American Idol

Her name is Jessica, who in real life is a makeover artist transforming the common woman into a sultry sexy number. Tonight she wanted to impress the judges who I call "The Bad Four", that is: Simon, Paula, Randy and Jewel. Tapping into a deep inner peace, Jessica consciously calmed her jumpy nerves as she prepared to perform. But she didn't have the "it."

And then there was Jesse. During his audition, he dashed out for a sip water, but all three of his sound bites were flatter than a Plasma TV. During his exit interview, he blamed the judges for not appreciating his singing abilities.

Denise dazzled the judges with voice, strength and determination. With a gold pass in her hand, she is flying to Hollywood .

She came to America with two teddy bears and a guitar. But more than that, she came with a dream. A dream that somewhere someday she would be a singer. And tonight Columbian Perla earned herself a ticket to Hollywood where her dreams may come true.

cowboy hat and silver belt buckled Mathew was quickly gunned down.

Navy specialist Jarrod. He made it on to Hollywood. He is representing the sailors of USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group.

How about the good hearted boss who flew his secretary, Dana and her sister from California just for her one and only shot. But Dana who dazzles the office staff didn't dazzle The Bad Four.

And no matter how much we wish we could, we cannot get the frightening sight of Jason's singing while juggling two feathered sticks. When done with that, he did a tap dance. Oh well.

Self-proclaimed "I'm American Idol's super biggest fan" Brenna yelped and barked her way through some words.

Finally we had Josh, a rocker with his own band. Given a second chance to impress The Bad Four that he was more than a one-dimensional growler, he failed.