Just when you thought is was safe for your ears to watch television, American Idol's auditions for season 8 have kicked off- with a whole new gaggle of off-key warblers packing into large auditoriums in cities across America hoping to wow Simon, Randy and Paula. Most recently, thousands of wannabe popstars crowded the New Jersey Meadowlands- most of them leaving in tears with no "golden ticket."
More than 15,000 American Idol wannabes auditioned for the hit show's producers Tuesday at the Izod Center in the Meadowlands. The few hundred that got picked will get a second audition. Those survivors will then go before Simon, Randy and Paula.
"I am so excited I'm just trying to contain it," said Christopher Bingham, 20, of Wauseon, Ohio, who wowed the judges with a rendition of "Gallery" by Mario Vazquez.
"I've wanted to do the show since it started."
Others weren't so lucky.
"I feel hurt," said Jyreek Ellerbe, 21 of the Bronx, who sang "Yesterday" by Shanice. "They rejected me. I don't think I was a bad singer. I honestly don't."
Some rejects exited the building in tears. One collapsed. Another distraught, tearful women harrumphed, "They're not looking for good singers. They're looking for an image."
The Bronx's TeaQue-N Thomas, 27, took her defeat in stride.
"I sang and they felt I wasn't needed for this season," she said after performing "Feel the Fire" by Stephanie Mills. "They don't know what they're missing."
The frenzied crowd began to queue outside the arena at midnight but security told them to come back in the morning. Registration ended at 8 a.m.
"I was about to start sleeping on the sidewalk," said Ed Love, 21, of Mastic, N.Y., who arrived at 3:30 a.m. but eventually bedded down in a hotel.
Tony Jackson, 23, was the last contestant to register at Gate A at 7:58 a.m. "I was running here," he said. "You see my sweating?"
Jackson performed Kelly Clarkson's "Beautiful Disaster" but didn't make the cut.
The cattle-call of contestants had no more than 30 seconds before getting the thumb's up or down.
"They cut me, man. They cut me," said Daniel Monge, Jr. of Yonkers before vowing, "I'll be back. I'll be back next season."
[From NY Daily News]
While the show is still a number one juggernaut for FOX, its ratings slipped last season. Many complained that the "bad auditions" portion of the show went on far too long, while the "Hollywood Week" segment was packed into a couple of hours. Viewers also felt that they were being manipulated into voting for the producers' and judges' obvious favorite, David Archuleta, who ended up finishing second behind David Cook. Personally, I think the show would be far more enjoyable with a new set of judges and the absence of one Ryan Seacrest. But most likely, when the show makes its return on Jan. 9, I'll be watching. With my ears plugged.
Note by Celebitchy: Here are some bad auditions from American Idol's past season which you may have already seen.
Alexis Cohen from Allentown, PA. You just feel bad for this girl until she starts going off. She's also shown in the header:
Douglas Davidson
Aretha Codner
Couple that met on American Idol message boards
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