Syesha Mercado I Will Always Love You

Guide Note

American Idol season seven contestant Syesha Mercado performed the song "I Will Always Love You" on the April 1, 2008 episode of the hit televised singing competition.

Fast Facts

1. Contestant: Syesha Mercado
2. Performance date: April 1, 2008
3. Show: American Idol
4. Network: FOX
5. Season: 7
6. Song: "I Will Always Love You"
7. Original artist and songwriter: Dolly Parton
8. Original album: Jolene
9. Original release date: April 4, 1974
10. Notable covers: Whitney Houston
11. Theme night: Dolly Parton

• Randy: "You decided that you would take on the biggest tiger of the night. I think you did pretty good. It's still hard for me to hear anyone else sing that song but it was alright."

• Paula: "You look beautiful, that color looks gorgeous on you. That's it for you, you are growing and connecting with the audience so much more and I love it."

• Simon: "I almost wish you hadn't got it. The first part was good, the second part paled in comparison to the Whitney version. It was good, but wasn't a fantastic version of the song."