Me!!!!

Me two, me three 😂 my most favorite performance on AI forever ❤

The votes were so Intune with the judges saying that he had to born with his voice. Some would say that he had to be born gifted, which took little efforts, but Jessica and Philip voice were a learned behavior. They probably have been in a voice since they learned to talk. Did you hear his audition singing "jar of hearts"? They then said that he had set the bar high for the others; therefore his ovation always were proof of being born with that voice. So with "American Idol" does have rules. Josh were well above them, which they were to far in to "disqualify him." But they should have rewarded him with the same rewards as the "first place winner!!

He is okay, he just needed to get his foot, in and rewarded, and it happened. His singing will get him farther up the scale!! I am keeping up with him in "Indonesia" Doing Great!!

@@gailbrooks505 I have no idea what you just said. lol

Robin Johnson, I'm not sure if I understand what you are saying. I am a fan of Joshua Ledet. Was it related to his silky voice?

But he gay

Shamwari

@@JM-qf1vb Im still confused as to why his career didnt take off.

Me me meeee me me yeah now the question is where is he?

Romeo Musiyazviriyo meee! Went back here after seeing Jennifer Hudson and Tom Jones’ duet on The Voice UK.

👌👌👌

soooo TRUE

True That!

Wat a talent ths is pure talent was very disappointed tht he didn't I cry tears he Stil gona make it in music is 1 of the best

I just watched The Craig Lewis Band from AGT perform this song, and those boys are good, one of the best duos ever, but even they can't touch this performance, no one can!!!

+TheSwoleRice That's why I'm here because I can't stop listening to Joshua sing this song.

Yep it's great perfomance

💯💯💯

Yes, Yes!!

Such an amazing performance. Here we are 7 years later and I still can't believe he didn't win. They should have stopped the show after this performance and given him the "Winner" title right then and there.

here we go 2019 may

that was my last year watching too!

Jessica deserved to be in the finale. Phillip robbed him

@@thousandyardgavri2785 me too still follow Joshua

ABSOLUTELY!!!! I stopped watching the year Carrie won over Vonzell. It was rigged!! They didn't want it to turn out to be the Black people show so they stopped allowing Black people to win......smh.

I quit watching that year too. I knew the show was a FAKE! No other contestant competing against him could compare. HE SHOULD HAVE WON! HE WAS THE TRUE WINNER!

All I can say is OMG!!!! He totally killed it

I am too. To THIS DAY, Years later, I have NEVER watched IDOL. Was sick! Beautiful voice

Because he's not white

@@RomT69 no because he is clearly gay the tween girls did not vote for him, stop being a racist

Theu stole this from him bc he should've WON...but God got him🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏😘😘😘😘😘

graveshaker right!

Yep. Never watched it right after, i love phillip phillips but cmon, it should have been ledet or sanchez lol

more like american idol was never the same after jessica and joshua.

Factz

LegranDLegend this young was in a league by himself. He. should have won this competition hands down abd no one. came. close to him. He should have been paid every time he performed he was that alsome.

Me too!!!

Yo también!! Increíble!!

Me too 💯💯

There was a superstar on Britain's Got Talent last night singing this. Gamal John, WOW

It's 2023 I was listening to James brown version and could not move on from this song until I heard Joshua's version again. Lol This performance is timeless! ❤

I’m here and it’s 2023, best performance ever 🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩

​@notashascott7937 literally same! Joshua's version goes so hard

Because he was reserved and voters couldn't fully embrace him because of that. He has great talent but never allowed himself to be completely open as a person. That's what matters on a show like this.

Mattie W every time someone sings 'man's world' or when a man loves woman on Idol, I cringe, cuz NOBODY can bring it like Josh.

You know why, and it wasn't because he is reserved.

Teammm reserved don't understand that and the winner of this season wasnt reserved ?? Hands done he should have won . He was emotional in every song and you felt his singing in every song. He had the passion.

krystal greenidge Well...there's never been a gay winner of American Idol.

Second I think would be her version of Summertime.

Theu actually sang together on AI. It was very good!

sgtfrnz j

kayteeelle Leanne Mitchell

James brown!!!

😂

Absolutely!!!

So proud!!!

Man I wish I was there to see it live. I would've went on that stage & told him every feeling I felt throughout that song!!! He cold!!

He performed this at the American Idol Live tour that year! He was the only one to get a standing ovation. It was so powerful

2019 and still chills

Alex Woodruff Very true!

no.. teens don't like Dave Matthews at all and Phillip Phillips, who is his clone, won it all

Jessica Sanchez would've won if it was up to the judges.

Alex Woodruff He was the one I wanted to win :(

Totally agree, he was only 18! I wonder if he realized what he had just done! 🤭

i am

I am I just love to hear him sing

Wao is perfec perfec good

Here iam

I listen to this I know twice a day. The best cover of this song EVER!! Best competition performance in the history of television even today!! I still get chills when I hear this song. He should have released this vocal performance as his first single. It would have sold out in minutes I'm sure.

Facts

Everytime.

Yessss

I agree Josh should have won,,thats why they should let the judges pick the winner,, not america,they were wrong again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vennessa lorret and ur comment wasn't needed, that is my opinion, no one does this song justice except The GodFather himself, anybody else shouldn't touch it, and yes Christina did give an incredible tribute performance, but Joshbtook it to a whole new level IMO thank you!!!

Veeluv Franklin What exactly do you mean"josh took it to a whole other level? "And you can't dicate where I'm allowed to comment on youtube my comments can be freely expressed.

Exactly what I said, can't u comprehend, ur so quick to jump on every1 's post with ur stupid comments u fig it out, u are becoming very annoying go play with ur ba dolls or something ugh don't have time to play with kids go find some attention elsewhere bye!!!!!

Veeluv Franklin My comments are not stupid, they are intelligent and it showcases a sense of my intellect. I don't appreciate you perceiveing me to be a child,I'm a grown woman. My comphrehensive skills are fine, thank you very much I will not continue this discussion any further. Just keep in mind what I stated about respecting people's opinions. And you don't Have time to play with kids, I find that highly offensive, aren't you a grown woman yourself? Your like what.. A widow or something? Your attitude is honestly shameful, and disgusting. Anyways, I'm done. By the way, just out of curiosity, are you Guyanese? You seem to have a half indian carribbean appearance. 

Marcia Dunbar Yes I agree.

Phillip Phillips. He won this season. And where is he now? Probably back working in his fathers pawn shop 😂

The guy is flawless. He is gifted. Much love.

same for me. Never watched again after he lost

I stopped watching after Latoya London lost

He was robbed

A tiny bit better than this performance, and also not JB: This Is A Mans World - New York Street performer ukposts.info/have/v-deo/p2SfjaRuq2erz6c.html

...are there even words to describe it?? 🙌 💛 🙌

That’s what you have to do to be a good musician, going all out all the time is how you end up overpowering the band and boring the audience

Got the chills..

This is the best performance EVER on idol I get chills every time I watch this vid......this guy was AWESOME

Nothing beats a white guy playing a guitar.

😭😭😭😭He is so talented. It is 2021 and I still watch his performances

@@dwighthoward54321 😂

Noooo!! Jessica will destroy him

Winner hands down

+blindtoby ???

Exactly! This is what makes the diffrence between good & great & he is great!

This was the season that made me stop watching Idol.

Yep, that was the last season I watched regularly. I've occasionally watched an episode here and there since then, but will never watch episodes regularly again.

@@cedricanderson2609 Me too

Same here. I never watched another episode of Idol after Joshua was eliminated.

Agree

Candice Clover - Love song ~ Season 12💜…. You’re welcome

@@vaughnrouse506 that definitely came close! Amazing performances by both of them! Joshua’s did it more for me cause I love that growl, but I won’t argue with anyone who thinks Candice was better, either! Comes down to sheer preference cause they were both incredible!!!!!!

Nope, and never will 🤷🏻‍♀️

I agree with Angels Lewis….. there have been many great ones but this is in a class of its own. But cheers to all the Idols!

Fantasia’s Summertime performance in season 3…..actually the judges said that was historical performance.

Yessss

I absolutely agree ......

I agree.... Josh, Adam and James Durbin were the epitome of talent... I really don't think we will see anything like them again on this show

TOTALLY AGREE !

this IS THE BEST

2019 💪🏻💪🏻

Phillip songs captured the voters heart.. that home song makes me cry every times.. I start reminiscing about home and everything.. it was perfect. But singing wise he was the best

The white man wins, there's a surprise lol

Phillip got the tween girls votes talent is just part of the equation. Joshua was clearly better but gay as heck so no win for him. Jessica was great but putting her next to the legend in that duo really showed the skill gap.

Do you mean to say that "Phillip" won? So that's why JLo quit!!

@@Mikejames1080 oh God sick of the race card

should have been Joshua and Jessica in the finals

Politics there are too much in music

brucebutkis I agree, the best ever, even the judges said that.

brucebutkis and because he didnt win,i dont watch singing shows at all anymore...#rigged

I have to agree!!

You kno that stank face when its sounds good man oh man I was stuck

Michael Naynay At this point, the competition was in the fans and tv watchers hands. It wasn't the judges decision and I believe they already used their one save. I agree he should've been in the finale, but his skin had nothing to do with his singing talent.

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican If race did not play any role in this competition... Let me put it to you this way, if you would have put Philip picture next to all Ledet performances and then placed Ledet picture with all Philip performances - Who would have won? Believe it or not race matters in the United States of America.

Moormores true. Sad

@@Moormores I think it was style more than race (He and Jessica split the soul vote) but race definitely is a factor. Otherwise, neither of them would have lost to WGWG (White guy with guitar) because PP is not a great singer.

Just like that Chris guy who couldn’t sing beat Adam lambert.

Both are Overkillers....

@@chloeconniecarlton You just don’t enjoy real talent. They both have powerful voices just like Whitney Houston, JHUD and others.

I saw this performance 😀

Amazing!!

Indeed!!!!

Agreed! It should've been him and jessica in the finale..not phillip phillips -_-

Wow this brought back memories of me watching season 11 religiously. Joshua's still one of my favorite soul singers from all talent shows I've watched. What happened was him doing pretty much the same thing every week and most of the audiences got bored, he's not gaining new fans, at least at a slower rate compared to Phillip Phillips. Phillip was made for American Idol, I'm glad he won.

LeeLee0327 he was robbed

I stopped watching after he left.

Philip Philips

No God gave him something better

Not quite...James still is a redwood in a forest of willows just swaying to the tempo he has laid down. This young man has passion no doubt, but James had real life sorrow/blues which many cannot tap simply because they have"Mr lived that experience.

You know he watching

I swear

Same here I'm glad he ain't win cause he would of been tied down the label they sign the winner to look for a certain voice n artist n he was the soul the connection but Phillip Phillips was the artist he can do every type of music country rock r&b Joshua really made for only gospel n r&b its good he lost now he free to do what he want he made his print on american idol nobody will forget him

I have to hear it just too many times a month

I'm still listening in 2018

I still have to not only hear but see this performance and it's 2019. It was that extraordinarily great!

Easily

I'm still listening in 2020 ❤

The real winner in everyone’s opinion

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 hahahahahaha

Yes he is.

vennessa lorret oh shut up!!!

He's a fucking human being What else?? I've seen better talent, honestly.

vennessa lorret Who cares? My post was about celebrating HIS talent with a rhetorical question. You just sound like a bitter, pathetic hater. And since you're a fan of Christina Milian, you should not be talking about TALENT ever. That broad can't sing her way out of a paper bag. Go sit your messy self down somewhere.

UltimateBrody Good answer...

Exactly.

Absolutely. His performance rocked everyone.

I remember telling my mother that Steven Tyler has lived a whole lot!

Me too. His stuff is way mellow though. None of the singing the crap.out of songs with power and emotion like idol. But don't get me wrong. I still believe he is the best male voice ever..

Here in 2019. He is the best singer that has ever been on idol (Including JHud and KC). It is criminal he didn't achieve fame. He's the best male vocalist I've ever heard. Period mark. To quote Steven, I have never heard anything like that IN MY LIFE (and never will again.) And Phillip Phillips? I just can't even with that.

@Steve Ferguson I have no idea... he should at LEAST be on Gospel radio.

Rodney Mills Right?! Ugh 🙄

2019

Don't be so quick to say that. I remember seeing previous versions of this song on television before, and I would disagree with that, I mean kinda overrated don't you think?

Christina Aguilera had a very good version also. What are you saying is overrated? Do you not like the song?

I agree best performance ever, this person is a hater, and don't know talent, that's why she's commenting on everybody's post.

Veeluv Franklin I repeat stop OVERRATING it. In what way am I hating? If I were to do so, I would have done it more overtly. I'm a realist like it or not, not everyone agrees with you're opinions, thoughts, etc. and I'm one of them. Stop being a baby, GROW UP not everyone is going to agree with what you're saying. Learn to except that. I definitely know what real talent is, to be successful Joshua Ledet, may not have what it takes to be successful in the music industry because, of how redundant he is to other styles, categories, of music. But he definitely has real talent. Okay, I never said he wasn't talented. So stop acting offended. 

Will u Plz stop commenting on my post, what the heck is ur prob, chick I can say and feel how I want to about Joshua Ledet, this man has a God given talent, I feel him when he sings I've met him, I've sen him perform Live twice, u and no one else can tell me anything, I'm older than you btw and there is not one singer that has moved my spirit as much as Josh has, he is the real deal, and he's gonna have a very successful career no matter what u think, God is in control of Josh's career, nobody else. Plz do not reply back to me!!!!!

Was still good though, but yeah, this here was the greatest performance of anything by anyone ever.

But you have to remember, this was a full performance in the top 4 -- and I see Candy Dulfer is playing sax as accompaniment. Of course it's better, but Clark's is still darned good.

esterosuejohn Yup.

LOL same reason I had to hear this again! Clarks was good but it's wrong to even try to compare the two.

brucebutkis also 'when a man loves a woman' Clark sang that too. the difference is PASSION! Josh gives me chills!

I was thinking the same thing, because this guy's good , make that excellent with every thing he sings . its like what do they want the he doesnt give, It makes no sense.

SimcoeAce So true!! White people can sing soul but it's just a career ender for a black person to sing soul! This was the best performance on Idol EVER!

Because sam is a singer ... song writer . His songs speak to people. Joshua voice is exceptional and by far better but where are his songs ?

ukman1234g I'm not knocking Sam Smith, but it's very noticeable how a contemporary white artist can sing soul music & become a huge star, while a black artist doesn't seem to be able to. At this point, we don't really know about Ledet's ability as a songwriter. In any case, I don't care about Ledet becoming a huge star - that's all just BS anyway, but he deserves a a solid career as a singer, at the very least. Comparing Clark Beckham to Ledet is laughable. Beckham is musically talented, he's cute & he has a good voice, but as a singer, he's not in Ledet's league. However, that's not anything to be ashamed of, as Ledet's pretty much in a league of his own.

SimcoeAce Honestly, all he's gotta do is make a few catchy songs and get his foot in the door. I don't feel like Sam Smith started hot out of the gates either. Once he got momentum though and noticed, everyone was on his jock. I wouldn't necessarily call Sam SMith rnb either, he's more soul/ballad/pop like Amy Winehouse and Adele. And on a side note, there are plenty of black rnb singers who have made it that really aren't that good too. Trey Songz is okay, Chris Brown nowadays can't even carry a note and autotunes everything because of all the weed he smokes, Drake(even though he's a rapper primarily) shouldn't even be "singing" on tracks but anything he does now is gonna have people drooling. I'd understand if you chose to use someone like Beiber as an example because he's pretty pedestrian like when it comes to vocals nowadays. But Sam would actually be pretty good, regardless of whether he was white or black.

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