Tatiana del Toro – Performance Profile, American Idol 2009 Season 8

March 4, 2009 by vongsundara 

Oh Tatiana del Toro, I will never, ever forget you.

Tatiana del Toro got the chance to prove that she has a real voice, perhaps one of the top voices in the entire competition. Unfortunately for her, she was unable to gain enough fans to continue in the competition due to her somewhat crazy behaviour. For me, I absolutely love the drama that she brought, but she definitely rubbed other people the wrong way.

Tatiana del Toro’s first performance of Saving All My Love For You is still one of the top performances of the entire season, and I hope that’s what people remember her for. I think that Tatiana fell victim to the format changes this year, as she would have stuck around much longer if the show went with last season’s format of allowing viewers to vote for the Top 24. Oh well, that’s life I suppose.

Tatiana del Toro performs Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston), American Idol 2009 Season 8, (March 5) Wild Card Round: Billboard Top 100 Hits

Tatiana del Toro performs Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston), American Idol 2009 Season 8, (March 5) Wild Card Round: Billboard Top 100 Hits

Tatiana del Toro performs Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston), American Idol 2009 Season 8, (March 5) Wild Card Round: Billboard Top 100 Hits

Tatiana del Toro chose to perform the same song again for some strange reason. She struggled through the entire first verse, but the second half of the song is absolutely brilliant and better than almost everyone else tonight. It’s really too bad that she didn’t choose a different song.

Tatiana del Toro chose a very Las Vegas-style look tonight. Her dress was very shiny, and I don’t think I enjoy this look as much as what she was wearing last time.

Tatiana’s performance was a little more aggressive than last time. I like how she matched her performance with her look. Even the arrangement of the vocals tonight was more aggressive. It’s nice to see that Tatiana is able to perform the same song multiple ways.

Review Score: ★★★★☆ 

Tatiana del Toro performs Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston), American Idol 2009 Season 8, (February 17) Top 36 Group 1: Billboard Top 100 Hits

Tatiana del Toro performs Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston), American Idol 2009 Season 8, (February 17) Top 36 Group 1: Billboard Top 100 Hits

Tatiana del Toro performs Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston), American Idol 2009 Season 8, (February 17) Top 36 Group 1: Billboard Top 100 Hits

I must be the biggest Tatiana Del Toro fan there is. Does no one else see that she had the best vocal performance of the night? Okay, I know she’s a bit of a drama queen (which may be why I like her) but if you go solely by this performance, she was absolutely stellar. First off, she chose to take on a Whitney Houston classic, and she absolutely delivered. The only weak spot was a small section in the first verse where she missed a couple of the low notes. Other than that, though, she was able to hit from her very lowest register right up to her falsetto. She had great conviction in her voice, and I believed everything she sang about. There was so much passion in the vocals, it wasn’t even funny. She made parts of the song that weren’t really memorable into showcase sections. Her passion when she sings “no other man’s gonna do” and “no other woman is gonna love you more” is amazing. I also liked the new vocal arrangement for the second verse.

Sorry, Randy Jackson, y’all need to listen again to that second verse. It’s called making a song your own. The vocals were so terrific that the judges had nothing to pick on except for her previous drama. Seriously, Kara, judge on the vocals first okay, and try not to be so easily offended. Simon didn’t even mention vocals at all. The judges’ bias against Tatiana is rather ridiculous. All they could say is, “Please act crazier, we like you crazy, so be crazy, please.” For real? Come on now.

Tatiana’s closing note speaks for itself.

I really enjoyed Tatiana’s stage performance. It was demure and understated and went well with the song. Her hair and makeup were well done, and I quite enjoyed her colourful dress. I don’t think there was anything more she could have done. This is one of my favourite American Idol performances ever, and I really hope Tatiana gets to come back for future.

Review Score: ★★★★★ 

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