American Idol took their auditions to Birmingham for the first time. Home to Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks, and Ruben Studdard; AI knew that Birmingham would have the talent they were looking for. Sadly it didn’t start out very well and in the end only twenty contestants received a ticket to Hollywood.
Chris Sligh, a 28 year old from Greenville, SC, was the shining star of the Birmingham auditions. When he entered the room Simon Cowell immediately said “It’s Justin Guarini!” – Obviously referencing Sligh’s head of curly locks. Randy Jackson asked Sligh why he was there and he quipped “I really want to make David Hasselhoff cry.” Jackson immediately started laughing but Cowell had to be reminded of the cut to Hasselhoff last season after Taylor Hick’s was announced as the winner; Hasselhoff had tears in his eyes. With that Cowell and Paula Abdul both joined in with laughter.
Sligh’s song choice for the evening was perfect; “Kiss From A Rose” by Seal. The song is a difficult one to sing and Sligh killed it, he even had Abdul doing a little girly dance in her seat. When he finished she jumped up and gave him a standing ovation “I like you very much, and you have a good sense of humor, and you’re different.” With affirmative reactions from Cowell and Jackson, Sligh was sent through to Hollywood. A little web-searching and I found Chris Sligh’s Myspace page which linked to his blog where he goes by ChrisSligh. I think we need to keep an eye on him; he has the potential to do quite well.
The other golden ticket contestants showcased were Jamie Lynn Ward, a 17 year old from Reidsville, NC who is already being compared to Kellie Pickler, Bernard Williams, Tatiana McConnico, and Katie Bernard.
February 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 am
I think Chris is going to win! He is the best!
From the beggining of his adition i predicted he would win. So if he
does then IM A WINNER!!!!
Chris YOUR MY IDOL!!!
March 28th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
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