'American Idol' National Anthems: Grading the Performances

'American Idol' National Anthems: Grading the Performances

The National Anthem is a very difficult song. The vocal range needed to sing the anthem properly is vast, and even good singers can have a hell of a time performing it well. American Idol contestants, after their season, often get the chance to perform the anthem at sporting events. Both David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado performed it at a sporting event during their Top 3-prescribed trip home (Syesha for the Tampa Bay Rays, Archie for the Utah Jazz). Last night, David Cook performed it on a grand stage (though nothing compared to your typical episode of American Idol), singing the anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Since we've seen all three sing the anthem (and since I've received a healthy amount of criticism for an Archie remark I recently made), it seemed like the right time to grade the respective performances of the American Idol top 3....

The rest is HERE Including videos of all three.


I personally wanna see Brooke sing it while at the piano.