Entertainment Weekly/Youtube Cynthia Erivo named Sisqó's "Thong Song" as one of her favorite vocal performances of all time She also cited Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Jazmine Sullivan, and more as inspiration Erivo already holds an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony for her vocal performances Cynthia Erivois revealing a surprisingSisqósong as one of her all-time favorite vocal performances. In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, Erivo, 38, named Sisqó's "Thong Song" as one of her favorites and cited the R&B singer's impressive vocals on such an unexpected track. "Why do you need to sing like this when singing about a thong? The whole end section, the whole end section of this song is so unnecessary," Erivo said. TheWickedstar loves the sonic drama of the track, in spite of its lyrical simplicity. "You have a key change, there's a praise break at some point in this. With his voice it's ridiculous, you don't need to sing like that. And he does, he's just enjoying himself and the voice is doing what it's meant to be doing." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. After singing along and complimenting Sisqó's voice throughout, the Tony winner said, "You can't tell me that that's not a good vocal because it is a good vocal. That's a brilliant vocal for a song about a thong. He just keeps going, 'I don't think you heard me.' We did, we heard you. I just love how he uses his voice for something that you wouldn't expect a voice to be used for." Prince Williams/WireImage The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! She complimented the rest of the singer's discography as well. "Now are there other performances of Sisqó's that merit this? Probably, but I just was like this is the one that didn't need him to do that and yet he did. Hats off to you Sisqó," Erivo added. Among her other favorite vocal performances wereWhitney Houston's rendition of the 1935 classic from the musicalPorgy and Bess"I Loves You Porgy,"Jazmine Sullivan's childhood performance of "Home" fromThe Wiz, Jennifer Holiday's "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going,"Aretha Franklin's "Dr. Feel Good,"Luther Vandross's "A House Is Not A Home," andBeyoncé's"Resentment." Erivo, a powerhouse vocalist herself, already holds an Emmy a Grammy, and a Tony, all for her vocal performances inThe Color Purple.She was also nominated for Best Actress at the2025 Oscarsfor her role in the musical adaptation ofWicked, and will reprise her lead role as Elphaba Thropp inWicked: For Good,which will be released in theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. Read the original article onPeople
