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American Idol Season 06 Episode 03
memphis,population 650,000, is a bustling metropolis.
well,usually it is.
the heart of the town is beale street,
famous all over the world for its nonstop acti on day and night.
people flock here for the music, ste atmosphere,and the be restaurants in the south.
so why is it deserted today?
in fact,why does all of memph is feel like a ghost town?
where is everybody?
memphis rocks!
standing in line at the stadium,
waiting for their chance to become the next american idol.
pretty soon,it was time for everybody to shake a leg...
go,forrest,run!
and head inside.
as all they needed to do now was stand out from the crowd.
as the judges arrived and randy put in his morning don ut order...
20 or 30?
outside was one contestant who was sure to get noticed.
i am frank beyers, a 21-year-old at southern arkans as university where i cheer.
i also coach a cheerleadi team there at sau.
be nice,simon!
i've always felt loved, but this is just speechless-- it's amazing.
register,register,register!
you have to,even when your team is down,
you have to be positive, you have to have energy and let the crowd think that i'm on cloud ten.
asd so that background h 'sfinitely helped me, and it gonna help me today.
go!
good afternoon.
- what's goin' on,frank? - so it's frank beyers.
- frank beyers,yes,sir. - okay,and your nickname is...
frank and beans.
you think you can win?
i believe in my heart that i can--yes,sir,i do.
okay,and what are you gonna sing?
- heard it through the grapevine. - your moment,frank.
here we go.
gk1 Frank Byers Jr. Age:21 Waldo,AR gk2
i hated it.
i thought it was corny,
over-the-top, cabaret,hotel--
and i still
and i still haven't chang my mind.
frank--
frank,frank,frank,frank,frank.
that is not--
that is not gonna change my mind.
you still got these two.
it wasn't a great audition,dude.
all right,thank you so much.
's frank,you can sing, but it a little over-the-top.
randy,yes or no?
no,i gotta say no,dude. you ain't ready yet.
- paula? - you seem like a great guy.
maybe next year.
- thank you so much. - sorry,frank.
- thank you. - thanks,man.
thank you.
- what do we think? - he got it.
you think?
aw,it's a no.
it's okay,guys.
they told me i was too over-the-top and i performed too much.
the captain of the cheerleading squad, over the top?
i know,but you know what? we still gonna have fun.
give me a--
frank,frank,frank,frank, franks and beans!
cheerleaders,man...
they're just there for ya.
they're always there for you!
- they're always there for you. - oh,shut up.
we got spirit,yeah!
ng they got the whole marchi band?
can somebody tell him he didn't get through?
shut up!
we're trying to audition people in here!
an uh,not being rude,but c you shut up?
someone's a bit of a today.
well,you know,we're trying to do auditions.
excuse us,ryan.
we'll be right back on american idol. stay with us,right?
coming,the auditions get lost in translation.
a i couldn't understand single word of that.
but simon is clear about one contestant.
i'm gonna be amazed if you don't make the finals.
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welcome back to memphis,tennessee
where over 16,000 people have turned up to audition.
a to get past the judges from crowd this size was going to take enthusiasm...
energy... and personality.
tamika sims was brimming with all three.
mmm...my name is tamika sims. i'm from chicago,but i stay in memphis,
and i'm 16 years old.
go how you think it's gonna in there?
probably great.
hmm...people just call me mika. or they call me miky.
what's different about you?
- uh...i don't know. - no?
i don't really know what's different about me.
you don't know? have you thought about it?
no. well,think about it,
and then they may ask you, so you ennna have a good answer--
even if you make it up.
okay,why are you here,tamika sims?
to be the next american idol.
- do you think you can be? - yeah,i think i might be.
i think i got a all right voice-- i think i'd be a mya.
- pardon? - i think i can be a mya.
- a model? - a mya.
- a meyer. - yeah.
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a mayor?
a mya.
a mayor.
mya's a singer. don't--
oh,oh,i thought you wanted to be a mayor.
okay,what are you gonna sing?
i'm gonna sing ashanti,rock wit you.
thank you.
gk1 Timika Sims Age:16 Memphis,TN gk2
thank you,tamika. i've got to be honest with you.
i couldn't understand a single word of that.
- want me to sing again? - no
--who do you think you sound like?
ashanti?
no,you don't.
tamika,it's--it's-- it wasn't good.
- can i sing another song? - it's pointless.
can i sing another song?
no,tamika,it's completely pointless.
tamika,you can't sing.
yeah,it's not good,love. it's not good.
- randy,yes or no? - no,sorry,it's a no.
- sorry,honey. - sorry,tamika.
memphis wasn't off to the best of starts.
she was good.
yeah,i think she was happy with that.
and tamika heads home, resorting to sign language
that even simon could understand.
next in was a confident chris rivera.
i'm the next...american idol.
what are you gonna sing?
- onsuperstiti by stevie wonder. - okay.thank u
gk1 Christopher Rivera Age:18 Black Mountain,NC gk2
thank you.
thank you,well,i didn't understand word of that.
it seemed like something was getting lost in translation.
did not make it.
pretty depressing.
and the judges were bracing themselves for a bad day.
hello.
- your name is? - my name is alexis.
okay,what are you gonna sing?
i'm gonna sing square biz by teena marie.
- sorry? - square biz by teena marie.
didn't understand a word of that. okay,right--off you go.
all right
gk1 Alexis Partee Age:20 Southaven,MS gk2
all right,alexis.
it was midmorning,and still onbody had shown in the auditi room.
okay,randy,yes or no?
st i gotta say no--it was ju a little strange for me.
thank you.
luckily,someone was about to brighten the judges' day.
in memphis,they call it the home of the blues.
es met somebody who embodi that persona.
say hi to sundance.
my dad named me sundance and,
uh,where it come from,i guess,
you know--i don't know. my folks are hippies,so...
i guess that's how i got the name--i don't know. it was hell to grow up with it.
another thing his dad gave him was talent.
my father's name is roy head.
he had a number one song in 1965 that got knocked off the charts
by a little song called yesterday by the beatles.
so needless to say,you know,he really don't like the beatles.
so do you put a little pressure on yourself,then,to,uh,
run with success in adsic because of what your d did?
well,if dad's watching,i'm a much better singer than he is.
but he's a dancin' fool, and i got no moves.
i'm terrible.
i've been on stage since i was-- you know,since i can remember,i've been singing.
of course,i expected to be famous before i graduated high school,
so i didn't put very much effort into that.
uh,sure wish i could have done that again,so...
i think when i walk in,they're not gonna be prepared for what they're gonna hear,you know?
i'm really gonna blow their minds--that's what i believe.
watch them kick me out and air this on tv later.
"look what a smartass he was."
- hello. - how you doing?
- i'm good,how are you? - doing fine.
right--your name,sir,is?
sundance head.
nowhere to go after that,is there?
okay,sundance,you're having a lucky year it says here.
- yes,sir. - why's that?
i got married to my wife i've been with for seven years.
how lucky.
i'm havin' a baby that's due christmas day.
not great news.
- and i made it to american idol. - all right,one out of three.
what are you gonna sing?
stormy monday by bobby "blue" bland.
- okay. - ready?
gk1 Jason 'Sundance' Head Age:27 Porter,TX gk2
paula.
powerful voice. didn't expect it.
we in memphis,and you come in singing a blues song and blew it out,man.
- you sounded great,dude.amazing. - thank you.
probably one of the best voices we've heard on the audition this year.
- thank you. - in every way.
randy,yes or no?
hundred million percent yes. this boy's the bomb!
great audition,great voice. yes.
i'm gonna be amazed if you don't make the finals.
i thought it was terrific. well done.
welcome to hollywood,baby. welcome to hollywood,sundance head!
that guy can sing.
ut he just blew taylor o of the park.
dude,i'm saying in circles.
i'm goin' to hollywood!
when we come back, one contestant has a big hunk o' love for paula.
she's hot. that's all i can say.
but not everyone's so affectionate.
man,get that out my face--i don't want to see it!
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gk1 Wandera Hitchye Age:23 Memphis,TN gk2
okay.
simon.
i have to tell you, there are so many singers like you at the moment,
trying to get deals nd this country, who sou exactly like you.
can i please sing another song?
od problem is, you're a go singer but there's nothing that makes you--
there's nothing special.
there's nothing that makes it next level, you know what i mean?
- it's a no,sweetheart,sorry. - no,thank you so much.
could you please give me one more try,please?
no,i've got the measure, babe--i'm gonna say no.
bye,sweetheart.
dang,what the hell?
oh,my god!
get that out my face! i don't wanna see it.
and it wasn't just wandera that was disappointed.
the judges were in a ruthless mood.
no...
pass.
the "no" club's a big club today.
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come on.
you have no idea how to perform.
take it two times.
you looked and sounded atmpletely insane through th audition.
they're stupid in there.
i came here to go to hollywood--
too strained.
not good.
too over-the-top.
terrible audition.
it's too...
desperate.
simon can kiss all of that.
so tempers were running high in memphis. but there was love too.
from the judges...
from the host...
but mostly from travis mckinny.
i have this song i'm gonna do --it's about my girlfriend.
we've had problems in the past, but we're okay now.
this song i got,it really touches my heart.
and let me tell you something,when i do that song, it's gonna be so much emotion in that room.
inu're not gonna want to be there, because it's gonna be so emotional.
atm serious--i hate doing th song,
'cause when i do it,you know, i just get so emotional.
i am gonna lead the crusade and bring emotion to american idol for the first time,
all by myself,just me.
so dim the lights,and get odurselves in the mo for the sweet sound of travis mckinny.
okay.
gk1 Travis Mckinney Age:22 Memphis,TN gk2
okay,okay!
all right,randy.
travis,it's a no,man. that was crazy,man.
- no,no,no. - that was wild--no,no,no!
- i can sing something else. - no,travis,you know what?
- there was no singing. - it is as randy said,a no,no,no.
- can i just try another song? - no,it's bye,bye,bye,honestly.
- thank you,thank you,thank you. - good lookin' out,man.
i did the song i did,you know,best i could. i put as much emotion as i can.
i felt it,you know,ound it's my 'tvorite song, and they didn like it. i don't care,because i like that song.
next year--try again ne year.
hoping to touch the judges in a different way was local girl danielle mccullough.
my goal for today is just make them smile and have a good time,
and me have a good time. hopefully,they see something that's unique that believe is there.
- what's your name? - dani mccullough.
what are you gonna sing?
how 'bout baby,i love you. aretha franklin?
- go. - okay.
gk1 Danielle McCulloch Age:18 Collierville,TN gk2
thank you.
ld very nice--you're like an o soul.
thank you,i appreciate that.
i wasn't blown out.
i didn't think it was amazing to me.
i know what randy's saying.
but i also liked the kind of the blues part of your voice.
it's unusual for someone your age.
randy,yes or no?
i'd say no--i didn't think you were that good.
i think you'll be gone,like, first day,first minute.
- oh,randy! - i do.
- you're harsh! - i do.
- i disagree--i say yes. - thank you.
i'm gonna have to agree...
with...
paula.
- yay,thank you so much! - welcome to hollywood,danielle.
come to hollywood and prove me wrong-- say,"i'm gonna prove the dog wrong."
oh,i can do this. this is my dream!
so day one ended on a high-- for the contestants and the judges.
- it's over! - ththk god!
coming up... it's day two,and the ups and downs continue.
the judges' first impression of me will probably be very sexy--very sexy.
and the guys are just as confident.
your next american idol from memphis is me.
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as the judges arrive for day two of our memphis auditions...
memphis,tennessee.
it was obvious that while the locals weren't too bothered about simon and randy,
they'd really taken paula to their hearts.
- oh,my gosh. - hi,honey.
okay.
of paula may have hugged half tennessee, but she hadn't met her biggest fan,
and he was first into the room.
my name is topher mccain.
i'm from kennesaw,georgia,and i'm 28 years old.
right now,i feel really stoked,
because i get to meet paula abdul,
and...she's hot. that's all i can say.
my wife left me recently.
i found out that she had been messing around but,you know, i forgave her.
and then she said she wanted to keep messing around,
so i to ld her to leave.
i think,though,that when i become the next american idol
she's gonna want me back,and i'm just not gonna have it,
because i need people who are 'mnna stick with me when i in the low spots,
not people who just think i'm cool because of where i'm at in life.
i believe that the american idol auditions are a new beginning for me.
i'm know this is where i supposed to be in life.
and i'm available now,paula.
i saw that dr. phil episode, you know.
uh,i'm available.
- hello. - all right.
hello.
- hello,topher. - hello,paula.
an are you the next americ idol?
i am the next american idol, yes,ma'am.
why?
because i have drive, determination,talent and moves.
ys now,christopher,it sa here your wife left you.
- yes,she did. - why?
because she's...a bitch. i don't know.
oh.
you don't harbor any feelings towards her,yes.
no,um-- it's done--
a just remember this: there's lot of women out there.
- that one right there. - there's one right here.
there's a cute one right here.
i'd stay single.
anyway,anyway.
right. what are you gonna sing?
- footloose by kenny loggins. - great,okay.
gk1 Christopher Mccain Age:28 Kennesaw,GA gk2
yeah!
thank you,christopher.
i'm tempted to ask whether you sang that the night before your wife left,but--
no,simon. don't do that.
nope,i wouldn't. i'll tell you what it was like.
we've all been to one of those weddings,
when someone gets drunk,and gets up on stage,you know...
- yes,sir. - after a few beers,
and sings footloose.
and then falls off the stage.
yeah,just bad karaoke,dude. i'm sorry,man.
okay,i understand.
- thank you so much. - sorry,christopher,man.
are you upset?
it's all good. i still love the show.
and you called your ex-wife a bitch on national tv.
- perfect! perfect! - we love that.
don't worry about that.
no,no,that was a compliment.
all right,well,thank you all very much.
- nice to meet you,chris. - good lookin' out,christopher.
take care,bye-bye.
no.
i'm going go drink,
do some mnraoke, and fall off the da stage.
like everybody's favorite drunk uncle!
paula,you were great...
looking.
uh...but that's it,i'm sorry.
just great-looking. good-bye.
paula would have to struggle on without topher.
meanwhile,another memphis belle was headed into the auditions.
my style is very important. it has to be.
you know,it works in with my confidentiality.
it boosts my confidence in many,many ways.
i believe in,you know,dressing sexy but not too over-the-top.
i believe your first appearance is the appearance that everybody will always remember,you know?
and the judges' first impressional of me will probably be...
well,they probably say i'm innocent,
well put together,really neat,conservative, and very sexy.
okay,um,what are you gonna sing for us?
- disco inferno. - yeah!
whenever you're ready.
gk1 Janita Burks Age:20 Memphis,TN gk2
- watch it,whoa! - be careful.
thank you. all,jeanita,you are handful.
- oh,simon. - you are.
yes .
it was an odd audition, stnetta,if i'm being hone with you.
jeanita.
i'm going to say no,sweetheart.
randy?
yeah,i gotta say no,too. the vocals weren't good enough,baby. the vocals just--
well,can i start over and sing something else,please?
- all right,go on,off you go. - ten seconds,go.
okay.
- ooh,lord je-- - oh my god.
oh my god,two.
holla,that's just not right.
okay,no.
thank you,guys.
- thank you,honey. - thank you.
so,it was close,but no cigar for jeanita.
but if the judges were in the mood for a cuban,it looked like there was one outside.
uh,my name is shawn michelle.
i'm from bryant,arkansas, suburb of little rock.
everybody says i look like either osama bin laden or
jesus or castro or just a homeless bum.
but really,i think all us are kind of homeless.
ofen it comes down to it, all us are really poor inside.
oh,yeah.
- hi. - how's it going?
- welcome. - thanks.
okay,what are you going to sing?
i'm going to sing a johnny cash song.
it's called god's gonna cut you down.
okay,off you go.
gk1 Sean Michel Age:27 Bryant,AR gk2
okay,well,that's cheered up.
paula.
shawn,you have a nice tone to your voice. it's just,it's kind of shocking.
i didn't expect to hear that.
kind of soulful going there. you're very soulful.
we expected something about revolution.
- we were expecting that. - most people do.
yeah,simon,so yes or no?
yes.
i say 100 percent yes. it don't matter what you look like,you can blow!
- thanks,man. - welcome to hollywood,baby!
- thanks a lot guys,i really appreciate it. - well done.
what are you gonna do? he's a good singer.
yeah.
ooh! superstar.
coming up, nerves have the contestants all shook up...
- you look scared to death. - yeah,my hands are shaking, but thank you.
as elvis enters the building.
i can sing one rock and roll song.
isd that's burning love by elvpresley.
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so,um,i--i am excited.
i don't exactly know what to expect, but i like new things,
so...i'm ready to go.
hey.
so you're melinda doolittle.
- i am. - and what do you do?
i sing background vocals for different artists' session work.
and then i travel quite a bit,
- about nine months out of the year. - do you hate every single person
you're singing backing vocals for?
- i don't.you know what? - no,truthfully.
okay,truthfully.
do you think,"fall off the stage,break your leg,and i'll take your place"?
oh,goodness,no.
for me it's fun,and i've always kind of loved being in the background.
it's my comfort zone. so that's been my fun,
little place,and i can be there and they can do their thing.
so what's changed?
i just-- i know that for me, i need to get over the fear of standing in front of people myself.
- okay. - what are you singing?
for once in my life,stevie wonder.
- i love that song. - you do?
- are you ready - i love stevie,too.
gk1 Melinda Doolittle Age:28 Brentwood,TN gk2
what do you think,paula?
you're good. you're really good.
thank you.
you've gotta be-- you know you're good.
i am; my hands are shaking, but thank you.
- you looked scared to death. - i was try--
- i'm good,thank you. - randy?
i always have this thing ndout if you're a backgrou singer for a long time,
i don't upow if you can really come front and be that solo singer.
because,you know,most of the solo lead singers have that kind of simon cowell thing.
you know,they only think about themselves.
okay.
simon,wouldn't you agree?
of uh,melinda,we have a lot people who come in here
with a lot of attitude,a lot of confidence,and they're not very good.
you walk in with no confidence,
no attitude,and yet you are a brilliant singer.
- yeah. - a brilliant singer.
- thank you. - seriously.
look at that look on your face.
you are what it's all about. a great voice.
of am concerned about the lack about the fact that you've been in the background,
but let me tell you,you are in the top two percent of good singers this year.
that's true.
one million percent yes.
paula?
i think you're brilliant. yes.
i think you were sensational, one of the best auditions ever.
- vocally. - i agree.
- welcome to hollywood! - yeah!
thank you. thank you so much.
believe in yourself,man. come on,you know you got it.
go to memphis,and you go to graceland.
home of and shrine to the king himself.
so auditioning here, it was only a matter of time until we found a pretender to the throne.
my name is robert lee holmes, i'm from memphis,tennessee and i'm 21 years old.
i sound just like elvis.
i can sing one rock and roll song.
that's burning love by elvis presley.
so will you dance with your song?
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it's me.
so... what's your name?
robert lee holmes
you're 21,what's do you do?
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what's the stories?
i write the story about music of Robert
you write your story?
yes,sir.
how does the current part end?
- with a period. - pardon?
- with a period. - with a period
with a period,that's good,baby.
that was good,right there.
yeah,there you go. with a period.
what are you going to sing,robert?
is burning love by elv presley.
- are you sure? - i'm sure.
okay.
all right,man. come on,do memphis proud.
all right.
gk1 Robert Lee Holmes Age:21 Memphis,TN gk2
thank you,robert.
what are we supposed to say after that?
yes.
i'm curious. what are we supposed to say?
yes.
why?
because i love it. i love elvis presley's songs so much.
okay,we didn't love that version very much,robert.
you know what,robert? it wasn't that good.
in fact,no. i have to pass. no.
randy,yes or no?
that was terrible,man.
robert,it's three nos,i'm afraid.
- i'm sorry. - thank you,robert. good lookin' out,man.
i'm sorry it didn't work out for you,my man.
it's all right.
man,i'm having an anxiety attack all day. i forgot my medication.
i know it,i so know it.
coming up,one contesta made the ultimate sacrifice for his audition.
my wife woke me up with a phone call at 4:00 this morning
to tell me that she had just delivered our second baby.
congratulations.
- thank you very much. - where's my cigar,dog?
will he have two reasons to celebrate?
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welcome back to memphis,
home of the blues and where rock and roll was born.
for phil stacy,it would be a birth of a different sort.
i am feeling a little tired today
because my wife woke me up with a phone call at 4:00 this morning
to tell me that she had just delivered our second baby.
so i missed the baby beiborn,and uh--
na anyway,but today i'm gonto go in and i'm gonna sing
let's get it on 'm marvin gaye,
'cause i absolutely positive it's the last thing she wants to hear out of me today.
- hi. - hello.
- congratulations. - thank you very much.
where's my cigar,dog?
i didn't even bring them. i wasn't ready for this.
i wasn't planning on it,you know what i'm saying?
oh,are you happy?
i'm ecstatic,but i--
what's more important, getting through to hollywood or the baby?
sorry,man,the baby's more important to me.
- that's right. - that's weird.
well,it's a big day for you so what are you gonna sing now?
well,i was gonna sing a marvin gaye song for my wife,
but i've changed it,so i can dedicate the song to all three of my girls.
i'm going to sing a temptations song,my girl.
wow.
gk1 Philp Stacy Age:28 Jacksonville,FL gk2
randy?
i like the voice. to be honest with you, for a second,while you were singing,
you know,the outfit,the whole star persona,i don't get from you.
but you're a good singer. goen i closed my eyes and i like,
"i kind of like this guy, with my eyes closed."
i'm going to say yes,because your voice is good.
forget all the other stuff,but you got a good voice.
paula,did you like that?
i wish that i could've heard something else besides my girl.
i think you ended up singing it well,but at the beginning,it was weird.
joel,you can't start your songs well.
- i didn't think that was as bad. - oh,i did.
- that was a better start. - no,i disagree.
- we disagree. - that was better.
no,i disagree.
- it was. - i disagree.
- that was a better start,cowell. - no,no,i disagree.
- no,that was a better start. - jackson,i disagree.
i say yes,and you know what that means? that means go.you're going to hollywood.
go ahead,go. go ahead.
i would have said no. these two have said yes.
- i say yes,yes. - forget him.
- i'll see y'all in hollywood. - welcome to hollywood,dude.
and with that,joel rushes off to meet his baby girl for the first time.
and so,day two of memphis ends.
whoo,i'm going to hollywood!
but for 22 more contestants, the dream is just beginning.
we are going.
ng that's what i'm talki about.
going to hollywood!
on my way.
don't forget my face. vote for me. luv ya.
look who this is.
oh,my goodness, look at this.
hello,beautiful baby girl.
how are you doing,baby?
this is the most forgiving wife in the world,
and this is the inst beautiful newborn baby in the world.
everybody say,"hi,michaela."
tomorrow, idol wakes up in the city that never sleeps.
welcome to new york!
but it's not long before we wish we'd never woken up at all.
it didn't work. you weren't good enough today. get over it.
and new york fights back.
who are you?
do you even have a working visa to be here?
simon has some heartfelt words of encouragement.
in let me give you one lesson show business.
when someone's down on the floor,kick them.
the big apple was ripe with talent.
and ripe with... well,something else entirely.
you want to be a part of it. it's american idol in new york.
new york is weird today,man.
i'm unique. whoo!