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Atlanta’s got talent
Host Ryan Seacrest points out that three “American Idol” superstars — Fantasia Barrino, Jennifer Hudson and Clay Aiken — have been discovered in Atlanta in past years.
That number could soon rise to four.
We saw some of the best talent so far this season Tuesday night, giving us a glimmer of hope after weeks and weeks of disappointment.
And we got to meet Ryan’s parents. Can life get any better than this?
We kid. Kinda.
Anyway, onto the talent — and there was quite a bit of it.
Joshua Jones shows promise, though the judges found his crazy demon eyes really, really distracting. In fact, he ended up auditioning with his back to the trio. Prognosis: Not good. As Simon Cowell pointed out, Joshua won’t be able to get away with that later in the season.
Asia’h Epperson managed to makes us smile and cry. We got all misty as she described how her father was killed in a car crash 30 minutes after she told him she planned to audition. Then we couldn’t help but smile when she knocked one out of the park, hearing “yes” from all three judges after singing a tribute to dear ol’ dad. The performance really moved Paula Abdul, who had to walk away and regroup after being overcome by emotion.
Simon was quite right when he called Brooke Helvie — a k a Miss South Florida Fair — the “most annoyng person I have seen in my life,” but there’s no denying the beauty queen has a set of pipes that could land her a record deal.
Biker nurse Amanda Overmyer reminded us of a favorite from last season, Gina Glocksen. She’s a hardcore rocker on a show that’s pop-focused, but she’s got the charisma to be a contender. Perhaps Paula put it best: “She’s the female Chris Daughtry.”
Last, but not least, was 18-year-old Josiah Leming, who’s been living out of his car for the past year after dropping out of school. We weren’t all that impressed, truth be told, but he does have an interesting story. On “Idol” these days that seems to be enough to get you to Hollywood. Note to Josiah: Dump the fake English accent. You’re from northeastern Tennessee.
Click here to view video highlights from Tuesday night.
Next up: Tune in Wednesday night at 7 for what producers are calling the “best of the rest.” In other words, they scoured the cutting room floor to fill another hour. Enjoy.
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