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Elvis Presley
Allen 's show with Presley had , for the first time , beaten CBS 's Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings . Sullivan , despite his June pronouncement , booked the singer for three appearances for an unprecedented $50,000 . The first , on September 9 , 1956 , was seen by approximately 60 million viewers -- a record 82.6 percent of the television audience . Actor Charles Laughton hosted the show , filling in while Sullivan recuperated from a car accident . Presley appeared in two segments that night from CBS Television City in Los Angeles . According to Elvis legend , Presley was shot only from the waist up . Watching clips of the Allen and Berle shows with his producer , Sullivan had opined that Presley `` got some kind of device hanging down below the crotch of his pants -- so when he moves his legs back and forth you can see the outline of his cock ... I think it 's a Coke bottle ... We just ca n't have this on a Sunday night . This is a family show ! '' Sullivan publicly told TV Guide , `` As for his gyrations , the whole thing can be controlled with camera shots . '' In fact , Presley was shown head - to - toe in the first and second shows . Though the camerawork was relatively discreet during his debut , with leg - concealing closeups when he danced , the studio audience reacted in customary style : screaming . Presley 's performance of his forthcoming single , the ballad `` Love Me Tender '' , prompted a record - shattering million advance orders . More than any other single event , it was this first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that made Presley a national celebrity of barely precedented proportions .
Milli Vanilli
Beth McCarthy - Miller , then an executive with MTV , says the duo 's poor English language skills , when they came in for their first interview with the channel , stirred doubts among those present as to whether they had sung on their records . The first public sign that the group was lip - synching came on 21 July 1989 , during a live performance on MTV at the Lake Compounce theme park in Bristol , Connecticut . As they performed , the recording of the song `` Girl You Know It 's True '' jammed and began to skip , repeating the partial line `` Girl , you know it 's ... '' over and over through the speakers . They continued to pretend to sing and dance onstage for a few more moments , then they both ran offstage . According to the episode of VH1 's Behind the Music which profiled Milli Vanilli , Downtown Julie Brown stated that fans attending the concert seemed neither to care , nor even to notice , and the concert continued as if nothing unusual had happened . In a March 1990 issue of Time magazine , Pilatus was quoted proclaiming himself to be `` the new Elvis '' , reasoning that by the duo 's success they were more talented musically than Bob Dylan , Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger .
We Are the World
Since the release of `` We Are the World '' , and the Band Aid single that influenced it , numerous songs have been recorded in a similar fashion , with the intent to aid disaster victims throughout the world . One such example involved a supergroup of Latin musicians billed as `` Hermanos del Tercer Mundo '' , or `` Brothers of the Third World '' . Among the supergroup of 62 recording artists were Julio Iglesias , José Feliciano , and Sérgio Mendes . Their famine relief song was recorded in the same studio as `` We Are the World '' . Half of the profits raised from the charity single was pledged to USA for Africa . The rest of the money was to be used for impoverished Latin American countries . Another notable example is the 1989 cover of the Deep Purple song `` Smoke on the Water '' by a supergroup of hard rock , prog rock , and heavy metal musicians collaborating as Rock Aid Armenia to raise money for victims of the devastating 1988 Armenian earthquake .
The Clark Sisters
Additionally , at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony featuring a gospel segment with Aretha Franklin , Mary J. Blige , Israel & New Breed , and Trin - i - tee 5 : 7 , The Clark Sisters performed a snippet of their signature `` You Brought The Sunshine '' when the ceremony was broadcast on February 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . The Clark Sisters recorded a Christmas CD followed special appearances with Karen 's daughter Kierra Sheard and their cousins Bill Moss Jr. and James Moss known as J Moss and produced by J Drew Sheard .
America's Got Talent
On September 14 , 12 - year - old singer - songwriter and ukulele player , Grace Vanderwaal was announced as the winner making it the second time that a female act has won the show since Season 1 , and the second child act to win the competition . Magician mentalists The Clairvoyants was runner - up , and magician Jon Dorenbos was in Third Place . Comedian Tape Face was named the most memorable act this season .
Tom Lehrer
In 1971 , Argentinian singer Nacha Guevara sang Spanish versions of several Lehrer 's songs for the show / live album `` Este es el año que es '' .
America's Got Talent (season 13)
Act Order Performance description Buzzes Result Cowell Klum Mel B Mandel Amanda Mena Singer ; performed `` Happy '' by Pharrell . Eliminated Junior New System Dance Group ; dancers performed with a basketball themed red stiletto extravaganza to `` Work Bitch '' by Britney Spears , `` Bang Bang '' by Jessie J ft . Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj , and `` Lose Control '' by Missy Elliott ft . Ciara & Fatman Scoop . Eliminated Us the Duo Band ; performed an original song called `` Broke '' . Eliminated Voices of Hope Choir ; performed `` Defying Gravity '' from Wicked by Idina Menzel . Lost Judges ' Choice Shin Lim 5 Close - up Magician ; started the act by placing a card in his back pocket `` for later '' . He asked Heidi to pick a card and sign it . He put the signed card down and after he made a gesture , smoke began to rise from beneath it , at which point the card was shown to be blank . He opened his mouth , smoke came billowing out , and Heidi 's card appeared from it . He placed her card in a plastic bag and then asked Tyra to pick a card and sign it . Tyra 's card jumped from Shin 's hand to his vest pocket , and thence to the card that started in his back pocket . Tyra 's card then appeared in his mouth amidst a cloud of smoke , then switched places with Heidi 's card in the plastic bag before the two cards switched back . He put both cards into the plastic bag and then vanished them in full view of the audience . Finally , he placed the remaining cards back in the box , and when smoke began pouring from the box he crushed it flat , making the box immediately disappear . Advanced Makayla Phillips 6 Singer ; performed `` Who You Are '' by Jessie J . Eliminated Front Pictures 7 Multimedia Performance Act ; starts in outer space and then gets a low oxygen tank . Ends up swimming with sea creatures such as turtles , dolphins , and whales .
Melanie (singer)
Later in 1969 , Melanie had a hit in the Netherlands with `` Beautiful People '' . She was one of only three solo women who performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the inspiration for her first hit song , `` Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain ) '' , apparently arose from the Woodstock audience lighting candles during her set ( although most of the `` candles '' were actually matches or lighters ) .
Alex & Sierra
Alex & Sierra auditioned in New Orleans , Louisiana , making it to the next round after wowing the judges with a sultry version of Britney Spears ' `` Toxic '' . They continued on to the top 40 and received Simon Cowell as their mentor . For the Four Chair Challenge , Alex & Sierra took on the John Travolta / Olivia Newton - John classic `` You 're The One That I Want '' from the 1978 musical film Grease . The judges praised the duo for putting their own twist on the song . Kelly and Paulina felt the performance was `` nice '' and said they had `` sexiness '' to them , while Demi Lovato told them they were one of her favorite acts but questioned the future and their relationship . Simon Cowell was annoyed and disagreed , in support of Alex & Sierra as a couple . Despite this controversy , the duo made it through to the live shows . For the first live show , Alex and Sierra earned a spot in the top 12 after performing a stripped - down version of the Robin Thicke hit `` Blurred Lines '' . Kelly Rowland wished it had been a bit sexier and thought it got corny at times , something Simon Cowell disagreed with , praising Alex & Sierra 's performance , calling it `` original '' and `` unique '' . For Motown Night , they took on `` I Heard It Through The Grapevine '' by Marvin Gaye . Paulina felt it was `` natural , '' while Demi said it felt `` organic '' as well as very `` hot '' and `` sexy '' . On the re-vote show , which happened due to a graphics error that nullified the votes , Alex & Sierra sang `` Give Me Love '' by Ed Sheeran ; Cowell afterward said that the performance was `` immaculate ... ragged and raw . ''
Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda has been recorded by many Australian musicians and singers , including Slim Dusty , Kidsongs , John Williamson , Peter Dawson , John Schumann , the Seekers , Thomas Edmonds , Rolf Harris , the Wiggles .
Minstrel show
With the Panic of 1837 , theater attendance suffered , and concerts were one of the few attractions that could still make money . In 1843 , four blackface performers led by Dan Emmett combined to stage just such a concert at the New York Bowery Amphitheatre , calling themselves the Virginia Minstrels . The minstrel show as a complete evening 's entertainment was born . The show had little structure . The four sat in a semicircle , played songs , and traded wisecracks . One gave a stump speech in dialect , and they ended with a lively plantation song . The term minstrel had previously been reserved for traveling white singing groups , but Emmett and company made it synonymous with blackface performance , and by using it , signalled that they were reaching out to a new , middle - class audience .
Elvis Presley
The second Milton Berle Show appearance came on June 5 at NBC 's Hollywood studio , amid another hectic tour . Berle persuaded the singer to leave his guitar backstage , advising , `` Let ' em see you , son . '' During the performance , Presley abruptly halted an uptempo rendition of `` Hound Dog '' with a wave of his arm and launched into a slow , grinding version accentuated with energetic , exaggerated body movements . Presley 's gyrations created a storm of controversy . Television critics were outraged : Jack Gould of The New York Times wrote , `` Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability ... His phrasing , if it can be called that , consists of the stereotyped variations that go with a beginner 's aria in a bathtub ... His one specialty is an accented movement of the body ... primarily identified with the repertoire of the blond bombshells of the burlesque runway . '' Ben Gross of the New York Daily News opined that popular music `` has reached its lowest depths in the ' grunt and groin ' antics of one Elvis Presley ... Elvis , who rotates his pelvis ... gave an exhibition that was suggestive and vulgar , tinged with the kind of animalism that should be confined to dives and bordellos '' . Ed Sullivan , whose own variety show was the nation 's most popular , declared him `` unfit for family viewing '' . To Presley 's displeasure , he soon found himself being referred to as `` Elvis the Pelvis '' , which he called `` one of the most childish expressions I ever heard , comin ' from an adult . '' Steve
Jefferson Airplane
Two significant early concerts featuring the Airplane were held in late 1965 . The first was the historic dance at the Longshoremen 's Hall in San Francisco on October 16 , 1965 , the first of many `` happenings '' in the Bay Area , where Gleason first saw them perform . At this concert they were supported by a local folk - rock group , the Great Society , which featured Grace Slick as lead singer and it was here that Kantner met Slick for the first time . A few weeks later , on November 6 , they headlined a benefit concert for the San Francisco Mime Troupe , the first of many promotions by rising Bay Area entrepreneur Bill Graham , who later became the band 's manager . In November 1965 , Jefferson Airplane signed a recording contract with RCA Victor , which included an unheard - of advance of US $25,000 . Prior to this , they had recorded a demo for Columbia Records of `` The Other Side Of This Life '' with Bob Harvey on bass , which was immediately rejected by the label . On December 10 , 1965 , the Airplane played at the first Bill Graham - promoted show at the Fillmore Auditorium , supported by the Great Society and others . The Airplane also appeared at numerous Family Dog shows promoted by Chet Helms at the Avalon Ballroom .
Santana Lopez
The episode `` Mash Off '' 's concluding musical number , `` Rumour Has It '' / `` Someone Like You '' , was acclaimed as its main highlight . Wall Street Journal writer Raymund Flandez described Rivera 's vocals as `` electrifying '' and `` golden '' . Rolling Stone contributor Erica Futterman wrote that the performance was one of Glee 's best sequences : `` Mercedes and Santana nail their vocals and the song combines great tracks from one of the year 's biggest albums while capturing both the sass and sadness of the Troubletones at this particular moment . '' Billboard editor Rae Votta called it the best performance since the cast 's rendition of `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' in the season one finale , `` Journey to Regionals '' , and stated , `` Naya Rivera 's powerful vocals and the strong arrangement still packs the emotional punch Glee was targeting . '' Jen Chaney of The Washington Post awarded the sequence an `` A + '' grade : `` Given the emotional stakes raised by Santana 's outing , which happened in the scene right before this performance , and the fact that it marked the series 's 300th musical performance , this marriage '' of the two Adele songs , `` Rumour Has It '' and `` Someone Like You '' , was `` all the more powerful '' . Brian Moyler of Gawker asserted that the number was `` perfection '' and said , `` This is why I watch Glee . It is just brilliant from Mercedes first belting to the snaps on the beat to the choreography with the girls walking in a circle and making little whispers to Santana bringing tears to my eyes singing ' Someone Like You ' as if it was the last song she 'll ever sing in her damn life . '' Cinema Blend 's Melissa Duko stated that the show `` hit it out of the park '' and added that it was her favorite performance of the season . TVLine correspondent Michael Slezak gave the number an `` A + '' and wrote , `` Nobody can completely match Adele doing Adele , and yet Naya Rivera and Amber Riley somehow made the sum of this mashup a worthy equal to Adele 's glorious original parts . ''
When You Believe
The next night , after they began the rehearsal , both singers had trouble performing the film version of the song . After hours of practice and confusion , they reached a compromise ; they would sing a mash - up of the film and single versions , which featured an additional bridge and instrumentation by Edmonds . For the awards ceremony on the twenty first , Houston and Carey wore matching white gowns , symbolizing `` humbleness and simplicity . '' Houston entered the arena , performing her verse , followed by Carey . As the song 's finale drew near , a full gospel choir joined the performance from large suspending golden scaffolding , all wearing large white tunics . After the original was nominated for the Academy Award , Schwartz refused to give Edmonds writing credits in nomination forms submitted to the academy .
America's Got Talent (season 13)
Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result Cowell Klum Mel B Mandel Mochi Diabolo Artist Lost Judges ' Choice Human Fountains Novelty Act Eliminated Angel City Chorale Choir Google 's Instant Save / Dunkin ' Save The PAC Dance Team Dance Group Eliminated Amanda Mena 5 Singer Advanced Junior New System 6 Dance Group Won Judges ' Choice We Three 7 Band Advanced Lord Nil 8 Escape Artist Eliminated Flau'jae 9 Rapper Eliminated Shin Lim 10 Close - up Magician Advanced Vicki Barbolak 11 Stand - up Comedienne Advanced Courtney Hadwin 12 Singer Advanced
Elvis Presley
In the first half of the decade , three of Presley 's soundtrack albums hit number one on the pop charts , and a few of his most popular songs came from his films , such as `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' ( 1961 ) and `` Return to Sender '' ( 1962 ) . ( `` Viva Las Vegas '' , the title track to the 1964 film , was a minor hit as a B - side , and became truly popular only later . ) But , as with artistic merit , the commercial returns steadily diminished . During a five - year span -- 1964 through 1968 -- Presley had only one top - ten hit : `` Crying in the Chapel '' ( 1965 ) , a gospel number recorded back in 1960 . As for non-movie albums , between the June 1962 release of Pot Luck and the November 1968 release of the soundtrack to the television special that signaled his comeback , only one LP of new material by Presley was issued : the gospel album How Great Thou Art ( 1967 ) . It won him his first Grammy Award , for Best Sacred Performance . As Marsh described , Presley was `` arguably the greatest white gospel singer of his time ( and ) really the last rock & roll artist to make gospel as vital a component of his musical personality as his secular songs '' .
The Jackson 5
Starting in August , the Jackson Five performed as the opening act for the Supremes , whose lead singer Diana Ross was planning to leave for a solo career at the end of the year . After performing at the Daisy in Los Angeles and at the Miss Black America Pageant in New York , the group recorded their first single , `` I Want You Back '' , written by a newly assembled Motown team called the Corporation , which consisted of three composers and songwriters Freddie Perren , Deke Richards and Alphonzo Mizell with Gordy as a fourth partner . In October , their first single for Motown was released and the group promoted it while performing at the Hollywood Palace with Ross hosting . In December , the brothers made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show . Afterwards , their debut album , Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 , was released that same month .
Alex & Sierra
For the semi finals , the public chose `` Little Talks '' by Of Monsters and Men , which pleased the judges ; Kelly said they nailed it , Demi felt she was looking at the winners , Paulina said that they kept coming back stronger and suggested that there was a huge gap in the industry for them , and Simon said they were not just performing - they were making records each week . They faced Carlito Olivero in The Duet Duels singing `` Falling Slowly '' with the judges feeling that while Carlito and Alex did well , Sierra stole the song . but it was their performance of `` Gravity '' by Sara Bareilles that earned high remarks . The judges felt that Sierra had blossomed during the competition , Alex 's vocals were `` fricking crazy '' and their performance was `` perfect '' , bringing judges Kelly Rowland and Demi Lovato to tears and securing their place in the finals . Like `` Say Something '' before it , the couple 's version of `` Gravity '' hit number 1 on iTunes . For the finals , Alex & Sierra sang three songs . They did their `` save me '' song from the re-vote show as their `` song to win '' , `` Give Me Love '' by Ed Sheeran . They also sang `` Bleeding Love '' with Leona Lewis , and their `` song of the season '' was `` Say Something '' . The `` Bleeding Love '' performance received a bit of a mixed response mainly from Demi Lovato , who said that it was n't their best performance , but the other two songs received praise . In the finale result show , Alex & Sierra performed `` All I Want For Christmas Is You '' . Later that night , they were announced the winners of the season on December 19 , 2013 . They were the only group to win the American version of the show , and the fourth in the worldwide franchise ( after Random on the first series of the Australian version , Little Mix on the eighth series of the United Kingdom version and Rak - Su on the fourteenth series of the United Kingdom version ) . In an interview after the winner was announced , Simon Cowell revealed that Alex and Sierra received the most number of public votes every week of the competition . He said that the margin for the number of votes narrowed closer to the end of the season . Performances
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 22)
Couple Scores Dance Music Result Jodie & Keo 26 ( 8 , 9 , 9 ) Quickstep `` For Once in My Life '' -- Stevie Wonder Safe Kim & Sasha 27 ( 9 , 9 , 9 ) Samba `` ABC '' -- The Jackson 5 Eliminated Nyle & Peta 28 ( 10 , 9 , 9 ) Foxtrot `` Beautiful Day '' -- U2 Safe Antonio & Sharna 24 ( 8 , 8 , 8 ) Tango `` Paint It Black '' -- The Rolling Stones Safe Wanyá & Lindsay 27 ( 9 , 9 , 9 ) Foxtrot `` I Say a Little Prayer '' -- Aretha Franklin Last to be called safe Ginger & Val 30 ( 10 , 10 , 10 ) Viennese Waltz `` I Have Nothing '' -- Whitney Houston Safe Von & Witney 24 ( 8 , 8 , 8 ) Salsa `` A Little Less Conversation '' -- Elvis Presley Eliminated Paige & Mark 30 ( 10 , 10 , 10 ) Jive `` Proud Mary '' -- Tina Turner Safe Antonio & Sharna Von & Witney Nyle & Peta Wanyá & Lindsay 28 ( 9 , 9 , 10 ) Freestyle ( Team James Brown ) `` Super Bad '' / `` Living in America '' / `` I Got You ( I Feel Good ) '' -- James Brown Kim & Sasha Paige & Mark Ginger & Val Jodie & Keo 25 ( 8 , 8 , 9 ) Freestyle ( Team Beyoncé ) `` End of Time '' / `` If I Were a Boy '' / `` Crazy in Love '' -- Beyoncé
Waltzing Matilda
Bands and artists from other nations , including Helmut Lotti , Wilf Carter ( Montana Slim ) , the Irish Rovers , Burl Ives , the Swingle Singers and the Red Army Choir have also recorded the song . Jimmie Rodgers had a US # 41 pop hit with the song in 1959 .
Milli Vanilli
In 2000 , Fab Morvan was featured in a BBC documentary titled It Takes Two : The Story of the Pop Duo about musical duos . The duo were also featured ( and interviewed ) for the premiere episode of VH1 's Behind the Music .
Can't Get You Out of My Head
But after Fuller heard the demo , he felt it was wrong for S Club 7 and rejected it ; English singer - songwriter Sophie Ellis - Bextor also turned down the offer to record it . Davis then met with Minogue 's A&R executive , Jamie Nelson . After hearing the demo cassette of the song , Nelson booked it for Minogue to record later that year . Nelson was impressed by the `` vibe '' of the song and felt it would please the `` danceheads . '' Although Davis was initially under the impression that the recording deal would be called off later , Minogue became enthusiastic to record the song after hearing 20 seconds of the demo . The whole song , including Minogue 's vocals , were recorded at Davis 's home studio in Surrey . The music , excluding the guitar part , was programmed using Korg Triton workstation via a MIDI . Dennis later remarked : `` Even though Kylie was n't the first artist to be offered the song , I do n't believe it was meant to go to anyone other than Kylie , and I do n't believe anyone else would have done the incredible job she did with it , with the video , looking super-hot ! ''
Amy Winehouse
On 13 February 2012 , Winehouse was ranked 26 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Women in Music list . In March 2017 , singer - songwriter Bob Dylan said he was enjoying listening to Winehouse 's last record ( Back to Black ) , and called her `` the last real individualist around . ''
Bert and Ernie
Ernie 's performance of `` Rubber Duckie , '' wherein he sings affectionately about his squeaking toy duck and the joy it brings him during bath time , became a modest mainstream hit , reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1970 .