Comments on: The Top 10 Reality TV Singing Performances of All Time

By: Taps Arter

Taps Arter — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:35:33 +0000

Susan Boyle is an exceptionally talented lady who’s been subjected to considerable pressure in the media. IMHO she deserves all of the success that she is having.

By: Musiclives

Musiclives — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:58:15 +0000

Damn right! Carrie is the standard everyone is measured by. She’s the most successful.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:32:59 +0000

This list is laughable. You include 3 countries (barely) and claim these are the best reality singing performances of all time. Hardly.

Please do some research next before publishing a list like this. This list barely scratches the surface of singing competitions in the world.

Its far too American centric.

As someone who watches singing competition shows from many countries throughout the world I can tell you a legit list of the best probably wouldn’t include most if any of those American Idol performances on it.

Even as a huge Carrie fan I would never put “Alone” at the top of a list that is supposed to be all encompassing.

Off the top of my head I can come up with a better list that this.

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:02:38 +0000

Thanks Chris for your comments regarding Anthony Callea from Australia. I’m so glad that some people in the US have found him through your top ten list.
He’s certainly up there with the best of them!

By: sri

sri — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:15:21 +0000

I’ve listened to all these songs and there’s no way Carrie Underwood’s ‘Alone’ is #1, not even close to it.

By: Madeline.

Madeline. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:06:49 +0000

Anthony Callea !!
my God, what a voice. for him to come as the runner up in 2004, that was a totally slap in the face. absoloutely not fair.
he has amazing talent and still a huge future in music.
i love his voice – absoloutely brilliant !

By: Chris Muller

Chris Muller — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:48:06 +0000

Heather, Al, Lea and Jon – thanks for finding the list in Australia. Based on other comments we’ve received, Anthony Callea is somewhat of a secret in the United States, but all who’ve heard him are amazed by his talent. One commenter said she listened to his songs for four hours straight after hearing about him on this list.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:12:34 +0000

A pretty good and fair list. Thanks for putting the best from the Southern hemisphere on the list: Anthony Callea. Being from Australia he doesn’t get the exposure in USA and Europe that the others have had, but we’re grateful you found him.
I’d put his performance of the prayer above Susan Boyle and certainly Paul Potts, but that’s personal preference.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:45:07 +0000

So glad you’ve got Anthony Callea in there – that performance had everyone in raptures.

By: Lea

Lea — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:43:21 +0000

A great list, these shows certainly have uncovered some amazing voices!

I’d have shifted Callea up higher, that performance truly had the Oz Idol audience and the viewers at home spellbound.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:26:54 +0000

Carrie Underwood is definitely the best!!!!

By: jon

jon — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:02:02 +0000

It’s all so subjective of course, but I feel that Anthony Callea’s The Prayer should rate higher. His singing of that very difficult song caused a sensation in Australia but there was no YouTube to spread the word overseas. He has the training that makes him ‘the real vocalist’ that ‘old goat’ mentions – rare in a pop singer and it results in a superior performance. However, it’s so much a matter of our own personal taste and I doubt any two people would choose even the same ten, let alone rank them in the same way. Thanks anyway – interesting.

By: Arsento

Arsento — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:57:47 +0000

Мегареспектос! Прочитал с интересом от начала и до конца.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:34:26 +0000

Your list is right on. Carrie definitely deserves the #1 spot. To this day when I go back and listen to ‘Alone’ I still get goosebumps! She has come so far since AI4 and Season 4, IMO, was and is the best season to date! As for Kelly C. it seems as though she screams her songs, at least some of them. Carrie is a superstar…vocals that are amazing, humble and so beautiful… she touched America’s hearts during her season on AI and since then.

By: OldGoat34

OldGoat34 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:41:26 +0000

I don’t know if you got any of the others right but Carrie Underwood at #1.I love Susan Boyle on the list and she could rank #2 no other singer has had the Utube response that Susan Boyle has had on Britains Got Talent.The one thing In do know Guy Sebatian would have to learn to sing as Good as Adam Lambert to rate this list and he doesn’t.He really isn’t that good if you really listen to his voice.Better singers haaven’t made it to the Top 24 on American Idol.he sings with a lisp,doesn’t correctly pronounce words and sings with a false or Falsetto Voice and really doesn’t hold notes well.Of course Pop singers are seldom known to be real vocalists with a few exceptions like Christina Aguilera.R&B has a few really good ones.So does Country with Carrie,Martina,Faith,Sara,Jaime,Allison that don’t have the Mountain Country Voice.

By: Jaylee

Jaylee — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:25:42 +0000

I am thrilled to see Carrie Underwood’s Alone as #1. Carrie is aable to sing any song and make it sound wonderful. She has a powerful and beautiful voice. Many of the others on the top 10 list are also awesome. Many I have never seen, so thank you. I really enjoyed watching some of the videos. Carrie Underwood #1, rightfully so.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:30:12 +0000

I agree totally that Carrie’s audition of Alone was awesome and yes it deserves to be #1.I watched Carrie transform into a superstar before my eyes in season 4 and season 4 was the best of all the seasons.Carrie is the best singer that AI has ever had and she is only improving from year to year.No I do not care too much for Kelly Clarkson.IMO she screams too much.

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:03:22 +0000

arw, get over what?
I disagree, but that’s ok.

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:01:30 +0000

Chris, thanks for posting Kelly Clarkson’s Stuff Like That There. I’m sure people that missed the first season have no idea why Kelly is so beloved and why all the judges from AI, Simon, Randy, Paula and Kara have all said that Kelly has the best voice of any contestant in the history of American Idol.
Maybe the people that didn’t see the first season will take a look at Stuff Like That There and change their minds about her.

By: arw

arw — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:01:07 +0000

jackie, get over it.