American Idol Archive

Is it eight years ago that we found Carrie Underwood?  What a phenomenal career.  And tonight, we're back in St Louis where it all started for her.  Tonight, thousands more have made the same Journey as the American Idol winner made to audition for the biggest show on television.

First up tonight is 22 year old Johnny Keyser who has it going on with his rendition of A Change Is Gonna Come.  He is incredibly good and the judges tell him to keep singing as they interrupt him with things like "You know you're gonna be a star, right"?.

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Idol’s trip to Portland last night generated average ratings for Fox which could be blamed on the average talent on show.

18.2 million tuned in to Wednesday’s episode, with a 5.9 rating among adults 18-49.

This is down 9 per cent on last week, despite still claiming the top spot for the night for Fox.

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It's our first venture into Oregon and finally we're here. Known for it's cloudy skies, the crowd is colorful and bright.  Will we find the next American Idol here tonight?  The auditions start now.

Brittany Zika kicks things off with The Story and has a beautiful tone.  We're off to a good start with our first golden ticket.

The last time we were in the North-West of the country, auditionees didn't seem that well prepared, apparently.  Have things changed?  Apparently not.

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