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Michael, 20, impressed the judges with his performance of Gavin DeGraw 's "In Love With A Girl."
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"Not bad," Paula Abdul remarked, while Simon Cowell called his performance "goodish." New judge Kara DioGuardi said it was "ballsy" of him to audition after his brother did the show last season. After he advanced, Jason (who was waiting for him in the lobby), joked, "I'm blown away. I've never heard him sing in real life!"
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The show had another stunner: Daniel Gokey, whose wife passed away four weeks before his audition and who almost didn't try out because he was so wrought with grief.
"I think you're one of the best we've seen," judge Randy Jackson remarked after Gokey sang "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
Gokey (whose best friend also auditioned and made it through) dedicated his win to his late wife.
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DioGuardi was most impressed with the night's final singer, 23-year-old Lil Rounds.
The mother-of-three -- whose family survived a tornado -- sang a soulful rendition of Stevie Wonder 's "All I Do."
Jackson called her "a mixture of Fantasia and Mary J Blige," while DioGuardi said she was "one of the best" the judges have seen.
"You are absolutely fantastic," praised Cowell. "There's something retro about you, very classy. A singer's singer."
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Then, there were the really bad singers: 18-year-old Chelsea Marquardt (Cowell said she sounded like "a cat jumping off the Empire State Building"); Brian Hetler, 18 (Cowell called him "horrendous"); Michael Nicewonder, 20, who bawled after Cowell laughed at him and Mia Conley, 27, who told the judges "God will make them pay" for not sending her through.
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Shawnee Hi like jason better, the pink hair gotta go on the broreport abuseposted February 3, 2009 2:38 PM PST
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yasmin ki love his voice!!!!!!!1report abuseposted January 21, 2009 3:30 PM PST
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Christine PI liked Michael Castro on American Idol he wasen't horriblereport abuseposted January 19, 2009 4:15 PM PST
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BUCKS RULEI love Jason Castro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His Somewhere Over the Rainbow rendition was awesome!!!!! I will root for his brother just to see more of Jason hopefully!!!report abuseposted January 18, 2009 6:18 PM PST
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JenaRomg you r an incredible singer.i wonder wat inspired youreport abuseposted January 17, 2009 2:44 PM PST
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me likieboth are cutiesreport abuseposted January 15, 2009 9:29 PM PST
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vali think hes sexy !report abuseposted January 15, 2009 10:28 AM PST
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jc the veg. cutiejason castro is really cute!report abuseposted January 15, 2009 9:44 AM PST
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KrisI think he has an amazing voice. I didn't expect him to do well. I don't think he's going to make it as far as his brother did. I doubt if we see him in the top 10.report abuseposted January 15, 2009 7:30 AM PST
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meshellcutie_mni cant wait to see jason castro's brother, he was talented and cute!report abuseposted January 15, 2009 6:29 AM PST
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