Some people say that American Idol is a Talent Show, others call it a Singing Competition and some go as far as to call it just a Popularity Contest. But through its 8 Seasons there have been some contestants that have made some really memorable performances. There are contestants that have blown away the audiences through amazing renditions of known songs or just bringing to a new light an obscure song. So, without any more letters let the music speak for itself.
Season 1: Kelly Clarkson – Stuff Like That There (1st Place)
Season 1: Tamyra Gray – A Fool In Love (4th Place)
Season 2: Clay Aiken – Solitaire (2nd Place)
Season 3: Fantasia Barrino – Summertime (1st Place)
Season 3: Jennifer Hudson – Weekend in New England (7th Place)
Season 3: Latoya London – All By Myself (3rd Place)
Season 4: Carrie Underwood – Alone (1st Place)
Season 4: Bo Bice – In a Dream (2nd Place)
Season 5: Elliot Yamin – A Song For You (3rd Place)
Season 6: Melinda Doolittle – I Believe in You and Me (3rd Place)
Season 6: Blake Lewis – You Give Love a Bad Name (2nd Place)
(not a fan of Blake but this performance just pushed the envelope and worked)
Season 7: David Cook – Always be My Baby (1st Place)
Season 7: David Cook – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
(Too many good performances to choose from)
Season 7: David Archuleta – Imagine (2nd Place)
(I’m not his biggest fan but he has a good voice)
Season 7: Jason Castro – Halleluia
(Wasn’t able to find good versions of Season 8 on YouTube)
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These are some of my favorites. What are yours?
Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve revisited Adam Lambert’s original Mad World performance, and it’s still breathtaking. Part of it is the memory — the shock of my DVR running out, the mad scramble for the remote hoping that it hadn’t flipped to another channel during the 15 minutes I lagged behind the broadcast, my relief when I discovered I was for some unknown reason DVRing Fringe and I hadn’t missed Adam.
And then … the moody blue lighting coming from his crotch that made me giggle, but was soon forgotten as that otherworldly vocal filled with emotion and angst made my jaw drop. That tremble on the syllables of “nervous” and the brief powered up volume and as Adam stood, then immediately took it back down softly again as you strained to hear. That final note that was a bit off for just a second, but was immediately recognized and corrected and somehow fit perfectly. And his happy face as he came out of performance mode, hearing the crowd’s powerful reaction — and then Simon’s standing ovation.
Thanks for the reminder of this beautiful, epic moment!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it so much! I missed the standing ovation as well!
i agree with all of those, but would throw up for honorable mention Kat McPhee’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, David Cook’s “Billie Jean” & Chris Daughtry’s “Walk the Line”
i love AI, haven’t missed a season yet. KELLY CLARKSON!!
That’s funny, I tried to find the ones you mentioned. Katharines, basically to have another one for that season and David Cook’s because it was one of my favorites. I couldn’t find good videos of them though.