10 Latinos Who Should’ve Won 'American Idol'

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Syesha Mercado, Season 7

This Puerto Rican Connecticut native was part of Idol’s most Latin season ever and continued to wow judges throughout, landing her in 3rd place. The then-20-year-old singer, who was celebrating her father’s graduation from rehab, auditioned for the judges by singing the Queen of Soul’s feminist anthem “Think.”