• 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

• Judges' Comments

  • 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."

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