JHud had the power, LaToya had the versatility, and Fantasia had the soul. Together they were the three best vocalists that have ever graced the American Idol stage, IMO.
@@lonellfletcher Madonna is simply the perfect example on how an average singer can become a superstar while an incredible singer like Latoya can go unnoticed.
She did and still is pursuing music. She released an AWESOME cd "Love and Life" in 2005 which was very poorly marketed. From 2007-2010 she perfomed on broadway as Nettie in Oprah Winfrey's Color Purple. Afterwards she joined a hip hop euro-pop group called Urban Punk and performed with them in the UK from 2010 until June 2013 she returned to theUS and joined the cast of "The Carolina Opry" and "Good Vibrations" in Myrtle Beach, SC! She is a phenomenal talent and just needs the right support!
Baby she blew this song...Jennifer Blew weekend in New England that night too...and Fantasia brought the house down...Man they were TRUELY the divas of the show..Clearly a league of their own!!!
Jennifer, Fantasia, and Latoya were ALL amazing and winners in their own respects. They love each other and support each other so much.. stop the annoying fight over who's better, because theyre all respected singers.
Once again, the mark of a singer of "excellence" (her diction was right on target, and you could understand 'every' note). Sad that singers liker her and a few others I know (Rissi Palmer for example) aren't promoted any where near where they should be in the industry. An excellent singer in deed.
This heifa sang the out of this song that night baby….it was always out of Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson…they use to leave the poor other contestants in the dust …EVERY night….it was 1 2 and 3 with those 3 divas alternating the top spots.
Totally, totally agree with what u said. In my opinion, season 7 is the most talented season of AI followed by season 3. Season 3 was dominated by soul singers and these 3 divas are the best in that season's competition. The finale will definitely be much more interesting had it be for Fantasia vs LaToya.
yes..i agree..this season was the most remarkable n memorable..until now there were no such tremendous contestants AI ever had..i cried all night when latoya was voted out..never watched d grand finale then n d following seasons..
OMG..I was looking all over for this performance, I just didn't know what the name of this song was. All I remember was that she did amazing in this performance with that one note especially..:-)
I know there is a lot of talent this year (2011), but looking back at all of these idols....damn they were good! Especially Latoya, I don't know any girls this season that could hit notes like this!
You know what is so ironic I felt she was the best that year but yet she did not pursue music after idol. I felt she was better than jeniffer and fantasia and those to are stupendous and have shown amazing growth as u can see from their accomplishments thus far but at that time latoya was in a class of her own. Don't know if u remember when it was those 3 in the bottom 3 - insanity to say the least. Really hopes she doesn't give up on music.
This is just my opinion: But i think Latoya is the BEST pure vocalist they have EVER had on IDOL, i was so mad when she got voted off, that was the last season i ever watched lol..
Latoya's album, Love & Life, was released in 2005. Very little marketing. There are clips of her on youtube singing in some group called Urban Punk, and the songs from her album are on YT too. Latoya did continue to pursue music after idol. She just didn't receive them same push as Fantasia & Jennifer.
AI is clearly a popularity contest. There is no way you can say Jasmine or Diana can touch The three "Divas" come on. OR that Tamyra should not have been a finalist on season one. unfortunatly, they couldnt all win. But they all still did. One is on Broadway, one actually one the show and went platnum, and the other just dropped her CD AND won an ocsar, golden globe, and countless other awards with her film Debut. So AI was Biased but America clearly spoke for these three talented women.
@VeronicasPlace she released an album too...she had a single and a video and everything...the name of the song was Appreciate...heard that album was really good 2...
Well I agree the three African American girls were the best in this competition this particular season LaToya was really great this night. Diana was okay but still not quite on there level. I think people vote for various reasons not just one or two in particular.
it is supposed to be a talent show. most of the time it's about popularity, which is why we get such shocks as we do. However, people vote based on talent/popularity mixed. they don't vote on marketability. i don't pick up the phone and say, oh jasmine trias, i could see her on a cd im gonna go vote for her....no
voice wise, LaToya London has it all (vocals, range) except she really has no fighting spirit of winning or she really has boring personality or maybe she's just down to earth. Fantasia was soulfully great but quite exaggerated sometimes. Jennifer was really voted out because she sings like Broadway although she has very big voice. look at this totally robbed contestant ever in AI history. Season's 3 Lisa Leuschner. I believe she would have won that season.
This is the reason American Idol is on the decline - they're trying to get stupid bohemian Taylor Swift clones and they've completely abandoned their search for flawless vocalists like this. LaToya, Jennifer, and Fantasia are the three best singers this competition ever saw as far as I'm concerned.
yes, actually, she was. Re-watch her performances, you'll see. Her voice was just as strong as the other 3. That IS why she beat 2 of the 3 duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I remember her! She sang "Sweet Thing" in the top 32 and made it to the wild card round but then was told she would not sing that night because the judges cut 4 people before they even had a chance to sing. Totally unfair! She was robbed!
@KrisAllisonKelly4evr i dont like people cursing at me grow up.......what are you on right now...... UA-cam!!!!!.....i can watch a performance without seeing the whole season mr or miss.....DUH :-)
Oh come on! Tamyra and Jennifer were excellent (though Tamyra a little too Whitney-esque). The rest you've listed were forgettable, with the possible exception of Frenchie Davis who didn't really get a chance as she wasn't put up for a vote due to the controversy. As much as I loved Kimberly Locke during her season, the material she released post-Idol proved her mediocrity. America may be home to many racists, but I'm not sure that's reflected in Idol winners or success on the show.
And she should have won that season but America wasnt ready for the final 3 to be 3 black Divas(Hudson & Barrino). Im not going to say that Season 1 Tamyra Gray should have won....Should been Kelly Clarkston vs Tamyra not Justin. Kimberly Locke shouldnt finished 3rd to Reuben and Clay. Taylor Hicks winning over runner-up Katharine McPhee? Chris Daughtry not making the top 5 in his season?? It took David Cook to beat fan favorite kid David Archileta before I was finally at peace with this show.
Great vocal but last week she did the same thing of performance shes a one trick pony. Latoya doesn't take risks like other contestants can she why shes in the bottom. America got bored with her probably.
some people may not like my comment but I prefered the beginning as opposed to the yelling at the end. I also dont think this performance was that good for her........just sayin
she can sing but she was too high maintenace, how is she going to say she has to wear big glasses and scarfs when she wants to go to the store when she hadnt made it as an artist, I know she wish she had that attention nowadays, haha
JHud had the power, LaToya had the versatility, and Fantasia had the soul. Together they were the three best vocalists that have ever graced the American Idol stage, IMO.
But they had to be broken apart even judges sabotaged them (jennifer & Latoya) prior to their eliminations except Fantasia since she won.
I want to see power house singers like this on the show again
That note at 2:06 just gave me chills. She was one of my favorites. Her, Jennifer and Fantasia were the best.
I agree with you about that note!
To the credit, Latoya is and still is everything
She deserves the best! I'm surprised she's not out there winning Grammy for her talent! A strong awesome vocal she has. My God!
Lucia Hill - Jettame's Corner she won a Grammy?
Still the greatest voice. Wonderful Lady London
NOBODY sang like her in that competition!!
I love this performance.."to think I had it alll" she really killed that note..wow!
This performance to me is greater than all of Madonna’s career 👍🏼
What does Madonna have to do with anything?
@@lonellfletcher Madonna is simply the perfect example on how an average singer can become a superstar while an incredible singer like Latoya can go unnoticed.
She did and still is pursuing music. She released an AWESOME cd "Love and Life" in 2005 which was very poorly marketed. From 2007-2010 she perfomed on broadway as Nettie in Oprah Winfrey's Color Purple. Afterwards she joined a hip hop euro-pop group called Urban Punk and performed with them in the UK from 2010 until June 2013 she returned to theUS and joined the cast of "The Carolina Opry" and "Good Vibrations" in Myrtle Beach, SC! She is a phenomenal talent and just needs the right support!
It's not Oprah Winfrey's Color Purple
Latoya was my favorite on American Idol the year she was on the show. A gracious lovely woman and what a powerhouse of a voice!
yeah but sadly they gave us that uncontrollable Fantasia Bore-Eeno ugh i nvr understood.
You are 100% percent correct my friend. Absolutely. No one else comes close...well until Jessica Sanchez...She has me throwed..lol
The end note was so EXCELLENTTTTT!!!
I so agree.... she was so good. It's a shame that we've gotten away from good singing.
I think Latoya was the best female singer on Idol ever!
I AGREE
Latoya London and tamyra Gray, my personal all time favorites.
Me 2
Baby she blew this song...Jennifer Blew weekend in New England that night too...and Fantasia brought the house down...Man they were TRUELY the divas of the show..Clearly a league of their own!!!
This is/was/are my girl! Forever and I hope she gets the chance she deserves!
She ALWAYS makes me cry!
She is my favorite and her voice is be
The best! She should be in concert 'somewhere,' ASAP!
wow. seeing this makes me miss her even more. she was by far my favorite of all time. love her!!!
This was a beautiful song by Latoya!! Great performance!!
Latoya and Syesha my all time favorites beautiful and amazing voices
Wow! She tore this song up!
i love this song especiallly how she sing it!!
Jennifer, Fantasia, and Latoya were ALL amazing and winners in their own respects. They love each other and support each other so much.. stop the annoying fight over who's better, because theyre all respected singers.
Once again, the mark of a singer of "excellence" (her diction was right on target, and you could understand 'every' note). Sad that singers liker her and a few others I know (Rissi Palmer for example) aren't promoted any where near where they should be in the industry. An excellent singer in deed.
Yes! She is refined in her speaking, and vocals. Stage presence woes you in.
This heifa sang the out of this song that night baby….it was always out of Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson…they use to leave the poor other contestants in the dust …EVERY night….it was 1 2 and 3 with those 3 divas alternating the top spots.
@sboudreaux27 Who cares if you think she was boring? The bottom line is is a she a great singer? Yes. Sit down.
The shit!!!!!! Yes!!!
This was on of my favourite of Latoya.
Totally, totally agree with what u said. In my opinion, season 7 is the most talented season of AI followed by season 3. Season 3 was dominated by soul singers and these 3 divas are the best in that season's competition. The finale will definitely be much more interesting had it be for Fantasia vs LaToya.
yes..i agree..this season was the most remarkable n memorable..until now there were no such tremendous contestants AI ever had..i cried all night when latoya was voted out..never watched d grand finale then n d following seasons..
I miss her
OMG..I was looking all over for this performance, I just didn't know what the name of this song was. All I remember was that she did amazing in this performance with that one note especially..:-)
I know there is a lot of talent this year (2011), but looking back at all of these idols....damn they were good! Especially Latoya, I don't know any girls this season that could hit notes like this!
That was NOT yelling. She is singing very high notes in the 5th octave in her chest. If you don't understand singing, then leave it alone.
yo , this Lady Latoya right here is da truth...
You know what is so ironic I felt she was the best that year but yet she did not pursue music after idol. I felt she was better than jeniffer and fantasia and those to are stupendous and have shown amazing growth as u can see from their accomplishments thus far but at that time latoya was in a class of her own. Don't know if u remember when it was those 3 in the bottom 3 - insanity to say the least. Really hopes she doesn't give up on music.
SHE TOURING WITH THE COLOR PURPLE
Oh MANNNN!!!! She BLOWS!!!!
This is just my opinion: But i think Latoya is the BEST pure vocalist they have EVER had on IDOL, i was so mad when she got voted off, that was the last season i ever watched lol..
I have always liked her n remembered how good she was.!😐😑😑
Latoya's album, Love & Life, was released in 2005. Very little marketing. There are clips of her on youtube singing in some group called Urban Punk, and the songs from her album are on YT too. Latoya did continue to pursue music after idol. She just didn't receive them same push as Fantasia & Jennifer.
Wow
AI is clearly a popularity contest. There is no way you can say Jasmine or Diana can touch The three "Divas" come on. OR that Tamyra should not have been a finalist on season one. unfortunatly, they couldnt all win. But they all still did. One is on Broadway, one actually one the show and went platnum, and the other just dropped her CD AND won an ocsar, golden globe, and countless other awards with her film Debut. So AI was Biased but America clearly spoke for these three talented women.
Chris Daughtry did make the top 5 in his season, he came 4th. But he should've been in the final with Katherine.
I always thought she should've over Fantasia
hell yeah for damn sure
Did yall see those computers while Ryan was introducing Latoya?! Thank God technology has come a looooong way!
Where is she??? She was so talented and is the best singer AI has ever had----female anyway!!
nah, diana grew so much, so... she deserved to be there
@VeronicasPlace she released an album too...she had a single and a video and everything...the name of the song was Appreciate...heard that album was really good 2...
@rulzah1985 I loved LaToya that season and thought she should have won, but I think Melinda Doolittle is the best contestant ever.
I would also agree if it wasn't for other great vocalists they've had in there. I'll give you she was "one" of the best, along with others. :D
And to think this particular week she was in the bottom 3. Tragedy
Fantasia blew them girls out the water!
Well I agree the three African American girls were the best in this competition this particular season LaToya was really great this night. Diana was okay but still not quite on there level. I think people vote for various reasons not just one or two in particular.
shes uup there vocally
it is supposed to be a talent show. most of the time it's about popularity, which is why we get such shocks as we do. However, people vote based on talent/popularity mixed. they don't vote on marketability. i don't pick up the phone and say, oh jasmine trias, i could see her on a cd im gonna go vote for her....no
voice wise, LaToya London has it all (vocals, range) except she really has no fighting spirit of winning or she really has boring personality or maybe she's just down to earth.
Fantasia was soulfully great but quite exaggerated sometimes. Jennifer was really voted out because she sings like Broadway although she has very big voice.
look at this totally robbed contestant ever in AI history. Season's 3 Lisa Leuschner. I believe she would have won that season.
This is the reason American Idol is on the decline - they're trying to get stupid bohemian Taylor Swift clones and they've completely abandoned their search for flawless vocalists like this. LaToya, Jennifer, and Fantasia are the three best singers this competition ever saw as far as I'm concerned.
vote-splitting with the other 2 divas
Actually, the finale IMO should have been Daughtry vs Elliot yamin....He was AWESOME!!! Everyone puts him under the radar....
yes, actually, she was. Re-watch her performances, you'll see. Her voice was just as strong as the other 3. That IS why she beat 2 of the 3 duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This girl is bad to the bone
She was the best singer, but not for the kids who were voting.
Who the hell is Lisa Leuschner?
I remember her! She sang "Sweet Thing" in the top 32 and made it to the wild card round but then was told she would not sing that night because the judges cut 4 people before they even had a chance to sing. Totally unfair! She was robbed!
my mom knows her
@KrisAllisonKelly4evr i dont like people cursing at me grow up.......what are you on right now...... UA-cam!!!!!.....i can watch a performance without seeing the whole season mr or miss.....DUH :-)
Fantasia??? No Latoya was!!
@blues1434456 jasmine was not the best tht week
not true, all the ladies were good and Diana had her moment,
Oh come on! Tamyra and Jennifer were excellent (though Tamyra a little too Whitney-esque). The rest you've listed were forgettable, with the possible exception of Frenchie Davis who didn't really get a chance as she wasn't put up for a vote due to the controversy. As much as I loved Kimberly Locke during her season, the material she released post-Idol proved her mediocrity. America may be home to many racists, but I'm not sure that's reflected in Idol winners or success on the show.
And she should have won that season but America wasnt ready for the final 3 to be 3 black Divas(Hudson & Barrino). Im not going to say that Season 1 Tamyra Gray should have won....Should been Kelly Clarkston vs Tamyra not Justin. Kimberly Locke shouldnt finished 3rd to Reuben and Clay. Taylor Hicks winning over runner-up Katharine McPhee? Chris Daughtry not making the top 5 in his season?? It took David Cook to beat fan favorite kid David Archileta before I was finally at peace with this show.
Either David could have won that season in my opinion, but based on the finale performances, I thought Archileta blew Cookout of the water.
Great vocal but last week she did the same thing of performance shes a one trick pony. Latoya doesn't take risks like other contestants can she why shes in the bottom. America got bored with her probably.
She's good, but Melinda is better
some people may not like my comment but I prefered the beginning as opposed to the yelling at the end. I also dont think this performance was that good for her........just sayin
she can sing but she was too high maintenace, how is she going to say she has to wear big glasses and scarfs when she wants to go to the store when she hadnt made it as an artist, I know she wish she had that attention nowadays, haha