I’ve watched Jeremias Williams’ American Idol audition a couple of times since he was given a “no” to Hollywood, and I still can’t figure out what happened.
Conversely, Jeremias’ performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” is technically perfect.
I think with the two other contestants mentioned on this list, there’s an argument that both had room for improvement, but that can be said for most of the people who actually made it to the Hollywood round.
He hit all the right notes and looked confident while doing it, yet the judges felt like it wasn’t enough, and I can’t help but think Williams was sent home because he didn’t do what they wanted with it, rather than his performance being objectively not good.