Aretha Codner, of Buffalo, New York, may be named after The Queen of Soul, but the Idol judges sure didn’t give her any RESPECT. What do you think of Aretha’s version of I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston.

Oh my damn! Josh Boson, of Beaufort, South Carolina, performed And I Am Telling You, which should be sign Number One that this wasn’t going to end well. Look, if your name isn’t Jennifer Hudson or Jennifer Holliday, you’ll fall flat on your face singing that song. Josh ended his performance by branding American Idol a “fake and rigged.”

American Idol Season Seven Chaleston, South Carolina: It’s the Klumps Reloaded! Sibiling singers Michelle and Jeffrey Lampkin sang their way to Hollywood.

Before vocal paralysis and American Idol Season Seven San Diego, A.I finalist David Archuleta was making a name for himself as a winner on Star Search when he was just twelve. Here’s a video of the sixteen year old crooner singing to American Idol Season One contestants, including winner Kelly Clarkson.

Irish-born Carly Smithson, who owns a tattoo parlor with her husband, missed her Idol opportunity two years ago due to troubles with her Visa. Carly took another crack at Hollywood in San Diego.