It was clear it was in the script to criticize Vonzell no matter what her vocals sounded like. She was perfection in this performance.

Simon was off the mark on this one. This was one of the best performances of the season

January 2024. Stunning. This girl just stole my heart.

The single handed best rendition ever. Simon wanted Carrie to win ao badly he had to lie to himself during this.

black singers are so gifted thats why they are judged on whole entirely differant scale and often taken for granted with their beautiful voices.

Carrie x Vonzell is the real final. She' so so SOOOO underrated

2022 and I still come back to this performance 💞💖💞

i think this was the best version of this song and heard a lot of them.

She was one of the best idols to ever grace the stage. I listen to this version all the time cause I love how she did it and she sounds amazing.

whenever I feel like going back to watch past American idol performances I go straight to vonzell solomon and paris bennett

Simon had cherry picked Carrie since day one. Why he pushed Vonzell in such a corner is sickening. She was beautiful and extremely talented. She was definitely better than Bo.

After all the negative comments she had from Simon she still made it 3rd, imagine if Simon gave her the praise she deserved, she would have won! Which would have been well deserved 👏

@yaboitrey4evaontop

Жыл бұрын

You better say that!! I know this comment a year old but 💯

The winner is Vonzell. Beautiful performance.

That was a brilliant rendition of a great song, and Vonzell nailed it!

I just love, love this girls voice, she should have won this contest. I haven't watched Idol since she was voted off !

@masteraustin6540

7 жыл бұрын

She should of won but Simon pimped out Carrie to win

@Korouss911

6 жыл бұрын

Natasha Jenkins true she should have but I dnt think Simon wanted her to so he was very bias most of the time ( according to him the viewers listen to him thus he kinda give her bad to not so good comments week after week to keep her down so Carrie could shine...but still as was he best singer of this season

@Korouss911

6 жыл бұрын

Master Austin exactly

@IWantToMature85

5 жыл бұрын

Jermain Burford I thought that Bo was the best. Vonzell and Carrie did have iffy performances from time to time.

This might be my favorite Idol performance ever, from anyone. yet Simon ripped her a new one, unjustifiably.

I was in the 4th grade and my mom knew how much I loved vonzell that she would let me come out and watch her performance and then send me back to bed cause it was always a school night when idol came on lol

My favorite performance by Vonzell :) she was my favorite on Season 4!

I truly love this rendition by Vonzell! I watched her performance that night on American Idol and after all the years that has passed I still go back and replay it over and over again! 🎤🎶🎵

This would have to be her best performances she has done on the show! It was awesome!! I became a fan after this performance.

Still coming back to this performance, 2020. Thank you Vonzell.

Simon Doesn't know what he's talking about it was a Perfect Vocal great Song Choice

@exception2everyrule960

8 жыл бұрын

Simon had a job to do, and that was to make sure Carrie won. She threw so many great artists on the back burner, not just season 4, but in every season, to make sure that one certain person won.

Did anyone else almost cry?

The best Idol ever..her voice is really just ridiculous

Simon obviously didn't want her to win....too two should have been her and Carrie not bo....she was so much better than Carrie even her final performance she slayed

@belizeanalienify

5 жыл бұрын

Truth!!! She was a threat to Carrie.Carrie wasn't all that good smh

@IWantToMature85

5 жыл бұрын

Bo was good and should have won. Carrie had some mediocre performances by her standards.

Um Simon was TOTALLY biased, he knew who he wanted to win and he got it, Carrie duh! Vonzell sang that song to perfection, seriously Simon knew it too!

there can only be one...so Carrie won but still to this day I love baby V

@rodneymills6477

5 жыл бұрын

V was a lot better than Carrie. Simon made Carrie the winner because of $$ not skill.

The final is the most beautiful thing I ever listen.

this is my favorite performance of Vonzell and the best rendition 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

simon always wanted carrie to win in this season

@jaymieblue1844

8 жыл бұрын

+Xavier N clearly so did most of america. I heard she was way ahead in votes every single week.

@JakobTennisMB

6 жыл бұрын

where did you hear that she was ahead?

One of my favourite Idol performances.. wow vocals

Still Refreshing,after all these years,I simply love it!!!!!!

What in the world was Simon thinking???? She's had an off night? Omg...her vocals were so unbelievably good. I saw this on tv when it aired and now I can clearly see a bias here. Not cool. But I do love Carrie, too. He didn't have to be so hard on her.

2019 anyone ? I love this performance bytheway~

Wtf is wrong with Simon she performed it beautifully 👍👏❤️

what the fuck was simon saying? She was toooooooo good!

Wowwww, great voice. Beautiful 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I really hated Simon this season for almost always never giving Von her due credit. Sometimes Vonzell's notes don't always hit the mark, but this WAS a perfect vocal.

I like Vonzell's version 1000000000000000 times better even than the original. This girl is gold.

Vonzell omg her voice wow

Cada vez que escucho esto pienso en que Vonzell podría haber sido una ganadora muy popular de AI. Muy carismática.

Love this song

Wow .. i like it .. iam love your voice :) From Indonesia :D

2019 for this 💖

And I love the way she simply dismissed Simon as if he didn't say a word..he had dragged her thru the mud all season, and by then, even she knew it was all about tearing her down to make sure he convinced the public that Carrie was the 2nd coming

still the best Idol version of this song today .

Vonzell is the very reason why i love this song to sing in a video karaoke

Perfect!!!!

Song fit her voice so much

She really was one of the best contestants!!! She would have waited till season 5! She would have won...

The politics and games of the music industry and reality tv make me sick. Simon was SCRIPTED to say Vonzell didn't have a great night. He didn't even believe it when he said it. She was flawless!

Wow!!!!!!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

She was robbed. 2021 and I still feel like she should have won.

Beatiful.verry nice voice

Having witnessed her performances in this season, the way she performed better and better from the audition till the finals, I was surprised to learn that she's the only one not getting a contact from any label from that season! Can you imagine it? She could have been another Whitney, Chaka, Diana, and Dionne, if she was given a chance. What a waste!

I'm from Indonesia. I Love Vonzell.... I think she is great singer than another singer from AI....

@bee3angel u can get it on iTunes, Amazon, or on CD Baby. It's only available online. Just start an account with any one of those sites and then you can buy the album. And I believe it is well worth the buy!

sIEMPRE TE VEO Y ESTA ES TU MEJOR INTERPRETACION BELLA

This reminded me when Simon was so fixed on Leona to win and over shadow some better singers/acts.. Carrie is great today but given proper management anyone with the talent Van has could be just as big a star. She was better when I'm honest and I liked Carrie very much during the whole run of the show but she had only two winner types performance (Independence Day and Alone)

Fantastic four I wonder why she didnt get a record deal

she is the reason why i stopped watching idol all together. I personally think that she deserved to win. true talent. i love you Vonzell, even after all of these years. i remember turning on idol to watch it with my family. you were my favorite. i love you!

Vonzell Solomon Vonzell Solomom Baby

@yoblueyedb I can't believe Randy didn't even mention Vonzelle's performance! She was so awesome. Anyone who heard Vonz sing it automatically hated Ashton's version. Vonz just took this song and OWNED it.

I think Simon did that to make sure people voted for vonzell to make sure she stayed In the show

LOVE IT!!! Simon did her soooo wrong!!!

@marvelboy1974 ...totally agree, when Ashton said she was singing it, from the get go I thought...never gonna be as good as Vonzell season 4...and it wasn't. Ashton will likely go home.

I agree that Simon never liked Vonzelle. He had his eyes fixed on but one, Carrie.

she should have WON

1;37 - 1;44 very sensational. Vonzell was not Simon's favorite that season, she liked Carrie to win, poor Vonzell. but i think Simon is right coz she predicted Carrie after her Alone performance that she can sell millions of album after Idol.

Lol. Simon is using reverse psychology. He needs to do it so Vonzoll will stay on the competition.

@victorkd9926

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking too, like he was encouraging people to vote for her.

I used to like Simon, but when I started watching X Factor UK and now that I listened to his comment... I think that he doesn't real know what's raw talent and he gives so much importance to what sells and in X Factor some of his choices of saving or eliminating contestants were ridiculous! so unbelievably stupid!

I agree that Simon was biased against Vonzell. After Vonzell's "I Have Nothing" performance, she would continue to give performances which would garner praises from Randy and Paula, but criticisms from Simon. This is one of those performances.

It was all politics. Simon and the producers decided to push the other girl to win knowing good and well Vonzell had just as good a voice and in some songs better. And her stage and visual were impressive if not better. They just wanted to build on a country star to make more money thinking Vonzell was too much like Whitney. There could only be one Whitney. I know that nearly broke Vonzell's spirit. So happy shes doing her own thing now.

@jwwatsonjr2008 she actually just released an EP on itunes called "True Story" you should check it out.

Simon was drunk!!

Her best performance imo, what is Simon talking about??

i wish she would come out with a cd where she actually sings like this instead of trying to rap or whatever! Just like Paris Bennett they both have amazing voices they are wasting!

simon wasnt signing off on a blk winner after fanny n ruben didnt get album sales

@scottnewcombe3728

10 жыл бұрын

Ummm, Both Fantasia and Ruben had Platinum selling albums. Fantasia was nearly Double Platinum! ... Wtf?!

@dmann3g

10 жыл бұрын

So I guess thats why Fantasia and Ruben are huge stars now, and Carrie n Kelly are hustling for checks. Country n Rock fans often buy albums, while too many RnB fans bootleg.

@jiggalo2

10 жыл бұрын

dmann3g this is true

@exception2everyrule960

8 жыл бұрын

Fantasia has done quite well for herself and it has nothing to do with the color of her skin. This was a case of Simon choosing favorites, like always.

@newco113 Oooops sorry!

@kuuyu24 Idol pretty much owns their butts even after the show. They sign their rights away to the show basically. Not allowed to do anything without the Idol "stamp" on it for so many years. Vonzell has obviously refused to give any credit to Idol after they railroaded her as just a black wanna be. Simon wanted Carrie to win, every week his comments to Vonz proved it. However, Vonz is in the studio today. I think Cowell should give her a public apology.

@philip2cool1108 Yeah she got to 4th place.

うますぎる　黒人がうらやましい

Strategically booted her out to increase the odds of Carrie winning. Carrie had a great voice but so did Vonzell and no way would producers allow for a possible 3rd Black winner in a row winning against a White contestant. (Season 3 Fantasia vs. Dianna; Season 2 Rueben vs Clay) her not winning season 4 was total racist bullshit!

Simon Cowell was biased towards Carrie Underwood. I like Ashthon Jones' take on the song just as good as this version. Carrie Underwood may be the winner and the most popular contestant of season 4, but Vonzell Solomon is really the best singer of season 4, and should have made the top 2 instead of Bo Bice.

I loved Vonzell so much, I still don't understand why Simon was such an ASS to her. I couldn't stand him after this season due to the way he treated Vonzell.

Come on guys, she shouldn’t have won. If anything, Bo should have. Carrie had some subpar performances though, but compared to other contestants they were great.

WHY ISN'T SHE FAMOUS?!

Not being Racist, but the BEST SINGERS ARE BLACK!

Honestly, what the heck was Simon listening to????

Go home Simon. You're drunk.

Carris is not touching Vonzell

@briandav you got that right... Ashton Jones sucked this song up

so much better than Ashthon.

Simon was just an ass. The show was supposed to be about finding the next superstar which I guess I can see why he wanted Carrie to win but at the same time If he actually gave them all equal opportunities they could be molded into the genres they want to go into

Simon didn't say that it was terrible. He probably just noticed A LOT of flat notes. There were, but overall I still think it was a fairly good performance. What also makes the song sound better is the arrangement. This one sounded so grand as compared to Ashthon's, which was very dull and boring...

@2002isuzu

6 жыл бұрын

Sam Brooks stop it

vonzell just got incredible range but she sings kinda pitchy that season

I lost respect for simon year's ago. His ego over shadow's his opinion's which i no longer think are relevant. X factor 2011 viewing figure's have proved that. Love you Baby V

simon critize her because she sounded the same as diana ross, whitney ..... he said her voice is good but did not stand out. there are so many good voices in america but u need to stand out.

ok. It's not Simon. She is trying to do things that her voice cant do. Vonzell is not a belter. But she tries anyway and that's why it sounds strange. Jennifer Hudson=belter and it's amazing.

@MHBarnhill

2 жыл бұрын

Simon didn’t like her either and look at her now.