"Hundreds of thousands auditioned..." "American idol, here we come." "I'm ready to chase my dream." "For most, the idol dream came crashing down." "Never stop believing in yourself." "I didn't make it." "This was my last shot." "But for a lucky few, the journey has just begun." "You're going to Hollywood!" "Tonight, we raise the stakes." "Leave nothing to chance." "This is it." "Unstoppable drama..." "I'm so far from being done." "Incredible talent..." "I like that feeling." "And unbelievable passion." "Season 11 is my year." "Get ready for the one, the only Hollywood week." "This is American Idol." "Sarah?" "Rise and shine, baby." "You're going to hollywood." "Yeah." "Shannon." "Shannon." "My god, is it time?" "It's the day, the big day." "Across the country, 302 of the nation's elite are packing their bags and leaving home for a chance at a new life." "You've got a long journey." "Make us proud, make us proud." "This marks the departure from everything they've ever known." "I don't know what to expect, but I know that hollywood is the place where dreams come true." "But that dream is a long way off, because this week is no vacation." "Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please discontinue use of any portable electronics." "Make sure those are turned completely off." "Let's go!" "As they arrive in Los Angeles the future looks bright." "Say hi to Hollywood!" "It kind of feels like a dream." "It doesn't really seem completely real right now." "It feels good to be out of the pawn shop." "I'm so excited." "It's my first time in California, so I'm ready to perform." "Today, half the contestants will take the stage, so for them, it's do or die." "I'm so excited right now." "Actually, I'm really scared." "As they arrive at the theater, the anxiety is escalating." "I'm come up this aisle." "It means a lot to be here, so I really hope I do well." "The judges arrive and share some words of wisdom." "What makes the dawn rise with thunder?" "What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?" "Courage!" "What makes the hottentot so hot?" "Who put the ape in apricot?" "What do they got that I ain't got?" "Courage!" "Don't let the nerves get to you." "I love you guys." "I hope you do great." "Season 11 is on!" "So the judges have given their pep talk." "They've settled in." "Hollywood week, season 11." "Another chapter begins right now." "This round will work just like it has in the past." "Contestants will come out in groups of ten." "They'll sing a cappella a song of their choosing and receive no feedback." "Even though it's similar to years past nothing can prepare them for sudden death." "Half of them will go home today." "And that harsh reality sets in for the first group to take the stage, including two guys with two very memorable auditions." "Johnny keyser blew the judges away back in st." "Louis." "But I'm afraid to die" "What do you do right now?" "I work at an italian restaurant." "Keep singing." "I don't know" "What's out there, yeah" "You know you're gonna be a star, right?" "Keep singing!" "While heejun got off to a shakier start in Pittsburgh." "That should be the chorus." "But jennifer fell hard for his voice." "I love you!" "Here in hollywood, the two could not be more different." "Very, very, very nervous." "Nothing but confidence right now." "I'm not nervous." "I'm excited." "I just want to get it over with." "Hit those marks for me, you guys." "Good luck." "First up is johnny." "I'm ready." "My name is Johnny Keyser." "I'm from ft." "Lauderdale, Florida." "I'm gonna be singing dreamin' by Amos Lee." "My soul" "Is as open as the sky" "Oftentimes it's just as blue sometimes it's full of glory" "And but mostly, yeah" "It's for the love and it's the love" "Nice." "It's the love" "Johnny!" "Amen, amen, amen." "It's the love." "Amen." "Johnny appears confident, which only raises the stakes for Heejun." "I've never heard anyone sing" "Like that before, and I realized" "The person who's going before me was the guy Jennifer Lopez fell in love with, so I'm like," ""what do I do now," you know?" "Shake it out, shake it out." "Yes, shak out, puppy." "For Heejun, confidence has never been his strong suit." "So my mom decided to help me with packing." "Maybe I should just tell her this is not gonna be that long." "Great, so I just checked in in Hollywood, and I feel nervous because I got here and everyone's so tall, so pretty." "Season 11!" "Even the guys are so pretty." "I don't know why." "I don't know what they eat, but they're so good looking and I just have to figure out how to overcome the beauty." "Hi, my name is Heejun." "I'm 22 years old." "I'm from New York." "you got it, baby." "Tell me how am I" "Supposed to live without you" "Now that I've been loving you so long?" "I love him." "How am I supposed to live without you?" "How am I supposed to carry on" "When all that I've been living for..." "Is gone" "Yeah, okay, all right." "Yeah, you think?" "Whoo!" "Lord have mercy." "Brought tears to my eyes." "Yeah." "Now, once each group has a chance to perform, the judges will deliberate." "They'll go one by one, talking about each contestant, and then give them the results right away." "Remember, half of all the contestants performing today have to go home." "With 304 talented competitors in Hollywood, will Heejun and Johnny make the cut?" "I have a "maybe," so, we can go one more." "Yeah." "I had no, man." "He has nos on both of those." "He's a no for me." "I didn't even recognize the song." "He has a yes, and you have a yes." "I have a yes." "two yeses." "Okay, we've got it." "Okay." "Gabi, please step forward." "Johnny, please step forward." "Heejun, please step forward." "Front row, congratulations." "We'll see you tomorrow." "Congratulations." "Congratulations." "So heejun and johnny live to see another day in hollywood." "I thought everyone's too pretty for me, but guess who's really pretty now?" "And as the morning progresses in the theater, it's the beautiful voices that are wowing the judges, like charleston's Elise testone." "Well, it's a crazy world we're livin' in and I just can't see that half of us immersed in sin is all we have to give these futures made of" "Why else do I want you" "Like I do texas native baylie brown." "if I'm not in love with you iWwhy in dreams do I surrender like a little baby" "Let her go." "Pittsburgh audition Hallie Day also delivered the goods." "Before the day I met you" "My life was so unkind" "But you're the key to my peace of mind" "'Cause you make me feel" "You make me feel you..." "Thank you." "So, that's great." "Congratulations." "You guys are all through." "Thank you." "You made it." "it was an easy yes for all three ladies..." "So hollywood week is looking golden." "After the break, the best singers of season 11 stake their claim to becoming the next American idol..." "As new stars rise..." "Wait, don't stop, don't stop!" "And old favorites fall." "Sorry, you've got to stand out." "I didn't think about losing," "And it hurts." "They're dropping like flies." "And as the tension mounts, the results will be shocking." "I want to see some yelling, some freaking out." "They done kicked me off the stage." "Holy." "Welcome back to Idol." "You know, this week is filled with stress and anxiety..." "A true roller coaster of emotions," "And the nerve center is right here in the wings," "Backstage, as the contestants wait to walk out and make their mark" "In front of the judges." "My hands are sweating, heart's beating." "I'm just ready to go in and go ahead and do it." "J.Lo, Steven Tyler, and Randy are all out there." "My gosh." "Anxiety didn't seem to be an a issue for 25-year-old Jen Hirsh," "Who first impressed the judges Galveston." "I think you have a really nice sounding voice." "I like where you went with it." "We've got a pro up in here at 25." "Thank you." "Now in hollywood, she is feeling the pressure." "I'm a little nervous, doing this process." "Everybody hit your marks." "Important." "Today, my game plan is going to be not to fidget," "Feel like I do that all the time." "I've watched videos of myself." "I'm, like, touching my hair and everyth..." "I did it again." "Try not to fidget, guys." "I'm Jen Hirsh." "I'm from Agoura Hills, California and I'm gonna sing" ""Up to the mountain" by Patty Griffin." "I went up to the mountain because you asked me to up over the clouds to where the sky was blue" "Sometimes I look down" "Afraid" "Afraid I will fall" "Then I hear your sweet voice" "Come on." "All right now." "All right now." "Wait, don't stop." "All right, Agoura." "Come and then go" "Just for you." "Thank you." "That was beautiful." "Jen seems to have conquered her nerves." "Now she must wait patiently as her entire line performs before Hearing the results." "But st." "Louis stand-out Lauren Gray is not quite ready to give up the spotlight." "You'll never know if you never try to forget your past and simply be mine so I dare you to let me be" "Your one and only" "I promise I..." "All right." "Sorry." "Sorry." "Thank you." "Thank you." "No, thank you." "Yep." "Nice." "Finally, the judges can take a moment to deliberate." "Okay, the first one we have was a little yes." "No, no, two nos." "Three nos, yeah." "I had a maybe, so that's a no." "I loved her tone, and she totally screwed up." "Jen Hirsh and Lauren, congratulations, you guys are going through." "Thank you." "So Lauren and Jen now have reason to celebrate, but for many other girls, the first day of hollywood is off to a rough start." "So let me go crazy on you" "Let me go crazy on you" "Should I give up or should I just" "Keep chasing' pavement" "Thank you." "You have my heart now I want it back" "I'm starting to see everything you lack" "I started that a key too high." "A little bit too high." "Is my mic on?" "I have never had my heart Beat this much for so long." "is there any way I could stay..." "Just do the chorus again, Lower?" "can I sing a little bit more?" "Please?" "There's a lot of dynamics to it." "I just don't feel like I've Shown you everything." "Just a little bit, please?" "A tiny, tiny bit?" "Pretty please?" "I think we're good, though, I mean, you know." "Just a tiny, please?" "I won't disappoint you." "Okay, one note." "There you go." "That wasn't one, but okay." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Is that..." "Are we sure we're done with that?" "After the break, two of our Most electric performers from the auditions will fight for their spot in the next round." "I've been on stage since two years old." "It's like home." "I can't believe I'm here at all." "I want this very badly." "And as the competition heats up, only the best will survive." "Sorry, it's the end of the line." "My gosh." "Welcome back to Idol." "It's midday in sunny Los Angeles, where the brightest voices in america have converged" "For an audition of a lifetime." "Hollywood week begins today." "After a rough patch of auditions," "Steven takes a trip backstage to deliver a much-needed pep talk." "I want to see some snapping," "Some yelling, some freaking out." "I want to see some camaraderie go astray here." "But will steven's warning" "Have an effect on the next line" "To take the stage, including Phil phillips, who's a fish out of water here in LA.?" "I've never flown before on a real plane." "I've flown on a on a plane before, but I jumped out," "So I've flown but never landed." "We're getting ready to take off," "So I'll see y'all when we get there." "It's a completely different world from where I live." "I can't believe I'm here at all." "I can't even sleep at night." "I want this very badly." "Back in savannah, it was phil's" "Version of thriller that caught the judges' eye." "'Cause this is thriller" "Thriller night" "But without his guitar on the Hollywood stage, would he shine as bright?" "Come here, sister now, now, yeah" "Papa's in the swing" "Yes he is He ain't too hip" "No about that new breed, babe he ain't no drag no, no, no, no papa's got a brand new bag" "Okay, man." "Thank you." "As Phillip waits to hear his fate, up next is a familiar face from Pittsburgh." "Unlike Phil, reed grimm has had a lifetime of experience in the spotlight." "I've been onstage since two years old." "It's like home, really." "It's just where I live." "I'm gonna be singing" ""I got a golden ticket" from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory." "Come on now." "I've got a golden ticket" "I've got a golden sun up in the sky" "Well, I never thought I'd see the day when I could face the world and say good morning hey, well, then look at that sun" "I got a golden ticket and so does every one of us what?" "Reed gets an overwhelming" "Response from the crowd, with only puts more pressure on" "Travis orlando, who's next in line." "Just last year, travis missed the mark and was sent home from Hollywood right after round one." "Tonight, travis not only has" "More to prove to himself, hehasmoreatstake if he goes home" "Empty-handed." "My mom walked out." "She found another relationship" "That she obviously loved more" "Than her family and my mom" "Broke my dad's heart." "At the end of the day, all we have is each other." "I love you, dad." "I've thought a lot about the mistakes I've made on the show" "Last year and I know what to look out for this year." "I know what the judges are expecting out of me." "You know, I've been practicing" "Enough in here and long enough." "I'm gonna prove the judges wrong this time." "Season 11 is my year." "You've made my soul a burning fire you're getting to be my one desire" "You're getting to be all that matters to me and let me tell you, girl" "I hoped pray each day I live a little more love I have to give" "all I do" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Phillip, we're gonna see you tomorrow." "Thank you." "And Reed, you're staying too." "Travis, I'm sorry, baby." "Not this year." "Reed and Phillip move on to the next round, but for travis," "Saying good-bye is more than" "Just another year of shattered dreams." "It's about starting over." "I have to go back to nothing," "To nothing at all." "It's kind of hard to face That now." "I didn't think about losing, and it hurts a lot, man." "And as day one winds down," "It's not just travis that we say Good-bye to." "Among those going home, Ramiro Garcia, whose story inspired in Galveston." "Tamiro, I'm sorry." "It's the end of the line." "I'm still going after my dream." "It's not the end of the road for me." "My best days are still to come," "And and I'm good." "We got booted off!" "And mechanic Wolf Hamlin." "You either go big or go home." "Today, I'm going home." "And even though jenni schick got a whole lot of love back in" "Aspen..." "I'm sorry, you're going home." "It was the cold shoulder she Received in hollywood." "All in all, 69 people departed" "The Idol stage by the end of day one." "Coming up, the daughter of a living legend gets her mom on the spotlight." "I'm Jane Carrey." "A young father chases his own dream of stardom." "It just kind of hit me that I'm gonna be away from my daughter for the first time." "Take nothing for granted..." "Front row, it's the end of the line." "Because this is hollywood week." "It's day two here in Hollywood, which means the second half of contestants get" "To take their shot at the ultimate dream job." "it's gonna be a fun day." "I'm really excited." "A little nutrition, you know?" "It's gonna be a long day." "The judges arrive, poised and positive." "How are you?" "it's a beautiful day." "Hollywood week." "Another day, another dollar," "Another man to give out a Holler." "But that's a stark contrast to the mood inside the holding Ro." "Everybody is here, waiting anxiously." "But adam brock is staying upbeat." "They're dropping like flies, but not me." "I'm flapping my wings still." "Adam breezed through his Audition in Pittsburgh with his deep, soulful voice." "I have been told that there's a large black woman trapped inside of my body." "Everything I had is gone stormy weather" "One of my favorite albums is all times is Walking In Memphis," "Marc Cohn, and when you started singing, it reminded me of that a little bit." "But adam's golden ticket didn't come without a price." "It just kind of hit me" "That I'm gonna be away from my daughter for the first time" "For multiple days" "You're gonna be good for mom, okay?" "In one breath, it's hopeful that" "I get to stay in Hollywood for" "As long as possible, but there's" "This little part of me that's" "Gonna miss her every minute that I'm gone." "Can he rise above the emotions for today's performance?" "I am singing my song..." "I guess the catalyst was because" "Jennifer asked me to sing this song at the auditions." "I did?" "You did." "Good." "So here's "Walking in Memphis"." "Come on." "There'll be catfish on the table and gospel music in the air" "And reverend Green will be glad to see you if you haven't got a prayer" "You've got a prayer in memphis" "Beautiful, baby." "Thank you." "Nice." "Thank you." "Next up is Jane Carrey, who first met the judges ontheU.S.S.Midway in san diego." "Does father know you're here?" "Father does know I'm here." "Who's father?" "My dad is Jim Carrey." "Everyone growing up has kind of their issue with identity and trying to find themselves." "It is difficult, kind of, Growing up in the shadow of something and trying to find" "Your place in the world underneath this huge shadow." "And after making it to Hollywood," "Jane Settled in for a long stay." "Well, my expectations of this week are that I'm going to stay" "Here." "I will be here the entire week." "So get used to me." "doo doo doo lookin' out my back door just got home from illinois locked the front door Boy got to sit down take a rest on the porch imagination sets in pretty soon I'm singin' doo doo doo lookin' out my back door" "Hi." "Hi." "Now for the hard part, as the jues make some crucial cuts." "I had a yes." "I had a no." "I had a no." "No." "It's too bad, too." "Yes." "Yes?" "Let me have, let me have Joe step forward." "Let me have jane step forward." "Back row, see you tomorrow." "You're on to the next round." "Front row, it's the end of the line." "Thank you." "So adam is in, but we say good-bye to Jane Carrey." "I freaked out when I was There and so I was really," "Really shaky, and I know I can Do way better than that, and so I'm really disappointed with myself." "With the disappointment hanging heavily," "Jane reaches out to the one person who knows" "Exactly what she's going through." "I talked to my dad, and he was kind of comforting." "He said, "look, you know, I've been said no to bunch of times," and it worked out well for him in the end, so hopefully I have a shot." "As Jane leaves the competition," "Adam brock gets to share the good news with his family." "So, I'm not..." "Gonna be coming home tonight." "We knew it." "It's huge and it's cool to think that one day, Whitney." "Will talk about the things that I've done." "It's just cool." "After this, three captivating voices from the road take center stage." "And as the competition intensifies..." "None of you should ever have to beg." "Can I sing another song?" "Three votes." "Please, please." "One simple misstep..." "Give me one more chance." "Will cost someone..." "Everything." "Welcome back to Hollywood week, where over the past two elimination days, we've learned that some take the bad news in stride..." "I'm sorry, you guys didn't make it." "But others just couldn't take no for an answer." "Please, please." "Please, please, please, please," "It's just not my vote." "Whose vote is it?" "There's three votes." "I just don't think you brought it today." "Hello." "Can I sing another song?" "Can I get one more chance, Please?" "Give me one more chance." "Let me show you what I've got." "it wasn't as good today." "I can sing my butt off." "None of you should ever have to be on that stage and beg." "Maybe what our judges can use" "Is a new group with a new attitude, like the confidence displayed by 17-year-old David Leathers." "My journey has definitely been a long one." "And I'm here for one reason." "That's to become american idol." "Hollywood, are you ready for me?" "We first met our resident Ladies' man in Savannah." "And here in hollywood, he hasn't slowed down one bit." "I think I just met my new boyfriend." "What do you think of the ladies so far in hollywood?" "Amazing." "Almost as amazing as everybody's singing." "Have you found any you like?" "A couple." "We're not implying anything, but also in this line is fellow teenager and Savannah auditioner Shannon Magrane..." "Hello." "Whose Idol journey started off as awkward." "How's things in Beantown?" "Great, beautiful." "Hot, humid, and happening." "Absolutely." "Yeah." "Just like your daughter." "Right." "I am singing "Falling" by Alicia keys." "I..." "never felt this way how do you give me so much pleasure cause me so much pain?" "Just when I think" "You've taken more than would a fool" "Okay." "Thank you." "Next up is David." "How you guys doing?" "Good, baby." "What's up, man?" "You know David talks a big game." "Let's see if he can step up and deliver." "I'm David Leathers Jr." "I'm 17, and I'm from Fayetteville, North Carolina," "And I will be singing" ""Because you loved me" by Celine Dion." "You've been my inspiration" "Ghrough the lies you were the truth" "My world is a better place" "Because of you" "You were my strength when I was weak" "Hello." "You were my voice when I couldn't speak" "Lifted me up when I couldn't reach" "You gave me faith 'cause you believed" "I'm everything I am because you loved me" "David." "Thank you." "How does that happen?" "I have ties that are older than you are." "You saw it here." "It's a tough act to follow" "For portland auditioner Jessica Phillips, but her strength and perseverance has gotten her and her fiance through the toughest of times." "Last easter Sunday, he had a stroke." "When he did wake up, he didn't know who I was." "I love you." "I do." "My boyfriend angelo is in LA, and having his support is something that I really could not put a price on." "I feel like I'm standing up on everybody's shoulders and I'm just gonna take and all of their dreams for me and all of their wishes and bring that to the stage today." "I used to cry myself to sleep at night but that was all before he came it's not the same" "He fills me up he gives me love" "More love than I've ever seen" "He's all I've got he's all I've got in this world but he's all the man" "That I need" "Hello." "Okay." "She's here." "Beautiful." "Thank you." "Guys, here we go." "Can I have Amelia step forward?" "Can I have Jared step forward?" "Front line, sorry." "It's the end of the road for you." "Back line, congratulations, you're through to the next round." "David, Shannon, and Jessica all advance in the competition." "You did it, baby." "I love you." "I love you too." "They will be joined by more familiar faces, including aspen auditioner Angie Zeiderman and Nba cheerleader Brittany Kerr." "Up next is group round." "But not before we have more Breakthrough performances..." "I know this is gonna be good." "as round one of hollywood heads to a close." "But before the night ends, one of the most shocking moments in Idol history." "She hit her head too." "It's 1:00 p.M. in LA and as round one continues, some early standouts from the Pittsburgh auditions" "Are stealing the show, including mobile DJ Erika Van Pelt." "It's only half past the point of no return the tip of the iceberg the sun before the burn there you are" "Sitting in the garden clutching my coffee calling me sugar you called me sugar" "I like that feeling right there." "Good way to start off the afternoon." "More of that, more of that." "And they got more of that with New York's Creighton Fraker..." "I've spent all of my years believing in you" "And I just can't get no relief lord" "Somebody" "Somebody can anybody find me" "Somebody to love" "Nice." "Come on, give it up for him." "As well as music teacher Aaron marcellus." "Ladies, jennifer, I will be singing for you." "I know this is gonna be good." "Starting here starting now" "Forever" "Thank you." "I told you." "Thank you." "And all three got an easy yes to the next round." "See you tomorrow." "And those solid performances only put more pressure on those" "About to take the stage." "Take your mark." "Good luck." "Here we go." "Hi, guys." "I'm Lauren Mink." "Lauren shared her story back in savannah." "What do you do?" "I'm the director for a program for adults with disabilities." "That's cool." "All the people in our program, they're really proud of me, no matter what." "Obviously I would be missed, you know, if things were to go really well today and I was here" "For a little bit longer, but they're just excited that I'm doing what I love to do and trying to make my dream come true." "I'm going to sing "Alone" by Heart." "the night goes by so very slow and I hope that it won't end, though" "Alone till now" "I always got by on my own" "I never really cared until I met you and now it kills me to the bone how do I get you alone?" "Okay." "Also making it to hollywood from the savannah auditions is our next contestant, Jeremy Rosado." "How are you guys doing tonight?" "What's up?" "You are breathtaking." "My goodness." "Thanks, man." "You made my day." "Thank you." "Thanks, dude." "Randy, be quiet." "My name is jeremy rosado, Aka Dirty, as I was nicknamed by my dog here, Mr. Randy jackson." "Doity, doity." "A unique profession helped Jeremy earn his dirty nickname" "When he first met the judges." "What do you do?" "I am actually a front desk Clerk at an infectious disease" "Doctor's office." "But I'm a complete germaphobe." "So do you wash your hands all day long?" "And I sanitize, you Know, the chair, the computer, the phone." "Dude, you are a sicko." "I came to hollywood all germed up and ready to go." "I'm excited about tonight." "I tell you, I thank you for this opportunity, truly..." "You're welcome." "From my heart." "I'm gonna be singing Luther Vandross, "Superstar"." "My favorite." "Don't you remember you told me you love me" "said you'd be comin' back" "This way again, baby baby, baby" "I love you" "I really do" "Thank you." "Thank you, baby." "You think?" "Goosies." "Hello, hello." "Also hoping to get the judges' attention is our next contestant." "My name is Symone Zaire Black." "I'm 16 years old." "I'm from Rancho Cucamonga, California, and I auditioned in San diego." "That girl right there has got it." "That girl right there." "I could have listened to the whole song." "My dad is with me during Hollywood week, and he is my mentor, he's a critic, he brings out the best in me." "He tells me what I need to work on." "Go ahead." "You don't have to sing this loud, but just go." "My dad is definitely a stage dad, and he's so supportive." "I love him so much." "I want to show the judges that I have a lot of confidence and I'm not afraid to be out there and be myself just because I'm 16." "Hello." "hello." "hi." "I will be singing" ""sitting on the dock of the bay" by otis redding, for you guys." "I'm sittin' in the mornin' sun" "I'll be sittin' when the evening comes" "Watching the ships roll in and I'll watch 'em roll away again yeah" "I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay watching' the tides roll away" "So why'd you choose that song?" "I wanted to reach out to a older crowd, an older audience." "Are you saying that we're older?" "No." "No." "Medic, please!" "My god." "Oh, man." "My god." "She hit her head." "He's coming right now." "Medic, please." "Tomorrow night, find out what happens to Symone as the pressur builds." "As we get ready for..." "The group nights."