In my opinion this was Ellona's best performance. Her vocals the strongest here and I wish she had done more performances like this. A good mix between uptempos and ballads would have made her more popular. But oh well, we knew she wasn't gonna win anyway when Alex & Sierra are there. I hope we hear new music from her soon.
14. Candice Glover - Lovesong (American Idol)
Candice slayed with this performance, it's just that there were other performances this year that I liked better. But she still did great with this song and she definitely earned her spot in the Top 2 with this performance, but I still think Angie should have won instead of her and Angie should've taken Kree's place in the final.
13. Sweet Suspense - I Love It (X Factor USA)
It was such a creative choice for this group to sing I Love It. You wouldn't expect that type of song choice from anyone and they did this song justice. I wish they had lasted longer than 12th place though, they didn't deserve to leave so early.
12. Jiordan Tolli - Young And Beautiful (X Factor Australia)
Jiordan's final performance on the show. Redfoo screwed her up too. Jiordan's voice was perfect for Lana so I'm glad she did this song. She went out on a high note with this.
11. Hannah Barrett - Wrecking Ball (X Factor UK)
Hannah's best performance for me in my opinion. It's hard to cover the Queen's song but she did it justice and sang her heart out.
Teens Flashback
I don't like this song as much anymore but when I was 11 I really loved this song. It was just so much fun and energy that I still appreciate it 8 years later.
Perhaps the only really good performance these guys brought. Andrew, Colton & Zack all sounded nice here and that never happened with any of their other performances. Colton sounded like Kermit the Frog in some of their other performances while Zach was trying too hard to do low country notes in songs where it was unnecessary (do I even need to mention how bad it was in Red ). This was their one performance where all three guys sounded good and actually sounded like an album track instead of a karaoke performance.
9. Angie Miller - Never Gone (American Idol)
And here we have arrived at my favorite Idol contestant from last season. Angie really captivated after she sang You Set Me Free, but she definitely certified me as a stan with this performance. and this isn't even her best performance (she still has one more performance in this list). She really should have won. It's clear that more people liked Angie instead of Candice, including myself. The fact that Angie's Christmas song charted WAY higher than Candice's new single says a lot.
8. Candice Glover - I (Who Have Nothing) (American Idol)
With that being said above about Candice, she was still my second favorite in the competition. This was her best performance in my opinion. The key change and the passion . I'm happy she won but like I said, it should've been Angie. She needs more powerful songs in the future like this one on her record.
7. Alex & Sierra - Best Song Ever (X Factor USA)
And here we arrive to the contestants that are probably gonna be the first success story out of X Factor. These two are so good and I just like how they turned this song into something so pretty and fairytale like They need to win.
6. Third D3gree - By the Way (X Factor Australia)
The best group to come out of X Factor Australia this year. This was my favorite from them. Their energy was on par and Jordan's dancing was great (and he looked hot). Kelebek's rapping was on fire too and Jacinta's vocals were on point. Everything just came together. They should have made the final over that Justin Bieber wannabe
Teens Flashback
My ultimate childhood song right here. Still flawless 9 years laters. I remember first seeing the music video on TeenNick (back when it was a part of Nickelodeon's weekend block). I was obsessed with this song. Always will be one of my ultimate favorites.
Her best performance on the show. I loved her take on Thriller. She makes the song haunting in a more dark way than the original. If Redfoo had kept giving her good songs like this, she would've made semi-final at the very least.
4. Michelle Chamuel - I Knew You Were Trouble (The Voice US)
I had already loved Michelle by this point, but this is where the vocals and the energy all came together. She nailed it. The OHS where the best part as well as that long note at the end of the bridge. She did all her own things with this song and I loved it. Best performance from The Voice this year in both 2013 seasons.
3. Alex & Sierra - Say Something (The X Factor USA)
Their best performance so far this season on X Factor. And the best of the entire season. Just like Simon Cowell said, that was a record, beautiful, sincere and fantastic.
2. Angie Miller - Who You Are (American Idol)
[COLOR="Blue"]Well we all know Angie is a Jessie J stan, and this was her fourth time performing a Jessie J at this point. She saved the best performance for last though. This performance was just incredible. I actually think this was better than her You Set Me Free performance, because she brought passion and empowerment to Who You Are. Jessie did too of course, but Angie gave it her all with this song. My favorite performance of that season. [/COLOR
1. Dami Im - Best Of You (X Factor Australia)
Dami's performances were almost always flawless, but this one especially caught my eye. Dami seriously gave herself another dimension by tackling this Foo Fighters song. So much that I actually watch this more than all the other performances from any show this year combined. I really hope she does a rock influenced song on her album. She could easily do a Fighter-like song. Anyways, this was my favorite performance this year.
Teens Flashbacks
I remember hearing this song on the radio in 6th grade and I later found the song on Yahoo Music. I was obsessed with this song in 2006 and probably 2007 as well. Such a flawless song.