Jason Castro - Hallelujah - American Idol Final Results Show

[IamToons]

best part about idol, someone plays this song every season atleast once and wow now im cryin thats beautiful

[attickdemos]

This still gives me goosebumps.

[91Masky]

he is not bad, but check this v=3qoho9CeKvA

This is Superstar from Czech Republick - Martin Chodůr

[ktrain1165]

He was always one of the people from Idol that I remembered the most...:)

[AnnyStyles]

Looooooooooooove this version! He's simply AMAZING. Period.

[amielanquist41]

i want to download this album!! going to check out in downloadmusic .im

[miriamconreik]

WELL I PREFER LEE DEWYZE'S VERSION

[Rhaspody4444]

Love this version ...Jason sings it BEST!

[HoldOntoHopexoxo]

wow

nothing else

[mpazies]

Im going to see him sing YAY!!

[123Nickkiii]

Lee's version is 473987889302775493472783378532­324x better

[TheAmazinqAmazon]

<3 I love him :)

[MISSBB59]

This song is awsome Jason. hope the lord has a sepcial place for you on earth

[redvinesron]

i love this guy.

[Mr90Jc]

His face looks like John Travolta's :L

[ad92393]

i think lee dewyze's version better..

[MsRockerGal44]

personally, I think this is WAY better than Lee Dewyze's version! I think the song is better played more acoustically.

[pavorisemily]

he rocks like crazy

[lolop6564]

AMAZING VOICE<3

AND HES GORGEOUS

[otnielmanaryjunior]

he should have won i love his voice

[tylergadna012]

he was so fucking good idk y he was forth but i still knw david cook wouldve beat him

[lilymarge19]

try listening to Damien Rice's version of this song. Am sure you'll appreciate it too.

[YoureShameless2009]

I'm loving all these comments about Paramore's "Hallelujah" ITS NOT THE SAME SONG!! Jeez people!

I loved Jason's version of this! And Tim's! :)

[enzojeff]

Lee's version is better...

[calajami]

Jason did a beautiful rendition.

[pmusicluvrr23]

wow hayley williams sings this great you can just get chills from it, this is horrible and im not jealous because i dont like his version

[TheAnti1337]

@pmusicluvrr23

The song "Hallelujah" by Paramore isn't even the same song, maybe you should listen to the lyrics again..

Please don't say this is horrible, because it's not.

[g12jojoto]

Jeff Buckley is the BEST.... FOREVERRRRRRR

[Ariluff]

I love Jason:) He's so beautiful:)

[AbsentWithoutLeaving]

Thank you, Jason, for not SCREAMING the song, like all American Idol performers. Too bad they wouldn't let you sing the whole song.

[Angela58100]

I don't care what he was singing (although I did love this song) he has a beautiful soothing voice.

[lolsmilieface123]

hez awsome u all hating cuz u suck

[lolsmilieface123]

he was awsome u all need to stop hatein all of u who hate on him r jelous cuz u prob suk at singin

[sheriidennbaybee]

OMMMFG ,

this is shiiit !

Hayley Williams sings it way better ,

she has actual power where this is like ... whispering .

[XxMalcolm]

jesus this was horrible. Anyone who thinks this is good really needs to hear a proper version.

[EgyptElegance]

Tim Urban's version is great also. :)

[mytubejm]

Loved me some Jason Castro

[orangegirl683]

How did he NOT win?

[mytubejm]

Huh? Are you saying he won American Idol?

[orangegirl683]

No.. I was saying that he didn't win but he really of should of.

[mytubejm]

Got it - agreed.

[Gauleyriver]

sissy-gone too soon-be at peace and in no more pain my sweet angel sister-I will forever remember-your one and only sibling and sister-butch

[REAPEREVL15]

he went to mi school and sang it wuz funneh some dude said uve got sexy hair i lmfao on the floor so ya eh i met him nice guy but i hope the famous duznt go tu his head O_O

[OmfgItzNIIM]

@REAPEREVL15 whaiz do ju wrajt like thiz ?

[jamesrainey123]

he should have won, not david cook

[boo3241952]

Humble. Makes him on of my favs forever.....

[lautner1lover]

he's amazing!!!

[awesomeperson4lif3]

<3 him too much

[SupernaturalLover67]

very good

[yellowbrunette]

gosh!!! hes beautiful. i could seriously jump thru the screen and kiss him

[huyngho]

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[geusswho13]

no he is not gay

[calajami]

Beautiful - heartfelt and he has a lovely tone of voice.

[mhd230mhd]

Just to make sure, Is He Gay ?

[geusswho13]

hes just so anazing

[reaper4931]

i love this version but i like jeff buckleys better just my oppinion but this guy is a really great singer

[SupernaturalLover67]

me too.

[kpsholinder]

@reaper4931 no and jason's is awesome jeff buckleys is ok but the best is Rufus Wainwright :D

[TheRandomCrew9298]

love tis song soooooooooooooooooooooo much

[geusswho13]

ooooow man he makes me speachless

[thoroughbredrescuer4]

he's awesome i don't know what you guys are talking about, its always been a great song, and he made me like it more. he made it so unique!! i loved it!! and he sang it even better on the finale than the first time!!

[EeveetoUmbreon25]

@thoroughbredrescuer4 have you herd the virson that lee did?

[0wolfplayer0]

@EeveetoUmbreon25 Lee's version is amazing, but many people think that Jason's version is better... and his is.

[1010ryuzaki]

hell the song dnt go wit the dude but he has a good voice

[sharks422]

....look this guys is good and cute but not with this song SORRY EVERYONE but no,..........

<3

[revton3197]

American Idol idiots. Don't you understand that you shoudn't cheese up classics? Why the strings? It could've been good without them. Look at the view count: Allison Crowe (an unknown by your standards) 3.7 million view. This is not Anne Murray.

[revton3197]

Strings to cheese it up. Come on man.... the song would've been good without the pretentions.

[calajami]

His single is slated for around August. Atlantic Records states fall for his album - hopefully October.

[PrincessxBoLLie]

he has got a nice voice but I don't like it in this song. this is a song for a broken voice. but I like him singing.

[jbjbjobo]

He'd be awesome In church!!!!

[abc123Janet]

Jason<33333333

[shesaidohyeah]

I never knew this song existed until he sung it on American Idol.

[PLNataliaDK]

Me too :P

But i love it

[shesaidohyeah]

I agree...

[Garunnu]

really?

[shesaidohyeah]

Yeah...

[Sprinter11dude]

i hate the fucking shit out of him. david cook owns

[lillidanboo]

yeah dont worry, i usually watch youtube videos of ppl that i hate the fucking shit out of too.

[92marli0506]

haha high five!

[williag12794]

:} :] :) :{

[williag12794]

ha ha ha ha \

[williag12794]

he is good

[rrubers]

the begining is beautiful,

but then it seems like he tries too hard in the middle- good thing he ends on a beautiful note.

[TheVoiceWithin16]

I though it was better the first time but this was still beautiful, it seems like he was geting really emotional at the end.

[jediphoenix]

An improvement upon his first performance of this song. :)

[calajami]

Jason has several beautiful versions now of Hallelujah - one was done for a movie soundtrack. What happened to the youtube vid of this with over a 200,000 hits? And his rainbow vid had over 2 million hits.

[flamethower90]

Mop Head

[ValdesNoemi]

That Was Simply AMAZING ! I Love Listening To The Different Ways That This Song Is Sang And So Far This Is My Favorite, He Has Talent !

[krikrakrokkie666]

mooi haar

[oltlpbfan]

This boy is amazing beyond words.

[shaunfraser8]

Prefer alexandras version

[domthebitch123]

x factor in the uk alexandra burke won in 2008 and this was the winner song listen to it it is amazing

[GeneralPie29]

aww jason castro!!!! i wanted him to win but david cook is fine to :D

[BiaMada]

agreed.

but I wanted david a. to win :D

[energy8999]

you know if he would get rid of the dreds he would be so much more handsome

[JBevv]

He has a great voice, but it's really getting on my nerves how he keeps singing ahead of the phrase. The song can have energy without always rushing.

[XxVeggieVampxX]

beautiful voice for this song

[pizzaboy1250]

you can love him or you can hate him,he just has that voice doesn't he?I olove him at some times,and others i'm not so sure he should've even made in the top 10.But overall he's pretty good.

[mileyrox678]

he should seriously get rid of the dreads!!!!!

[SevenSecretSmiles]

Well the dreads are kind of his look. If he gets rid of them most people probably won't recognize him. And also his fans are called Dreadheads. What are they going to call themselves if he gets rid of them?

[amberwaits]

no he hott lol

[sonyes18]

bonita voz!

[BlakeLewisXoX]

wow jason you blew me away!! i loved that performance <33

[smacri]

Much better than the first time :)

[dslite804]

Probably because he didn't have to worry about what the judges thought or if he was going to get voted off or anything...

[RussField]

Beautiful renditon of an amazing Cohen classic and a spiritual. heartfelt alternative to Buckeys fantastic cover. The tears moved even ME lol. As did the part where his hands shook.

[CrazyAboutTiffanys18]

Oh my God!!!!!!!!!! someone is going to have to put me in a freezer for a few hours coz i have just melted inside!! f--k that was soo good...best hallelujah performance ever!!!

[CMOUAROX]

LOL. =D people are going to have to put me in a freezer for YEARS. hahaha. :P

[estreeva]

Every time I watch this I get goosebumps! Love you sooooo much Jason!

[80sRockerKid]

AMAZINGGG.

[1texasfanhere]

This is just beautiful! I'm looking forward to his first CD.

[CMOUAROX]

Go to 1:35. I loved how he raised his arms up. It made the song even more powerful & beautiful! :) ♥

[CMOUAROX]

Wow. I missed this performance! And I'm so angry with myself! Anyway, after watching this, it makes me want to say Hallelujah all day long! HALLELUJAH & PRAISE THE HEAVENS ABOVE for making such a hot ass person with a wonderful voice. :) Jason Castro is so talented, and he deserves to be the American Idol - but I actually think he is MUCH better than that title. :]

[Catherine0926455]

i love jason castro lol

[Ccindyy24]

Actually, he has a girlfriend.

[CAPLOCK7]

Lol, how old are you?

[blackandpink38]

I truly am sorry, but he butchered this song.

Jason, ANYTHING BUT HALLELUJAH!!!

[RussField]

Why would you come here just to leave a comment like that? People need to learn some respect.

[blackandpink38]

Well, I didn't mean to offend anybody.

I do like some of Jason's other work and his timing WAS perfect. ☺

[Tomlinite]

He was way better then Syesha...he should of been at least third.

And everyone's going to buy his CD

[idowantpie]

not really...

[Ccindyy24]

Yeah, he's already sold more on iTunes than Syesha.

[mrsjasoncastro03]

ahhh, i could listen to him over and over again.

i love him <3

[crissy4jc]

Que hermoso es mi Jason Castro el amado de mi corazon! <3

[FourBB8Fans]

Beautiful.

[inmal]

¡¡Que guapo!!

[azgal39]

love the violins in this version, love him too

[1newvision1]

He is beautiful and this is a great song rendition by him.

[yop1407]

There is better than him.

Type "julien raoux" and you will find a better version of hallelujah.

[cac1228]

Just listened to this Julien Raoux....NO WAY. Sounds too much like Jeff Buckley. Jason sounds different. He brings something new and amazing to it. No comparison. Sorry.

[RussField]

I just youtubed Julien Raoux and his rendition not only left me slightly cold and empty, it is an exact replica of Buckley's- except not HALF as good.

Castro personalised it & made it into a spiritual love song rather than singing about sex (which is fine but I like it when people make a song their own). He totally inhabited the song in what- 1/2 mins? It was marvellous. He was trembling towards the end.

[mitpatsmom]

Same here. It's good, but sounded too much like a copy of JB's version.

And I agree that JC made this a spiritual song, which is different than the way it was written. It came at a time when I needed it (neighbor's daughter was dying of cancer) and it really gave me comfort to hear it. I wouldn't have picked that up from the other versions.

The week after she died, JC did SOTR. Again, it was what I needed to hear. His timing was perfect.

[RussField]

My condolences.

Judging from the tons of comments & messages I've come across on the Idol & JC sites, it appears his timing was perfect for a lot of people.

[katiebug9875]

I HATE HIM!!!!!!!! he sucks at singing and he is soooooo ugly!!!!!!! get over him!!!!!!! he did not deserve to be in the top ten!!!!1 GO DAVID COOK

[luvtheBeatles333]

If you don't like him why are you watching his videos? Why do people like you have to post hate comments? If you don't like him keep your opinion to yourself please.

[hiblackie]

I agree with you!He's the one that doesn't have any coach before the idol!why aren't we proud of him?we appreciate everyone who's giving their best to this competition!!! the haters so suck!!!

[italgirl08]

See the difference between haters like u and jason fans is that us jason fans have respect and class, like him. which is something u are obviously lacking. If you go on your precious david cook videos or any other idol u wont find one single jason fan bashing and dishing out insults. You're comment oozes immaturity. I dont normally respond to haters cuz i know u just seek attention but then there are times when i think ya'll need to be slapped into your place. Please grow up

[iheartJosephlotz]

Thank you. You said it all. Of course, if you go to her page, you can see that it looks like a 10 year-old owns it. That would make the most sense.

[iheartJosephlotz]

If you have an ugly comment, keep it to yourself. Yes, we all know that David Cook won American Idol, you can stop rallying for him. If you don't like Jason Castro, then please, by all means, leave. Get out, go. We don't want you here. We are perfectly content watching Jason be amazing and beautiful without your ugly comments. Calm down. It's just American Idol. David won, so go to one of his videos and post how much you love him instead of bashing Jason. Please.

[AllYouNeedIsLove001]

hahaha!! ur a idot and have noooo life =D

stop searching for him on youtube then!!!

hes amazing get off it<33

[katiebug9875]

He is soooooo UGLY and he STINKS AT SINGING!!!!!!!! WHY OH WHY DID HE MAKE THE TOP TEN?????????

[kornbaby86]

he hott and he sexy

[marymari77]

Wow, I love this guy. He's the only Idol singer I've ever seen who would make me count the days until a single is released.

[MissJackieOlsen]

Ohhh Thats just so beautiful!!!! He put so much emotion into that performance! He had tears in his eye's! I love Jason and I can not wait for his CD!!!!

[minourim]

sooooooo cuteeeeee and sooooo sexy

[8182570]

I love him for being the laid back, original person that he is. AI wasn't really for him anyways.. I love the raw emotions he brings to every song he sings. I mean singers don't necessarily have to have the biggest voice to stun the crowd but AI wants big voices so.. ya know.. I love Jason!! <3 so gorgeous!

[saqua608]

he looked extra sexy that night

[cheimaphobiax]

this is a fairly decent cover, considering he has no formal training, or whatever.

but vocally, I don't think it can be done any better than Jeff Buckley. Everything just pales in comparison. It just seems off.

But don't get me wrong, I think this is a good cover & I like his voice.

[doodooloverforlife]

AS GOOD AS HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE WAS, and despite of the small fuck up towards the end, this performance was 10 times better then the first. Obviously, theres not nearly as much pressure this time as last time. But this version, he poured his soul into the song, and delivered with much more passion. His first version was too much whispering and slower pace. Imo, the louder and faster pace in this version was much better.

[MissJackieOlsen]

What "F*** up"? The WHOLE THING was brilliant!

[lpass7025]

I listen to him over and over and each time fall more in love with his voice. His performace has grown tremendously and I can't wait to hear from him in years to come. Make that album Jason!

[xoxogirl0]

doors121.... that was RETARDED!!!!!!!! haha

jason would NOT do that he has a girlfriend...'

and has morals that he goes by:)

[lpass7025]

Jason did a great job - lots of passion. He did a wonderful job - period. No discussion.

[xMassieBlockx]

he was SO good, and he's SOOOO cute!!!

[xMassieBlockx]

SOOO CUTE!!!

[GraceE103]

This performance was great!

[1texasfanhere]

I wish he had a little more experiance. If he had started singing and doing gigs 3 or 4 years ago, he would of been a real force to reckon with in this season of AI. As it was, he still made it to 4th place. I hate that he gave up. When he gets older, he'll regret not giving 110% the last couple of weeks he was there!! Oh well!! I'll be one of the first to buy his CD.

[dalusgembalus]

i dont think jason was 'gave up'. my thought is he knows what is right for him and what is not. and his decision was right, at least for me...

[Doors121]

Do you think somthing was going on with jason and syesha...... sexualy

[italgirl08]

LMAO what?? why would u think that? jason has a girlfriend haha...u just made me laugh

[springboobsquirepant]

Happy chills.

[blhml]

He was almost getting off-key at times, because the back-up music was not audible against the screaming in the audience. The performance should have been a quiet, subtle one. But his performance was not affected by an otherwise situation; he did beautifully.

[ferefr11]

I love jason! Great rendition... :D

[vicka321]

I adore him! adore him!

[Tommigril]

This is great! Is this version on itunes?

[MsValentina]

I was so sad when he got eliminated!! And I saw him on the finale as soon as I saw him on "Get Ready" I was so excited, then he came and sang Hallelujah, and I was extremely excited. He will definately go far.(He's already looking at producers to begin recording an album after the summer tour!!)

[crissy4jc]

He stole the show!!

[bella7michL]

GAH! I LOVE JASON!

[texasidol24]

Simply amazing! Such emotion in every verse. He was truly unique and the heart and soul of this season. Viva Jason!!!!!

[crissy4jc]

WOW! I feel like I'm at church praising God! When he says "it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah" and he grips the mic with 2 hands that's how I do it at church when a song is really touching my heart!!!!! You can't understand unless you feel it yourself, it's awesome!

[jklvideoz]

aww he is soo good!!!

[momlee123]

I want to buy some more of his music, i need my fix. Ok why cant they let us still purchase his stuff on itunes are they that afraid that he will eclipse both of their hand picked wannabe's? Hmmmmm. Hurry someone sign Jason and get us some more music we can buy, I love his voice, don't have to ever see his face just let me hear his voice!!!!! oh and Ryan F U

[jigawatt77]

I loved it the first time, but I got chills the second time! I love it! I would buy anything he sang this way! I am a big fan now!

[MsValentina]

Ahk after the Idol Tour he says he's going to record a CD, he said he's looking at producers, and as soon as his CD comes out, I am going straight the the overpriced CD store here and buying it! :-) Jason Castro was amazing