Christopher Barthel, known on the contestant marquee as Chris "Mushroom" Barthel was a contestant on Season 12 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Mushroom auditioned in Baton Rouge. He sang "If I Had You" by Adam Lambert. All four judges voted "no", eliminating him from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Chris auditioned under his then-unnamed alter ego, which he asked Nicki Minaj to name. She called him "Mushroom", which she shortened to "Mush" and Randy Jackson shortened to "Shroom".