02/01/07: The "auditions" are actually not the first time the people sing for Fox....

First they have the super massive call at an arena, where you pile in with 1000s of other "singers." Then you form up in lines to sing for a representative of the show (they have dozens of them to expedite things (they are renting the space after all $$$!) If you suck they cut you off and boot you. If you suck but have a "quirk" then they send you and the non-sucking people off to a second set of people, the actual producers of Idol (minus Simon.) If they are in agreement then you are given a number and a little form to put anything relavent on ("my dog died last week," "I sang in the womb," etc...) and told the location of the "audition" where you get to sing before Simon, Randy, and Paula (they are supposed to be there, but are allowed days off and or to come later) and sometimes a guest "judge". This is filmed for the audition show, the thing lasts for two whole days. Then they edit your "city" auditions to show the massive call, the arean filling and then suddenly people are singing in a nice room somewhere. Watch the contestants numbers, sometimes they are not in order (which they should be to keep track of things during the event, otherwise it's chaos.)

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