Anwar Robinson
Song: What's Going On?   (Marvin Gaye  )

Singing teach Anwar amazed us last week with his jazzed-up 'Moon River'. This week he chooses the Marvin classic 'What's Going On?' and gives it his own treatment.

The first couple of bars don't sound too special but then Anwar jumps into his groove. He has a great vocal tone, passionate and penetrating. Here is a fella who clearly loves to sing! He riffs around as he swirls around the stage. He even whirls on one leg!

For a split second there was a wobble... in that leg! But Anwar doesn't fall and his voice doesn't falter. It's another fabulous performance.

 "Coo coo ca-choo Mr Robinson!" I wonder what your students are making of this!

Panel-Bites:

Randy Jackson:  Yo man. Anwar, you worked it out baby. That was really, really good man. Really excellent. Great control. Beautiful song and voice man. That was hot. That was hot!

Anwar:  Thank you.

Paula Abdul:  Not only consistent, you really stepped it up, even up a notch which is incredible. You have an amazing tone to your voice. Technically the best vocalist I do believe.

Anwar:  Wow!

Paula Abdul:  Incredible.

Anwar:  (bows to Paula) Thank you.

Simon Cowell:  Anwar, if I'm being honest with you, when I watched your performance back last week I didn't like it. You know, sometimes it all sounds great here, then you watch it back on TV and... I didn't like it. And what you did today was a risk with a song like that. But I would be amazed this time after watching it back, that that doesn't sound great. Because to me here it sounded fantastic. Really fantastic.

Ryan Seacrest:  Good news. How does that feel?

Anwar:  Feels great!