After over 100000 auditions, American Idol sends 181 hopefuls to be whittled down to 24. This audition season seemed to showcase more sob stories and great singers than ever before. Where in the past it seemed they pushed the bad auditions, this year had a fair blend of good and bad. There are definitely a lot of standouts (the John Parks, Matt Lawrences, Jermaine Sellers… …. BEST Rocker Chick Audition. AKA “The Gina Glocksen Award”: Mary Powers …

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