American Idol Season 6

Olivia Newton John, lead actress of the movie “Grease,” was a special judge on today’s panel.

Hollywood Audition

January 31, 2007. Audition day #6

The first contestant set high goals for himself as he planned o be an athlete, singer, dancer, composer, author, actor, model, songwriter and rapper (and probably more I just didn’t have time to type.) Apparently he was capable of doing anything, which he proved by showing his embarrassing imitation of a panther. To top it off, he gave himself the nickname of ECCENTRIC, claiming that he had the fire of three men. He seemed quite proud of himself on the whole, even saying that he was the most exciting entertainer on earth. I found him quite humorous.

As Ryan Seacrest said, Hollywood was turning “Hollywierd,” complete with a girl riding a blown up horse, and a guy dressed up as a banana. There was also a girl who got down on her knees and cried to the judges to let her through. She was terrible, and made weird faces while she was singing. I thought it was over, but then it got worse when she came back into the room with her mom to beg some more. I felt like I should feel sorry for her, but she was just annoying.

I got excited when Brandon Rogers came on the TV. I was sure he would be good because he had been a backup singer for the last 4 years and even sang back up for Christina Aguilera. I don’t think he picked the best song possible, but he did an extremely good job. He was honest, and very likable, and every one of the judges loved him.

A 64 year old man came to audition with a petition holding 330 signatures of people who were against the age limit of American Idol. He began the petition with his wife, and continued it for his wife after she passed away. He said it would light her up to see him come home with more signatures, and that he did it all for her. It was a very emotional story. She had passed away from cancer just two days before the audition. Even though he wasn’t the best singer, it didn’t matter, because he sang the song “You Belong To Me” for his wife, and it was the most touching moment on American Idol this season. He was a very kind and warm spirited person

One contestant got all of the judges laughing with his high-pitched interpretation of Hilary Duff. The situation became funnier when Simon discovered he had trained with Paula and Randy’s “Learn to Sing like the Stars” video. Simon thought this was hilarious and chased after to find him.

The judges made it sound like there were many hopefuls coming from L.A, with Simon saying that the winner could quite possibly come from Hollywood.

American Idol audition in LA started very werd with a guy who tok time to take his shirt off, make weird sounds, meow, run around the floor….. but no singing.

When interupted by Simon to get to the point and … well .. start singing, the contestant just repeated his cat performance with absolutely no words or lyrcs.

No need to say that he got four quick NOs.

And then the audition continued with even more weird contstants and beging from
… Mariana to get another chance.

Nobody takes NO as answer in LA. We’ve heard every possible exuse and plead for another chance.

The judges arrived in Birmingham Alabama to a very friendly welcome. Once again, the first contestant was an unusual one, which I thought was really ironic because she was studying Biological sciences. You would think people like that would be smart enough to realize that they are tone deaf. Paula left the table because she couldn’t take her singing.

Tatiana McConnico, a 17 year old competitor, was extremely mature for her age. When she sang, she looked and sounded 10 years older than she is. Randy loved her and said she was a complete natural.

 One of my favorite tones yet was Bernard Williams who sang a Michael Jackson song called “Rock with You.” You don’t hear very many people sing Michael and do it well. Although I found it extremely odd when Paula said he had a nice tone but was off key. Simon loved him though, so I was confused as to what Paula was talking about.

 
A very interesting woman, Margaret, claimed that she was the age of 26, when she later admitted to being 50. She wore a huge yellow jacket, yellow pants, and was often compared in the show to the Big Bird from Sesame Street.

 They did a little interview with a girl who takes care of her paralyzed father. At first, the story seemed very sincere and innocent, but then it got really weird when she admitted that he shot himself in the neck because he found his wife cheating on him. AND then she adds more by saying that he also shot his wife and then himself. It was really puzzling. She ended up getting through to the next round with the suggestion to work on her voice.

 There was a guy named Chris Sligh who looked a bit like Jack Osborne He was one of the funniest guys that has been on all of the seasons of American Idol. He cracked a couple jokes saying he most compared his body type to Christina Aguilera, and then made a comment on how most people who say they don’t really sound like anyone just suck. He doesn’t exactly look like an American Idol, but I think it is a good thing to have someone different…plus he had a very good voice. Paula was very excited throughout the whole thing, and stood up and clapped at the end, for which Simon gave her a roll of the eyes.

 The second half of the show was carried on without Paula as she had a family obligation. This part even had a mother and a daughter both with their hair to the floor. It was so crazy. I couldn’t help but think that they only put her through the very first audition so that everyone would see her hair on TV. She wasn’t too bad, but didn’t make it through to Hollywood.

 I thought I had heard all of the excuses possible until one girl blamed her bad audition, and terrible singing voice, on the floor. THE FLOOR!! So they let her sing on the carpet, and she sounded even worse. All in all, 20 contestants went through to Hollywood from Birmingham, Alabama.

This day’s audition was in New York City, which has yet to produce an American Idol. New York was definitely a big adventure. Carol Bayer Sager, a legendary song writer, was on the judging panel today. She has worked with singers such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Barbara Streisand.

Ian Benardo was the first contestant today. If you ever watched “So You Think You Can Dance,” he was one of the crazy contestants who called Nigel a “British piece of crap.” He has perhaps the biggest New York accent I’ve ever heard, and sang the song “Gloria.” I’m not really sure anyone could understand that it was actually the song Gloria. Simon did the wrong thing by insulting him, because some of us know from “So You Think You Can Dance,” that he doesn’t take criticism well. Security actually had to take him away, which then lead to more of his ranting outside of the audition room.

There were two best friends Antonella and Amanda. They were really quite ditsy and typical teenage girls, but using effective editing, their ditsy-ness was hilarious. They were both quite pretty, which I think Simon liked. When they sang as a duet, Simon and Randy criticized them, but as individuals they both made it through. In my opinion, Antonella was definitely better than Amanda.

A man, named Clifton Biddle thought it would be a good idea to stomp while he sang the song Tush by ZZ Tops. It looked ridiculous, especially when he started adding clapping to the stomping, and with no rhythm at all I might add. However, he was very good at playing the harmonica.

The final contestant of day one in New York was a woman who Simon spoke very highly of, although I really didn’t like her. It sounded like she was screaming the lyrics rather than singing them.
 
Simon didn’t make it to the beginning of day two in New York, which Ryan blamed on his “singing hang over.” However, it was stated later by a contestant that the judges had apparently been out the night before “drinking until 3 a.m.”

The first contestant (Jenry Bejarano) of day two will definitely be a heart throb though-out the competition. He was adopted at a young age, and seems like a really amazing guy. He sang “I’d give anything to fall in love,” and sang it very naturally. I predict that he will make it very far, considering girls usually vote for the good looking guys. I couldn’t believe it when they said he was only sixteen years old. You could tell that Paula had a little crush on him as she said he was “easy on the eyes.”

I think its safe to say that this show hosted some of the weirdest contestants, one of which was Sarah. She was by far the most insane person they have showed on this season of American Idol. I think there is definitely something really wrong with her, as she seemed to have a split personality. She kind of scared me because she’d yell at the judges and even told Randy to shut up. It was just so weird.

One man even sang “New York, New York,” but instead of saying New York, he pronounces it as New YORE. Speaking of mispronunciations, they did a segment of Randy, Simon and Paula saying people’s names wrong. It was especially funny when Simon called a girl Ping Pong. He can be very comical.

There was a contestant on last season who dropped out of the competition during the Hollywood week, but he was back for the season, and lucky for him, he made it through again.

A girl, Isadora, sang Moulin Rouge, but instead of singing it normally, she sang the whole song sounding like she was doing something very sexual. It was one of the weirdest interpretations of a song I’ve ever heard. It was just uncomfortable.

We’ve seen one of the worst performances in season 6 audition by American Idol wanna be, Sarah Goldberg. No wonder as she never sung before. Never the less she had a unique appeal for the judges: “Even if I don’t sing, I can be the next American Idol.”

When Randy asked her why she was auditioning, Sarah goes:

“Listen to me. I am not a singer.
[judges: “Ohhhh, Wow, We agree”]
…you were shaking your heads entire time I was singing. Paula, you were looking at him and you were laughing at me.
[judges: so why are you here]
I. I am getting so emotional now. I am not a singer. You know, I realy like to sing. I realy do.
My friends make fun of me all the time because I am tone deaf. but…
[Randy: “yeah”]
Shut up. I don’t need to hear that.
Even if I don’t sing I can be the next American Idol.
[judges: “Why?]
And you know why. Because I never sung before.
So you can teach me how to sing.
[Huh?]
Yes. I can practice. I practice with music… I can’t believe I am crying so much.
I think you don’t have to sing to be an American Idol.
I really don’t. I think Paris Hilton can’t really sing.
[Randy: She is not an American Idol]
I am sure aware of that. I know you don’t realize it, ut I am a little bit smart here (pointing her finger to the head).
[Randy: Jst turn around. You see these 5 people. They are all great singers. This is a singing competition.
This is not a competition to find the best person who can’t sing but wants to sing]
You know Randy… Yes, these people can sing. Yes they can… but
I can be the only American Idol who has never sang before.
I am unique. Whoooooaaaaa.
[Randy: Sarah, I don’t think there s anything left to say. I think you said it all.
You are in the singing competition and you don’t sing.
What do you think we are going to say?].

That was it for Sarah. Three NOs on her way out. New York, New York, crazy sity that never sleeps.

Performance like this could not miss the great Larry King Live show the next Thursday where larry interiewed other famous rejects and contestants of American Idol including Wiliam Hank.

There was no one to be found on the city streets as everyone was in the line-up for American Idol auditions. The first contestant of the day seemed promising, considering he had an entire marching band and cheerleading squad to back him up. He actually wasn’t too bad, but not good enough to be on the show. When Simon starting telling him he hated it, he decided to start singing again. I don’t understand why contestants keep doing that. It’s really funny.

The editing team of American Idol does a really good job in making the show more entertaining by making fun of people. Also through out the show, I’ve noticed that a lot of singers, or people that call themselves singers, don’t annunciate their words, and half the time you have no clue what they are saying.

Something amazing happened in this show. Simon declared that one of the contestants, Jason “Sundance” Head, was going to be in the top two. His dad was actually a famous singer in the 60’s named Roy Head. He definitely doesn’t look like an American Idol, but somehow his personality and singing puts a smile on your face. He was the first person that really gave me chills. Simon even made a comment on how he blew Taylor Hicks (the winner from last season) out of the park.

One of the contestants claimed she liked to be sexy but not over the top. However, it was safe to say she was the exact opposite, and that we saw a little too much of her. Rather than sexy, she was sleazy and a little disturbing. She was indeed extremely terrible.

I found this episode to be much better in that there was a better balance between the bad and good singers. I really enjoy hearing amazing singers, and this show had more of them than the last two, including a woman named Melinda Doolittle. It was one of the few times Randy, Simon and Paula agreed on something. Simon was also a really big fan of her, but was a little worried with her nerves.

This episode also had an extremely endearing story of one of the male contestants. Philip Stacy’s wife had a baby the day of his audition, so he had to miss the birth. Luckily he had a decent voice, and they put him through. They showed a clip of him going to the hospital to meet his new baby girl. It was very sweet.

Memphis was definitely a success in my books. They also did a video montage of a bunch of terrible singers singing Elvis songs. Apparently, they thought singing his songs in his hometown would do them good. Very unoriginal.

We have just received a friendly request for help from Ronni:

“I know u probably get messages all day long. But im an American Idol contestant this year. I was eliminated already. didnt make tv, but got good reviews from Simon. I have been busting my butt trying to find someone to help get me started I have auditioned for several things. And no big or medium break. I write my songs, etc. I just need someone to give me a chance and i was wondering how much of a chance u would be willing to tie into me and get me started. If not interested thank you for adding me [as myspace friend]!! Ronnie “

The first audition was a man named Brandon Groves who had auditioned last season. I still remember him because he sang I shot the sheriff and the only line he sang was “I shot the sheriff.” This time he was dressed head to toe Uncle Sam style. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it through…

Then there was a girl who named herself “The Hotness.” She was actually the complete opposite, and it made me laugh at how delusional she was. And to top it off., she couldn’t even sing, and wouldn’t stop singing, even when Simon was yelling at her.

That was quite the trend today, as many contestants thought their chances of making it to Hollywood would increase if they just kept singing…and singing…and singing.

There was one contestant who I was really afraid of. He shouted DIE many times in a row with an angry face. I’m surprised the judges didn’t call security. He was scary.

My favorite contestant of the season so far was a lady named Darwin Reedy. You couldn’t help but laugh at her even though you felt bad. Her look was one of the most unusual things I’ve ever seen, and even worse, her mother looked exactly like her but with different colored hair. She talked in a monotone voice, and sang Pussycat dolls! Simon couldn’t even look at her, which I’ve noticed throughout the competition. I don’t think he likes unattractive people. It was quite the experience watching her and her mother.

There was a man who had a really wonderful voice. He had already auditioned twice before but didn’t make it, but he really blew me away this time. His name was Thomas Daniels, so watch out for him because his tone was amazing. Watching these first preliminary auditions, you don’t usually see a lot of the good people, but it’s such a treat when you hear someone who can actually sing.

You definitely see a lot of interesting talent on American Idol, including beat boxers. Blake Lewis, a 25 year old from Washington showed his beat boxing skills. He was actually very unique, and kind of reminded me of the Maroon five lead singer. He made it through to Hollywood, but only after Simon had called him obnoxious.

There was a brother and a sister who I thought were both very good. Luckily for them, they both made it through, with higher regards going to the brother. However, I thought the sister had a very amazing voice also.

One of the most impressive auditions came from a 16 year old. She sang Celine Dion, and completely rocked it.

They tend to do a lot of video montages of all the bad singers. They are actually really funny and add a lot of entertainment value to the show.

The beginning of the show was dedicated to explaining the successes of previous American Idol contestants, including Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood and more.

The first few shows of American idol are always interesting. You can hear people who are the most amazing singers you have ever heard, but can also hear things that can’t even be classified as singing. There are many of those auditions in the first show that I can’t even explain them all. The thing I wonder about most is how these people can be completely oblivious to their lack of talent.

For this first week, Randy, Simon and Paula will be joined by the well-known singer Jewel. They presented a blurb on her career, showing some clips of her music videos as well as her most popular songs. She seems like a very sweet person, and her voice is rather unique

The first audition started with a young girl named Jessica Rhode who claimed that her idol was Jewel. It was hard to expect anything bad of her as she seemed like a sweet girl. However, her singing was no where near perfect, and Simon sent her off with his infamous rude comments. Needless to say, she was heartbroken, and started crying in the audition room. It hard to watch someone’s dream go down the drain.

The show contained its share of interesting auditions as they turned down more than they let through. A man who called himself “Urban Omish,” sang a disturbing song which included the line “and your spit drips into my face.” He disturbed me quite a lot, and required me to fast forward through his audition. Other weird auditions included a guy who left his audition to get a sip of water, and came back five minutes later, a man with scary bug eyes dressed head to toe in American stars and stripes, and a girl obsessed with the Wizard of Oz.

There were very few good people, two of which was sixteen year old Denise Jackson and nineteen year old Michelle Steingas. They both had amazing voices considering their ages. Watching them makes the show worthwhile. There were actually more girls than they showed going through to Hollywood than men. However, one of my favorite contestants was Jarrod Fowler who was an intelligence specialist in the US Navy. He sang “God Bless the Broken Road,” and sang it very beautifully I might add.

All in all, the show involved a lot of laughing coming from Randy, and a lot of rude comments from Simon. Jewel and Paula were of course a little nicer and quieter. Randy especially got a little nasty with a vocal teacher who auditioned. It was almost borderline unacceptable.

Another one of my favorites was a sixteen year old boy named Matt Sato. He was really inspiring because he came to audition without the support of his parents. He did an awesome job and got through to Hollywood. He was so sincere and cute.

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