Clay Aiken’s Charlotte audition. Singing ’somewhere over the rainbow’.  And the love affair began.

The best performance thus far in season 8, Adam Lambert’s Tracks of my Tears became an instant classic.  Coming on the heals of the controversial performance of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”, he showed the ultimate range and that he’s the one to beat in season 8.

16 year-old David Archuleta auditions for American Idol. He sings John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change”.

I wasn’t a fan of Jason until after this performance.  It’s absolutely stunning and one of the most memorable performances in Idol history.  Jason Castro sings “Hallelujah”.  The Jeff Buckley version.

Justin Guarini’s American Idol Audition.  Ps.. Isn’t it weird hearing someone besides Ryan introduce the contestants? And that he didn’t know Simon and Randy! How funny!

A Song For You by Elliott Yamin on American Idol.  Many consider this the best ballad ever on American Idol.  If nothing else, this made many, many girls swoon.

Chris Daughtry Audition singing “The Letter” by Joe Cocker.  Showed off his amazing unique style from the very first audition.  Amazing!

This video was too classic not to add.  This is amazing!  Watch renowned caricature artist Eric Jones from GiveAcaricature.com create an awesome caricature of the American Idol judges. Make sure you turn up the volume to enjoy the sound!

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Katharine McPhee Audition from Season 5.  She blew the judges away.  “You are what this competition is all about”!

So I’ve been asked a lot about Kara DioGuardi.  There’s lots of opinions of her as a judge and she’s very polarizing… You either love her or hate her, it seems.  One thing you can’t deny is her talented.  She’s quite a good singer and an amazing writer.  Here she is singing Strangers & Angels

So do you like Kara? Who’s your favorite Female Judge on American Idol?