RATE: Audition 1 - Boston

Original air date: Jan 12, 2010

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1) Janet McNamara
Janet McNamara
Age: 26
Occupation: Accountant
Location: Somerville,MA

Tidbits: Practiced for audition by playing the American Idol video game.


Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
2) Maddy Curtis
Maddy Curtis
Age: 16
Occupation: High School Student
Location: Bluemont,VA

Tidbits: 9 of 12 kids. Has a brother and adopted brothers with Down Syndrome.


Hallelujah - Leonard Curtis
3) Pat Ford
Pat Ford
Age: 17
Occupation: High School Student
Location: Derry,NH

Tidbits: Likes to say "Holla".


Womanizer - Britney Spears
4) Jennifer Hirsh
Jennifer Hirsh
Age: 22
Occupation: Receptionist
Location: Manhattan,NY


5) Claire Fuller
Claire Fuller
Age: 23
Occupation: College Student
Location: Philadelphia,PA


6) Jess Wolfe
Jess Wolfe
Age: 24
Occupation: Booking Agent
Location: Brooklyn,NY


7) Amadeo Diricco
Amadeo Diricco
Age: 28
Occupation: Bartender
Location: Johnston,RI

Tidbits: Italian, with a big Italian family.


Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
8) Derek Hilton
Derek Hilton
Age: 19
Occupation: Landscaper
Location: Bellingham,MA

- Elton John
9) Mere Doyle
Mere Doyle
Age: 24
Occupation: Retail Sales
Location: Walpole,MA

Tidbits: Self-proclaimed "otaku", or anime freak. As a result, designs kimonos.


- Janis Joplin
10) Luke Shaffer
Luke Shaffer
Age: 24
Occupation: Waiter
Location: New York,NY


11) Benjamin Bright
Benjamin Bright
Age: 25
Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
Location: Rome,NY


12) Andrew Fenlon
Andrew Fenlon
Age: 25
Occupation: Unemployed Musician
Location: Boston,MA

Tidbits: Got annoyed by waiting all day for auditions. Big eye glasses. Smart ass.


House of the Rising Sun
15) Ashley Rodriguez
Ashley Rodriguez
Age: 21
Occupation: College Student
Location: Boston,MA

Tidbits: Student at Berklee College of Music.


If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
16) Tyler Grady
Tyler Grady
Age: 19
Occupation: College Student
Location: Nazareth,PA

Tidbits: Broke his wrists after falling from a tree. Drummer. Dresses straight from the 60s/70s



17) Lisa Olivero
Lisa Olivero
Age: 24
Occupation: Waitress
Location: Billerica,MA

Tidbits: Self-taught singer.


Vision of Love - Mariah Carey
18) Ryan Keane
Ryan Keane
Age: 26
Occupation: Unemployed
Location: Waterbury,CT

The Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
19) Mike Davis
Mike Davis
Age: 18
Occupation: Actor
Location: Boston,MA

Tidbits: Actor on a speedboat ("Codzilla").


Yesterday - The Beatles
20) Katie Stevens
Katie Stevens
Age: 16
Occupation: High School Student
Location: Middlebury,CT

Tidbits: Has grandmother with Alzheimer's


At Last - Etta James
21) Joshua Blaylock
Joshua Blaylock
Age: 28
Occupation: Business Development Manager
Location: New York,NY

Tidbits: Nice guy who needs to be a little more assertive.


Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
22) Justin Williams
Justin Williams
Age: 27
Occupation: Vocal Coach
Location: Sandy,UT

Tidbits: Diagnosed with cancer at 20. Recovered and cancer-free.


Feeling Good
23) Norberto Guerrero
Norberto Guerrero
Age: 18
Occupation: Actor/Retail
Location: Reading,PA

Everytime We Touch - Cascada
24) Bosa Mora
Bosa Mora
Age: 22
Occupation: College Graduate
Location: Columbus,OH

Tidbits: Parents from Nigeria, who are living the American Dream.



25) Leah Laurenti
Leah Laurenti
Age: 22
Occupation: Unemployed
Location: Medford,NY

Tidbits: Strict parents, went to church a lot, didn't listen to secular music growing up. Finally pursuing singing career.


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Judges Comments

I think you need to know, you really are good.
- Kara DioGuardi on ...
You have something that is either there or not. For 16, to be able to sing like that, pretty amazing, pretty good audition.
- Kara DioGuardi on ...
Some people have got it, and I think you might have it.
- Simon Cowell on ...
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