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I Am Beautiful is the coronation song and debut single for season 12 American Idol winner Candice Glover. It was released after she had won the show on May 16, 2013.

The song was written by Joleen Belle and Jaden Michaels. It was produced by Roahn Hylton and John Lock.

Idol performance[]

Glover first performed the song on Idol's final performance show on May 15, 2013 and again when she was declared the winner on May 16. An acousitc version of it appears as a bonus track on her debut album, Music SpeaksThe origianl is not included on the album.

Live performances[]

In addition to performing it on Idol, Candice has performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Live with Kelly and Michael. She also sang it at the 37th Annual Capitol Fourth concert in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2013.

Commercial performance[]

In its first week of release, the song sold 49,000 copies in the United States, making it the lowest-selling Idol coronation song since Do I Make You Proud by season 5 winner Taylor Hicks, which sold 38,000 copies in its debut week in 2006.

Chart Performance[]

Despite the low sales, the song managed to debut at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the R&B Digital Songs chart, number 6 on the Heatseekers chart, number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart, number 33 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 39 on the Digital Songs chart, number 40 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart, and number 10 on iTunes.

Season 12
Finalists
 ·Candice Glover ·Kree Harrison ·Angie Miller ·Amber Holcomb ·Janelle Arthur ·Lazaro Arbos ·Burnell Taylor ·Devin Velez ·Paul Jolley ·Curtis Finch, Jr.
Semifinalists
 ·Aubrey Cleland ·Charlie Askew ·Nick Boddington ·Zoanette Johnson ·Adriana Latonio ·Elijah Liu ·Vincent Powell ·Cortez Shaw ·Breanna Steer ·Tenna Torres
Quarterfinalists
 ·Melinda Ademi ·Juliana Chahayed ·Cristabel Clack ·Rachel Hale ·Kevin Harris ·Jett Hermano ·Josh Holiday ·Brandy Hotard ·Isabelle ·JDA ·Johnny Keyser ·Kamaria Ousley ·Gurpreet Singh Sarin ·Jimmy Smith ·Bryant Tadeo ·Mathenee Treco ·Shubha Vedula ·Chris Watson ·David Oliver Willis ·Jenny Beth Willis
American Idol
Seasons
(FOX) ·1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 ·7 ·8 ·9 ·10 ·11 ·12 ·13 ·14 ·15 — (ABC) ·16 ·17 ·18 ·19 ·20 ·21 ·22 ·23 ·24
Judges
 ·Simon Cowell (Seasons 1-9) ·Paula Abdul (Seasons 1-8) ·Randy Jackson (Seasons 1-12)
 ·Kara DioGuardi (Seasons 8-9) ·Ellen DeGeneres (Season 9) ·Jennifer Lopez (Seasons 10-11|13-15)
 ·Steven Tyler (Seasons 10-11) ·Nicki Minaj (Season 12) ·Mariah Carey (Season 12) ·Keith Urban (Seasons 12-15)
 ·Harry Connick, Jr. (Seasons 13-15) ·Katy Perry (Seasons 16-22) ·Lionel Richie (Seasons 16+) ·Luke Bryan (Seasons 16+) ·Carrie Underwood (S4; Seasons 23+)
Personnel
 ·Ryan Seacrest (Seasons 1+) ·Brian Dunkleman (Season 1) ·Simon Fuller (Seasons 1-15) ·Nigel Lythgoe (Seasons 1-7/10-12) ·Megan Wolflick (Seasons 14+) ·Jimmy Iovine (Seasons 10-12) ·Scott Borchetta (Seasons 14-15) ·Bobby Bones (Seasons 16-19) ·Rickey Minor (Seasons 4-9/13-15) ·Ray Chew (Seasons 10-12) ·Kristopher Pooley (Seasons 16+) ·Michael Orland (Seasons 1-17) ·Debra Byrd (Seasons 1-10)() ·Peggi Blu (Seasons 10-11) ·Peisha McPhee (Seasons 10-13) ·Adriana McPhee (Seasons 17+) ·Devin Velez (S12; Seasons 22+) ·Allison Iraheta (S8; Seasons 13-15) ·Felicia Barton (S8; Seasons 16+) ·Sharon Wilbur (S8; Seasons 16+)
Winners
 ·Kelly Clarkson ·Ruben Studdard ·Fantasia Barrino ·Carrie Underwood ·Taylor Hicks ·Jordin Sparks ·David Cook
 ·Kris Allen ·Lee DeWyze ·Scotty McCreery ·Phillip Phillips ·Candice Glover ·Caleb Johnson ·Nick Fradiani
 ·Trent Harmon ·Maddie Poppe ·Laine Hardy ·Just Sam ·Chayce Beckham ·Noah Thompson ·Iam Tongi ·Abi Carter ·Jamal Roberts
Runners-Up
 ·Justin Guarini ·Clay Aiken ·Diana DeGarmo ·Bo Bice ·Katharine McPhee ·Blake Lewis ·David Archuleta ·Adam Lambert ·Crystal Bowersox ·Lauren Alaina ·Jessica Sanchez ·Kree Harrison ·Jena Irene ·Clark Beckham ·La'Porsha Renae ·Caleb Lee Hutchinson ·Alejandro Aranda ·Arthur Gunn ·Willie Spence () ·HunterGirl ·Megan Danielle ·Will Moseley ·John Foster
Notable Alumni
 ·Ace Young ·Alex Lambert ·Alex Preston ·Allegra Miles ·Angie Miller ·Ava Maybee ·Beane ·Benson Boone ·Breanna Nix ·Briston Maroney ·Brooke White ·Bucky Covington ·Cameron Whitcomb ·Carly Smithson ·Casey Abrams ·Catie Turner ·Chris Daughtry ·Colin Stough ·Colton Dixon ·Daniel Seavey ·Danny Gokey ·David Brown ·Elliott Yamin ·Francisco Martin ·Gabby Barrett ·Grace Kinstler ·Haley Reinhart ·Hunter Metts ·Jack Blocker ·Jacob Lusk ·James Durbin ·JAX ·Jen Hirsh ·Jennifer Hudson ·Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon ·Jimmie Allen ·Johnny Keyser ·Josh Gracin ·Joshua Ledet ·Juliana Chahayed ·Kaeyra ·Kayla Mickelsen ·Kellie Pickler ·Kimberley Locke ·Laci Kaye Booth ·LaToya London ·Lauren Daigle ·Lauren Spencer-Smith ·Leah Marlene ·Liahona Olayan ·Mara Justine ·Margie Mays ·Mary Jo Young ·Matt Giraud ·Melinda Ademi ·Melinda Doolittle ·Michael J. Woodard ·Mycale Guyton ·Nadia Turner ·Nikko Smith ·Paris Bennett ·Paul McDonald ·Phil Stacey ·Rayvon Owen ·Robbie Rosen ·Sanjaya Malakar ·Skylar Laine ·Sophia Wackerman ·Tamyra Gray ·Tasha Layton ·Tim Halperin ·Todrick Hall ·Tori Kelly ·Vonzell Solomon ·Wé Ani ·Zachariah Smith
Coronation Songs
 ·"A Moment Like This" ·"Flying Without Wings" ·"I Believe" ·"Inside Your Heaven" ·"Do I Make You Proud?"
 ·"This Is My Now" ·"The Time of My Life" ·"No Boundaries" ·"Beautiful Day" ·"I Love You This Big" ·"Home"
 ·"I Am Beautiful" ·"As Long as You Love Me" ·"Beautiful Life" ·"Falling" ·"Going, Going, Gone"
 ·"Flame" ·"Rise Up" ·"23" ·"One Day Tonight" ·"I'll Be Seeing You" ·"This Isn't Over" ·"Heal"
R.†.P.
 ·Nikki McKibbin ·Rickey Smith ·Leah LaBelle ·Marque Lynche ·Mandisa ·Michael Johns ·Joanne Borgella ·C.J. Harris
 ·Alexis Cohen ·Austin Sisneros ·Doug Kiker ·Haley Smith ·Jairon Jackson ·Marlon Lindsey ·Mary Iaconelli ·Paula Goodspeed