Fantasia Barrino, La Toya London and Jennifer Hudson with Ryan Secrest, host face elimination on "American Idol" Season 3 on April 21, 2004.contestants dream of winning the competition, but there can only be only one winner each season. Every other contestant is voted off, or ascontestants voted off the show.
Some of these contestants may have just run out of steam in the competition and would have been voted off even with a different song selection or a different performance approach. But, being human, many have probably wondered over the years if only they’d done something differently, would they have made it to the following week?Hudson sang this song for Barry Manilow week, during which Manilow was mentor and guest judge.
Sara Allen, who inspired Hall & Oates’ 1976 hit “Sara Smile,” co-wrote “You Make My Dreams” with the duo. Boy George was guest mentor for Music From the ’80s week. Harry Connick Jr., a judge that season, wore a “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” T-shirt in homage to Culture Club. Connick also gave Seavey some good advice: “Take the choreography and throw it away. Have fun. The little moves are so choreographed and planned. Just go out and have a good time.
You would think the idea of a Black, R&B-leaning singer performing a country hit would be an interesting twist that would have voter appeal, but 18 years ago country was a less welcoming place than it is today. Randy Jackson’s comment: “Weird song choice for me.” Simon Cowell’s comment: “I thought the song was horrible, Mandisa, to be honest with you.
“That’s All,” written by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes, dates to 1952, but Darin’s recording was the model for Young’s performance. Nat King Cole had the first notable recording of the song in 1953. The versatile Rick Nelson had a Hot 100 hit with the song in 1963. It has also been recorded by such artists as Michael Bublé, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé and Sarah Vaughan.Maroulis tackled the band’s signature anthem, a No.