American Idol 2010! Orlando Auditions

Season 9 of American Idol has begun with one hit and one celebrity already. If you haven't heard about "Pants on the Floor" what planet have you been on? Tonight is the fourth night of this brand new season. We will witness the Orlando auditions. The men (Simon, Randy, and Ryan) showed up with a hangover. Meanwhile Kara and our guest judge Kristen Chenowith were making great friends.

During the audition portion of this season, I can only comment on those auditions that we get to see in their entirety. Sometimes we just get video that shows us short clips of a myriad of contestants. There's not much that I can do with that.

Our first character , I mean contestant, is Theo Glinton. He is large black man with a bizarre Lady Gaga look. His voice wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good either. He just kind of yelled the song at them. His score from me is 4 out of 10. The judges did not move him forward to Hollywood.

The next contestant from Orlando is 28-year old Seth Rollins, is singing a Frank Sinatra song. He has a great voice. It's fluid and smooth as silk. You could listen to him sing for a long time. His score from me is 8 out of 10. All four judges liked him and moved him forward to Hollywood. Good luck Seth. I think we might be seeing a lot more of him if he can get his performance side up.
Jermaine Purifoy is trying out his luck for the 2nd time. He didn't get through the first time, but he wants to again this year. He agrees he probably wasn't ready that first time, but he thinks he might be ready this time. His score from me is 9 out of 10. The judges all loved him as well and he got that golden ticket.

The last contestant for the first day in Orlando is Shelby Dressel. She comes to us with a disability but it's certainly not her voice. She's got some trouble with muscle strength and it causes some drooping and muscle movement in her face. She is scared to death, but also courageous at the same time, because she's looking for more acceptance than your average contestant. She needs acceptance of her challenges facially and her voice. She gets both from all four judges. They loved her. Her score from me is 8 out of 10. Oh, she's also a beautiful young lady.

2nd Day in Orlando without Kristen Chenowith

The first contestant the next day was Jay Stone. He was a B-Boxer and a singer at the same time. It sounded like a confusing mess to me. When he just sang, he had a pretty good voice. He did make it through, but only because Kara fought for him. His score from me is 6 out of 10.


Cornelius Edwards was singing really well and then he suddenly jumped into the splits and his pants split with him. After seeing that Simon couldn't help but say yes. His voice truly was good. His score from me is 7 out of 10. The judges moved him forward.

We have two sisters for our next contestants. The sister in blue is Bernadette Desimone sang first and she did a great rendition of "Hit The Road Jack". The second sister, Amanada Desimone sang "I want to dance With Somebody." They both sounded great to me and their voices were very similar. Randy and Kara said yes to both. Simon would have only sent Bernadette through himself, but they both moved on.

Our next contestant is Jarrod Norrell from Marietta Georgia. He sang "Amazing Grace". It was not amazing. It was horrible and whiney. He was amazed however that the judges didn't like him. He kept trying to sing again and, of course argued with the judges. They kept asking him to leave and when the two big security guys tried to escort him out, he resisted and ended up being handcuffed. It left the judges in a state of shocked silence. Then Simon turned to Randy and Kara and said, "Well, Yes or No?". They all agreed NO!!!! His score from me -1 out of 10.

Our next contestant made a huge mistake in his life. He decided to rob a bank with a BB Gun at the age of 15. He did it for an adventure. He sincerely regrets that he did something so stupid. He regrets he made his parents cry and. His name is Matthew Lawrence and he sang "Trouble". Some folks told him he had a good voice, so he thought he would give this a try and see what happens. It's safe to say that he made his parents proud this time. Matthew is moving forward. His score from me is 7 out of 10.