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"Ryan Seacrest called the season 11 premiere of American Idol &amp;quot;one of the best starts we&amp;#039;ve ever had.&amp;quot; Judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler traveled to Savannah, GA for the first round of auditions. 10,000 people lined the streets hoping for a trip to Hollywood, but only 42 got that golden ticket. Like every season there were standouts and disasters. The William Hung of the night was West African country singer Mawuena Kodjo. His disastrous performance of &amp;quot;I Won&amp;#039;t Let Go&amp;quot; by Rascal Flatts was quickly rejected. Jennifer Lopez got &amp;quot;goosies&amp;quot; when 15-year-old Kentucky native Lauren Minks sang her rendition of &amp;quot;Country Strong.&amp;quot; With all three yeses, she nabbed a ticket to Hollywood. Huffington Post gives the five most memorable auditions from the night to Schyler Dixon, Gabby Carrubba, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Whitely and Mawuena Kodjo. Ryan Seacrest and the judges head to Pittsburgh, PA, for the next round of auditions airing tonight. American Idol airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. - Jennifer Fiorentino, WomansDay.Com Intern  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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