Paris Bennett audition

[lovinhim1982]

wats the 2nd song she sang?



[Arimaarima71]

Yes, it sounds so good to me!!!! Indeed/

[shjtyu]

I like how Simon, judged her when she first came into the room like, "this chick ain't nothing" and she blew his socks OFF! lol

[TheCarlaCoke]

@shjtyu Yes! that's what I loved too. you could see in his face that he was ready to insult her but she shut him right up b4 he could even get the chance!

[Annderss]

@elizabethcocoa88: She came fifth just after Chris Daughtry :)

[linkinlady06]

@Annderss yeah and taylor hicks won wtf?? lol

[AlternateTunerDotCom]

I remember seeing this on TV years ago. So glad I found it on YouTube. Paris has a killer voice. Born with the magic.

[rayblack2004]

simon cowell is always a jerk

[Blakmajik78]

That wainch KILLED Billy Holiday....YES Paris YES!!!!

[sujuke05]

She almost knocked herself out with the door.

[88029228]

Muito linda! Voz perfeita!

[tootall45g]

Watch the soundman in the background grab his headphones when she screams coming out . LOL.

[jntt1986]

she can really sing!!!!nice voice

[lpc0615]

I don't get it, if you have a famous family member you think they could pull some strings with a producer instead of having you audition for a TV show.

[yeahbuddy21]

She absolutely killed that Billie Holiday song... 

[geoffreyb24]

2:48-2:51 is HILARIOUS! I don't know who is crying but God, it is funny! It's like a crescendo of jubilation...I know they were excited but FUNNY!

This is definitely one of the best auditions of AI. AI is not what it used to be that's for sure!

[stevenwrecker]

AMAZING !!! Still the single best audition in history..How many times does Randy say WOW...lol

[CarlaNicole123]

whats the secound song she sang?

[MZPCHY]

@CarlaNicole123 ...Billie Holiday...Take 5

[CarlaNicole123]

@MZPCHY thanks :) 

[1996Naty]

Paula is not drunk -.- 

[DiamondClutch11]

She Can Sing Her Ass Off !!!

[alistmays]

she sounds like fantasia in take 5

[MsDanilea]

@alistmays she sounds more like Chrisette Michele.

[kevikev1908]

Paula is Drunk

[elmenolsjay]

gave me goosebumps

[shelbyburkett]

Damn Taylor Hicks. ITS CUZ SHES BLACK ISNT IT?! -_-

[shelbyburkett]

@tmwalkerm

It was a joke.

[shelbyburkett]

@tmwalkerm

Not all jokes are funny. And if it was stupid, you wasted your time and went out of your way just to tell me so.

[olive1234567899]

Her voice is amazing!

[laruefichtner]

One of the favourite part of watching this season was seeing Paris and her family. Movesme to tears.

[agent2099]

still the best idol audition to date

[FM897]

"Wow."

[PointeQueen1011]

lol ! 0:43 when the door hits herr !!!!

[LaReina62]

Man, did you see Simmon's reaction when she first spoke, he juged her before he heard her! Love her! She killed it!

[Kaiuchka]

LOL WTF WAS THAT AT 2:16

[Kaiuchka]

Should've auditioned with the second song.

[cowgirljunkie1]

I'm Irish so we don't get vote here but can someone tell me why she lost out to Taylor Hicks? I mean this as no disrespect to Taylor, but, Paris's voice is almost without equal. Pure clean tone and interesting interpretation.

[homeyhomedawg]

damn, why they stop it, they shoulda made the first feature length audition movie

[Penguinsrbetterthanu]

She's so cute! Love her voice, I was so upset when she got eliminated.

[MDFromNC13]

O_O holy schnikes.

[gptwv]

to think she lost to Taylor Hicks...just goes to show America can be stupid

[cfobez]

lmao 2:44 deserves fail blog

[jimbeezy07]

aaww!! Paris is cute! I like her "southern refinement" lol!!! That girl is a georgia peach at heart, that's why her singing voice is all sweet and tangy and delicious LOL=^) !!

[Logic8807]

This is by far the best I've heard on American Idol...I wish she'd cover the second song.

[seccijniq]

I really dont understand why she was on american idol in the first place.. not that i dont like her but she is very talented and her grandma is ann nesby she could have done much better than american idol she could and should have had a real career she is very good!

[awakenedlink37]

i absolutely ADORE this girl!!! she is so sweet and cute!!

[AllstarJonasWeekend]

wow! i wonder what happend to her

[AllstarJonasWeekend]

wow

[rawc44]

the control in her voice on the take 5 joint. good god, are you kidding me & 17 years old. Best audition EVER

[andysgrl33]

I loved her! Wonder where she is now....

[TetraDodecaMan]

God Damn

[rockkinrobin86]

she reminds me of fantasia..loved it!

[winstonlin143]

I think Paris fakes her nasally voice. It doesn't seem natural.

[Paulann7326]

There was a singer who didn't make it to the big stage had a fab audition singing Hitchin' Post. Does anyone remember her name? I was hoping to find her audition. I didn't save it because I thought she'd go far. Her elimination made me give this show the side-eye for the first time.

[Paulann7326]

When I first saw this I left it on my DVR for a week and played it repeated! (I actually just did it again)

[professormom108]

I want to hear her sing the entire song, "Take Five" with a back up band.

[lana411]

"I'm goin to H-" stupid how they cut her off! But I loved the Billie Holiday piece, does anyone know the name of the song?

[HopefulMD]

@lana411 The song is Take 5, but Billie Holiday didn't actually sing it. Paris made a mistake. Fabulous performance though! :-)

[ATLKYDD404]

@HopefulMD

Who actually sings it then?

[BombchelleStar]

I think she sings very beautifully although she sang "Take 5" with the wrong words. Also, Billie Holiday did NOT sing Take 5. Lady day was dead by the time that song was written...

[Paulann7326]

@BombchelleStar Isn't Take 5 a Carmen McCrae song? No matter, she killed it!

[rgaither100]

This was the BEST season ever!!!! They all should have won except the winner!!!!

[MrFireLT]

She blew Take Five away. I would love for her to perform the entire song.

[GirlyGirl2135]

it gave me chills!! hahha =] shes awesome!!!!!

[fabiocool874]

amazing!! and i love her speaking voice!

[Emmydoo93]

randy and his wows lol!!!!

[TariaTariaTariaTaria]

her speaking voice is sooo soft but her singing voice is INCREDIBLE!!!!

[kerjadae386]

That is one happy mom right there!

[lana411]

I'm going to H.... I love how it cuts off :P awesome singer :)

[theleg21]

fuck paula abdul i want to eat her chin.

[TenaciousC21]

she has a great voice...but when she talks, I sort of want to shoot myself in the face. I mean, yeah, she was 17 at the time, but I never sounded like that when I was 16. Whew. Great voice, great talent.

[1agaston]

oh i remamber her!

she was sooooo good

[dslite804]

If she made 5th place on the BEST season of American Idol EVER, think about where she would have placed in Season 9? She could have been the girl that broke the male winner streak. Actually, she WOULD have been the girl that broke the male winner streak.

[Hirosashii]

"I can't explain. I'm going to Hollywood."

"Say it louder, say it louder!"

"I'm going t" *VIDEO END*

I lolled. XD

[macals]

paula is funny....

[ibk1980]

was there any doubt she wouldn´t go through??? She was the best ever! luve her

[chocolatefairydust]

This just shows how fucked up American Idol is. Paris was one the best to ever step foot on idol - yet she was voted off. The whole thing is fixed, same as Adam Lambert, the entire show (though very entertaining) is obviously fake.

[theloveinus]

Fantasia's new single "Bittersweet" is some of her best work. Check it out on iTunes now.

[RegineNoelle23]

I still remember this... Years later.

[awakenedlink37]

@RegineNoelle23 same here

[islezeus]

And America chose TAYLOR HICKS over HER?

[yourzonly]

@islezeus I don't get it either.

[megakirby9]

@islezeus They also elected George Bush president. I'm not surprised, just disappointed.

[finepinkychic]

SHE CAN SSSSSIIIIINNNNNGGGG

[101MJN]

they loved her so much they made her sing twice!!!!! Simon even likes hers!!

[havchandler]

paula seems normal in this video

not like she is today....

[geekoftheweek27]

When she does that jazz song... Holy crap, it was like a whole new person.

[littlefreco9]

LOVE THIS!! her speaking voice is so different from her singing voice. GAWD I love it! AMAZING!

[BratzForeverDimondz]

omg,thank you....AHHHHHHHHHHH

[sixfobrutha]

Great audition!! One of my favorites

[jerryjoejed]

haha randy says "wow" about 15 times. it was pretty well deserved.

[CiCi12319]

love her voice!!!

[LottLottie]

I've never forgotten her since I saw her on TV for the first time. Just seeing that clip again made me so happy when I heard her sing Take Five, but she made me tear up when she cried so much afterwards... Love you Paris!

From Lottie

Sydney Australia

[songsoulgirl]

omg shes really good i remeber voting for her mandisa n chris

[evanchang303]

when she does take 5 i got chills!

[ashgat05]

Me 2, baby gurl gots vocals!!!!!!

[fandbballer05]

chillllllllllllls.

[naijabouy]

That was absolutely amazing

[MrJoojoos]

lol @ granny... "THANK YOU GOD!"

good audition though

[Mooo173]

the fact that she or chris didn't win that season is a travesty

[19NIKKILOVE94]

Who won this season?

[steamyboy69]

taylor hicks won in season 5,, makes me puke, LOL,, he's not even present in the singles nor albums chart,, he just goes on tour and stars on this stupid broadway play or somethin.

[marinnnnnnnnnnna]

soooo in love. keep this video forever!

[Maya456781]

I love her country voice!

[banggg]

god she's amazing.

[Nate913]

lmfao @ dat lil maneuver paula did at 2:15

[aredcircle]

haaaa seacrest's face at 2:54 is classic

[cajoby]

i can't belive she wasn't in like the top three...wasn't she kicked in the top 8 or somtin

[chriskid04]

i think she was top 5

[COGICLady22]

No she is nothing like fantasia paris has varbrado nd alot of strength in her voice but Fantasia deffinantly doesnt Fantasia screms but u kno thats jus my opinion

[shjtyu]

I like how Simon, prejudged her with his expression when she walked in the room and she blew him away.

[JAY2BFRANK]

amazgly talented young woman so much soul!

[andyelde]

freakin talenteedd!

[strawberry2233]

this season had a lot of talent, she was amazing!

[collinsboy21]

One of the BEST a brillant voice.

[bluestar717]

she did come out with her own Cd... but who knows

[eugenelizard]

rockford illinois REPRESENTIN!

[mattcauthen]

i wonder what happened to her...i loved this girl

[MrBubble89]

This is better than Carmen McRae's version!

[idaslpdhr]

I'm from the U. K and i've come across this by accident via "All I Do", and this girl has blown me away, what talent and energy, The problem is they will sign her up give her the big diva treatment and destroy that rawness that I love, as they always do. British Xfactor is S**t, not much talent there and anyone that did has been voted off by Mr. (I'm so wonderful) Cowell. God help the british music industry. All power to you Paris.

[pearpeas]

to sing that song without musical accompaniment--dayum...Her voice is NATURALLY musical--shitttttttttt

[oneofathree]

She's my absolute favorite contestant of all of AI.

[PurpleNightButterfly]

she wasnt my favorite of all time but i LOVED her energy, her spunk...she came in season 5 were my fav ELIOTT got screwed over by Taylor hicks a hill billy singer and Kat McPhee an overrated singer who wanted to be an actress...

i think the finale should have been Paris and Eliott with Chris daughtry in 3rd place

[Colorguard2424]

She went to my high school.. Starrs Mill High school in fayetteville ga. I had class with her.. Amazing!!!

[bigal405]

Still gives me goosebumps ^^ Amazing

[ozzdubar]

Best ever!!!!!

[sunnysoprano]

Best audition ever on idol... hands down... that last part where she sang "just take 5".... eat that up....

[kevizzle2020]

@sunnysoprano her and david brown are sooo awesome lol

[zamalek900]

look at her when she gets out of the room

a bunch of monkeys

"ooh ooh ooh"

[H47100]

she is just amazing!!!!!

[SuGaRbabie137]

oh my!

[yodavidnavarro]

I think this is the best audition ever on American Idol!

[dhealy2003]

Definitely up there. It's among my top four. Along with Katharine McPhee's, Jennifer Hudson's and David Brown's.

[ProvocativeWoman]

@yodavidnavarro Gotta add Lisa Tucker and Melinda Doolittle's auditions on that list!

[ktrmch]

I hoped Paris would go so much further. I think she sung too many songs that didn't compliment her unique voice.

[demonwind92]

she kinda remind me of chrisette michele vocally and i luv it

[jdbphelanite]

i got chills.

[Brandyab]

Like I said earlier, I got chills and could tell that girl had an annointing on her! You just proved what I was talking about! This one "dummy" gonna say I mus tbe gifted to tell if she was annointed from an audition. Thanks boo!

[buffycharmedangel102]

the 2nd song was unbelievable!

[plasibe]

2:17

WTF is wrong with paulaa?

having a stroke?

[KeenandNifty]

I wish she would release her version of Take 5 someday.

[sultan1122]

Did she say take five by billie holiday? I never knew billie holiday sang take five... i can't find a copy of that anywhere on youtube or the internet for that matter... must... find it...

[kamay81]

It was a mistake, Billie Holiday did not sing it, Paul Desmond did.

[somethingrite]

u aint only 1 lol im getin frustrated

[Brandyab]

Wow, the talent in that family...Ann Nesby! Paris is ANNOINTED!

[2bullet2]

annointed is a spiritual thing, u mean gifted or talented,

[Brandyab]

Like I said ANNOINTED! Ann Nesby sings gospel, and I feel the spirit when Paris sings! Stop commenting on people's opinions. I said what I meant. Don't tell me otherwise. Thanks dummy.

[2bullet2]

your clearly not a christian if your calling me dumb just because i corrected you, you cant feel anointing off of someone singing a secular song and you cant feel a gospel singers anointing through there grand child on a american idol audition, and if you can then u must be "gifted" cuz i neve heard that before. but any way, i hope that works out for you,

God Bless =]

[Brandyab]

Look, u started this w/your comment! Next time just keep it moving! If a person is annointed, you can tell by whatever they sing! The annointing isn't just there when u sing gospel. As 4 Ann Nesby bein annointed through Paris, that's not what I meant. I don't think you know what your talkin about. How am I not a Christian? I called u a dummy and that all of a sudden makes me a non-believer? Child go on somewhere! I gave you a thumbs up on ya comment too...that should make you feel betta.

[2bullet2]

i dint start squat but im ending it, because this is retarted n we both have better things to do with our time then fight over what ever, point blank you feel there anointing when theyre singing for the lord not for simon, so i dnt agree on that, i do know what im say, its not my fault you wernt clear. n u keep callin me a dummy but thats not a christian thing to do, i never called you a name. but it was nice talking to you though

God Bless =]

[addicted2supermodels]

I MISS SEASON 5!!! Paris along with Elliott, Katharine, Ace, Melissa, and Chris among a few others made season 5 the best season of AI ever. The talent pool was so incredibly deep....

[geoffreyb24]

Though Paris along with a FEW others from season 5 were OK I would have to say hands down season 3 was the best!

[addicted2supermodels]

Season 3 was an injustice. I know things ultimately worked out for the better but Jennifer Hudson finishing in 7th place?? Tasia and Degarmo for the final?? Yuck!! Lisa Leuschner getting eliminated shadily in the semifinals and ultimately not in the top 12 was a huge load of BS!! John Stevens, Matt Rodgers, Jasmine Trias, John Peter Lewis, and Camile Velasco in that top 12 was garbage. Im also one of few who though Latoya London was waaaaaay overrated!! But, to each their own....

[geoffreyb24]

OK, didn't need a rundown of ALL of the contestants from the season, but thanks for your OPINION!

[satinfloss]

I seriously agree!!! season 3 was the dog's bullocks! propa brilliant!

[sparrowcrazy]

"Thank God it's not the other way around" Lol he just can't help it can he;p

[niggabigs]

i love her! she looks jus like my bff

[americanidolfan23]

I love Paris she's incredible,and SOO talented!!!! She did such an awesome job singing Cowboy Take Me Away,but she gave me chills when she sang that Billy Holiday song! AMAZING!!!!!!

[dennisiseenlievordd]

she probably cries because the door hurts

[littlewoim]

you're funny! LOL!!!

[jegebrecht82]

I thought this was the best contestant that whole season.

[StrawberryBigMac]

randy says wow 6 times with a phenomenal added in. ...i agree.

[StrawberryBigMac]

her voice is rich like butter cream pie....bitch already went and had a baby she is 20.

[alittlesickducksucks]

@StrawberryBigMac: LMAO