Syesha Mercado - I Will Always Love You American Idol Top 9

[pokopoko14]

I listened to Leona's version.. and you know what, Syesha's and Leona's voice quality are VERY similar... their voices are both BEAUTIFUL that's for sure!

But I have a feeling the reason why Syesha was always thrown under the bus was because of that same reason, especially since it was during these times where Leona was starting out in the "real music industry".

Anyway Leona is amazing and I think Sye deserved as much recognition that Leona had! :)

[joaooo222]

Best Performance Ever on Any Talent Show!

I'm in Love with Her!

CAME TO PORTUGAL!

[mjfan4life94]

She lacks some power it takes to sing this song, but it was still a good performance.

[cal2ibbean]

better than leona

[MrGogogo13]

this is LOVE!! <33

[kelk0530]

I dont like it. The arrangement is not good.... And who cares how long you can hold a note in the end... it wasnt even a show off note.. note her best.

[detriotman]

I voted for her her.

[TwisterFlipp95]

She was so underrated; she only WASN'T in the bottom 3 twice in the top 12 which was ridiculous because she was a true talent - I feel like people only voted for the two David's because of personal liking for them. She never should have ended up in the bottom 2/3 in the top 8 or top 6 [broadway week! wtf? shes meant for it] for SURE and I DON'T CARE what anyone else says: If American had voted right, Syesha Mercado and David Archuleta would have been the top 2.

[o0ber]

She should have tried to stick closer to the Dolly Parton version. Her last few big notes had a lot of pitch issues, and aside from that her arrangement was really boring. She used the slowest part of the song.

[mikobbyko]

very natural voice...she's gorgeous how come she didn't make it to the finals? what's wrong with you people of america LOL just kidding

[mshortstop]

shes beautiful !!

[itstheapocalypse]

This was sung during Dolly Parton week, but NO ONE EVER SINGS THE DOLLY PARTON VERSION.

Plus, she's not really that good. When she hits her big Whitney notes, she goes off-key. She'd be better if she wasn't screaming the rest of the song.

[Jordania528]

Now that is true talent. She's sings better than Kelly in my opinion. Well done.

[draglox]

I think the days of Idol where people like Syesha entertained are done. They didn't even appreciate her enough while she was there. That's why Idol is crap now.

[Evangelander]

Nice voice. too bad her timing was so stretched in some places and so abrupt in others.

[edwale1]

I am fan of your beautiful voice ... your talent is far too amazing

[fbgrad07]

Syesha is the most incredible singer to come along American Idol, since Jordin Sparks and Jennifer Hudson. Syesha had an anointed gift and she moved me with this performance!! Girl can SANG! I love to hear talented black girls SING!!!!

[jsein09]

@fbgrad07 shes actually cuban

[wilroc06]

lol if you think this is better than leona. cmon you can tell shes working hard to pull off those short falsettos. this performance was definitely good but you just cant compare it to someone like leona..

[Floribolsa]

im so confused, shes everywhere! but she sings lovely :)

[tburke644]

it wasn't better than Leona Lewis.... Leona had tonsilitous (or whatever way u spell it) that week!!!

but Sayesha was amazing to!!!

[badboypezza15]

even better she was sat down for that shit...thats some talent !

[dpaqualoto]

she is amazing... better than Leona.... sure!!!!!

[STLUCIANIDOL91]

I prefer Whitney's version. I think Whitney's recorded version was better arranged; the dynamics were in the right places.

Syesha is a great technical singer, I won't deny that. I don't feel she's contemporary, though...

[navigator012007]

Beautiful voice, but lacking in emotion, feeling, and soul.

[duknpnkchezsef8]

better than the original (s)

[ferror]

hands down for her

[rinoor123]

OMG!!!!! shes soo good

[rp2979]

Whitney 1992 definitely, Whitney now, not so sure.

[cherishwillms]

1993? ...

[rp2979]

She got a bad wrap, for some reason the judges didnt like her, but she has a very good voice. you can tell she's trained. EXCELLENT.

[Cowboy2314]

She is so so so amazing i love her voice...if she won that would be fair but she didnt

[Survivorfan2015]

WE LOVE YOU SYESHA!!

[dogsx3]

if she was in a british talent such as X factor she would win hands down !

[undefinedtruth]

they have some tough competitions there...but on the girl's category..not so tough this year

[ryanleonheart]

I think she's look good here.. I like it!!!

[soccerlover1598]

i think season 7 of AI has had the best and most impressive singers since the clay aiken era. well done syesha

[EJSnyder96]

this was the best performance of the night, with ramiele and kristy at 2 and 3! she is the coolest and i think she is the strongest vocalist theyve had in a while.

[koolnash101]

nice song, nice interpretation,

[Lexxie1112]

I agree, the arrangement was very lovely. I love her voice, but must admit that I did not like the ending.

[lafleurquicache]

She has a beautiful voice, and she looks great, but it's hard to compare it with Whitney's version. She did a good job though, especially considering how many people would not even be able to come as close as she did.

[c0c0martin]

Wow! she sang it very well. She was effortless singing the song.

[dangelomister]

she was amazing

[whisper2023]

Whitney does a way better job at this song then Dolly...and Syesha is right up there with whitney!!!

[osahju914]

whitney SINGS better

dolly FEELS it

[superdutch44]

ya, lol its DOLLYS song

[kennethgabriel]

Dat chick did dat!!! She got tawkin n ebonics n stuf.... lol

[feastslayer3]

this person is aesome!!Great singer

[ghettogeorgousgurl]

she fucked up dat song

[sabresnake89]

Whitney ... al th way

[nanciluvr]

this is such an amazing performance!!! i loved it!

[TomzAnna]

omg.

[riverofdeceit1]

she shouldnt have won because if she did she would be in the same situation as she in where as david cook is selling records because he is known for rock and song only that genre the whole way through so he had a style

[musicalzitheplacet]

her voice is magick

[JunkE4Theatre]

no no no . NO ONE can match the majesty and beauty of DOLLY PARTON singing this.

[WaterShadow96]

that was awesome!!

[MOHRS03v2]

holy craaap!

[MzHot84]

i like this a lil bit better than leona....

[lisa943forever]

aww thanxs babi

[lovefitch]

she's great

[dkxiong]

damn...this girl can sing...! she hit some notes i dont even think whitney could. awesome voice,

[bfly4life]

she is way betta than leona...leona is annoyn... especially that thing she does with her voice every otha note...the vibration shit...

[haydemunch]

leona's vibrato is annoying, i agree

[piapod]

Shes awesome <3

[nananana3333]

Leona's version is better, just because she has a bigger range, but I have to say the last not on this was amaaaazing

[sexyjuan83]

i love this girl, but i have to say Leona is a lil upper singer than her not by that much, just because Syesha Mercado had a misconnection from ballad to r&b to this song and got back on track. i loved the last note..

[sbambatino]

Beautiful voice!!!

When will we watch that season in Italy!?!?!?

[Ready4You08]

she is so much better than leona.. leona voice is annoying and she jus gets on my nerves when she opens her mouth to sing

[qg6ff]

judges need to shutup. honestly. she only went 'big' for about 20 seconds.

[cubana91089]

That was perfect !! she should have won A. idol very beautiful

[lookie5555]

ummm....NO SHE IS BETTER THAN LEONA!

[flowerdancer07]

She has a pretty voice...sweet and soft, shouldn't compare Lewona..cause this version has heart and emotion.

[CamFlame18]

I didn't even know who the hell Syesha Mercado was till Carly got voted off, if they'd let her go any farther than what she did, she would've destroyed Mercado.

[qg6ff]

apparently not...

[Alicexc13]

hahaha wow...LEONA ALL THE WAY

[BlingyDamon3]

yeah except syesha can do a lot more than ballads, is a singer/dancer/actress and is sexier than Leona by a factor of 17

but yeah at least leona did a better cover of this one song

[archuletalover95]

syesha's dress is really pretty

[JAMLOVELY]

yes see Charice Pempengco in mi opioion she did better her nd leona lewis did better in dis song but she still sings grt

[ayagirl84]

yeah..her voice is sweet,though its undeniable that her voice is shaky when she sang that song...

[silenthustler7000]

well i agree she syesha is very good indeed...but check out cherice pempenco....just opinion...try it

[MiniHippiy]

Amazing :)

[LingLingRox]

i feel that syesha's voice wasn't showcased well in the competition i really liked her though

[koks1959]

Hi TAFIA123,

so you can see it......only 2 Minutes and i forgot her Name!

[TAFIA123]

hahahaha..yea..not to be rude but thats true...lolz

[speeddemon75j]

When She Sang I will always love you "WOW" is all I can say... WOW, ok UNBELIEVEABLE...Awesome... she sang that beautifully... you go girl. you didn't win American Idol, but your a winner reguardless... don't ever stop singing girl you are absolutely fabulous....... :)

[koks1959]

Great performence... who is Leona Wills?

[TAFIA123]

shes the girl who sings bleeding love...lolz..

and its leona lewis...

[LiveLoveLifeAlways]

She is amazing! Her and David Archuleta were the best vocalist of the season.

[jeibully08]

she did it in her own way. which is just ok

[aussiez1]

DAmn you people! First off she held that note for an entire 10 seconds. In front of millions of people. Tell me, lie to my face and say you wouldnt be nervous? She is an amazing vocalist and overall performer. Both davids have no versitality. david c. - rock. david a. - pop. thats it! not once did either of them do ANYTHING with ANY song. isn't that a key element on ai? to make the song you own. give syesha a break. she made to the top three on american idol, which is more than you've done.

[dencraze]

why are you so mad aussiez1, yes we get it, she is amazing, but sadly in the top 3, she didn't showcased her vocals, which was sad, she started very strong but she then made bad song choices later in the competition, and chill, if you like her so much, continue supporting her, seriously, chill. relax.

[aussiez1]

Yea, I guess it was a little much. Hehe, just stating my opinion. But what else gets me is that everyone is comparing her to Whitney Houston and Leona Lewis. People just seem to have a problem with Syesha.

[indnm]

aussiez1, agreed. She was the most underrated idol this season. Anyway, all the best for Syesha.

[dencraze]

she is amazing, people who said that she is karaoke are nuts.

[Keystonesquared]

i don't know the davids were a little better though so it was a good thing they went on not her

[bellajuventina]

she did it great, but i dont like this version

[JhaiShawnDah]

1:36 thats not hard to keep that high tone a lil bit long ;) i'm a singer too and i know how that is

[BeBonkaYonka]

yea. same here. thats really easy to tell the truth..

[sk8rgrl49]

i think she did beautifully

[NYChica23]

Syesha proved with this song that she has the vocal power to compete in the same leagues as Whitney, Mariah, and Celine

[MSAmericanIdol21]

yeah she was the best singer...but i love david a!

[Keystonesquared]

No matter the outcome David Archulletta is my IDOL!!!

[MSAmericanIdol21]

yeah and they were saying less is more this season and they're right!!!

[Kristinamusical]

im a HUGE david archuleta but, honestly and fairly she deserved to win. she has the best talent

[teemac82]

she is amazing..she wasn't tryna sound like whitney..she put her own twist on the song

[ZachHemura]

I loved 1:36!!! MAN I LOVED THE SILENCE AND THEN SHE JUST SANG WOWO!!!

[katrinasg]

1:22 WOOOW!

[KriBaby151]

I love how she put her own twist on the song...she is amazing!!

[salacct]

This woman is unbelievably brilliant! Most talented AI ever!

[JokerJ89]

she gave me chills wen she hit dat high note at 1:22.

[diefelo1]

me 2!! lol, shes an amazing vocalist

[JokerJ89]

she shoulda made it to da finale

[emigranteskelman]

i love this girl,is angelical,i love your color.waooooo

[LuvJordinSpeezy]

Syesha has an absolutely beautiful voice. She can hold a note forever. She deserves much better than American Idol. I believe she will be one of the best vocalist to ever come out of American Idol. I predict massive success for her. Go Syesha!

[BELTSANDBUCKLES]

she was the best one. she's just not American Idol material...she'll definitely make it biog on broadway.

[pandabuster]

WOW!

BEAUTIFUL!

[latakbako]

i think she is good, but i just saw charice pempengcos vid, oh gosh...... oh my gosh that lil girl nailed it

[Necco34]

to be honest, charice is a really good singer period. Her control and diction is far better than most of the singers you will see on America Idol. She is a natural mixed with a professional's coaching.

[UnBuenPerro]

I cannot stop listening and watching this performance. She was brilliant. I love her ever since.

[dsmfnjshjkbgiub]

she completely missed the point of that song , her interpratation was completely wrong

[ChrisAtkinson93]

beautiful and unique! =)

[JulieLemenaite]

Good job Syesha

[Y2Kyle10]

top two thirds? jk...

[qg6ff]

lol... top 2 or 3

[Y2Kyle10]

I feel like syesha has a decent voice but she doesnt use it well

[adrianmiguel005]

oh soorry!! it's falceto! my bad hahahahaha

:]]]]

[adrianmiguel005]

oh she didn't do that felcoet hehe but it's 'ayt

[Divadoll2010]

She may have not done it better den Whitney but she sure did an excellent job.

[Y2Kyle10]

for an even better version...check out leona lewis's version from x factor...now she sings the hell out of this song...

[Divadoll2010]

I already saw her sing that song...and she did ok

[Y2Kyle10]

did we watch the same leona lewis?

[Kl2b]

Oh, she's the only Idol girl I've ever seen getting away with it. She's an amazing singer, I hope she does well after AI.

[Y2Kyle10]

she didn't get away with it if my memory servesme correctly...

[Kl2b]

Um, if my memory serves ME correctly, she was Top 3. If that's not "getting away with it" I don't know what it is... I know Simon didn't like it but apparently America did.

The judges were too hard on Sye anyways.

[Y2Kyle10]

by not getting away with it, i meant the judges didn't like it...she did make the top 3, and your correct they never warmed up to her, hwoever, in the beginning, she didn't belong there, by the end, she had greatly improved but it was too little to late... why are you taking this so personally anyway? yes your a fan but last time i checked, you couldn't impossibly be syesha herself?

[Kl2b]

I just love discussing through internet and often get too passionate about it. lol.

I'm glad to see we understand each other's point and it was just a matter of personal definition of "getting away with it".

I'm actually not a huge fan of Syesha (I'm a Cookie through and through). I just think she was more than the judges and the general public gave her credit for. Ok, so she's not Whitney, but I do think she has an amazing voice and did an amazing job.

[Y2Kyle10]

during the top 3, i thought she was excellent, better than David Archuleta actually (but not cook) and thought the judges wrongfully panned her...I still stand by my thoughts that Carly deserved top 3...but what can you do...

[Kl2b]

Agreed 100%...

[diefelo1]

yeah, i should have been carly david and david, altough syesha is amazing too... hse was way more than the judges gave credit for... amazing vocalist

[snowfur125]

no. i thnk it should have been brooke, david c and carly.

[BlingyDamon3]

i would say top three to be Carly, Michael, and David C, but syesha should be fourth and i fully agree with you that she did better than archuleta and the judges criticized her when she didnt deserve it. glad someone else paid attention!!!!

[TheGangstaBoy100]

Compared to Dolly: Much better

Compared to Whitney: Very very close

[takatomon]

Spot on observation.

[TheGangstaBoy100]

Thanx.

[2BA10ne4Evr]

michael johns should be here over her in my opinion anyday he rocked she is typical she sings good but its boring and played out

[summert85]

i love her. I HOPE SHE WINS!!!!

[BGLancer]

I thought that was the best of the night.....

No other contestants this year could do what she did with this song....

[yur1944]

excellent performance

[elvenpirateluva]

amasing voice!!!!!!!!

[928sniper]

She should have been sent home for even attempting Whitney's flagship song. Talk about butchering a masterpiece, congratulations Syesha, you did.

[KonnichiwaX]

I don't know if you know,but Dolly wrote the song and sang it way before whitney.

But you're right, this versoin was alot closer to whitney's version, but was still modified.

[sanj004]

she is by farrr the best singer this year

its sooooo annoyinn that america keeps on puttin her in the bottom 2 she really deserves to win and the judges have been wayyyyyyy 2 hard on her (i think its cus they all want a guy 2 win this year)

any1 agreee?

[ogshowme]

There is something strange definitely going on here. It's a shame because these guys are very average with the exception of David Cook who's a true musician.

Jason Castro bores me to tears and should have gone home weeks ago. They seem to be making sure they have got two guys standing in the Finale.

[unerwaters]

no i think david cook is best

[2BA10ne4Evr]

David is def. a rock singer he is excellent no doubt about that he should win really

[pianistica]

really great!!. She has a nice voice and she's like friendly. Yeah, good job Syesha!

[RussiangirlNY]

People lets vote fro her this week like mad the bottom two should be Jason and Brooke! Please!

[mizzfox]

wow, that was hard. she was sitting down while hitting high notes.

[xvgx]

WOW i hope she wins

[Justina55055]

She has a nice voice but she kept going of the rhythm, and as a band student I can't get over that

[mizzfox]

I know wut u mean, lolz! but let's just call it artistic freedom. it was a good performance :)

[yupyupKim1231]

wow i never really noticed her untill this performance.

she's amazing

[yur1944]

Super voice

[KRIS22288]

she's amazing

[charlena2107]

shes so good and shes probably the best singer on there but she keeps getting unoticed i mean i didnt even know she was in the competition untill she did this song

[JaJaJaGermanSuplex]

<3 Def. Syesha's best week. I'm SUPER shocked she chose that song, but I like how she owned it. Her vibrato kills me, though.

[LadyPhilippina]

wooooow.....an amazing voice....beautiful...RESPECT!!­!!!! =)

[staryfruity]

I love that she didn't IMITATE Whitney, she just hit the notes. She started sweet and nice, not too strong.

Didn't like the fact she was sitting the whole time 'cause she could've done a better job in the long I love youuuuuUUuuu (U get the pint) jaja

[Sarttimi]

HOLY SHIT. WOW. AMAZING! and she looks gorgeous!

[abercrombiebyotchluv]

syesha is soo awesome!! she didn't do as well as whitney did.. but whitney was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooo amaazing.. and syesha is amazing too!!.. i think she did a great job.

[midnightfairychild]

OMG i hated that the judges on this episode compared her to whitney! theyre supposed to judge her on HER singing, not compare her to whitneys!!

[xBeNdAnDsNaPPx]

leona did better!

-well the beginning part i think syesha did better

but thats it.

--they both cant touch whitney but are equally amazing. :]

[LPWLUVGOSPEL]

I hope she wins, she's the best! She has a wonderful voice and personality. She deserves to be the next Idol.

[gaynajhae]

true

[donmyki]

not as good as charice pempengco

[idolfan251]

love it.

[andyscales13]

i love this girl. i bet yall anything she makes it 2 the yop 5. the only thing is, shes always in the bottom 3. it sucks. i think she has an amazing voice and people are not seeing it i guess.

BUT I REALLYY WANT CARLY TO WIN.

shes my baby guh.

[mxtg621]

wow!!