Favourite performance across all singing competitions
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Taking into account the X factors, idols, the voice etc what is your favourite performance and why? (if you can explain it that is)
I know this is an X Factor forum but I imagine most replies will be X factor contestants anyway. If you've got a link stick it in, i'm seeing if I missed any great performances!
Now I think about it I don't even know if I can narrow it down to one! Although I know Haley singing Bennie and the Jets would come pretty high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAvACrWry8s
I love how her popularity just grew as people started to recognise her, natural performer.
I know this is an X Factor forum but I imagine most replies will be X factor contestants anyway. If you've got a link stick it in, i'm seeing if I missed any great performances!
Now I think about it I don't even know if I can narrow it down to one! Although I know Haley singing Bennie and the Jets would come pretty high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAvACrWry8s
I love how her popularity just grew as people started to recognise her, natural performer.
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Anyway, my personal favorites in no particular order:
1. Josh Krajcik - Jar of Hearts
2. Drew (X Factor US) - Just a Dream.
3. Drew - Fix You
4. Janet Devlin - Fix You
5. Cher Lloyd - Stay
6. Cher Lloyd - Empire State of Mind
7. Cher Lloyd- Love the way you lie
8. LYLAS - Impossible. (Judges houses but I still loved it)
9. Misha B - Rolling in the Deep.
10. Little Mix - E.T.
11. Janet Devlin - Chasing Cars.
All of mine are fairly recent I guess you can tell from the list what kind of music I'm into as well. Other people are likely to list amazing vocalists like Leona and Alexandra but they're just not my thing.
Sorry about the long list btw. It was hard to decide on just a few.
" Summertime "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8XSDXYFNI
"What are you doing the rest of your life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgRJImdIloo
"Heard it through the grapevine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7uLIjOje1o
"Signed sealed delivered "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u92NNJgQKw
To name a few but this performance from Fantasia in the American Idol 3 final was phenomenal , she turned what could have been a drippy song into a performance Freddie Mercury would have been proud of .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRNIsY1ha3E
and a couple of her return performances
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIjUohWb_X0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzLH7H7mXyk&playnext=1&list=PL26583F13CFFD1D41&feature=results_main
Watching those performances back remind me how great the show used to be in the early days .
Danyl Johnsons Audition
Alex Parks (Fame Academy)
Lucie Jones
Ruth Lorenzo
Kelly Rowland and Amelia duet (underrated)
Misha b rolling in the deep
Matt cardle for the first time
Mainly because of her ability to convey emotion
02. Alaina Alexander - Not Ready To Make Nice
03. Jade Ellis - Love Is A Losing Game
04. Michelle Delamor - Arms Wide Open < LOVE
05. Hailey Reinhart - Bennie and the Jets
Matt Cardle - The First Time...
And of course, Ruth Lorenzo - Purple Rain and I'm fond of her 'Always'
Little mix ET Brilliant performance vocally and esp visually
Ruth Purple Rain
Little Geordie Joe was good at Journey IMO
Nothing else even comes close.
She had quite a few to choose from as well, easily my favourite contestant I've seen on any of the talent shows.
Rebecca Ferguson - Wicked Game
But my other favs are probs a bit random...
Matt cardle - if I were a boy
Craig Colton - halo
Ruth Lorenzo - purple rain
Diana vickers - call me/man in the mirror
Sam Nixon - mr bojangles
Megan joy - rockin robin
Alex lambert - everybody knows
Eton road - does your mother know?
Philip Philips - we've got tonight/home
Skylar laine - didn't you know how much I loved you?
Love that one - one of my top 5 too, I also love
1.Fantasia - Fool in Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXoyOkh70Sc
I don't think i have seen anything in the UK that would even compare to the raw, natural talent that Fantasia showed in both of those performances, her Fool in Love performance was phenomenal! Summertime and Fool in Love are definitely my top two.
2.Adam Lambert - Mad World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfR0JGWX62E
Has to be one of the most legendary performances on one of these shows ever, eerily haunting, totally sublime, and just what a voice! Aiden Grimshaw did a great job with the same version but I think the orginal stands up as the best!
3. Rhydian Roberts - Somwhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuM4CZjsR4g
I think this is the best performance from XF in the UK, it was one through the years that I just though Wow after I heard it. Rhydian was fab!
4. David Cook - Always by my Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPT8gqmcqlk
I think this is one of the true examples of a singer one of these shows taking a song, and TRULY! making it their own, it was a fantastic interpretation.
5. Elliot Yahmin - A song for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yKG0M4Gx64
Just so so beautiful, in a season with many great performances this was my favourite, just so stunningly natural, simple and beautiful
Me too. And a constant source of surprise as generally I can't abide the little rug rat.
Her performing summertime, sorry seems to be the hardest word, bridge over troubled water, all by myself, over the rainbow, i will always love you, without you, a moment like this and the take that duet was amazing.
one of her performances is probably better than most the vocalists on these shows put together. And its really shameful to think people are mentioning Cher Lloyd as a favourite performance. She is a chav and is shite. Simple as.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVOTfo7hJUc
Jahmene Douglas - At Last
Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
Matt Cardle - The First Time.../Nights in White Satin
Little Mix - Don't Let Go
to name a few...
Little Mix - Don't let go
Alexandra Burke and Beyonce - Listen