Michael Johns We Are the Champions

American Idol season seven contestant Michael Johns performed a compilation of the Queen songs "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" on the March 25, 2008 episode of the hit televised singing competition.

Fast Facts

1. Contestant: Michael Johns
2. Performance date: March 25, 2008
3. Show: American Idol
4. Network: FOX
5. Season: 7
6. Songs: "We Will Rock You" written by Brian May and "We Are The Champions" written by Freddie Mercury
7. Original artist: Queen
8. Original album: News of the World
9. Original release date: October 28, 1977
10. Theme night: Songs from the year you were born

Judges' Comments

• Randy: "Finally, you believe in yourself and you use that big ole voice you got and challenge it. Dude, that was the best performance for me since you've been on this show."

• Paula: "For anytime that any one of us ever said that you haven't find your right song, we can all shut our mouths on this one. This was your shining moment and I'm so proud of you."

• Simon: "This is the first time with you I saw star potential. Tonight you just got it right. You look like a front person, you were confident and you performed well. For me, it's the only memorable performance of the night so far."

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