NADIA TURNER- Try A Little Tenderness

[healthhavencom]

Most AI performances are beyond forgettable. But not all.

[StraightUpBitchs]

I love this performance . All time fav of American Idol .

Ya gotta gotta ....Nadia keep rock'n it!

[sajuarowasl]

This was one of the best performances in American Idol since it began and to this day. Nadia was fabulous in this number!

[entertainer1987]

These were the golden days of "Idol!"

[nihilsindeus]

I read on Nadia's Comaneci wiki page that Nadia Turner was named after her!

Great voice:)

[mikeonce]

you go girl

[largerthanlife232]

she should have made top 5.

Ideal top 4

1. Vonzell

2. Carrie

3. Nadia

4. Bo

[rellybois]

Now this girl knows how to PERFORM

[mademoiselle1972]

She didn't win but she went on to modeling. I saw her spread in a fashion magazine after Idol. She looked really sexy and have what it takes to be a great fashion model.

[thedustoflife]

I can believe that! Watching her perform, beyond her voice, what always stuck out to me was her killer body.

[DorrisDiaz]

Brilliant!!!

[glisteningsky]

she's just being nadia...

[mandurrr]

LOVE. IT.

[livinglavieboheme25]

check out Ryan!!!

[yasbor]

Thats what a call a good performance! Really nice

[cinemaniac86]

FUCKING LOVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE THIS, OMG, IT'S SO AMAZING, I CANNOT STOP WATCHING.

I am so glad I decided to start watching this season this year ^_^.

[MeG7]

Whoa. I forgot about her.

I love her passion man.

Too bad she didn't go farther.

[Xmenfan246]

Nadia Turner may have been from an old season of AI, but because of this BRILLIANT performance, I still remember her.

[wowitsaaron]

I liked Duckie's version better XD

[osahju914]

fantasia?

[andrewislife]

Baaaahahahaha Duckie is amazing! I heart Pretty in Pink.

[livinglavieboheme25]

The Duck man rocked it ;)

[gomounties08]

lol im wathing that movie right now and that part just came on and it reminded me of this performance :)

[lf1234]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than Taylor's version!!!!!!!!!

[osahju914]

yessssssssssssssssssss

[xofintimacy]

What happened to the Dawg Pound?

[WolfBlaze]

lol the dog pound dint happen until season 5 i think

[JTOWNS06]

Man this performance gives me chills everytime i watch it that damn Nadia....She should have won with this performance alone....Shes my favorite idol contestant

[MDWMDW]

she was really just an ok singer - you can hear it everytime she goes for a high note, it's just sort of a scratchy yell. But she was a damn good performer, and chose her songs well, which is why she made it so far

[lf1234]

@MDWMDW , I agree. I think she was limited vocally, but had a shit load of showmanship that I wish some of the stronger vocalists on Idol would display. We need more PERFORMERS, not just SINGERS and ARTISTS.

[yolotico91]

she should have won that season hands down. i still to this day get sick just thinking about her only getting 8th place. carrie underwood is a great singer, but i knew she was going to win the whole season. they totslly overexposed her where people who were equally as talented as her, such as vonzell, nadia, bo bice even, did not get as much exposure as her in the audition rounds. but whatevs. im glad carrie won, she got a huge career out of it.

[indiejane]

seriously, Nadia was probably the most under-rated contestant on that show. Just this performance proves that. I couldn't believe all the untalented people who went further than she did. It was insane.

[Youngtube1000]

I agree the "others" simply gave road head while Nadia stayed real

[yolotico91]

it was. scott, anthony, constantine, and anwar all were WAYY less talented than her.

[Youngtube1000]

Word! WOMAN CAN BLOW!!!

[whitty4u]

That was pretty good!!! :D

[erjentapa]

she's awesome!

[soccerguy5887]

i still to this day think shes a dyke

[LittleCloserBoi]

She reminds me of Corinne Bailey Rae.

[NYChica23]

I agree with Randy. Nadia had the most star potential out of anyone that season, except for Carrie

[agnesmoorhead]

Nadia nailed it. I'm surprised she's hasn't received more exposure - she's got a great voice, stage presence and she's beautiful. Go figure...

[zn1500]

Nadia was the most powerful singer of Season 4. What a brilliant, fresh performance. It was sad to see her leave as #6.

Warning to other "Idol" contestants: Never, never pick a Cyndi Lauper song.

[jakoreyiswild]

but she didn't go home after the cyndi lauper song, i thought

[mospeed1417]

Girls just wanna have fun amirite?

[osahju914]

#8 she left

[TayGlo]

Love, love, love Nadia! My favorite female of season 4. I was highly upset when she left.

[StraightUpBitch]

This chick ROCKS!! Awesome job on this song.

Where is she now?

[artbychristine]

Nadia was my pick that year....what a pro

[BerkeleyBohemian]

Damn, Nadia really had oomph. Great voice, presence, and no one can possibly deny that this girl knew how to perform. Well. She totally smokes most of the entire cast we've had this season. Except Melinda.

[koolmom46]

Michael Buble's stinks!!!!!!!

[SnoreBear44]

Haven't seen Nadia in two years now...she was my favorite from that season and got screwed.

Hey, Carrie turned out to be a star, but she was not half as good as Nadia up to that point on the show.

[papalogan]

By far, her best performance during her time on the show. She should have gone further in Season 4 than she did.

[RebekahLynn7]

Are you kidding me?! She doesn't hold a candle to

Melinda or the other divas this year. And this rendition is not anywhere near as good as Michael Buble's version.

[Maureen52]

Nadia is so much better than the contestants that are on AI this year. I enjoyed all of her performances. She has "IT"!

[thisiserika87]

Nadia is one of my favorite contestants from S4. This was her best performance on the show. Amazing, Love her

[Jboogie73]

Why this woman didn't go far in that season is beyond me! Hope she gets her breakthrough like Jenifer..luv'd her! Still a fan!

[jayjay202726252423]

HER BEST PERFORMANCE I LOVE IT

[ninjacasanova]

She is way better than Taylor Hicks. Taylor Hicks was just a joke.

[smurf7777]

Not nearly as good as Taylor's version...

[Seiruu]

Well, I wouldn't call it a "mess" per se, but I don't think it has anything on Otis Redding's take. He performed this song like a beast, Nadia's version is a bit too clean for my taste.

[ThatSis]

Im sorry I think that was a complete mess. That's one of the greatest rnb songs I've ever heard. And I'm quite sure Otis Redding just turned in his grave. She butchered that song for no good reason.

[BrianMcCallister]

Amazing...one of the best AI performances.

[largerman66101]

what the hell, she does not look like tamyra gray and she is not even close to sounding like her. you really need to clean out your ears and go to the doctor. you need alot of help with you hearing and seeing.

[afrozee85]

Love the HAIR!

[pattersonjk]

get it nadia!

[omnidark]

amazing rendition to al green,1000% better than taylor hicks horrible epilepsic attacks..

[ThatSis]

LOL@epilepsic attacks

[j2kalways]

she looks like tamira grey and kida sounds like her too

[McDuffie]

I find her weird.Weird that I don't like her, but I don't hate her.

But this one was great :D

[jakoreyiswild]

Yeah I agree because when she is on shes amazing but when its bad its really bad, no grey area. Awesome or Horrid!!!

[kcmet79]

i didn't find Nadia to be a consistent performer in season 4.. however, this performance, in 5 seasons of AI, is one of just a few that is completely PERFECT. loved it.