Who should be America's next top judge?
Big shakeup on the set of American Idol.
So will Randy Jackson have to ride solo on this one?
Wait until you hear their likely replacements.
It's very exciting.
Justin Timberlake or maybe P. Diddy to join the judging circuit?
Lots of headlines, lots of stories, lots of rumors.
American Idol says good-bye to Jennifer Lopez
before it even says hello.
Here we are in mid-September,
and all we have...
Idol is in panic mode here.
I can now make it official.
Your new panel of judges for American Idol
Randy Jackson!
Steven Tyler!
Ladies and gentlemen...
Miss Jennifer Lopez!
I love you guys.
Your new team on Idol!
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It's the dawn of our tenth season.
And we begin our epic search
as we usher in a new era of American Idol.
...and it's bigger than ever!
125,000 people came to us
with one dream...
The dream of changing their life
by earning the most illustrious prize in music.
The winner of American Idol
is...
But this year, new dream makers
will carve out our destiny on this show.
I decided to become a judge
because we can actually take
somebody and totally change
their life.
You know what an American Idol is?
That's someone who sings so good
that it's won the hearts of
40 million people.
They gotta be good.
And Aerosmith's lead singer know what works.
With 150 million albums to prove it,
Steven Tyler fronts the best-selling American rock band in history
Dream on, dream on
His songs are legendary.
His style is a spectacle.
And he has a swagger all his own.
I took this gig 'cause I love music
and I'm so thirsty and hungry
to try to find a Janis Joplin for this era.
Sing like you do when no one's looking
'cause that little bit of you.
It is so unbridled that
most people go: "I can't do that!"
You got to do it, aah...
Do it...'cause someone's gonna fall in love with your...
Pulling up a seat next to Steven
is a lady who can truly hold her own.
Can I please have your attention.
Jennifer Lopez is the definition of triple threat.
My love don't cost a thing.
The singer, dancer, and actress
has sold over 55 million records
and racked up a $1/2 billion dollars at the box office...
Giving her the perfect credentials to guide future Idols.
I want them to be great.
I want them to be a superstar.
That's what I'm hoping for them.
I think I'm gonna be compassionate.
I'm not in the business of crushing spirits.
So many people think, "I can do that."
Really?
Get up there and try it.
Rounding out the panel is the Dawg.
As a mega-music producer,
Randy Jackson has worked with some of the best in the business.
So he's happy to share the spotlight
with two industry Icons.
I think Steven and Jennifer
are gonna bring a lot of fun, a lot of excitement,
a lot of wild energy to the panel.
It's gonna be a little funny
sitting in the chair Season 10 thinking
"Wow, it's a different table, but you know what?
It's hot. Let's go, baby.
We started by scouring the country.
You get one shot to make one big impression.
Are you gonna take the title?
It's our tenth season and everything feels brand-new.
More people auditioned than ever before.
Our mission... to hear every single voice...
to find remarkable talent and undiscovered stars...
Crazy mad vocals right there.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
I think maybe you're going to
Hollywood!
And I can't believe
how much it turns me on
just to be your man
Well, hellfire, save matches,
a duck, and see what hatches.
What are we doing-yo, man!
Am I allowed to say that?
Yes!
And some of the best talent
we have ever seen.
Welcome to Hollywood.
You're going to Hollywood.
And the most fun we've ever had.
I want my underwear back. That's it.
'cause I like you
yeah, I like you
and I'm feelin'
so bohemian like you
yeah, I like you
You're out!
Get the out of my face.
and I feel wahoo
Oh...
This show is weirder by the year.
- Can I get one more shot? - No.
- One more song? - No.
- No? - Mmm.
What kind of audition is this?
Oh!
and I want it
Encore!
Okay, stop it!
I'm gonna take the mike! Stop the mike!
You knew this was gonna happen
when you got people like us, right?
If you have the talent...
One, two, three...
Yes!
If you have the drive...
I'm gonna kick this thing
straight to the moon.
you could be the next
American Idol.
uh uh uh-uh-uh
a- a-a-a-a-a-a
I hope you dance
Really?
may you never take
one single breath
for granted
Really?
She's not going to Hollywood.
But this year's winner will be
signed to Interscope records by
its chairman, legendary music producer Jimmy Ivy.
He has recorded albums with the
likes of Bruce Springsteen,
Tom Petty, Dire Straits, and U2.
and has helped shape the careers of the Black Eyed Peas,
No Doubt, Dr. Dre, Eminem,
and Lady Gaga.
My entire career is about
learning how to work with artists
kinda get the best out of them.
If we help these artists develop
we can really create some great talent.
So we have the team.
With the music mastermind and a superstar judging panel
our journey begins after the break.
Welcome to New Jersey!
For the next two hours,
Jennifer and Steven get some on-the-job training.
This young girl's fate lies in your hands.
Why did I sign up for this?
It's a new season.
So stay with us...
Yes!
and find out what's growing in the garden state.
How did you do this for ten years?
It is Z100.
You have been embarrassing yourself
in the shower long enough.
Get out to the meadowlands.
The American Idol auditions are happening now.
Jersey!
Jersey, Jersey, Jersey, Jersey,
Jersey, Jersey...
The host of the biggest show
in the world, American Idol,
Mr. Ryan Seacrest!
Come on out here!
What's up, baby?
I know...
You are gonna show us your skills, New Jersey.
Who is gonna be the next
American Idol?
Randy.
Seacresty, what's up, man?
You're going with the Britney Spears look.
Yeah. This is the first day at the new school, Ryan.
How are you feeling?
Beautiful.
Yeah?
You know what to expect?
Kind of, since I've been
watching the show for ten years.
Okay, let's roll.
The one thing that still remains:
it's all about the talent!
Today I will sing.
When I sit down in that chair
for the first time, it's gonna be surreal.
Today I will seize the moment.
You got in the line for American Idol.
You know what an American Idol is?
Today I will achieve greatness.
They gotta be good.
Today I will do what I was born to do.
I think we're gonna find
unbelievable talent.
Today I will become a star.
It's true, though.
They all start somewhere.
Why not here, right?
Let's go! Let's do this!
Let's do it.
Hey.
Hey, come on in, come on in.
Hello.
Hi.
Oh my God, you guys are really here.
Oh, yeah.
I am Rachel Zivida.
I'm 22, and I'm from New York, New York.
People might remember me from
Season 6 when I auditioned.
I made it out to Hollywood
and they cut me on the first day.
I kind of thought that it was...
it was destiny telling me that
maybe this just wasn't the right path for me.
And then I woke up one day and I was like
"What the hell is wrong with me?"
Since when do I give up on anything?
No! I'm not giving up.
I'm going back there, and I'm
gonna make it on the show.
Have you auditioned before?
Yeah. I auditioned in Season 6.
I remember you.
You can sing.
I can't believe you remember me
I just wanna start crying right now.
Me and Marc were sitting at home.
We were like, "Why didn't that girl go through?"
Why haven't you been here before?
- She came, she said to me this morning. - I was busy!
I should book you guys a lunch.
You guys can talk about old times...
What about for me?
What do you got for me?
You're always my dawg.
You had my back.
You had my back when nobody else did
and I will never forget that.
What are you singing?
I'm gonna sing Hallelujah.
Come on.
Go, mama.
baby, I've been here
before
I've seen this room
and I've walked this floor
I used to live alone
before I knew ya
hallelujah
hallelujah-ah
hallelujah
hallelu
jah-ah-ah
Oooh!
- So listen, hang on. - Wait.
Jennifer, what do you think
of this girl that you remember?
I remember you.
I'm gonna be honest.
This... wasn't...
the best audition you could give.
I don't think from what I remember.
I know it was a few years ago.
But I know you can sing.
And I know you can sing a lot of
different things too.
So... I don't know if I threw you off
in the beginning, it made you a little nervous...
I've sung for the "famous" judges before
but it's... they weren't people that I've looked up to
since I was like four years old so I'm like...
Ahem, really?
Ahem.
Except for you, Randy.
I- I get it, trust me.
Sorry. I'm a bad person.
You know, when you came out here
you were on fire, you know?
You gotta sing something that delivers that same feeling
in voice and in notes, in toneage
like you just spoke.
Uh...Let's sum it up, guys.
What do we think here?
We oughta let her in the door
water that flower because it's gonna grow.
I think you got the "what it ises".
I think you got it.
I think you just need to...
you need to redirect it.
Definitely.
Jennifer, you remember her,
uh, probably better than I do
but... what do you think?
I'm...
I'm gonna put you through on what I remember.
But I need to see that...
really need to see that
or you're not gonna make it past
Hollywood Week like last time.
Okay.
Steven?
I say yes.
You got two yeses.
I'm gonna say yes too.
I think you're worth one more shot.
Welcome to Hollywood, Rachel!
That was good.
Yeah, I like her.
Trust me, look out for that one.
And you're right, she has "it" too.
She's got it in there somewhere.
Jennifer Lopez recognized me,
and I was, like, floored.
Most ordinary people who watch
the show have no idea who I am,
and, of all people, Jennifer Lopez knew who I was.
I was like... just shock.
I'm still shocked.
The first contestant of
Season 10 heads west...
I'm back!
and the new judges are off to a great start.
I hope they're all like that.
Uh... Let's see.
That was easy.
Yeah.
Hey. There he is.
So what's your name?
Caleb Holly.
- Hi, Caleb. - Hey, Caleb.
Wow. So are you ready for this?
Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna do it.
All right. You sure?
Yeah.
I know why you're here.
We're all here 'cause we're not all there.
True, true.
You gotta give it up beyond belief.
All right, I will do it.
- Here we go. - Come on.
let me tell ya
about a girl I know
whoo.
she my baby
and she lives next door
every mornin'
'fore the sun comes up
she bring my coffee
in my favorite cup
that's why I know
yeah, I know
hallelujah
I just love her so
yeah!
if I call her
on the telephone
and tell her that I'm all alone
by the time I count
from one to four
I hear her
on my door
in the evening
when the sun goes down
when there's nobody else
around
she kisses me and
she holds me tight
and tell me, daddy
everything's all right
that's why I know
yeah, I know
hallelujah
I just love her so
Yeah!
Yes!
Are we allowed to clap?
We're new.
Yes. I mean, you can do whatever.
That was so good!
High voice, character.
Something new, something different.
Appreciate it.
That's the thing!
It means a lot coming from you.
Thanks.
I like the tone in your voice.
I think you're cute.
I mean, you know, I think
you're a really good singer.
I like the high stuff.
You hit the notes like you
can rip it up in all the songs.
Thanks. Appreciate it.
So I liked it.
What do you think there, Randy?
Uh, I'm gonna say yes.
I think this guy's definitely
worth another shot.
Jennifer?
- Yes. - Stevie?
Yes.
Thank you so much.
- Welcome to Hollywood! - Yeah! Yeah!
let me tell you
about a girl I know
she's my baby
and she lives next door
every morning
when the sun comes up
I'm going to Hollywood!
Congratulations, bro.
- Thank you so much. - Nice to see you.
You're welcome.
That was... that was good.
I know, right?
That was actually good.
Oh, it was great.
Steven Tyler, man, it was a
blast to sing for him.
And thanks for knocking.
I felt like I was in a band with you.
That was awesome.
Yow!
Bye!
Another golden ticket leaves the room
and we are two for two.
Get her outta here!
Hoping for a garden state hat trick
was our very first 15-year-old.
How are you?
Awesome.
I'm Kensey Palmer.
Hi, Kensey.
Hi.
Tell us something about yourself.
I go to a performing arts school.
I'm a musical theater student there.
I love musical theater.
All right, so let's hear you sing.
Do you want me to sing? Okay.
kiss me like you mean it
treat me like I'm special
cover me with sweetness
'cause the time will come
when we're not so young
and beautiful
it's a cra-a-a-zy ride
and ba-a-by, you and I
are keeping our sweet love
alive
tonight
while we're young
and beautiful.
That's great.
Thank you.
So what do we think here?
What do we think?
Steven.
Hmm.
I wasn't feeling that pizzazz.
You sang beautiful...
But I just wasn't feeling that.
Oh, I disagree.
Mm. Oh! Oh!
I disagree!
I actually, I can see what
Steven's saying.
I mean, you know, you could have
moved a lot more for me, you know what I'm saying?
I know you're 15, you're nervous, whatever, whatever,
But...
Come on guys, compared to the
other people who've been walking in here
she was the only one to even step to the side.
Move over there for a second.
Okay, move back.
That's pretty good, yeah.
I mean, hey...
She had more energy than most.
Lord!
I mean, not that you couldn't take it up a notch.
I can take it up a notch.
I can do whatever you want me to do.
All right, so, Jennifer, what are you gonna say?
You love this girl.
You'll go out on a limb.
I'm asking you. What do you say?
Okay, I'm gonna jump out.
I'll be the first one.
Based on the voice and the fact
that you're 15... I'm gonna say yes
because I thought the voice
was actually really good.
- All right, so... - All right.
- Who's gonna jump...
I say yes.
You better say yes.
It's a yes.
You're going to Hollywood. Bye.
Three yeses!
Oh, my God!
Thank you, thank you.
I love you, Jennifer.
You...
Yes!
Yeah!
You guys are crazy!
Wait a minute.
You guys are crazy.
Wait a minute...
She comes in, she's beautiful
she's only 15, she's moving back and forth.
But wait a minute...
- She's giving us some energy. - Steven...
And you guys are like, "I'm not feeling it?"
Why are you crying?
'Cause Jennifer Lopez was
like... oh, my God, she just
like... she really liked me.
She was really rooting for me.
We both said yes, all three of us
and she says, "Thank you, Jennifer"
as she's leaving,
"I love you, Jennifer."
At only 15, Kensey could be
our youngest-ever American Idol.
Hollywood!
But she'll have some tough
competition in Hollywood as the
Gold rush continued.
Astounding.
- Jennifer. - Yes.
I'm gonna say yes.
Welcome to Hollywood.
Come on, now.
Thank you, thank you!
I like you.
Yes for me.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes from me.
Welcome to Hollywood, dude!
You did it!
Am I hearing two yeses?
You're hearing two yeses.
Yes as well.
Welcome to Hollywood, girl.
Going to Hollywood, baby!
It looked like this judging gig
was going to be a breeze.
That felt so good.
But saying yes is the easy part.
What's your name?
Ashil.
- Ashil? - Yes.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Yes. I'm from the Ivory Coast.
All right, so what are you singing?
I wanted to sing "Dress you up"
by Madonna.
Whenever you're ready.
Take a deep breath.
all your suits
are custom-made
in London
but I've got something
that you will really like
I'm gonna dress you up
in my love
all over, all over
I'm gonna dress you up
in my love, in my love
Oh, baby... you got so much
of this and the drama and all that
but you got no notes.
You're not hitting the notes and
your melody's going all over the place.
You gotta pull those wild horses in.
I'm still going to my vocal coach,
and she...
Because I have an accent, and
she's still teaching me how to
pronounce, enunciate when I talk.
Oh, how do I say this?
Don't?
It's not about your accent...
You know?
I think it's more really just
about the singing.
It's not your thing, baby.
Jennifer?
Oh, my goodness gracious.
Jennifer, Steven, what do you guys think?
It's no.
No.
Thank you.
Oh, God, oh...
Oh, this is awful.
Oh, my God, I hate this!
It's not a good feeling, is it?
Why did I sign up for this?
What do you think about not
getting a ticket and headed home?
I don't know what to think.
I wanna go home!
You okay?
Bye.
So the great start is over.
First impressions, day one?
Oh. I don't like saying no.
Jennifer looked...
You have to be creative when
you say no, 'cause it's tough.
I know, I know.
They got a dream... They got a
dream, and it's their dream,
and our...
and you can see the ones that
are very... into it too, like
really, really believe
and that's the hard part.
After the break...
New Jersey heats up.
You on fire.
and then quickly cools down.
protection
I notice you're not throwing
the word dawg around as much today.
and Jennifer struggles...
Oh God, this is gonna be hard for me.
plus the stars come out Big-time.
Stay with us as Jersey splits out new panel.
I'd really love to go to Hollywood.
Yes?
No.
we got our fists pumpin'
bottles poppin'
how we get the club
rockin', no we're
never stoppin'
come on, girl, warm up
Welcome back to American Idol
here in New Jersey,
The place that made fist pumping so famous.
Whoo! Jersey, baby!
Jersey, baby!
But it turns out, becoming a Jersey local
requires more than just an over-tanned fist pump.
First, you have to master the lingo.
How you doin'? Oh!
Forget about it! Oh!
Next, rule out everything you know about fashion.
fist pumpin' pump some more
like you're on Jersey shore
And if all else fails,
remember... less is definitely more.
New Jersey native Tiffany Rios
had star written all over her.
I'm going to demonstrate the typical Jersey hairdo,
and all you haters out there can go get a life
because this is how we do in Jersey.
You need your teasing brush with you at all times.
It is very important.
You gotta brush the hair out real good
and you gotta tease it.
Push down, down, down, down.
This works ten times better if your hair's blow-dried.
But if it's not blow-dried, then it's not gonna be as great
but it will still be big.
And that's how you get the Jersey hair.
When it comes to style
I think that's where I'm very different.
Because I'm Puerto Rican,
I've been blessed with a nice front and back area, I would say.
Look down.
No.
Jennifer Lopez made the mark
that you don't have to be a stick figure to be gorgeous.
She is my role model for what a star should be.
I probably will be really really nervous when I go in there
because seeing Jennifer Lopez is gonna be crazy.
But I will definitely hold it in and be composed.
I want to make Jennifer Lopez cry.
So your name is Tiffany Rios
you're from Morris Plains, New Jersey, right?
Yes, I am.
What do you do, Tif?
I am a dance teacher
a dance instructor.
So I'm curious here.
So dance instructor, Puerto Rican.
Were you inspired, maybe by someone here on the panel
a little bit, maybe?
Let me see...
I can't look at her.
She said, "I can't look at her".
You can't look at her, really?
Aww.
I don't want to cry.
I'm trying to look at you the whole time.
Don't cry.
The reason I ever started singing
was 'cause, in second grade, my Godmother took me to see Selena
and I was seven years old and I never stopped.
That's when I started singing.
That's when I opened my mouth to sing.
Oh, bless you.
Don't cry, baby.
Were you looking down, boy?
I see you looking down.
I want you to do great.
Okay.
- Okay? - Mm-hmm.
So you've gotta pull it together and do great.
- Now my makeup's running. - No, it's okay.
- Okay. - OK, what's your audition song?
- What you gonna sing? - A little song I made up
for American Idol.
Okay. An original.
- Ready? - Yes.
oh, baby, you got to
unh
you got to put me through
the next round
oh, baby, you need me
oh, baby, they need me
America needs
America needs me
for higher ratings on TV.
Wow.
That was original.
So two reasons America needs you. Okay.
Three! Three! I followed her.
And don't you even...
What's with the jujubes on your ooh-ooh-bees?
What is happening right now?
Did you say "ooh-ooh-bees"?
You're trying to blind me with those reflections and...
So was this your audition?
I have another song if you wanna hear it.
- Yes. - I'm gonna close it, 'cause
it's more emotional.
A little distracting.
No, no, please...
Not the right costume...
Wear whatever you like, man.
Right, right, right.
Okay.
the whispers
in the morning
and I feel yourself
your arms wrapped
through my body
and I lose myself
'cause I'm your lady
and you are my man
whenever you reach for me
I'll do all that I can
'cause I'm your lady
Okay.
Ooh. Wow.
I'm so happy you sang that.
You proved to me that you can
really sing your tushola off.
Steven Tyler said that.
Tiffany, you have a really
good voice.
Yeah, work on that.
We want to see that, okay?
I know you crazy, and you gonna
do your thing, and you want to
shake it up, but you want to be
taken seriously too.
Right.
Yeah.
- I like your energy. - Me too.
Bring it on.
Steve?
Mm-hmm.
Uh-huh.
Um...um...Yes. Yes!
Whoa.
Yes to the singing. Yes.
Yes to the singing.
Welcome to Hollywood!
An interesting decision from our new judges
as Tiffany is sent through by her childhood Idol.
She's out of her mind.
Yeah. I like that, though.
But I love it.
That part, I love it.
I love that part.
I love it.
But the search for a superstar
isn't always as easy as a stroll down the Jersey shore.
Right now, the real work for the judges is about to begin.
- Hi. - Stevie.
- There it is. - Yo.
throwing caution
to the wind
I'm free to
Oh, honey.
I wish I could
let it be
if I can
love myself enough to know
when it's time
time to let go
Your singing is, like, you know
I'm not sure if it's your forte.
Yeah.
You know what I'm saying?
So that's kind of a no for you, right, Steven?
Yeah, it's a no.
Oh, baby, you're just not ready.
I'm sorry.
Mm-hmm.
I don't think you're American stuff.
Thank you.
While Steven has gotten the hang of letting people down gently...
Thank you very much, darling.
it seems that Jennifer is having trouble with
that one little word.
What do you think, J.Lo?
Ugh...
Just one chance. One.
Please.
Oh, God, this gonna be hard for me.
No...
Jennifer, please.
Oh, baby.
Whatever happens here...
it doesn't define who you are.
you're gonna be fine.
Come on.
This young girl's fate lies in your hands.
- Oh, shut up! - Oh, man.
Come on, rub it in.
But everyone has a breaking a point.
should we try and stay
or should we run away
or maybe better than
to let things
let those things go
Okay. Okay. Okay.
Awesome.
I'm sorry.
You're very sweet, but it's... this is not for you.
Okay.
Oh, no. That felt so bad.
Well, the next contestant knows all about his limits
and his ability to reach beyond them.
My name is Robbie Rosen.
I'm 16, and I'm from Merrick, New York.
I started singing, my mom tells me
before I could even speak.
You know, I would hum harmonies and hum melodies,
and she knew right away that
I would have something to do with singing.
Entering kindergarten, I was in a wheelchair
for a severe case of hip synovitis, which was pretty serious...
A five-year-old thinking that
I might never be able to walk again.
And I remembered it hurting a lot
and my dad had to carry me.
I couldn't really walk.
Our neighbor is wheelchair-bound,
so he said to Robbie,
"Robbie, you're getting out of this wheelchair one day,
But I'm not."
My family didn't really want to remember me like that.
They didn't even take any pictures or video of it
because they wanted to remember me as a happy kid,
and not paralyzed pretty much in a wheelchair.
One day, the nurse called and said he fell out of the wheelchair.
He was okay.
I think he was shaken up.
We were shaken up.
I'm still shaken up.
I was in the wheelchair for months
and then I transitioned into a walker.
Synovitis sometimes does stay throughout one's life.
But mine was, luckily, a case that did go away.
I always envisioned myself on the Idol stage.
Since seven years old, I've been watching the nine seasons
and it is here, and now it's my turn
to shine on that stage.
Are you ready to give it up?
I am so ready.
How old are you?
I'm 16.
Wow.
Ooh, you're a baby.
So what's your story, man?
I was meant to do this.
And I've been waiting to get
on this stage to sing to you
since I was seven.
I've watched every season, and
I've always envisioned myself
right here in front of all you guys.
And it's just amazing.
It's an amazing feeling to
actually be here.
What are you gonna sing today?
Yesterday, by The Beatles.
Beautiful.
yesterday
all my troubles seemed
so far away
now it looks as though
they're here to stay
oh, I believe
in yesterday
why she had to go
I don't know
she wouldn't say
I said
something wrong
now I long
for yester...
day
Wow.
Beautiful.
A breath of fresh air.
- Beautiful. - Thank you so much.
- Get down, dude. - Nice. Nice arrangement.
Nice edit right into it.
Thank you.
You got right into the middle of it.
Nice. Beautiful voice.
And I love the fact he took his time with it.
Yeah. I like you.
I like the tone in your voice,
I think you're cute.
When you get into those lighter parts
and you close your eyes,
and... you know what I mean?
That was beautiful.
Thank you.
And you kind of marinated on the notes...
That sounds really good, by the way.
Crazy mad vocals right there.
16, right?
- 16. - That's how you do it.
This is what it's really about.
Yep.
Uh, should we vote?
No. Hollywood. Bye.
Hollywood. You're going. Yes.
Yes! Whoo!
I'm going to Hollywood, baby!
I've been waiting so long for this.
I mean, this has been my dream forever.
And to actually step out on stage
I'm in shock right now.
I mean, this was meant to be.
I am so happy.
The best in New Jersey.
I'm going to Hollywood, baby!
Yes!
coming up...
Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a child?
We came to the east coast looking for the best.
You're on fire.
My first little goosies.
Stay with us to find out if New Jersey was worth the trip.
You okay?
Whoo! Aah!
You twist your knee?
Welcome back to Jersey. Whoo!
It's mid-afternoon in Jersey city
and while people have been waiting since last night,
the energy outside the audition room is still pumping.
Jersey! Jersey...
The contestants can't wait for face time with our new judges...
You know, this is the big time
for us and for them.
But who do they want to meet the most?
One judge that I would love to see is...
Randy I like, because we sort of
we think we have that bond.
We both kind of used to be real heavy people.
Jennifer is...
She's pretty stunning.
She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life.
There was plenty of love to go around.
But the ladies had just one judge on their mind.
I want to meet Ellen so bad.
- Is she there? - No. Not that one.
What?
It's our resident rock star.
Steven Tyler is just the coolest guy.
He's got style, he's got talent,
and he's got a sexy mouth.
I have got, like, the biggest crush on you.
Oh.
I probably shouldn't have said that.
I have to say, Aerosmith was my first favorite band.
Steven Tyler, my husband.
Here I am.
As it turns out Steven has a crush or two of his own.
An italian with tattoos? I love you already.
Sexy.
Where is your pitchfork, you little devil?
Angela... Ooh.
Whoo! Oohwee!
Rrrrrrrow! Yeah.
Oh, yes.
Wow. Impressive.
Oh, Steven.
Mmm, please.
Uh, should we, Jennifer
let the two of them conduct this?
It's hard to turn a rock star into a boy scout.
Maybe our next contestant can give him a few pointers.
I'm Chris Cordeiro, I'm 18.
I'm a freshman at Fordham College, Lincoln Center,
and my hometown is North Arlington, New Jersey.
Little town.
I'm a boy scout, and I've been involved with the boy scouts
since I was actually ten years old.
I should become an eagle scout,
I guess, in a few months, but it's still pending at the moment.
My eagle project, which I'll give a nice little plug here,
is actually don't text and drive.
I made a public awareness campaign in my hometown
about not texting while driving.
I prepared a video, which includes a short scene of a kid
texting while driving, and then a few helpful tips.
Hello.
From the scene you just witnessed
you can see why texting while driving is a devastating practice.
So save yourself, your friends, and your family
the trouble by not texting while driving.
I would say I'm ready. You know, be prepared.
That's, you know, a boy scout thing.
And I would say I'm prepared and ready.
And I just hope I do well.
And I think I will, but you know, only time will tell.
Hey.
- Chris, welcome. - Hey.
- Nice outfit. - Oh, thank you.
I like that you dressed up for the occasion.
- This is cool. - Fishing?
- What? - Nothing.
It kind of looks like camp American Idol in New Jersey.
- I like this. - Well, I was a boy scout, so
- it is a little campy. - Yeah.
So, chris, you're 18, and you're
from North Arlington, New Jersey, right?
Yeah. It's a small town in New Jersey.
You think you can be the next American Idol?
Yeah, I definitely think so.
Beyond a shadow of a doubt?
There is no doubt.
You're talking about doubt?
Say no more. Say no more.
What are you gonna sing?
"My Way", by Frank Sinatra.
Was he ready for this?
- Yeah. I mean, yeah. - Yes.
and now
the end is near
yes, it is.
and so I face
that final curtain
my friends
oh, I'll say it clear
I used to do this.
I used to sing.
you used to do this?
Break out of your shell.
Come on, what's your go-to song?
love
- Oh, I can't. - Come on, give it to me.
- Let me hear it. - I'm so nervous.
I've traveled each
All right, come on now.
Chris, I just gotta tell you...
Yeah?
You know, you came in here looking like that,
and you've got those bangs and the hat, and I just...
and you do that song, and it just kind of...
I thought you were gonna knock us over with it.
Could I just do the chorus of My Way?
'cause I really wanted to end with that.
Do the chorus of My Way. Go ahead.
to say the things
he truly feels
and not the words
of one who kneels
I faced it all
and I stood tall
and did it my way
I did it my way
You squeeze on "way."
D'oh!
Dawg, you should be howlin'!
Oh, my God.
You know what, man, it's just
you scared everybody in the room.
It didn't work for you?
No. No, it doesn't.
Okay, so...
Sorry about that.
Okay, thank you.
All right, man.
How did you do this for ten years?
I don't even know...
I don't even understand.
Wah wah wah wah
After the break, Jennifer toughens up.
We're getting warmed up here. Let's go.
But the contestants come back with everything they have.
Send me to Hollywood.
Please, please, please, please.
Can they be persuaded?
Don't sing anywhere.
Ouch!
Stay with us as Season 10 takes a turn...
Stop! Stop!
for the worse.
Daa na now na now
Welcome back to New Jersey.
It's late-afternoon and the auditions
have really started to move.
To the left, all right?
It was a no.
No dice?
No dice.
To the left.
- No. - No?
And it seems like our new panel
has finally settled into delivering bad news...
I'm gonna say no.
Jennifer, Steven, what do you guys think?
No, man, I don't think so.
Sorry.
Causing the mood in the holding room to intensify.
Everybody deals with pressure in their own unique way.
Not to get weird, but I tend to get very in...
just like, uhhhhh!
I always have to burp when I'm nervous.
I mean, I don't think it's any acid reflux or anything.
It's just nerves.
It's just, like, ehhhh!
I always have to burp, I guess.
Hi.
Hi. How are you doing?
Hey, how are you?
Welcome.
My name, oops. Sorry.
I'm Michael, and I'll be singing "Proud Mary", by Ike and Tina Turner.
left a good job in the city
oh, oh, workin' for the man
every night and day
but I never lost
one minute of sleepin'
I was worried 'bout the way
that things might've been
oh, big wheels
keep on turnin'
the proud mary
keep on burnin'
and we rolling
rolling
rolling on the river
get down!
oh, I cleaned a lot
of plates in memphis
shake it.
oh, I pumped
a lot of tank
down in new orleans
but I never saw
the good side of a city
make him stop.
until I hitched a ride
on the riverboat...
Yeah.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I don't know if it's thank you from me, but...
Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a child?
Is it all over the place? Like...
Yeah, well, you know,
American Idol has a higher standard here.
I can give you something that's higher standard.
I can right now.
I'm gonna take a deep breath
I'm gonna hold my hands out
I'm gonna pull my shoulders back
and look you straight
in the eye
I want to flirt
with somebody
when they walk by
I'm gonna sing out
sing out
whoa...
No. Stop. Stop!
All right.
God, stop!
What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Vocally.
A serious one.
Vocally. I mean, you know,
you're singing from your heart and all that, but you...
- But those notes... - I've had, like...
- the articulation... - It also sounds like you're singing
in a voice that's not your voice.
Woo woo, ruh ruh goo goo.
Like an imitation of a woman's voice.
I'm not trying to do that at all.
Then you're a natural for Broadway.
No, I think don't sing anywhere. Sing at home...
Maybe they'll use him as a character.
Someday he'll be a big star...
Don't tell him that.
I mean, Randy, like, I've been singing for years.
I mean, I think people would tell me if I sucked.
Really?
Ouch. Ooh.
Tell 'em what happened.
Tell 'em why the "ouch."
Ouch. No, but ow!
Randy said some things that I thought were a little painful.
He pretty much just told me to stop.
Stop! Stop!
He's a fighter.
I'm not gonna give up.
And I'm not gonna let anybody tell me I can't do it.
Thank you, again.
Hopefully our next contestant, Ashley Sullivan,
can provide our judges with some relief.
Hi.
My name is Ashley Sullivan.
I am 25 years old, living in Springfield, Mass.
I work at the mall, and I am America's next Idol.
I didn't say that right, did I?
I'm the next American Idol.
Maybe the first awkward Idol.
I don't know, could be.
I hope to have a career a lot like Britney Spears.
Britney Spears is my goddess, let alone my Idol.
She just does it again and again. I love her.
The hair, the voice, her eyes.
I love her music.
I love the way she dances.
Everything about Britney is just sass.
I have right here, for good luck, Britney Spears. Bam.
Check that out.
Love you, brit-brit!
Love you, girl.
Me and you, bffs for life,
My sagittarian sister! Heck yeah!
Can I go? I'm going.
Oh, God. This is me going!
Here she comes.
- Ashley, come on in. - Hi.
Hi. I was gonna be cool, calm
and that just went out the window. Hi.
Hi. What's your name?
My name's Ashley.
Tell us something about yourself.
I just want to perform.
I just want to be in front of America.
I want to be in front of you guys.
I want everyone to have to hear me sing at least for 3 minutes.
Maybe further.
But I'm so beside myself right now.
Sorry, I ramble when I'm nervous. It's really...it's awkward.
- Deep breath. Wipe it off. - OK, let's take a deep dreath.
- And do your thing. - Yeah.
What song?
Uh, Gimme Gimme, from Thoroughly Modern Mille.
here I am, St. Valentine
my bags are packed
I'm next in line
and, aphrodite
don't forget me
romeo and juliet me
fly, dove
then sing, sparrow
give me fat boy's
famous arrow
and gimme gimme that thing
called love
Wow.
Sorry.
Mmm.
So is that a no?
This is me composed.
Ah, bless you.
Here's the thing.
Can I tell you something?
You're so adorable.
The way you sing and the way you act
and the way you're animated
is not for American Idol.
It is for a musical.
It is for Broadway.
That's where you belong.
And everybody has their thing.
But I can be more pop, like, Oops, I did it again.
like, I can do it.
I want to be the first, like, show tune pop star.
I really think that mainstream
needs to get with Liza Minnelli,
and just, like, mix it together.
And I really, really want to be that Liza Minnelli for American Idol.
I love her.
Then take me to Hollywood, please.
Like, I understand what you're saying.
Please, please, please, please.
She said that Pop needs to get with Liza Minnelli.
I know that you're not exactly, for me, right for this.
please let me
go to Hollywood
What is going on up here?
and it's all good
Ooh, that didn't make sense, but I kept going.
I liked it. I liked it.
I liked it.
Commitment!
I'd really love a golden ticket.
I'd really love one.
I'd really love to go to Hollywood.
All right, well, so it's a No for today, but um...
Give her a golden ticket!
It's a Yes from me.
I don't care!
Wow.
You know what, it's a Yes for me, too.
I'm sorry, Randy, she's going to Hollywood.
By the way, I think they're both insane.
I think they're both insane right now.
It's not a yes from me, but...
You're going to Hollywood!
I am so overwhelmed.
I can't believe that I just... It ripped, but I made it through.
I'm gonna throw up.
Mom, thanks for watching my dogs for me.
You won't find many people like that.
You know, that was unbridled enthusiasm.
And craziness.
Well, go enjoy. Celebrate.
I'm gonna personally work that into something good.
Personally.
New hampshire is the most, like, exotic place I've ever been.
I'm gonna go to California.
I'm going to Hollywood!
Ahh! Ahh!
Stop!
Coming up, day two of the New Jersey auditions
goes to the...
extreme.
who'd walk across a fire
for you
You guys are killing me.
Whoo!
But first, she's 16,
She's sugary sweet...
I'm just ready to be the 2011 American Idol.
But can she sing?
Lord have mercy.
Welcome back to Idol at sunset.
It is 7:00 on this first day in New Jersey
and the auditions are winding down.
But our next contestant is just getting started.
Hi.
Nice.
How are you?
Good. How are you?
I'm fabulous now that I'm with y'all.
I love this.
"y'all."
What's your name?
I'm Victoria Huggins.
I'm from Lumberton, North Carolina and I am 16 and 3/4.
You are 16, going on 17
It's not normal for a 16-year-old to want something very badly.
I want it so bad.
I just wanted one more chance.
But I want this so much.
I've been counting down the years until I reached 16 years old.
Now I'm 16.
This is my chance, my turn.
This is just amazing.
A dream come true.
Every moment in my life is important
and I want to remember special things.
And this is very special.
Hey, ho, hey, ho.
Every step of the way, you are going to be
getting video updates from American Idol from me.
Hello, everybody.
Hey, everybody.
I want to remember every single moment
because every moment you can't take back.
So it's important to document it.
Hey, we're doing good.
What are you going to do today for us?
Today I'm going to audition,
do my best, give my all, and
hopefully everything will work out.
You just seem so nice.
I got to hug and touch Ryan Seacrest!
And I think he liked me.
American
Idol
I'm in it to win it.
I've got what it takes.
This is my time to shine
and I am Season 10 American Idol.
I feel like this is a speech at a pageant or something.
You have a touch of that.
No, you were so real.
- That's what we mean. - Yeah.
Oh, okay.
So many people see it as a negative thing.
No, no, no.
Over-the-top real with positiveness.
Okay.
he's leaving
on that midnight train
to Georgia
yeah, he said
he's going back to find
oh, a simpler place in time
oh, yes, he did
I knew he would
but I'll be with him
leaving on that
midnight train to Georgia
hoo hoo hoo
I'd rather live
in his world
than live without him
in mine
Mmm. You're so proud.
I'm just ready to be the 2011 American Idol.
This is my opportunity, so...
- It's so funny, man. - Lord have mercy.
I've been waiting for this since season two.
So I'm ready for this.
Ya think?
Wow.
She's adorable.
You are so funny, man.
Wow.
It's a yes for me.
Oh, thank you!
I love the skirt.
Oh yeah, just the right amount showing.
That's nice.
well, I gotta appeal to the boy audience
but yet, I want to be a lady,
so just the right smount of leg.
You pulled it off.
Yo, yo, dawg!
That was...
I'm almost crying with her.
Oh, my God, listen, man...
And then she pulled out the "yo, yo, dawg."
She, at 16, has got every trick in the book.
She knows what she's doing.
Dude, listen, listen.
For that alone...
the most personality ever on Idol,
I'm gonna say yes.
Thank you, thank you...
Hollywood!
Welcome to Hollywood.
Thank you, thank you.
Oh, my God.
Yeah!
So Victoria shows just how sugary sweet 16 can be.
Hollywood!
As day one nears an end,
Belinda Ademi is all who remains.
And she's a long way from home.
Where are you from?
I'm from Kosovo.
- From Kosovo? - Yeah.
And how did you make it here from Kosovo?
Well, I am the war refugee.
When we were leaving, I remember everybody packing up
and I was really confused.
I don't remember a lot.
When Yugoslavia broke up, Serbia wanted to get rid of all the
other cultures, so they forced them out of their homes.
My father decided to try the green card lottery
so we can have a better life.
We saw in the newspaper...
They said, like, you want to live in the USA?
I filled out the application, and I just forget about it.
Then one day, just a big envelope came in the mail.
It was just, like...
That was... that was it.
That was amazing.
If I was back in Kosovo, I wouldn't have the opportunity
to sing or tell everybody my story.
Now you're here, you can live the American dream.
Three yeses! Welcome to Hollywood!
You won the lottery twice.
Exactly.
Yeah.
Wow. Nice.
So day one of New Jersey ended on a high note.
When we come back, it's the day-two auditions.
Oh my God, that was so beautiful.
You so touched my heart.
A young girl's dedication...
He found out that he had throat cancer.
and a father's determination.
I didn't think I was gonna make it
but she helped me make it through.
Plus, a performance you have to see to believe.
Season ten continues to serve up the talent...
Three yeses! Welcome to Hollywood!
New Jersey style.
As day breaks over the big Apple
just across the Hudson River
the Idol contestants for Day two
eagerly await a big break of their own.
Welcome to New Jersey!
The crowd is pumped as our judges arrive
and the long wait that began late last night is almost over.
But tensions are already high.
All right, don't steal my joy. Get out of here!
Boo! Sit down!
Don't come back.
Long night, long day.
Let's go.
Well, I'm certainly not gonna argue with her
as the contestants file in.
First up is someone that's used to waiting.
My name is Devon Rush,
I'm 20, and I'm a singing waitress in Times Square.
Sing us a song.
Come in.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
It's definitely not your ordinary job.
Cookies and cream is our milkshake of the day.
Can I get a small bowl of hot fudge?
How do you want your burger cooked?
So what do you sing and what do you serve?
Um, I serve burgers and milkshakes.
The cookies and cream is the best one.
And the walter cronkite Kobe beef burger is the best.
It's Kobe beef. It's the rarest beef in the world.
It's tender and juicy.
They're gonna love that I'm doing this... my boss.
We sing, basically, whatever we want and, you know,
Whatever's, whatever makes the customers happy.
You can now prove the myth wrong, right?
About the singing waiters.
Um, that's a loaded question.
All right, well, what are you gonna sing for us today?
I have "God bless the child" to sing for you guys today.
Oh, beautiful.
when you got money
you got a lot of friends
always hangin' 'round
the door
but when it's gone
and the spending ends
they just don't come around
no more
rich relations give
crust of bread and such
you can help yourself
ooh, but don't take too much
baby
mama may have
and papa may have
but God bless the child
that's got his own
That was delicious.
Thank you.
That was the dessert to the lunch.
- Oh, thanks. - That was it.
- That was nice. - Thank you.
I loved it too.
I don't know, I didn't expect that
- I know, right? - to come out of this tiny
Little body.
I was first thinking, the way you're dressed
you come in here like, you're not dressed the part.
And I actually think about it
Now, it actually was great
because it put us on.
It was a bait and switch.
It's like so unsuspecting.
You have a really, really good voice.
You have just the right amount of sauce in there
you know what I'm saying?
And you've got a really good ear.
You can really hear, you were
changing notes and the whole thing.
Your voice is a star.
Yeah.
So you need to start believing that
and start acting that way, dressing that way.
You know, fixing yourself that way
so people say, "oh, she walked in, and it's the total package,"
because this business is about image as well.
You know, usually when people say a "singing waitress" or
whatever, "Broadway", whatever,
You go, "oh, yeah, right. Here's another one."
But you actually have the goods,
So wear that.
We need to see that.
Let's take a vote. What do we say?
I say yes.
I say yes too.
I'm gonna say yes too 'cause
it's a singing competition first
and that girl can blow!
Welcome to Hollywood!
- Believe it. - Thank you.
- Believe it! - I love you.
Oh, no, we love you.
- That's great. - We love her.
she's really cool.
That was really good.
- How are you? - I don't even know you.
Hi, I'm Ryan.
Someone's gotta take her clothes shopping.
Yeah.
They thought you had a great voice
and now they want you to act like the star
that they think you are.
Right? Okay.
We'll see you out there. Nice to meet you.
Well, the judges seem to be in a good mood.
oh, it's what you do
to me
oh, oh
it's what you do to me
oh
Okay.
it's what you do to me
That was funny!
and then I saw her face
now I'm a believer
not a trace
of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
ooh
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her
if I tried
Okay.
Okay, shall we vote?
Yes. Steven?
I don't think so.
Randy.
I'm sorry, I know, so no.
No, thank you, sweetie.
All right. Bye-bye.
oh...
You're a cruel.
No wonder they call you "the dog".
Rrrruff! Ruff.
We'll be back after this with more auditions. Hang on.
After the break, the cheers...
soon turn into tears.
I don't want to sing anymore.
Plus, a very...special...
performance.
Welcome back to American Idol.
For ten seasons, we've been looking for contestants to come
with more intensity...
more preparation...
more discipline...
and with so much heart they shine above the rest.
And in New Jersey, we found just that.
Meet Yoji Pop.
- Hello! - Hi.
- Come on in. - Wow.
Can you stand right there on the "T" there?
Thank you, sweetie.
What's your name?
I'm Yoji Asano, a.k.a. Yoji Pop.
a.k.a. Yoji Pop? Okay.
- How old are you? - 25.
- And where are you from? - From Japan.
Well, tell me a little bit about yourself.
- What's your story? - My story?
Um...
I been imitating Michael Jackson since...
Oh, Michael Jackson.
Yeah, two years old.
Since you were three?
Two.
Since you were two!
Before I was born.
Before you were born.
Huh?
Oh, it's in the belly.
In the womb, imitating Michael, wow.
He got it early.
I see.
You must be really good at that then.
But I don't wanna do it here.
You don't wanna do it.
I... I had one song that I hated.
Okay.
It was Party in the U.S.A. and...
- A Miley Cyrus song. - Miley Cyrus.
Yeah, wow.
So I wanna sing "Party in the U.S.A."
Okay.
britney song was on
a britney song was on
so I put my hands up
they're playing my song
the butterflies fly away
I'm nodding my head
like yeah
I'm moving my hips like yeah
got my hands up
they're playing my song
I know I'm gonna be okay
yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah
it's a party in the U.S.A.
feel like hopping
on a flight
back to my hometown tonight
something stops me
every time
the dj plays my song
and I feel all right
so I put my hands up
they're playing my song
the butterflies fly away
I'm nodding my head
like yeah
I'm moving my hips like yeah
got my hands up
they're playing my song
okay
yeah-eah-eah-eah
party in the U.S.A.
yeah-eah-eah-eah
it's a party in the U.S.A.
It is a party in the U.S.A.!
It is!
Yo, man, yo!
Wow, great.
hands up
they're playin' my song
you know I'm gonna be okay
yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah
It's a party in the U.S.A.
I hopped off the plane
at lax with my dream
and my cardigan
Oh, jeez.
welcome to the land
of fame, ex-sex
Whoa!
am I gonna fit in
jumped in the cab
here I am for the first time
look to my right and
there was the Hollywood sign
Ohh.
see the Hollywood sign
on the left side
I'm struggling.
this is all so crazy
everyone seems so famous
put my hands up
they're playin' my song
the butterflies fly away
noddin' my head like yeah
movin' my hips like yeah
put my hands up
they're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be okay
yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah
it's a party
in the U.S.A.
yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah
it's a party
in the U.S.A.
A little extra flair.
Miley Cyrus fan?
Not really.
After the break, Steven has only one request.
Please be the next
American Idol for us.
Please, I'm begging you.
Please be.
But can New Jersey deliver?
no other
man's gonna do
Stop.
Hmm.
Welcome back.
It's midday here in New Jersey,
And finding talent hasn't
Exactly been a day at the...
Well, you know.
but I'm the only one
who'd walk across
a fire for you
yeah-eah
and you, and you
and you
you're gonna love me
Not me.
lord, I was born
a ramblin' man
tryin' to make a livin'
and doin' the best I can
Stop.
At least the judges are trying to be uplifting.
Nice shorts.
Almost wore those myself today.
I like the shoes.
If they made those for men,
I would rock those.
I... I really felt your joy when you were singing, but I think...
That's good, Jennifer, put a positive spin on it.
I like that, I like that.
It's true.
My mom was a teacher.
Okay, next!
Say two's chances were dwindling along
with the sunlight and Steven's spirits.
Please be the next American Idol for us.
Please, I'm begging you.
Please be, please.
Please.
What's your name?
My name is Brielle Von Hugel.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from
Staten Island, New York.
It's kind of a small, really small place
but everybody basically knows each other.
My dad was a member of a duet group.
He's a singer; he's just like me.
We basically have the same personality.
Brielle was the biggest thing that ever happened in my life.
She's my angel.
And once I found out that she wanted to sing
we started singing doo-wops, me and her,
when she was a little girl.
She's my whole life.
Everything she does makes me proud.
I dedicate my audition to my father today.
He really inspires me to do what I love.
Right before my sweet 16, my 16th birthday,
we found out that he had throat cancer.
I was worried that I couldn't see my daughter grow up.
I wasn't gonna see her sweet 16 party.
I wasn't gonna see her come here to American Idol.
Um, I think that's one of the reasons why I made it through.
He is cancer-free as of now,
so he's good.
I was just a little part of
everything that made him better.
It's not just her voice and beauty
it's her heart.
She has a beautiful, beautiful heart.
Oh, it's the greatest feeling in the world.
I didn't think I was gonna make it
but she helped me make it through.
Yeah, so maybe it's gonna be the best weekend of our lives.
That's right.
I beat cancer and she's gonna go to Hollywood.
That's just what I'm hoping.
What are you gonna sing for us?
Endless love.
Endless love? Okay, cool.
my love
there's only you in my life
the only thing that's right
and I
I want to share all my love
with you
no one else will do
and your eyes
they show me how much
you care
oh, yes
I have found in you
Listen, listen.
Okay.
I think they stopped her.
Mm-hmm.
God, I love your smile and
your attitude.
Thank you so much.
and your flower in your hair.
Thank you, I love flowers.
I always wear them.
Good for you, you keep
wearin' 'em, because you got a
beautiful voice.
Thank you.
You hit the notes and you...
It was nice.
Thank you.
Would it be okay if we brought your Dad in?
yeah, sure.
yeah.
Know what? Yell his name out
as beautiful as you just sang.
Oh, thank you.
I will.
Dad-dy
A little doo-wop for us.
My dad
Uh-oh.
Oh, Dad, what's up, man?
Hi, how are you?
What's your name?
Bill.
Bill, how are you?
I'm fine now.
Yes, we heard.
Congratulations.
Thank you very much.
We're very happy about that.
And your daughter just came
in here and sang beautifully for
us, so, uh...
Thank you.
Steven, what are you saying
here to the young Brielle?
I'm sayin', uh...
I think you really sing
beautiful.
I say yes.
You-you're young.
And you sound really beautiful.
I think you have a tiny bit of work to do
because we've seen a lot of good people today.
But I'm gonna say yes, too.
And I think that you got a good voice.
I think that you definitely got some work to do.
I agree with Jennifer.
But I think that you really have
potential, right?
So... three yeses, you're through
to Hollywood!
Thank you.
Both you and Dad.
Dad's going with you.
thank you so much.
It was an honor meeting you.
Thank you.
So with gold in hand
it's been an amazing week for Brielle and her family.
You know what?
That was close and fun and
honest and open, and I liked it.
Yeah.
It's the greatest thing to happen to her.
She deserves it.
But will there be any more
good news in New Jersey?
After the break
the auditions come to a close.
It's our final contestant of the day
and everything is on the line.
I know that with this experience
it can help us out so much.
Welcome back to American Idol.
The final day of auditions in the garden state
is coming to an end.
It's been a long and grueling process for the judges...
Oh, no.
That felt so bad.
as well as the contestants.
This is like my dream, and I
just really want to sing for
my whole life.
People had traveled cross-country
and camped out for days in the hope of forever
changing their lives.
It was supposed to be the whole world for me.
'cause I was supposed to help my family.
It was a familiar and inevitable sight.
I'm purposeless without singing.
A stadium once filled with so much promise...
Just not sure if you're gonna fill a stadium with that.
had now dwindled down...
I don't wanna sing anymore.
to one final contestant with
the day's last dream.
I'm Travis Orlando.
I'm a high school student.
I'm 16 years old.
I'm from The Bronx, New York.
I have a twin brother.
His name is Timmy.
We're nothing alike.
Ah, ah.
You da man.
Tell me about growing up in The Bronx for you.
It was tough, uh...
gangs, drugs, violence.
Was in a shelter for about two or three years.
And at that time, my dad was sick, you know?
It was-it was hard for all of us.
People that ended up in these shelters
were people that had nothing.
So, yeah, this was it.
It wasn't the best of, uh, everything.
I mean, of course, you can see.
But, um... it's the only shelter
we could afford.
We came from a residential neighborhood.
You know, because of the recession and all,
and the-the fact that I got sick, we lost our home.
We were in the streets.
We were homeless.
We had nowhere to go.
You have robberies.
You have killings.
Anything you can possibly imagine, it goes on here.
You know, I would see other families move out.
I would see other, you know, moving trucks come by.
And I'm like, "Is it for us? Is it for us?"
And then, no, it's not.
My brother, he was there the whole time, telling me,
you know, "Keep your head up. You got a talent.
Use it, you know. Don't waste it."
There's the chance for everybody in this country,
and that's what makes... makes it great to be an American.
Never forget that. You're an American.
Yeah, we were in the shelter.
We're not anymore.
Of course, we're still living paycheck to paycheck.
It's hard, you know, it's hard for my parents.
But I know that with this experience,
it can help us out so much.
Good luck.
Thanks.
- Through the door. - Um...
It's it, this is...
This is the moment.
All right.
Hi.
Hi, guys. How are you?
We're good. How are you?
I'm good. I'm exhausted.
Yeah, long day.
Very long day.
You're our last audition for today.
Last audition.
Did we save the best for last?
I don't know. It's up to you guys.
Well, first tell us your name.
Well, I'm Travis Orlando.
I'm 16 years old.
I'm from The Bronx, New York.
Um... and I'm here to become
America's next Idol.
It could happen.
Hey.
- You never know. - Never know, man.
Did I hear you have a twin?
I do have a twin.
- A twin brother? - Yeah, a twin brother.
15 minutes apart.
15 minutes apart?
Yeah, I'm 15 minutes older.
What are you gonna sing?
I'm gonna sing "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles for you guys.
Wow.
eleanor rigby
picks up the rice
in the church
where her wedding has been
lives in a dream
waits at the window
wearing the face
that she keeps in the jar
by the door
who is it for
all the lonely people
where do they all come from
- Okay. Thank you. - Nice.
What do you think, Steve?
I wanna hear something else.
Uh, I'll do "I'm yours", by Jason Mraz.
well, you done done me
and you bet I felt it
I tried to beat you
but you so hot that I melted
I fell right through
the cracks
now I'm trying to get back
before the cool done run out
I be givin' it my bestest
and nothin's gonna stop me
but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn
to win some
or learn some
All right, Steven, what do you think?
What do you think, Randy?
He-he worked hard for this.
I just say, you know, "Trav, I just want your dream.
Not mine, it's yours."
I mean, I like your singing voice.
I think you just gotta shake out the whole vibe.
It's so, like...
Yeah, I'm really...
Tight?
You know, I know you're nervous,
I know you're mad, young, like me, but...
You know what I'm saying? Like...
He's 16. Oy.
Jennifer?
You have a very, very unique tone in your voice.
It's very pretty, it's...
It's almost sweet.
I liked it.
I'm gonna say yes.
Steve?
Travis...
I think you sing beautiful.
I say yes, and guess where you're going.
Hollywood!
Ohh, God!
What's up, man?
Dude, you were good.
You got a nice voice. Nice voice.
Really bring it in Hollywood, okay?
Final audition of the day
and you pulled through.
Some very proud people around you, man.
Yes! We got it!
Our first stop of the season has been a success.
All in all, 51 talented individuals are off to Hollywood.
End of the road here in New Jersey.
Yes.
Ryan, are you crying?
No, it was very emotional.
It was.
It was an incredible story.
We've been down as a family altogether
but I really want to, you know, do this for them
and others... prove to other people that anyone can do this.
Wrap it up, Randy.
How'd we do?
Great, great, great look in New Jersey.
Season 10 Idol, the jump-off.
Great jump-off, dude.
We did amazing today and yesterday, right?
And that's a wrap?
Yeah, that's a wrap.
It's a wrap, baby, it's a wrap!
That's New Jersey.
Good-bye, good night.
See you later.
Tomorrow night...
We're taking a riverboat ride South
to the big easy.
Welcome to New Orleans!
But will our contestants find it easy to strike gold?
Mississippi Queen
Oh oh oh
That's terrible.
Aah
Nola shows us her underbelly.
Whoo!
What the heck just happened in here?
Where did you get those lips?
Steven, are you part of her family?
Don't be fooled.
This city's got mad talent.
That was a work of art.
A thing of beauty.
if I'm not back again
this time tomorrow
carry on, carry on
Wow, wow, wow.
One, two, three.
Yes!
Don't miss it.
Did you hear what I just said?
Did anybody-did anybody hear
what I just said?
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