American Idol Covers
Until the 8th season of the reality television singing competition American Idol, in 2009, no contestant had ever played a song of Zeppelin, but it changed when Adam Lambert sang "Whole Lotta Love" on this year's Top 4.
After this, Haley Reinhart sang "What Is And What Should Never Be" on the Top 3 of the 10th season, but didn't make it through to the finale. Even though she fell down during the performance, Haley received a standing ovation from the judges.
In 2012 (the 11th season of the show), another girl covered the band: Elise Testone picked Led Zeppelin as her "personal idol" (theme of the Top 9 week) and sang "Whole Lotta Love". She also got a standing ovation by the end of the performance.
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