Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez (born August 4th, 1995) was a contestant on Season 11 of American Idol.
Performances[]
| Stage | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | You Make Me Feel Like ( A Natural Woman) | Aretha Franklin | Advanced | |
| Hollywood Round 1 | First Solo | Get Me Bodied | Beyonce | ||
| Hollywood Round 2 | Group Performances | Unaired | |||
| Hollywood Round 3 | Second Solo | ||||
| Las Vegas Round | Songs from the 1950's | It Doesn't Matter Anymore | Buddy Holly | ||
| Final Judgement | Final Solo | The Prayer | Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli | ||
| Top 25 (12 Women) | Personal Choice | Love You i Do | Jennifer Hudson | 11 | |
| Top 13 | Whitney Houstomn | I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton | 12 | |
| Top 11 | Year they were born | Turn the Beat Around | Vicki Sue Robinson | 2 | Safe |
| Top 10 | Billy Joel | Everybody Has a dream | Billy Joel | 9 | |
| Top 9 | Their Personal Idols | Like a Prayer/Borderline and Express Your Self | Madonna | 7 | |
| Top 8 | Songs from the 1980s | I Knew You Were Waiting (for me} | Jazmine Sullivan | 3 | Saved |
| Top 7 | Songs from the 2010's | Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You} | Kelly Clarkson | 9 | |
| Songs from Now to Then | Fallin | Alicia Keys | 5 | Safe | |
| Try a Little Tendrtness | Ray Noble Orchestra | 5 | |||
| Top 6 | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | 12 | |
| Contestant's Choice | Dance with my Father | Luther Vandross | 7 | ||
| Top 5 | Songs from the 1960's | Proud Mary | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 5 | |
| Your Love Keeps Litteing Me (Higher and Higher | Jackie Wilson | 9 | |||
| You Are So Beautiful | Billy Preston | 11 | |||
| Top 4 | California Dreamin | Steel Away | Jimmy Hughes | 4 | |
| Eternal Flame | The Bangles | 6 | |||
| Songs they Wish They'd Writtien | Waiting for a Girl Like You (with Hollie Cavanagh Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips | Foreigner | 7 | ||
| And I Am Telling You I'm Not Goling | Jennifer Holiday | 11 | |||
| Top 3 | Judge's Choice | My All | Mariah Carey | 2 | |
| Contestant's Choice | I Don't Want to miss a Thing | Aerosmith | 5 | ||
| Jimmy Lovine's Choice | I''ll Be there | The Jackson 5 | 8 | ||
| Finale | Simon Fuller's Choice | I Have Nothing | Whitney Houston | 1 | Runner Up |
| Favorite Performances | The Prayer | Celine Dion and Andrea Boeli | 3 | ||
| Winner's Sngle | Change Nothing | Jessica Sanchez | 5 | ||
Audition[]
Jessica's audition was not televised, but a flashback revealed that she auditioned in San Diego. She sang "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin and all three judges voted "yes".
Hollywood Round[]
Jessica's stay in Hollywood was not shown much, but she did manage to advance to the final seventy.
Las Vegas Round[]
Jessica was shown in a group with DeAndre Brackensick and Candice Glover singing "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Buddy Holly. Everyone in the group advanced.
For her final solo performance, she sang "The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli. At the Final Judgment, the judges told her that she managed to make the Top 24.
Top 25[]
Jessica sang "Love You I Do" by Jennifer Hudson. She was placed in the Top 5 for the girls based on America's vote, making her a Top 13 finalist.
Top 13[]
Top 11[]
Top 10[]
Top 9[]
Top 8[]
Top 7[]
Top 6[]
Top 5[]
Top 4[]
Top 3[]
Season 11 Finale[]
Trivia[]
- Jessica appeared on the first season of America's Got Talent. Brandy picked her for the Wild-Card round after a successful, though untelevised first audition.
- Jessica was born on the exact same day as Sonika Vaid.
| Season 11 |
| Finalists |
| Phillip Phillips · Jessica Sanchez · Joshua Ledet · Hollie Cavanagh · Skylar Laine · Elise Testone · Colton Dixon · DeAndre Brackensick · Heejun Han · Erika Van Pelt · Shannon Magrane · Jermaine Jones · Jeremy Rosado |
| Semifinalists |
| Reed Grimm · Jen Hirsh · Brielle Von Hugel · Adam Brock · Baylie Brown · Hallie Day · Creighton Fraker · Eben Franckewitz · Haley Johnsen · Chase Likens · Aaron Marcellus · Chelsea Sorrell |