Syesha Mercado, 20, of Miami, Florida is absolutely beautiful and acknowleges that good things are happening in her life now. Her father struggled with drugs and alcohol and was in and out of her life, but recently got it together in a rehab program.

Syesha Mercado sings “Think (Freedom)” by Aretha Franklin in this “American Idol 7″ video clip and gets the golden ticket to the Hollywood round.