Hollywood. LA. This set of auditions starts with glamour, glitz and girls that look as if they should be on TV shows.
Two sisters kick the show off. I had a feeling they were going to be not so good but I hadn't expected them to be that bad. Cats wailing. No-one applauds. They're pleasant enough girls but simply can't sing.
Josh Levi has lots of charisma and sounds great. At 14. He could be so popular - and he can certainly perform and hit the right notes. Excellent. The judges love him and we'll be seeing plenty more of this young fellow. Far better than Astro and whoever made it through as a member of InTENsity one year and then came back as a solo but whose name escapes me. Arin.
Drama Drama. Five smart-looking girls. That was not so good, though. Another group that looked good but sounded old was Forever Young. Another group actually sounded very good with an older Drifters-style lead singer but we only get the briefest glimpse. I liked them! But Simon puts them all down as old fashioned and the word gets out before the next group take the stage.
Three guys. AKNU, I think. They look old fashioned and sing Valerie which didn't seem a good start (Simon hates the song) but... can they dance! Wow. The crowd absolutely love them. They are so together - as often only brothers can be. Seriously, they are damn good. I have to agree with Simon - theirs is one of those auditions that you look forward to watching again. Carly Rose Sonenclar, Drew Ryniewicz and Janet Devlin have been some that have had a similar immediate impact. And, yes, there could be a Motown revival that guys like this might lead. Perhaps Simon will just give them an album deal and forget the competition as they're kinda out of place here.
Paulina returns for the next part of the show. They're in Charleston, I think. Seems more Country than LA! Brandie Love is the first up. She seems confident and cheery. One very noisy piano seems to drown her out and some heavy-handed Elton wannabee ruins the track completely. I _think_ she's pretty good and very watchable too (unlike many!) but the sound is not right for us TV viewers. Perhaps it's OK in the studio there as the audience and judges seem well content. I like this girl. I don't think we've had someone in this style yet. In fact, there's been no Tate at all so far or Willy or anyone vaguely Country. That will have to change, of course. Maybe we'll see them tonight.
Milly Thrasher. Great looks and voice. Nice personality from the few seconds we get to see. Timmy Thames looks cute with his long locks and bright attitude. He flies through as do a few others I can't catch the names of. This place definitely has a completely different 'look' to the LA scene.
Vincent. Long Island guy comes with some big ugly guys. He cannot sing at all. This could get nasty, If he wasn't tough on the street before then he's going to have to be when he goes back.
Carlos Guevara is cute and wears a woolly hat. He's got Turrets syndrome and that gives him a nervous thing. If he can sing he'll be through as he ticks all the sympathy boxes. He actually does really well and deserves to be through. He'll be a contender, for sure, wait and see. You read it here nearly first.
Cue lots of people organised to jump all over him after he gets 4 yesses. Come on production team - that was a little bit too manufactured!
Chloe J and CJ next. Chloe is big. Hilarious intro as we learn why the guy isn't dating the girl. I fear for this pair. Rightly so as the big one gets going. CJ's not so bad actually. I like the backing track. There's a highly cringe-worthy scene where the big one gets all over Simon. I had to look away.
Malie Delgado comes from Alaska. Nice girl. Good singer, I think. We get two seconds. She's through. Lots more through
Colton Pack is from West Virginia. I knew a girl from West Virginia and think I saw her in the clip. He'd better be good with the whole of the village watching in the wings. He sings something called Hick Town. Well, that'll be him on the show then as we've not seen any other Country singer who is also a beach lifeguard. He is fine. A bit boring but he'll be reliable and good TV.
Back to California it seems. No Simon. Danny Guymer is an old looking 15. She is very clever. House Of The Rising Sun. Excellent. Interesting girl who feels her music and is just naturally talented. And clever. Fabulous.
Jeffrey Adam Gutt is back. Simon says to Kelly that he was good and should have made the finals. The little unshaven bit looks odd, as does the massive tattoo on his arm and there is something unsettling about his look generally. In another Production Team wonder, the judges don't like the track he did and Simon is disappointed, asks if he has another track to demonstrate. So he does Creep and does it pretty well. And gets through, of course. I think we knew he was going to get through. Cue cute little boy to run on stage.
Every older male singer needs a cute little kid to run on stage.
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