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"It's our first trip to Oregon, and with an eclectic crowd like this," Ryan Seacrest said at the opening of Wednesday's American Idol , "there's no telling who or what we may find." Well, Jennifer Lopez , Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler found a handful of talented singers with moving backstories, including a Britney Spears lookalike named Britnee.

Turns out, the city attracts a ton of wannabe pop stars -- in a good way. Wednesday night's Idol tryouts featured talented singers ranging from a 6 foot-8-inch "gentle giant" to a young single mom whose ex cheated on her to a Liberian immigrant with a soulful Bob Marley impression.

"I still want to continue serving Alpha and this was another way to do so," Zikas said Wednesday.