Jacksonville, FL – Amercian Idol Auditions – Sarah Auditions

Go SarahW!

Woohoo! Go Sarah! Best of luck to her.

GO SARAH! Kick butt today!!

Oh my! This is a long day!
I think you should have Kimberly L autograph a box of rocks for you.
RYANNNN!!

Sarah I sure wish you the best, Igetcranked – LMAO – oh wouldnt that be perfect?

Best of luck, Sarah! Kick some bootay!

I think you should have Kimberly L autograph a box of rocks for you.

LMAO

Fingers crossed for Sarah!!!

Go Sarah! Good luck!

LMAO at the Kimberly Locke comment, IGC.

Sarahhhhhhhhhh, go get ‘em girl !! Kick some AI ass! ummmm, I mean I hope you are in great voice and really blow them away!! :clap_tb:

I’m hoping and praying for you Sarah! :king_tb:

Crossing my fingers for you, Sarah!

Go Sarah! :thumbup_tb:

Hee, IGetCranked. You’re killing me. Kimberly who???

Good luck to you Sarah – I’ve been thinking good thoughts for you all day.

Sarah! Hope all is going well!

Maybe they want a country male artist to win this year. It’s the only unturned stone I can think of.

Yes, indeed, have Kim L. autograph a box of rocks. Sounds good to me! She’s in deep do do with the Dreadheads.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Not what they are looking for this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

They say that to everyone they rejected, but what on earth does it mean? That they don’t select the best every year, but instead choose the ones that fit a pre-conceived notion of the type of singers they want for that year? Such a bizarre thing to say or admit.

Don’t worry Sarah! That happens to many people and at least one – Colbie Caillat – became big WITHOUT Idol!

P.S. be careful on your way out – there are severe thunderstorms out there from what I heard…

Aww, Sarah. Sorry you didn’t make it. I thought you were going to sing “Crush”?!
: ) I hope you enjoyed the experience, at least.

((((Sarah)))), that’s too bad. I really admire you for getting out there and “tasting every moment and living it out loud”, my friend.

Well after 3 songs and a “You have a really good voice but you’re not quite ‘there’ yet..” i was rejected. Ugh. Oh well, i a bit nervous and i think that might have been the deciding factor (although i tried my damnedest to swwon that british lady with my eyes lol).

Some notes:

I’m from Jacksonville. Ive been singing for a few years…the past 6 months ive been pretty hardcore.

The two people who won fastpasses to the front thru Jacksonville Idol were cut.

There were about 3 or 4 people of the 16 who won local fox affiliated competitions who made it through early.
1st girl- at last/love song
2nd guy- ?/bubbly
there was some incredible big black chick (im sure sarah heard her) who was in the mix who sang the ending of “And I am telling you” who had the crowd stunned after she went…and she got cut lol. i knew it was coming, and the crowd didnt react well after that. they just aren’t looking for those kinda singers this year- very very few belters made it through. they want originality

Other standouts: short/stocky girl with pink hair who they had do some opening credits (along with a guy who wore a glittery gold jacket)- actually she had an incredible voice from what i heard- she made it

A BLOOPER guy with a country hat/and thick accent who was awful but had tons of personality (he made it in my friend katie’s group)- it looked like he was dipping. i was standing next to him in the line on monday- ugh….annoying.

and a boyfriend/girlfriend who made it through right before me- the girl was NOT GOOD and te guy was decent. but because they were like “hey we are going to hold hands and kiss in front of you guys and sing an off-key version of broken road” they made it through. neither of them were going to make it an the judges actually cut them and then the guy was like “oh wait we can sing together…almost forgot!)

After seeing this, i was kinda upset because Katie and I had planned on singing a duet together if it became necssary and im sure we would have made it because that is the kind thing they are looking for – ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT.

My friend josh, who made it to the second round previously, was cut…along with all the other good singers i know from jax.

A 16 year old black girl who is really not very good and (not to sound mean..looks kinda weird) is friends with someone i know (yes she takes voice lessons so im sure if she makes it to S/P/R that will be brought up) made it through.

I wasn’t seeing the whole “lots of guys were getting through over girls”- if anything, i saw more hot chicks than anyone else getting thru.

Anywho, im still working on improving- for those of you who were interested, i sang crazy (gnarles barkley), i’ll be, and long & winding road.

well thats all i can think of that struck me as memorable- and i did get some nifty pics of Ryan!
If i think of anything else important ill post it! and ill answer questions if you have any.

Awwww that sucks Duke…did you meet Sarah at all?

((((for Duke and Sarah))))

There were about 3 or 4 people of the 16 who won local fox affiliated competitions who made it through early.
1st girl- at last/love song

I think I know who that is.

AHHHHH!!!!!
My mom just cheered me up! My bday is next week and she just gave me an early present- 2ND ROW SEATS TO JASON MRAZ!!!!!!! OMFG!*!$@$#$!#!%!$
well- i just did a complete 180.

ps. they made us stand out in the rain this morning for like 2 hours, and ironically our city song was “Walkin on Sunshine” lol (and Get Ready Cuz Here I Come). Ryan is the man btw.

but 11,000 people???? nooooooo way. maybe 11,000 people including parents/friends. The bottom section of the stadium was filled completely and that was it- and i asked a guy that works there and he said thats about 10K seats…so my guess…7,000 MAX auditionees.

@itsalletemal- she was Very good from what i was hearing. she was kind short and wore a hat. not a whole lot of emoting, but great voice. do you know her? of her?

Duke – I believe she is Danielle Calato based on the description and the fact that she won one of those things, but I am not 100% sure.

Ahh, i remember her from the spoilers from last year (i think mj posted a link of her singing I Need You on her site) she made it past the first round if i remember correctly but was never heard from again.

ETA: I just looked at her myspace/youtube channel- and she had both at last/love song covered and she looks almost identical to the girl i saw today and she won a fastpass contest…so i think its a very safe bet that that was her. she was good.

Awwww…Sarah and Duke, that’s too bad. I could borrow some words from the wise old Paula Abdul and say, “This is not the end; it’s just the beginning”, but that would suck even more.

Hopefully, you’ll try out again in the future.

From all observations, and people I know who have auditioned (and could really, really, really sing), they do seem to narrow those who make it through down to the type of singer(s) they would at least try to see in the top 12. Judging from Season 7, they were looking for a female country singer (KLC, Alaina Whitaker, or Kady Malloy), a male rocker (David Cook, Robbie Carrico), folkish singers (Brooke White or Jason Castro) or a young pop/R&Bish singers (Alexandrea Lushington, David Archuleta, Ramiele Malubay, or Danny Noriega). The list could go on, but y’all get my drift….

Danielle Calato is among a group of people who posted their singing on YouTube, this may be the one you mean -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty212ghqJYg

I like her voice. Another YouTubers that I like is Colton Rudloff (he appears to have auditioned for AI many times, but not sure if he is doing it this year), This is his performance of Apologize -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m87O0xRW_U

Perhaps you can post your performances on YouTube as well.

Awwww – Sarah Smile – I am trying to find that song. You know, you at least put yourself out there and go for what you want and that is soooo big. It sounds like you are not a quitter and someday maybe we all will see your name up in lights? It is a hard road you are travellin. You SHOULD put something up for us to hear you – that would be nice.

Oh, I’m not worried about it. It was just an audition. Thanks for the well wishes and subsequent condolences though. It is a little frustrating, but I can’t do anything about it now. Anyway, I probably won’t do it again next year, even though I’ll still (barely) be under the age eligibility. I think the only way I would is if they actually come to Orlando.

Anyway, like I said to MJ, from what I could see, it did seem to start to even off with the guy/girl ratio by the time I got down to the floor. But during one period of time, it did seem like guy after guy after guy was making it through, and then the opposite happened. At the beginning, I was keeping count, and at one point it really was 21 guys vs 11 girls who’d made it through.

Duke, you must have been sitting way closer to the floor than I was (I was way up at the top of section 109), because you got a lot more detail and were able to hear more people than me. I was completely on the opposite side of the arena from where Ryan was taping the intro stuff at the beginning. Anyway, I could hear the first few auditioners (the winners of local competitions), but once everything got fully underway, I couldn’t hear much of anything unless it was a big belter type singer.

Anyway – other songs I considered if asked to sing another one – “You’re So Vain”, “Come Rain or Come Shine”, “Feels Like Home” (from the “How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days” soundtrack), and “Put Your Records On”. The leading candidate for the 2nd song was “You’re So Vain”, but alas, I did not need one.

Don’t worry Sarah. There is surely something great in store for you in the future. I’m sure someone will be out there to get you a big recording contract. :smile1_tb:

Sarah and Duke – you both are so brave for even trying out – wow it sounds so hard to even make it past the first round – and it sounds like all the stars must be aligned just perfectly so that you are the type they happen to want this particular year etc.

mj – you should give Duke’s story a full section as well.

You guys sounded like you tried your hardest, and nothing is better than experience. Thanks for posting these, I can use them for reference when I audition next year.:) I was going to this year, yet there were no sufficient funds…

It’s always an adventure though!

awww Sarah and Duke, just remember. . . .

The only failure is not trying. You both deserve applause !

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Thanks for sharing your experiences with us, Sarah and Duke!

I agree with those who said Congrats to Sarah and Duke on their bravery. To me, the worst thing would be to have a dream and not try to make it come true. So, keep trying!

My dream is to have my short stories published. I’m trying, but hasn’t happened yet. I may have it a little easier, cuz at least I don’t have to meet face-to-face with the people who say no!

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

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Thanks for the comments guys…I’m totally ok with it- part of me wanted to get through but part of me wants to wait another year and try out again next year because i have a feeling a lot is going to happen to me within this next year.

I can promise you all this, and i mean PROMISE, i will get through the initial cattle-call next year and will make it to hollywood- that way i can give MJ all the contestants/spoilers on the spot so she can be queen bee of all the a.idol message boards!!!!!! *not joking*

I can promise you all this, and i mean PROMISE, i will get through the initial cattle-call next year and will make it to hollywood- that way i can give MJ all the contestants/spoilers on the spot so she can be queen bee of all the a.idol message boards!!!!!! *not joking*

Awww. Thank you! GO Duke! .

Be careful with that duke! You don’t want to get disqualified!