Chris Medina是第一次有選手連二十四強都沒進，還沒有到現場直播就被淘汰的選手卻已經出了單曲！他並不是意外被淘汰，是被三位評審刷掉的，雖然J-Lo淘汰他之後自己情緒崩潰覺得沒有拿捏好告訴他被淘汰的原因，但光就歌聲穩定度來說是真的很難走到最後。
那他到底有什麼特別的？
前陣子有一個在美國當管樂老師台灣人分享他學生參加海選的過程，在見到三位評審之前要經過三組工作人員的面試，各唱十秒鐘，然後回答一些奇怪的問題，讓工作人員判斷你「值不值得」上電視。她說她學生第一關就被淘汰可能是因為家世背景太無聊，因為前一位女生其實唱得沒有那麼好，但是她說「我爸爸得了癌症」所以得到在螢幕前亮相的機會。
Chris的未婚妻在結婚前夕出車禍全身癱瘓。出車禍之後Chris不離不棄的照顧她，甚至為了鼓勵他未婚妻要勇敢的復健，他抱著他的音樂夢想來參加美國偶像的海選。這個故事夠可憐吧？值得上電視吧？
他也就一路殺進了直播前兩週，雖然每次表演都很不穩，但淒美的故事足以留住觀眾守在電視機前面。
有人說這是製作單位的陰謀論，反正他不可能拿到冠軍遲早要被刷掉，那還不如趁這故事還沒有被炒爛之前幫他出單曲撈個一筆，反正歌詞寫的感人一點大家就會自然把他的故事投射在歌曲中，還有人說這是今年最好的婚禮歌曲呢！
錄音室版本很好聽沒錯，但上節目現場表演就發現他唱得真是一團遭，那麼早被淘汰是合理的。
Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see
How every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most
What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone
And I know an angel was sent just for me
And I know I'm meant to be where I am
And I'm gonna be
Standing right beside her tonight
And I'm gonna be by your side
I would never leave when she needs me most
What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone
Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
And I'm gonna be here forever more
Every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most
I'm forever keeping my angel close
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2013/4//7 update
Chris的官網上可以聽到他新EP《Letters to Juliet》的單曲 - Dream Tonight
網址：http://executivemusic.com/chrismedina/unlock/
2014/11/1 update
Chris Medina on Spotify
2015.05.12 update
跨界表演團體The Piano Guys找來Hollens夫妻檔重新詮釋What Are Words
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