one beautiful lady and so down to earth you go Melinda and with a voice like yours you can sing anything...you are by far the best Idol contestant ever... this is one lady that is so nice to everyone and know how to sing any song and tells a story when she sings it..Go Melinda
I've met Melinda. She's such a humble person :-) She also singled me out at a festival she sang at xD but she was AWESOME! Melinda was truly THE best vocal on the show.
She is the best Vocal on Idol Ever!! Very very Impressed! Her CD should Go to #! Love HER Go Melinda Go!! You are the Bomb!! #1 Love Kelly B this Song makes me Cry and CRY!! Love Kelly B
I just so happen to have caught this performance this night, as I did not watch Idol. This girl's performance is the reason i started watching Idol. She blew me away, can't believe she's not in the forefront or has top 100 songs right now.
I'm glad to see not everyone has fogotten about Melinda. Did anyone notice when her CD came out, you really had to search for it? No prominent display like the other Idol CD's. I finally asked and someone found it for me. I still love to listen to her sing.... the best.
This performance moved me so much! I had heard the song done before, and loved it, but I don't believe I've ever been moved as much as by this amazing performance. Melinda, you are truly one of the best!
This girl's performance is the reason i started watching Idol. She blew me away, can't believe she's not in the forefront or has top 100 songs right now.
This lady is pure power and grace combined. Simon said in a later show that people were looking for the "wow" factor. She had several WOW moments in this performance alone.
I never thought I would love another version of this song other than Stephanie Mills' original, but I do love Melinda's version, too. That's the best part of Melinda's performances - she always give you something more to love!
Simone said what I was thinking. A young Glady's Knight. If she was around in the 70's & 80's she would have been a big star. To this day I still believe she was the best pure vocalist on this show.
What a voice, my God! What a presence! It´s really a GREAT SINGER appearing. A star is born! And Melinda didnp t win American Idol 2007!!! What a injustice!!!...
But I know Randy!! - this is one of Melinda's greatest performances. In fact one of the greatest AI performances of all time. I come back time and again to listen and watch the Nightingale. So much natural feeling - one word: SUPERB...!!!
me too. it's weird. i love her speaking voice, too. but my fave is the little finger shake during "i still know where i'm going" so cute..love melinda!!
Amazing. For any other singer, the contest would be very difficult. Learning a new genre every week is very hard. Keeping your voice and enduring the contest is very tough. But for Melinda it was the "high heels and dresses!" That's priceless! The contest would kill just about anyone, but Melinda. "High heels & dresses!" Amazing! Claude
I totally agree. Melinda should have won.. She as a beautiful voice and she sang with such emotion... She is what older musicans would call a Song Bird...
Maybe this Lady won't be the single biggest recording star of world history. And it's even possible that she won't record nearly as much as most of us would like. However -- nothing replaces talent, honor, and class. And this Lady has it all in those areas. Recording is second rate -- being a human being counts far, far more. And this Lady is tops in all areas.
i just can´t believe that she didn´t win...she is asolutly AWESOME...so talented...so funny...remember hr rendition of "my funny valentine"...and when she sing "home" just makes me cry everytime i watch...go on girl!!!!!!
Wonderful singer, wonderful personality. She has more talent and class than the entire top 10 of season 7 put together. I worry for the future of the show if they can't get back to this level.
In terms of demeanor, melinda reminds me very much of Michael and Janet Jackson. She, like they, is very demur and unassuming and soft-spoken when she is not singing. But then when she steps on stage and opens her mouth, she explodes. I could watch this performance everyday and never get tired of it.
Living here, in this brand new world Might be a fantasy But it taught me to love So its real, real to me And Ive learned That we must look inside our hearts To find a world full of love Like yours Like me Like home...
+Anne Hamilton Hopefully she is. In fact, I saw her play Auntie Em in the Wiz Live last December on NBC. She did a brief but really good job opening the show. I'm petitioning her to come back and play Maybelle in NBC's next live musical Hairspray.
Anne Hamilton That's okay. I'm usually patient for replies. Did you see the Wiz Live? And I closed the petition because Jennifer Hudson is playing Maybelle in Hairspray. The cast for the show will also include Harvey Fierstein as Edna, Martin Short as Wilbur, Derek Hough as Corny Collins, Ariana Grande as Penny, Kristin Chenoweth as Velma, her onscreen daughter Dove Cameron from Descendants as Amber, Teen Beach Movie's Garret Clayton as Link, Andrea Martin as Prudy, Penny's mom and introducing Maddie Ballio as Tracy. The show will be on December 7th NBC
Hello..Manuel Orozco...and no I did not see the Wiz live...I would have love too seen it though..so nice that you are keeping up and staying on top of the latest shows and plays. The last play I seen was way back in the 90's. "One monkey don't stop no show" with actress Kim Fields and her mother, actress Chip Fields. I also seen some more old plays, like "Evita" and "Sophisticated Ladies" with the late great sultry singer Phyllis Hyman and I also seen "Fiddler on the Roof". Thank you for the reply back, and all the best to you. May God bless you!
I really enjoyed this rendition. She really did a good job. It just hard to listen to anyone do this song after hearing Jazmin Sullivan's version at 12 years old. That was a masterpiece.
+Knormal Ramson I really enjoyed the performance too! You should have seen the Wiz Live last December on NBC because Shanice Williams sang Home good as well.
after suffering thru all the crap of AI7, i put this on in the car today and blasted it. melinda has the most addictive voice i have ever heard. i love this
I felt so sad at the time she didn't make to the top 2. She was the best singer in the history of idol. All the judges love her so very much.Maybe america doesn't like her beauty, I think.
I've watched this performance i don't even know HOW MANY TIMES and it STILL brings me to tears... holy crap! lol Melinda was robbed this season just like Latoya London from season three. : (
Chills!!! There's so much conviction with her singing and her stage presence is incredible. And I love the banter between Simon and Ryan.
THE best Idol performance ever. All natural talent.
one beautiful lady and so down to earth you go Melinda and with a voice like yours you can sing anything...you are by far the best Idol contestant ever... this is one lady that is so nice to everyone and know how to sing any song and tells a story when she sings it..Go Melinda
I've met Melinda. She's such a humble person :-) She also singled me out at a festival she sang at xD but she was AWESOME! Melinda was truly THE best vocal on the show.
+Joshua Byrom That's very sweet to hear!
A real favourite of mine...
Such Feeling, Such Sincerity, Such Soul, Such Talent...!!!
Sensational vocal performance, and Melinda Doolittle is a vocal powerhouse!
I'm watching this in 2018. I still think this is one of the best performances this show has ever had.
The first time I heard this song I cry. I don't know why, it's just sooooooo beautiful, no emotional stuff, it's just so beautiful
She is the best Vocal on
Idol Ever!! Very very Impressed! Her CD should Go to #! Love HER Go Melinda Go!! You are the Bomb!! #1 Love Kelly B this Song makes me Cry and CRY!! Love Kelly B
I just so happen to have caught this performance this night, as I did not watch Idol. This girl's performance is the reason i started watching Idol. She blew me away, can't believe she's not in the forefront or has top 100 songs right now.
I'm glad to see not everyone has fogotten about Melinda. Did anyone notice when her CD came out, you really had to search for it? No prominent display like the other Idol CD's. I finally asked and someone found it for me. I still love to listen to her sing.... the best.
This performance moved me so much! I had heard the song done before, and loved it, but I don't believe I've ever been moved as much as by this amazing performance. Melinda, you are truly one of the best!
One of the best songs I ever consider as a BIG inspiration to me... Melinda, you rock!
One of the best AI moments, the barb trades between Ryan and Simon - so funny; and the performance was superb.
This is Pure Talent.. The World Needs Melinda.. She should do Concerts and BE on the RADIO!! /Broadway.. Very VERY GOOD!! Love HER
This song and performance is my life story! My favorite performance every!
I adore this woman. A perfect example of ENORMOUS talent in a humble and down-to-earth woman.
Melinda you won my heart ♥
Omg, shes so real. And so beautiful. I love here. Her voice gives me goose bumps every-time i hear here.
This girl's performance is the reason i started watching Idol. She blew me away, can't believe she's not in the forefront or has top 100 songs right now.
I loved Melinda,and I always loved Diana. How gracious is she!? "when you sing,I get goose bumps" now that was cool of her to tell Melinda.
She is awesome, the best ever. Even though she didn't win American Idol, she is still an idol to me and a winner.
I love this woman's voice...it's like heaven in my ears!
Melinda sings like a pro. What a voice and so smooth a performer. She`s got 'it', a natural. I think she should`ve won!
This lady is pure power and grace combined. Simon said in a later show that people were looking for the "wow" factor. She had several WOW moments in this performance alone.
I listen to this every chance I get!!! Absolutely the best!!!!
I cant still get over until today feeling how good she is. I love Melinda.... always my fave and Jessica Sanchez.
I never thought I would love another version of this song other than Stephanie Mills' original, but I do love Melinda's version, too. That's the best part of Melinda's performances - she always give you something more to love!
I still get goosebumps with this performance. Melinda is the Best American Idol contestant! :)
Rejoice in a beautiful voice.
What a joyful sound... truly a Gal of God...!!!
She and Lakisha Jones were the best that year!!
+Bruce Baldwin I was rooting for Jordin all the way that season but Melinda and Lakisha were equally talented too.
Bruce Baldwin both of them deserve final night
Still the best performance ever on the Idol stage!
Simone said what I was thinking. A young Glady's Knight. If she was around in the 70's & 80's she would have been a big star. To this day I still believe she was the best pure vocalist on this show.
What a voice, my God! What a presence! It´s really a GREAT SINGER appearing. A star is born! And Melinda didnp t win American Idol 2007!!! What a injustice!!!...
Why are you crying Melinda? -- "I've never heard anything like that." What a great, real moment. What a great performance. She should have won.
Still gives me goose bumps. I find this amazing.
Melinda, she is perfect, she is the best idol of all time in american idol.
She is flawless!!! A true talent..
I'm crying.
I originally cried when I first saw this.
Beautiful.
But I know Randy!! - this is one of Melinda's greatest performances. In fact one of the greatest AI performances of all time.
I come back time and again to listen and watch the Nightingale.
So much natural feeling - one word: SUPERB...!!!
me too. it's weird. i love her speaking voice, too. but my fave is the little finger shake during "i still know where i'm going" so cute..love melinda!!
Amazing. For any other singer, the contest would be very difficult. Learning a new genre every week is very hard. Keeping your voice and enduring the contest is very tough. But for Melinda it was the "high heels and dresses!" That's priceless! The contest would kill just about anyone, but Melinda. "High heels & dresses!" Amazing!
Claude
can't agree more if you're really my Idol, Melindaaaa.... miss youuuu!!!!
I totally agree. Melinda should have won.. She as a beautiful voice and she sang with such emotion... She is what older musicans would call a Song Bird...
Maybe this Lady won't be the single biggest recording star of world history. And it's even possible that she won't record nearly as much as most of us would like. However -- nothing replaces talent, honor, and class. And this Lady has it all in those areas. Recording is second rate -- being a human being counts far, far more. And this Lady is tops in all areas.
omg, she's so loveable!
She is the best....wish I could met her......the BEST!
My top 3 favorite performances of Melinda:
1. I Believe In You & Me
2. Home
3. Since You've Been Gone
i just can´t believe that she didn´t win...she is asolutly AWESOME...so talented...so funny...remember hr rendition of "my funny valentine"...and when she sing "home" just makes me cry everytime i watch...go on girl!!!!!!
Wonderful singer, wonderful personality. She has more talent and class than the entire top 10 of season 7 put together. I worry for the future of the show if they can't get back to this level.
This is one of my fVORITE PERFORMANCES ON iDOL ever!!!!
She is so much "MORE" talnted then the top2 She is a True Super STAR #!Love Kelly
Melinda, def one of my faves.
should have been the American idol....she is my idol and the original idol!!!!! i love her
In terms of demeanor, melinda reminds me very much of Michael and Janet Jackson. She, like they, is very demur and unassuming and soft-spoken when she is not singing. But then when she steps on stage and opens her mouth, she explodes. I could watch this performance everyday and never get tired of it.
i agree she should have won she is truly amazing!!!!
"Ryan, you would know." "STOP looking in my closet!" "Come out." Lololol
this brought tears to my eyes
this song still gives me goosebumps =)
I love to hear her sing. Havent heard anything from her since Idol though
Really amazing! She was the reason I started watching AI...I think I will never get tired of watching her sing, especially this song, "Home".
i am in middle of watching all her AI videos right now and i never stop loving them. rock on melinda. you rule. can't wait for your CD!
YES!!! It's a great CD and you'd also be supporting her in her blossoming career.
amazing voice...love her much...
this when Idol was great, the talent was good
+Gin zinnette And was worth watching period
Melinda you are de best!!!!! I love you
Living here, in this brand new world
Might be a fantasy
But it taught me to love
So its real, real to me
And Ive learned
That we must look inside our hearts
To find a world full of love
Like yours
Like me
Like home...
I just absolutely love this song.. ^^
God back then we used to complain about the judges' banter but we didn't know how good we had it! SO much more entertaining than the current panel!
season 6 was the best season ever..... melinda should have been the winner.....
Amazing Performance.....The legendary Ms. Stephanie Mills, had to be very proud
of her to sang this song with such dignity and pride!
+Anne Hamilton Hopefully she is. In fact, I saw her play Auntie Em in the Wiz Live last December on NBC. She did a brief but really good job opening the show. I'm petitioning her to come back and play Maybelle in NBC's next live musical Hairspray.
Thank you....Manuel Orozco...good for you..& so sorry for the late reply.
Anne Hamilton That's okay. I'm usually patient for replies. Did you see the Wiz Live? And I closed the petition because Jennifer Hudson is playing Maybelle in Hairspray. The cast for the show will also include Harvey Fierstein as Edna, Martin Short as Wilbur, Derek Hough as Corny Collins, Ariana Grande as Penny, Kristin Chenoweth as Velma, her onscreen daughter Dove Cameron from Descendants as Amber, Teen Beach Movie's Garret Clayton as Link, Andrea Martin as Prudy, Penny's mom and introducing Maddie Ballio as Tracy. The show will be on December 7th NBC
Hello..Manuel Orozco...and no I did not see the Wiz live...I would have love too seen it though..so nice that you are keeping up and staying on top of the latest shows and plays. The last play I seen was way back in the 90's. "One monkey don't stop no show" with actress Kim Fields and her mother, actress Chip Fields. I also seen some more old plays, like "Evita" and "Sophisticated Ladies" with the late great sultry singer Phyllis Hyman and I also seen "Fiddler on the Roof". Thank you for the reply back, and all the best to you. May God bless you!
Anne Hamilton The Wiz Live is on DVD. Also the last show I saw was Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
absolutely stunning
Hey everybody, if you didn't know, Melinda's debut CD is out now, and it is FABULOUS. Go buy it!! Love her stuff. She is amazing.
I love you Melinda!!! Congrats!!!
her voice is amazing :))))))))))
She got robbed.... all I'll say!!!
I never stop watching this...
I dunno why...
Best banter between Simon and Ryan ever.
6th Season. She was amazing!!
AMAZING VOICE!!!!
wow!!!.. whatta a heartfelt song!!!...
I didn't watch this show for long time Melinda is the best singer in this season and she didn't win. It's unfair
+Renzhi Wang To me it was fair and I haven't seen the show in a while. I was rooting for Jordan all the way but I liked Melinda too.
Issac Miria for me it was always between her and LaKisha.
I really enjoyed this rendition. She really did a good job.
It just hard to listen to anyone do this song after hearing Jazmin Sullivan's version at 12 years old. That was a masterpiece.
+Knormal Ramson I really enjoyed the performance too! You should have seen the Wiz Live last December on NBC because Shanice Williams sang Home good as well.
Heck! I fell like voting for her right now.
I do agree with you for millions of times!
This was her best and memorable performance
It did not matter whether she won, all know that her voice is the best to ever grace the AI stage.
after suffering thru all the crap of AI7, i put this on in the car today and blasted it. melinda has the most addictive voice i have ever heard. i love this
I felt so sad at the time she didn't make to the top 2. She was the best singer in the history of idol. All the judges love her so very much.Maybe
america doesn't like her beauty, I think.
amazing ! love her voice !!!
indeed !!!! in reality show, the one who did not win is the one who is more successful than the winner...
"Good news, cause that dress is such a pain right?"
*Exhausted voice* "Uhyesss"
HAHA!!
She's too cute :D
She's amazing...I need to get her new CD
i love her!!!
goosebumps and that made me cry goddam..
I've watched this performance i don't even know HOW MANY TIMES and it STILL brings me to tears... holy crap! lol Melinda was robbed this season just like Latoya London from season three. : (
I think in this season the top 2 best contestants is Melinda and Lakisha
THE TRUE SIXTH AMERICAN IDOL.
That's Talent! That's Musik!
Melinda