A random familiar face popped up in a video montage of Adam Lambert wannabes. In the montage, this guy claimed to be what you would get from a cross-breed between Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle… uhhh, I don’t see it. He’s clearly name dropping to try to get on TV, and I guess it worked.

When his face came on the screen, I got a creepy dejavu feeling, but couldn’t put my finger on whether this familiar face was from real life or the tv screen. Was this guy some douche bag I actually met in real life or someone from reality tv?

Then it dawned on me – it was Daniel Franco from seasons one and two of Project Runway! This guy was kind of a weirdo on Project Runway. He was the first to be eliminated in season one, and then somehow was allowed to come back for season 2.

So, what the heck is he doing auditioning for American Idol? Can he even sing? They didn’t even show him singing. He must be one of those LA people, trying to get on all the reality shows to see a little bit of fame.

I really wish American Idol would go back and play some footage of him actually singing – I’m sure it’d be entertaining. Or maybe AI could invite Santino Rice in to do a little guest performance of his Daniel Franco theme song, “Daniel Franco, where did you go?” or better yet – how about a duet?!