me LOL)

[Annderss]

Yep, many people don't understand why she cries in the end. She has told that she was very afraid of the judges. One thing that makes this audition so incredible is that she doesn't really see her talent.

In the beginning of February she'll be in a Rent musical production :)

[tjstutler]

Paris record after Idol was simply amazing...OMG it was off the hook...I do NOT understand why it wasnt bigger..guessing bc she got pregnant

[1simaddict1]

she has an alblum out?! dang!

[kaykay100257]

i luhv dee way she sing

she is my idol i luhv her

[Hawaiianon]

Paulagasm!

[ashgat05]

The girl is raw, just straight up talented!!

[TheNateMullins]

listen too how many times randy says WOW after the Billie Holliday song lol

[retsam001]

lol i never noticed before but 6

[truchita187]

@TheNateMullins haha 6 times and thats appart the sensacionals!

[lali1400]

@TheNateMullins she said it 6 times lol lol lol lol !!!!!!!!

[moz1983]

I really wish she would have stuck to the bluesey, soul sound as she sounds stunning. It's a shame her label has just grouped her in with all the other generic modern r&b pop singers who sound overproduced and overly polished. Such a waste, as her Billie Holliday cover is brilliant :(

[foralways4]

She is my ABSOLUTE favorite of all time.

I think about this audition everyday!

[kievia04]

Does she hava record deal? Or sing @ church?

[Annderss]

Her third album is going to be released this fall!

[yodavidnavarro]

Outstanding! I can't believe how a young lady can sing with such maturity! Unbelievable!

[sirauron14]

any 1 pm me wit the song take 5 by bilie holiday i look and cant find it

[kenyakeoni]

wow she can sing!!!!

[McDwayne1709]

one of the best AI contestants ever graced the stage..

[candel8]

My absolute all time favorite American Idol audition

[sultan1122]

Erm Billie holiday didn't sing this, she died like 1 month before the song came out... i think she actually sang a billie holiday song then she sang this and they cropped it out (because idol dont show the full audition). And whats funny is that everyone who uploaded singing this song said "Me singing take five by billie holiday" and song the exact verse paris bennett i think they all sang it after watching this video haha. Ohhh paris u give me chills!!!

[TinaFan4eva]

Billie didn't sing that song. It was sung by Carmen McRae.

[ajanijam]

love this, so much

[starteen423]

mannnnnnnnnn!!! she got in that billie holidae songs ass! dayummmm! she shoulda won! thats how i noe that american idol is not just about the voice!

[ThaSweetHart]

I loved Sounds of Blackness. Great music. I was surprised when the lady said that she was the lead singer because I never knew any of the names of the group. lol Talent really does run in that family because Paris is fab.

[happenstance06]

OUCH. She bummed to the door.

[ciaradbyrd]

i love herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[bloodyfangs666]

my fave idol contestant EVER!!! shes soo cute and an amazing singer

[ripfreak7747]

shes soooo cute and has an AMAZING voice!!!

[RoyaltyindaBurgh]

i loved her! when she sang Billie Holiday i almost shit myself she waz so good! (x-cuse my language!) lol

she iz one of the onez who really deserved 2 be on the show!

[oraliax]

hermosa su version de take five, porque no gano?

[jonathan3691]

I never really noticed her in the competition, but after seeing this WOW. She's awesome.

[Ayleesha]

I noticed her right away. Saw her audition when it was on. I loved her from the start. Such a voice for a 17 year old and she made great song choices and was so explosive and energetic when singing. And for a 17 year old to sing Billie Holiday like that, amazing.

[veggiesnotburgers]

i met her and bianca ryan!

[RICH247]

her voice register in Take 5 kinda takes on the tone of Chrisette Michelle in parts..

paris drop some jazz or blues for us please.

[chocolatefairydust]

what was the name of the song she sung? that girls voice is CRAZY!!!

[ncoldblood]

She's freakin insane...i cant believe she didn't go all the way...It's crazy how there's people out there that can ACTUALLY sing...but all the stars nowadays can hardly do that much...

[ARMjimenez]

es full emotivo...que linda chica.......es adorableeeeee........y canta hermoso....porque no gano??

[nclysander]

I think all America went "what???" when she started singing, because no one expected her to sing like that.

[tupacthedog]

what is the name of the second song, i tried to find it so i can download it off itunes

[mv77vm]

I believe it's called "Take Five" :)

[jtyshi7]

her grandmother is ann nesby, a verrryyyy well respected singer and performer.. recognized by legends like patti aretha and gladys knight. clearly adored by randy jackson..could she not have gotten her at least sssome type of recording contract before this. they praised God like the just came from sleeping under an overpass!

[greenshine317]

she is my all time favorite idol

[ezox00]

"thank you lord, thank you god" ? you know what, I *think* she did the audition by herself..

[JonasBiggestFan4eva]

She deserved to win.

[canibal04]

Dam!, I think the mother push her so much. I can't imaging when she fail in something. I hope not.

[bmoney1785]

haha.. SEVEN "wows" from randy..

and paula is so freakin corny..

"UNDER A ROCK!" "GREENSBORO..WOOW.."

lol..

[xxxxlingxxxx]

I love listening to her speaking voice.. its hilarious! But then when she sings i just go like O.o ..lol.. she's awesome!

[ulujm]

great! pure talent

never saw a better audition before and after that

[Queenpammz]

the second song was amazing wow

[franj1]

also, she always looked less pretty after this

[franj1]

she was never as good again as she was here,her hollywood and liveshow performances were always a bit more boring and commercial

[NoobTubez]

I still cant believe she is so surprised that she went through....that baffles me! To bad she couldn't keep it up all the way...

[Gzusgurl]

she is Aweeeeeeeessssooooome. Oh n that paula's giggle or what in 2:18 is funny.

[18705894789]

this was the best

[yodavidnavarro]

The best AI audition ever! No many are requested to sing another song and praised so much!

[Tekauru]

Lolz tha door hit hurr bahaha luvin hur voice mean vocalz

[Shaqfan32]

I love ann nesby. all about that soul music. Sounds of Blackness is my group.

[rayray094life]

man this made me cry :(

[andyelde]

wow wow , she's AMAZING.

[fashionprogucci32992]

i love this audition

[1989NCCU]

she did realy good bud Billie Holiday did not sing this song... but she is great...

[blazinboomer]

she sings so well and she thought it was a mircale she got in. sweet girl.

[babeeequeens]

when i heard take five.. my jaw hit the floor! OMG this was so good : )

[jhshand]

ouch that sounds painful, is your jaw ok?

[NEVBB]

She lost her spark in the competiion, but shes awesme

[Invincible20]

the look on their faces priceless