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Must-See: "American Idol" Contestant Joshua Ledet Sings "When a Man Loves a Woman"

American Idol's Joshua Ledet raises the roof with his rendition of "When a Man Loves a Woman."
Must-See: "American Idol" Contestant Joshua Ledet Sings "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Joshua Ledet
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020
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American Idol contestant Joshua Ledet may have been in the bottom three on last week’s show, but his performance of Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” last night catapulted him to the top. Watch as Ledet gives the song his absolute all. It was a performance judge Jennifer Lopez dubbed: “The best thing I’ve ever seen on American Idol.”

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