Ross Plavsic
Contestant #16059
Ross Bradley Plavsic considers himself an academic. One of his geekier endeavors is organizing Chinese characters based on visual similarity so that they are easier to learn. I suppose this might be similar to rearranging the alphabet so the letters "b" and "d" are next to each other and so that "p", "q", and "g" are next to each other, but I fail to see how that helps.
Ross chose to sing Jay and the Americans' Cara Mia in a range too low for himself.
Ross blamed his poor performance on the dry air and having a scratchy throat, so Paula asked him if he'd like some water. Ross accepted the offer. To Paula's dismay, Ross grabbed her water cup and started sipping through her straw.
Ross started singing Love Me Tender, but Simon quickly pointed out that the water hadn't helped. As soon as Ross left the room, Paula demanded a new drink and a new cup.
Post-audition, Ross sang one parting song, with slightly altered lyrics: James Ingram's Just Once:
I did my best
But i guess my best wasn't good enough
'Cause here I am
back where I started
So apparently being on the dean's list three times just isn't enough to get you through on American Idol.
