Fast forward to 20 years later and she’s performing the song for the lion king 30th anniversary at the Hollywood bowl. Never give up on yourself and your goals✨✨✨✨
I watched this live all those years ago and it still stays with me. We were all bawling. She'd been struggling week after week with the judges about finding her own voice, finding her look, finding finding finding and then she found and she blew everyone away. It was the song that put her on the map. She was INCREDIBLE!!!
RIP to her beautiful Mom :/ glad she got to see her baby girl doing this on such a huge platform before she passed so tragically. We love you Jennifer! 2022!!
Grateful to American Idol for bringing this amazing young woman to the attention of the American Public. So she didn't win that show... She won in life and is winning. Congrats to her and may she continue to do well.
The moment that changed her life was playing Effie White in Dreamgirls... Had she not been given that role she'd be like every other Idol contestant still trying to make it big... That said even outside of that she still hasn't achieved A-list cred like Kelly or Carrie...
I’d rather win an Oscar and a Grammy than American idol. I met her when she was on tour for the American Idol concert that season and she was the nicest most down to earth celebrity I ever met. Such a wonderful experience.
naya ramirez no they didn’t vote her off she didn’t have as much support cause at the time there was hurricane in her home town and they didn’t have power
@@Ricangelo she never feel off the map. The world just evolved. Her fan base is tru tho. Dont get it twisted lol. Goin to see her perform live for my bday in july
This girl sings like she is having a cup of tea....so effortless....She has really worked on her craft as well as having the natural talent....such a GREAT singer...Thank you Jennifer....I am having a day just listening to you which I do quite often....God Bless you honey.
Jennifer Hudson only proves that American Idol is not a singing competition. Its a popularity contest; if it were a true TALENT competition, the better singers would go further.
@@amaandoh137 It was either gonna be Fantasia,Jhud, or Diana. The simple fact that those 3 are 3 of the most recognizable figures from Idol and all from Season 3. The fact that they found those 3 all in one season is remarkable.
For me this is the most talked about season in our country. Where two half filipinas made it on the top twelve and of course, the battle of the divas, Jenniffer, Latoya & Fantasia.
I love this clip. I usually watch it followed by her singing, “And I am telling you” in Dreamgirls. This girl can SANG!!! **throws shoe** ((isn’t that what she does??)) 😂
I love this lady and can't tell you how many times i came back and replayed this video !!! She is a classy brilliant singer and beautiful too and for all that went on in her personal life after this show and she's still shining through !
I adore this version... Her defining moment on the show and what has carried her forward since... She went from a joke who went forward based on her ability to talk back to the judges to a true diva!
This is one of the most memorable best sung covers in Idol history. I come back here all the time to listen to Jennifer's Renditions of the song I Love It!!!!! I remember the night she performed.
If you didn't watch this live, at the time, it's very hard to fathom what a MAGICAL idol moment this was. This is also the moment where America truly discovered Jennifer Hudson was.
I am here after the lion king. They should've had Jennifer Hudson sing that song in the lion king but I guess they didn't want her to over Shadow Beyonce in my opinion. When Elton John said Jennifer Hudson is his favorite that said alot in my opinion.
the girl in the blue top next to jhud mother was standing there like, that's the best you could have done. Little did she know the Jennifer would have won an Oscar and a grammy as well as being one of the most controversial exits on the idol stage
her voice has an unreal amount of power... its crazy! i remember watching this live for the first time during this season,.....i was totally floored by her amazing vocal abilities.
she makes it seem effortless.... this gets my heart... im 17 and i grew on the lion king... lol i recently whatched it again after what?9 years... and i almost cry hearing this song in the film....
I remember everyone in my viewing party voted for her that night and none of us liked her much before then. She was over the top before but she just nailed this. Still gives me chills.
Happy Birthday JHud!! I knew back then you were the real deal. You blew Elton John and everyone away with this performance! This is when I fell in love with you! I still get chills♡
2024 and still listening to this 😢😢
Same, I love the old American Idol
Elton knew. Legends know legends!!
well said her star shines bright
Absolutely knew!
❤
@@roselg75 yup on the Hollywood walk of fame
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When Jennifer Hudson was cut from American Idol, I just thought "Well, the Lord's got something better for you." He certainly did!
Fast forward to 20 years later and she’s performing the song for the lion king 30th anniversary at the Hollywood bowl. Never give up on yourself and your goals✨✨✨✨
Jennifer Hudson is the best singer in history of the program....so far!
I'm torn between her and Candace Glover
@@music_istherapy8860 Candice voice is better, it can do more.
@@MrBjorn6 Who is Candace? Jennifer stands on the top tier 👉🏿 alone.
Lies….she’s one of the best….not THE best…
History of the program??? HAHAHAHAHA HISTORY OF MUSIC YOU MEAN!!!!!
I watched this live all those years ago and it still stays with me. We were all bawling. She'd been struggling week after week with the judges about finding her own voice, finding her look, finding finding finding and then she found and she blew everyone away. It was the song that put her on the map. She was INCREDIBLE!!!
Well what more can be said she got Elton's stamp of approval. 😍
Sir Elton knows a true artist when he meets one. ♥️
RIP to her beautiful Mom :/ glad she got to see her baby girl doing this on such a huge platform before she passed so tragically. We love you Jennifer! 2022!!
She didn't need to lose a pound.. She's the most beautiful woman, with the most beautiful voice in Hollywood.
I 100% agree with you!
Yes she did lol. Her career only took off AFTER she slimmed down 😂😂
it’s 2020 and this performance is STILL giving me chills
For me in 2022, the chills ( It’s the anointing on her voice).
2023 still chills
F O R E V E R
most people could never sing this song but she absolutely killed it
She's a true performer. She feels the music.
Yep. She has that X factor, just like Whitney
Grateful to American Idol for bringing this amazing young woman to the attention of the American Public. So she didn't win that show... She won in life and is winning. Congrats to her and may she continue to do well.
The moment that changed her life was playing Effie White in Dreamgirls... Had she not been given that role she'd be like every other Idol contestant still trying to make it big... That said even outside of that she still hasn't achieved A-list cred like Kelly or Carrie...
justschr she’s had an amazing career actually on stage productions and has won Grammys. She got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame recently.
I’d rather win an Oscar and a Grammy than American idol. I met her when she was on tour for the American Idol concert that season and she was the nicest most down to earth celebrity I ever met. Such a wonderful experience.
this. this right here. this is when she became a legend.
Jennifer was ALWAYS BIGGER than American Idol---she NEEDED to lose to WIN!
I would love to hear her sing the full musical version with the backing choir, it would be absolutely fantastic
Me too
The year I fell in love with her voice. Goosebumps
That voice!!!!
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I will never forget this performance. She wowed us all and showed us what was to come!
And I had the pleasure of listening to her singing this very song live a few dozens of times when working on Disney
What movie did you work on?
MaeB she worked on a Disney cruise ship
this woman right here can blow. she sends chills down my back EVERYTIME. she has a real blessing
Oh well jennifer didn't win idol. America voted her off but I guess she will just have to make do with her oscar and grammys LOL
naya ramirez no they didn’t vote her off she didn’t have as much support cause at the time there was hurricane in her home town and they didn’t have power
And her "home town" was that little itty bitty place called Chicago.
naya ramirez sympathy Grammy and the Oscar she deserved ... j Sullivan had 7 nominations she deserved it
Fantasia Barrino did.
Shame she kinda fall off the map.
@@Ricangelo she never feel off the map. The world just evolved. Her fan base is tru tho. Dont get it twisted lol. Goin to see her perform live for my bday in july
This girl sings like she is having a cup of tea....so effortless....She has really worked on her craft as well as having the natural talent....such a GREAT singer...Thank you Jennifer....I am having a day just listening to you which I do quite often....God Bless you honey.
Jennifer Hudson only proves that American Idol is not a singing competition. Its a popularity contest; if it were a true TALENT competition, the better singers would go further.
Believing in your craft and what God has given you and sticking it out was worth it all!!
I literally can't believe that both Jennifer and fantasia were on the same season together!! What a show that must've been.
Unfortunately she was taken out a bit too early because she was the biggest competition
@@amaandoh137 It was either gonna be Fantasia,Jhud, or Diana. The simple fact that those 3 are 3 of the most recognizable figures from Idol and all from Season 3. The fact that they found those 3 all in one season is remarkable.
It was one of the best seasons I stopped watching after Jennifer got voted off
Oh damn it! don't forget Latoya london.
It was one of the best! And back when idol was the show to watch. I cried real tears when Jennifer was eliminated
The fact that she didn't win AI was probably the best thing that could have happened to her. Her accomplishments now are second to none.
Fantasia's highest honor was winning American Idol, Jennifer's is winning an oscar.... success.
Huh? Fantasia has multiple Grammys and far more album/singles success than Jennifer. But they’re both great
Her big voice is perfect for that song.
For me this is the most talked about season in our country. Where two half filipinas made it on the top twelve and of course, the battle of the divas, Jenniffer, Latoya & Fantasia.
I love this clip. I usually watch it followed by her singing, “And I am telling you” in Dreamgirls. This girl can SANG!!! **throws shoe** ((isn’t that what she does??)) 😂
You hang in there Jennifer. God Bless you and yours.
her voice has such tremendous power... none other ever on idol or anywhere else has such a powerful gift. truuuly truly amazing.
I keep coming back to this 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Look at my EGOT winner😍😍 knew she was a legend back here
She's got the voice a million people would sell their soul for.
I love the guy shouting "Diva, Diva!" in the background
as they said in auditions: d you think you're the best we can find in america?"its 2023 and HELL YEAH
2021 watching. She should've been the voice in Lion King for this song for sure. It would've been a hit all over again since it first came out
Yes!
This is exactly the voice this song was written for
I remember watching this live, with my jaw hanging open and tears streaming down my face.
Awesome.
I love this lady and can't tell you how many times i came back and replayed this video !!! She is a classy brilliant singer and beautiful too and for all that went on in her personal life after this show and she's still shining through !
I adore this version... Her defining moment on the show and what has carried her forward since... She went from a joke who went forward based on her ability to talk back to the judges to a true diva!
2022 and still watching dream girls and this performance @
This is one of the most memorable best sung covers in Idol history. I come back here all the time to listen to Jennifer's Renditions of the song I Love It!!!!! I remember the night she performed.
They should have just asked Jennifer to record this for the new The Lion King. Her voice embodies the entire film.
"my plan is to please myself" that's how you become a star!
Elton knew before the world
what a voice ^^ what a voice ^^ the best of circle of life i ever heard
This is the best singing performance I have ever seen on any reality music competition on Tv the power behind her voice is bone chilling
very beautiful and very amazing ☺️
This is one of my favorite Jennifer Hudson performance! Simply FLAWLESS!!
If you didn't watch this live, at the time, it's very hard to fathom what a MAGICAL idol moment this was. This is also the moment where America truly discovered Jennifer Hudson was.
That was how I felt. But she got voted off not too long after this.
Who is here in 2019 because of The Lion King? : D
I am here after the lion king. They should've had Jennifer Hudson sing that song in the lion king but I guess they didn't want her to over Shadow Beyonce in my opinion. When Elton John said Jennifer Hudson is his favorite that said alot in my opinion.
20/20
Outstanding performance! A star who just needed the right platform to showcase her amazing gift!!
Her voice is just wow...! She blows one away!
And a Star was born
She is one of the best singers ever! She should have won! It's so hard to believe she didn't win.
2019 and still have the saaamme reaction from when i saw this SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
Best Idol EVER!!!!
My fave AI performance. This was when I knew she was a star! Thanks for posting this.
AHHH!!!! THE LION KING!!!!
the girl in the blue top next to jhud mother was standing there like, that's the best you could have done. Little did she know the Jennifer would have won an Oscar and a grammy as well as being one of the most controversial exits on the idol stage
this performance literally gave me chills! amazing :)
What did she do to that song!!!. God!!! would send you chills through the spine. WOA!
without comment....really the best
My favorite, still gives me chills.
She's a gift.❤🙏😊
JHud SANG,SANG THAT SONG!!!! She blew that song out the STADium!!!!
her voice has an unreal amount of power... its crazy! i remember watching this live for the first time during this season,.....i was totally floored by her amazing vocal abilities.
she makes it seem effortless.... this gets my heart... im 17 and i grew on the lion king... lol i recently whatched it again after what?9 years... and i almost cry hearing this song in the film....
Beautiful Lady & a great composer & singer Sir Elton John......wow great job!
2023! going strong
WOW GUYS I KNOW JENNIFER HUDSON WOULD NAIL.....NAIL ....THIS SONG.HER VOICE IS NATURALLY..... POWERFUL 🙌🏾❤️👌🏾👌🏾❤️❤️
Love it best ❤
Priceless
This when she used to sing 💕💕💕
Beautiful....
idol will never be this awesome again.
I got goose bumps. That was amazing.
2020 and I’m still mesmerised by Jennifer, missed you on the new series on The Voice 😢 Meghan Trainor is a sweetheart though 🇬🇧
Agreed. Best panel of coaches in the show was JHud, Will, Olly and Tom. JHud has such a presence and amazing voice. I miss seeing her with them.
Wow...gives me chills...BEAUTIFUL...
I wanna see Paula Abdul attempt that: "Straight up now tell me is the circle gonna open the path unwinding, oh oh oh..."
I remember everyone in my viewing party voted for her that night and none of us liked her much before then. She was over the top before but she just nailed this. Still gives me chills.
I wish she still sung like this with soul !
She is the world idol 👍👨
jen your a star...
This is an standing ovation worthy performance
damn she got me crying everytime i watch this performance
One of the best performance by Ms. Jennifer Hudson. When she sang this song a star was born america. Can we say Grammy Winner...
you hear that!!! thats soul baby!!!!
brilliant
i wish i could buy her version
Happy Birthday JHud!! I knew back then you were the real deal. You blew Elton John and everyone away with this performance! This is when I fell in love with you! I still get chills♡
The world wasnt ready, Jen
She was clearly the best singer in idol history it's not even close
You were my idol winner!
i AM SO GLAD SHE DID NOT LISTEN TO THOSE JUDGES ADVICE. SUCH HATERS. YOU GO GIRL!!!
Damn. That kind of talent makes me want to... cry.
December 2022 and JHud is still phenomenal! 🔥
Amazing, beautiful voice! You seriously rock. I could listn to you all day!!!!! :)