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Syesha Mercado Sings “If I Ain’t Got You” May 29 Live with Regis and Kelly (Video)

Wendy — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:56:59 +0000

Hey, don’t forget about American Idol third place finalist Syesha Mercado! Here she is singing “If I Ain’t Got You” on the May 29 Live with Regis and Kelly (video).

2008 American Idol 7 Season Finale: Syesha Mercado, Seal “Waiting for You” (Video)

Wendy — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:26:12 +0000

Syesha Mercado and Seal sing “Waiting for You” in this 2008 American Idol 7 season finale video clip.

American Idol May 14 Results Show: Syesha Mercado Eliminated

Wendy — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:57:18 +0000

After 56 million votes, Syesha Mercado was eliminated on the May 14 American Idol results show. We all knew it would come down to a battle of the Davids (David Aruleta, David Cook) — didn’t we?

May 13 American Idol: Syesha Mercado Sings “Hit Me Up” (Video)

Wendy — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:44:59 +0000

Syesha Mercado “Hit Me Up” by Gia Farrell (from “Happy Feet”) in this May 13 American Idol video clip. “Hit Me Up” was the producer’s choice for Syesha Mercado.

Randy said it was just okay for him; Paula said she did it well, but didn’t think it was a great song choice; Simon said it was better than the second song, but thought it was forgettable.

May 13 American Idol: Syesha Mercado Sings “Fever” (Video)

Wendy — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:04:39 +0000

Syesha Mercado sings “Fever” by Peggy Lee in this May 13 American Idol video clip. “Fever” was Syesha Mercado’s song choice.

Randy said it was a great performance; Paula said she looks lovely, thought it was an interesting song choice but didn’t show her who Syesha is as an artist; Simon said it was a lame cabaret performance.

May 13 American Idol: Syesha Mercado Sings “If I Ain’t Got You” (Video)

Wendy — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:58:22 +0000

Syesha Mercado sings “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys in this May 13 American Idol video clip. “If I Ain’t Got You” was Randy Jackson’s judges’ choice pick.

Randy said she did an amazing job on it; Paula said she’s very proud she’s the last woman standing; Simon said she sang it very well, but wished Randy chose a different song, said she looks gorgeous.

May 7 American Idol Results Show: Jason Castro Eliminated

Wendy — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:57:09 +0000

This week’s American Idol elimination wasn’t much of a surprise — Jason Castro was eliminated on the May 7 American Idol results show.

Syesha Mercado and Jason Castro landed in the bottom two, but as Jason Castro said, he shot the tambourine man.

May 6 American Idol: Syesha Mercado Sings “A Change is Gonna Come” (Video)

Wendy — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:32:49 +0000

Syesha Mercado sings “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke in this May 6 American idol video clip.

Randy didn’t love it as much as the first one, didn’t like the arrangement; Paula gave her a standing ovation and said she’s magnificent; Simon agreed with Paula.

May 6 American Idol: Syesha Mercado Sings “Proud Mary” (Video)

Wendy — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:23:36 +0000

Syesha Mercado sings “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner in this May 6 American Idol video clip.

Randy said she’s in the zone; Paula said she made it happen; Simon thought it was a bad, shrieky version of Tina Turner.

April 29 American Idol: Syesha Mercado Sings “Thank the Lord for the Night Time” (Video)

Wendy — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:43:25 +0000

Syesha Mercado sings “Thank the Lord for the Night Time” by Neil Diamond in this April 29 American Idol video clip.

Randy said it was in the zone; Paula loves the softness in her voice; Simon thinks she may be in trouble because her second song wasn’t really memorable.