Season 6 Hollywood Round Spoiler Update
As I mentioned here, and here, rumor has it that the American Idol Season 6 Hollywood Rounds took place at the Orpheum Theater from Monday, November 13 on through the rest of that week. On Friday November 17th, approximately 56 contestants were split up into different rooms. Each room of contestants were told whether they made the cut or not. At the end of the eliminations, the Top 40 (AI four and five had a Top 44) contestants were left standing. The Top 44 will gather again for in mid-January. The Top 24 will be chosen from this group.
Idol Maniac continues to research and update the AI6 Spoiler thread at Idol Forums.
Here’s some additional info:
Hollywood Contestants Cut in the Preliminary Rounds:
- Jordan Buckey got cut, called back, made it to the rooms on Thursday, and then was finally cut.
- Anthony “Tony” Foster
- Kaitlyn Jones - Audition Song: “Part-Time Lover” by Stevie Wonder Website, Photos
- Kylie Bunbury
- Mitch
- Ross Hammond - Audition City: Memphis, Tennessee, Audition Song: “Somewhere (Over The Rainbow)” Photos
- Sabriena Stone
More Hollywood Contestants (fate unknown)
- Abby - Audition City: Birmingham, Alabama
- Allie - Audition City: Birmingham, Alabama
- Craig Pullem - Audition City: Birmingham, Alabama, Audition Songs: “The ABC’s Of Love” by Frankie Lymon and “Goody Goody”
- Devin Johnson - Audition City: Birmingham, Alabama, Audition Songs: “A House Is Not A Home” by Luther Vandross and “For All We Know” by Donny Hathaway
- Heather Reed -Audition City: Birmingham, Alabama, Audition Songs: “Born To Fly” by Sara Evans and “It Is Well With My Soul” My Space Page
- Natalie Amaya - Audition City: San Antonio, Texas
And Now (drum roll) for some Major Gossip….
I’m hearing that some Idols from Season 5’s Hollywood Rounds that didn’t make the cut to the Top 44 last year HAVE made it to the Top 40 this year…
Gina Glocksen almost made it to the Top 44 last year. She was cut from the rooms on the last day of the competition. You might remember her as the rocker girl/dental assistant from the auditions. Apparently she sang a kick-ass performance of “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman”. Read more about Gina’s elimination in Hollywood here. If this rumor is true, I’m happy for Gina. I think she’s talented.
Also making the Top 40 this year is Matthew Buckstein. Matthew was one of the three “singing cowboys” along with Michael Evans and the little Wyoming cowboy Garet Johnson. They performed “Do Wah Diddy” for the group performance audition. All three were cut afterward. Much TeeVee time was devoted to the group’s hapless but heartwarming efforts to put the song together. They were even featured in a little film spoof called “Brokenote Cowboy”–a take off of “Brokeback Mountain”.
The boys proved to be so popular, “Brokenote Cowboy” was featured on the final. Matthew, Garet and Michael were all invited to the final to perform “Mama Don’t Let your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” . If this rumor is true, I’m not surprised that Matthew made it to the Top 40 this year. He doesn’t have great vocal chops, but his personality was clearly endearing to Idol viewers.
Do those little tidbits excite you? I’ve got more if you’re interested…
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I really hope you are right that Matthew Buckstein has made it to the Top 40! He deserves to have his moment in the spotlight by himself. His bass/baritone voice is awesome and he has an amazing stage presence. I believe that if given the chance this year, he will knock the socks off everyone! It also doesn’t hurt that he is so hot!