In Denver, we saw Casey James, Haeley Vaughn, Danelle Hayes, and Mark Labriola in American Idol Season 9 Episode 7. Tonight we get the final auditions before Hollywood week.
Jessica Furney is returning one year later with a new idea: sing Footprints in the Sand by Leona Lewis, a song co-written by Simon Cowell (and three other people).
Amanda Shectman does voices. Throughout the audition (and afterward), she seems to be more interested in an acting gig, and she’d like to thank the academy. She’s got a good voice that probably belongs in the theater instead, but she gets through to Hollywood anyway.
Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox are through to the next round.
Lacey Brown is amongst the reunion show crowd, but she actually made it somewhere last season, reaching the top 50.
Stephanie Fisher is back. For a 7th time. She’s not getting any better, or if she is, I don’t want to see the original attempts.
Rachel Hubbard, Thaddeus Johnson, and Genesis Moore are among this year’s group of 16 year olds going to Hollywood.
Adrian Chandtchi is 6’8″ at age 17. The judges believe there is a small schoolboy trapped inside him, perhaps because he’s eaten one.
Michael Lynche just found out he’s got his first child on the way, and he is through to Hollywood.
Didi Benami is auditioning in memory of her best friend. She does a good job of containing her emotions for a while, until breaking down during the somewhat positive judging.
Aaron Kelly got adopted by his aunt and uncle at a young age, rather than being being taken into social services. He sings The Climb by Miley Cyrus. Interesting. He could well be this year’s David Archuleta.
Kimberly Bishop plans to recycle and help kids in Africa, but she’ll need to fund those efforts with something other than her singing career.
Shaddaii Harris makes Simon allergic to Fallin’ by Alicia Keys.
Hope Johnson didn’t know she was poor growing up, just thinking that a lot of kids didn’t eat dinner. She sings I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack. She’s got potential.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 9, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.