Nick Mitchell (born April 24th, 1981- ) was a contestant in Season 8 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Nick auditioned in New York. He auditioned under his alter ego Norman Gentle and sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday and "Amazing Grace" in a comedic fashion. Simon was greatly annoyed by his audition, but the other three judges were laughing and enjoying it. After giving a playful jab about Simon kicking Ryan Seacrest, Simon voted "no", but Kara, Paula, and Randy all voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Nick was shown in the first part of Hollywood Round, again performing under the Norman Gentle moniker and singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". Even though Simon found his performance to be "a joke", he advanced. During his group performance, he dropped the Norman Gentle persona and performed as himself in a group with Jorge Nunez, Julissa Veloz, and Maryn Azoff. Afterwards he did enough to advance along with Jorge. During the final part of Hollywood Week, he performed one last time as Norman Gentle and sang "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles. He was placed in a holding room with Ann Marie Boskovich, Ju'Not Joyner, Tatiana Del Toro, Matt Breitzke, Kris Allen, Cody Sheldon, Felicia Barton, and T.K. Hash. The judges then revealed that everyone in the group had advanced. At the judges' mansion, it was revealed that he managed to make the Top 36.
Top 36[]
Nick was shown in Group 2. He sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday in character as Norman Gentle. He was eliminated at this stage of the competition.
Trivia[]
- Unlike most of the contestants in American Idol, he was a mostly comedic singer. He made it further than any other comedic singer ever did and was the only one to make the Semifinals.