Contestant #54204 & #54203
Michelle Lampkin wore a fairly normal outfit, but Jeffery's outfit had plenty of meaning behind it: Jeffery wore a black and pink striped tie around his head as a tribute to Paula; sportswear and loafers for Randy; and dog tags in honor of Simon's "military presence."
Before their audition, Michelle and Jeffery sang "bom-chicka-wah-wah," followed by other raucous ad libbing. They were loud and obnoxious, yet in a fun way.
Michelle and Jeffery sang R. Kelly and Celine Dion's I'm Your Angel. They gave a decent performance. The judges were more impressed with Jeffery's voice. Randy said yes to Jeffery, but no to Michelle. Paula and Simon gave them both approval, so Michelle and Jeffery are both headed to Hollywood.
Upon getting passed through, Jeffery did a little stomping tap dance on the stage. Jeffery ran out of the audition room screaming and jumping up and down.
In this rare set of circumstances, two performers sang together and were passed through to Hollywood without having to sing separately.
Read about Jeffery's Hollywood audition.
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Contestant #54205 & #54206
Randy and Crystal met in the AmericanIdol.com message boards, where Randy gives advice and information to people about the auditioning process.
Randy started poorly singing Andy Griggs' She's More and Crystal joined in.
The judges told the couple that their singing wasn't even close, but that they were happy they had met each other.
Crystal asked if she should continue to sing at family functions, and Simon admitted that, if he were in her family, he would have asked her to stop.
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Contestant #52588
DeAnna is from Kelly Pickler's hometown of Albemarle, North Carolina.
DeAnna is a waitress, and she told Simon that her least favorite crowd was the "all you can eat" Sunday crowd that keeps ordering plate after plate of food, making the waitresses run back and forth to deliver the food.
DeAnna sang Reba Mcentire's Fancy. Throughout the song, she sang very loudly and with an almost angry expression on her face.
Simon told her to stop and called her "Deana" (dee-nah) and DeAnna immediately corrected him: "De-Anna. That's why I spell my name with a capital A, just to eliminate the whole Deana. It's De-Anna."
Simon mentioned that the performance was a bit angry, and DeAnna said that the song was supposed to be angry. Simon suggested that perhaps it was the "annoying" restaurant-goers who annoyed her.
Before her audition, DeAnna said, "If I don't sound any better than Kelly Pickler, I really don't want to be here." Be careful what you wish for . . .
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Contestant #58255
The first thing you notice about Raysharde is his afro. Reysharde has a effervescent personality and seemed to have an upbeat attitude. Raysharde insists that people call him "the black Clay Aiken."
Raysharde sang Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me. He sang the first four notes fine, and then slipped into an unbelievably nasal sound for a couple notes. The rest of the song was just off pitch as he dropped to his knees and belted out the lyrics.
The judges advised Raysharde that he was just too over the top with his performance. Simon labeled it as "1970s cruise ship cabaret."
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Contestant #8000
Alberto had a lot of "unique" ideas about singing and about American Idol: "To me, singing is like the ultimate revealing of my soul, and I've always been too scared to do that. Not even my own mother has heard my singing voice. I get my inspiration from my imagination. Sometimes, I just get so lost in my imaginations that I kind of live there . . . um, maybe a little too much."
Alberto walked in with a large fan, at least three feet wide, that said "A BIG American Idol fan." With a flourish, he pulled it down and pulled out a smaller fan that said "Hey Paula."
Alberto sang his own autobiographical song titled Live. He sang so softly that Randy had to cup his hand to his ear.
Simon cut Alberto off and complained that it was the most depressing song he had ever heard. Alberto assured him that it had a happy ending, but Simon still complained that the "happy ending" sounded gloomy when Alberto sang it.
On his way out, he gave the Paula fan to Paula, who complimented him on his way out.
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Contestant # unknown
Sarah sang the fast-talking lyrics from Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape, however she didn't keep the rhythm of the song and she didn't know all the words, either. Instead of sounding like Gwen Stefani, she sounded more like an excited four year old rambling about something you can't decipher.
Randy asked her, "You ever hear of a guy named William Hung?" Sarah called that the biggest insult ever.
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Contestant #12199
If Blake Boshnack looks familiar, that's because we saw him very briefly in season 5, dressed as the Statue of Liberty.
In fact, Blake had auditioned ten times before San Diego!
Blake sang Ben E. King's Stand By Me — You know how they say the eleventh time's the charm? Neither did the judges. Blake didn't pass through to Hollywood, but I have a feeling that we haven't seen the last of Blake Boshnack.
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