Leona Lewis - XFactor Week 1 - I'll Be There

[JadaLovesJacob]

IMPROVEMENT <3

[KRAZIEKIDD21]

Who ever dislike dis can suck ass

[MrPageypage]

the women can chant................

[MrTornado97]

This is my FAVOURITE version of this song.

[singer12325]

Wow....The improvement is AMAZING!!!!!

[imkickurass]

shes gorgeus

[DinseyNC]

No matter the artist, she can sing it better!

[Lee6273]

I always thought British were (mostly) racist.. But i think im kinda proved wrong now.... :P

[MelinaMagicPants]

@Lee6273 Britain probably contains the least racist group of people. After going there a couple times to visit my family, I learned that they pretty much make fun of everyone including themselves, but they're not racist. In fact, from what I've seen, Britain has so many mixed couples, it's amazing; children mixed like Leona Lewis all over the place.

[acesofspaces100]

Cute Face. Nice Voice.

[bluepalmsmusic]

Grand performance!

[Russana333]

Just think what we would have missed out on had she not started believing in herself...She is amazing

[numnum4947]

Shhhhh. Don't tell anybody. :P But I think she is better than Mariah.

[DarkSailormoonie]

The song is Michael Jackson's!! OMG, really? Mariah Carey? Who is that compared to Michael Jackson, the KING of Pop??

[everybodysgreat]

love the voice..she really deserved all of her success...but i must say I can't befriend with her way of moving around the floor :))

[stesan2006]

very nice. tough to cover a song sung by a child in the original

:)

[shaiinuhxx]

I know everyone always compares her to Mariah Carey, but didn't anyone else think that she sounded exactly like Mariah at the very beginning?

[marcingrochala1]

What are the odds that such a beautiful girl and such an amazing voice come togheter?

[Zeni0theBest]

God people don't know that this is Michael's song....forgive them...

[LalagirlShakinalow]

This is NOT Mariah Carey Song !!!

This is the Jackson's 5 !!!

[macka5123]

i'd nob her!!

[PanaNearkhou]

@macka5123 HAHAHAHHA that actually made me laugh out loud

[rickthesinger]

She's super amazing!!! love her!!!!

[pixiegirl2009]

omg she did awsome this is one of those songs that cant be covered bc its impossible to do it justice but wow she did awsome !!!

[XoKristinXo12]

she is the best female vocalist since beyonce to me ..

[bisexualism]

She's cute, tryna dance! :) LOVE LEONA :) :)

[ausria8swan]

powerful voice!

[ausria8swan]

nice....just nice......Mj's is far better!

[MsPopolon]

the song is from jackson 5.not Mariah Carey

[josh231771]

Its amazing how much she improved from the 1st show to the final.

She got better and better every week, clear winner by a mile.

[AEKTZOY21]

@josh231771 I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

[misschocolate02]

she looks very strange ! her mooves are quite funny ! maybe she is trying not to show that she is stress !

[Indii09]

@misschocolate02

yeah.. i think she kinda knew that her stage presence wasn't too good to start with, but she really improved over the weeks i think simon helped her :)

[eva93ie]

the song is NOT mariah careys !!!

its Michael Jacksons !!

thats just her version !

[baeshin]

i like mariahs version best

[TheMickj23q]

@eva93ie Yes but she sung it Mariah's way! There's a difference!!

[eva93ie]

@TheMickj23q yeah she honestly can sing it any way she wants but stil noone can say its her song cos its simply NOT

[eva93ie]

@TheMickj23q + Mariah sang it actually same way Michael did. its just that shes a female and has a higher voice thats why we get impression that its diffrent vesion even though its not !

[TheMickj23q]

@eva93ie Yeah I agree but towards the end Mariah sings "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahhh.... I'll be there babyy" << Leona did that too! Jack 5 version dont do that!

[eva93ie]

@TheMickj23q well still you cant say its mariahs version just because she sang "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahhh... ill be there babyy" when in the original version it goes like "oou oou ooouuuu.... ill be there" .... mariah sang it exacly same way J5 did.. simple as! and mariah doesnt sing babyy at the end of it..!!! LISTEN to how she sings it !! i know her songs of by heart!! and i know her cover of ill be there of by heart aswel !

[TheMickj23q]

@TheMickj23q Well when Alexandra Burke sung it during "Michael Jackson week" Simon says "Mariah, this week... Yeah but Mariah did this... She did Mariah's one" there is still an obvious difference to the original and the way Mariah covered it, although it's not big there is a difference and it's obvious in the way Leona was singing that she was trying to emulate Mariah's sound! Ok!

[XAnimexExpertX]

@eva93ie maybe people dont really know that Michael sings this song because Michael was only a little kiddo when he sang this song.

[eva93ie]

@XAnimexExpertX I disagree because Michael always performed that song during any concert. Even in 2001 during his last concert for the 30th Anniversary.

[MRLIKE25]

@eva93ie but mariah carey changed michael jacksons version making it her version of the song  and leona lewis is singing mariah careys version

[eva93ie]

@MRLIKE25 man are you deff or something ?

how did she change it ?

she didnt at all ! if she would " change " it ,the tempo would

be different or the accent would be different but damn.. its just a cover..

and Leona Lewis did a cover of MICHAEL JACKSONs song !

not Mariah Careys... you cant make a cover outta a cover.. -.-

[nanaking81]

@eva93ie Its NOT Michael Jackson's song its The Jackson 5..Michael,Randy,Tito,Jermaine and Marlon!!!!!!! From 1964-1990....now U got GOT!!!! hahahaha next time get ur facts straight!!!!!

[eva93ie]

@nanaking81 hahahahhah its like i dont know lol

ofcourse its Jackson 5 song BUT Mike is the lead vocal so just get over it .... + he always sang it solo during his tours... so .... any more questions ?? im happy to answer them all :))

[babydoll1993x]

she never puts that much ennergy into her performnces now. she always stands on the same spot for the whole song now

[geestarshizzle]

The way she moves when she sings is hilarious

[abramquilantans]

asquerosooo!

[lennylfl]

Joe from the X factor, please sing this song! you will be great

[sailorchibimoon1665]

I love her singing voice!

[iiwona]

I love Leona but I hate the song.

[pounro]

I love Leona but i hate you

[iiwona]

Wait you hate me because I happen to hate a song? That's a great philosophy...for simple minded people. :)

[McBrideAidy]

don't get smart, it was a good comeback

[McBrideAidy]

well said

[vaithehell]

@iiwona Wow really? I mean I respect your opinion, but I'm pretty appalled that you 'hate' this song. It's one of the most beautiful songs out there and hate is such a strong word.

[iiwona]

I truly do. I'm sorry. But like you said, it's just an opinion, and de gustibus non est disputandum. :-)

[moesalim88]

I must say she won ove Mariah in without you

but Mariah kills Leona on this one

but this was good

[Hanika18]

Very nice Leona!! She is very very very good!!

[DrGeek97]

The Jackson 5's I'll be there...Hahaha

[Heskima]

michael jackson ftw

[DazBradyLM]

Just so special. Leona was great from Week one and continued to be great all the way through. Love her forever:)

[hamida15]

she made her own

that makes this performence really good

[foxyfauxy]

well Lucie's stage presence was a lot better week 1 - which isn't saying much, but Leona's first vocal performance was better.

[lee4ivy]

i with she would stop with the "sign-language" thing while she's singing--it distracts me from her voice. either way, she's got the most amazing voice!

[SshhBatman]

well shes not as bad as diana vickers!

[GEE120296]

no one comares to leona lewis,

she is the best to come out of this show, and always will be.

[Kirstenmilton]

LOL, Mariah Carey's 'I'll Be There'........ how about The Jackson 5 !!!!!

[terrorqueen66]

wtf is louis on drugs or somethin???

[XxAllisonodeaxX]

yeah i loveed Lucie and i think people should stop comparing her to Leona, they have two very different voices but they are both very very talented..

Lucie will do amazing in this competition!

Good Luck! (:

[LionHeartBekah]

lol they didn't want the comparrison to Leona (who is better than Lucie!). Look how they've opened that one up.

[AliLoveMusic]

yeah, i agree, leona week 1 is better than lucie was last night.

i think louis needs to watch this vid again and see for himself.

lucie will do really well though, she's one of the strongest this year, i think. :)

[LWFAN96]

leona lewis was better! but lucie is young and she will get there! lucie is unique in her own way!

[IH8uGuyz12]

wtf is loius talking about

[billynomates202]

watched it again

to see what louis was talking about..

leona way better than lucie..

lucie hasnt quite worked out

how to use her voice

and the warbley thing

x

[blondsoph77]

Louis has quite obviously lost his memory. Lucy is fantastic but Leona even here is in a different league! So much more powerful. But lucy is very young, she has a long time to get there!

[Chris321yeah]

haha louis cant be serious

this was awesome

lucie was good..

[xirishxgirlxX]

Fuck Louis!

Leona is much better here than Lucie!

Lucie is great but too much like Leona

[Tigergirl1111]

haha I just watched it again to see what he was talking about. And I absolutely agree with you!

[xirishxgirlxX]

Haha good :D

[fatpikey]

losers

[charmedfreaksh]

leona was better than lucy for 1st week loui is wrong.

[youngarmorbearer]

alexandra did this better.

[xxchocolatebrownxx]

people the only best person who could sing this song is dead, only that little boy could have sung it perfectly, and mariah carey's version is not even like a billionth of michael's version. leona's great but i just am very critical when anyone does any of michael's songs.

[TheMiszLiesjuh]

it's true it's a song of michael jackson when he still was a Jackson 5.. mariah covered this song, but leona sings good too!

[xxxonehotmamaxxx]

Y does it say "mariah's i'll be there"??

>:(

[xxchocolatebrownxx]

exactly, i'm offended, its fucking michael's song not mariah's, she sung it afterwards. what a bloody joke. THIS IS MICHAEL'S SONG.

[Kirstenmilton]

Yeah, what an insult heh!

[xxchocolatebrownxx]

mariah will never ever be anywhere near to how great michael was, she can only wish.

[r7880]

Best

[karyko92]

i don't like how she copied mariah's movement

[Devotedlamb19]

Her belting is thin and very whiny. This was not a good performance and the tempo made it seem very rushed, which didn't help things. Trying to emulate Mariah did not work well for Leona here.

[xxchocolatebrownxx]

i'm sorry but no this is michael's song not mariah's, in fact it was mariah trying to emulate michael first, the theme on thiis was motown thats why leona sung this song, not mariah's but MICHAEL'S song. i'm sorry but i don't like people songs are other people when they are michael's.

[chidori5011]

THANKS YOU !!!!!!!!!!! nobody realizes its MJ's song he sang it at age like 12 mariah can't beat that ha

[yltsaihk]

i love Leona! shes a great singer and pretty too!

[khenhardrock]

uhm, i must say.. if you want talented ppol to win, go for x factor and not the much commercialized American idol...

[souleeze]

true

[Jade2hot2sho]

Really good, but not thee effect when you listen to Thee Original Version by Thee Jackson 5 Acapella, tht gives me chills...

[FeArLeSsViXeN]

WOW really good!

[Daniealf]

la version de mariah es mucho mejor (y)

[Mz8Izz]

at the beginning you can tell shes not really used to the camera surrounding her!!!

[marioom25]

wow

[ILoveYouILeona]

Leona is the biggest fan of MJ :)

she will perfomance it in MJ Memorial :)

[Lloydo46]

Lol at your name, fuckin dick

[letsgetamplified]

After watching Michael Jacksons memorial, Mariah Carey slaughtered this song to pieces. It should have been you up on that stage Leona, you have a wonderful God given gift.

[MrF1y]

I think its important to note that this is week1 performance of an amateur singer at the time....and based on that would say that it is EXTREMELY good, also bearing in mind that later she developed and we've seen a lot better performances does, not measure up to them but still good nonetheless

[butterfly1ob]

i dont like how they always rush the song.. mariah's version is irreplaceable

[furacarles1]

I know she can sing, but this performance was a mess!!! very flat and without any power on her voice...

[skrastis]

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[anyway606]

sings like a professonal singer ..at 2:03-2:20 ...nice !

[isnichoo]

I like Leona,but in this performance she just like "Mariah Carey wanna-be"

She tried to did every Mariah's ad-libs in this song,but failed to did it well.

Leona has a very good soft voice,but I didn't hear that in this performance while she needed it to matched Mariah's.

Leona probably can sing every song,but not Mariah's.Mariah's songs are too big for her.

[boneheadbabe12]

mariahs version was amazing....

[Elii20]

did ye come here to comment about Mariah's version or leona's?

[hannahjb1310]

Can people stop whining about how this is a Jackson 5 song? WE KNOW! The point is, she's covering the Mariah version, not the Jacksons' version.

When people sing "I Will Always Love You" We don't say, check out Leona's (who whoever's) version of the Dolly Parton song! We refer to it as a Whitney song, even though it was released by DP, because more often than not, someone is covering Whitney's VERSION.

[rybograham]

Zlurb............loui's gay!

[123jasea2k8123]

she is bloody amazing

[Whackydoodle]

lol michael jackson's better, lol!

[Zlurb]

1:43 Louis checking out her ass

[torresismyman]

Thats the straightest i've ever seen her hair lol xx

[StarlightStudio]

THAT'S the straightest hair? check out lady gaga's straight hair.

[lotharpascual]

he said... HER HAIR.. LEONA'S HAIR

[Charmicaela]

check i will be here video it is much straighter:P

[SoundousX]

She did good for her 1st performance! ;)

[pajoman69]

funny moves

[xxdinzzixx]

she moved around abit to muchh :p she is still ameazing thoughh x

[kashattack]

Mariah Carey??? This is the Jacksons song ffs!

[Zlurb]

Mariah did a cover and she is singing Mariah's version.

[kashattack]

There's no difference, it's just like the J5 version

[lolgal4]

To think she wins! Shes amazing,dont think is as good as original but fab Leonna! Your amazing!

[travisbavisss]

she did good but i think what kinda threw it off a lil was how she was moving around a lot.

[ClareSandley]

It was her first performance. She obviously gonna be nervous and not 100% amazing. But i bet none of you could do better.

[DanMachIII]

What the hell are you talking about P31? This girl is faultless with every performance.

[p31singer]

and at 1:54...again she used a unnecessary falsetto note...:(

[tian2009]

those arregement in fallseto were fine, you cant expect her to scream in chest voice all the time, like regine velazques.. that bitch screams all the time to hit high notes

[p31singer]

this was not that good...she kept using unnecessary falsetto notes after every line...for example at 1:34..and 1:49...... i mean her falsetto notes are impressive but the way she used them in this song were bad... where she used them were ridiculous... and annoying.... this was a disappointment.

[LeaLea345]

That Think That Was A Pretty Bad Performance =|

[joepettit1]

i knew from her audition she was going to win

[DazBradyLM]

This was a great first performance. Not her srongest vocally but all the ingredients were there for sure. And much better than Mariah Scarey. And I know it's immature.

[Ueberbacker]

Leona is good but... only Mariah can sing as good as Mariah, this is the reason she won the ''artist of the decade'' in the 90's... she is out of this world

Leona has some problems with her vibratos and low notes, she's good with the high parts, that's the reason she's impressive...

Mariah sounds good in low notes, high notes, vibratos, melismas...

It's a big difference

[punsakkajoowayah]

Yes, I agree that she is definitely no Mariah Carey... that's because she's Leona Lewis and MUCH better! Besides, Mariah ripped this song off from Jackson 5 -_-. And its not Leona's fault she had to cover a song... the competition is all about singing covers for christ's sake!

[20tartley09]

she hasnt ever or isnt trying to sing like mariah carey

[OwenJackson]

That is from the Jackson Five with Jermaine, Michael and co.

Not from Mariah Carey.

LEONA I LOVE YOU

[2extra4u]

this iz leonas 1st performance so itz not her fault if she waz shit..!

[melissa90salmeron]

omg this is so horrible, im sorry :S

[DennisSpens]

wtf =o it's so good =o

[YUPnNOPE]

probable her worse performance. it was WAY too whiny and streaky. usually she is AMAZING, but this was just not good.

[stevenzmusic]

i love leona lewis

[OTHsmallvillefan]

the difference between mariah and leona is leona's voice is unique nd natural and she has a nice personality and isnt in love with herself wheras mariah had singing lessons and has no nice personality and loves herself

[MUSiCiSMYSiMPLELOVE]

You can't take props from Mariah. I love Leona, but you can't put down a legend like Mariah Carey.

Leona did great here! Wasn't it kinda obvious she was gonna win?

[YUPnNOPE]

you really have no idea what you're talking about. 1, EVERY recording artist has a vocal couch! usually provided by the label. 2, simple singing lessons won't turn a voice into that of mariah's. a natural gift must be there first. 3, she was singing since she was a little girl and sang with her mom, who was a choir director. 4, you're just and idiot. the difference between their voices is mariah has a slightly larger range and has more of a soul-inspired voice, hence the way she grew up.

[tillygg]

This is a Jackson 5 that Mariah happened to cover. It is not a Mariah song.

[jport17]

yeah but shes tryin to sing like Mariah did.

[ninibaby91]

Wow! She's great!

[bleedinglove786]

makes me cry:D

[airefuz]

when i listen leona songs i like them very much, but when I watch her singing live, I get so bored... a singer has to express emotions not only singing or well, screaming

[Nate7114]

she was amazing! for week 1

[mimee333babygurl]

i think she wants to be mariah. she has her look and ALMOST her voice.

[Charlie170]

did you know she went to brit skool

[Icheb82]

That was sung properly but nothing more than that.....

[princesssin]

wekk one and she is just as good as she is now....wow!!!flawless

[LeonaFanSite]

I love Leona singing this!