Chinese-Mexican contestant of the American Idol Season 12, Elijah Liu made her own rendition of the song “Stay,” as popularized by Rihanna to the delight of the judges.
The Filipino-looking Elijah Liu was the one who first perform during the Wednesday night’s show (Thursday morning in Manila) in the Top 20 American Idol Finals.
The 18-year-old Elijah Liu received positive comments from the judges.
Here’s the judges verdict:
Nicki Minaj: I think I would be willing to stay. You look great.
Keith Urban: It really suited your voice.
Mariah Carey: It didn’t get more explosive in the end.
Randy Jackson: Liked Elijah’s performance more than last week, but thinks the performance never left first gear.
Here’s the performance video: