Round 1 JESSICA SANCHEZ I HAVE NOTHINGby Whitney Houston – American IDOL 11 Finale

American Idol judge Randy Jackson said Round 1 went to Jessica Sanchez.

Round 2 (Reprise): Jessica Sanchez picked THE PRAYER

Change Nothing (original song)

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After 90 million votes, the first person to be in the finale is Jessica Sanchez:

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Final Result & Elimination by IdolxMuzic

As a Sanchez fan — Edwin Suba — noted on the young singer’s official Facebook page: “Jessica will make history if she wins. Three reasons:

(1) First Asian winner
(2) Youngest winner at 16
(3) First saved contestant to win the title
LET’S MAKE HISTORY PEOPLE!”

Jessica Sanchez – I’ll Be There –Top 3 American Idol

Jessica Sanchez – I don’t wanna miss a thing

Jessica Sanchez – MY ALL – American Idol ll Top 3

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Jessica Sanchez – I’ll Be There –Top 3 American Idol

Randy Jackson says “I liked it OK. I didn’t love that for me. It was never a moment moment. It needed a moment moment moment. It was OK it wasn’t like OH MY GOD.”

Steven Tyler says “Don’t bore us, get to the chorus. Delicious. Gorgeous.”

Jennifer Lopez said “You came back and killed it so hard at the end.”

Jessica Sanchez – I don’t wanna miss a thing

Randy Jackson says “You’re choosing some tough songs. It started a little slow for me but you delivered a big moment.”

Steven Tyler – “You just took a great song and made it greater.Beautiful.”

Jennifer Lopez – “You do not know what a big deal that is (coming from Steven). Really good job, baby.”

Jessica Sanchez – MY ALL – American Idol ll Top 3

Randy Jackson comments “Yo, I mean, that was absolutely beautiful. We tell people never to do Mariah, but I’m tellin’ you what, that was one of the best Mariah songs sung on TV.”

Jennifer Lopez says “Hard song. You did it so beautifully and you did it in your own way.”

Steven Tyler adds “When you sing, you make people hang on your every note. I hope you get used to encores.”

Out of 70 million votes cast Wednesday , Jessica Sanchez emerged in the top three along with Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet.

It is recalled that the three judges gave her another standing ovation – her first since she sang a duet with Joshua Ledet on “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me.”

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Jessica sang Etta James’ “Steal Away” for her first number.

“I loved it. That showed the other side of your voice,” said Tyler.

Lopez thought the performance was “crazy,” calling Sanchez as one of the greatest female singers she has heard in a long time.

Jackson, for his part, said that Sanchez can actually sing anything and that she can tap on the original singer’s soulfulness even at a young age.

“I love the whole vibe of that. The blues is so much soul so much heart in it. That’s what it’s all about. Your vocals are ridiculous. That girl can sing the phone book. Amazing, again,” he said.

Jessica closed out the show with “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from “Dreamgirls,” a song that she has been familiar for the longest time. The judges gave Jessica the second standing ovation of the night.

And the three judges agreed by giving her another standing ovation – her first since getting the “Idol” judges to their feet when she sang a duet with Joshua Ledet on “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me.”

Record producer and mentor Jimmy Iovine said during the rehearsals that if the audience sees and the judges see what he saw, it could be game over.

Steven Tyler called it as another “over the top” performance.

Jennifer Lopez was equally floored by Sanchez’s vocal ability and added that it seems that it’s going to be a race to the finish.

Randy Jackson noted that Sanchez picked “one of the hardest songs in the world to sing but you slayed it.”

Jessica Sanchez performs “Proud Mary” by Credence Clearwater Revival at the Top 5 performance show

Randy Jackson: This performance was barely OK.

Jennifer Lopez: You’re so grown up there, I forget you are 16.

Steven Tyler: the only thing that experience gives a run for it’s money is a 16 year old.

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This was Colton’s worst week so far, with his song choices failing to represent who he wants to be as an artist, so it’s fitting that his first trip to the bottom three also resulted in his exit. He doesn’t need “American Idol” to have a successful recording career, since he has a marketable sound already, and I’m sure his elimination isn’t going to hamper him at all.

“You know, I need to apologize,” Colton told Ryan Seacrest and the judges after he heard the news. “I wasn’t myself last night, and I get it. I appreciate what you told me last night. I’ll take that when I’m making a record.”

“You’ll make many records,” and Randy Jackson to assure him, “You’ve got a huge career ahead of you.”

Jessica Sanchez performs “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys at the Top 7 redux performance show.

Laura Pudrom of the Huffington Post called Sanchez’ rendition of Fallin’ overplayed, but showed the “purity of her tone, her enviable control and the sultry depths of her range.”

Rodney Ho thought “it was technically fine but she didn’t add anything new or interesting to a very well-worn song.”

American singer-songwriter Jesse McCartney went gaga over Jessica Sanchez after he saw the young singer perform on “American Idol.”

“Just turned on American Idol! Whoaaaaa!!! Who is this Jessica Sanchez??? She’s got my VOTE!!! For real! She’s unbelievable!!!” he said.