In an article detailing changes to this season of American Idol, the Yahoo! TV Blog reported that American Idol would have "fewer trainwrecks", with less of the hilarious Idle Idols we love so much:
In an effort to bring some more "credibility" to the show, fewer freaks (Mary Roach), delusional dorks (Michael Sandecki), and hot messes (William Hung) will be featured during the auditions.
We'll just have to wait and see about how little of these Idle Idols we will see during this season's audition episodes.
The audition episodes have always carried a large viewership, and I think they owe it to these funny (sometimes intentional, somtimes not) auditions.
I suspect that the producers will include just as many Idle Idols in the audition episodes and simply claim that there are less. And if there really are less funny auditions this year, expect to see them storming back for American Idol 9 after the audition show's ratings drop.
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Idle Idol Paula Goodspeed was found dead in her car near Paula Abdul's home on Tuesday, November 11. Reports indicate that Goodspeed died of a prescription drug overdose.
During her audition, Paula mentioned that she was a huge fan of Paula Abdul's. People.com reports that Goodspeed had changed her name from Sandra to Paula. Paula had drawn life-size pictures of Paula Abdul. Media outlets have been painting Goodspeed as a stalker, noting that Goodspeed had sent dozens and dozens of letters to Paula, shown up unexpectedly, and sent flowers to Abdul the week before under Abdul's boyfriend's name. Family members have insisted that she was just a big fan and not much more.
Idle Idols appreciates Paula's audition and wishes she had stuck around to share more of herself with the world. Our hearts and prayers go out to Paula's family.
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Clear January 13 and 14 off on your calendars!
American Idol will return for its eighth season on January 13 and 14 from 8:00 – 10:00 pm EST each night on Fox, of course.
Fox made this announcement last week:
Get ready for the most anticipated season premiere of the year! AMERICAN IDOL, television’s No. 1 show, returns for Season Eight with a two-night, four-hour premiere event Tuesday and Wednesday, January 13 and 14 at 8/7c, only on FOX.
Can't wait? Get a glimpse of what's to come by looking at funny American Idol Season 8 pictures!
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Now that the Season 8 auditions are complete, the official American Idol website has posted photos from each of the audition cities. I see a disturbing pattern of many, many male contestants sporting the up-swept bangs, as if they just stepped out of Grease. Idle Idols has done the work for you and gone through all these photos to find the silliest and lamest photos of the bunch. While not all these contestants will make it on the air, we guarantee you that you will see some of these weirdos when the audition episodes start airing!
Here is a list of the thirty-one most "interesting" photos from each city:
New York City
Jacksonville
Kansas City
San Juan
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Louisville
San Francisco
Which ones do you hope to see in action during the audition episodes?
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Of the eleven Idle Idols who made it through to Hollywood, none of them made it into the final 24.
The Idle Idol closest to making it to the final 24 was Kyle Ensley, who probably would have made it if they instead had a final 25.
Well, that's the end of the road for the fun auditions of American Idol season 7. Thanks again to the 59 contestants who made the process a whole lot more fun to watch.
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When Kyle arrived at his hotel room 234, he found two girls already there and unpacked. Taken aback, Kyle began stammering awkwardly. Finally, he decided there must have been a mix-up and wandered away.
On the stage, however, Kyle had more confidence singing Lighthouse Edison's Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes). The judges weren't impressed with his singing, however. While Paula struggled to find kind words to say about Kyle's spirit, Simon said, "I can't listen to this rubbish anymore. I'm gonna say 'No'" and left the room. Needless to say, Kyle wasn't passed through to the next round — yet.
In his second audition, Kyle was passed through to the next round along with Jeffery Lampkin, though we never heard what or how Kyle sang for that audition.
In the next round, Kyle sang Josh Groban's You Raise Me Up. In a rare twist on the usual, Paula was the only judge who offered up criticism, calling it a "safe" audition. Simon even apologized for his antics of leaving the room during his first audition. Kyle was passed through to the final 50 unanimously.
Kyle was one of the last two males to go in front of the judges. Unfortunately, the judges chose Colton Berry over Kyle. Simon had some very positive comments to say to Kyle about his trip:
Kyle, I want you to know — from me — wholeheartedly, I disagree with this decision. I think you had done enough because you were different and unique to have made it through to the next round, and I completely and utterly disagree with this decision. I think you should have been given the chance based on the impact you made at Hollywood to be competing further in this competition. I don't think you're the best singer, but I think you have something which people would have enjoyed, and I'm really disappointed. Really disappointed.
Paula came around the desk and gave Kyle two hugs. Randy told him to stay without and to keep working to become better and more consistent. Simon told Kyle that he was "sorry about it", and that it was nice to meet him. Kyle graciously congratulated Colton on his win.
Read about Kyle's original audition.
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Ryan Seacrest became an honorary Idle Idol in this week's episode because of his astoundingly awful acting in the opening segment of the show.
Clearly a promo for the upcoming film Jumper, Hayden Christensen and Ryan are sitting in Egypt having lunch. As we get a closeup of the two, Ryan makes his best attempt at looking astonished at the view. As they jump back to Hollywood, Ryan again attempts to look astonished.
If this show were American Acting Idol, Ryan wouldn't even be worthy of host.
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Jeffery and his sister Michelle Lampkin made it through the auditions, but when Jeffery arrived in Hollywood, his room key wouldn't even get him in his hotel room 336. Finally inside his room, he realized that he had the room all to himself.
Jeffery did not get passed through in his first Hollywood audition, so he returned to sing his second song a cappella. For his second song, he chose Big Blonde And Beautiful from Hairspray.
After finding out that he sang well enough to make it through to the next stage in Hollywood, Jeffery shouted, "Oh, the glory! Oh, the glory! Hallelujah!" Outside the room, he sat down, threw his towel over his face, and shot his arms up into the air, saying "Thank you!"
In the next round, Jeffery sang A Whole New World from Aladdin, but the performance was far too shaky at this stage of the show. Paula told him, "I believe you know it kind of fell apart," and unfortunately, that's the last we'll see of the fun and energetic Jeffery Lampkin on American Idol.
Read about Jeffery's original audition.
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Brooke chose to sing The Righteous Brothers' Unchained Melody in the second round of Hollywood, but she completely botched the first high note of the song. Simon immediately stopped her on that note.
Randy voted "No" and Simon voted "Yes", leaving it up to Paula. Brooke asked if she could sing the part she messed up, and Paula noted that she had chosen that part for herself in the first place. Brooke started singing the song anyway and never made it back to the high note.
Simon gave a countdown for Paula to make a decision, but Brooke thought he was counting her down to start singing again, thus adding to the confusion.
Paula finally told Brooke that she was off the show. Brooke claimed that she wasn't given a fair chance.
Read about Brooke's original audition.
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True to his post-audition kiss-fest, Ghaleb started right in with the ladies once he got to Hollywood.
Unfortunately, his performance of Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It For You couldn't woo the judges. As he played the guitar, he basically shouted the lyrics without any tone. Simon said it was "incredibly corny", and Ghaleb didn't make it past the first Hollywood round.
Read about Ghaleb's original audition.
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The fun auditions are over, and the contestants lucky enough to receive a golden ticket have been passed through to Hollywood.
There were 59 Idle Idols in Season 7. Of these, 11 of them made it through to Hollywood, one way or another.
Here's a quick recap of the contestants featured on Idle Idols that are headed to Hollywood:
- Ghaleb Emachah — A Venezuelan with a thick accent who received Yes votes from Randy and Paula.
- Kyle Ensley — A PolySci student aspiring to be the next governor of Oklahoma who was voted unanimously through on the promise that he wouldn't be like Clay Aiken.
- Brandon Green — Fingernail collector who received Yes votes from Randy and Paula, but said he liked Simon the best.
- Brooke Helvie — Miss South Florida Fair pageant belle who was passed unanimously through, despite the fact that Simon called her annoying.
- Joshua Jones — Crazy-eyed singer who had to face away from the judges in order to receive Yes votes from Randy and Paula.
- Jeffery Lampkin — Weird, extremely extroverted man who jumped up and down after being passed through unanimously. Brother of Michelle Lampkin.
- Michelle Lampkin — Outgoing singer with a good attitude who got Yes votes from Simon and Paula. Sister of Jeffery Lampkin.
- Samantha Musa — Simon-obsessed fan who received four Yes votes, including one from her sister, Michelle Musa.
- Corliss Smith — Lover of "beefy" men like Randy who was passed through unanimously. Close friend of Brittany Wescott.
- Alesha Stelzl — Dolly Parton sound-alike who was passed through with Yes votes from Randy and Paula (and an unrecorded Yes vote from Simon) only after learning and singing a Dolly Parton song.
- Brittany Wescott — Plus-sized lover of skinny men like Ryan who was passed through unanimously. Close friend of Corliss Smith.
Idle Idols would like to thank each of these contestants for their wonderfully entertaining audition. We wish you each the best of luck in Hollywood!
Stay tuned to Idle Idols, as we will continue to track any entertaining activity on these contestants as they try their best in Hollywood.
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