Norman Gentle

United States
February 25, 2009 8:46pm CST
We all know him...lol. And at first he annoied me. I didn't want him to get past the audition, he annoied me in Hollywood...but you know what...he grows on you lol. He had me laughing during his performance tonight (2/25/09)and I'm surprised none of the judges mentioned his long ending note. Was it just me that thought that sounded really good and well controlled?
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• United States
26 Feb 09
I love him!! he is so funny and he can actually sing. Great !! I love anyone who can make me laugh. He will end up on tv or in movies after this even if he does not win. I voted for him though a ton last night.
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• United States
26 Feb 09
Ha ha, so did I! Hooray for redial! LOL
• United States
27 Feb 09
I gave him one vote :P lol. Just b/c I did enjoy his performance...but I gave the rest of my votes too...the girl who sang Alone (the red haired 16 year old I believe)...the guy who sang Man in the Mirror and...shoot who else!?!? lol. I can't remember.
26 Feb 09
Hi, I just watched Norman sing on American Idol a few minutes ago. I thought he was amazing! I didn't like him before but he is actually funny and I thought he sang really well. I was surprised the judges didn't like his singing voice. I really hope he gets through. If we could vote in the UK I would be voting him:)
• United States
26 Feb 09
No worries, I voted enough for both of us! I kept hitting redial until the phone line became busy - got in at LEAST a dozen votes for him! LOL
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
26 Feb 09
I am trying to picture who this is. I think I know though. I missed the performance that he just made. I think the judges just like to nitpick sometimes though.
• United States
27 Feb 09
Norman Gentle is aka Nick something. The guy that wears the funny shirt and the glasses. He has blondish hair...he acts really funny and entertains more than he sings (but like others said he still has a good voice).
• Philippines
28 May 09
Is this from American Idol I like him compare to Tatyana del Torro as Norman was annoying and funny but Tatyana was annoying and irritating. He did not make it to top 12 but he was guested and won the best male something during the Awarding night of American Idol.
@koalatbs (2229)
• United States
26 Feb 09
I thought Nick was great (excuse me, Norman Gentle - lol)! He really made me laugh and he does have a pretty darn good voice too. But unfortunately, I guess I agree with some other people who have also responded to your discussion, eventhough his voice is really good he most likely won't win American Idol because of the comedic nature of his singing. I agree with you Lily that his last note was very very good and controlled. :)
@tea512 (687)
• United States
26 Feb 09
Sorry Lilyofthethorns just cannot see it I do not like him at all. in fact i found it hard last night to find three people to move on. We started to talk about maybe 36 might be to many for a nationial telecast. Last week performers looked nervous and this week I thought they were all just awful. I like the 5th and the 12th sorry I do not know the names. The guy who sang Satisfaction and the girl who sang Alone. The others I thought were not worthy of 2 minutes on national TV as a singer. But I am really sick of the gentle guy whatever his name is?
• Philippines
26 Feb 09
i agree with you tea, that this batch was really awful. all of them keep saying they did had fun.... then why are you on a contest. this is for serious people with god given talents. if they only wanted to have fun then bring our friends on the karaoke bar and have fun.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
26 Feb 09
I think he's a good singer but doubt he will make it beyond tonight. He would do well in a comedy club. There are two others who are just great that I would prefer to see win the top 3 tonight. One is Allison and the other is Adam. In fact, Adam might win the entire American Idol this year. What a talented guy.
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
26 Feb 09
He is entertaining but he does not deserve to win there are way better out there that are serious about singing. He does have fun and i love that but if he makes it he will make a joke out of the whole show im afraid.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
26 Feb 09
well good voice, good show, good performance but wrong stage, wrong venue. he was fun to watch i agree with randy but i agree with paula that it is the wrong stage. maybe he can be one of the three who will get to the next level for there are a lot of not so good singer this week. i mean they are good singers during the hollywood season thats why they are on the next level but the song choice and the renditions are weak. not a good week for the contestants.
• United States
26 Feb 09
I adore him! He is so entertaining and he really does have a great voice. I voted for him about a dozen times last night!
• United States
26 Feb 09
He has made me laugh from the very beigning. He knows how to get the audiences attention. He really doesnt deserve to be on the show because he really isnt about the music at all but really to be there and be funny. There wree so many other great singers last night. He does have a great personality and can make you laugh at any time.
• United States
27 Feb 09
I can't believe he made it this far... And I'm kinda glad to see him go! He really was starting to annoy me, I think they should have given his spot in the top 36 to someone who was actually serious about being there and not someone making a joke out it.
• United States
26 Feb 09
He still annoys me. I'm going to be a little upset if America votes him through. This is a serious competition, and he can't seem to take it that way. A couple of his notes sounded like he could actually sing, but he has a very nasal tone, and can't compete with half the people that can't go through from last week. I'm sure he's a great guy, but maybe he needs to change his focus to comedy. I'm going to be mad if he goes through.
• United States
1 Mar 09
Well, I love Norman Gentle, even though I know American Idol isn't for comedy it gives the show a twist, plus he can sing. I thought he sounded good the whole time. I heard they're doing a wild card round in 2 weeks for the people who didn't make it the first 3 weeks and I'm really hoping he makes it.
@4mymak (1793)
• Malaysia
26 Feb 09
hi lily, i really want to kick myself... i was sooo tired last night, i totally missed the Group 2 performance last night !! and i was actually looking forward to seeing 'Norman Gentle', and see how much further he could irritate Simon... and i also wanted to catch Adam Lambert and Kai Kalama.. back to 'Norman Gentle'... yeap that guy is really 'funny' and annoying.. but i do think he has a good voice..he's really good singer - maybe Simon can put a 'good word' for him and put him in the Top-12 ??..
@4mymak (1793)
• Malaysia
26 Feb 09
hi lily, i really want to kick myself... i was sooo tired last night, i totally missed the Group 2 performance last night !! and i was actually looking forward to seeing 'Norman Gentle', and see how much further he could irritate Simon... and i also wanted to catch Adam Lambert and Kai Kalama.. back to 'Norman Gentle'... yeap that guy is really 'funny' and annoying.. but i do think he has a good voice..he's really good singer - maybe Simon can put a 'good word' for him and put him in the Top-12 ??..