There's a new judge in town, and, yes, Ellen DeGeneres' debut next to Simon, Kara and Randy on tonight's 'American Idol' was so delightful that we almost forgot who she was replacing.We'd be reminded during the first night of season nine's Hollywood rounds when 24-year-old dad Andrew Garcia wowed everyone (and easily made his way to the next round) with his awesome, stripped down, acoustic version of pop star -- and, of course, the 'AI' judge Ellen replaces -- Paula Abdul's 'Straight Up.'
But consider us wowed by Ellen, who brought playful humor, generous praise where due and, as she had promised, a dash of brutal honesty when it was called for during the evening's auditions.
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