Blog: Idolator

Seventeen thousand hopefuls showed up when American Idol rolled into Nashville looking for possible contestants, but only one chanteuse truly blew Season 10 judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler away in last night's episode: a 15-year-old Georgian named Lauren Alaina. She was the final audition during the show's two-day stint in Music City. So what was so great about her? Head below. Our trio of judges sat through the usual parade of audience-pleasing freaks (the not-so-camera-shy LaToya Moore—aka wannabe soulstress "Younique"—and some dude who walked in wearing what looked [...]