American Idol Auditioner Goes Into Labor

Mandy @ Gone Hollywood | Thursday, August 9, 2007

American Idol Auditioner Goes Into Labor - PIC

Tuesday, during the Dallas tryouts for American Idol, auditioner Antoria Gillon was just about to sing when she went into labor. She says,

“I went up to sing a 702 song called Get it Together in the middle of Texas Stadium in front of producers. And then I started to go into labor.

“I kept singing. One of the judges gave me her seat! I told her I had been there all day, and nothing was going to stop me from singing. I hadn’t been there all day for nothing!”

Gillon had been in line since 2 a.m. to get her chance at stardom.

After she completed the song, Gillon was taken to the nearby Medical Center at Lancaster, where she gave birth to a son she named Jamil LaBarron Idol McCowan.

Despite the drama, Gillson says the producers “gave me a golden ticket to the next round! It’s in September, so I’ll be ready to sing.”

Congratulations! And Fox is probably thanking the new mom for all the AI press so early in the auditions.

Source: “American Idol’s Labor Day” [Us Weekly]