1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterEllen Leventryhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/eleventry"American Idol": Tryouts, Trainwrecks, and Schadenfreuderich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pgRfzfKdde"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2007/01/american-idol-tryouts-trainwrecks-and.html">“American Idol”: Tryouts, Trainwrecks, and Schadenfreude</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2007/01/american-idol-tryouts-trainwrecks-and.html/embed#?secret=pgRfzfKdde" width="600" height="338" title="““American Idol”: Tryouts, Trainwrecks, and Schadenfreude” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="pgRfzfKdde" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The season premiere of “American Idol’s” sixth season was the show’s most-watched opener ever, with nearly 15 percent of the country watching at one point in the evening. So, is it any coincidence then that the Minnesota auditions featured on the show were some of the most egregious, deafening tryouts of the contest’s history, being…http://www.beliefnet.com/imgs/tout/story/AmericanIdol070118.jpg