Kenneth Maccarone
Contestant #12709
Kenneth's song was Believe by Cher. Not only did he sing Believe, but he did a Cher impersonation.
As soon as named his song and started singing, Simon dropped his head, Paula started giggling, and Randy started chuckling.
After singing, Kenneth mentioned that he could do Judy Garland as well. Simon, as with any men singing in a woman's voice, suggested the female impersonation profession, to which Kenneth said in disgust, "Absolutely not." Apparently, Kenneth doesn't mind singing like Cher in front of millions of people, but he refuses to cross-dress. Simon told him that he had two choices: "Sound like a female, look like a man or sound like a female and dress like a female."
Kenneth argued that Cher didn't have a female voice. "Well, Simon, if we're going based on what people do and what people say, then why aren't you on the backside of a pair of jeans?" Paula, hiding behind her hands, gave a subtle thumbs-up, and Randy clapped and said "Woah! Very good!"
The judges voted and Simon happily declared, "Cher, you are not going to Hollywood."
