Post by greeky on Jan 23, 2012 15:41:18 GMT -5
Posted: 01/23/2012
"American Idol" didn't exactly have its most memorable audition episode during a special Sunday-night airing from San Diego. But a UC Berkeley student did manage to make quite an impression -- and not in a William Hung sort of way.
Kyle Crews, a 19-year-old flirtatious frat boy from Cal, wowed the judges with a soulful cover of Monica's "Angel of Mine." The performance was good enough to prompt judge Steven Tyler to dub Crews as "the best male voice we've heard so far."
But Crews, a San Diego resident, was much more interested in pleasing judge Jennifer Lopez. He dedicated the song to J. Lo and her "voluptuous lips."
Crews, one of seven golden ticket recipients featured during the show, received plenty of quality air time as "Idol" cameras followed him around the Cal campus -- in front of Sather Gate, around the book store and with his frat buddies at Kappa Alpha. Inside the frat house, he was seen doing what he apparently does best -- "serenading lovely ladies."
All the good "Go Bears" vibes were almost enough to erase the bitter memories of UC Berkeley's previous big showing on "Idol." That came in 2004, when Cal engineering student William Hung turned into an accidental star with his horrid audition cover of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs." It was so bad -- and so comical -- that Hung became a short-lived Internet sensation.
Crews, of course, is hopes to have a longer lasting impact on "Idol." But first, he'll have to take the
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judges' advice and lose the hideous plaid shirt that he rocked during the audition.
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