02x02 - Auditions #2

[bunniefuu]

[Cheers and applause]

[Vocalizing]

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[All vocalizing]

Whoo!

♪ ♪

When you sang,
you broke my heart.

♪ ♪

I wanna know who
let you onstage.

Britney.

I'm gonna have to say no.

[Sobbing] My God!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Are you ready? ♪

♪ do you know? ♪

Kon'nichiwa!

Kon'nichiwa.

It's the performance
of a lifetime.

[All vocalizing]

Whoo!

A star has just walked
out on that stage.

[Cheers and applause]

Oh, God.

Stand back.

Aah!

Oh, my God.

You can't sing.

Oh, really?

Britney, I love you.

[Techno pop music]

♪
♪

X Factor's in town.

Yeah!

Somebody in the Bay got a chance
to hit a $ million contract.

$ million?

Are you nervous?

Are you, like...
I am so nervous.

Oh, my... since I was your size,
your size, I knew I was gonna be a

singer.

Let's go.

[Chuckles]

How we doin' today?

Good, thanks.

Welcome to The X Factor.

Oh, my God.

I'm so excited.

Are you nervous?

Very.

I feel okay right now, but I
think right when I go on, I'm

gonna have, like, my heart
pounding through my throat.

Can I go any closer?

All right.

We're here.

I know.

It's... it's crazy, huh?

Let's go.

You can do it.

I mean, like, hopefully.

I mean... hopefully?
What do you mean?

I-I'm gonna try my best.

It's the performance
of a lifetime, remember?

Not an audition.

Yeah.

Let's do this.

Let's go.

Bringing up the
house mics now.

Follow me!

I'm goin' in there.

I'm goin' in there.

Aw, I'm so excited.

Which one of you guys
are auditioning today?

I'm auditioning.

[Chuckles] Are you
nervous or excited?

Um, I don't think I'm gonna be
nervous until I get up, like,

right before I'm gonna
be on that stage.

[Laughs]

[Chuckles]

[Sirens wail]

I'm excited about
the judges today.

Gonna go show Mr.
Reid what I got.

I love Demi Lovato.

She's great.

I've always liked Simon as a
judge, even though he's scary.

[Sirens wail]

Britney Spears
is gonna be here?

Duh.

[Cheers and applause]

Welcome to X Factor.

San Francisco, does everybody
have their paperwork out, their

I. D. Out ready to go?

Johnny Maxwell.

[Cheering]

We're looking for one.

We're looking for one
star, the next superstar.

All: Simon! Simon! Simon!

Simon!

This is an area
that's known for talent.

I love San Francisco.

It's amazing.

I definitely think we're gonna
find some great talent.

♪ I am titanium ♪

[Cheers and applause]

Yay. Are you guys excited?

When I call your
number, please rise up.

Meet me right here, and we're
gonna take you to the auditions,

okay?

I'm very excited, demi.

We're gonna find some stars.

I hope so.

You only need one.

I knew since he was just a
little baby boy that this is

what he was born to do.

He's been my rock
when I needed him.

He just has such heart, and I
always tell him all the time,

you know, you're either born with
heart... you either got it or

you don't, and
this kid's got it.

Johnny, I know you.

You got this, you
understand me?

Judges are on the move.

To be backstage, it feels
like I'm one of the stars that

you go to concerts to see,
you know what I mean?

I'm feeling what
they're feeling now.

[Cheers and applause]

Welcome your judges!

Hey, John, the judges
are ready for you.

Head on up the stairs.

L.A. Reid!

[Cheers and applause]

Demi Lovato!

Simon Cowell!

And Britney Spears!

[Cheers and applause]

Here's your mic.

Good luck.

It's a dream to know that
you... you're seconds away from

takin' that first step.

Are we feelin' good?

Feelin' great.

I'm ready to get
on that stage.

You okay?

Yeah.

Is his mic ready?

All right, go get 'em.

Thank you.

X Factor, how y'all doin'?

Let's go!

Here we go.

It's a loud crowd.

That's an entrance.

Okay, welcome.
What's your name?

My name is Johnny Maxwell.

You look happy.

[Laughs]

Are you excited?

Definitely.

You look it.

Okay, so tell me about you.

How old are you?

I'm .

You're ?

Yeah.

Wow.

[Chuckles]

You're in the right
place, John, right now.

And where you from?

I'm from Castro
valley, California.

[Cheers and applause]

Okay, now tell me what makes
you a $ million winner.

I wanna know.

Pssh, I got the ambition.

Yeah.

I know what it takes to win,
and I know that I have what it

takes to win, and I'm
gonna show that.

Okay, what are you
gonna sing today?

Um, I'm gonna sing an
original that I wrote.

Good.

Okay.

It's called
all these people.

Okay, and what's it about?

It's basically about doing it
big, and not... not... not letting,

like, what anybody says that's
negative, or anything, get in

the way of your dream, and...
Right.

I hope other people
can relate to that too.

[Cheers and applause]

All right, best of luck.

All right, thank you.

Take the moment.

[Cheers and applause]

[Down-tempo pop music]

♪
♪

♪ whoa ♪

♪ oo-whoa-oo-oo-oo-oo ♪

X Factor, let's go.

Come on.

♪ Well, I done been ♪

♪ through some struggles ♪

♪ gotta hold on ♪

♪ when my problems start ♪

♪ to double ♪

♪ gotta stay strong ♪

♪ do it big in front of ♪

♪ do it big in front ♪

♪ of all these people ♪

♪ all these people ♪

♪ all these people, come on! ♪

♪ do it big in front of all ♪

♪ these people ♪

♪ all these people ♪

♪ yea-a-ah ♪

Look! Look! Look!

♪ I'm warmin' up ♪

♪ don't let the lighter burn ♪

♪ lookin' back at problems ♪

♪ of the past ♪

♪ God, that time you spent ♪

♪ I ain't concerned ♪

♪ know this one day ♪

♪ pop, when I did it ♪

♪ say the word ♪

♪ promise not to let it ♪

♪ faze me by the things ♪

♪ that I heard ♪

♪ so I gotta keep movin' ♪

♪ no time for losin' ♪

♪ I'm comin' up ♪

♪ to bigger and better thangs ♪

♪ some people go, "child, ♪

♪ listen up" ♪

♪ my lyrics erupt ♪

♪ to the ones that feel ♪

♪ they struggled too ♪

♪ and in hard times ♪

♪ that person might be ♪

♪ me or you ♪

♪ so handle some struggles ♪

♪ gotta hold up ♪

♪ when my problems ♪

♪ start to double ♪

♪ gotta stay strong ♪

♪ ain't lookin'
for no trouble ♪

♪ just a problem ♪

♪ that they own ♪

♪ and I'm gonna do it big ♪

♪ in front of ♪

♪ do it big in front ♪

♪ of all these people ♪

♪ all these people ♪

♪ all these people ♪

♪ do it big in front ♪

♪ of all these people ♪

♪ these people ♪

♪ these peop... ♪

X Factor, let's go!

[Cheers and applause]

Get your breath back.

Get your breath back.

Well, that's what's
called giving it %.

L.A.?

You know, you took great risk
doing an original song, but you

are exactly what we need.

[Cheers and applause]

Thank you.

You know what?

You are amazingly accomplished for
somebody your age, both as a

songwriter, as a performer, your
energy, it's all... it's all

feeling so good right now.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Britney, what'd you think?

I feel like you're so
passionate and fun to watch.

[Cheering]

Thank you, Britney.

And I think you're adorably
cute, and I can see a whole

record and album and everything.

Demi?

You have swag.

[Chuckles]

But you are so driven and
passionate when you perform.

It's amazing to watch.

Thank you.

And I really
enjoyed watching you.

You were fun and energetic, and
you're really cute, which I

think all these ladies like.

[Girls scream and cheer]

Um, you know, when the track
first started, I-I was a little

bit suspect about your vocals.

Okay.

There's no question or doubt you're
a better rapper than you are a singer.

Yeah.

But what you have is that you've got
that steel in your eyes and ambition.

[Cheers and applause]

Thank you.

Okay, now the
important part.

L.A., yes or no?

It's a yes.

[Cheers and applause]

That means a lot.

Britney?

Definitely yes.

Thank you.

Demi?

Absolutely yes.

[Cheers and applause]

Thanks.

I think you're here
at the right time.

I think this is your time.

Thank you.

I get you.

You've got four yeses.

♪ Boy, you've got ♪

♪ my heartbeat runnin' away ♪

♪ beatin' like a drum ♪

♪ and it's coming away ♪

♪ can't you hear that ♪

♪ boom-badoom-boom ♪

♪ boom-badoom-boom, baby ♪

♪ got that super bass ♪

♪ boom-badoom-boom ♪

♪ boom-badoom-boom, baby ♪

♪ yeah, that's
that super bass ♪

♪ boom, boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ boom-baboom, boom, boom ♪

♪ boom, boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ boom-baboom, boom, boom ♪

♪ boom-badoom-boom ♪

♪ boom-badoom-boom, baby ♪

That is what
we're looking for.

This... this means the world.

It's just... it's my... everybody
gets one chance, and I feel like

late nights in my room writing
and recording when mom tells me

to go to sleep,
and... [Chuckling]

Yeah, it all paid off.

I can sing that
song in my head.

Got one, guys.

Dude, did you see
them singing the chorus?

No, I didn't.

They were singing it.

And Demi Lovato
said I had swag.

♪ I like it like it ♪

♪ I like it like it ♪

♪ na na na come on ♪

[Cheers and applause]

A little more love.

All right, lookin' good.

Let's go.

I gotta look good.

How do I look?

You look awesome.

Look at that guy's hair.

It's so cool.

Vocal talent
goes a long way.

You can't just go out there.

You have to look
the part as well.

I'm Lexa Berman.

I'm years old, and I'm from
sunny Boca Raton, Florida.

I've been performing since
I was three years old.

I've got something
interesting about myself.

It's undescribable, and
that's what The X Factor is.

There's not a word
for it for a reason.

♪ 'Cause I may be bad ♪

♪ but I'm perfectly
good at it ♪

Hi, I'm Paige.

Paige? I'm lexa.

My middle name's Paige.

That is so weird.

I know.

I'm Paige Stroobach,
and I'm years old.

I love showing what I have.

Like, dancing, singing, and
acting... like, put the three

together, like, that's
a dominating force.

You know what I mean?

Yeah. Oh, my goodness.

I think she was kind of trying to
get a little competitive with me.

I think was trying to figure out,
like, what I had that she didn't.

Yeah, I act and
model out here too.

[Laughs]

Her outfit and her look are not
scaring me, 'cause I know what I got.

[Laughs] And I'm not
scared to show it.

I'm here to win and dominate.

I'm the one to look
out for, okay?

Like, I'm
really competitive.

But, like, I respect
everyone's talent.

Well, you know, if you don't
have what it takes, you better

just, like, walk out
of the line right now.

It's a tough, cutthroat world.

Yeah.

Better watch out.

[Bananarama's venus]

♪ She's got it ♪

What's up, girl?

♪ Yeah, baby ♪

♪ she's got it ♪

Hello, guys.

Get it. Get it.

Come on.

I can't wait to be
in front of the judges.

I love being under the lights, and
I'll do anything to get there.

This is no plan "b" for me.

My dream comes true, or I have
to go marry rich into someone's

family.

♪ Yeah, baby ♪

♪ she's got it ♪

Hello, hello.

♪ Yeah, baby ♪

♪ she's got it ♪

Hello.

Hello.

What's your name?

Lexa Berman.

What do you do?

What do I do?

Yeah.

Currently, I mean, I'm just
trying to make it as a singer

and a dancer and a performer.

I'm struggling, but...
Really?

That's my dream,
and I'm gonna do it.

And you've been
onstage before?

I have.

Single or married?

L.A.?

Single.

What do you think?

You know, Simon's single.

Uh-oh.

Are you interested?

[Laughter]

You can't handle me?

Is that what it is?

Yeah.

[Laughter]

[Cheers and applause]

Really?

You know who you are?

Who am I?

You're Jersey shore
meets the Kardashians.

[Laughter]

I like that.

I like that.

I like that combination.

I'll take it.

All right, best of luck.

Thank you.

All right.

[Alex Clare's too close]

♪
♪

♪ hey ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ you know I'm not one ♪

♪ to break promises ♪

♪ I don't wanna hurt you ♪

♪ but I need to breathe ♪

♪ at the end of it all ♪

♪ you're still my best friend ♪

[Vocalizing]

♪ But there's
something inside ♪

♪ that I need to release ♪

♪ which way is right? ♪

♪ which way is wrong? ♪

♪ how... ♪

[Audience booing]

Britney?

It was, like, one tone the
whole time as you were singing,

and it was just really boring.

[Laughter]

Demi?

When you first walked out
onstage, I was like, "wow.

This girl is gorgeous."

The problem is, is that you...
[Audience booing]

Came off as really overconfident,
and it wasn't likable.

Look, you're not the best
singer in the world, but I like

your attitude.

The problem is, is that
most people won't like you.

But I kind of feel you
need a second chance.

So I will give you a yes.

Thank you.

So that's a yes.

Britney?

No.

Demi?

I'm gonna have to say no.

I tried.

Both: Sorry.

[Nelly Furtado's maneater]

♪ Everybody look at me, me ♪

There's a lot of
junk in that trunk.

It's true.

♪ What you're here for ♪

It's not funny.

That was the most embarrassing
thing of my life.

Well, I mean, at least we
know now, like, what not to do.

[Chuckles]

We need someone with great
looks and great talent.

♪ Yeah ♪

Why is that so difficult?

[Cheers and applause]

Hello.

Hi.

You're cute.

And you're working
those eyes right now.

Is it working?

[Laughter]

Yes.

Maybe.

All right, well, good luck.

♪ Bir... birds flying high ♪

♪ you know how I feel ♪

I don't feel like it was strong
enough for this competition.

But you're cute.

At least I got that.

♪ I'm sexy, and I know it ♪

[Cheers and applause]

Hello, sir.

How you doing?

♪ I'm sexy, and I know it ♪

What do you do when
you're not singing?

Well, I exercise, 'cause in order
to entertain, you gotta stay in shape.

You rockin' a
six-pack under there?

[Laughs]

Oh, hey.

Good luck.

♪ Goin' nowhere fast ♪

I'm sorry.

That just won't cut it.

No.

No.

It's a no.

I'd love it if someone hot
came in who could actually sing.

Oh, my goodness.

This is why I love this job.

[All singing off-key]

I'm gonna say no.

I'm gonna have to say no.

Both: ♪ grown so much ♪

You're not great singers,
but I admire your six-packs.

Both: ♪ but I won't fall ♪

I'm amazed the attractive twins
didn't get through, but that's a no.

Both: Really?

[Singing off-key]

You're really cute, but your
voice isn't really that great.

Why is it that all the
good-looking people can't sing?

All: ♪ baby, you light up ♪

♪ my world like nobody else ♪

Everything was good
until you started singing.

[All singing off-key]

It just wasn't there.

You're not a
very good singer.

I wanted to like you guys.

I wanted to like you a lot.

I'm gonna have to say no.

I'm gonna have to say no.

It's a no.

♪ Share my life ♪

You can't destroy
that song, sweetie.

Yeah.

Man, we haven't
seen one damn talent.

Somebody send me a singer.

[Carolina liar's show me
what I'm looking for]

[Cheers and applause]

Michael, you got a lot
more practice to do.

It's a no.

♪ Wait, I'm young ♪

Man, this is the Bay area.

What's goin' on?

I feel like we have not seen
a bona fide star today.

I wanna find somebody
that's really gonna wow me.

Right.

This is frustrating to me.

I need to see some talent.

I have not seen anything
that moves me at all.

♪ Show me what I'm ♪

♪ looking for ♪

♪ show me what I'm ♪

♪ looking for ♪

♪ oh, lord ♪

When we get in there, I am gonna
show them true San Francisco.

[Dolly Parton's to ]

♪
♪

I wonder if Britney's a
little hungry right now.

[Laughter]

If she's hungry, she's about
to get a filling of talent.

My name is Jason Brock, and
right now I'm doing tech

support, and I help a lot of
people, but I don't wanna do it

the rest of my life.

♪ Workin' : to : ♪

So what do you do?

My day job is tech support.

Stop it.

I know!

Not you.

I know.

Every day, I get phone
call after phone call.

Customers have asked me to sing
to them, and I have sung to them.

One time, I did, like, what's
love got to do with it to a

customer.

You know who
you remind me of?

Who?

Elton John, diva.

Ohh, thank you.

When my voice comes out,
it is unbelievable.

Ohhh!

And it really stops people in their
tracks, and they're like, "is that him?"

Bye.

I'll see you soon.

Okay, okay, okay.

I know that I am amazing, and
when I get on that stage, they

are just gonna be like, "wow, we've
never seen anyone like this before."

[Cheers and applause]

Oh, my God.

Thank you so much.

Bay area, I'm happy to be here.

Hi.

Hey, judges!

How are you?

Britain!

Japan says hello
from my boyfriend.

Okay.

So, kon'nichiwa,
Britney-chan.

Kon'nichiwa.

[Chuckles]

What's your name?

Hello, Simon.

How are you?

I'm good, good to see you.

My name's Jason Brock.

You are really
excited right now.

Are you nervous?

Not at all.

[Cheers and applause]

[Laughs]

So you see yourself doing
this full-time for the rest of

your life?

Absolutely.

I have, um, some talent, and I
think this room already knows it.

[Cheers and applause]

I have an idea in mind.

If I was gonna do a stage show,
big show, it would start with,

like, a... a dark stage with kind
of smoky, like, white light.

Then I'll walk up through the
shadows to center stage, like I

am right now.

Then I'll be doing my thing,
and as I'm goin' "oh-oh,"

dancers will descend, two on
each side of me, down to the

floor... Oh, my gosh.

And then the stage is gonna
rise with my dancers around me,

and I would get my last note
with a little "oh-oh-oh-oh!"

And then the dancers will jump off
with a big glitter expl*si*n.

[Laughter]

Okay, back to planet
earth for a moment.

Okay, okay, here we go.

Here we go.

What are you gonna sing?

I've got New York state
of mind, Billy Joel.

Okay.

It has my own flavor, so
you might kinda like that.

All right.

Okay, thank you.

Sure.

[Billy Joel's New
York State of Mind]

[Vocalizing]

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Sometimes ♪

♪ the movie stars ♪

♪ fancy cars ♪

♪ and their limousines, yeah ♪

♪ I've been high ♪

♪ in the rockies ♪

♪ under the evergreens ♪

♪ oh, well, I know ♪

♪ what I'm needin' ♪

♪ ain't gonna waste no time ♪

♪ oh-oh-oh, yeah ♪

♪ I'm in a New York ♪

♪ state of mind ♪

♪ a mind ♪

♪ it comes down to reality ♪

♪ you know, it's fine with me ♪

♪ because I let it slide ♪

♪ and I don't care ♪

♪ if it's Chinatown ♪

♪ or maybe we'll go up around ♪

♪ the riverside ♪

♪ I don't have one ♪

♪ little reason ♪

♪ you know, I left them ♪

♪ all behind ♪

♪ oh, yeah, in a New York ♪

♪ state of mind ♪

♪ oh-oh-oh, yeah-oh ♪

♪ yeah ♪

[Cheers and applause]

[Chuckles]

Thank you!

[Cheering continues]

[Westlife's safe]

♪
♪

Thank you so much.

Wow.

I love you.

I love you too! [Laughs]

Thank you.

Okay, let's see... let's
see what Simon has to say.

Well, you know what?

When you were talking about
this, which I thought at the

time was this ridiculous concept
which was never gonna happen, it

was all fantasy, and I'm kind of
preparing myself for the worst...

[laughs]

And then suddenly, we
were at your concert.

Wow.

[Cheers and applause]

That means a lot.

You know what?

You love music and it shows.

I love it. I love it.

I love the audition.

[Cheers and applause]

That is amazing.

Thank you.

Britney.

I thought it was
magnificent-o.

[Sighs]

It was absolutely amazing.

I was thoroughly entertained.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Britney.

[Cheers and applause]

You are completely flawless.

You're amazing.

Oh!

L.A., thank you.

Your voice is a
song's best friend.

Every songwriter wants a guy
like you to sing their song.

You are unbelievable.

Thank you so much.

That means a lot, thank you.

I so agree.

You sparkle and you ooze of
joy when you're singing.

Thank you. Thank you.

And it really is coming from
your glow and your eyes and your

smile.

It makes me want, like,
fall in love with you.

Aww, thank you.

Okay, now the serious part.

L.A., yes or no?

You know what, I
love what you do.

It's a yes.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Thank you.

Britney?

Definitely yes.

Thank you.

All: Whoo!

Demi?

One of the easiest
yeses I've ever given.

Oh!

[Cheers and applause]

Well, you know what?

It also gives me great joy, Jason,
to give you the fourth yes.

Congratulations.

[Cheers and applause]

Oh, thank you
so much, Simon.

Thank you so much.

I love you.

♪ How you gonna ♪

♪ live your life ♪

Damn, he was good.

I love him.

Whoo! Oh, my God!

[Laughs]

They love me!

[Laughter]

I really liked him.

I did too.

I thought he was fun.

We found one.

I'm so happy.

I could not believe
what they said!

They said so many
amazing things to me.

I mean, I was, like, "really?

Are they really saying this?"

[Laughs]

I am winning!

I'm gonna win!

[Cheering]

[Cheers and applause]

I can't believe I'm
meeting Britney Spears.

It's like meeting God.

Do I look like her at all?

I think she might be my sister.

Hey, Britney!

That didn't go as planned.

Don't wanna talk, please.

Let me explain something.

Yeah, light up the marquee.

The x-factor's gonna love this.

Hey guys, how much more time
do you think we have on this?

We gotta get this done.

♪ Tonight's the night ♪

♪ we're gonna make it happen ♪

"X" marks the spot.

Hope they love it.

I hope so.

Right, Simon's
gonna love it.

The excitement's certainly
growing here in Providence.

If you take a look behind me at
the thousands of people lined up

to get inside... [cheering]

And they're all vying for that huge
contract... $ million with Sony records.

[Siren whoops]

♪ And if you
move real slow ♪

♪ I'll let it go ♪

Hi.

♪ I'm so excited ♪

There's Simon.

Oh-ho, yeah.

Demi's my girl.

L.A. Reid has signed so
many of the biggest artists.

Britney Spears had some of the
first songs I ever heard in my life.

I can't believe I'm
meeting Britney Spears.

It's like meeting God.

How do you feel?

As soon as I heard that
Britney was gonna be a judge,

and I knew that I would get the
opportunity to stand in front of

her and sing, it was fate.

My name's pat Ford.

I'm .

I'm from Derry, New Hampshire, and I
love everything about Britney Spears.

I don't think many people truly
respect her on the level that I

do and actually admire her and look
up to her in the same way that I do.

You just feel a
connection, right?

Yeah.

I think she might be my sister.

Do I look like her at all?

I just need a blonde wig, and
I'm like... honestly, I thought

about that, but I figured it
would be, like, too creepy.

I would do anything just to get
a glimpse of her in person.

I'm gonna be shaking nervous
when I'm that close to Britney.

I can't even imagine.

I hope Britney
likes the flowers.

She's gonna love them.

If I won the $ million, I'd
live in a nice-ass house,

drive a nice-ass car, and have a nice-ass
girlfriend named Britney Spears.

[Ominous music]

♪ ♪

♪ hey, Britney ♪

Britney, Simon, L.A., demi,
nice to see you all.

Pleasure to meet you.

What's your name?

Pat Ford.

Who the flowers for?

They are for miss Britney
Spears, the one and only.

[Cheers and applause]

Britney, I love you.

This is an honor just to even
be standing in front of you.

I'm a huge fan.

This is a dream come true
to even be so close to you.

Okay, what's the song?

What are you singing?

I'm gonna be singing
circus, by Britney.

[Laughter]

All right, good luck.

You ready, Providence?

[Cheering]

You ready, Britney?

[Britney Spears' circus]

♪
♪

♪ there's only two types ♪

♪ of people in the world ♪

♪ whoa ♪

♪ the ones that entertain ♪

♪ and the ones that observe ♪

♪ well, baby ♪

♪ I'm like a firecracker ♪

♪ I make it hot ♪

♪ when I put on a show ♪

♪ I feel the
adrenaline moving ♪

♪ through my veins ♪

♪ spotlight on me ♪

♪ and I'm ready to break ♪

[Booing]

♪ I'm like a performer ♪

♪ the dance floor is my stage ♪

♪ better be ready ♪

♪ hope that you feel the same ♪

♪ all eyes on me ♪

♪ in the center of the ring ♪

♪ just like a circus ♪

♪ when I cr*ck that whip ♪

♪ everybody gon' trip ♪

♪ just like a circus ♪

♪ everybody let go ♪

♪ we can make a dance... ♪

[Light cheering and applause]

Whoo! All right.

I won't even bother you.

Simon, what do you think?

Uh, it was like you had an
argument with Britney Spears,

got drunk, and decided to
scream the song at her.

[Laughs]

That's how it came over.

It wouldn't happen.

I would never argue
with Britney.

Never, ever.

Britney, I love you.

Uh, it's a no
from me, Patrick.

Demi?

Nope.

It's a no from me.

Britney?

No.

That's four noes.

That's all you got for
me, Britney, just a no?

I think you're lucky
you just got a no.

Join the circus!

[Dramatic music]

♪
♪

Patrick?

♪
♪

Pat?

That's four noes.

Can I bring Britney her
flowers, or is that a no too?

Patrick, give them to me.

I'll give them to her.

Thank you, Simon.

I appreciate it.

No problem, thank you very
much for these, thank you.

All right.

Britney, I love you.

That didn't go as planned.

That, like, could not
have gone worse.

That was a disaster.

Oh, my God.

That defines the word
"uncomfortable."

I don't wanna talk.

I don't wanna talk.

Let me just say something.

I just wish she gave me more
than a no, like, maybe an

explanation or like, "I
appreciate the flowers," but all

she said was the word "no."

It's just, like, heartbreaking.

Like, she is my idol.

I have no words.

I'm just disappointed.

The only word she
said was "no."

I-I still love her.

What?

Wow!

Miss Thang, you
are a little diva.

[One direction's what
makes you beautiful]

[Overlapping chatter]

♪
♪

Oh, my God, look!

Should we pass it out?

A very big thank
you from Providence.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my God.

I love it.

Smile.

Here we go.

Back up, oh, stand
back, stand back.

[Laughs]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

♪ That's what makes you ♪

♪ beautiful ♪

[Colbie Calliat's
brighter than the sun]

[Cheering]

What an experience.

This is something.

It's different,
definitely different.

♪ So patiently ♪

Loud. [Giggles]

I-I have trouble hearing.

My name is carly
rose Sonenclar.

I'm years old.

I'm from Westchester, New York.

I love music.

I just sing from my heart
and it just feels great.

♪ Oh, this is
how it starts ♪

Just... we've been here for

hours now.

[Giggles]

But it's coming to an end.

My parents are
extremely supportive.

My mom is a graphic designer
and my dad is a copywriter,

but I wanna be a superstar.

If she gets four yeses, I'll
be the proudest mom in the

world, but I already am, so...
Now all we have to do is

sing in front of , people.

I'm hoping that demi and
Britney kind of look at me and

say, "whoa, that... that's
just like me.

That's where I
was at one time."

You're gonna do great.

Whoa.

Don't be nervous.

[Giggles]

Eye contact.

I always get a little
nervous, just seeing everything

and all the people, and that's...
I mean, nerves are good,

I think.

Have a little bit of nerves.

Nerves, nerves, nerves.

I'm, like, right here.

I'm so close, I just
wanna get on the stage.

Judges are ready for you.

If you'll go right
this way, please.

Okay.

To get a yes from the judges
would be one of the best moments

of my life.

We need one great
one to come out.

We need one to just turn
the energy up for us.

♪ Oh, this is
how it starts ♪

♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪

Hi, hello, what's
your name, sweetie?

I'm carly rose Sonenclar.

How old are you?

I'm years old.

Aw.

[Cheering]

So what are you gonna
sing for us today?

I'm gonna sing feeling
good by Nina Simone.

Whoa.

Wow.

Can I ask you something?

Did you rehearse?

Yes.

And you picked
that song yourself?

Yes, I did.

All right, well,
best of luck.

Thank you.

Good luck to you.

[Nina Simone's feeling good]

♪ Birds flyin' high ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ sun in the sky ♪

♪ you know how I feel ♪

What?

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Breeze driftin' on by ♪

♪ you know how I feel ♪

♪ it's a new dawn ♪

♪ it's a new day ♪

♪ it's a new life ♪

♪ for me ♪

Wow!

♪ And I'm feelin' good ♪

Oh, my gosh.

♪ Dragonfly out in the sun ♪

♪ you know what I mean ♪

♪ don't you know ♪

♪ butterflies all havin' fun ♪

♪ you know what I mean, oh ♪

♪ sleep in peace ♪

♪ when day is done ♪

♪ that's what I mean ♪

♪ and this old world ♪

♪ is a new world ♪

♪ and a bold world for me ♪

♪ and I'm feelin' good ♪

[Cheers]

♪ Oh, I'm feelin' so good ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ oh, yeah ♪

♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

Whoo!

♪ Stars when you shine ♪

♪ you know how I feel ♪

♪ scent of the pines ♪

♪ you know how I feel ♪

♪ oh, freedom is-a mine ♪

♪ and I know how I feel ♪

♪ it's a new dawn ♪

♪ it's a new day ♪

♪ it's a new life ♪

♪ it's a new dawn ♪

♪ it's a new day ♪

♪ it's a new life ♪

♪ it's a new dawn ♪

♪ it's a new day ♪

[Cheering]

♪ It's a new life ♪

♪ it's a new life for me ♪

♪ and I'm feelin' good ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Yes, I'm feelin' good ♪

♪ good ♪

♪ good ♪

[Cheers and applause]

[Light piano pop music]

♪
♪

♪ I'm feelin' good ♪

Whoa!

Wow.

Miss Thang, you are
a little diva.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

You were unbelievable.

You were amazing.

I was not expecting that,
and you can see all of us

completely are in love with you.

Thank you so much.

[Cheers and applause]

Honey, you may be ,
but your soul is old.

Yeah.

That's not you singing.

No, it's not.

Somebody is behind you, behind
the screen singing that song.

I promise. I promise.

Who's, like, .

Okay, well... [laughter]

I'm gonna need a lot of proof
here, carly, 'cause let me tell

you: A star has just
walked out on that stage.

[Cheers and applause]

And I'm with you.

You have soul.

I really, really,
really like you.

Thank you.

I wanna buy your
music right now.

Thank you.

You're also really, really
confident, and it's, like,

effortless for you, which blows
my mind, 'cause you're only .

Okay, carly, still the
important part to come.

Drumroll.

L.A., yes or no?

Oh, my goodness.

You know what?

I love what you said.

Remember this day, everybody.

A star is born.

It's a yes!

[Cheers and applause]

Britney?

Oh, definitely yes.

Demi?

I'm obsessed.

Yes.

[Exhales]

Okay, carly, , yeses.

♪ And I would sing ♪

♪ and I would pray ♪

♪ and I would write it ♪

♪ in an anthem ♪

♪ if I could be with you ♪

♪ and I would cry ♪

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

That's the best I've heard.

Yeah.

She's amazing.

Yeah, yeah.

Everything I've been doing
all my life just, like, paid

off right there,
five minutes ago.

We love Providence,
Rhode Island.

[Cheering]

I'll remember that for
the rest of my life.

[Cheering]

[Giggles]

She was beautiful.

She was my highlight.

She had great tone.

She had the right songs.

She has the dimples.

She's a star.

[Dramatic rock music]

♪ ♪

[All vocalizing]

I love you.

Whoo!

Yes!

Woo-hoo!

♪ ♪

She's sweating.

[Laughs] Stop!

She's giggling.

Stop!

And she's gone a bit red.

♪ Happy Birthday ♪

♪ dear L.A. ♪

Oh, my goodness.

Never seen anything
like that before.

Yeah.

Ungh!

Ungh!

Ungh!

[Laughs] Oh, God!

[Siren wails]

I wish you could wake
me up in the morning.

Thank you.

Singing!

Of course.

Fiance in the house.

Awkward.

I've been waiting for a
chance like this my whole life.

I'm gonna do this for you.

Okay, buddy?

I'm not in this
thing to make friends.

I'm in it to win.

You gotta be a k*ller.

Aah!

Please, I can do it.

You just took a $ million opportunity
and you threw it in the trash.

[Sobbing]

Get a grip.

They all said no!

[Shouting]

[Sirens wailing]

Really sorry.

[Laughter]

Gotta mess with their
minds a little bit.

I don't know you!

Come on, man!

Ungh!

[Siren wails]

[Spits]

I don't care!

I felt like you
were bad to the bone.

[Bleep]!