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Move over bikini girl … you’ve got some competition
Move over bikini girl. Make way for bikini boy.
Yep. Tonight on “American Idol,” this guy stooped pretty low to get his 15 minutes of fame.
The judges had to walk out in disgust when Ty Hemmelgarn strutted in the Denver audition room wearing a two-piece.
“Achy Breaky Heart” in a bikini was more than they could stomach. Let’s just be glad he wasn’t rockin’ a mullet Billy Ray style.
Does anyone else predict a bikini duet in the finals?
Now onto the rest …
Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham was back at the judges’ table with Randy, Simon and Kara this week during Denver auditions on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Her fashion, not surprisingly, was more memorable than her commentary. She wore a bright purple awards-ceremony worthy dress on day one and then a big bun on top of her head on day two. Well, at least she looked good.
Now onto the contestants …
Superstar potential: Triumph over adversity alert! A premature baby called a miracle and who later lost her father shared her dreams of becoming a black pop-country singer. Haeley Vaughn, who auditioned to Carrie Underwood’s “Don’t Even Know His Last Name,” makes my Top 12 prediction list because she’s so unique and has a really likable personality.
The very emotional live karaoke host and covers band member Danielle Hayes, who sang “The Only One” by Melissa Etheridge.
Tori Kelly, the beautiful 16-year-old, who sang John Mayer. Simon called her voice annoying, but the others loved her. I’m not sure what planet Simon was on during that audition. She was really good, and so darn adorable.
Nicci Nix, who has a really high-pitched speaking voice (sort of like Jennifer Tilly’s, actually), but a surprising lovely singing voice. Her 14-hour flight from Florence paid off. Love the superstar name, by the way.
Not too shabby: Now this one threw me off. Mark Labriola, the Jack Black (and sort of Jack Osbourne) lookalike who shared his love for cheese and tales of his life on the run, sang “Tempted” surprisingly well. He just looked like someone who would, well, totally suck. It’s true. When it comes to “Idol” auditions, you can usually tell if the person will be good or bad at first sight.
Kimberly Kerbow, the single mom who managed to criticize Simon’s hair in song.
Casey James, the motorcycle accident victim who beat the odds and was able to play the guitar again. Casey only impressed half the judges with his voice … but his good looks saved him. At the ladies’ request, he pulled his hair down from a ponytail and took off his shirt. In a competition like this, looks do matter. But that was a bit ridiculous. I felt sorry for the poor guy.
Shame of a nation: Mario Galvan, the trenchcoat-wearing nicotine addiction counselor, didn’t get a get out of jail free card with his lackluster “Jailhouse Rock” performance.
Austin Paul, the incredibly arrogant college music student and football player, who wasn’t horrible, but not good either. He should really stick to football.
The self-proclaimed world’s best singer, aka the male Mary J. Blige Kenny Everett couldn’t live up to his claims of grandeur with his screeching audition. Kenny was so shocked that the four judges couldn’t see his true talent.
The worst? I appreciated the montage of Vegas singers, cat killers and horrible dancers. But I’ve gotta go with bikini boy.
Stay tuned for the final audition round to air Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. (EST) on Fox.
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By Joe
February 3, 2010 12:48 PM | Link to this
Fine, now take your clothes off and you can comment again! Equality is fine but don’t make new double standards and still try to achieve perfect equality.
By Get over it.
February 3, 2010 12:01 PM | Link to this
Oh, get over it. Women have been held with complete disregard by men for 100’s of years. It’s good to see the tables turned once in awhile.
By Tony
February 3, 2010 8:06 AM | Link to this
So, can Randy and Simon ask a girl to take her clothes off before sending her through? That was totally inappropriate. Say all you want about bikini girl or whomever but they did it on their own, this guy was told by the judsges to do it or he would not get through, basically.