Josiah Leming Audition Mika's Grace Kelley on American Idol

[InterestingoLoLo]

Not bad

[carbonix13]

I like this kid, he is amazing

[TheGreaterGoat]

@applemonkey. I live 10 miles away from him and am goin to the highschool he went to. He was 18 but now he's like 20 or 21. Quit hatin on the guy

[COOKIEWANT]

At the end I sounded like coldplay

[matearce]

He sounds like Brandon Flowers from The Killers.

[Kairi6549]

Yummy.

[ashlehhbby]

i loved this.<333

[wejamon84]

I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[ZAKTHORIOUS]

josiah lemming was a mistake that american idol will never recover...He was by far the best of the group, yet he wasn't picked by the judges...so many inferior singers that season...

[PaulinaNY]

I Love Josiah Leming so much! Check out his new song, "Come On Kid." it will blow your mind! My favorite song to date!!!

[yorkies10]

hes good!

[lasvegasjh]

People with fake accents annoy me.

[1249700]

He is really good and for all you fucking retard haters he is 18. so lay off with the "he has no hair on his balls" comments.

[nocturnezero]

He motherfucking should've won, or come runner - up.

[applemonkey187]

he is pretty good....BUT

i disagree with what he said.

((i have made every mistake a man can make))

boy you aint a man.your like what 13?...u arent a man.you dont even have any facial hair lol.c'mon

[30sec2marz]

But did you hear all of his story?

Hes also 19 there, so technically an adult.

He was living in his car when this was filmed and had no job or school to do. He had nothing but his car and clothes...so that is quite a bit of mistakes.

He should have made it. i cant believe they didnt put him all the way through. He was fantastic.

[mikeisLA]

calm down manly man. rofl ur beard makes you a man?really? just by saying that shows how childish you are.. its called experiences..

[applemonkey187]

@mikeisLA

oh stfu.

looks like your the one that needs to calm down.

and quit talkin shit u know nothing about.

he is prob only 15 tops.

he isnt a man and i doubt you are either.

grow some hair on ur nuts b4 u start talkin shit

[mikeisLA]

lol very mature

grow up kid

[CHEVYedsf]

@applemonkey187 Josiah was 18 when he tried out. He's got signed right out of hollywood.  Can you think of anyone who got signed right out of hollywood? Didnt think so. He's made lots of amazing songs since then and his fans love him and eagerly wait for new stuff. If you're gonna hate go do it somewhere else.

[nocturnezero]

He was 19, living out of his car with nothing but his clothes and guitar. No friends, parents unaware... that's a horrible thing to say.

[dugw15]

He's not a singer. He's a musician, an artist.

[Synchronicity33]

I like this id. Even with his ego. Hes driven and I admire that.

[AmAnDykInZ]

He's so cute + i remember this season! by the way he's good!

[power992000]

where did this kid come from there's something special about him

[dc08205]

a small town in TN. theres a lot special about him. I loved him since day one and he did totally blow it the time he got cut...He thought WAY too much about his last performance too much pressure killed him,he wanted it so badly,over thought it,and bombed now he is pissed and doesnt want AI's help but I think it would be a great time to go back after it...he learned more control. look him up on myspeace for more of his music

[CHEVYedsf]

@power992000 Tennessee



[haroldoduarte]

I´m like "omg" how can someone like it more than Mika´s version? oO ... ok right wrong music choice ... but as someone said with a Cold Play song would be pretty better .. since to sing Mika´s songs u need to make falcetos his voice can´t reach it so he start to scream and sounds weird but anyway ;P

[Purufufuru]

I like the Mika version more but he's absolutely got a talent! :3

[ofcoursecali]

I'm impressed. i like it better than Mika's. Haha..

[AjaniHill]

absolutely impressive

[401DC5]

he's got talent he was perfectly fit in the category of all the other music band like cold play or that year was hard soft rock

[DoorHandleGirl]

why are people in america called like josiah and jeremiah and that :L

that like an honest question i'm not taking the piss :L

[ofcoursecali]

what? Cause they are names..?

[DoorHandleGirl]

no cause like theyre really, bibley :L

they remind me of god :L

and absolutely nobody in the uk are called jeremiah joseph jesus jones :L

[primus567]

they are just names.. i guarantee you that most of the Josephs in the world weren't named after Joseph in the bible.. Just happened to be the name their parents liked. So what?

[DoorHandleGirl]

i'm not saying that theyre bad, i'm just saying they remind me of god and stuff, but im talking about unusual ones like josiah and jeremiah and such not benjamin and samuel and rachel understand?

[ilovejoshg09]

hes pretty awesome...simon was genuinely impressed with this performance i would have been too if i were there he was amazing on this song

[FalcaoMontenegro7]

wow,he looks like Jesse McCartney,and like DiCaprio...amazing...

[geek180]

Hey! My last name is Leming to!!! That's crazy!

[ChumpJoe]

he actually had true talent.

[sirsir0987]

his music kinda sounds like ONE REPUBLIC.

[MacFreak126]

i luv him!!!is he still livin in his car?

[kalaway]

It's been what a year? and I still remember this guy! I hope he comes back or makes it some other way. He's so unique and interesting. Just a bit immature when he tried out I think, maybe he just needed a bit of time.

[BCBeneli]

he signed with warner bros his CD came out nov 1st.

[KTE118]

wahhhh josiah i miss u

[maimmi]

He's amazing

[johnathanpunk7]

how did he break the rules.

[aliflyaway]

he was incredible. I don't see how Brooke got further than he did.

[Janusha]

Because he broke the rules and was sadly kicked out.

[aliflyaway]

How did he creak the rules?

[WordnerdTater]

this always makes me feel better!

Josiah shouldve gone to the top 24!

i miss him so much.. it drives me nuts!

[iBritneytheshow]

AMAZIN!

[itssmaura]

that was really good

grace kelly is one hard song to cover

he struggled a little with the high part,

but he was still really great

[Chiwowwow2]

I remember himmm. I fell in love with that cover but listening to it again, it reminds me why Brooke turned out to be my favorite.

[JerodDenny]

watched the whole season and remembered thinking that the kid who fell just short wasn't very good so I was glad, but actually listening to this again it sounds pretty good

[chris91527]

this was sooooooo bad...

oh my god listening to his voice caused me physical pain. please take this down.

[chris91527]

SOOOOOO BAD

[livexthexlife192]

i actually thought that was pretty good. after the whole season his cover of grace kelley, jason castros halleluja michael johns bohemian rhapsody and brooke whites let it be were probably my faves!

[gemzznjewlzz]

That was really, really bad

[momsdaword11]

Egsactly!

[Bballgrl360]

YESS EXACTLY jsteezie410

[pethcir]

One hit wonder kid.

[sngwidmepnoy]

"i've made every mistake a man can make" dude aren't you like 5 years old. lol

[actor123456789]

HES 19

[sngwidmepnoy]

what's your point? he's still a kid.

[roxianealexander]

Butchered a really good song. Sucks.

[shibachiba]

i dont know about everyone else but... THAT WAS GOOD

[Dan0456]

He sucks

[BanWritersBlock]

This is torture for me because I'm so used to hearing Mika's amazing delivery. The kid's not bad, but I'm so used to Mika's version, that it ruined it for me. :/

[Treeekle]

His voice is quite shaky

[jsteezie420]

I would have liked to see him over Brooke or Khristie Lee Cook

[RolsRois]

this sucks

[lovetakescourage1127]

love him.

[VairyTay]

I love this guy!

[LadyStardust241]

Wow, he had sometrouble with the higher notes and falsetto...

But I think Mika's version is still LIGHT YEARS better than this.

[crackyoup]

what the fck happened to the end???

[Rachel00012]

dude i so love Josiah I really hope his album is good.

his album is coming out this September.

[bouler22]

what about next year?

[swesr]

what the hell... I want to show someone the melt down of this kid when he killed stand by me.... but I can't find it... his lil fanboys must not want to remember... but it was funny... someon put it on

[aubreykins31]

He was SO adorable, and I was sad when he got kicked off. The circumstances involving his elimination were unfortunate... But he really did screw up.

[emilelovesblank]

i actually like this version better, and josiah's original music is very good. he's on myspace, if you like coldplay, you'll love him.

[mcshae]

ahhh aaahhh i love josiah!

[luv4neji]

he sounds like the singer for McFly!!

[macsamwill]

I actually like him singing it better than Mika

[ShortROCKER5]

josiah 4ever!!!!!!!!!!

[sdguerrero72]

sorry at your old age of 37 your not even half as talented as Josiah.

[agenttrotter]

that can be arranged

[stefanieexxo]

i WiLL AlWAYS l0VE Y0U J0SiAH LEMiNG.<3

[argylejegirl]

without saying i like Josiah's version better or i like Mika's version better, I like them both..They're both good, and I appreciate Josiah for putting his own twist on it and making it his own, and I of course like Mika's version too. I like them both as two different songs actually

[monicagibb]

hola maurico soy monica de mexico que bien costa rica cuidate

[rockoshmucko]

what a stupid cover.

[BGLancer]

ok, so that was seriously amazing!

[photoshop9]

josiah you need come to american idol next year..and you are good!!

[photoshop9]

josiah you need come to american idol next year..and you are good!!

[maxtowle]

dudes now got a proper recording contract ho

[Embekewl]

interesting voice but bad song choice.. his falsetto isn't strong

[pv111193]

he is good

[chainsawlegend]

when and where

[chainsawlegend]

go to hell homophobe

[jackxjay]

He has a cool voice.

but he butchered Mika's song.

[markjtt]

actually I like Josiah's version better

[Chrippe14]

I also thinked it was much better, he is my favorite :D

[spacesuit765]

the judges ripped him off in stand by me they said yes but turned him down in the top 24

[Tardstrifer]

How about you show a little respect to people in general, and not say 'he looks like a fag'. That's just plain old rude, and you make yourself look like an asshole in the process. Go prove your ignorance somewhere else.

[thephantomplatypus]

no doubt the kid's got talent. potential, tons of it. if he stays away from 'stand me by' he could go platinum. lol

[denture14]

I love this guy! He should have made it to the top 24!

[Mace131313131313]

If he would have made it, America would have been behind 110% all the way to the top. Best of luck to you Josiah with your record deal!

[leedsninja]

I liked his version better than MIKA'S

[Mace131313131313]

I know so do I, Josiah should get Mika's record deal, besides Mika is to weird to listen to.

[sophiaweisberg]

JOSIAH GOT A RECORDING CONTRACT!!

[denture14]

are you serious???

[bloodystinkhole]

by the way he was too cocky

[bloodystinkhole]

lol i didnt even hear an accent and i do beleave that when someone has a performance as good as the one we just seen they should get a break if they lay a stinker but stand by me was pethetic and a defy someone to argue that, this showed great great potnetial i will say that and i definetly felt him from a personal stand point im about the same age a guy as well and have gone threw similar living arrangment stuggles so keep on keepin on brother josiah life's a garden dig it

[DynamiteChild]

hes really unique.

but theres some things he shouldnt be doing.

like that really high stuff.

its good for mika,

but not him.

[platypusluvvr11]

he tries to do that sholder thing that mika does, but only MIKA can pull it off....plus he completly changed the song!

[cmiller928]

When he checks his ego at the door, he will be great.

[princessdiva88]

I LOVE HIM

[panicduckky]

JOSIAH LEMING IS AMAZING

<3

i love his accent.

he should've made it!

[Funnyzaza1993]

I think he's fantastic.

He has a brilliant accent.

[MissKnownUnknown]

Even though American Idol 7 hasn't finished yet, I can definitly say that this was one the best performances of this season.

[hesaidshesaid1237]

i felt so bad for him when he didnt make it!

:(

[seventy5cent832]

he iss pretty good i think but some bad performances and he was a little cocky

[Killerwriter]

This guy is great! He's so interesting and unique. He's gonna be gonna be BIG.

[SHAunforgivenn]

i think its better than mika's version!

:D

GO JOSIAH!

[devilicious520]

hell no!!!!! he sings good but cannot be compared to mika

[RockurGurl]

He is soo much better than most of the contestants on AI. I think he should've made it.

[CamFlame18]

That as the only one I liked by him. His little fake accent and wannabe rocker attitude was totall negating, and that living in is car crap? Bullshit. somone was ashin that little boy's clothes, getting him piano lessons, and payin for his gas. Ain't no 18 year old high school dropout gonna make enough for no 4 bucks of gasoline per gallon and live out of a car. Bull.

[yeimifrancina]

one, two , tree DAvid archuleta is going to win.

[xxSilverFlutexx]

Where did his voice crack? I wasn't really paying attention..

[natedoug420]

I think in 5 years he's gonna sound alot like Liam Galagher.

[equality53000]

oh god i hope not. his voice is much better than that.

[Dirrtyvictory]

his voice cracks and he almost ruined a good song, but it got great in the middle. He's not better than Mika though, so don't hate the original!!!

[qp48]

Good Voice and Good Looking:)

[oicuraqtoinvu]

i love him!!!

[UndrMyCvrLvr]

I love this guy...absolutely great voice. I love his version better then Mika's.. I love it and have listened to it many times. He made a wonderful impression and i can't wait to hear more from him!!! More people should hear his voice and I pray for his sake they do..

[ShinyAnkleProduction]

I like his version better than the actual one!

[bouler22]

i love this song!!!!!!!!!

[jerilyndave]

he didn't write this one,but he wrote tons of other stuff.I bought his songs off his myspace myspacecom/josiahleming and they are great.you can look him up on MTV. Tons of record companies are trying to sign him. Big and small ones.He is on here under Ellen. She liked him so much that he was asked to appear on her show.He's going to be huge! Since he got cut from idol his profile went from 15,000 to over half a million.He has a very large fan base.i thought i was the only one,lol

[xcennyx]

Omg Josiah Is so awesoome i love his voice so freaking much!! hes so original his version was better then mikas wow wow thats all i can sayy =P i wanna marry you Lol !

[MystiqueFleur]

Ok, I agree with all of you who said positive things about Josiah. He is awesome. He did the Grace Kely song better than Mika himself. I hope someone picks up Josiah and puts him in a band, because he would be an awesome addition to any band. I would be the cause of the sell out of his CD. I Love Ya, Josiah !! Good Luck, man !!!

[MSMROCKS]

I like Josiah's version a little more than Mika's :)

[lovepupbandit]

I love violet sky part!

[iLoveAnticCafe]

OMFG!!! y didnt he do that for his final audition!!! that was amazing!

[Ceramicoon]

I stopped watching as soon as he was cut. The rest suck balls.

[Joseph7780]

Josiah makes this song alot better when he sings it.

[lunarcontact]

All the people on American Idol now blow, they all sound the same. And they all sucks. Josiah would of blew that out of the water, he would of stood out (in a good way) From every one eles) Fk 'em. He doesn't need them. Hes going to be famouse come summer.

[Epahael]

Hey wait.. I typed that...... Way to still other peoples comments

[sayjaibow]

josiah should cover the whole song, i bet it would be awesome.

[pumpkinpie01]

sorry I can't stand this boy! He kept using his homeless life as a way to get everyone to feel bad for him. I LOVE MIKA THOUGH!

[lunarcontact]

Don't be sold so easy. Currently Editors of Reality Series, such as American Idol, are fighting for the right to be credited as writers, as they piece together stories and show over and over certain aspects. Josiah spent a 3 weeks being filmed. He cried when he got into idol, once when the pressure hit him and another when he didn't make the 24. What did viewers see? Out of the 504 hours of footage and what 3 minutes did you see?

[debby429]

From Majic 95.1: Glenbrook Hyundai donated a car to Josiah who had been living in his car to make his dreams come true. Josiah's mom is battling cancer and went into a coma shortly before he was supposed to board a plane for Fort Wayne. Josiah didn't make it to Fort Wayne today but will be here in the near future to thank the community and perform at Sweetwater Sound. Majic 95.1 is driving the car to Josiah in Tennessee. The car is FULL of wonderful items Chamber members donated!

[iLuvCookies625]

he sounds austrailian, british, and american...i likeeee lotss!

[NYCbound]

he actually kind of reminds me of the lead singer from arcade fire a little bit.

[celtsnite]

not bad....

he's just not good at the falscetto

[LxPxK]

? Wtf are you saying dude? I would say its better than the original version

[dancergurl4like]

omggg.....i luvv josiah..i almost cried when he didnt make it to the top 24!!!!!!!!!!!......i felt so badd for him!!!!

[marquinogaucho]

grace kelly

[JrDemons]

what song is this?

[bunnibi]

the song is mika-grace kelly

[esenapajytrohs]

sounds different to me too

[pablolee84]

Just a new backstreet boy

[Gadinkaa]

IT IS NOT GOOD!!! I dont like it, i love Mika but i dont like voice this boy.

[TaniaG96]

he sings so good!!

[littlecool2]

mayebe it's good he didn't make on AI top 24

this makes him stay humble and keep his originality with all his song that HE WROTE

keep up the good work :-) <3

[marquinogaucho]

really deserved to be in top 24..damn u simon

[MystiqueFleur]

It wasn't Simon's fault. He wanted Josiah to be in the top, I think. It was Randy and Paula that killed Josiah's chance on Idol.

[madeleine185]

Supercool ^^

[wwemaniac65]

this guy deserves to go to the top 24. screw gareth haley

[trishka28]

he's so totally cute!!

[kaizarre]

i love it sooooo much!!!!

when he was removed from the competetion i lost 50% of my interest...

gud thing ramielle got through...

i really want to see him perform...

[daughterofthestorm]

i can see your point. now that i think of it he would do alot better on his own than he would with idol. he has a unique voice that diserves its own route.

[williamboi1]

no so good...

[214MusicLover]

i like him.

[Golfina]

omg... great vocal!  Love him.