American Idol
You are currently browsing articles from Idle Idols about American Idol.
Katrina is better known by the masses as "Bikini Girl" from American Idol. Though she didn't wear a bikini in Hollywood, she did fall back on the "little black dress" option.
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.
Read more articles about: All • American Idol • Passed through to Hollywood • Season 8 • Season 8 Hollywood • Season 8, Episode 8 → Digg This
In Hollywood, we first flashed back to Nick's original audition, along with additional footage of him throwing his Norman Gentle costume in the garbage.
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.
Read more articles about: All • American Idol • Norman Gentle • Passed through to Hollywood • Season 8 • Season 8 Hollywood • Season 8, Episode 8 → Digg This
Season 8's auditions are over and so is the fun . . . or is it?
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.
Read more articles about: All • American Idol • Passed through to Hollywood • Season 8 → Digg This
News flash: Alexis Cohen was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday, July 25, 2009. For more information, read the article "Alexis Cohen Dies in Accident."
Contestant #94720
Alexis returned to audition a second time. You may remember Alexis Cohen from Season 7, when she flipped us the double-bird and gave one of the best, angriest, and most convoluted post-audition speeches of American Idol history.
Alexis said she came to the New York audition with a whole new attitude: She has replaced the middle fingers with the two-thumbs-up symbol. We also see her meditating and chanting.
Alexis calmly walked into the audition room and informed the judges that she had a new attitude. She sang Madonna's Like a Prayer, but it didn't go well. The judges agreed that she actually sounded worse than her audition last season.
Simon noted that they had fully established that she cannot sing and Alexis politely said, "OK, thank you." Then she said, "I don't know what else to do except give you the finger," and promptly flipped Simon the double-bird yet again. Upon leaving, Alexis said, "Thank you. You're an [BLEEP]."
Read more articles about: Alexis Cohen • All • American Idol • Season 8 • Season 8, Episode 7 → Digg This
Contestant #95437
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.
Read more articles about: All • American Idol • Norman Gentle • Passed through to Hollywood • Season 8 • Season 8, Episode 7 → Digg This
Contestant #64360
Joel says that he is known as "Rockero Loco", or "Crazy Rocker".
We see Joel singing a screamo song at an ice cream vendor with a song whose lyrics consist of "YOU ARE SELLING ICE CREAM!" over and over again. We also see Joel dressed up as a rat, going around and giving people rat hugs.
For his audition, Joel came in with a person-sized cardboard cutout of an iPod, which he referred to as "a human iPod" or "guyPod". Before singing, Joel reached through the iPod viewing window, adjusted the dial, and pressed play before singing Mr. Big's To Be With You. One line in, Simon asked for a new song. Rather than changing the iPod dial, Joel threw the guyPod down and started singing Marc Anthony's Don't Let Me Leave.
Simon stopped Joel and said, "I can't listen to this any more. I can't listen to this. I really, really can't. It's just awful. It's everything I hate. I hate everything. I mean, the whole act is excruciatingly bad. Honestly, it's just terrible." At this point, Joel pulled out his little friend, a lion hand puppet. Simon questioned the relevance of a lion on his hand for a singing competition, and Joel appropriately broke into his rendition of Elton John's Circle of Life (from The Lion King, of course).
The judges gave him the official four "No" votes. Joel responded by happily screaming, "Whoooo! I got a no! I got a no!" He then ran out of the audition room in a blue costume and jumped into the swimming pool.
Read more articles about: All • American Idol • Season 8 • Season 8, Episode 7 → Digg This
Contestant #91787
Mike dressed up with a sort of 80s metal look, including the big hair wig, armbands, fingerless gloves, sleeveless RATT shirt, and face paint. Mike didn't sing, but rather played his guitar music on his boom box as he rocked out.
Simon responded flatly, "All right, this is a complete and utter waste of time, this audition."
Read more articles about: All • American Idol • Season 8 • Season 8, Episode 7 → Digg This
