To me, this was the best season of American Idol. All of the finalists were so...memorable. I can remember almost all of them... and I don't even remember who won last year o_o
I remember watching this clear back in the day, and sure...the song didn't fit him great and judges said the same thing...BUT to me..I actually really enjoyed how different his voice fit in there
I watched Elise and Phillip at the time,and thought it was the best duet I have heard, and I think that Elise's voice is great and so unique she should have come in a better place than 6th. I could listen to her all the time.
Elise does divide opinions...I for one enjoy listening to her voice more than almost anyone elses during that season...i do agree that the technical aspects of it she needed to work on but that rasp, the tone, and that vibrato at the end of her phrases are the reason why i'm revisiting her after all these years.
ja8ames I wouldn't say crazy good...because as i mentioned she needed to tighten up her pitch but i know what you mean by that...that rasp just draws me in. I was shocked that 4 years later I remember a contestant that didn't even make it to the semifinals of a singing show i don't even watch anymore. that says a whole lot.
collins mugodo Well, she finished about sixth or so, which is finals. The pitch thing, for her, doesn't bother me enough for me to "deduct points" from her.
ja8ames no i meant the semis...like the second to last show...and as much as i agree with you...it didn't bother me, i think justice was served this season specifically because the people that did end up going all the way had such good pitch as well as interesting voices...i think if she was pitch perfect, she could have won it. like i just rewatched the "somebody that i used to know" duet cover with Phillip Phillips and you could clearly see where she fell short and where Phillip triumphed.
I seen Phillip play live. I've been to about 50 concerts and honestly he's in my top 3. So amazing! This particular song randomly pops up in my head from time to time so here I am in 2021 listening to it haha
Elise Is hands-down my all-time favorite singer from American Idol. I love the rasp to her voice, but yet she can have a very beautiful on raspy tone when she chooses to. The fact that she wasn’t at least runner up to Phil Phillips is insane to me. I thought she was great
These two had such good chemistry 😂 they're voices together were the best and one of the most memorable people on American idol or any of the singing shows.
many are saying she didn't do well on the song. but if you ask me she did great, she made it her own as phillip also did. all of you need to stop hating on elise and phillip because it can be very discouraging to them.
I STILL seek this out after all this time! This was one of my favorite performances ever on American Idol. Elise really should have won. Yes, Phillip is great too.
This was the first performance of the season I saw...I believe... It was amazing and my mom new Philip had it in the bag from the start, LOVE BOTH OF THEM
I absolutely agree with ALL of YOU - Phillip totally needs to win... This is so hilarious... I was clearing my phone because I still had one thing on my calendar from January and I was like what the heck would I've kept...January 19th it says, "Phillip Phillips next American Idol" I'm guessing that must've been the date he first appeared! I loved him then, I just love him now! I wish my phone was a US line I'd be voting for him!!! I'll be so broken hearted tonight if he's NOT in the FInal 2!!
I called him winning it, i was so happy he did, awesome voice and good looks and good nature.. i love how he did this, im not to fond how she did, but thats just my opinion like everyone else has one too
There's a large opinion that either Jessica Sanchez or Joshua Ledet should have won this season. Looking back, Phillip has an extreme rare voice with a rasp that most cannot belt out. Jessica and Joshua can SING, but Phillip truly does have a special voice. It's the best Top 3 (Phillip, Jessica, Joshua) in Idol history. Season 10, however, should have been won by Haley Reinhart.
I agree listening to it several years later, I feel like it was a little nasally and some of pronunciation was a bit off on her part. I think Phillip did a really good job even with it not being his style of music but I thought she would have done a lot better if it’s her kind of song and she chose it.
