fantasia barrino won american idol the year jennifer hudson was on.
fantasia barrino won american idol the year jennifer hudson was on.
who won american idol the year jennifer hudson was on?
fantasia barrino
at top seven, the three african american singers fantasia barrino, latoya london, and jennifer hudson, dubbed the three divas, all unexpectedly landed at the bottom three. jennifer hudson was eliminated, prompting much discussion and criticism. elton john, who was one of the mentors that season, called the results of the votes "incredibly racist" (though barrino went on to win the competition). criticisms were also voiced about the voting system that resulted in survival of contestants such as john stevens over jennifer hudson, or jasmine trias over latoya london. it was claimed that jasmine trias' fans were able to vote early and often outside of the 2-hour voting window, and a disproportionate number of votes came from jasmine trias' home state of hawaii.
american idol controversies
in february 2009, hudson made her first public appearance since the murders when she sang the "star-spangled banner" at super bowl xliii. she toured the united states with robin thicke in 2009. in early may 2009, hudson suffered "throat fatigue" and had to reschedule her may 16–19, 2009, tour dates. she sang "will you be there" at the michael jackson memorial service in july 2009. hudson recorded "neither one of us (wants to be the first to say goodbye)," originally by gladys knight & the pips, for "american idol season 3: greatest soul classics" — the official "american idol" album for the third season. she is featured on ne-yo's second album, "because of you", on the track, "leaving tonight". hudson performed a christmas special in december 2009 called "jennifer hudson: i'll be home for christmas". during the special, she relived her childhood christmases with musical performances filmed at her favorite locations in her native chicago. hudson also visited family members, friends and other childhood influences during the broadcast. on january 22, 2010, hudson appeared on the telethon "hope for haiti now: a global benefit for earthquake relief", performing the beatles' "let it be". the telecast generated $61 million in donations . also, that year, hudson recorded the song "one shining moment" for the 2010 ncaa men's division i basketball tournament.
jennifer hudson