My wife and I started watching American Idol two years ago. So far, we have supported rockers; Bo Bice two years ago and Chris Doughtry last year. I'm not really sure why we supported them considering that neither one of us is a huge fan of that genre. Probably the reason why we supported them is because they are both very talented and versatile. Bo Bice is a rocker but can also do a great job with a ballad. Chris Doughtry always seemed to find a song that he could apply his rocker style to.

One of the male contestants that auditioned in Minnesota stated that Chris Doughtry had opened doors last year. When this contestant auditioned he sang in what I would call rough Chris Doughtry style. Simon challenged him to come back and sing an ABBA song. He came back and sang Dancing Queen in his same rough rocker style taking it away from the genre of an ABBA song. Chris would have sung the song keeping within the genre and adding a bit of his own style. It seems the minnesota contestant was unaware of the versatility and flexability required to make it on American Idol.