Syesha Mercado - I Will Always Love You American Idol 7 *HQ*

[shopoholic995]

I LOVE HER VOICE! And she is sooo pretty!

[ilovetoeatpuzzy28]

WHY THE HELL WAS SIMON A JUDGE ON A SINGING SHOW CAN HE SING??

[baslowp12]

fuck randy that fat nigger cant sing



[NippyFan100]

@baslowp12 i beg your pardon, no need to be racist

[taye709]

how can that just be *ALL RIGHT* ?? that was FCU*ING AMAZING !!!

[MarijanaMerien]

like,like and just LIKEEE!!!!!!

[misterroyaltee]

the ending was like >>>

[nurkomments1234]

thats so amazing

[Ms1baddest]

tears.......

[mimiperez98]

randy was being an ass for no reason

[10respect]

I understood what Simon was saying.. I love Syesha but normally when I hear an amazing singer, I get goosebumps... I.. didn't get it when I was watching this.. :/ it was good yeah... but it wasn't that great...

[DEVASTATOR478]

Whitney is the number one !!!

[MiladyToxic]

Simon's dead wrong! I loved her performance, the audience loved it, & even Whitney would've loved it.

[Godabbey]

i totally disagree with the judges. She totally made the song her own. It was a good combination of Whitney and Dolly's rendition. Totally amazing, just a bit cranking the way it ended but still a great job.

[tink975]

if you dnt sing a song in ur own voice or own way y sing it we already know wat witney sound like y try n sound like somebody else then u not a singer u dnt stand out

[PivotPro333]

This video has been removed due to a copyright violation claimed by Whitney Houston. Sorry about that.

[MrChance18]

2 things to say #1 Simon is a hater #2 she got robbed that season.....she was obviously the best vocalist

[yuukiodei]

oh shut up you haters. Leona Lewis sang this song much better than syesha did and Leona's voice is absolutely amazing. Syesha didn't even get close to belting the high note like leona and whitney.

[Katania08]

@yuukiodei could you than just pls go back to watching leona vids instead of comin here hating... she made it her own and did amazing... when leona just sang a karaoke of whitneys version...

[hajajaful]

@fxdollars9000 David Cook won this year.

But Syesha was the best!

[almokhtalef1]

cry time i like this song

[TwiMary1]

Wow!

[abajour]

Whitney version is completely different from Syesha's... i don't understand why Simon insists in comparing. When Leona sang I Will Always Love You exactly the SAME way Whitney did, he said it was brilliant!

[Mcvideos92]

@abajour It was country night! and even though syesha did amazing she was not even near to dollys version. On X-Factor Leona did the Whitney version...

[Jon12213]

@abajour well Leona voice is more like Whitney's than Syesha's

[Chris201076]

@abajour Leona is approaching the same standard of singing as Whitney though in terms of her tone, syesha isn't as special

[NippyFan100]

@Chris201076 dont make me laugh leona wish she was near whitneys tone, dare to dream

[pittworldwide]

I can't believe she was in the bottom two or three almost every week!

[DeeDubb1983]

Hmm... She does a good job, but I just don't quite get the goosebumps that I always get when Whitney sings it.

[italyrocks9720]

Whoa when she hit that note at the end I was like WTF!!!!!! Does she not have to breath????

[kelvinpyaeko]

back then, they did invite REAL singers who can really give them guideline and mentor all the way like mariah carey, dolly parton in 7th season. now they made singers like miley cyrus mentor them LOL not to bash her, but come on, those contestants are far better singer than those mediocre singers out there

[truongphan90]

@kelvinpyaeko LOL, exactly, when Miley showed up and i was like WTF x)))))

[radiofreakkk]

@kelvinpyaeko God bless you

[TheBobbiemac]

She's following meon Twitter. without me even askin too. :) So I'm following her.

[Rascal19970baby]

@TheBobbiemac Shes following me aswell without me asking her too. I followed her back.

[TheBobbiemac]

@Rascal19970baby  Cool!

[spreadlovetoday]

OMG. She followed me too... WHY? But she's good! I remember her from Idol!

[Soulless9922]

I agree with the judges.

[pawly0]

conosco personas que cantan eso mejor que ella pero aun asi canta muy bien

[poulaxd]

i hate that they always compare this song to whitney houston. no one will ever beat her of course!! syesha did an amazing job

[taylortobuscus]

She followed me as well!! I didn't even know who she is because I've never watched American idol because I'm British lol!

[Tamooxo]

she followed me as well hahaa

[hannah26williams]

she followed me, and i have no idea why :L

[DeemMusiqChannel]

She followed me recentley and i was rooting for her back then!

[skaterraiter]

! 100% beautiful song,look,style,vibe's So much more this is a OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE save this.... So impressed hope to see whats going on right now in music world of her :) Go Syesha Mercado! I Hear its Very good :)

[noemad20]

Syesha should have definately won American Idol. You could tell it was all fixed, because she can sing David Cook under the table and put him to shame, because he can't sing. Thank goodness Simon is gone.

[jdw3443]

omg... I STILL think she should have won. especially for this performance. LOVED IT... the judges were not listening to the same song.....

[8osman8]

She's the one who could approach WHitney's voice...

[thewantedbutterfly]

She followed me on twitter aswell :D <3

[DeemMusiqChannel]

@thewantedbutterfly she followed me too lol

[9Cocoy]

ES hermosa la voz de esta mujer (y) it's great Beautyfull woooow !!

[vince12319]

She is sooo AMAZING...

[LoboWarriorForever]

Who won this season? and what place did she get?

[ArcDrako]

@LoboWarriorForever David Cook won this season, and she got the 3rd place :3

[hollisterbabii28]

never watched Idol before Season 8...I didnt know who she was until she followed me on twitter...i was like who is she? but now i know..lol

[ttaasshh1]

She better SANG it!!!

[RenIchigoku]

She's my follower on twitter! ♥

[virgyt]

@RenIchigoku she follows me too... is weird

[RenIchigoku]

@virgyt I noticed she follows a lot of random people, lol. I don't feel special anymore. :B

[virgyt]

@RenIchigoku awwww neither do I :(

[pourmesomesugar]

I will always love her!!!!!!!

[popsingerstar]

i miss the old idol with just randy paula & simon

[JaaelciitaaH]

I love it ♥

[lightofdew]

I think she did good. they were to hard on her.

[KonEricson]

she, for me is the best in that season... this performance makes me wonder why she didnt make it to finale... still like her though =')

[HesAprince]

Amazing. Her voice is so soothing and passionate at the same time. Plus shes gorgeous, Such a princess!

[earforvocals]

she wasnt as good as Carley

[tribond31]

This season had the most talented contestants and unfortunately one and one had to go and only one winner can come out of this...David Cook by far is fantastic but compared with the contestants he had with him that season...they were all good!

[gagozizou]

Yo creo que gano esta temporada , David Archuleta !!

[Singaholic24]

i didnt like this version she took away the delectness of this song....idk...you all should check out my version :)

[bprizze]

whooooo I like this girl alot :))) from Australia

[OMGizzlex3]

who won this season of AI ?

[guigudelko]

@OMGizzlex3 david cook

[bluecoral1989]

Carly and Syesha were thrown under the bus by the producers that season so that they can have their pretty David-David finale.

[MaryRSaunders]

only great singer who's ever won this show was fantasia and there were better on that season too... but before and after that, great singers dont really make it. its sad! whats the point of this show?????? i lost interest long ago

[kimsteward]

BEAUTIFUL!

[ILoveBrianLittrell4]

Goosebumps through the whole song!

AMAZING!

[olivialoveable]

She went to my school! (:

Booker <3

[sunfunmancanfan]

Syesha has a fantastic voice! I think that Syesha needed a little Bravada in this song. She also could have gone up a couple of octaves in melody near the end. One of my favorite songs that Syesha sang on American Idol is, Mariah Carey's (one of the greatest vocalists ever), "Vanishing".

[poulaxd]

i would have wish they wouldn't compare it to whitney houston, because every one knows that no one can do it as good as her!

syesha did a REALLY good job!

[floydmatt987]

@poulaxd Exactly. Dolly doesn't sing it as well as Whitney, she sings it way better.

[oakdaleatwt]

@floydmatt987; LMAO! Dolly is good but Whitney is the best voice ever!

[floydmatt987]

@oakdaleatwt IMO Dolly is better at this song.

[CyprusHot]

@oakdaleatwt whitney was the best

[on9hockeu]

leona is better

[satanicmechanic86]

I don't watch the show so I'm glad the performances get posted here. This girl sings fantastic and I'm glad I listened.

[afterschooltroble]

shes followin me on twitter!! ahhhh dis is crrazzzy

[musicguy713]

Ugh it annoyed me that the judges underrated he so much. She made the to the final three but was in the bottom three alot, she was the best female singer that season and one of the best on the show.

[swishabiz]

She sing the song like it was own song. It was EPIC!!

[phillin24]

she is the real winner!

[10respect]

aww, I miss Paula Abdul! =( thumbs up if you do too!! =(

[freaksroxz6]

dang she followed my on twitter just randomly((((: idk why though :P

[ladysa20]

ela tem voz...sem dúvidas

[Terekyn49]

simon is a fucking hater. i mean, come on dude. how many times are they going to compare someone to another singer. i mean, she's not whitney, she's syesha! if you ask me, her version was simple, soulful, unique, and flawless, and i know my music.

[wigwambam]

Why she didnt win still puzzles me to this day

[mookiemonster09]

phenomenal..the way she sang it was so beautiful! i can't believe the judges didn't give her the credit she deserved!

[poweranja]

it's like a new song



[viniciusgalvao2]

Holy shit

[TashCart]

leona lewis can sing it like whitney huston

[Theknigh23]

I can't see her! omg !

[SoDigIt23]

syesha been singin like this sine DAUGHTREY ELEMENTARY keep killin it girl!!!!!!!!!

[accadaccaahmed]

she ruined the song sorry i just had to say it.

[tennecvols]

I saw her tonight in Dream Girls and she was fantastic!

[atltallone907]

WOW, you gotta be BRAVE to sing that song.....Dolly and WH.........She did great though.

[MegaSillykid]

WOW why are people saying"Whitney's was the studio version." As if oh it's not her voice, as if this isn't WHITNEY HOUSTON AKA "THE VOICE", also as if Whitney couldn't sing this song live...What? Charice doesn't compare to Whitney and Leona had a great rendition, but still not as good. GOSH people are so stupid it hurts to live LOL!

[dmann3g]

listen..Idol is a system..and i guarantee..next year we get our 1st latino/latina idol.. many yrs late, but now that J Lo is here, things will be corrected

[dkon18AKAdanny]

she won.. thats all i need to say

[TamiPayaslian]

HERMOSÍSIMA VOZZZZZZZZ

[DcrazyMusic93]

AMAZING!! my favorite of all time... She should of won :(

[demantrel]

she isz amazinq omq i love her

her voice isz oh so strong

[joaooo222]

she is the best idol ever!

I also love katie Stevens!

[EmRidz18]

that was really pretty.

[Bluewhiteredboy]

i like her really much :D

[chanereyatiasquire]

how do you sing with a clear voice!!!

[chrisak49]

Good vibrato...I just wished she used falsetto on the "you" parts instead of chest voice.

[mindyourbizok]

Simon has to remember that everyone interprets songs differently and everyone has a distict voice. They all can't sing like Houston in her prime. Syesha did an excellent rendition!

[mulesrock1]

hhaha dolly seems so nice. and syesha was on of my favorites

[bozjpop]

aww...i miz the AI 7 moments..very talented than season 8

[PorkPieish]

ooo dear, people shouldn't sing this song if they haven't got the power of whitney :-/

[nakotacdurham]

i like syesha singing this and by the way whitney cant even do it like whitney anymore LMAO..

[nakotacdurham]

whitney cant even do it like whitney anymore LMAO

[msganee07]

@nakotacdurham but we all know how whitney DID IT!! we all know what happened to whitney... old wjitney would murder her!! :)

[thebiggiantmouse]

ahh. yet another year idol gets it wrong

[murderedkwiin]

shes sooo lovely :) i love her.

[macbookpr0]

NO ONE sings it like whitney houston!

[bidaru40]

Really good voice

[puertoricanboy2008]

wow. i don't remember this one but after watching the video it reminded me. it's true she should have won. but she is still good despite not wining

[MsKawaiiGirl]

She should've won.

[chelsimplesassim]

like like like

[skatecraver1013]

she has the same tone as whitney

[creedman1000]

sang perfectly,in my opinion the best ever performance on idol.simon is a dickhead and the reason he keep putting down syesha was because he was getting paid from the lalck girl in england he was promoting{bleeding heart}yeah that one.notice how he got randy to go along with him and hes still there.Paula didnt though and now where is she.

[ManhattanStory]

she should have won!

[SexyLiLLeilaniMya]

1st Rate!

[boxgripper]

I'm not sure how they could tell her she did a bad job. Nobody can compare to the 90s voice of Whitney Houston or Dolly Parton in her own respect. It's not worth comparing her to Whitney. They should focus on the vocals. I think she did an amazing job on this song. The high notes were clear and crisp and I think she did great.

[Carloswfi]

she murdered ther song

[viciouscanadianvixen]

she may have done better had she been standing rather than sitting. when you sit, it restricts your diaphram.

[kieungaz]

Why doesn't she stand up to sing the high notes? She looks kinda nervous.

I feel something bad in Syesha's performance. If she'd won, guess she'd released ok songs. I always want the winner of American Idol to do giant big hits and success.

[dakotah185282]

it COMPLETELY pisses me off that she didn't win :( i feel she was the best of that entire season, and yeah idk if its just me but i think American idol has gone down hill sense this season i haven't been able to get into it sense this season ( the 08 one) passed i just don't think its doing well. idk bu yeah i loved her

[biguth]

sucks !!!

Learn >: TF2AoMGcNmY

[xKillTheMachines]

That chinese sang it better......

[dxiong31]

Wow...she could hold a note!

[joannaxd]

i love syesha and i think she did amazing!

[brewrats000]

I love it. :D

[diefelo1]

i disagree with the judges completly. I think she sang this extremly well. Good control on her voice and didnt over sing it. Amazing

[aurush4]

give the girl some credit she can sing better than any of you

[jr4chargers]

@aurush4 pssh noo not me, i beat everybody in my dreams. liek 2 weeks ago, not really!!

[crystalized899]

beautiful! goosebumps!!!!

[ElizabethRose829]

dolly parton kinda reminds me of McKey from cycle 11 of Americas Next Top Model in this clip

[polid02]

obviously nobody can touch whitney, and dollys version was good but more country, syeshas was great she has a natural, strong voice and changing the some of the notes was great but she needed to hit the strong verses higher than whitney to gain favor.

[floydmatt987]

Why is this so obvious? Not everyone thinks that. I much prefer Dolly's version. No one that sings the song doesn't come close to her sincerity.

[kentuckywong]

She's clever by changing the notes of the song so it doesn't remind us of Whitney. Very clever indeed. Nice rendition but of course Whitney's version is untouchable!!!!