Chikezie - SHE'S A WOMAN * 03/11/2008 * - American Idol 7

[wiiwouldntliketoplay]

every one sorry, can spell can't type

[wiiwouldntliketoplay]

I haven't seen evey one, but by far the best AI performance I have ever seen, except for maybe David Cook's Billie Jean, those are the top two by far IMHO

[TheFylleimperiet]

BEATLES is everywhere! :D

[verdyquill]

Unreal. RAW TALENT. PERIOD.

[rankinstein2011]

i hate chikezie, i think danny shouldda won

[kcdshg]

He should have been higher than 10th. He is so much better than Kristy Lee Cook.

[devorahacts]

@kcdshg He needed to keep taking risks. He lost it when he went back to the predictable R&B.

[cdoeboy]

@VannahVonSally indeed. This is my favorite idol performance evaH!

[darylmisty]

One of my favorite Idool performances ever and I've watched it since season 2.

[cribb]

I remember watching this and my jaw just dropped. It was great the first time I saw it. Watching it again, it's not as great but still very well done.

[bluegrassreb1]

This guy kicked ass!!!

LONG LIVE THE BEATLES!!

[2Shiran2]

Might be the best AI performance ever.

[skynjul101]

The best peformance from him.

[popstar1j]

3:29 3:37 :). 

[TheGameExistence]

THIS GUY IS AWESOME.

[TheOtherFifthBeatle]

Never been a huge Beatles cover fan but this is genius.

[4gnrations07]

This was the last season of American Idol that i watched, my choice for a female was Carly and a male was David Cook, well after Carly was cut i then started rooting for Cook, but then, after it was over i lost interest, hey that's what you get for cuting talent, less viewers

[4gnrations07]

DANG did he belt that one, WOO!!! :D

[HeedMyComment]

For two years since this performance, any time someone else has a great performance, I tell my wife "That was good, but he/she is no Chikezie."

My all time Idol high energy performance.

[katerach20]

@ejake88 identity theift

[topdon05]

Hahaha...loved chikezie...loved his version....is it just me or does he seem to have a 'young forrest whitaker' look....lol

[angoleirodvgr]

I saw this live. This brother's got straight up soul!

[SuperChalz]

he should of won because he was continuosly was good and he is just cool

[Sherltv]

OMG..this was the first "Idol" I saw and I was hooked! LOVE, LOVE. LOVE this guy. Still waiting to see something that tops this one.

[loufreakind]

I dont think he should of won this season, but this was one of the best performances EVER on American Idol

[katerach20]

He got arrested!!!

[cathygeen]

Always worth watching Chikezie nail She's a Woman. Season 7 the Best season ever of Idol.

[BHallBrowser]

This was the "Original Spin" to end all original spins. And I agree with BellaVenizia that 2 years later we still remember it. I doubt if another contestant will ever top that. And Ryan went a little nuts at the end when he couldn't resist Chikezie's sweaty head.

[luthrnmom]

He's gone from working security at LAX to being IN security last night.

:-(

[themaxster100]

chikezie should have won

[bcrusher3]

@themaxster100 chikezie had undeniably one of the best performances here of the season but the problem was he really couldn't follow it up with something better the next week so people had no reason to vote for him! I still think he is amazing but David Cook and David Archuleta were the clear choices to make the top 2, they just continued to give amazing performances week, after week, after week! And David Cook was able to put a new twist on so many songs and make it sound like a record!

[themaxster100]

@bcrusher3 yeah i saw that performance :( i got so mad at simon. but i did like david cook i just wish he would have made some albums afterwords but i can understand why he wouldn't. at least he got in a musical

[GuaraldiGuy]

When I saw this performance, Chickezie had my vote to win the whole thing. I couldn't believe that he was knocked off so early.

[darealest006]

i dont think he knows how good his voice is........

[BellaVenizia]

I keep coming back to this because it was such a great performance - even two years after this performance I haven't forgotten about it. I hope he's succeeding with his music!

[zorelita]

me too!!! i really think that this performance was the best in that season!!

[iamtheeggman100]

yea that was pretty good.

[Samprasisthebest]

This was genius.

[wordsrlikerain]

Oh, Ryan. How you make me laugh. XD

[tproduction1]

THIS SUCKS! WTH people not even CLOSE to the original!!!!

[maria7823]

That's what make it a great performance! He changed up the song and it's actually my favorite Idol performance ever. Good thing you're not one of the judges. Listen to what they said and then read what you wrote.

[Kittileen]

It's great! AND it doesn't HAVE to be close to the original...that's what makes it great! He made it his own...as the judges are always telling the competitors to do!

[thrilllex]

it's not meant to be, if you listen, he says

"i'm putting my own funk on it"

so obviously he didn't want it to be close to the original.

[thrilllex]

who said it had to be close to the original

he made it HIS style, and played it HIS way.

and he did a very good job at that

[darealest006]

I dont think this guy knows how good his voice is

[YaOUou]

oh c'est pas mal =D

[pinoyblaze12]

this performance deserved him top 4 at least

[mandaly909]

2:56 scary!!

[drpepperisgood55]

3 letters wow. thats amazing. how he got voted off, i dont know.

[thrilllex]

by far the best performance in all of season 7

[RingoBeatlesgal]

ABSOLUTELY 100%!!! Being a Beatles fan, his rendition was GOLD! Incredibly well done! :D Made me proud

[FevenArchuleta]

AMAZING ! I MET HIM !

[Tempest192]

I honestly don't know how he didn't go much further in this competition!

[andyeastcoast]

That was the best AI performance since Fantasia's Summertime. Completely original,creative,enthusiastic­,and extremely well sung version.

[bhenry83]

Theyre going to be in Pittsburg, Sugar Loaf, El Paso, Easton, Englewood, Athens, Hanover, Kennewick, Mobile, Coral Springs, Key West, West Palm Beach, Akron, Davenport, and Waukegan. Be there or be square.

[jadens71]

I am! Its Nov 29-Dec 21. And theyre posing with fans afterwards. How cool is that!

[wellst55]

Who all is going to their Christmas show this year?

[drpepperisgood55]

wow that was good

[loveanemone]

Woooo!!!  That was HOT!!!!

[archuletalover95]

this was entertaining!!! it was hilarius when ryan started to jump around with him!~!

[Mustlovemusic21]

CHIKEZIE IS ON FIRE!!!!

[DanielJIzCrunk91]

He Is Even Better When You Hear Him LIVE .. He's Friggin Amazing !!

[chiroboworldtrippn]

This is a Dope ass version

[Cyclonesfan1]

Ahh

:D<3

[Giannibosio]

This guy is incredibly talented.

[DarkPrincess1367]

Smokin'!

[Zing0000]

craaaaaaazy

[lovebabyL1]

so funny wen rryans out of breath

[kevinocooldaddy]

Otis Redding incarnate

[livelimitlessly]

i bought this on Itunes -BUT the duped me- it is NOT this version!!! So if u want this version-DON'T buy the ITUNES one! It is just ok..this one is great!!!!!

[awsomechic10496]

i can't beleive david cook won. i am soooo happy!! however i would have been happy if chikezie or the other david would have won 2!

[1fatdiva]

This was the best of the season. He should have performed like that all the time. That would have gotten him to the top if his perfomances were just consistent.... But I will definitely by his album when it comes out.

[jonkyjonkerson]

WOW, i had no idea that guy was good.

[lilly2kool]

Best performance of the '07 season.

[drpepperisgood55]

thats too good! Omg holy crap MAKE AN ALBUM CHIKEZIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!! omgomg i love that performance

[bcrusher3]

As Randy Jackson would say,"Chikeze-eze wow man thats the way put it down thats the way to sing, yo whoever ain't sung a song last night or whatever, that was hot, thats the one to beat right there!"

[WyckedWyccan]

lmfao,you sound just like him!

[servemyego21]

One of my favorite performances EVER. It was HAWT!

[dus1129]

wow this is one of the best performance this season!!!

[libz415]

ryan needs to stop molesting the contestants

[leamancera]

lol. tru dat G...jk

[xbillzbobx]

He was one of my least favs in the beginning but by the time this performance was over, he was one of my MOST favs. I wish he would have stayed longer!!!!

[courtneylaurenx33]

AMAZING!

great energy

[marygraceful]

That was awesome!!!

[patriotsfreak95]

he's sick!! make an album. seacrest looked so poser when he was running on stage

[patriotsfreak95]

he's sick!!! i hope he makes an album

[dennyvibes]

By far the best performance this season. He should have been in far longer than most of the finalists.

[gibsonw1]

Love You Brother!! You're a great singer. God Bless You!!

[littlelambccece]

I ciuld watch this all day

[Nonagon]

He had one bad week, then he got booted off. Now, with Michael Johns, there's no hope for funk in American Idol.

[jbarbri]

This was good. The best performance of this season, actually.

[vanjane]

What a fabulous performance. He was so pumped from this song.

[rubbielou]

nice

but the beatles are better

[CaribDude815]

GO RYAN GO!!

[goboywonder]

And He has awesome voicals and versitility and energy!

[goboywonder]

I loved Chikezie's funk! That is one FINE brotha!

[waterhawk94]

I swear I was absolutely went mental when he was singing this song!

[Majienco]

He should have kept this side of his performances for his future songs - he went back to the slow songs which i didnt like

[Iquestionsleep]

Further proving why he shouldn't have been voted off.

[surquillo007]

That was so cool ... best moment ever, along with "Hello" and "Light mu fire"

[shapiraavi]

He has such talent, such a powerful voice.

I dont belive he will be forgotten.

[psushgirl]

this performance made me fall in love with chikezie :)

[Taswaysha]

Chikezie...was amazing. I love this dude.

Obviously, Seacrest does, too; can't keep his hands offa him, lmao.

[sassykittenno1]

one of the most original preformances of the season. your a very talented preformer. its a heartbreak your gone.this I will remember for a long time.

[drgnballz]

Why was he voted off?

What's wrong with you people? =\

[MKindle]

someone's gotta go.

There are other people that must stay.

[sssofiaa]

gosh I'm from finland and they show this season over here, and it comes a bit late here (obviously), so here chikezie haven't been voted off yet, but now when i know it.. :--( it makes me sad!

[betaaaaa]

I miss Chikezie. -sigh-

[loufreakind]

as randy said Chikezie smashed it!

i dont think he shouldn't of been voted off. At least he gets to go tour with them

[cribb]

I can't believe he got voted off :[

[rmb1812]

WAY TO GO JACUZZI!

[ahugeconfan]

I loved him singing this.. he so rocked it out!! He was amazing!!!!!

[Flynn9341]

This should be on CD. I LOVE it and him. Sorry to see him go. Waves to Chikezie. Keep on keepin on!

[jennfelo2]

God, I can't say how much I love this video. Chi rockd it and so did Seacrest LOL

Love it!

[jespeach]

He impressed me first with I Believe to My Soul, especially when he chose to do the original version as opposed to the more well known Ray Charles version. He definitely deserved to last longer than Remiele and KLC.

[TitaniumShovel]

Chikezie's best performance by a mile. So glad he got to have an amazing, 'best of the night' performance before he was voted off. He obviously wasn't going to win, but I'm glad he showed America what he's got.

[Nyg13CP]

With this performance...who could vote him off!!!!!

[jmacblog]

One of the all-time memorable performances from AI- took a pretty ordinary song and made it into something fantastic! Even Cowell managed to say something positive - except Ryan went abit crazy afterwards.

[fanatic013]

he rocks so hard :D

[holhowle]

Very impressive performance! I had never really noticed him until this performance but he was definitely the best of the night if not so far in the competition. I have watched the video over and over and I still love it every time. Chikezie Rocks!!!

[VidMast2]

Awesome! I vote for you  dude.

[TheAutumnPursuit]

This was my favorite performance so far! I can't get this song out of my head!

[dannynoriegaxo]

chickezie rules!!!!!!!!! yaya!!!

[BeiTrost]

way cool!!!!!

[dreamcatchr2006]

Not since Taylor Hicks has there been that much SOUL on that stage, yo! Chikeze rocks!

[dijkie10]

well done my friend!!

[sundaymoon13]

he's so sweet and sounds great here.

[blakeadmirer09]

teriffic!

[nylilhotman]

never woulda expected this performance from him. except for the hicks-esque thing in the middle, it was mighty impressive.

[kskaro668]

I'm a huge Hicks fan and haven't found anything on idol I wanted to watch till now.

That was good, no one has handled the stage like that since Taylor. I really really like him.

[acercervantes]

unique approach to the song and had fun with it! paul sang it like a black guy. chikeze sang it like paul. EXCELLENT

[jazzybleyl]

Damn it Boy! Where in the hell did this performance come from? Best performance this season, best this season. This could be the best of all performances ever. Shit dude, I am an old man, you amazed me. Go Chikezie Go

[ahfclass]

WHOA!!! Knock...me...OUT!!!!

[wrighty2892]

Holy Shit! Jacuzzi went from a virtual non-entity to The Man in one week ! Brilliant! Compare that to DH!........

[jsnails]

chikezie is he best. he's gonna win

[NihilisticMystic]

His arrangement totally hit me of having a Zeppelin flavor. I LOVED it, omg. Him, Amanda and Brooke are my faves

[bashuback]

yeah.. agree wif randy i entertain too.. at first micheal is my fav now i like him!! ahhaz!!  so cool performance..!! agree wif simon he change!! cool!!!

[calamathy]

Dang, I never noticed Chikezie until this performance. That was great! 1st or 2nd best performance of the night. Loved it!

[bananawind22]

Dang straight--Chikezie knocked it out of the park with this one. Lennon would have loved it. And I'm a McCartney fan.

[irinakga]

Good stuff! That was awesome!

[PinkRose113096]

LOVED it.

[skierjay65]

We LOVED it LOVED it LOVED it. Chikezie as a result of that performance you are now our VERY FAVORITE !! Keep it up. Love ya !

[allenokeefe]

DAMN dude...you ROCKED!!!

[javier25pe]

best performance by far!!! then amanda and then david cook chikezie rocks, great voice, great performer, what a falsetto dude... really enjoyed this performance the best. thanks for posting. here in peru we're still one week behind and i'm sorry my favoreite left, asia'h rocks!!! dumb americans...:S

[chrisemccary]

WOW. How great that Chikezie found his stage footing. Talent and originality plus a true humble man ... I hope he goes far. This was a joy to watch and I will buy it on Itunes. GO FOR IT CHIKEZIE. You have a fan base now.

[skiier4384]

Chikezie could put himself in a unique situation. Right now there's only one AI finalist that doesn't fit into the typical mold of the previous 7 seasons: Jason Castro. He is the first of the Bob Marley types to be on the show. Other than that you have your typical rockers, soul singers and country girls. If he wants to play his cards right, he should stay in the realm of bluegrass kentucky/tennessee music. He could be like the singer of Nickel Creek, but more edgy. I think that would work well.

[razzigirl]

weird. i still can't believe this guy's made it this far. what does america see in him?

[rllostdog]

I need this guy to record this song!!!!

That was great!!!!

[judge4idol]

Great song choise, great performance, but vocals are not that good!

[DarkEnergy79]

Made me dance and i dont even like the song. Lots of energy.

[zaclover1990]

When he started singing I was thinking like 'What the heck is this going to turn out to be?' Then he got into it and this truly surprized me! He was fabulous!

[NeCiFiX]

Haha, I love it, I'm only wondering a bit why Ryan was rubbing Chikezie's head at the end lol that was a tad weird.

[DannyA123]

Best performance on March 11. I like this guy; he seems genuine and is getting better and better. Chikezie won't win the competition, but I hope he goes far.

[layserthanl]

I don no, maybe I am wrong. He does not look like a star to me.

[blahblahyoshi7]

tht was da bomb

[cilij]

i think this season's contestants are way better perfomers than previous!! they're really doing something magical up there! all or most of them!

[mavenofmystery]

Outrageous!! I was soooo impressed by this performance. I have watched it over and over and each time I find a big smile on my face. He took the stage with extreme confidence and OWNED it!! Absolutely incredible!! What an amazing, amazing performance. Kudos to Chikezie!! I voted for you! You did the song justice...keep up with this performance, you will not disappoint. Yay!!

[rocklelita]

wow. i cant stop smiling. good for him!!! that was AMAZING!!

[zeppo102]

Wow, I never gave Chikeze much thought...good singer, but he was always something of a cipher, of a non-entity to me. He needed that oomph, and boy, he sure rocked the house tonight. Awesome.

[archetypewriter]

So he didn't think Danny was talented, just lovable? Guess he doesn't mind alienating Danny's fans... And nooo idea what the hell he was singing.

[dtones520]

Since he said that? I think he acknowledged the fact that Danny did have a very big personality that people grew onto, and that helps you get far in this competition.

[Tohkeeoh7]

Chikezie walked in, said hello to David Cook and Amanda, said "you want to see rock'n'roll?" and climbed into his muscle car AND BLEW THE DOORS OFF.

[Elias145]

Chikezie is the MAN!