Syesha Mercado - I Believe - American Idol Top 8

[kyo1223]

She is better than FANTASIA~ But Diana's Version still the best and full of emotions!

[The123speedy]

@MrMalaysia88 no she dont

[livetodancexox]

i like her voice over fantasia's

[MattewBrasil]

Could anyone tell me who sings the original version of this song?

[Defensedrew252]

@MattewBrasil fantasia barrino

[MattewBrasil]

@Defensedrew252 Thankful!

[markanddana]

i love her, has she got an album out yet?

[JoeWesley9]

@markanddana Its coming in 2011

[5450daniel]

damn, way more superior than the others who performed this. better vocal ability hands down.

[itzmeeteddy]

WAY underrated... Beautiful, Classy, Elegant, Amazing, Talented...

[sblxi]

I don't know if I'd say it was better than Fantasia's, but I will say she found her own spirit in the song. I'd say that's the mark of a truly great rendition, if you can sound like yourself while singing someone's song. I think she did that.

[qtingful]

you rock, girl ...

[snapfishfb2]

I like Syesha's version better than Donald Duck's.

[veeification]

I love syesha but no one does it better than fatansia ...............period so bye gurl fly gurl

[TGSchannel]

its like this song was made for her

[kyo1223]

I Love Syesha's version and Diana's Version~!

[bonnerssuitcase]

i thought this version was fantastic....Fantasia's was on a finale night so it was bound to have more passion with it...i really liked Syesha and never knew she could hit that whistle not until this song...fantastic

[cdhinton77]

fantasia always sing with passion every since she was a child. you can search for some of her clips when she was younger.

for some people it's not just about having a pretty voice.

[muskinilukun]

Vocally stunning. Better voice than Fantasia. But yes she doesn't have a "back ground story" to push her towards the top, which it seems is a requirement in AI.

[carloh011]

one of the best season!

[takellebootz]

this is really good i mean really reall really goo, but u cant compare it to Tasia's.

[reinadelfutbol10]

what people forget is that fantasia did it with passion that's why her performance of this song surpasses those who just have pretty voices

[cdhinton77]

i agree

[rearea718]

gosh she should be famous but theres people like miley cyrus the jonas brothers and whatever useless talent out there that are complete garbage

[Cowboy2314]

Omg she so murdered her LMAO

[rickjames720]

she murdered Fantasia lol

[CaseyPCarlson]

That's a good thing I assume, considering the fact that Fantasia was Donald Ducks' daughter.

[cdhinton77]

don't hate lol

[TenorMan90]

She totally rocked this song!!! She did s much better than Fantasia

[The123speedy]

@TenorMan90 no she didnt fantasia did much better than her wtf

[druthiee]

ROFL! totally agree.

WAY BETTER than fantasia. ROFL. damn.

[Lwatson09]

Imo better than Fantasia...

[koolnash101]

she sang better than fantasia on this song. singing i believe needs no tears.

[misterroyaltee]

her outfit was ugly... this is the second the judges were wrong with her... first with the whitney song... just becaz its a trade mark that doesnt mean its untouchable... they tell them 2 take risks and when they do they have a problem

[12zuzus]

no...

i think the judges have a say in the final score, regarding talent.

and america votes for the rest... i think. lol.

because if the person doesn't get the most votes... then their album won't sell well. can't you see? during the show, you get people to vote for you. and the more people there are, the more fans you have. and when you finally release songs or something, then... yea :)

God bless~ :)

-Anthony

[osufan2]

she got robbed.. too bad american idol is a popularity contest and not an entertainer contest.. the best singer usually never wins.. ie.... clay aiken

[frazzler9]

ruben was better than clay and so was kimberley

[Cimmac17]

How did she not win?!!!!!!!! She has an INCREDIBLE voice and a nice personality!

[littleman1280]

That last note! GO SYESHA! You should have won.

[bigvoice007]

BRAVO! SHE NAILED IT!

[Rugbyballmad]

She's was probably the best girl in the contest

[dollarpiece21]

evidently she was ...she was the last girl standing

[lyju1990]

i think syesha sings clearer than fantasia..

but of course, the original is always the best!

[FurImmerLamm]

Syeshe's was better than Fantasia's in terms of vocal skills. Fantasia's was better in terms of emotion. Simple.

[irrabbit]

Her performance is nothing compared to Charice Pempengco's version of I believe. Look it up guys

[geckobabies]

I'll admit it..I wasn't a Mercado fan and I'm still not. But this performance is awesome! She hit the notes extremely well, had noticeable emotion and made it her own. Fantasia's was really good but Syesha took this song to a new level.

[syrussykes1]

I agree with you dencraze! This vocal was outstanding in comparasent to Fantasia! Yes hers was full of emotion, thats why it seemed better, but its not about emotion, its about tallent! She is great! Hope to see more of her!

[nicoo619]

she should won...

[dencraze]

personally, her version was better than fantasia in terms of vocals, but fantasia's version was full of emotion....

[christucker765]

brilliant

[pisidum]

swabe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[robbg2006]

This reminds me of season 1 when at first Simon didn't like Kelly Clarkson, yet she grew better towards the end and won the competition. Syesha has the same mad potential.

[robbg2006]

This is why I voted for her 10 times...the judges are too hard on her when in fact she is the best vocalist remaining. The others are just popularity voclists and not true talent.

[lpurvis]

I agree with you completely

[robbg2006]

Good...I like that she put her own twist on it and didn't copy every single lick and phrase as Fantasia...originality!

[amazinglynae]

shes good but nothing special

[MAULOLO123]

she is so amazing more poerful and stronger then fantasia but fantrasia is still great...

[cowtails]

Well it is...she's underappreciated for the talent she has...and yes, the AMAZING talent she has...

[inlovespell]

how the fuck is that now amazing?

what is wrong with them?!!

[20tartley07]

y does simon hate her, shes so amazin if she doesnt win theres no justicee in this fuckin world lol

[wayneabc123]

true!!!!!!!!

[lovetooplaytennis]

i luv her shes my fav

[lovetooplaytennis]

he dosent

[Curlytop96503]

by far one of the best singers.....

america needs to get their ears checked and listen to her, cause she is the future of Idol

[cowtails]

she's so wonderful...she doesn't get enough credit...she's f*ing amazing...i wish peoplewould see that...but remember, fantasia was in the bottom 3 a few times during that season, if i'm correct, and look what happened :)

[TomTMinh]

she's so great, so talented, so confident... I think people may think she's not one of the contestants, n forgot her...so sad that she's usually in the bot 3 though she did so good...

[cowtails]

she's one of my faves...i think she is underappreciated on the show...she takes songs by the big voiced people and still makes it her own...i don't understand the judges...she's amazing

[ringorules987]

She did the song justice, but I want to see Syesha's signature.. not Fantasia's or Whitney's.

[lahblabli]

SHE ROCKS. all the other contestants cant match the power of her voice. KALI KUTI.

[69franco]

she has talent,great voice... but she's no melinda d.

[69franco]

she has talent,great voice... but she's no melinda d.

[69franco]

she has talent,great voice... but she's no melinda d.

[freakyblkboi]

she did a decent job, but she is no fantasia

[redpitbullz08]

HEY FREAK FANTASIA SUCKS.

[JTB4004]

syesha sucks more, does bottom 3 mean anything to you, she was lucky to have survived this week

[redpitbullz08]

Your just another one of these haters on here..... I know it hurts...... U wish you could sing as good as her! Im so sorry she sang fantasias song 10 times better than her. YOU LOW LIFE. I swear if hating was a CRIME they would ARREST YALL Ni99as!!!!!!!

[JTB4004]

don't get mad, get glad, she never be gr8

[vilisoni]

i mean when sanjaya was in the bottom 3 then yeah, but she clearly has the best voice. and i am so glad she made it to the mariah carey episode. she will take it out. her voice is the best

[TYEWE]

I love her!!!She sounded amazing here..so much POWER.I want her to win soooo bad!DEFINITELY THE BEST OF THE NIGHT.

[Skyblue300]

Everyone is clearly delusional if they cannot see that syesha has the voice and potential to go very far, and I hope she at least makes the top three. I admire her charisma, she truely is an American Idol.

[Wildebeast93]

how can they compare emotion of her to of fantasia's, when she was singing it was the last song she was going to sing on the show. And then she sang it when she won! Of course your going to be emotional and cry. Syesha's was so much better than Fantasia's and she was incredible. The best of the night by far

[robbg2006]

Good point. Fantasia had emotion and conviction because she had just won the competition...who wouldn't sing the living daylight out of a song if they've just won the competition.

[frazzler9]

She sang the hell out of it on the actual performance night.

[planetime]

Damn she is really good but the judges don't like her...WHY...cute little David will make them more money. She damn sure tamed Randy's tiger with this song. VOTE FOR HER SHE DESERVES IT!!!!

[flickery]

this girl is the only thing keeping me alive and staying tune every week on American Idol

Go Syesha!

[pegasus08]

Woahhh~~~ very nice..... love it....

[yur1944]

She was the best of the night

[destinyjul]

She and Archuleta are the only two worth being in the last two. I want David to win, but nonetheless she really shines and I hope she gets the thriviing career she deserves. !!!

[pucchik]

actaully she sing the song with her own version....so that they will not say that she copy the version of fantasia.....thats all......

[pucchik]

actaully she sing the song with her own version....so that they will not say that she copy the version of fantasia.....thats all......

[pucchik]

actaully she sing the song with her own version....so that they will not say that she copy the version of fantasia.....thats all......

[pucchik]

actaully she sing the song with her own version....so that they will not say that she copy the version of fantasia.....thats all......

[stephen877041]

I love this girl.

She sings what she feels.

More should be like her.

[Ediamond1]

Best of the night.

[foreveraki]

she's amazing!!!!

[roseyabby]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

[ragedimonyo]

copycat with no personality. she doesn't beloang even in top 24

[redpitbullz08]

You wish you could sing like her

[redpitbullz08]

If she gets voted off I will never watch American Idol AGAIN!!!!! Who cares about fantasia SHE HAS A MOHAWK!!!

[residentmikelee]

this was the best of the night..I have no idea what the judges were smoking

-mike

[Kimtalento]

as far as i know only kelly clarkson is the only other AI contestant who's done the whistle note

[idoltyler06]

Yeah, I think so to ( on Natural Woman ) yeah. She did that note great though.

[xxForeverlambxx]

Yeah, but I think Syesha's was better, lol...something about Kelly's was weird, LOL.

[tholmes123]

She just showed everyone why she deserves to be in the finals....No one can deny that she sang her heart out.

[jaysphere]

pls vote for syesha... im not from america and cant

that was so inspiring

ps. was that the highest note ever in idol history

[plaapluu]

i can't remember anyone else using whistle register for a money note before.

go syesha!

[dgaller06]

@plaapluu

Kelly Clarkson did when she sang Natural Woman on Season 1...she hit and F#6...it was in the verse you make me feel so alive

[plaapluu]

@dgaller06 true! thanks, didn't remember that when i commented.

[x3Laurao13x]

she has the voice just lack of emotion

[joashgelera]

totally totally amazing.. for me, twas the best performance of the night.. very inspiring indeed!

[friendly76]

This was really good.

[talkabout2me]

Please vote!! she is amazing and talented, i bet u that if she goes Mariah carey's week would be boring because nobody has the range and the ability to hit those keys like Syesha.. please vote!!! please Vote!!! not even in the btm 3 please

[thomas2417]

She did the dolphin!!!

[changedmark]

go syesha...!

i miss ramiele...=(

[DOQ77]

Fantasia´s version has the emotion. However, Syesha´s vocal took this song a whole new level.. She totally rocked it !

[drcoxrox18]

dont vote for carly smithson..please please please please vote for SYESHA 1-866-43657-02!! SHE NEEDS TO BE SAFE THURSDAY!!

[identityIIivan]

why discourage those who vote for carly? that's mean.. syesha will be safe if she deserves it..

[seansantaclarita]

fantastic.

[Hobbitgirl6]

Not just fantastic it was AMAZING I loved it

[jendakub]

100 times better than Carly, GO SYESHA AND PEOPLE VOTE....

[maviehb]

I LOVE HER!!

[sweetpea058717]

awesome performance!

[dmhuua]

If you want to be sure to see syesha next week you better vote- dial idol currently has her in last.

[jendakub]

hey people, vote for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elmister10000]

The best female perfomance of the night, she had two weeks with the best female perfomance for a mille.......

[rccraigslist]

fantasia killed this song in the first place. it is the song of her life. syesha did good.

[drcoxrox18]

randy fatass jackson and dumb britishy simon dont give her enough credit..please please please please vote for SYESHA 1-866-43657-02!! SHE NEEDS TO BE SAFE THURSDAY!!

[you2b2cme]

OMG she has THE voice !!!

[qg6ff]

VOTE

[drcoxrox18]

randy fatass jackson and dumb britishy simon dont give her enough credit..please please please please vote for SYESHA 1-866-43657-02!! SHE NEEDS TO BE SAFE THURSDAY!!

[shamil3864]

Syesha is awesome in so many ways...extraordinary singing...a smile that lights up the screen...and totally inspiring...thank you Syesha!!!!!!!

[iamrhinocerous]

thought this was great, one of the best of the night in my opinion, and hopefully the dial idol thing will be wrong....do alot of people use that?

[joshholt87]

Fantasia's, Diana's, and Lakisha's were all better

[wild7horse]

I couldn't disagree more. Syesha was million times better than Lakisha and Diana, million times, check the videos on youtube, u out of your mind.

Syesha has mega vocals, she hits so easily all the notes, and that note at the end was wwoooww

[chukwuma2008]

vote plz ... she is in danger on dial idol

[Wallenstein]

Dial Idol is not reliable.

[drcoxrox18]

ur right its not, like when the top 12 was revealed danny had one of the busiest signals then he gets voted off....

[drcoxrox18]

randy fatass jackson and dumb britishy simon dont give her enough credit..please please please please vote for SYESHA 1-866-43657-02!! SHE NEEDS TO BE SAFE THURSDAY!! AND I AM SACRED TOO, So0ul

[So0ul]

Millions times better than Lakisha, and at the same level of my ever fav contestant Fantasia.

Syesha is so under-rated she is so so amazing, she got the best female vocals, and she is so humble and beautiful!

Save - Syesha Mercdao: 1-866-IDOLS-02 (or text VOTE to 5702) I think she will leave ... I'm so afraid

[izziebee123]

that high note freaked me out. lol. it came out of nowhere.

[mjp029]

I want to lay on top of Syesha.

[VonzellSolomon38]

That high note sounded like Mariah Carey! She was phenomenal!

[DrakeandJosh95]

I Love It!