Phillip Burton

Contestant #?

Phillip sang as loudly as he possibly could.

He sang as high as he possibly could.

He sang as off-pitch as a human possibly could.

Simon critiqued him by saying, "That comes under the category of 'Annoying.'"

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Ian Benardo

Contestant #4035

Ian is a self-proclaimed "superstar," dancer, and singer who previously auditioned on So You Think You Can Dance, and American Idol was his next target.

Rather than a superstar, Ian came off more as an obnoxious New Yorker with huge lips than anything else.

After rattling off Laura Branigan's Gloria, the judges stopped him. Simon called his performance "rubbish," and Ian demanded to see Simon's working visa. At this point, Simon was already bored with Ian's shtick, and security corralled him out the door.

Post audition, Ian ranted for quite some time, including his observation that "Hollywood is New Jersey with celebrities."

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Robert Lee Holmes

Contestant #53370

Since Robert claims to sound just like Elvis, it seemed natural that he chose Burning Love as his song.

Did Robert make it to Hollywood? Let's just say that if Elvis really is dead, he's be turning in his grave.

In his post-audition time with Ryan, he didn't say anything. He simply tore off his contestant number and crumpled it up.

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Sean Michel

Contestant #55502

Sean came to American Idol dressed as Fidel Castro, complete with a (natural) long beard. He clearly didn't see the sign that said "Long haired freaky people need not apply."

Sean confessed, "Everybody says i look like either Osama bin Laden or Jesus or Castro or just "Homeless Bum," but I really think all of us are kind of homeless. When it comes down to it, all of us are really poor inside."

Pre-audition, you'd never have thought he could sing, but not only did he belt out Johnny Cash's God's Gonna Cut You Down, he even made it through to Hollywood. We'll have to see how far Sean gets in the next round as he battles this non-pop image issue.

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Janita Burks

Contestant #50103

Janita's wardrobe choice was thought out, but it wasn't well thought out. Janita wore a halter top dress that showed every bit of her cleavage. "The judges' first impression of me will probably be — well, they'll probably say I'm innocent, well put together, really neat, conservative, and very sexy. Very sexy."

While Janita sang The Trammps' Disco Inferno, she bobbed back and forth, waving her cleavage at the judges. With each bob and weave, she came closer and closer to pulling a Janet Jackson. Paula started to get nervous about an incident, and Simon warned her, "Careful."

As things became less and less stable, Paula pulled her blouse closed as a strong hint to Janita, and Simon said, "Well, Janita, you are a handful."

Needless to say, Janita did not make it through to the next round.

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Christopher "Topher" McCain

Contestant #51826

Topher's wife left him, and that freed him up to audition for American Idol and attempt to win Paula's heart.

Topher sang Footloose, despite his inherent inability to sing or dance. His audition included some dancing, including a silent pause during the instrumental section of the song.

The judges described Topher's audition as "bad karaoke" and Topher took the rejection fairly well.

And how did Topher feel about meeting Paula? He left her a message on the way out: "Paula, you were great — looking, but that's it. I'm sorry."

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Alexis Partee

Contestant #57801

In Alexis' introduction, Ryan said that the judges were bracing themselves for a bad day.

Alexis pulled her sweater down as she sang Teena Marie's Square Biz, and her bangles around her wrist were as loud as she was, clanging away as she gestured to the song.

Alexis sang very high and her singing was too weird for the judges.

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