Ayla Brown Adds to Ju'Not Joyner's Take on Idol

Posted by thefunnystone on Saturday, August 08, 2009 at 5:05 AM EDT
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An ABC News article on Paula's dismissal and Ju'Noy Joyner's comments about Idol (listen to his VFTW Radio appearance), also had a very interesting passage by former Idol contestant Ayla Brown. Ayla was also a really interesting guest on VFTW Radio, and she mentioned a lot of this to us back then as well.

"Season five contestant Ayla Brown told ABCNews.com that behind-the-scenes judgment can sometimes influence a singer's fate more than on-air evaluations or audience votes.

"The way they portrayed me on the show was that I'm the daughter of a state senator and a news reporter and I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I came off as this stuck up northeastern b***h," Brown said.

That changed when executive producers Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe actually listened to Brown sing.

"A few weeks in, when I was rehearsing, Ken and Nigel came in and said, 'You know, we knew you were pretty but we really didn't know you could sing this well,'" Brown said. "It made me think that I was on the show, and some people are put on the show, just to get ratings."

Ayla's right. She was portrayed on the show as a snob who made it on the show because of connections, but she probably surprised the producers when she sang really well and survived a few rounds of cuts due to her good performances. Turns out Ayla is a well spoken and interesting girl who worked hard for what she has going for her.

We love the Idols coming out of the woodwork to agree with Ju'Not. What do you think?


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Julesb2183
Posted: 8/8/2009 at 6:51 AM Reply with quote
Joined: January 2008 Location: Utah

Ayla was one of the best singers, but she came off as uninteresting, and had a bad performance right before the top 12 were chosen. That's why she didn't make it - not because she came off as a snob.
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bluegenie
Posted: 8/8/2009 at 9:33 AM Reply with quote
Joined: February 2009 Location: Los Angeles

She came off as privileged but not really snobby- snobs don't usually play basketball and that was also a back story- she just didn't have a great performance, that's all- and considering she released an album not long after- the only contestant like herself to ever do that at that point- then it seemed she did have more connections than others- but these people just look bitter saying all this and aren't doing themsevles any favors.
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thefunnystone
Posted: 8/8/2009 at 9:54 AM Reply with quote
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Yeah, you guys clearly don't remember the show. For instance, watch Ayla make the top 24 and tell me that they weren't portraying her as a snob that has everything come easy to her. Not subtle.
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T.J.
Posted: 8/8/2009 at 12:16 PM Reply with quote
VFTW's Lifeguard Joined: April 2009 Location: MyndJack Radio Idol 5th Place Finisher

Any person with half a brain can tell Idol is fake. But the fantards don't even have that much brain-mass.
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WhatsADikfur
Posted: 8/8/2009 at 1:43 PM Reply with quote
Taylor's Choreographer Joined: May 2006 Location: tulibu dibu douchoo

The article incorrectly states that Ayla's father is a state Senator, when in fact it has been made clear by a mail bag writer that Ayla's father is a centaur. Bring your dad to school day must have rocked for Ayla.
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YFIB
Posted: 8/8/2009 at 3:29 PM Reply with quote
Joined: February 2009 Location: Right Here

I remember Ayala, and she does seem like a nice girl but lets face the facts. If it wasn't for her father being a State Senator and her mother being a TV New Reporter, do you think she would have actually been showcased on TV? The obvious answer is "No."

The only reason Ayala got TV Exposure was because of her parent's connections. Lets put it this way - there was certainly nothing special about her, and singers and performers like her come a dime a dozen.

When she was eliminated I kind of remember the episode. The Final 12 Spot was down to her and another girl(I forget her name). Ayala clearly got outperformed the previous night and Simon told her so. When the other girl was selected over Ayala, I remember Ayala was so pissed she didn't even congraugulate the other contestant. She acted like a spoiled child and a sore loser, and it looked as though she finally got a reality check. She finally realized her parents couldn't get her to advance into the Top 12. The way she acted was a Total Turn Off.

It sounds like she is crying Sour Grapes. Like I said she seems like a nice girl, but really who is going to buy her music?
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