Andrew Fenlon
Contestant #64308
Andrew walked into the audition after complaining all day about the long wait for his audition. Based on the footage, it looked like Andrew was the next-to-last to audition that day. When Simon asked Andrew why he was there, Andrew answered, "I'm here auditioning for American Idol. It should be fairly obvious at this point . . . I also like waiting around."
Andrew announced that he would sing The Animals' House of the Rising Sun and asked the judges if they had heard of it. After singing the song in an uncharismatic fashion, Kara said that he seemed angry and a bit on edge. After complaining again that he had to wait around so long, Kara got upset and told him that people wait for years for a chance like that, and it was annoying that he complained about waiting three hours. She ended her tirade with, "I am now angry at you, who I don't like at all." Andrew insisted on talking it out, and Kara and Victoria Beckham told him how arrogant and obnoxious he came across. Andrew defended himself by saying that he was confident, not arrogant.
Andrew got three No votes from Kara, Victoria, and Randy while Simon said that he would have passed Andrew through to Hollywood if it were up to him. Simon started defending Andrew and said that Andrew was starting to grow on him. The more worked up Kara got about the ordeal, the more Simon defended Andrew. Andrew was baffled as to why the women didn't like him at all.
