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The 'Idol' premiere according to Mikalah Gordon
What's up guys?! It's Mikalah Gordon here from season four of American Idol. I have been given the opportunity, thanks to AOL, to give you a weekly blog of my thoughts and opinions of this years A.I.
Now, enough chit chat, lets get on with the gossip.
As I sat in front of the TV eating the best enchilada in the world, I heard a familiar song that took me right back to my audition two years ago. My heart started beating and my palms got sweaty. It was the A.I. theme song. I must admit I was kind of nervous. I never realized how dramatic that intro song could be!
Minneapolis was the first stop. Ten thousand people lined up, but in the end, only 17 people were lucky enough to make it through to Hollywood. Now, question: How do you choose 17 people out of 10,000? Well, watching some of the auditions, it wasn't too hard to make the decision.
We started the night off with Jessica Rhodes, who happened to adore singer/songwriter Jewel -- who just happened to be last night's guest judge. Coincidence? I think not. Though Miss Jessica seemed very driven and determined, she was a tad bit emotional. I'm not into criers but I guess, what IS American Idol with no drama right? Unfortunately, Jessica was the first of many to be rejected.
Next we had Troy Benum. Troy, who never saw the No. 1 show in the world, let alone America (could Ryan have said that one more time?) felt he had a lot of talent. He brought his Amish love, but the judges just weren't feelin' it. REJECTED.
More auditions continued after the break, going from bad to worse. Having people consider themselves to be the next Mariah Carey and arguing with the judges when told they were tone deaf, to a man dressing up as a boxer, proving he could really "knock this audition out." As things slowly went down hill, a little light came through.
Sixteen-year-old Danish Jackson appeared on the screen. Singing "And I'm Telling You," she showed great confidence and poise, proving she would be moving on to the next round. I did like her. Keyword, DID. It may sound harsh, but I am so over the sob story. I am sorry you were a crack baby, but get out there and just sing. Allow your voice to carry you, not sympathy. Other than that, I do think she will continue to go far.
A few others who were selected for the bright lights were Perla Meneses, who has a strong resemblance to Shakira and Jared Faller -- who is in the Navy and felt it neccessary to wear his uniform. He must have run out of clean clothes. Rounding out the crew: 16-year-old Matt Sato, who sang "California Dreamin'," but has no support from his family and spent all of his money on his school show choirs; Rachel Jenkins, who as well wore Army fatigues and sang "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" slightly sharp; and Sarah Krueger, who sang the most original song yet, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." : )
It truly was a dramatic night with Jason Alexnader finishing things off with his Irish jig and politely telling the judges to "F-off" after crying on his mother's shoulder. I am looking forward to tonight. Hopefully Seattle's got what it takes. Peace out. M
[Mikalah Gordon was a contestant on the fourth season of "American Idol." Visit her Web site, mikalah-gordon.org.]
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