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Reis Kloeckener Makes Steven Tyler Cry

Reis Kloeckener is like a character on Glee come to life. Equipped with a Justin Bieber haircut, the American Idol hopeful tried out in St. Louis last night and explained how he attended a 152-student Lutheran middle school… before entering a much larger high school and getting bullied non-stop. He considered dropping out, until a teacher overheard Reis singing in the hall one day and asked him to join choir. From there, he made friends and found a niche for himself. The story, combined with Kloeckener’s take on “Lean on Me,” was too much for Steven Tyler. The singer/judge welled up and quickly gave this aspiring artist a Golden Ticket to Hollywood. See if you have the same reaction now: Reis Kloeckener American Idol Audition Among Kloeckener’s strongest competitors in St. Louis? Johnny Keyser .

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Lauren Gray on American Idol: The One and Only?

Lauren Gray delivered a black-and-white audition on American Idol last night, leaving little for the judges and viewers to even debate. She was awesome! Lauren Gray American Idol Audition This Arkansas native – who works in her family’s one-stop wedding business by day, and sings in her family’s rock band at night – did Adele proud by covering her single “One and Only.” The look on Jennifer Lopez’s face in the following video really says it all about this crooner, as does J. Lo’s appropriate response when Lauren says “This is the biggest thing that’s ever happened in my life.” “It won’t be the biggest thing ever.” Gray is off to Hollywood, and so are two other standouts from St. Louis: Johnny Keyser and Reis Kloeckener .

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