Chris Medina Gets Love From The Script, Band Behind 'Breakeven'

By Marc Schneider Posted Jan 27th 2011 05:39PM

EXCLUSIVE: 'American Idol' viewers are still wiping away tears after watching Chris Medina audition in honor of his brain-damaged fiancee this week, and The Script, the Irish trio responsible for the heart-wrenching ballad he sang, tells PopEater they're "moved" by his performance of 'Breakeven' and are pulling for him to win.

"We write our music from a pure and honest place and to see Chris singing 'Breakeven' moved us all," singer Danny O'Donoghue tells us. "The world would be a better place if more people were more like him. Too often we place our admiration on people who don't deserve it, but in this case we have a rare individual, a selfless individual who truly puts others ahead of himself."

Medina's fiancee, Juliana Ramos, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident just two months before their wedding. In his touching story, Medina said he believed Juliana would have wanted him to audition and make it through to Hollywood. He wowed the judges and brought viewers to tears with his story of devotion to her.

The Script's guitarist Mark Sheehan is similarly impressed, both with Medina's performance of 'Breakeven,' and also his character.

"The biggest pay off for us with our music is when it finds real people like Chris Medina for him to sing it like it was his own song about something so personal," he said. "That to me is why we make music. His story touched us so much we can only hope that we will all stand by our loved ones like him. That takes a real man. He's already a winner to us."

O'Donoghue adds that he's pulling for Medina to go all the way on 'Idol.'

"It was an honor to hear words we wrote in our darkest day sung so beautifully by this extraordinary man and I hope he makes it all the way to the final, and moves the world on his way there."

An estimated 25.2 million people watched Medina's impressive run-through of 'Breakeven' on Wednesday's show.

The video package that 'Idol' prepared for him was filled with the type of poignant, emotionally taxing imagery that viewers have come to expect. But when Medina had finished singing, the judges asked to meet Juliana, and when she was wheeled in, viewers got the full scope of her injuries. Seated in a wheelchair rocking back and forth, her face was partially paralyzed.

After guarded greetings from Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler bent down, embraced her as a father would to a young child and told her that Medina couldn't have done it without her.

"I just heard your fiance sing, and he's so good. You know, because he sings to you all the time. I could tell," he said, then whispered, "That's why he sings so good, because he sings to you."

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Thursday 27 January

By Alicia

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THE SPIC IS DISGUSTING AND IS EXPLOITING HIS BRAin damaged girlfriend for his own benefit.

By Bubba

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Sorry Sweety,
YOU ARE THE DISGUSTING ONE
Not Cris

By dale mulkey

i truely hope you disgusting biggoted piece of worthless crap that your partner is killed very soon you are a dispicable person and a waste of life

By joanna

Alicia you are absolutely disgusting

By Mj

oh stuff it. he's sticking by her, thats love, not exploitation.

By Kathie

OMG you are the disgusting one! How can you possibly say something so horribel? The Spic is bad enough but why would you ever think he's using her? This is very sad. Get a life!

By Scott

Little harsh there eh? Drop me a line if ya wanna talk...you seem a bit unhappy..

By Dava

I agree with you. There is no place for bringinging in personal hardships on American Idol to get sympathy from the judges. This is a talent contest period nothing else. Check back 2 years from now and see if he's still caring for her. Not likely.

By smackfireouturmouth

really what nationality are you? because that has nothing to do with anything, i know a few spics that will smack fire out your mouth if u want, we could set that up

By Loretta

Alicia, I think you are truly the SPIC you talk about! Such talk from a female. You should have soap put in your mouth and time out! haha! Whoever spawned you should also be in time out.

By Sue

Apparently you are the one with severe brain damage and are just jealous no one stood by you. You are a sorry excuse for a human being.

By Elena

Some people are just miserable in life. And you are one of those people.

By Ed

The "spic" is a talented young man and has genuine feelings. You are a stupid, bigoted and ignorant person who is probably more brain damaged than his girlfriend. Pray for some humanity in that pathetic dried up heart of yours.

By mer

WHOA! That's just brutal! You're a sad, angry girl. Get some help.
This guy has been taking care of his fiance for a long time so I don't think he's doing it for the benefit of the Idol audience. I also agree that this is a talent contest and not a sympathy contest, but this guy has as much talent or more than most of the contestants that were put through to Hollywood. He'll get his chance so we'll see what happens. He's obviously an exceptional human being. I like to think good things happen to good people. I hope things go well for him. He deserves it!

By Gunsmoke

Hey Alice don't forget someone could be calling you names behind your back Too !!

By Jen999

I actually feel bad for you Alicia - it must be horrible to be such a miserable, self absorbed, heartless person - sorry you will never know true love.

By marsha

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how is he exploiting his girlfriend all he did was sing and bring her in to meet the judges. He really cares about his girlfriend. Your just ignorant to think that he is just using her for his own gain.

By Darla

You should be ashamed of yourself. I am ashamed for you.

Cris,
You have an amazing voice and I have NEVER VOTED before, but I will be voting for you !!
I also had a Traumatic Brain Injury in 1975 and will willpower I am still here after all those years
Don't neither of you ever give up !!!!

Glad you are doing well my friend...I had a mild stroke back in 1999 but recovered well from it... Still play music and function pretty well... I am sure my stroke was not as bad as your injury... But it was pretty bad at the time...I had to learn to do some things over again... Glad you are still alive my friend and doing well... The Human will is very strong indeed... The will to live is amazing when exercised to its fullest... I feel sorry for Alicia.. She obviously has some really bad issues.

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