Crystal Parizanski
Contestant #4358
Crystal was, I think, going for the Britney Spears look, but with a "make-up tan," she wasn't going to cut it. Combine that with an almost infinite supply of ditziness and some poor singing "talent," and you've got yourself an interesting (but unsuccessful) audition.
Simon immediately attacked by asking about the suntan. Here's how the conversation went:
Crystal: You need me to explain anything?
Simon: Yes, the tan.
Crystal: OK, um . . . my name is Crystal. Umm . . . I just –
Simon: No, I want to hear about your suntan.
Crystal: OK. I'm singing "And I'm Telling You" by Jennifer Holliday.
Simon: No, no, no. I want to hear about your suntan.
Crystal: Oh, my suntan?
Simon: Yeah, yeah.
Crystal: I go tanning.
Simon: (sarcastically) Noooo!
Crystal: But I don't think that's of main importance here.
Simon: No, but it is quite prominent.
Crystal: Oh, it is?
They called in Crystal's mother to see what she thought, and before entering, Paula whispered, "She has the same eye makeup on." Post-audition, Crystal insisted that "American Idol is not the next round," but that the next round would instead be when she became a huge star on her own.
There was also the Lady Marmalade montage. The clips were of multiple contestants singing the song. Crystal initially appeared for just one second, screaming, but the last 45 seconds of the clip was dedicated to her trying to sing "More, more, more." We also got to see a freak dressed up as a little girl in that clip.
You can also view Crystal's MySpace profile.
