Carroy Bethea

Contestant #70866

Carroy's hair was large with black roots and white ends. In fact, he sort of looked like Eddie Murphy with a skunk on his head.

For his audition, Carroy sang Aretha Franklin's Chain Of Fools as loudly as he could.

Simon noted that it was "a bit over the top," and that's the last we saw of Carroy.

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Ben Hausbach (Again!)

Contestant #?

You might remember Ben from season five's Denver audition when he brought in his Cosmic Coaster invention and mingled with the judges.

This year, Ben sang Elton John's Crocodile Rock, though he changed the lyric to "Me and Paula had so much fun." Simon wouldn't have any of that, and that was the end of Ben's audition this year.

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Corliss Smith and Brittany Wescott

Contestants #75918 & #76599

Corliss and Brittany sometimes claim to be sisters because they share so many similar interests — except that Brittney likes skinny men and Corliss likes her men "beefy."

Corliss told Randy that Ryan wasn't his type. She then sang, "I want you, baby," to Randy, which put a huge grin on Randy's face. Simon encouraged Corliss to sing her song directly to Randy, and Simon and Paula moved to the side. Corliss impressed the judges with a jazz tune: Al Jarreau's Take Five.

Brittany took the audition stage and sang Mary Wells' My Guy to Simon.

All three judges agreed to pass both Corliss and Brittany on through to Hollywood. Once they had gotten the good news, Paula invited them both to come plant kisses on Simon and Randy, and the girls happily obliged.

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Ghaleb Emachah

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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Pan Flute Player

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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Shannon McGough

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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Johnny Escamilla

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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