Week 1

[Mandisa]

Well, going through the list, it was really hard to pick a song this week. Not a lot of the songs fit my style or my voice well. I mean come on Simon, would you have taken me seriously if I had came out here and sang If You Seek Amy? So I decided to go with Halo by Beyonce. It's got kind of a soul vibe to it and I'm gonna change the arrangement around a bit (Hence the no youtube video) and I hope you all like it.

HALO
Beyonce


Oh Baby
I can see
I can see your halo

Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

I can see your halo
you know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo
And I can see your halo

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light

I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again

Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Surrouded by your embrace
And know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

Halo Halo Halo

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

You're everything I need and more
I pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo

Baby I can feel your halo

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Thank you

[Simon Cowell]

Your right if you sang If you seek amy you wouldnt have gotten a good review but i feel you did good with the song choices that you had but it still wasnt amazing but we will probably see you nxt week

[Mandisa]

Now you know I'd never sing If You Seek Amy...that was just a lil humor just for you Simon

[Kara DioGuardi]

See Mandisa. You said there is no songs so you took this one. i did have some issues. Jordin already sang it! And why couldn't you sing another song and change the arrangement i would have rather seen that then see you change a song that does not need changing ill go look at the songs and tell you what you should have sang!

[Randy Jackson]

Yeah, it was a good song choice, but like Kara said, it has already been sung tonight. I think you'll do better next week though.

[Kara DioGuardi]

You could have done The Climb and changed it up or i could have really seen you do Adam's a chang eis gunna come but do like the original

[Mandisa]

Thanks for the constructive criticism.
I hadn't noticed Jordin sang this song and I really apologize for copying.
I thought I had clicked everyone but apparently I missed Jordin.
I honestly thought being the new girl in, I was holding up the game.
If you keep me around, I'll do better. I promise