Steven Thoen attempted to launch a singing career by taking on "Bohemian Rhapsody" during a 2010 tryout for American Idol. Known by the nickname "Red," he even claimed to be as good as Freddie Mercury. Thoen's ear-piercing, sometimes faltering falsetto, however, sent the judges into hysterics. Afterward, Thoen suggested that he suffered only from lack of coaching, asking judge Simon Cowell to step in. Cowell demurred, saying it would be like coaching a one-legged man to win the 100-yard sprint.

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