Rebecca Garcia
Contestant #13776
Rebecca appeared for a brief interview on the local Fox affiliate's news piece surrounding American Idol. Paula even recognized her from the news as she entered the room.
Rebecca sang Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats. Speaking of cheating, she had a cheat sheet around her left arm because she was afraid of forgetting the lyrics. Rebecca started off singing confidently but with almost no singing ability. A few lines in, Rebecca paused and had to look at her arm for the rest of the lyrics.
Kara cut Rebecca off and the discussion went like this:
Kara: "Wait a minute. She was voted Most Humorous in high school."
[uncomfortable silence from Rebecca and the other judges]
Kara [smiling nervously]: "That, that wasn't . . . ?"
Simon: "Are you saying this was a joke?"
Kara: "I, yeah, wasn't it?"
Simon: "Was it?"
Rebecca [quietly]: "No."
Kara: "Oh, boy. It did say 'Voted . . . most . . . '" [trails off]
Long story short, Rebecca left the audition room in tears and Kara asked Paula to hit her for being mean.
