Syesha Mercado, American Idol, Andrew Llyod Webber 04-22-08

[jessocool]

reminds me of the princess and the frog

[marianasouth]

OMG Syesha looks like a black Carrie Underwood! Am I right or am I right?

[shopgirl77]

@marianasouth yes i thought so too!

[mimoo612]

she looks a teeny bit like carrie underwood :P

and shes really really good :D

[falafelbunny]

god i hope she goes on broadway. i would LOVE to see her perform in a musical

[GazingPhantom]

@falafelbunny isnt she in dreamgirls

[LunaLupinTonks]

This is probably the only ALW song on American Idol that was performed properly.

[Yulisag]

she so gorgeous. I would, without a second thought, and she can sing!

[TheBroadwayluver5111]

LOL!!!!!! look at 2:12

[malletgirl02]

She is really good. I'm just wish she would have rocked out an Evita song particularly "Rainbow High".

[trycom88]

that guitarist guy she puts her arm around has deviating eyes... if you catch my drift.. or his

[brobbinsroost]

I searched for this on You Tube because I had downloaded it from Itunes for the 2008 Season and really liked it. I wanted to see her perform it again, and I'm glad I found it here. This was a new soon to me, and Syesha did a great job. I am glad to here she will be in a NYC Production That's where she should be,

[elliosmi]

She is in Dreamgirls to be at the Apollo Theatre starting in November! I LOVE HER VOICE!!!

[sussanaweljones]

that was FAB!

[UpdownCourt09]

I came on to these American Idol vids to say how terrible they wrecked ALW's songs..

But this girl is excellent!!! She is definitely Broadway material, I wish Andrew would cast her.

[BluefalconJAR]

Wow this is unbelievable...I hope she goes on broadway..Though Cook sang music of the night really well, Syesha definately got the broadway feel down.

[kkttliang]

she is like a pro!!!

[j1008h]

WOW! Great vocals, look out broadway.

[Sashowindfeather]

Her voice gives me chils, the good way, she's w onderful, sucks she didn't win

[Emoore8]

She came in a beat too early...

Right at the beginning...

[Cblotnicky]

She definitely needs to be on Broadway. She's excellent.

[filipinogrl67]

she is, she was in rent before it closed down.

[timesage61889]

A shining moment for Webber and Starlight Express.

[at1212b]

Wow, this was really a good performance. Hopefully she has a contract on Broadway.

[FullElvenAlchemist]

This is the first time I've ever listened to her and.... DAY-UM... Amazing. Completely friggen phenomenal! That was seriously amazing.

I loved it, so much. I seriously got goosebumps.

[rockerfeller5]

She should have been in the top two. She didn't alter the arrangement, but gave it personality. In fact, i believe she should have won.

[1timothy612]

Methinks I hear talent!

[harasrenrew]

I am so glad she was in the top 3!

[smiledgirl]

awesome

i love her rendition;)

[musicalluver95]

I could so see her as the lady of the lake in spamalot! Too bad it's closing

[jjguerra48]

she totally got the idea of BROADWAY for this one.

she understood the whole concept of the challenge!

i love it

[stitchgrl777]

oo i like her rendition

[kittylitter1128]

she went to my school :D

[jamiestar22]

this was your best perforance top 6!

[switchfoot110]

She crushed the competition that night.

[rjs5146]

i agree! i wish they woulda saved her for the end that way she woulda REALLY stood out from the rest!

[lemonyo9]

but somehow she ended up in the bottom 2.

[kid23467]

this gets better every time I listen to it!!!!!!

[greenelphiexoxo]

Why the hell does Simon think broadway performers are of lower status than pop performers?

So many of the pop performers nowadays use pitch correction while broadway performers sing without anything and sing every single night eight shows a week.

Simon needs to get that stick out of his ass.

Sorry, I had to rant

[jinheneamerican]

@greenelphiexoxo Good call! I'd like to see anyone in the pop world try to run a Broadway schedule without DYING in the process.  Pop is overrated.

[greenelphiexoxo]

This is so incredibly natural for her!

[Eleanortook]

she is amazing

wow!

Great emotion and of course, amazing voice

[oneworldguy]

So who was eliminated as a result of their performances during the Andrew Lloyd Webber week?

[jamiestar22]

Carly Smithson

[Selendomono]

this and the girl with the tatoo all over her arm (her name escapes me) were the best of the night. she had better be on broadway cause she can do it!

[nrckz]

yeah you mean Carly, they were the best of the night and yet they were in the bottom 2 the following day which sucks knowing carly is my favorite, syesha is pretty talented, she showed lots of personality here.

[diesilvihalt]

she has a amazing voice =)

[phionexflames]

I agree with Randy, she will be a broadway star.

What if they had a show like American Idol, but it was to find the next Broadway star? i know they had something like that to find the danny and sandy of Grease, but that was once, and wont happen for a while. What if they had one like that, but NOT for a specific performance,but for any show?

[therealyukino]

That would be AWESOME and I would totally watch that. Unfortunately, I don't know how interested the rest of America would be in it. T___T

[blackempress27]

her best performance

[mumthaz77]

hey hey syesha ur song is soooo kul.....

i jz love the beat n ur vois is so powerful...u jz rock

[xxIdinaxx]

This was my favorite performance of the night!

[attilas74]

that's just amazing!!!

[nerdo8]

technically shut the f*** up.  she was excellent.

[helloyukon]

technically, she's a really good singer. however, i thought she was the least unique out of the top 12... i.e. her singing style and voice.

[CookieMac87]

This was my favourite performance of hers

[kingdom306]

she was really really good

and her listen performance on tour is awesomego check it out

[mattdogggg]

wow she should have won.....i dont know y she didint...... she will do better then the others tho....like the two that won they arnt going to go as far as her......good job Syesha

[qg6ff]

what bothers me is that the people whom actually put forth the effort with their performances end up in the bottom number of votes

[Suwai0303]

OMG. She should have won! She's gorgeous, fabulous, talented, and a natural performer!

[dancerfreak183]

Is she wearing shoes?

[belle02121]

yes she is

[heyguesswhat96]

i dont think so, actually lol look when she gets off of the piano.

ps. AMAZING her best preformance!! i loved it.

[belle02121]

oh yA... she isn't but she is good

[rshorty91]

its crzy that the best two of the night were on the bottom two!

[missmarymack2]

she can work the stage really good.

[MishMishgangsta]

luv this song!!!

[willingslave123]

Sexy Syesha!!!

[dheeluthubgt]

i couldnt stop following the beat when she sang it!

this IS her best performance on idol!!

[L00king4LOVE247]

This was her best peformance ever. i can't believe she was in the bottom 2 that week.

[dizzykittys]

OMG, so great! She kind of made it a 1940's jazzy bump and grind number out of it! Awsome.

[Cuti3PandaX]

okie even though im an archie fan, if archie didnt win, syesha shouldve cuz i totally agree with bdiddy86, and its the same for archie. but cook doesnt have that spark.

[idolrox52]

What?!?! David Cook brings magic every time he sings. And each time he nails it. I love syesha and archie. But cookie has the whole package/

[bdiddy86]

She was everything an idol should be, gorgeous, talented, and sassy! She was amazing! I love this girl!

[soapbutterrr]

syseha wasn't just good, she was amazing!

she should've won by a milee!

[liljetad]

syesha should be in the top 2 instead of david cook

[mariamqwert]

Sounds like she started off too early...

[BalletDancer2]

PLEASE VOTE FOR COOK!- now that shes off the show :( we should vote for David Cook. He can serve the best notes! David A does not have such a mature voice and stuff...plus he breaths while he sings instead of breathing in between. Music teachers say thats the worste thing. Oh well they are both good but vote for David Cook!!!!!

[couples2gether]

although I prefer David A and Carly S I also agree she's good.

[tuGnas07]

what is the title of that song she sung..?

pls tell me tnx..

[couples2gether]

One rock and roll too many

[bugbowman]

That was really good I'm glad shes off of the show now though because I kind of knew that it was going to be the 2 davids!

[BalletDancer2]

Shes good. Now that shes out people sould vote for David Cook :)

[couples2gether]

I don't like David Cook. Should vote for David A.

[DaNaMeSmAdAx]

I'll cry if she gets out, she is just too good. You can tell how much she wants this, loves this and is into this. She deserves it!

[sweetsanity19]

GO SYESHAAA!

[imamuppet]

I remember seeing Starlight Express years ago on Broadway...I was quite young, but I remember being completely blown away, lol xD She did very well!

[graysonbatman]

perfect

[wadyano]

ALW writes the most wide range of msuci of any composer ever

[MUSICROX83]

I really like this song.

[dkgilmorejunkie]

okay i know they problably dont know any musical songs, and im a geek but who choose this song for her? its written for an diesel and an electric train that both just crashed and lost the race (and girl) to a steamtrain. This sounds awfull, and the chorus? dont get me started

[prettypunkz07]

I love her song! She had the best song of the night, right? But I really can't believe that she was part of the Bottom 2 that time. Argh!:P

[WickedOnTheInside]

She IS this song. She's sings it comfortably and acts it well. I could see her singing it on Broadway. It reminds me of Velma Kelly and All That Jazz.

[DaNaMeSmAdAx]

She would be amazing on Broadway. I can also picture David Cook as the Phantom from the phantom of the opera.

[plbertolandon]

Amazing!!! I will recommend it to my friends on gaysinglehunt ...com_.. No wonder they gonna love it.

[gauffsa]

I TOTALLY agree with sweetMIST28--she truly is the best one of the ones left. She not only has the true vocal talent, but she also has actual STAGE PRESENCE and puts on a good show as well as a good vocal performance. However, the show (as is all of showbiz) is all about popularity, so raw talent will take a backseat yet again to the other lesser traits that seem to win people "star" and "idol" status. It's a shame.(I will say that in their element Dave and David do not shame themselves either.)

[Mjz05]

goddamn she is fine.

[DaNaMeSmAdAx]

I LOVE this song, she has an incredible voice!

[jjjeans666]

I watched this performance this morning and now I can't get the darned song out of my head! Great performance..

[mawsley9]

Wasn't Lloyd impressive, he virtually predicted exactly how each performance would go, without the bull shit you usually get from the mentors.

[sweetMist28]

she's actually one of the best but shes not

popular enough

[nunik2413]

the best three shouldly david cook, david archuleta, and also syesha mercado.

[194huskyforlife]

she did a good job

[gymnasticsforever95]

sucha popularity week. syesha and carly were definitley the best, and yet in the bottom 2. POPULARITY. I voted for carly!! and im said to say, that on the elimination, i would have rather syesha go then carly.

[tagtime]

Shit, she was goood! No other way of saying it, but she kicked ass!

[jakeplummer]

UGH SHE NEEDS TO LEAVE. she is an overly confident bitch

[ShibuBaka]

Confidence is a key to performance.

[suebad2]

UGH and I say YOU are a rude, jealous jerk.

[fishbonezken]

confident, yes.

egoistic, no.

I don't understand why she was in the bottom two last week. :(

[chibee1620]

I agree! The best two performers of the night were on the bottom two. Sad, popularity is becoming the criteria for voting instead of talent.

[redheadhippo]

I'm not saying that you're wrong, but in my opinion I think that Syesha and David Archuleta did the best. Carly is good, but not American Idol material.

[DaNaMeSmAdAx]

Carly is amazing!!!! So is Syeshia, though. I guess I just don't agree with you EXCEPT that you think Syeshia and David did the best-- I agree with that.

[qg6ff]

well usually fans are gonna vote for popularity, but still, how is someone like jason castro popular...b/c of looks? 1st he's not that "pretty boy" or whatever peopel refer to him as, and everyone loved luke menard's looks,,b ut he didn't even make the top 12. so i dont get what all the hype is about that guy

[qg6ff]

how do you determine if she is full of herself, because she does good? man you all need a reality check

[GracefullTiger]

I think Sayesha is more of a comedian than a singer.

[redheadhippo]

So not true. She has an amazing vocal range, she just doesn't pick the right songs. This week was her best!

[lilywhitedmb]

Okay, that was REALLY awesome. I don't like American Idol in general (it's hard to watch it as a classically trained singer), but she was awesome. That was a great performance.

[PrincessSunlynn]

oOoOoOooOoOo this was like the only performance by her that i REMEMBER!! cuz it ROCKED!

[bettyboopcakes]

The girl can sing. I'm not really filling this song though.She did do good.

[bettyboopcakes]

I love andrew is so talented. if I was on american Idol I would have loved to do this week and meet the Great Anrew himself. How aswome to meet him and work with him.

[XxXxSeXy10MaMa01XxXx]

she is ganna go home next week 4 sure i mean carly went and she was the 1st best female singer then brooke and then syesha and david .A. is only going far cause he is cute to people not to me its about talent not how cute he is though W.E America is fucked

[Fayley]

Meh, she was ok, I think she should have gone instead of Carly, but that's just my opinion. One question though - how is this a 'newly written song'? Stalight express started 24 years ago...that's not new.

[ziggystardust125]

This was by far the best performance that night... she shouldn't have been in the bottom two. Period.

[alias91919]

yeah except she's probably got the least starpower...and u are forgetting that this shows has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with talent....

[arki7777]

If you analyze the strings of singers nowadays you can see that it doesn't take a great voice alone to succeed in this business. Jason C and Brooke W. has a big fanbase because they are so likeable. Syesha is a great singer but she's no charisma material, so is Carly. That was why carly's first record flopped.

[ziggystardust125]

She hasn't shown much charisma until this performance. I think it was telling when she asked ALW if she should do the theatrical version of just "sing it normal". Her performance was amazing tonight because someone gave her permission to sing it like she was on Broadway. Through she really didn't need anyone's permission. I think if she had sung like this from the beginning she would have a much bigger fan base. I wasn't a fan until tonight... but I hope she makes the top 3.

[arki7777]

nah, even if she does sing well, she can stay in broadway. mind you, not all broadway stars can have no. 1 pop records ya know. Syesha is going to be one of them. maybe she will only make appearances in the Tony awards. Thats all. sorry

[sandyrass]

oh my god i hated this song when i was IN the bloody show!!! WHY would anyone pick this one from any of the songs in Starlight???

[PepperX2000]

Syeshas gonna go next week.

She was in the bottom 3 more than anyone else this season.

She was in the bottom 3 5 times.

[PepperX2000]

Syeshas gonna go next.

[BruceN88]

Great performance.... that was the perfect song for her! She has a beautiful voice and she is amazingly beautiful herself.

[baakal01]

She was amazing! Her voice was great and so was her acting! I absolutely loved it; she has so much soul.

[alulu8]

She's finally capturing the crowd! She needs to be on Broadway, I agree.

[serabi87]

I'd love to see her in Aida... she would be amazing!

[jGracePro]

BEST performance of the NIGHT!!! People said David Archuleta was the best - yes, he was good but we knew that already. She brought something new and it was amazing!!

[LittleMissLaurennnn]

i don't watch american idol but i love broadway, so i watched this weeks episode. she by far was the best in my opinion. of course, maybe it was just a bad week for the guys, but i wasn't a fan of any of them.

[PepperX2000]

Well, the guys own this season.

A guys gonna win without a doubt.

Syeshas going next.  She was in the bottom 2 after singing this song.

[daysfanatic0407]

I agree, I could definitely see her own Broadway. Idol contestants have done it before, and I really wouldn't be surprised if we see her there in the next few years.

[markish17]

SHE'S IN THE WRONG PLACE!!!!

[flirtyflirtpants]

WOW.... ok, now that was an audition for broadway. She should follow this. Screw winning... she'll do better with broadway.

[manderrs23]

awesomeeeeeee :)

she belongs on broadway

[DanceSisters]

wow...she can really work it with broadway!!

[iheartart00]

she really opened up in this performance

she had so much fun and felt so comfortable

this is for sure her style

[RSDjam17]

she did "the rock" eyebrow. she's cute and she did a great job in this performance

[Dzakku]

Loved this performance^

[yumsexyyum]

I love how she actually moved around during this song :)

[tydoggy808]

There's no denying that Syesha is sexy and has a great voice. And this was her best performance to date. But I still think she's hitting some notes off key just a tad at various points throughout the song.

[Gwennanana]

I loved this!! I agree, she shouldn't be in the bottom, she is the best.

[xSJB03]

omg!shes frkn AMAZZZING! i dont understand why shes always in the bottom!!

[sudler2008]

Excellent performance! The Idol singers don't usually command my attention - but Syesha put a performance together so complete that she stole my attention right from the start and held it all the way to the very end! Impressive!

[OliI0305]

She's my favorite girl - I don't know why people don't like her more! She's hot, she can sing... I really like her.

[SunnyMemory21]

I loved this SOOOOOOOOOOO much! I mean come on, she cannot lose!

[pummeled]

She can definantly do broadway!

[jackiecmo]

she could have a chance in broadway b/c she has the voice and look for it!!! but even w/this awesome perfromance i think she'll still be in the bottom 3...only cuz there's 6 people left and David A, David C, and Carly will be it!

[melodistwin94]

dont forget Jason Castro my fave guy in the universe!

[sybarite]

I loved it! She was amazing, soulful, funny, sexy, perfect, perfect, perfect!

[qg6ff]

LOVE IT!

[angelinaisthemost]

She looks like Robin Givens...which is always a good thing.

[tube4417098]

yes she does and robin givens is fine

[benvwagner]

Whoa, what's with Ryan Seacrest getting on to the conductor and then grabbing Syesha by the neck. She looked like she didn't like it one bit. I didn't either. Are they seeing each other? He sure seemed jealous.

[blkgryphon]

Syesha is a gorgeous girl -- beautiful face, great figure, and she's a great performer when she feels she is allowed to be (as she was here). The only thing I don't love about her is that her upper range often sounds whiney or strained. Something about her tone in the high notes doesn't sound wonderful. However, even with that, she sings circles around the other two women left, and has the best voice of all the women this season. Probably the best technical voice overall, except maybe for D.A.

[Mexicoandhow]

Agree. Very sexy

[23sarah]

well she could have a career on broadway. This was her best week I think.

[mkm45]

Wow, she was great.

[angelinaisthemost]

She has a GREAT voice!!!!!!!! Stop hating people.

[donnerbrandpear]

This is delightful! I like her. However, I don't think she is the best singer in the competition.

[ShawnPatricia]

ALW is the sh**

[MartiniJonas]

ok this person needs to leave already...

[SuperGirlShayera]

liar. she rocks one of the boys should go home. none of them are great

[hammerbrad]

that's not even close to david archuleta or david cook

[ladyshkspre]

Wow! Seems as though this song was written w/ her in mind. I'm sure Sir Andrew probably watched with a little tear in his eye. It was sexy, sassy, and super!

[livehighjive]

best performance of the night!

[XxAngelKizzesXx]

I have to admit I never really thought Syesha was exciting to watch. Her performances were dull and didn't really show a lot of emotion. But tonight she completely shocked me. Definately the best of the night.

[innovisionx]

then y did she sux when singing Rents' 'Season of Love'?

[jhoners]

best of the nighT !! no doubt!