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.
