Matt Giraud - "Georgia" (video)

[rusheil012]

this was the best season ever. matt, danny, kris, adam. they're awesome!!

[BCraingirl]

is it me or do Matt Giraud & Michael Buble look/sound like they could be brothers?

[abbotsford85]

That look randy gives him at the end is brilliant. 

[LanieKay69]

His voice is just SOOO sexyy(:

[dgaller06]

I love his voice its so sexy

[DaViDcOokRoX115]

best hollywood week performance ever. Period. and im not exaggerating

[FantasySign]

i know matt's girlfriend really well!! & he's an alum at my college!

[graciexqx]

has he released it as a single?!?! if not he NEEDS to!!! <3 it

[DaViDcOokRoX115]

@graciexqx yes its called thank you. its AMAZING

[Haviva93]

One of the BEST performances on idol.

[Haviva93]

This is amazing, I never get tired of listening to this!

[Ro92se]

so amazing..... best performance in american idol 8 for me

[shanejamine]

I know he has alot of originals he's written and performed lately, but has he released a new cd??

[csprofm]

@shanejamine No CD of original music yet. He recently said in an interview a single would be out by Valentine's Day. For now, there are fan videos of his originals on the "mattgiraudfans" youtube channel, under the "Best of Matt Giraud Originals!" playlist.

[taekkwon]

This is the best version of Georgia On My Mind that I've heard since Ray Charles's. He packed so much soul and flavor into just one minute. Incredible. Look at Randy's face after he stands up and claps. He can barely believe it.

[ItsAUniversalTruth]

Amazing

[tessaje]

Have you guys heard Matt's single w/ Jim Brickman, entitled "Thank You"? Search for it here on YT! Help request it on local radio stations. It's climbing the AC chart! Search for "mattgiraudfans forumotion" for radio request details.

[l0r3st0]

Matt's THE MAN!

[csprofm]

If you love Matt's voice and want to hear it on the radio, please request new song "Thank You" with Jim Brickman on your local AC station. It is climbing up the AC chart! Check it out on Matt's myspace page.

[soulful1234]

this is one of the most amazing covers iv ever heard in my live, and much better than the original,,,hes so amazing

[getalife04]

he was awesome at this point but he started to suck it up after a while. not sure what happened but I am still a huge fan because of THIS performance.

[Soulbigfan]

Best moment of last season

[Soulbigfan]

Best moment of last season

[lilmissunshine983]

Looks like Michael Buble'!(: I love MATT GIRAUD. He should have been in the finals with Adam. Booo Kris.

[luju06]

This version is so perfect! Matt is my new jazz standart (I love him as much as Michael Bublé now) :-)

[c6h12o6glucose]

he loooks a lot like michael buble

[luju06]

@c6h12o6glucose : Totally agree with you!! Love Michael Bublé and Matt Giraud, and they both have sort a french surname :-)

[comey2010]

love this he should have won

[l0r3st0]

Thank God, after a year we're still talking about Giraud! Unforgettable, amazing, gifted being! Who cares if he didn't win? Would he have sung "Hard to Handle" if he did? Would all these songwriters be eager to co-write his songs if he won? Would he have made a jazz hit with Anna Wilson? Don't think so!

[csprofm]

@l0r3st0 Agreed! Not winning AI is the best thing that could have happened to Matt. He is making amazing music on his own terms and taking the time to get it right. I can't wait for his single "Thank You" to come out on August 9.

[Jude7714]

Oh and one more thing, how crazy is it that not only has he never had professional vocal training but at the time this was recorded, he had only been playing piano for 3 years??? That's hardcore natural talent.

[Jude7714]

Come ON already! Where's his recording contract??

BTW, Edward, I think you're completely right - he just couldn't be given anymore chances after awhile even though I wanted America to give him more! lol! He was too hot and cold.

Man, he's great, though.  I crave him. His voice only, of course . . . ; )

[transtasmannetball]

man season 8 was full of talent. pity because its left this seasons talent looking like shit

[Edwardvaira]

if he did songs like this every week, he would have done much better than 5th place.

[TheAnita99]

Me too. When I saw this I said to myself Matt Giraud is Season 8 Winner.

But alas... no. I just think Matt got too nervous up on stage.

He will have a great career though. I hope he gets signed soon so I can buy his records.

His voice is incredible. Tons of potential for this guy.

[honkyxadonis]

i hate kara with every fibre of me being!

[WeAreBullets]

:( im sorry. ..i love Kara!

[honkyxadonis]

id have trouble even explaining why.... the bikini girl thing annoyed the hell outta me and she was a bitch to katy perry

[WeAreBullets]

yeah, i get it, wen i watch the show i can totally see how ppl wud b annoyd by her. but i know about her off-Idol self n i totally love her, n i think shes very nervous bout bein on such a popular show so shes gettin usd to it, cuz lyk she said, she still has a stage fright thing. i totally understand how that is n how that can make som1 totally awkward n unlike themself in front of others. but yeah, that bikini girl thing (including the finale) was just dumb n immature.

[Snipto]

@honkyxadonis I liked the bikini girl for that same reason

[bucamarie]

@WeAreBullets Italian beauty baby!~

[cookiedeeh]

@honkyxadonis lol..

[arkhaili]

@honkyxadonis i love Kara, as well.

[bucamarie]

@honkyxadonis I liked her!~

[wordsrlikerain]

That was awesome!

Also, Kara SOOO had a thing for Matt. "That was hot!" lol, she said dirty things to him on live tv too. Like when he sang "So Small" she told him "There ain't nothing small about you." OMG. O_O haha, she wants to get with himmmm!!!!!

[sundeebang]

sexy voice!!

[gozxamaica]

Matt Giraud. You are awesome!

[jazzedupgwen]

when i saw this on tv i was like whoa thats the american idol right there.

[TomCollinsgirl]

@jazzedupgwen when i saw this i went "I went to church.! PRAISE THEE"

[peculiarity78]

He was always my favorite contestant. No one was expecting him to get past the first week, but he got all the way to the top five!  Whooo!

[l0r3st0]

he has lost some of this huskiness post-idol. this huskiness makes him utterly unique, sexy. it's a whole different side to his already amazing voice. i hope i hear it again someday.

[sr200179]

the audition that captivates us all!!!

[bandclinens]

why didnt he do this stuff instead of pop

[FivePointConspiracy]

Word. I fell in love with this stuff and then he had to go a mess it up by trying to do something that didn't suit his voice.

[Mr90Jc]

Guys voice is amazing... way he goes from powerful to soft is absolutely brilliant to listen to.

[haydan3381]

wow..he is wickeddddddddd..bloody wicked..love himxxxxx

[soldo10]

His runs are absolutely superb.

[thatdumbrunnette]

MATT GIRAUD should've won. He was like the hero of our hometown.......and I still think he was great

[kathyleen903]

I can't wait till matt has new music out! i hope it has this flavor to it! =] INCREDIBLE!

[Hesterswabedissen]

OH my god, he is SO goooooood!!!!!

[VladPatryck]

i still don't understand why wasn't he in the final....

[DaViDcOokRoX115]

Should've been him and Danny

[mbkbenz]

SUPERB

[l0r3st0]

My American Idol of season 8!

[jchung22]

I thought I was the only one that kept listening to this over and over. Same here mcrlover1124, get chills down my spine...absolutely love this guy. Something about him, talk about charisma...gumption.

[musicluver987654321]

Look Simon's falling in love at 0:51

haha

[mcrlover1124]

geez this gives me goosebumps everytime i listen to it haha its amazing i love his voice :]

[SignMattGiraud]

LOVE MATT!!!!! He sounds so awesome here too!

#SignMattGiraud ASAP!

[FTL14HT]

Matt is so my IDOL! #SignMattGiraud

No one sings Georgia like he does!

[Hesterswabedissen]

Except Ray Charles..

[Cacity87]

One of the BEST Hollywood Idol auditions, ever! Matt is fantastic!

[TheKrizvil]

Matt Giraud, My Idol !!!!!!!!!

[TheKrizvil]

our American Idol, MATT GIRAUD !!!!! #SIGNMATTGIRAUD

[SteelAVic18]

loved when PAULA, KARA and RANDY gave him a standing ovation! boo Simon!! Cant wait for Season 9!! GO ELLEN!! GO IDOL!

[WeAreBullets]

lol. right? Ellen's the new judge, so random, but she'll make it fun :)

[beep244]

A-Mazing!!!!!!!!!!

[Puppylove358]

i am soooo glad that the judges saved him cause he deserved it sooo much!!!!!

[a7x836]

how many more weeks did he have after they saved him?

[Puppylove358]

i am pretty sure that he stayed for 2 more weeks.

[Jaylecia1]

For the longest time I thought Kalamazoo was a fictional place like Tim-buck-too. lol.

[shipley0786]

one of the most talented and soulful idols ever had..

[aestud3]

KALAMAZOO!

[asdfkzxcv21]

this is so sexy

[cookiedeeh]

This dude is so freakin talented! This is awesome! Love u Matt!

[l0r3st0]

he sang this even better at the idol tour! matt is sooooooooo amazing!!

[hollylaiz]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH<33333 mATT is amazing!!!!!

[thecitylightsbright]

I'm so glad Matt got this opportunity to show his talent! He goes to my church and I know him personally and he deserves this sooooo much! He's an amazing guy!

[BRONXtv]

sad he finished 5th but you gotta admit he started to go down in the competition

[emilf666]

amazing

[CMG64001A]

I would give Matt a recording contract based on this performance alone. He is a talented, authentic and passionate musician!

[Cacity87]

I watch this all the time. It's still my single favorite moment of last season's Idol. No one was better than Matt was on Georgia!

[CMG64001A]

Hands down my favorite performance by Matt or any other Idol contestant this year! He has a bluesy voice and incredible skill on the piano. I would buy his future CDs!  You're awesome, Matt!

[haleysummers09]

amazing, love ya matt

[ROXPARAMOREROX]

yea hes mean

[millymuffin456]

ive watched this so many times, and it just doesnt get old! incredible!

[xtina221]

OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE that voice! Hey guys if you are Matt fans, go to my youtube channel and click my Twitter link. Matt follows the fan goup my friends and I created called Matt's FTLs (Full Time Lovers)!

[catirahicks]

He is SOOOOO Talented...

It breaks my heart that he is STILL not signed with any record label.

It would be a shame to see him fade away after the tour.

He deserves a break! I hope he kills it on tour and record executives finally take notice.

[hollylaiz]

are they allowed to sign with a label right now? idk i thought their contract forbid them to for like a year or something.

[antyo]

Elliott Yamin and Matt Giraud - the two most soulful singers to ever embrace that idol stage <3

[carolinaaohh]

i wish he'd do a studio version :)

[Sunshyne1878]

me too!

[ahhitsmk]

I LOVEEEEE YOUUUU

[unclebuttless]

Matt Rawks!

[catirahicks]

OMG.

Someone has to sign him.

Talent like this can't just fade away. He can't go back to play at piano bars.

He has potential to make it in the music biz and sell lots of records. Hopefully a record deal is presented to him soon. I am impatiently waiting for an announcement.

Sign Matt already!

[millymuffin456]

omgomgomg that was incredible!

it makes me angry how he is so amazingly talented, and then he sings viva la vida for his first performance! he didnt showcase any of his true talent by doing it

but ahhhhh this performance of georgia is so good

[hollylaiz]

viva la vida definitely didn't show off his soul chops, but i thought it was amazing. he is a diverse artist, and the judges are bias, trying to fit him into one package. that's what the contestants are to them, packages, and if you aren't ONE specific package then where do you go? they need a set fanbase and market.

[athousandstrats]

Seriously, one of the best performances I've ever heard on Idol. And I'm a diehard fan of the show. Incredible.

[ryosuke35]

haha i love simon cowell just sitting almost humbled at his vocals.

[lovethemtigers]

this just blows me away. amazing vocals and mad piano skills. Matt Giraud you are a star and should be making records. Can't wait to get your CD when it comes out!

[yowatsup8]

U r 1 great singer super talented n u have your own unique style, n all the songs u chose in the competition are great meaningful songs. U are already a package and is so marketable, n i think its be a pity if no companies signs u up. But i do hope u can create your own album even if there is none, with that kind of genre like how u did in your performance, with your piano, jazz pop or something. pop, rock, r&b are too common. Singing is your thing n u must come out with an ablum

[xtina221]

i love love love matt giraud!

[sirmoshy]

ok telur2606, u are wrong, ray charles is a billion times better, even tho im not a big fan of ray, it is not really about the voice, its about the soul, and out of every song ray has made has been 100 times better than any song matt has sang in his life, like that was good, but u cant say it was better

[amberpacific97]

i absolutelty LOVE this.

omg.

[millymuffin456]

absolutely incredible! its so hard to believe that he only started playing piano 4 years ago, he is so talented!

[telur2606]

Better than Ray Charles. And I'm friggin using Ray Charles as my icon pic!

[catirahicks]

Let's pray he gets a record deal.

Major .. I hope.

He has sooo much potential. Please someone out there sign this guy!

Honestly with the right producers and songwriters Matt could be a big hit.

[joelottas]

There are only 3 people I have ever voted for....Carrie underwood in season 4....David Cook in season 7 and Matt Giraud this year....I was devastated when he was voted off, but the screamer Adam and Kris the boring one in the finals WAS CRAZY!!!...Can't wait until his album comes out! WE LOVE YOU MATT!!!

[Cacity87]

This is still my favorite performance of the ENTIRE Season 8 season. Just so natural. You can tell Matt is ALL talent, no gimmicks. Can't wait to see him on tour!

[tjr247]

mine too.

[XPanicxFanicX]

he's confirmed on his Twitter that he's gonna be singing this on the tour  =]

[lizzyrules21]

btw everyone the song isnt 'georgia', its georgia on my mind by ray charles

[lymon1500]

yay i luv watching matt!

[LadyAnkara]

Matt seems more confident behind the piano. He should have used that more during the competition, might have helped him with nerves. A shame. Most talented singer this season, in my opinion.

[archuletalover5]

I love this performance so much!!!!! I LOVE IT!!! <3

[rangrass]

Aaah Matt is amazing.

I AM his biggest fan. :)

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[JulianTheGreat01]

lol

Kara: "That was HOT!"

Looks like her crush developed in hollywood week.

[hollylaiz]

heheh can you blame her? i think even simon had a crush on him

[xtina221]

Matt was the most talented person this season period. He just chose a couple wrong songs and Adam was so overtop he kinda stole all the attention. Who agrees that Matt should have won this season?

[JulianTheGreat01]

Well you can't really say who should have won. It's all about who the most people like. But I agree that Matt was the one of the more talented contestants and I would have liked to see him win.

[xtina221]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MATT GIRAUD. He should have won!

[LOUXStudios]

the best hollywood performance of season 8.

[AskMeOrHim]

this is amazing <3

[SummerBaby07]

LOVE THIS <3

[xoxjonasbrothers143]

i got freaking chills. loved it !! <3.

[cocoluvr9999]

man....best performance of his...so soulful. i love it!

[cutefloppy]

wow...adam sucks

[lovekellyche]

i love it , so soulful

[Flaxxseed]

he should have sung this on the live shows then maybe he would have gotten better comments from the judges. Cos this is amazing, hes got such soul.

[closeupxo]

anyone else think he sorta sounds like jt?

[xtina221]

Yeah the judges already said that on the show. They compared him to JT, Michael Buble, and Robin Thicke.

[TCSkillz3310]

This is so awesome

[evo200630]

look forward to his album

[kjg3309]

aww i miss him.

i love his soul sound.

i'm going for kris now though just because I can't stand the thought of that SCREECH MACHINE winning.

uhh.

[xxannaclarexx]

can somebody PLEEEEEEEEAAASEEE tell/show me how to play THIS version of the song???!?!?! i LOVE IT!!! xxxxxx

[Cjbutter]

reminds me of jt a bit... his voice is NICE!

[teeka03]

go glambert 182!!!!

that's sooooooo true!!!!

[lymon1500]

i love you matttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­t

[catirahicks]

MarkBanderas:

I totally agree with you.

The song selection in some weeks cost him the competition. It's sad because honestly he was one if not the most talented contestant.

Listen to that voice and piano skills! This dude with the right producer, direction and management could be a great recordign artist.

I really hope someone helps him with his post Idol career. He has so much potential.

He could have won the whole thing!

Sigh...

[bluefuzzypeach]

Look at Simon checking him out!

[MarkBanderas]

Matt needed some guidance on what songs to pick, thats what lost him the competition, he simply selected songs that didn't fit him.

[glambert182]

ADAM IS ALREADY THE WINNER DIPSHITS.

[pxminnesota]

no male singer that i've seen on the idol stage is as talented and orginal as matt.

[catirahicks]

Oh man.. I really really hope someone signs him.

I am worried he might fade away after the Idol tour.

He is too talented to let go!

Record label people! Please sign him! I want to listen to him on my I-pod all day..

It's a shame Matt lost all his voted due to Kris cuteness. They splited votes all the times and the teenage girls love Kris. Sigh.

I hope Matt is successful. He deserves it so much.

[BCraingirl]

though some ppl said he did too many riffs, he was really good IMO, I was hoping he would at least be in the top 3!

[abeshoff8]

i wanted him tooo win so bad!!!! i cant wait to hear his album

[glambert182]

this guy is a fucking joke. GO ADAMM!!!!!!!!!!!

[tjr247]

glambert182, you are a disgrace to Adam...FYI-Matt isn't in Idol! WTF are you doing here posting twot comments for as of today May 11th 2009 anyway?

[glambert182]

i know he is out THANK GOD!!!! i couldn't stand this fat head freak.

[tjr247]

Matt's a good person who represents my state of Michigan. Please keep your unkind words to yourself.

tjr247

[glambert182]

good for him. but now nobody cares about him anymore. its all about adam.

[actor123456789]

adam is HORRIBLE, Its a singing contest....not a skreatching contest.

Matt was and always will be the best.

[forest3823]

matt is extremly talented

how can you come to the conclusion tht he isnt

listen to him sing so mall, or whos loving you

Adam is good

but he is a little over the top and is more suited to be on broadway where he would be more succesful

[tjr247]

your way to get attention has been heard.

Stay away from my state....We'll ALL Fuck you up!

[glambert182]

k i love you too :)

[tjr247]

Thanks...keep it cool man.

[geria63]

ok seriously dude, you must have no life bc when im watching a video of other idols you are always commenting on it and bashing them...so go do something productive with your life ok buddy P.S.......Adam sucks =]

[lovable1nfresno]

Matt and Alicia keys...OH HELLZ yeah! I wanna hear some of that.

[catirahicks]

I wanted him to win too.

He admited that the nerves and pressure got to him during the competition and that's why he was not as consistent.

But boy, I think he has so much potential to become a successful recording artist.

I will be buying his debut album for sure. I am positive a major record label will sign him.

This guy could sell so many records....

[mysticalla]

This guy should be the reigning king on Idol. That show has become a mockery. They promote people with no talent. Matt has the chops. Voters continue to vote for sub par singers that will not go far. Not a one of them had the tone, pitch, improvisation or melody this guy possesses. I don't need a crystal ball to know he is gonna go far. The people in the know will take him to where he's gotta go. Matt, you are the winner because your exposure will not be forgotten by music aficionados.

[kmb102]

miss him terribly :(

[spazzymcgee5678]

man i wanted him to win!