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Contestant #71352
Ghaleb is a Venezuelan who describes his singing style as "passionate." He plays the guitar, harmonica, and piano.
Ghaleb sang Marc Anthony's You Sang To Me and did a decent job.
Simon told Ghaleb that he'd only like him while he was drunk. Paula said that his accent was a bit of an obstacle, but that she liked the tone of his voice. Paula refused to make a decision as Simon hounded her with the continual "Yes or no?" question. While she thought, Randy gave Ghaleb a "yes" vote based on the quality of his voice.
Finally, frustrated by Simon, Paula gave Ghaleb a hug and congratulated him on making it through to Hollywood, so long as he would work on his accent.
Ghaleb celebrated by kissing everyone on the American Idol staff he could find on his way out of the audition hall.
Read about Ghaleb's Hollywood audition.
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Contestant #76773
This contestant came in wearing two pan flutes around his neck.
Unfortunately, we only heard him play a small portion of a song.
We're not skilled at Name That Tune — did anyone recognize the song? If so, let us know!
Immediately, Simon is shown saying, "No" as Randy laughed at the performance.
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Contestant #66521
Shannon McGough (pronounced "McGoff") works in her parents' meat shop, Dan's Meat Market. She is also gifted with the ability to belch very loudly on demand.
Shannon's mother pointed out various pictures in their store, including awards and pictures of her winning female vocalist of the year in the 7-12 age group, Okeechobee Idol, and South Florida Idol.
Shannon was dressed like a 1980s pop star, almost along the lines of Cyndi Lauper.
Shannon sang Janis Joplin's Cry Baby, but despite her awards, she sang with absolutely no melody whatsoever. Simon was not impressed, and all three judges were confused. Despite Simon urging her not to sing more, Shannon slipped into Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools.
Shannon insisted that no one had ever told her that she couldn't sing, but now she has.
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Contestant #30331
Johnny came into the audition wearing a sparkling gold jacket.
Johnny sang Otis Day and the Knights' Shout, complete with dance moves involving kicking his heels up and tapping quickly back and forth from one heel to the other and waving his arms.
Simon told Johnny that his audition was everything he hated, including his jacket, singing and dancing. Johnny told the judges that he wasn't sure what they were looking for exactly, but that's how he performs.
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Contestant #35845
Sarah Whitaker is a former wrestler. In the ring, she was better known as Lady Morgue. Sarah wore eyeliner that thickly lined her eyes, jutted upward along the edge of her nose, and then traced her eyebrows.
Sarah admitted that one of her greatest trademarks in the ring was her laugh: A shrill scream followed by the laugh from the opening of The Surfaris' Wipe Out.
Pre-audition, Sarah gave Ryan a "light tap," which sent him backward a step in shock.
Sarah sang Tiny Tim's Living in the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight. Simon described the "strange" audition as the soundtrack for Omaha. Nonetheless, Paula gave Sarah a "yes" vote, but Randy and Simon turned her down.
After the audition, Ryan came in to find out what was wrong with Sarah, and the judges forced Ryan to sit in and judge the next contestant (Samantha Sidley, contestant #37491) since he was interfering. Paula did the interview while Ryan was busy judging.
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Contestant #37214
Chris is an effervescent American Idol fan. He loves the show so much and was so excited about auditioning that he choked up when he was telling Simon and Randy about his enthusiasm.
In his pre-audition interview, Chris said, "Today I'm so happy I feel like I could explode and happiness is gonna go flying everywhere." He continued by noting that his audition day was "the biggest, life alternating change in my life."
Chris brought gifts for the judges — a large stuffed animal dog for Randy, an England sweatshirt for Simon, and a small stuffed animal cat for Paula. Since Paula's flight was delayed and she wasn't there, Simon quickly tossed Paula's gift on the floor and asked Chris if he couldn't have just brought them money instead.
Chris showed Simon a photo album of him and Kelly Clarkston, so it was only fitting that he chose to sing Kelly's Since You've Gone. During his butchered rendition, Chris also did an awkward turn followed by an unsteady handstand.
Simon let Chris down easy but firmly told him that his singing wasn't good enough. Chris asked if he could audition to be one of American Idol's red carpet announcers. For this portion of the audition, he anemically announced, "Welcome America to the season finale of American Idol. You have been with us from the first note and now America you decide with your final vote."
Simon asked him what the local Fox affiliate was. Chris told him that it was Fox 42 (KPTM). Simon told Chris to tell Fox 42 to let him report at American Idol for that affiliate, and if they gave him trouble to have them call the American Idol producers up.
So, it looks like we haven't seen the last of Chris Bernheisel — or at least, Omaha television hasn't seen the last of him.
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Auditions for the sixth season of Canadian Idol begin this weekend in Edmonton.
The best and worst Canadian singers will display their talents (or lack thereof) for judges Sass Jordan, Farley Flex, Zack Werner, and Jake Gold.
The tour starts in Alberta, then works west-to-east from Vancouver all the way to St. John's, followed by a final date in Toronto:
- January 26-27, 2008 – Edmonton, AB
- February 2-3, 2008 – Calgary, AB
- February 9-10, 2008 – Vancouver, BC
- February 23-24, 2008 – Winnipeg, MB
- March 1-2, 2008 – Hamilton, ON
- March 8-9, 2008 – Ottawa, ON
- March 15-16, 2008 – Montreal, QC
- March 29-30, 2008 – Halifax, NS
- April 12, 2008 – St. John's, NL
- April 19-20, 2008 – Toronto, ON
Canadians, get ready!
For more information on how to audition, Canadians can check out the Canadian Idol audition page.
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