Several more faces sail through, including: “bright eyed and bushy-tailed” (per Katy) Michael J. As if that matters: You’ll be seeing Lee in Hollywood. For her actual audition, the Fayetteville, North Carolina native tackles Toni Braxton’s “Love Shoulda Brought You Home.” While she has somewhat of a pop star look down, the 20 year old’s nerves get the best of her and she botches her runs toward the end of the song. Lee Vasi informs Lionel that the Commodores’ “Zoom” is her favorite song, which naturally leads to the two doing an impromptu duet. Katy tells the 22 year old she sang the song better than she herself did, and so off she goes to Hollywood. Caitlin does a refreshing acoustic reinvention of “I Kissed A Girl” for her audition. She also wears tiny cymbals on her right ankle. She looks a bit like Cyndi Lauper, and she’s a huge Katy fan. It’s simply that easy on this show these days.Ĭaitlin Lucia, from Orange County, California, winds up being the one truly interesting contestant of the evening. King’s “Stand By Me,” but gets the judges to wave golden tickets in the air before she’s finished. He’s later followed by Mylon Shamble, 24, who gives a just-okay performance of Ben E. He takes on George Strait’s “You Look So Good In Love” and is literally given a golden ticket without the judges voting. One guy, Drake Milligan, 19, even spent time as a legit Elvis impersonator as a kid. (Fear not for Gabby, though - she manages to save herself by singing “a church song,” and Luke, Katy and Lionel are easily won over. It’s a valid criticism, albeit one that’s completely shot to pieces several segments later when a myriad of contestants do Elvis impressions in New Orleans and earn golden tickets. Gabby begins by chirping her hero Carrie Underwood’s song “Good Girl,” but none of the judges can hear any of the teen’s own personality shine through. Maddie wants to show she isn’t a one-trick pony, but this is again pretty much a singer-songwriter vibe.'American Idol' Announces Return of Judges, Kick-Off Date for 'Idol Across America' Auditions With live voting, that might not be the case. Maddie Poppe, “The Bare Necessities” from Jungle Book - Normally, singing first isn’t where you want to be. Ryan suggests we might find out if Katy has a prince by the end of the night. No costumes for Lionel Richie or Luke Bryan, fortunately. I’ll be back later to provide song by song grades.Īnd to open the night, Katy Perry shows up dressed as Snow White. I’ve embedded a Disney version of each song we’ll hear tonight. If you’ve seen as few Disney movies as I have, head over to this blog. It’s also Disney Night on Idol, which means the Top 10 will be signing tunes made popular through Disney movies. By the time Ryan Seacrest is done announcing results, we’ll be down to a Top 7. This is the new faster track Idol, ABC style. This isn’t your old Idol where a single singer - or in rare instances, two - are eliminated. The reason: Live voting will decide who goes home at the end of the night and who advances.Īnd, folks, hold on tight. (ABC Photo)Īmerican Idol makes history tonight, sending its Top 10 show to all 50 states at the same time. The American Idol Top 10 pose for a photo with Princess Katy Perry during a visit to Disneyland earlier this week.
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