He absolutely crushed that song. Maybe his best of the year.

He was crap IMO.

I thought it was very average.

I thought it was awful.

So did I.
Usually I find David A good but boring. This week, I thought it was terrible.

Extremely, it's what he does every week. I'm really disappointed with him, I was blown away by Imagine and thought he'd really bring something special to AI, just hasn't happened at all

Agree completely - he seemed to be "the chosen one" at the beginning but now I would suggest, is unlikely to win unless he pulls out something very special over the next few weeks.

Me too..I even posted 'Winner' after he sang that, but since then, he hasn't really wowed me and I just dont get the OTT comments fron Randy the last 2 weeks..oh well.

Predictable song choice and predictable singing = Boring

Does anyone think he could possibly have fitted in another riff or run whatever you call it? As for the falsetto a rather half hearted attempt.

Much prefer Leon Jackson singing this

But I do Like David

I think even if he did outstanding some people on here wouldn't admit to it...


I thought he was brilliant.. hard song to sing aswell.
The only one i haven't listened to yet is Brooke, but I heard she did rubbish.

if David A was not cute, he would have been out yonks ago.

I agree.

I thought he was very average indeed last night. Leon's version of When You Believe was better!

I loved it... love this kid as well.

Am I missing something? was AI on tonight?

it seemed as if he was debating to sing the melody, or to ad-lib.

he in tune, so technically, he can't be faulted, but i dont think he portrayed the thrill of the original by Whitney and Mariah.

His attempted falsetto, seemed like struggle, which was weird because it shouldn't have been.

But, purely on singing capability, he was one of the best. He's got a nice tone to his voice, so he's fortunate with that, because no amount of vocal lessons will improve the natural tone of your voice

Sorry, Prasanth, but that is actually not entirely true.
Learning proper singing technique actually can change and improve the sound and tone of a person's voice.Granted, the extent of the improvement will depend on the natural ability and range(wich can be maximized, but not increased, contrary to popular belief, when it comes to range and what your vocal folds can handle, ya get what you're born with ) of the singer, so you are partially correct.
In David A's case, it sounds like he has some training already and that is as good as it is going to get. I think that is part of why he is one of the least interesting of the top 7 to me. His voice is good, but not that good, and pleasant, but bland.I don't dislike him , I just find his vocals and performances to be uninteresting, safe, and predictable.
If Kristy for example were to improve her singing technique, she would have a better overall tone and control than she does currently. I can actually hear some of the mistakes as she makes them, and see/hear much of what she is doing that exaggerrates the nasal and brittle quality in her tone to the point of unpleasantness .It isn't her voice, it is her technique. She seems to be improving, so maybe someone is helping her with that. She could be reasonably good in time, and because she currently has to compensate for what she lacks vocally, she will be a better entertainer overall if she does learn to make the most of her ability.

I also thought the same after Imagine but when I looked him up on the net I realised he won a similar TV talent show for kids when he was 12 and that Imagine was a big song for him over the years. So we were comparing a very polished, professionally produced performance honed over a third of his life against other contestants who had learned their song in a few days.

He might be the favorite but he needs to up his game if he's going to win it. He peaked too early in my opinion.

He wasn't great but, sorry Leon fans, much better than Leon.

Now that I watched on TV instead of YouTube clips, I have completely changed my mind, I think that it was very good.

I can't help it but I find him vile and nauseating. Well not him, that's unfair, I'm sure he's a really nice kid but the way he's presented....He's so very groomed for this, isn't he? I totally agreed with Simon when he said he knew David would choose that song.

I just find him creepily old fashioned. Someone younger should be performing in a more modern (and less bland) way. I suspect the hand of his father weighs heavy there though.

Well I thought he was really good. Yes he can be a bit breathy, but he has incredible precision with the melodies and does some really complex stuff with them. He was technically my favourite performance of the night, but of course David Cook does tend to go for more reinvention with his choice of arrangements so creatively he was better I think. At this stage I'd be pretty surprised if it isn't a David vs David final.

Only a'ite for me. Not as good as Leon.

He breathes too much, take that any way you like!