Summary "American Idol" - Auditions #5 - Jan. 30, 2013

Tonight's first stop is San Antonio, TX.

First up is returning contestant Vincent Powell. He is in love with Mariah Carey. He sings "Rock Me Baby" by B.B. King and he sounds pretty good, soulful and raspy if a little tight on top. Last year he made it to the end of Hollywood Week. We flash back. They like him and it's four yeses and a golden ticket.

Next up isa duo Derek and David Bacerott they sing "You Should Let Me Love You" and try to harmonize. It is not good. Randy calls it terrible. They seem surprised and argue, a lot, but it gets nowhere. Nicki tries to calm them down. Randy says they have bad attitudes and they don't like it. They claim we'll hear from them again. They are wrong.

Next up is Savannah Votion and she has a five-year old daughter and tells them she's the next "Idol." She sings "At Last" by Etta James.A brave choice but she does have some talent and conviction and is quite heartfelt. They like her so it's four yeses and a golden ticket.

Next up is Cristabel Clack a worship leader. She's 29 so it's her last shot. She sings "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. She's also got a nice raspy, soulful approach and has some nice runs. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

Up next is Ann Difani one of Randy's "I nominate" contestans that he found in Arkansas and was nominated by her husband. She sings "Stronger" by Faith Hill. She has some good, strong passages. She's also very bright-eyed and confident. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

Next up is Victoria Acosta who plays in an all-female mariachi band. She sings "Big Girls, Don't Cry" by Fergie. She's very cute and has pretty impressive breath control. It's not spectacular but it's pretty good. Randy asks her to sing her a little mariachi and it's much stronger and better. It's four yeses and a golden ticket.

We see a montage of bad singers.

Next up is Papa Peachez who works with homeless people. He claims he's a big black woman trapped in a boy's body. He sings an original sing about being a woman in disguise and being a gypsy and being gay that's okay. He has a big "Ole Man River" type of voice. He's very flamboyant but his voice is actually not bad. Nicki calls him the most special person they saw today. Nicki says yes but then Randy and Keith say no. Mariah says a small yes. Randy is the tiebreaker and he relents. So he's through to Hollywood.

Next up is 16-year-old Sanni M'Mairura whose parents are from Africa. He also wants to be a choreographer. We see him performing with his church group and he's definitely got moves. He sings "Who's Lovin' You" by Smokey Robinson/Michael Jackson. He's got a sort of nasal tone but he's got great pitch, control, and style. And he's really cute. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

The final San Antonio contestant is a crazy Mariah Carey fan named Adam Saunders. He sings "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James. He is presented like he's going to be a trainwreck but he's actually got some skills. He overdoes the upper register but he can sing. He shocks all the judges and Keith, Mariah, and Randy give him a standing ovation. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

For hour two we move on to Long Beach, CA where they do the auditions on the Queen Mary.

We see Ryan doing his radio show and he talks about "Idol" auditions snarling traffic. And Mariah and Nicki aren't there. Mariah's stuck in traffic and Nicki has an "American Music Awards" commitment so Keith and Randy are going it alone. First up is Shuba Vedula She sings "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Christina Aguilera. She's got a big range and good control. Randy and Keith put her through.

Mariah--and her breasts-- arrives complaining about L.A. traffic. (Amen, sister.)

Next up is Brian Martinez He was discovered singing in a restroom by a producer who told him to audition. He sings "You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins. He is tone deaf.

Next up is Matt Farmer who brings his cute little three year old daughter Cadence. He was once told he wouldn't be able to have kids because while he was serving in Iraq he was injured by an IED and the medication he was given for his brain injury had a side effect of sterility but six months later the mother of his child became pregnant. He brings his daughter into the audition. He sings "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. He is strong and has a feathery falsetto.That's three yeses and a golden ticket.

Next up is Stephanie Sanson who is in a band with her sister. The band has come to support her. She thinks she can bring something different to the show. She sings "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele as if she's in a Cookie Monster thrash rock band, just screaming and running around the room. Randy just tells her to keep running towards the door and she does. Keith jokes that Nicki would've sent her to Hollywood.

Next up is Jesaiah Baer she sings "Settle Down" by Kimbra. She's got one of those jazzy girlish voices. As she sings the ship's alarm goes off. She's actually not bad. It's a fire alarm and everybody has to evacuate. She finishes her audition, obviously a little rattled. It's four yeses and a golden ticket.

We get a montage of bad singers.

And then the final contestant of the day is Micah Johnston whose loved music all his life. Sadly, he recently got his tonsils removed and the doctor goofed and hit some nerves and left him with a speech impediment. He says it's 1 in a 100,000. He's working with a speech therapist. He sings "Chicken Fried" by the Zac Brown Band. When he sings the speech impediment goes away completely. it's remarkable really. He's good and has a nice energy. Keith gets so caught up that he harmonizes with him. Randy calls it the biggest fake out of all time. They love him. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

On the second day everyone is on time and Nicki and Mariah are seated next to each other.

First up is Rachel Hale from Arkansas. She sings "People Get Ready" by Curtis Mayfield and she's another one with a nice soulful, Southern rasp. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

Next up is Briana Oakley who is 16. She was bullied severely in school because she was on "Maury" as a "talented kid." Her friends turned on her. She ater her lunch in the bathroom. She sings "Up to the Mountain" by Patty Griffin. "Maury" was right, she is talented.Big,strong, excellent voice. That's four yeses and a golden ticket.

We close out Long Beach with Matheus Fernandes. He has some kind of condition that is undiagnosed. Apparently, he is not technically a "little person" or dwarf, he's just very short. He sings "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. He says big things come in little packages and he does have a big voice. He's very charming and tearful. He gets four yeses and a golden ticket.

We see a montage of some of the 49 others who got golden tickets.

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