American Idol 5 – The Year Of The Twins

What is it about twins and reality TV shows? First, Big Brother had its twin twist, where a set of twins secretly kept trading places in the Big Brother house. Then, Survivor had several contestants who had twins, even though it never factored into the show. Now, America Idol appears to be on a twin kick.

Only a handful of the contestants that made it through to Hollywood during the American Idol 5 auditions in Chicago were shown during the premiere. Of this select group of lucky contestants, there were two different sets of twins. Twins Derrell & Terrell Brittennum were told that they “have made the other twins in the competition pale in comparison.” Of course that was before Joshua & Jarrett Simmons performed and also made it through. Simon Cowell didn’t seem quite as impressed with the second set of twins, questioning if they would have made it through if they hadn’t been twins.

In addition to twins, there was also a set of sisters that made it through to Hollywood. Brook & Leah Barrettsmith were given a lengthy background segment. They were from a small town in Illinois that was home to the world’s largest corn maze.


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