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American Idol Season 6 Episode 6
We're traveling all across america.
Here we go!
In search of the next superstar.
Winding down that yellow brick road,
it's been long,and at times a frustrating journey.
However,last season idol runner-up and
los angeles native katherine mcphee taught us
that there is no place like home.
And that sometimes what you're looking for
might just be found in your own backyard.
American idol is back home in los angeles.
For generations,performers have migrated here.
But would tinseltown deliver the talent?
Hooray for hollywood!
It certainly delivered the numbers.
Thousands lined up at the rose bowl,
hoping for their chance at stardom.
Take me to hollywood.
Even though I already am from there.
The biggest stars in the world are right here.
So surely our search for great talent
in los angeles will be a cinch,right?
Season six.
Back to L.A.,Wassup?
And to make things even easier,
our three beauty school dropouts are joined
by guest judge olivia newton-john.
We're happy to have you here.
Olivia's been gracing the charts worldwide for four decades.
Her number one hits include the xanadu anthem,magic.
And the pop sensation physical.
She's also lit up the silver screen in grease,
which featured one of the most
successful movie soundtracks in history.
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But is she ready to help find the one that we want in L.A.?
I have no idea what I'm in for,so I'M.
Oh,you'll be fine.
Oh,you're gonna have a good time.
We're gonna throw things at people.
The first target of the day was martique benucia,
or as he liked to be called,eccentric.
I'm very fiery.
I got fire equaling three men.
Spread the love.
I'm--you're spreading the love,baby.
How are you?
Good to meet you.Eccentric,I'm ryan,nice to see you.
I'm an athlete.
I will get into acting as well.
I will get into modeling.
And I will get into being an author.
As well as a singer,songwriter,rapper,
choreographer,producer,and composer.
Wait,you do a panther impression,I hear?
Yes.
That's what some of the contestants are talking about,
that you're a panther.
When I was 14,15,I was a kitty cat,
but now I'm a full-grown panther.
What's new,pussycat?
Whoa whoa whoa what's new,pussycat?
Whoa whoa whoa
As far as a panther man,i created three moves.
One is the eccentric move.
The second is the panther crawl.
And the third is the flash.
And it's me.
It's not something that,for instance,
I just created,and just for entertainment.
It's me as a person.
The reason I'm auditioning for american idol
is I'm the most exciting entertainer on planet earth.
I believe that america is really,really gonna love me.
Martique,I'm not being rude,can we just get on with the singing here?
What are you gonna sing?
Who's this princess by eccentric.
Yeah.
Eccentric.
Yeah Can you feel me?
Eccentric 'cause you're in my cool my mind
is made up have to find a girl that make my breath stop
who can make my wall drop me sent it to my top whoo,
like I said my mind is made up whyn'cha come around
so my heart can hear you san san sanjay here girl,
I gotta confess you are the sweetest princess hey girl,
I gotta confess you are the sweetest princess eccentric
What the hell was that?
The buildup was horrific.
The outfit was horrific.
The meowing was ridiculous.
And the singing was--was horrendous.
So simon,is it a yes or no?
No.
Paula,yes or no?
Um...not for the competition,but I love the roaring.
I think you're very original,
but I don't think for american idol.
No way.
So los angeles has started out weird.
Who'd have thought it?
Well,that's set the bar.
And even though he didn't exactly get the judges purring,
eccentric was still full of confidence.
I might be blowing up as big as michael jackson.
Maybe bigger.
I got 53 songs.
People listen to it,they get tears in their eyes.
All right?
Have you--have you asked them why?
Because it's so brilliant.
Brilliantly written.
God bless you,my man.
Spread the love.
Spread the love.Spread the love.
All right.
As martique headed off on the prowl.
A much cooler cat was waiting in line.
My name is shalandrick stallworth.
I'm from los angeles,california.
I decided to try out for american idol because
it's time to bring the romance and the love back into the music.
And I feel like I have that to bring.
The singers that I've listened to,
they sing love songs,but I don't think they sing them romantically.
The guy I know that sings them romantically is julio ig-lace.
The feedback.
I believe paula and randy and simon will give me.
it was a,"hey,you deserve a golden ticket.
Come up here,run up here if you can,
take the golden ticket,and go to hollywood.
" Whatcha gon' sing?
If ever you're in my arms again.
Oh,I love that song.
I love that song.
If ever you're in my arms again this time
I'll love you much better if ever you're in my arms again
this time I'll hold you forever and this time will never end..
Hideous.
Wow,dawg.
You're in about 12 keys on the chorus,baby.
Wow.Whoo.
Unfortunately,your pitch is not...not on.
Sorry.
Good looking out,man.
What is going on with this show?
This is the strangest show,man.
After the break,tinseltown turns tragic.
You guys,please!
I'm on my knees,please.
If I do not advance,if I do not make it,I was wrong.
Welcome back to idol.
It's 11:00 am in los angeles.
Back in the audition room,the judges are still searching
for anyone with real star quality.
So please tell me why ...
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
In fact,hollywood was getting holly-weird.
Give me one moment in time when I'm more than
I thought I could be
It's peanut butter jelly time
peanut butter jelly time peanut butter
jelly peanut butter jelly
Thank you very much.
Forgettable.
Talent was spread thin.
Maybe it was going to take someone from a showbiz background.
Somebody like marianna riccio.
I've been singing since I was four.
16 years of training.
And my mom has definitely been there every step of the way.
When she came out of my womb,she was wailing the whole time.
It was like,"mm-mm-mmm.
" My mother,maria lauren,was one of dean martin's golddiggers.
They sang,they danced,and they toured with stars,basically.
I guess you would consider me my mama's proteg?
And I'd want to follow in her footsteps and do my family proud for,
you know,the next 30 years or so.
What's going down,man?
What's going down?You ready to rock out with me?
- Absolutely. - Well,yeah.
Okay.
Darling,you got to let me know should I stay
or should I go if I stay then you'll be mine
I'll love you till the end of time so come on
and let me know should I stay or should I go Oh,
we know the answer to that,marianna.
You sounded like cher after she's been to the dentist.
Very odd.
I don't think you're a real rocker.
Simon,please.
- It's like--it's like - No,please.
I'm--I'm on my knees.
I...this opportunity,it means the world to me.
You guys.
A little weird.
Please.I'm on my knees.
Marianna,you know what?There'll be other opportunities.
You did really well,and--
You guys,please!I'm on my knees,please.
Please.Please let me sing another song for you.
Paula,please.
I understand,sweetheart.
It just was not the best audition--
Please,you guys.
Well,we've got to find out.
Randy,yes or no?
It's definitely a thousand percent no for me.
You--it wasn't good.
Dear,it was not good.
Please,please,one more time,please.
Olivia?
I'm sorry,I have to say no.I'm sorry.
Paula?
Oh,my god,you guys.Please--this means the world to me.
Marianna,I'm sorry,honey.
You've got plenty of time to improve.
No,no,please let me sing one more time for you guys,please.
Marianna,let me make this simple.
I don't want to hear another song.
It's 100% no.
Thank you for coming,though.
- Thank you. - Thank you,marianna.Sorry,love.
That's the hard part.
That's terrible.
I know.
I'm sorry.
You started at a high--
I know you started in the high key.
I'm sorry.
You guys.
Oh,this is good,we get the mom.
Oh,no.Please let me sing again,please,you guys.
Marianna,you're not good enough,sweetheart.
We're trying to find the best.
She is good enough.
She really is good enough.
- She really,really is good enough. - No,she's not.
She's a hell of a performer.
She gets the audience going and everything.
- She just,you know- - This is the wrong direction.
She gets nerves,and honey,if it's not this time,it's something else.
- That's right. - That's right.
There'll be other things.
Listen to your mom.
You're a beautiful woman.
Beautiful mom,beautiful daughter.
Thank you,marianna.
You'll come back and you'll do it.
-Good luck.Thank you. - Good luck,thank you.
Terrible.
Ay-yi-yi.
I like mom.
Their little hearts.
Mom was kind of hot.
Mom was foxy.
Mom was kinda hot.
The judges had learned the first rule of hollywood:
Nobody takes "no" for an answer.
Is there anything that I can do to change your mind?
I'll do whatever it takes.
I'm sorry,I'm-- I can do something.
Can I get on my hands and knees?
Please,give me something else,please.
You're not gonna let me through?
I'm a true artist.
I'm--I'm stunned.
You were absolutely useless during that audition.
Just let me do it now for you!
I swear to god,if I do not advance,if I do not make it,i was wrong.
Let me do another one.
America,they'll love me.
Just give me a chance.
All I'm saying is,if there's a way--
if there was some way-- we could work it out.
I can do whatever.
Cartwheels,you want me to do cartwheels?
I've worked so hard for this.
Got one more for you.
I can--I can do something else.
I'm sure you've got 100.I can do blues.
Can I give you guys something else?
Yes,an exit.
Oh,please,guys.Check down the back of the sofa for your self-respect.
The judges' decision is final.
And one contestant who was prepared to rest her fate
entirely in their wisdom was alena alexander.
Being a struggling performer in L.A.
Isn't that much fun.
So not too long ago,I decided I wasn't going to do music anymore.
Because after six years of doing this,
it's--gets kind of hard and you just think it might not happen.
So I was gonna actually trto go to school.
Go to college.
So do you feel like this is your--your sort of last shot?
- That everything's on the line with this audition? - Yeah,I really,really feel like that's--this is it.
To make the decision to stop and give up on it
and--it was really scary,
'cause it's gonna be a scary transition to actually
go to school and try to do something else with my life.
To be sitting here and doing this is--
it just makes me feel like I have hope.
What are you gonna sing?
It's gonna be feeling good by michael buble.
Off you go.
Shake it off a little bit.
Sun in the sky you know how I feel don't you know
breeze drifting on by you know how I feel
and I'm feeling good see I'm feeling good oh
and freedom is mine and I know how I feel it's a new dawn
is that enough?
Yeah,I've heard enough.
Oh...alena.
Yes,simon.
I thought that was really,really,really great.
Oh,god!
Thank you so much.
- Thank you very much. - I like you a lot.
Thank you so much.
Randy?
I like you.
Pitchy all over the place,though.
Sorry,I'm such a baby!
This means a lot to you,huh?
Yeah,it does.
I was this close to quitting,
so it's up to you guys to let me know what my destiny is.
Randy,yes or no?
I'm gonna say yes.
Thank you.
Yes from me.
I say yes.
Thank you.
Oh,definitely yes,alena.I think you're terrific.
Welcome to hollywood,alena!
Thank you so much,you guys.
Have a good rest of the day.
Cute.
I really liked her.
- Sweet,yeah. - Really liked her.
Alena's dreams are still alive...for now.
Coming up,taylor hicks has a sex change.
Soul patrol,soul patrol,soul patrol.
And someone tries to bend the rules.
How old are you?
Uh,64.
Please welcome your american idol,taylor hicks!
When taylor snatched the title from katherine last year,
we expected other guys to jump on the soul patrol bandwagon.
However,we weren't anticipating taylor's spirit to
be so convincingly channeled through a girl.
A girl called phong pham.
Whoo!Whoa.
I've got a lot in common with taylor hicks.
He's,um--he's a self-taught vocalist.
So am I.
Whoo!Oh,gosh,that was involuntary.
Oh,I'm--I'm a little weird.
His family didn't support him pursuing the career of a musician.
And my family absolutely still doesn'T.
I told my mom one day,I said,"mom,
I want to try out for american idol,
'cause I think i might have a chance.
" And she kind of sat me down and said,"I'm not gonna lie to you.
They probably focus on looks a lot.
And,um.and,um,as pretty as you are,
you're--you're not quite tv pretty.
Um,let's face it,you're no katherine mcphee.
" And,um,it did hurt a little.
But she's coming around,and she's supporting me a little bit,and.
I don't want to be perceived as a taylor replicate.
But I would like to,you know,
come across as having that same passion,
that same fire that he does.
- How are you? - Hi,phong.
Oh,my god,there's taylor.
How do you pronounce your first name?
I'm sorry,what?Oh,phong.
Okay.Phong,why did you audition?
Do you think you can win?
Well,you know,I'm--I feel a little bad,
because I abandoned music for a while just to please my family,you know?
Well,we hear that a lot,phong,but this is your moment.
Okay.
All and out around the world are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right for dancing
in the street we're dancing in chicago down in new orleans,
yeah up in new york city all we need is music sweet music
there'll be music everywhere there'll be swinging
and swaying and records playing and dancing in the street
whoa ho ho so come on every guy grab a girl
everywhere around the world
I'm sorry,I'm so sorry.
Well,simon?
I'm not sure what was worse,the singing or the dancing.
I mean.
Well,I'm sorry,but I'm nervous.
I'm nervous.
Yeah.Yeah.Honestly,I don't think this is for you.
I-I wish I could change your mind,you know.
If you give me a chance,I will try to prove you wrong.
Like taylor said,give me a chance,give me a chance,give me a chance.
No.
Phong,I'm sorry.
Just,you know,do this for yourself and...
singing is a great thing.
I tried,and I was nervous,and.
All right,phong,look.You've had a go.
It's a no.But thank you very much.
Thank you for coming out,phong.
Thank you.
I thought I had something,and.
otherwise I wouldn't have gone for it,you know?
And now it's done,and my journey's over,
and...there's nothing more I can do.
Well,the good news is,your mom now knows you like to sing.
I.I suppose so,but.
Well,I'm sorry it didn't work out,phong.
It was very nice to meet you.
It's nice to meet you too.
- Okay? - Thank you.
I enjoyed spending time with nikki.
And good luck,okay?
Whatever it is that you pursue,good luck.
Thank you.We appreciate you coming.
Who knows,might be back next year.
- I don't know. -Okay.
Well,soul--soul patrol.
Yeah,soul patrol.
All right.
There was more at stake than pride for brandon.
After years of backing up the best,he felt like he'd paid his dues.
I've been singing background for about four years now.
I started by accident.
I was singing background for a singer named anastasia.
And,h,from there,I started touring with christina aguilera,
and I was with her for about two years.
So you've had a chance to spend a lot of time with superstars.
Yeah,I have.
And you're sort of in the background,obviously,
'cause they're lead.
And that's got to be frustrating.
It's extremely frustrating.
At some point,you want to be up there.
Yeah,well,it's--it's like when the smoke
and mirrors and the traveling around the world,
when that gets old,suddenly you're left with the feeling that.
wow,I'm still not progressing as a solo artist.
I'm not doing my thing,so.
winning american idol,to me,would mean that every decision
that I made to pursue my music and my life would be validated.
Hi.How are you?
Brandon,what's going down,baby?
Nothin',man,just kicking it.
Just trying to get on this show.
So whatcha singing,man?
I'll be singing always on my mind.
All right,go for it,man.
Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as
I could have maybe I didn't treat you quite
as good as I should have if I made you feel second best
I'm so sorry I was blind oh yeah you were always on
my mind you were always on my mind
All right.Ooh.Yeah.Lovely.
Got a sigh from the ladies up here,man.
Yeah,simon.
Did you give a sigh?
I think out of everyone we've seen today.
this is by far the best audition.
Yes,I agree.
Thank you.
And I say--I say that because for the first time today,
i think I can see this guy making the finals.
That's good.Me too.
- That's a yes from simon. - Yes,yes,yes.
And you have a likeability about you.
Which is something you and i share.
Thank you.
It's true.
I mean,he's gorgeous.
Yeah,I felt you in my heart.
And that's how I can tell-- Careful.
Beautiful.
Thank you so much.
He's horrible.
Welcome to hollywood,baby!
Brandon!
Well,my man,go right out there and get the golden ticket,baby.
You want that golden ticket.
Yes,he's excellent.
I haven't seen anyone as good as him yet.So far.
Yet.
Yeah!
When we come back,sherman's story brings tears in the audition room.
She passed away,um,friday.
Two days before the audition.
Welcome back to L.A.
Thousands of people are still lining up to register.
Standing out from the crowd,for obvious reasons,was sherman poor.
Okay,who's auditioning?
Me.
You are?
Here's my petition.
I've got in excess of 330 signatures.
I am going to get on this show.
Inside was someone who had already made it onto the show,
19-year-old brian miller.
Last year,he was devastated when his dreams
ended abruptly on our hollywood stage.
Now the tears were gone,and he was back for a second shot.
I remember you.What's going down,man?
Not too much.I'm here to bring it.
What are you gonna sing?
Uh,change is going to come.
Excellent.
I was born by the river in a little tent oh,
and just like the river I've been running ever since
it's been a long a long time coming Hmm.
Good.
Very good.
Thank you.
Simon?
Nice looking guy,nice voice,forgettable.
Have I improved since last year?
I can't remember you.
Oh,simon.
I can'T.
I can.
Randy?
You know what?
Based on the voice,I'd say yes.
- Good. - Olivia?
I like your voice,and i think you've got a real sweetness about you.
And you sing really in tune,so I'll say yes.
I say yes too.
I say no.
But you're going to hollywood.
Welcome to hollywood,baby.
Hooray.
Brian gets a second chance and a hug from sheldon,
who was waiting with his petition.
The motivation for my quest to be an american idol
contestant is my lady love of 20 years.
She recently became ill.
She was in t cancer ward at cedars-sinai hospital.
During that time,I thought of this plan to do
this letter and this petition.
And she worked on it with me.
And she--she was just elated through the whole process.
And every day I'd come back with lots of signatures.
And she'd just light up.
And I believe it helped her to keep a positive attitude,and i think it.
It smoothed her passing.
And made it a little softer.
It made it a little softer.
Can I state the obvious before we start?
Which is.
I think you're over 28,am I right?
A couple days.
Tell me why you're here today.
My lady and I have been together 20 years,and she came down with cancer.
And I was doing everything i could to help her...keep lifted.
That's good.She kept trying.
She passed away,um,friday.
Two days before the audition.
Oh...Oh,I'm so sorry.
Wow,sherman.
Please,I don't want sympathy.
No,we're not going to give you sympathy,
but we are going to let you sing today.
What are you going to sing?
I'm going to sing a song for my lady called you belong to me.
Fabulous.
See the pyramids along the nile watch
the sunrise on a tropic isle just remember,
darling all the while you belong to me
see the marketplace in old algiers send me photographs
and souvenirs just remember when a dream
appears you belong to me
Thank you very much,sherman.
Oh,nice one.
That's lovely.Very good.
Nice one,nice one,baby.
Nice one.Very good.
Thank you very much.
- That was from the heart. - You're a class act,sherman.
Thank you very much.
Thank you,sherman.
Let me shake your hand.
Come here.
Very nice to meet you.
I'm so sorry about your loss.
Yeah.
And with that accomplished,sheldon had just one more message.
I won.
I am a winner.
Sherman wasn't the only winner,
as 35 other contestants from day one earned a trip to hollywood.
Next up,it's day two in los angeles.
I do believe that a winner could come from L.A.This year.
So what's with these two?
Hey,hey,hey,hey,hey,hey.Kids are watching.
And what's with these three?
Ryan,ryan!
Welcome back to idol.
It's the second day of our los angeles auditions.
As the judges arrive,
there's just time for a few last-minute costume adjustments.
Three necklaces or two?
Don't film,I need to zip my fly up.
Day two,downtown los angeles for the auditions.
Now,day one was a great day.
Judges were very,very pleased.
I do believe that a winner could come from L.A.This year.
Three or four who could make the finals,I think.
A couple of guys--amazing.
And some girls.
All right,guys.Good-ish.
It seems like everybody is feeling the love.
Hey,hey,hey,hey,hey,Y.Kids are watching.Come on.
Well,this is an interesting scenario.
Darryl and cavette dating,huh?
Yes.
Girlfriend/boyfriend.Yeah.
And both trying out for american idol.
- My name is cavette carr. - And I'm darryl gray.
And we're from compton,california.
We're a couple.We've been together for two years.
And we met at the bus stop.
It's really hard to find somebody out there good,
and i have found mines right here.
My soul mate.
It's just really amazing.
It's a blessing.
I love his grill.
It's--whoa,it's flashy.
Ooh,I love that flavor.
It's a turn-on all the way.
Yeah.
Oh,yeah--it's like,bling,bling,bling.
I like that.
I brought her cold kisses.
See the frost?
Now that is what american idol is all about.
Bringing people closer together with grills.
And that kiss inspired cavette to make this romantic announcement.
American idol,me and darryl will be your next.
america,me and darryl will be the first american idol finalists.
american idol,you're looking at the next couple,me and darryl.
That will be getting married.
Finalists.
Cavette carr.
You like to go by the name of "sparkles.
" Yes,I do.I glow.
Hi,simon.
How are you,sweetheart?
How you doing?
I'm very good.
That's good.
Everything okay?
I'm happy to be here.
Ready for it?
Yeah.
I'm about to bring it like how it's supposed to be brought.
Yeah,baby.
Come on,now.
Boy I'm going down sleep don't come easy boy,
believe me since you been gone everything's going wrong Ooh.
I'm going down,simon I'm going down
'cause you're not around simon my whole world's upside down
Crystal,I understand.
I totally understand.
We got the message.
Yeah.
Simon?
Um,I'm gonna ask you to get up.
Okay,I'm gonna get up.
She sang the whole song to you,simon.
Her whole world is upside down.
Simon,come on.
Her whole world's upside down 'cause of you,dawg.
Is it?I like that you just winked at him.
- Give me a chance. - Sorry?
She's flirting with you,honey.
Give me a chance,simon.I can do it.
I'm the next american idol.
How long you guys been together?
Oh,man.For about two years.
- Two years? - Yeah.
Soul mate?Pretty much,yeah.
I love that girl.
Total,total true love,huh?
Yeah.
You gonna marry her?
Yeah.
Are you--are you flirting with me?
I think you're cute,simon.
Would you like to sit in my seat,sparkle?
Oh,yes,I would.
I would love to sit in your seat.
Uh,look.
Um...you are fabulous.
But it was the singing that was,um,slightly off-putting.
But I still think you're a hottie.
It's good to find somebody you can count on.
Somebody that's loyal.
Yeah.
You can trust.
You're making me nervous.
- Why? - I'll leave it alone.
Sparkle,you and simon have a thing.
Okay,look.I'm gonna say no,sweetheart.
But it's very nice to have met you.
Oh...okay.
So simon didn't exactly take a shine to sparkles.
She did this.
Licking her lips.
She was licking her lips for you.
She was licking her lips for you,man.
It was making him nervous.
Yeah.
Luckily,she still had darryl.
All right,do it.
I will.Just do it.
So now,your girl was jt in here,right?
Yeah,man.
Yeah.
I've got to be honest with you,I mean,
a lot of inappropriate behavior,
i thought,from your girlfriend in here.
Yeah,really?
Yes.
Sparkles and simon have a little thing.
She was singing a very suggestive song,
she was licking her lips,
she was--she went down on her knees.
Now remember,darryl's not--
you're not the jealous type,are you,darryl?
No,man,I'm not jealous.
Look at my teeth,what am i gonna get jealous for?
Man,what am I gonna get jealous for?
What are you gonna sing?
I'm gonna sing I wish it would rain by david ruffin.
Oh,good times.
I love that song.
Go for it,dawg.
All right.
Old school.
Here we go,here we go.
Sunshine,blue skies please go away
my girl's found another and gone away with
her went my future my life is filled with gloom so day
after day I'll stay locked up in my room I know to you
it might sound strange but
I wish it would rain I wish that it would rain
Thank you.
Girl,so badly Thank you,thank you.
My dawg...
Darryl,can I ask you a question?
Do you and your girlfriend sing together at home?
Um...on regular,sometime,yeah.
Have the police ever called?
Oh,man.
It depends on the type of music we're listening to.
I like that.
That was a good answer.
Okay,thanks,darryl.That's four nos.
All right.
Thank you.Thanks,honey.
No problem.
Darryl,good looking out for you.
No problem.
Bye.
So darryl is still the only man for cavette.
Baby,you still my american idol.
And I love you.
Love you too.
And she was way over cowell.
I thought you were cute,simon,but You.
You real good.
After the break,we wrap up los angeles with a little gift for simon.
It's eric.
In a moment all the world can change
Welcome back to the L.A.
Auditions,where day two is having trouble
living up to the standards of day one.
You light up my life you gave me hope to carry on Oh.
You-- Thank you.
Unfortunately,not a note is in tune.
No,it's not.
And you are correct.
Right.
Cheers,anthony.
I like the fact that he agreed.
Not a note was in tune.
Eric mueller wasn't worried.
He couldn't have been more ready.
I've been training for american idol for the last two years.
I've done nothing but that.
Basically cutting out my social life.
I have a lot riding on today.
How about an icebreaker?
- An icebreaker? - Yeah.
I'm ryan.
- Hi.Eric. - Hey,man.
I like to study artists like robert plant.
Also aaron lewis from staind.So I also study a little bit of michael jackson.
Now I just need to figure out his featherweight vocals.
Um,aside from that,I want to break out of the mold.
I want to take what other people have done
and multiply it and then raise it to higher heights.
And then basically,I want to fluctuate it,
reverberate it,make the vocals blend in
with the music and then also stand out from the contrast.
Let me take one breath real quick.
Good.
How did you prepare,then,to be the best singer in america?
I devoted my time.
Four or five hours a day.
Getting my hands on programs.Teaching myself how to sing.
I'm going to be very big in my lifetime.
People are going to hear my voice and go,
"I haven't heard anything like that in a long time.
" You see right through distorted eyes you
know you had to learn the execution of your mind
you know you had to learn
That is not serious.
Not serious?
Is it?
It's put me a little loud.
Or a little high.
Well,you want me to go lower?
Yes.Yeah.
You see right through distorted eyes younow you had to learn
No,you need to go-- The execution-- Hang on eric,eric,
we need to go lower than that.
What is this?
Okay...you want lower.
The execution of your mind you know you had to learn
I'm not quite sure what.
Eric,I.Don't listen to him.
What are you doing with this guy?
You think it was right the first time he sang it?
No,but lower's not going to make it right.
Fine--well,then,sing it in randy's key.
The first key.
Can I go?Yes.Yeah,yeah.Please.
In a moment everything can change feel the wind
on your shoulder in a moment all the world can change....
Was that what you're looking for?
I have absolutely no idea what you just sang.
Uh,fly.
Hilary duff?
I'm sure hilary's-- But it sounded just like the first one.
Hilary's gonna say,god,that just-- Well,randy,he was in your key.
What did you think?
Oh,yeah.
Go on.What did you think?
I don't actually know why we're bothering with this conversation,eric.
You are absolutely atrocious.
It's a no.
Then I take my leave then.
Yeah,I would.
Thank you.
Thanks for coming out,man.
And that was it for los angeles.
Until simon spotted something in the contestant's notes.
Had a vocal-- you--you had a vocal coach program called
learn to sing like a star.
That's right.
Eric had been teaching himself to sing with randy and paula's dvd.
Eric!
Simon,you are so slow.
Eric!
It's okay.
Turn.Eric,go on.
Ryan,ryan,take eric out.
No,ryan...
Huh?
What,what,what,what?
Eric,it's okay.
What is it?
Ryan,ryan-- Nothing,nothing!
Nothing,nothing,nothing!
So,ryan,turn to the camera--
Would I be in favor of this or against it?
No,no,no.No.
Listen,eric-- Eric,just stand by.
It's all good.
Good-bye,eric.
I say good-bye.
Don't--don't--don't-- don't try and understand.
And with that,we say good-bye to the city of angels.
Eric!Eric!
Eric heads home.
Eric!
Simon heads off to find eric.
Eric!
And 19 more hopefuls are headed all the wayround the corner to hollywood.
Next tuesday,it's our final stop on the audition tour.
Yee-haw!
San antonio,texas.
Welcome to san antonio!
Everything is bigger in texas.
So we found big talent.
So cry for me,baby and I'll cry for you
Commercial with a capital C.
Big attitude.
Don't make me come back in there and tell you again!
And big mouths.
Simon,you can kiss my ass.
I have so much .
I can't do this Stuff.
San antonio has more.
More,more,more!
More of what you want.
Cupid please hear my cry
And more of what you don't want.
Wasted days and wasted nights
Remember the alamo.
And you definitely won't forget the auditions in san antonio.
Randy,paula,and simon can all kiss our ass.