Pull your pants up for Hollywood

Hollywood here we come! 181 hopefuls made it through from 100,000 auditions from 5 cities across America.

One who wont be going to Hollywood is 'General' Larry Platt. He may not have won the votes of the judges but he sure has taken America by storm. Simon Cowell hinted that he thought 'Pants on the ground' could be a hit and he was right. It seems everyone from College to Congress is singing it and finally with radio plays the self confessed General is making money from it. Who needs Hollywood hey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkeAzqhlkNk

Back in Kansas, season 8, Jessica Furney sang a Janis Joplin song and got a no, this year however she chose a Simon Cowell collaboration and got a yes, did her voice really improve that much in a year, or just her song selection?

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome onto the stage, Amanda shectman, actress, Britney impersonator, ventriloquist and generally very annoying. She seemed to be looking at the judges while singing looking for a reaction rather than concentrating on her song, it was almost as if she was searching for their approval of just how good she thought she was. Nothing gets past Simon and he was going to take full advantage of this situation and my God did he. He also proved why he never became an actor. You are soooo dramatic he told her. She got the 4 nominations needed and accpeted the Gold paper in true Hollywood style that wouldn't look out of place at the Oscars, we even got an acceptance speech.

Stephanie fisher, born on 7Th of the 7Th month weighed 7 lb 7 oz and lives at 'Oh i don’t want to say my address do i', (No you don't) 'OK, the 7Th house on a street', good girl. Victoria Beckham is her idol and she just couldn't sing while the Spice girl was looking at her, neither could she when her idol looked the other way. Simon told her the hard truth 'Your terrible and have a horrible voice. This strangely enough was her 7Th audition, if I were you I would change my lucky number. Nice tan though, I wonder how many years she's been tanning.

Adrian Chandtchi proved that white men really can't jump. When Ryan presumed he must be one hell of a good basket ball player 6’8” Adrian admitted, 'I cant jump'. The 'Big Kahuna' is a pretty good swimmer though, 'Blondzilla' only has to lay in the pool and he's already done a length. Randy was killing himself laughing, Kara said it sounds like there is a small boy inside you trying to get out and Simon, as only Simon can, said, 'Either that or you’ve eaten one. 4 no’s but they have his number just in case. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhH7HggUkKc

Michael Lynche the personal trainer from St Petersburg impressed the judges in Orlando with the 'Cuddly teddy bear' getting 4 vocal hugs of approval, before Ryan Seacrest received a full on hug from the bear. His brother Marque Lynche Jr made it to Idol semi finals in 2004.

Didi Benami wanted to dedicate her version of Hey Jude to a friend she lost 4 years ago. A tearful Didi couldn't hold back the tears of sadness but they soon turned to joy as she learned all 4 of the judges not only have an ear for music, but for compassion also. Watch out for this one, she is on a mission.

If that was a sad story, the next of Aaron Kelly from Orlando was just as moving, Social services wanted to put him into care at a young age, but his Auntie and Uncle stepped in and raised that boy into a mighty fine 16 year old boy with a promising future. He chose Miley Cyrus's The climb and 4 yes's put him on the next rung of the ladder. Who knows. 'I might be a role model myself to other kids one day'. Nice words from a guy so young.

Wow! Kimberly Bishop soon brought things back to a more adult level of entertainment with a raunchy performance of Katy Perry's 'I kissed a girl', YEAH and I liked it you Naughty girl. And so well mannered, without even hearing her obvious fate she left the stage with such a cute 'Am i excused'? When they bring out a show called Americans next sexiest drunk I think we have a winner right there. She must of been a little worse for wear due to alcohol right?

To win American Idol means different things to different people, well here, take a look for yourself, of course i wouldn't leave out Kimberly's performance, enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZPXn-a2eFE

Hope Johnson from Dallas gave her brother her food when they were growing up, all she wanted was another day which meant hope for the future. 'Music is my escape' she explained and we listened intently. Hope has a lot of hope in this competition, she is authentic, believable and it's just ridiculous man, it's sick. You didn't think I would do a complete review without displaying the advances I have made recently in my study of 'Americanism', did you?

1 in every 81 auditions made it through to Hollywood week where Simon, Kara and Randy will be joined by Paula Abduls replacement, Ellen DeGeneres. 157 will leave disappointed as the list is slashed tojust 24 fighting for the title of American Idol 2010. American viewers can see it on Fox February 9Th. For us Brits we must wait until the following night, ITV1 at 8pm.

Here is a sneak preview of Ellen on Idol. You can also be one of over 4 million people following her on Twitter @TheEllenShow.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/americanidol/news/a201579/first-look-ellen-on-american-idol.html and the moment she announced it on her show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbXdD_7Ojhw