Douglas Davidson
Contestant #13839
As Ryan was encouraging the waiting room to whoop it up and prove that they were ready to take the American Idol title back, Douglas only clapped mildly and said, "Right." When Ryan confronted Douglas about not being very enthusiastic, he said, "I don't want to, you know, lose my voice." Ryan responded, "I don't want you to strain it, then. You're like Christina Aguilera."
Douglas reflected on his previous singing experience:
My family does not know I'm here today. My dad caught me singing one time eight years ago, and he's like, "Who do you think you are?" But then I would, like, sing so well a lot of times he would say, "I hate you," not like, "Man, I hate you, you're so good," like "I really hate you."
In his audition, Douglas admitted that he was nervous and asked to do a warm-up. He turned away from the judges and uttered some
After poorly singing Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer, Douglas admitted that he "was rough on that one note." Simon replied, "The one note?"
Paula told him to take a drink and relax, so Douglas drank some more water and started doing his warm-ups as he walked around the room. Finally, he returned to the stage and timidly started singing Mariah Carey's Circles — and as he sang it, he started walking around in a circle.
Simon stopped him again and said, "Douglas. Douglas! Douglas, I don't want to hear any more of this stupidity." This prompted Douglas to slip back into Living on a Prayer.
Finally, security moved in to escort Douglas out, and Simon assured him that he'd take them to a safe place.
