Comments on: How Do American Idol Auditions Work

By: AdventurePaul

AdventurePaul — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:09:00 +0000

Thanks for reading Khyrsten… Can we blame the producers for their line of thinking? It’s true that we all love to see success stories of people who went through a personal struggle. Makes for good TV. Good luck at your audition and tell me how it went!

By: Khyrstenhepner

Khyrstenhepner — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:58:00 +0000

adventure paul it’s not just american idol that does that so does the voice and the x factor. I have been to those auditions & plan to audition for season 12 of american idol but I couldn’t agree more with what you said about it being what the producers want for the show. I heard that for the american idol & x factor shows they want someone with a good life story full of struggles. I personally don’t have to make one up because I have one but a woman who I met said they passed her through a few rounds & then before she was supposed to audition before the judges the producers asked for her story & they turned her down because it wasn’t juicy enough for them. She said they told her sad life stories is what makes the public watch.

By: AdventurePaul

AdventurePaul — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:00 +0000

@52dd85e8e05a5dfe4ce586ab0c820521:disqus .. Thanks for reading. I hope you do great at the audition!

As I mentioned to some of the other folks who ask about genre… have a few different songs from different genres ready to go. You never know who the initial round of judges will be and what their preferences are, so it’s good to be prepared. Yes, you’re right, you definitely don’t get 3 minutes, so don’t start at the beginning of a song… start right in the middle (maybe the chorus) at a part you know will wow them. Good luck

By: Adkennell

Adkennell — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:58:00 +0000

Thanks for the info Paul!! I Am almost 17 and I love to sing. I would love to start singing as a career. Do you think there would be much hope in the auditions for a small town scrawny boy in the middle of Illinios? If I had 3 minutes with the judges I could show them a powerful voice(I do amazing with skyscraper). But since you get only one minute what kind of genre and songs would you recommend(I am good at pop) sorry if this comment seems weird. I just have a billion questions and I really want to sing.

By: AdventurePaul

AdventurePaul — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:09:00 +0000

Andrew..

Thanks for reading. Here’s some things to consider:

-Be yourself… just be the best version of yourself that you an be! Just remember that this is entertainment. A comedian doesn’t get on stage and act like himself. A rapper doesn’t just write lyrics about his own life. If quirky isn’t you, then that’s fine. Just don’t be average… be the extreme of whatever you want to be that day.

-Should you still pursue it? I’ve heard the expression recently… “Travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer.” I think this says a lot. Experiences aren’t always about winning, but the road you take. So yes, of course you should still do it. My audition was years ago and I lost, but the experience has made me many new friends since then and lots of amazing stories to tell. That’s worth it to me.

-I am not sure about the type of music. Best advice came from judges regarding Jennifer.. come prepared with a few different genres of music ready to go. Especially “Pop” or some recent music. Classics are always great…. I would recommend nothing too secular so that your prepared songs appear to a wide range of folks because you never know who your first few rounds of judges will be.

-Everyone’s scared, so you’re not alone. Brave people power through it. So shut-up and go audition before you talk yourself out of it!

Best of luck Andrew! Let me know how it goes.

By: Andrewgahol_420

Andrewgahol_420 — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:52:00 +0000

One more thing, what can you say is the type of music or genre that will most likely get me to the succeeding rounds? Is there a trend over at the auditions musically that will boost my chances of making it through? Also, I cannot act quirky or insane during my auditions. It isn’t me and it wouldn’t feel right. You think I should still pursue it?

By: Andrewgahol_420

Andrewgahol_420 — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:47:00 +0000

Hi Adventure Paul! I’m secretly planning to audition for American Idol for Season 12. Can you spare tips so that as early as now I would be able to decide to go for it or not. I’m more of a coffeehouse singer/songwriter type of guy and I don’t know if I’ll stand out or just waste my time. After reading what you’ve been through, I got really scared of auditioning, especially if all that trouble could mean an astounding amount of disappointment in the end.

By the way, can you add me on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter? I’d really like to get tips and advice from you.
http://www.facebook.com/andrew.gahol,
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By: AdventurePaul

AdventurePaul — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:25:00 +0000

I do not recall seeing any two people auditioning together.. as far as I know, everyone auditions separate. Every person I saw auditioning was individual. You could go there and attempt to do so, but I’d have a backup solo plan. The final line gets filtered and separated several times before reaching the judges. (ie: big section gets divided into smaller groups and finally into tables of judges)

By: Briexobby

Briexobby — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:22:00 +0000

Can two people audition together??? I havent read anything about that?

By: AdventurePaul

AdventurePaul — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:48:00 +0000

From the American Idol Rules: “You are a legal U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident who is eligible to work full-time in the United
States;” – Hope that helps!