Karen Rodriguez delivered a half Spanish/half English rendition of Mariah Carey’s classic power ballad “Hero” at the American Idol season 10 Top 12 Girls semifinal on Wednesday (March 2)- watch video below.

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Jennifer Lopez was very pleased with Karen’s performance, claiming it gave her goose bumps. Steven Tyler loved it (of course!) and suggested Karen to join Jacob Lusk (our diva!) for a duet. Randy Jackson was pleased with the end result, saying Karen owned the song.

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Can I say “YAWN”!?! Really? Karen probably sang it pretty well, but it was boring… there were really no big high notes and it was all so contained. It was very beauty pageanty for me.

Karen Rodriguez “Hero” American Idol Video

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