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Before Idol, Von Smith was a YouTube sensation - VIDEO
Before Idol, Von Smith was a YouTube sensation - VIDEO
Well, we're not through to Hollywood just yet, as the American Idol auditions keep on keepin' on. Indeed, as promised by the show's producers, we're not seeing as many crazies as we have in years past. However, it's safe to say that the pool of eccentric Idol wannabes has been anything but ...
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mjsbigblog — ... among the contestants on American Idol’s Kansas City stop (he sang “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and wore a white fedora … which, when you think about it, doesn’t necessarily differentiate him from every other contestant). Here, in all its glory, is Von Smith’s rousing interpretation of “And I Am Telling You” from Dreamgirls, introduced with unbridled enthusiasm as could only be mustered by Rosie O’Donnell: TV Squad Songs We Never Want To Hear Again On ‘American ...

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