Season 11
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Contestant #42497
Buffalo native Erica is obsessed with Steven Tyler. Like…really obsessed.
Once she got into the audition room, Erica said that Steven was her future ex-husband. Randy suggested that Steven give her a hug and Erica promised to keep her hands at her sides the entire time. Once Steven gave her a nice hug, Erica reached around and gave Steven a few firm squeezes right on his butt.
Erica sang Joss Stone's Super Duper Love but not well enough for a singing career…or singing in the shower, for that matter. Once she finished, Steven commented, "The best note you hit was when you grabbed my ###, you know that…'cause that was 'Whoo-ee!'" When it came time for Randy to give his opinion, Jennifer commented that he was jealous about the attention Steven got, so Erica came to him and, of course, gave him a nice firm squeeze on the butt too.
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Contestant #40516
Mawuena Kodjo is from West Africa (though his official card lists Nashville, TN as his residence) and speaks English with a distinctive African accent. He watched Idol Season 10 and said that Scotty McCreery should win…and he did. So right there is basically all the credentials you need to win American Idol, right?
As Mawuena sang Rascal Flatts' I Won't Let Go, his accent got heavier and any sense of tone or pitch left the room. Steven made another basketball reference and Randy was almost left speechless, but eventually was able to tell Mawuena that he was terrible.
Mawuena told the judges that he could prove them wrong, so Randy challenged him to find some people to argue with Randy. Ryan took Mawuena out on the street to sing and find some people who would argue with Randy about him being terrible and finally found some young girls (probably around 7 years old) and an older man in a plaid shirt who were willing to take up the cause. They returned and told the judges but Randy wouldn't hear it and stood his ground.
Don't worry — Mawuena still wasn't dejected. He left determined to become the world's first African country music superstar. I'm not sure if he's aware that he has to go up against other African country music superstars such as Gazi 'Dusty' Simelane or even these three random people singing Lady Antebellum's Need You Now who, even though they are amateurs, may still edge our Mawuena. Sorry!
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Contestant #49183
Shaun dressed as a host for his audition and he had the skills to back that look up, or at least an impersonation of the skills to back that look up. People tell Shaun that he looks a lot like Ryan Seacrest…and when he's trying, he can sound a lot like Ryan, too. Shaun did some impressive impersonations of Ryan's common lines such as "THIS…is American Idol", "I'm Ryan Seacrest", and "The results are in — dim the lights".
Shaun sang Oh Girl by the Chi-Lites and while they liked the personality he brought to the stage, they didn't care for the singing.
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Contestant #840
Jessica has been singing since she was ten and had a very positive attitude coming into the audition room. At 19, she had sang the national anthem and participated in talent shows for many years.
For her audition, Jessica sang Charice's In This Song. Unfortunately, she shouted out the words as loudly as she could, almost in a Muppet-like manner.
When Jessica finished her song, Randy gave her a slightly disgusted look, Jennifer shook her head, and Steven was in a world of his own, possibly humming the actual tune to himself. Finally, Randy broke the silence with one word: "Awful." Steven came up with a confusing basketball analogy about Jessica having the ball and going in to shoot but not making the basket…?
After getting her official "No" vote from the judges, Jessica kept a positive attitude and happily said, "I'll see you in Texas, then," before walking out. Once she was gone the judges realized what she had said and wondered if they could keep her from wasting her time at yet another Season 11 audition. Outside the audition room, Jessica said, "You guys are gonna see me in Texas, so get ready. I'm coming back!"
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Contestant #45585
Seventeen-year-old David Leathers, Jr. is a self-proclaimed ladies man. In fact, he says his nickname is "Mr. Steal Your Girl". We see David talking to an older girl (Fatia) and he hands his phone over to her so she can punch in her phone number in his contacts list.
David also revealed that in 2009 he was in a local competition with Scotty McCreery and claims to have won. Seacrest tries to clarify whether he beat Scotty or not and David has a big grin and replies with a vague, "You could say that," leading us to wonder if he's lying about winning and whether he has any singing talent at all.
In his audition David sang Remember the Rain? by Century 21. The judges enjoy his singing and he reminds them so much of a young Michael Jackson that they ask him to sing a Jackson song. David obliges by singing Never Can Say Goodbye.
The judges passed David on to Hollywood by simultaneously yelling "YES!"
Want to see more of David Leathers, Jr.? Well, you won't have to wait for the Hollywood episode — you can check out David's YouTube channel for seven videos!
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