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In the world's ultimate talent search - where the eyes of a nation are upon the best undiscovered singers in the country, where the audience has the power to make or break you, and where a million-dollar recording contract is on the line, there is only one rule: If you can sing it, bring it.

Recaps by Chico Alexander, Quisla Alexander, Jason Block, Don Harpwood & Gordon Pepper, GSNN

FACT FILE:
Host:
Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson
Creator: Simon Fuller (based upon "Pop Idol")
EP:
Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Fuller
Packager: 19 TV, FremantleMedia North America
Origin: CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.americanidol.com
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Hollywood Round: The Group Round
February 4

Last time, the 147 quarterfinalists were sent to Hollywood to sing for their lives. Of them, 40 were sent back home. Now the remaining contestants will have to prove that they have what it takes to play well with others in the dreaded group round.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - Kodak Theatre
Day 2

The 107 remaining contestants have little time to celebrate their victory, because tomorrow, they will take the stage as a group. Who they choose to align with will either make them or break them. Some have no problem choosing up sides. Some... not so much.

Tatiana del Toro from the SF auditions finds a group, but her overbearing style rubs the wrong way. As soon as they take a break, she thinks that they're going to throw her under the bus, so much so that she begins looking for another group. Nancy Wilson and Nate Marshall... aren't willing to accept her, though.

By 11:30, the groups are in full swing. Rose Flack has teamed up with Jasmine Murray, Lauren Barnes, and Katrina "Bikini Girl" Darrell. Rose is the only one taking it seriously, though.

Danny Gokey and Jamar Rogers, best friends from Philly, are in the same group.

1am... some groups are heading off to bed. Some groups are still in the swing. Tatiana... is torn between two groups. She tries to reconnect with her old group... much to her new group's chagrin. She chooses her old group over the new, and the heartstrings are soon mended.

Meanwhile, Nick, Kristin, and Nancy's group come up with a name.. Team Compromise. Tatiana's group... no such luck. Back with Compromise, Kristin needs to take a break. Nancy needs to work harder. This drives Nick to tears trying to bring the two back together. This is what happens when you have your dream in other people's hands.

(C-Note: a moment, if you will. Nancy is saying that by resting, Kristin is saying that she doesn't want this. Contrary to her wishes, this is actually a good move for Kristin. As a singer, I've found that if you don't rest your voice when the time comes, you do not come through with the clean overtones).

Things are falling apart at Team Diva, as Katrina decides to head to bed. The rest of the group is left to wonder about her fate.

Day 3; 7a.

A new day begins, with new promise. Many of the teams went without sleeping. Many teams are putting the finishing touches. One team is without a Bikini Girl, and Team Diva is up to collect their missing element. Or try to, at least. They go up to her room and find out that... she's "not feeling too good." Yeah, stick a fork in her, she's done.

Meanwhile, over at Team Compromise, Nathaniel is being a drama queen and Nancy is being too overbearing. She's done with the group; she needs to start worrying about her.

Action Squad falls apart at morning runs. Tatiana's group comes together for the common good in the morning time. Team Diva... is still missing Katrina.  But not for long, as Katrina arrives fashionably late. She just wants to be honest with the group, but will they welcome her back with open arms? Nope, they'll welcome her back with an awkward silence. "We're going to be that group that gets up there and is an absolute trainwreck," says Rose.

Okay, enough drama. It's SHOWTIME! Songs to be featured...

- "Mercy," Duffy
- "I Want You Back," The Jackson 5ive
- "Get Ready," The Temptations
- "Don't Stop," Fleetwood Mac
- "Somebody to Love," Queen
- "Some Kind of Wonderful" - Grand Funk Railroad

And there's one important rule to remember... "Forget the words, you're out."

First up, White Chocolate (India Morrison, Justin Williams, Kris Allen, and Matt Giraud) with "I Want You Back". They set the standard with their a cappella version. Seacrest puts it best. "They're cheering now, but on the inside, they're saying... 'Damn. I wish we were that good.'" They're THROUGH.

Next is ... a montage of mangled lyrics. Jorge Nunez and Nick Mitchell are through. Their corresponding ladyfriends... Nope.

Next is Alex Wagner-Trugman, Ryan Pinkston, Anne Marie Boskovich, and Emily Wynne-Hughes, collectively known as Action Squad!. Choreography first, vocal second. They sing "Don't Stop." Alex and Anne Marie won't stop. They're THROUGH. Emily leaves with a calm understanding. Ryan leaves calm... but not understanding. He's convinced... that Paula's evil.

Simon's on the warpath after several groups fail to overwhelm. What we need is some harmony. With an a cappella "Somebody to Love" is the Rainbow Coalition of Danny Gokey, Jamar Rogers, Taylor Vaifanua, and a fourth unnamed singer. Danny is THROUGH. The rest of his group... also THROUGH.

Good news for anyone who sang "Some Kind of Wonderful"... They're ALL THROUGH.

Team Diva puts their differences aside, and none too soon, because it's time for "Mercy". Lord have mercy on Rose and Katrina. BOTH messed up their lyrics. Jasmine is THROUGH. The others are out. Katrina gives every excuse in the book for her lack of performance.

And Katrina's ready for her closeup, not so much for a hug. What a catty dog.

4:20p... and Group Day is drawing to a close.

David Osmond... CUT. Austin Sisneros... CUT. Some chick named Deanna... CUT.

We're down to two groups. First up, Tatiana's team (Muna Hiluf, Tatiana del Toro, and two others) with "I Want You Back". Tatiana gets two more seconds to make her case. Okay, that's enough. You're all safe. Tatiana takes time to thank everyone she's ever met... and everyone she'll ever meet... and I think that about covers it.

Compromise will be the closer tonight, as Nate tries to work through drama to make Kristin's prophetic vision of "everything, kiss, will, kiss, be, kiss, all, kiss, right". Nancy Wilson, Kristin McNamara, and Nathaniel Marshall sing "Mercy". And Nancy flubs. Combine that with Kristin's power note, and it's an open and shut case for resting your voice. Simon calls it sabotage. He says one girl is safe. Another isn't.

Nathaniel... and Kristin... are THROUGH. Nancy, for all her "wanting it", is out. And soon, wanting turns to whining. And line of the night in five... four... three... two...

(BLEEP, BLEEP).

Yeah, use your imagination, folks.

So Group Day is done... and for 75 people, it's another night in Hollywood. 

Up next, it's the solo sing and the final judgment. By this time next week, we will have your top 36 singers, and then we unleash them to you, the voting public. We'll see you then.