Contestants #77039, 77028, and 77029
Andrew was preceded by two cheerleaders wearing red and white "Andrew" uniforms.
Andrew sang the Temptations' My Girl but was not good enough to win over Simon. After singing another song, he lost the votes of the other three and was turned down.
Andrew took the rejection in stride, but his cheerleaders started crying because he didn't make it through to Hollywood.
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Vaughn English seems to be as weird as his name.
Vaughn came into the audition room and sang Tally Hall's eccentric song Banana Man as Randy looked at the spectacle with a dropped jaw.
And when you're going to sing a banana-related song, what better color to wear than bright yellow?
Simon asked, "Hang on, what is this song???"
Randy asked, "What is going on here, man?"
And that was that.
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Contestant #75108
Michael is Jason Castro's brother. You remember Jason Castro from American Idol 7, the dreadlocked contestant who made it to the top 4.
When Paula asked Michael why he didn't audition for the previous season along with his brother he replied, "I didn't sing. I just started singing like 20 days before the auditions. I was like, 'If Jay can sing, I can sing, right?'"
Michael sang Gavin DeGraw's In Love with a Girl and he did well enough to get passed through to Hollywood. We'll see how he does once he stops being Jason Castro's brother and starts being Michael Castro.
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Contestant #66487
Brian trained in opera but gave up music for two years. He describes himself as "a big guy with a big heart and a big voice and I want to do some big ol' things."
Brian sang Aretha Franklin's Think in a sort of faux-Elvis style. This was highlighted well by his "look": Fuzzy hair and beard with a leather jacket showing off his chest hair.
Simon summed up our thoughts by saying "from the horrendous outfit, the horrendous singing, everything was wrong in this audition, Brian. I mean seriously wrong. I hated everything. I mean, it was just awful. Awful."
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Contestant #26379
Alex started by explaining that he taught himself to sing in his mold-infested closet which led to his getting sick and, as Simon put it, coming out of the closet. Alex also claimed that he would quickly gain popularity in Abkazia, Zimbabwe, and Canada.
Randy compared Alex to Joe Cocker, but Simon preferred "Cocker Spaniel". Alex noted, "That would be really funny, if it made any sense."
Alex sang James Ingram's Baby Come to Me a bit less mainstream but in pitch, and he won over Randy and Paula and got passed through to Hollywood.
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Contestant #34096
They say you've only got one chance to make a first impression. Eric made his by saying, "Good, howyoudoinhowyouallyouall?wowi'mjust . . . " Whoops.
Eric has given himself the nickname "Sexual Chocolate", so Randy had to ask:
Randy: Where did the nickname "Sexual Chocolate" come from?
Simon: You stole it off Randy, didn't you?
Eric sang Stevie Wonder's Ribbon in the Sky and was quickly denied. Oddly, his mom agreed to get Eric a car if he didn't get a golden ticket.
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Contestant #32160
You know her as "Bikini Girl". And for some of you, that's all you need to know.
Katrina sang Mariah Carey's Vision of Love and, understandably, got an immediate "Yes" from Simon with no further comments. Randy noted that she had potential and gave her a "Yes" vote as well.
Kara then started in: "OK, OK, honestly? And this isn't 'cause you're a beautiful girl and I don't want this to come across as, "Well, she was angry 'cause she's beautiful and young and thin," 'cause it's not. But — [sings a section of the same song] — There's no swing." Then Kara and Katrina started singing over each other and Katrina yelled that Kara's demonstration was no better. That got Paula and Kara going, particularly when Simon agreed. Despite the friction with Kara, Katrina got the approval to go on to Hollywood.
Based on her pre-audition promise to Ryan that she would kiss him after getting the golden ticket, she searched around until she found him by the pool. Ryan started talking and Katrina stole a kiss, leaving Ryan speechless for a few seconds.
It will be interesting to see what happens when "Bikini Girl" shows up fully clothed in Hollywood and has to compete based on her voice and not her figure.
Read about the rest of Katrina Darrell's American Idol run.
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