Tamera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUbZdMbfNmU

Diamond White (US)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSBwlEAjCxM

Leona

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6d...live-x-f_music

I don't care. How I wish they would ban this song and all other Whitney Houston songs.

grumpy

That's me. Sorrry, but I'm sick to death of hearing these same old songs on every singing contest on television. They are overdone, and they just encourage screeching - I'm not a fan of screeching women. Even if I'd liked these songs in the first place - and I didn't - I would be fed up with them by now. Aren't you?

Shirley Bassey

Whitney Houston

Leona, but honestly, it's a very easy song for anyone with a suitable range and voice type to sing, so it's no major feat to deliver a good rendition.

Also, while its structure makes a good singer sound great ,there is only so much a singer can do with it to make it their own without sounding like they're just showboating, and I find it mildly dull ,to sing or to hear.

Have to add a few more to the list (although Leona is my favorite):

Melanie Amaro (X Factor USA Season 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiXRvZvdLw

Jennifer Hudson (American Idol Season 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MeafuUNFRg

Katharine McPhee (American Idol Season 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2EVsnzNYk0

Vonzell Solomon (American Idol Season 4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BSiI5WpwCI

Charice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J1XUOyyf2g

For me Leona's performance is best.

Tulisha!!

... i got that reference

Ranked from strongest to weakest:

Leona >>>>>>>>>>>> Diamond White (US) > Tamera

Seriously, anyone who can't hear that Leona is miles ahead of the other two is certified tone deaf.

What bugs me is when singers with a limited range attempt this song, and then show themselves up at the big key change moment as they have to sing it in a lower key, thus losing the "wow" impact

Actually, it isn't that tough. Whitney was great, though.No denying that!

Has she recorded it ? I've always thought it was a very Bassey-like song (which is why it's one of the few Whitney records I like).

no She sang I who have nothing http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nfDAoSDsAS4

yet judges always say "ooh big song" before anyone attempts it lol

not X Factor but a young Christina Aguilera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWsqPWApGXM

impressive!!

Leona definitely

Whitney.

Well,I guess "Ooh, a song that's so easy that every would be diva in the world has put a reasonably listenable or copycat rendition out on Youtube after getting excited that they could "hit the same notes" as a great artist and getting a good reaction at their local karaoke bar, hoping to be associated with the great vocalist who made it popular" doesn't have the same ring to it

hehe Singy

melanie amaro maybe

Leona did the best rendition but you can't beat the original