Lloyd "Big SuccSexy" Thomas is a big personality. We first see him doing the robot and repeating his nickname, a hybrid of "success" and "sexy". As he pulled out photographs of his daughters from his wallet, one of them fell on the floor as the camera zoomed in. Lloyd asked if they would cut that part out.

Lloyd is a dock worker at an airport and says that "the worst part about my job that I have is . . . probably the job that I have."

In the audition room, Lloyd sang Stevie Wonder's Overjoyed and did a great job — even Simon called it the best audition of the day. Neil Patrick Harris suggested that Lloyd work some of that personality into his performance.

At the outset of his audition, Cornelius told the judges that he could dance and that he had learned from his friends who are "adult entertainers" and who "dance for money". Cornelius sang Tina Turner's Proud Mary (Rolling on the River). During the chorus, he jumped high into the air and landed in a split, hitting his legs and knee hard into the stage, but Cornelius kept on singing . . . until he went to get up, that is. That's when he informed the judges, "My pants done ripped."

Simon said that Cornelius deserved to go to Hollywood. Cornelius said that he had some more moves and Simon quickly replied, "I don't want you to move at all right now!"

Cornelius got a unanimous Yes from the judges, along with encouragement to go buy some new pants.

Randy asked Jay if he could sing, so Jay started singing Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine. While he sang, Kara and Randy started beatboxing under him, and eventually Jay started dancing to the judges' beats. As soon as he finished, Randy said, "So it's a No," but Kara protested.

Jay told the judges that no one else did what he did on American Idol. The judges brought up beatboxing Blake Lewis, but Jay said that Blake didn't sing and beatbox simultaneously. Kara continued to argue until Randy finally gave him the second Yes vote.

Keep your eyes and ears out for some beatboxing in Hollywood week!

Skii Bo Ski wore an interesting haircut to his audition — the American Idol logo was shaved into his hair.

Pointing to his shirt, he spelled his nickname out: "S – k – i – i -b- o, S – k -i". The producer pointed out that his shirt had "Skibo Ski" with only one "i" on the first name. He simply responded, "OK, we got — misprint." When his name later comes up during the audition, we see that it's not even "Skiibo Ski" but "Skii Bo Ski" . . . so there is a missing space as well.

Antonio gave it his all when he sang Marvin Gaye's I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Kara was grooving to the music and Mary J. Blige started clapping when he finished.

After he finished singing, Skii Bo Ski told the judges, "It's a package deal because I'm like the dollar store. You know, with the dollar store — even with the dollar store, you can have everything you want in that one package and it don't cost you no more than a dollar. I'm worth a lot."

Randy countered with, "That doesn't even make sense, what you were just saying," and Kara noted that he said he was only worth a dollar.

Antonio got a No vote from Simon and a Yes vote from Mary and Kara. Antonia cut Randy off with: "And before you speak, acknowledge that I am acknowledging good music and you made some."

Randy looked completely confused by Skii Bo Ski's ramblings and replied, "What in the world are you saying?!? Shut up! You're through to Hollywood! What is all of this nonsense? My God!"

Skii Bo Ski ran into the waiting room with his golden ticket and the crowd erupted into cheers. Based on some of Randy's advice, it looks like we'll see more Antonio Wheeler than Skii Bo Ski once he gets to Hollywood, but you never know!

Holly, better known to you and me as "Guitar Girl", dressed as a guitar for Halloween. Her friends thought the outfit was so cute that Holly figured she would wear the costume to her American Idol audition. The costume was highlighted by some very large guitar sunglasses.

Holly sang Loretta Lynn's You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man. After she finished singing, Simon asked Holly, "Do you understand how — you can keep [the guitar glasses] on — how slightly bizarre this is that you're dressed as a guitar but also look a little bit like an insect singing country and western?"

Mary J Blige's comment was simple: "I don't get it," but Kara said she respected that Holly was ballsy enough to go dressed like that. Holly received 3 Yes votes and will be moving on to Hollywood. I doubt we will see the guitar outfit again, though.

Joshua came in and sang Rascal Flatts' Bless the Broken Road. He got some compliments, but Simon complained that Josh sounded more like a 14 year old: "No presence, no power, no originality".

Victoria Beckham asked him if he was maybe playing it a little bit safe for the audition and Joshua admitted that he had been told that he needed to be more assertive. Randy jumped right in and gave Joshua some impromptu assertiveness training by instructing him to shout, "Simon, shut up!"

Joshua timidly repeated, "Simon, . . . shut up, please" and gave Simon a look of apology. He then repeated the line with a bit more force but was unable to wow Simon with his attempts at disapprobation.

Randy suggested that he instead singing in a group of the same type as Spandau Ballet, but Joshua did not like that idea at all. Simon encouraged him to forcefully tell Randy that he was wrong about that suggestion, but Joshua couldn't do it.

Finally the judges voted and unanimously passed Joshua through to Hollywood. Once he had that news, Randy tried to pump him up by having him repeat the phrases, "I'm gonna be great," "I am great," "I am the American Idol," and "I'm somebody." Randy had Joshua also repeat the phrase "Ain't nobody gonna beat my A." but then said that sounded a little weird coming from Joshua.

When we first see Tyler, he is doing a bit of a goofy dance and we can see that he has a cast on each wrist. The reason for the casts is that Tyler recently fell out of a tree and shattered both his wrists, necessitating some surgery where titanium plates were inserted into his arms.

Shattering his wrists didn't help Tyler's drumming career much, but he claims that he prefers to be the front man and decided to audition for American Idol to help that dream come true.

Despite the injuries to his hands, Tyler came out and sang Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On. The judges loved his look, his demeanor, and his voice, so Tyler was passed through to Hollywood with four Yes votes.

Katrina sang Faith Hill's Breathe. Kara and Paula complained that her voice thinned out as she progressed through the song. Simon and Randy (once again) argued that her voice had improved on the audition round.

Before we find out the result, Ryan asks: "But with just her voice stripped down, does she have enough to get through?"

As it turns out, Katrina did have enough, because she and the rest of her group was passed through to the next round.

Read about Katrina Darrell's original "bikini" audition.

Nonetheless, we see his Norman Gentle character take the stage in that same costume, red sweatbands and all. As he took the stage, he introduced himself with, "All right, time for some honesty. I'm here to have some fun. I'm Norman Gentle. I am 27 years old. I'm from Stratton, Vermont and I am gonna rock it." Norman then pulled out a pitch pipe and played it off-key.

Norman then broke into Jennifer Hudson's And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, except he changed the lyrics to sing about himself and he gave a shout-out to the balcony and to Seacrest to sing along:

I'm the best man you'll ever know
there's no way I could ever, ever go
Darling there's no way
no no no no no no no
no way I'm living without you
BALCONY!
I don't want want to be free
SEACREST!
I'm staying. I am
I am staying
And you and you and you and please you
Please won't you love me

Randy started with, "So listen, this is the funny thing about you, man. You are hilarious, dude. You are like banoodles kind of a guy but you know what? You actually can sing. You've got some skills in there, dawg!"

Simon, of course, chimed in by saying that "without the glasses and the silly haircut, [he's] just a boring person" and that when he puts on the costume he's a "joke".

Paula said it would be interesting to hear Nick sing a song "all stripped down". With a guy like Nick, you know you can't get away with a comment like that without a stripping joke. So as Nick started unbuttoning his shirt, Paula quickly said, "No, I don't mean you strip. That's OK. Nick, Norman, Nick, Norman." She also noted that she would like to hear him sing without all the silliness.

We're not sure what Kara had to say about Nick, but it seems that at least Randy and Paula agreed to pass Nick onto the next round because he was accepted!

Offstage, Nick told Ryan that he was going to retire the costume on American Idol, so we'll see what happens.

Nick Mitchell, you've got the combination that Idle Idols has been waiting years for: A quality singing voice with a great, comical act!

Read about Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell's original audition.

This year, this site highlighted 38 Idle Idols in Season 8. Seven of these 38 contestants received a golden ticket and are headed to Hollywood!

Here's a quick recap of the contestants featured on Idle Idols who are headed to Hollywood:

• Katrina Darrell — Who could forget the bikini-clad contestant who sparred with Kara? Will she wear something revealing in Hollywood, and will her voice or her looks be enough to keep her from getting cut?
• Alex Wagner-Trugman — The mold-infested closet singer promised to become most popular in Abkazia, Zimbabwe, and Canada. But how about America?
• Michael Castro — Jason Castro's little brother started singing 20 days before his audition and was passed through to Hollywood.
• Tatiana Del Toro — The drama queen passed her press kit out and showed off her attitude.
• Joshua Ulloa — This catchy-but-gimmicky "Inspector Gadget" entertained the judges.
• Melinda Camille — This singer who enjoys dancing naked would get naked if all the judges did, too.
• Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell — One of the most entertaining auditions this year, Norman cracked wise and had the whole panel laughing with his routine, which included a joke about Simon and Seacrest getting it on.

As usual, Idle Idols expresses our sincere thanks for these contestants' wonderfully entertaining auditions. We wish you each the best of luck in Hollywood!

Stay tuned to Idle Idols, as we will continue to track any entertaining activity from these contestants as they try their best in Hollywood.

Nick Mitchell, a.k.a. Norman Gentle, was dressed in a pretty crazy fashion: A bright red headband and matching wristbands, big glasses, a gaudy shirt, and khaki shorts. He ran into the audition room, jumped onto the stage, struck a pose, and shouted, "American Idol!"

Simon said that he didn't want Norman to be funny, but he just wanted Norman to be serious. Norman said, "OK then, it's done" and quickly transformed into Nick by removing the headband, wristbands, and glasses.

Nick sang Jennifer Hudson's And I Am Telling You in a serious manner, but certainly not up to Idol standards. Simon cracked a joke, thereby forcing Nick to revert back into Norman, and consequently kicking off the following banter:

Simon: Norman, you told me you weren't going to make this funny.
Norman: Oh! You hurt me where you get kicked sometimes. That was very hard!
Simon: I'd have thought you'd quite like that.
Norman: You mean the way you like it when Seacrest does it?
[All the judges yell "Whoa!"]
Norman: Whatcha say now, Simon?!?
Simon: That was funny! That was actually funny.

Simon said that Norman was becoming more likable, but that they weren't looking for "a ghastly cabaret comedy singer". Norman got a chair and did his best to belt out Amazing Grace. While he sang, Simon kept warning him not to pull faces, but Norman eventually slipped one in and Simon started yapping about his faces. Norman yelled in a shrill voice, "It's addictive!" and the judges started cracking up.

Paula said she loved him and Kara said it was the first time she had been entertained all day. Norman promised he wouldn't beg and then immediately screamed "[BLEEP] PLEASE!", and fell on the floor, prostrate. Paula gave Norman a "Yes" and Simon immediately retorted with "a categorical 'No'". Kara convinced Randy to give Norman a "Yes", so we'll be seeing him again in Hollywood!

Read about the rest of Norman Gentle's American Idol run.

Melinda feels like she has a message for the world: "Humanity is kind of taking a shift right now and I just want to be a part of it."

Melinda says she experiences happiness while she dances naked in her room. Simon suggested that this might be her method for sharing happiness with the world.

Kara asked Melinda if she wanted to be naked right then, and Melinda replied, "If you all were."

Simon suggested, "Why don't you imagine that Randy is naked?" and Melinda agreed.

Melinda sang Michael Buble's Feeling Good well enough to get passed through to Hollywood unanimously.

Joshua sang Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On. He started out by singing the guitar, then by singing the song well, with a tiny bit of sound effects sprinkled throughout.

Simon admitted that Joshua sang well, but that he seemed like Inspector Gadget with all the little corny extras he through into his act. Randy said that "at least, it was entertaining."

After getting passed through to Hollywood unanimously, Joshua jumped up in the air, screamed a weird screamed, and ran out — walking into a tree as he looked back to thank the judges.

Tatiana is a Puerto Rican who is "a full time singer, and musician, a songwriter, writer, assistant director, model, film actor." She talked with her psychic friend, who told her that she would make it through to the top 12.

Tatiana also has an infectious laugh — not the kind that makes others laugh, but rather the kind of infectious like the Ebola virus.

She gave her press kit to the judges. Simon looked at one photo and commented that they were "quite naughty," and Tatiana promptly thanked him.

Tatiana belted out Aretha Franklin's I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) for the judges. Simon told her that he thought she could "do a lot of things very well, but not singing." After that comment, Tatiana started singing Whitney Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight. When Simon started to give her his advice, Tatiana put her hands up to her chest and gave him a look with attitude.

Simon started to accuse Tatiana of simply copying various R&B singers, but she interrupted him with a boisterous section of I Never Loved a Man again.

At this point the judges started arguing amongst themselves. Paula gave her a "yes" because she had a voice and was fun. Simon complained that she was too overdramatic. Randy admitted that Tatiana's voice wasn't strong enough, but then flipped and gave her a "yes" vote because she was wild. Kara didn't like her vocals either but liked her vibe, so Tatiana was passed through to Hollywood.

Hopefully Tatiana lasts long enough for us to see her trying to work with others in a group. Now that should be fun.

Michael is Jason Castro's brother. You remember Jason Castro from American Idol 7, the dreadlocked contestant who made it to the top 4.

When Paula asked Michael why he didn't audition for the previous season along with his brother he replied, "I didn't sing. I just started singing like 20 days before the auditions. I was like, 'If Jay can sing, I can sing, right?'"

Michael sang Gavin DeGraw's In Love with a Girl and he did well enough to get passed through to Hollywood. We'll see how he does once he stops being Jason Castro's brother and starts being Michael Castro.

Alex started by explaining that he taught himself to sing in his mold-infested closet which led to his getting sick and, as Simon put it, coming out of the closet. Alex also claimed that he would quickly gain popularity in Abkazia, Zimbabwe, and Canada.

Randy compared Alex to Joe Cocker, but Simon preferred "Cocker Spaniel". Alex noted, "That would be really funny, if it made any sense."

Alex sang James Ingram's Baby Come to Me a bit less mainstream but in pitch, and he won over Randy and Paula and got passed through to Hollywood.

You know her as "Bikini Girl". And for some of you, that's all you need to know.

Katrina sang Mariah Carey's Vision of Love and, understandably, got an immediate "Yes" from Simon with no further comments. Randy noted that she had potential and gave her a "Yes" vote as well.

Kara then started in: "OK, OK, honestly? And this isn't 'cause you're a beautiful girl and I don't want this to come across as, "Well, she was angry 'cause she's beautiful and young and thin," 'cause it's not. But — [sings a section of the same song] — There's no swing." Then Kara and Katrina started singing over each other and Katrina yelled that Kara's demonstration was no better. That got Paula and Kara going, particularly when Simon agreed. Despite the friction with Kara, Katrina got the approval to go on to Hollywood.

Based on her pre-audition promise to Ryan that she would kiss him after getting the golden ticket, she searched around until she found him by the pool. Ryan started talking and Katrina stole a kiss, leaving Ryan speechless for a few seconds.

It will be interesting to see what happens when "Bikini Girl" shows up fully clothed in Hollywood and has to compete based on her voice and not her figure.

Read about the rest of Katrina Darrell's American Idol run.

The Idle Idol closest to making it to the final 24 was Kyle Ensley, who probably would have made it if they instead had a final 25.

Well, that's the end of the road for the fun auditions of American Idol season 7. Thanks again to the 59 contestants who made the process a whole lot more fun to watch.

On the stage, however, Kyle had more confidence singing Lighthouse Edison's Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes). The judges weren't impressed with his singing, however. While Paula struggled to find kind words to say about Kyle's spirit, Simon said, "I can't listen to this rubbish anymore. I'm gonna say 'No'" and left the room. Needless to say, Kyle wasn't passed through to the next round — yet.

In his second audition, Kyle was passed through to the next round along with Jeffery Lampkin, though we never heard what or how Kyle sang for that audition.

In the next round, Kyle sang Josh Groban's You Raise Me Up. In a rare twist on the usual, Paula was the only judge who offered up criticism, calling it a "safe" audition. Simon even apologized for his antics of leaving the room during his first audition. Kyle was passed through to the final 50 unanimously.

Kyle was one of the last two males to go in front of the judges. Unfortunately, the judges chose Colton Berry over Kyle. Simon had some very positive comments to say to Kyle about his trip:

Kyle, I want you to know — from me — wholeheartedly, I disagree with this decision. I think you had done enough because you were different and unique to have made it through to the next round, and I completely and utterly disagree with this decision. I think you should have been given the chance based on the impact you made at Hollywood to be competing further in this competition. I don't think you're the best singer, but I think you have something which people would have enjoyed, and I'm really disappointed. Really disappointed.

Paula came around the desk and gave Kyle two hugs. Randy told him to stay without and to keep working to become better and more consistent. Simon told Kyle that he was "sorry about it", and that it was nice to meet him. Kyle graciously congratulated Colton on his win.

Read about Kyle's original audition.

Jeffery did not get passed through in his first Hollywood audition, so he returned to sing his second song a cappella. For his second song, he chose Big Blonde And Beautiful from Hairspray.

After finding out that he sang well enough to make it through to the next stage in Hollywood, Jeffery shouted, "Oh, the glory! Oh, the glory! Hallelujah!" Outside the room, he sat down, threw his towel over his face, and shot his arms up into the air, saying "Thank you!"

In the next round, Jeffery sang A Whole New World from Aladdin, but the performance was far too shaky at this stage of the show. Paula told him, "I believe you know it kind of fell apart," and unfortunately, that's the last we'll see of the fun and energetic Jeffery Lampkin on American Idol.

Read about Jeffery's original audition.

Randy voted "No" and Simon voted "Yes", leaving it up to Paula. Brooke asked if she could sing the part she messed up, and Paula noted that she had chosen that part for herself in the first place. Brooke started singing the song anyway and never made it back to the high note.

Simon gave a countdown for Paula to make a decision, but Brooke thought he was counting her down to start singing again, thus adding to the confusion.

Paula finally told Brooke that she was off the show. Brooke claimed that she wasn't given a fair chance.

Read about Brooke's original audition.

Unfortunately, his performance of Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It For You couldn't woo the judges. As he played the guitar, he basically shouted the lyrics without any tone. Simon said it was "incredibly corny", and Ghaleb didn't make it past the first Hollywood round.

Read about Ghaleb's original audition.

There were 59 Idle Idols in Season 7. Of these, 11 of them made it through to Hollywood, one way or another.

Here's a quick recap of the contestants featured on Idle Idols that are headed to Hollywood:

• Ghaleb Emachah — A Venezuelan with a thick accent who received Yes votes from Randy and Paula.
• Kyle Ensley — A PolySci student aspiring to be the next governor of Oklahoma who was voted unanimously through on the promise that he wouldn't be like Clay Aiken.
• Brandon Green — Fingernail collector who received Yes votes from Randy and Paula, but said he liked Simon the best.
• Brooke Helvie — Miss South Florida Fair pageant belle who was passed unanimously through, despite the fact that Simon called her annoying.
• Joshua Jones — Crazy-eyed singer who had to face away from the judges in order to receive Yes votes from Randy and Paula.
• Jeffery Lampkin — Weird, extremely extroverted man who jumped up and down after being passed through unanimously. Brother of Michelle Lampkin.
• Michelle Lampkin — Outgoing singer with a good attitude who got Yes votes from Simon and Paula. Sister of Jeffery Lampkin.
• Samantha Musa — Simon-obsessed fan who received four Yes votes, including one from her sister, Michelle Musa.
• Corliss Smith — Lover of "beefy" men like Randy who was passed through unanimously. Close friend of Brittany Wescott.
• Alesha Stelzl — Dolly Parton sound-alike who was passed through with Yes votes from Randy and Paula (and an unrecorded Yes vote from Simon) only after learning and singing a Dolly Parton song.
• Brittany Wescott — Plus-sized lover of skinny men like Ryan who was passed through unanimously. Close friend of Corliss Smith.

Idle Idols would like to thank each of these contestants for their wonderfully entertaining audition. We wish you each the best of luck in Hollywood!

Stay tuned to Idle Idols, as we will continue to track any entertaining activity on these contestants as they try their best in Hollywood.

Alesha has been singing since she was eight years old. She said her sound was unique and that she didn't sound like anyone else, but the judges would eventually disagree with that sentiment.

Alesha sang Celine Dion's Surrender. Her vocal stylings were odd, particularly in the more powerful sections of the song.

Simon cut her off and asked who her vocal coach was. Alesha told him that it was Ron Harris at Talent Boot Camp, and Simon noted that "someone just lost their job." (Little did he know that Ron Harris is one of Christina Aguilera's producers.)

Paula noted that she liked Alesha's voice when she wasn't trying to sing powerfully. Randy mentioned that she had the same tone as Dolly Parton, and Paula wholeheartedly agreed. Alesha didn't know any Dolly Parton songs, so Simon instructed her to learn a Dolly Parton song and come back to sing it when she was comfortable.

Alesha returned to the holding room and watched YouTube videos of Dolly Parton's Islands in the Stream. After rehearsing it for a while, she returned and sang it to the judges. With a Dolly Parton song, Alesha did much better. Simon refrained from voting because it wasn't "his" audition any more. Simon and Paula both passed Alesha through to Hollywood. Simon said, "Welcome to Dollywood."

After Alesha left, Simon said to Paula, "I hate to admit it, you were right. . . . That wasn't the ending that I wanted."

Brooke was the 2007 Miss South Florida Fair and she wanted to prove to Simon that pageant belles can sing.

Regarding the Miss South Florida Fair contest, Brook said, "It was a lot of fun. I would definitely do it again, if I don't do American Idol, which I hope I do do American Idol. I just said 'Doo doo American Idol.'"

Brooke sang The Jackson 5's Who's Loving You and she sang well enough to prove that at least this pageant belle could sing.

Brooke got a unanimous vote through to Hollywood.

As Brooke left screaming with joy, Simon described Brooke as "possibly the most annoying person in the world I have ever seen in my life." He noted that he didn't want her to sing well, but obviously she did well enough to get his vote.

Read about Brooke's Hollywood audition.