Season 9 of American Idol has started again, and now, more than two months later, the Top 10 are performing on stage. On the first week of the finals, the contestants performed songs from The Rolling Stones. Last week, the Top 11 contestants performed Billboard #1 Hits with teen star, Miley Cyrus as a mentor. This week, Usher serves as the contestants’ mentor for R&B/soul night.
Okay, I have a confession to make. I still watch American Idol, even though it’s not really as good as it used to be before. It used to be all about talent before. And now, it’s just another reality competition show used to promote stars and their albums, shows, movies and careers.
But like I said, it used to be really good, and it used to be really just all about the talent. So let me share my favorite Idol moments. And when I say favorite, I mean my favorite seasons, from Seasons 3 through 5.
Season 3
Camile Velasco - “Son Of A Preacher Man”
Honestly, I think this was Camile’s only great performance in American Idol. All the rest of her performances were overtaken by fear and nerves, and it was hard to see what she was capable of. This performance was still not up to par with her auditions (where she sang Fugees‘ “Ready Or Not”).
George Huff - “Take Me To The Pilot”
This was the song (Top 9 week) that solidified George Huff’s reputation as a great singer. It was Elton John week, and he owned this song. I think it’s still my favorite Idol performance. EVER.
Jennifer Hudson – “Baby, I Love You”
This performance identified who Jennifer Hudson was as a singer. Some people loved “Circle Of Life”, but I think this was her best performance in the show (aside from Imagine).
Fantasio Barrino – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
Fantasia did a lot of great performances in American Idol, and that’s one of the reasons why she won the show. But her performance of this song just made it more obvious that she owned this season.
What were your favorite Season 3 performances? Next week, I’ll be tackling favorite performances from Season 4.
