Chicago brought us Katelyn Epperly, Charity Vance, Angela Martin, John Park, and Paige Dechausse in American Idol Season 9 Episode 3. Tonight we head to Orlando with guest judge Kristin Chenoweth (for half the show anyway).
Theo Glinton plans to waste time. At that, he succeeds.
Seth Rollins hopes to win to be able to afford to take care of his autistic son. He sings Someone to Watch over Me by Frank Sinatra. Kristin likes his voice and everything about him. Randy would like to see more energy.
Jermaine Purifoy was cut back in season 7, but he admits he was not ready. He sings Smile by Tony Bennett. Kristin loves him. Randy’s favorite of the season.
Shelby Dressel had an undeveloped nerve when she was born, causing her to be unable to smile correctly, which has made her nervous appearing in front of people. She sings Turn Me on by Nora Jones. Simon likes her but wasn’t blown away with the voice. She gets a reserved yes, though.
Jay Stone sings (if you can call it that) Come Together by The Beatles. He appears to believe he’s Blake Lewis (but better). He’s not. Kara found that pretty amazing. Randy gives in and also lets him through.
Janell Wheeler, Brittany Starr James, and Kasi Bedford are also going to Hollywood.
Cornelius Edwards sings Proud Mary by Tina Turner. Or at least he tries before splitting his pants. Regardless, he’s going to Hollywood.
Like Charity last night, sisters Bernadette and Amanda Desimone sing in the salon in their house. Kara kinda likes something about them. Randy’s willing to give them one more shot. Simon would have said no to Amanda.
Jarrod Norrell is a disaster waiting to happen. He sings Amazing Grace. It’s worse than I anticipated. Kara asks: what was that? It sounded like a lawnmower. Jarrod’s not leaving until he gets a yes. That ain’t happening, so security has to escort him out. Unwilling to leave peacefully, he’s cuffed and dragged out by four guys.
Matt Lawrence (not the guy from Boy Meets World) is there for redemption. When he was 15, he went on “an adventure,” robbing a bank with a BB gun, and ending up in jail for 4 years. He sings Trouble by Ray LaMontagne. Simon felt that was authentic, and it’s his easiest yes of the day. Kara predicts he will be in the top 12.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 5, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.