Ryan Seacrest was right when he said American Idol saved the best for last. Wednesday’s final installment of season 9’s auditions, called “The Road To Hollywood,” was filled with the wonderfully talented singers I’ve been waiting to hear for weeks. Why didn’t they broadcast these great auditions before?! I would have been more impressed with the auditions overall if these singers had surfaced earlier. Actually this “Road to Hollywood” episode is all I need to see of the auditions – lots of talent with a few delusional singers sprinkled in between for laughs. Note to the American Idol producers: one audition episode is enough!
There were so many noteworthy contestants on “The Road to Hollywood” that I’m just going to list my absolute favorites:
- Jessica Furney, who had auditioned last year – sang “Footprints in the Sand” (co-written by Simon)
- Amanda Shectman, the actress who can do funny voices and talk with her mouth closed – sang a song I don’t know
- Crystal Bowersox, who brought her guitar – sang “Take Another Little Piece of My Heart”
- Rachel Hubbard, 16 years old – sang a song I don’t know
- Michael Lynch, the personal trainer with a baby girl on the way – sang “Unchained Melody”
- Didi Benami, whose best friend died 4 years ago – sang “Hey Jude”
On Tuesday night the Denver audition episode was fairly entertaining too. There were a lot of good singers who made it through to Hollywood, though one really stood out to me: Haeley Vaughn. This young lady wants to be “the first black pop country kinda mainstream singer,” and she certainly seems to have the skill to do so. She sang Carrie Underwood’s “Last Name” very well and will hopefully perform as well during Hollywood week.
Next week the true competition begins with the Hollywood round, featuring new judge Ellen Degeneres. I’m eager to see how Ellen’s personality will fit into the dynamic of the show as well as hear how the stand-out auditioners perform on a bigger stage with added pressure. In two weeks we’ll know season 9’s top 24 and then the competition will be turned over to us, the viewers, to choose our favorites. I can’t wait!
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