Month: February 2012

The first night of Hollywood in American Idol Season 11 Episode 8 had some good singing, some bad singing, and finally concluded with someone falling off the stage. So I’ve heard.

Wanting to preserve the drama for tonight, they opted to make last night’s fall a to be continued. We pick up with Symone Black regaining consciousness and receiving medical attention. After getting a bit of sugar, she stands up and heads off to the hospital.

From there, we pick up with the results. Jeremy Rosado advances to the next round, but Lauren Mink and Ethan Jones have been cut.

That brings us to group night with the 185 contestants who remain. They must combine into groups of 4 or 5 with a mixture from day 1 and day 2. People are shocked by this stunning turn of events (the one that happens every year).

Crying and ready to pass out, Amy Brumfield wonders why she is struggling to find a group. She finds a cop telling people to get their asses over there and form a group with her. Refusing to change songs, policewoman Alicia loses her group. She just wants to sing a damn song. Joy to the World. Eventually, she finds a girl whose father is a cop and forms a group with her and some guy who’s afraid of her.

Brielle von Hugel’s mom says she’s bossy. This could be bad. Not one to let her daughter steal the spotlight, her mom picks apart the others.

Returning from the hospital, Symone needs to find a group. Most groups have formed already, but she manages to find a foursome to join.

Heejun has decided that the cowboy he’s working with, whose name (Richie Law) he doesn’t know, is crazy. Well, it’s war then. Now he hates all cowboys, even Dallas Cowboys.

Meanwhile, people continue to drop like flies. Somebody arrived sick and has been spreading it to everybody else, in addition to the girl who fainted and the kid with kidney stones.

Following a night of practice and drama, they’re ready for the performances.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 11 Episode 10, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Rounding out the auditions in American Idol Season 11 Episode 7 were Johnny Keyser and Lauren Gray. Now it’s time for the 309 contestants who survived to head to Hollywood.

They will all perform one more time, this time in front of an audience of their peers. In each group of 10, half of them will be cut today.

Johnny Keeser is full of confidence and not at all nervous. Heejun Han, however, is exactly the opposite, telling his mother to not bother packing much for the trip, and trying to figure out how he can stick around with these guys all being so pretty. They both survive.

Elise Testone, Baylie Brown, and Hallie Day make the cut.

Jen Hirsh overcomes her nerves with an excellent performance of Up to the Mountain. Lauren Gray follows with another good performance.

Heather Youmans, Sascha Julian, and Candice Russell, whoever they are, fail to impress.

Phil Phillips has never flown before, at least not on a real plane. This time he’ll have to perform without his guitar. Reed Grimm has been on stage since he was 2, so this is home to him. Travis Orlando was sent home in Hollywood last year after round 1. Phil and Reed make it, but Travis is cut again.

Travis is joined by Ramiro Garcia, Wolf Hamlin, and Jenni Schick. At the end of day 1, 68 people are gone.

Adam Brock has been told there is a large black woman trapped inside him. Jane Carrey lives in shadow of famous father Jim Carrey. Adam makes it, but Jane does not.

Shannon Magrane is the one who Steven commented, to her father, is hot, humid, and happening. David is the obnoxious guy who thinks he’s a player. Jessica Phillips has come to LA with her boyfriend, who recovers from a stroke he had last Easter. They all make it to the next round.

Angie Zeiderman and Brittany Kerr also advance, as do Erika Van Pelt, Creighton Fraker, and Aaron Marcellus.

Lauren Mink has a rough go at it, but Jennifer loves Jeremy Rosado. Jumping ahead from them, though, we head into the conclusion for the night, with a performance by Symone Black. From what I gather, she fell off the stage. Too bad Fox can’t properly program this show any more than they could before, as I for one did not see what happened. 1 hour means 1 hour, Fox. Not 68 minutes.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 11 Episode 9, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

A pair of Britneys, Brittany Zika and Britnee Kellogg made their appearance in American Idol Season 11 Episode 6. Tonight the auditions go to St. Louis, the city where Carrie Underwood, perhaps the most successful American Idol alum, got her start.

Johnny Keyser looks like a star, and his performance of A Change Is Gonna Come backs it up.

Now that she’s getting a divorce, Rachelle Lamb has decided to sing. Her appropropriate song choice is Find Somebody New. She’s going to Hollywood.

Reis Kloeckener thought about dropping out of school after being bullied, but he accidentally stumbled his way into choir, which turned it around for him. Steven says that was so beautiful it made him cry.

Ethan Jones dropped out of school to be in a band with his dad, who has since departed from the band to go to rehab. He’s headed to Hollywood.

Mark Ingram works there. Right there. He’s a hotel auditor, and probably just there on his lunch break. The hotel staff says he sings every day, and he probably does. Badly.

Lauren Gray is in the family business, a one stop wedding shop, complete with wedding band. Her powerful voice has the judges saying wow.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 11 Episode 8, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

A more mature Baylie Brown returned in American Idol Season 11 Episode 5. Next stop: Portland, Oregon. Where all the best singers are from.

Brittany Zika tells us of her dream of singing a duet with Sara Bareilles. Jennifer says she has one of the prettiest voices they have heard.

Ben Purdom tells us he’s not feeling that great today, and he’s been sick since Tuesday. At least he has his excuses ready for when they say no. Nothing at all to do with his bad singing of a Lady GaGa song.

6’8.5″ Jermaine Jones is a church singer and has been pretty much since he was a zygote. Good enough voice to go to Hollywood.

Britnee Kellogg (seriously, parents of America, how many different ways can you spell Britney?) arrives with a dozen people all in matching T-shirts. She pursued her ex-husband’s basketball dreams with him instead of singing, then he decided to go pursue other women instead. The judges love her voice and her story.

Sam Gershman sings I’m a Woman, about which Steven had no doubt. If she hadn’t identified the song, nobody would have known. Steven thinks it’s a little too Broadway, in spite of the perkiness of her… personality.

David Weed fails at singing. He then fails at his second dream, stand up comedy.

Romeo Diahn went from war torn Liberia to a refugee camp in Ghana before making his way to the US. Jennifer loves his vibe and flavor, but she’s worried where he’ll fit in. She gives him a little tiny yes because he’s different. He won’t be getting Seacrest’s vote, though, as his family doesn’t know who Ryan is. They stand there wondering why he’s talking to them.

Naomi Gillies sings Aerosmith’s Cryin’. Not a fan of her high notes, but she’s going to Hollywood.

Ben Harrison fancies himself adorable. He’s just happy that no bodily fluids exited him during this confusing audition.

Jessica Phillips’ boyfriend had a stroke last year, ending up struggling to even communicate any more. Her performance of Again by Faith Evans impresses the judges.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 11 Episode 7, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.