Mad World - Adam Lambert


Alone - Carrie Underwood


The Scientist - Katelyn Epperly


I Who Have Nothing - Jordin Sparks


Always Be My Baby - David Cook


Honorable mentions: Kelly Clarkson - Stuff Like That There, Allison Iraheta - Alone, Jennifer Hudson - Circle of Life, Chris Daughtry - Hemorrhage, Crystal Bowersox - Up To The Mountain, People, Get Ready.

Vonzell Solomon, Season 4 ALL THE WAY! I love Carrie, but I think the final should have been Vonzell/Carrie rather than Bo/Carrie. Vonzell was royally robbed.

OMG I LOVED VONZELL!

OMG. Kaitlyn Epperly's version of The Scientist was so amazing.
I still get the chills every time i hear it

I haven't seen all the series coz I'm from the UK, but these are the ones that pop into mind.

Adam Lambert - Mad World
Blake Lewis - Time Of The Season
Kris Allen - Make You Feel My Love
Siobhan Magnus - Across The Universe
Tim Urban - Can't Help Falling In Love With You

Your faves could mother****ing never ever

+ David Cook - Always Be My Baby
Carrie Underwood - Alone

I dont remember the rest

I'm gonna post my favs from each season.

Season 1:

Season 1 : A House is not a home by ican'trememberthename and Kelly's A Natural Woman
Season 3: Fantasia's I Believe
Season 4: Carrie :heart:
Season 6: Ms Doolittle's My Funny Valentine
Season 7: Cookie :heart:
Season 8: Mad World
Season 9: Siobhan's Paint it Black

Fantasia's Summertime is still the best AI performance out of all of the series

I hope we get some memorable performances this season.

I have like 50 favorite performances so I'll do the first 5 I can find:

Me:

5. Carly Smithson - Come Together (Season 7)
4. Jordin Sparks - I Who Have Nothing (Season 6)
3. Adam Lambert - Mad World (Season 8)
2. Jordin Sparks - Broken Wing (Season 6)
1. DAVID COOK - ALWAYS BE MY BABY (Season 7)

and also, Jordin Sparks' Livin' On A Prayer.

DAVID COOK - ALWAYS BE MY BABY & THE WORLD I KNOW


BLAKE LEWIS - YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KazhPADt88

It was epic, but there were better performances in the series.

Melinda Doolittle's "Nutbush City Limits" and Katharine McPhee's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" come to mind.

Kelly Clarkson, David Archuleta, Fantasia, and La Toya London were some of the best contestants in the series.

1:23 - 2:50

Finally someone remember Melinda Doolittle in this thread