Season 8s funny man, Nick Mitchell, entertained viewers as his sweatband-wearing alter-ego, Norman Gentle. Norman released his debut music video, Brit Slap!, in which he hits the streets of New York City with Americas Favorite Brit, Simon Cowell and meets up with another popular Brit, Nigel Barker. AmericanIdol.com caught up with Nick Mitchell to learn more about the inspiration behind Brit Slap!", how American Idol changed his life, and whats next for Norman.
When songwriters/producers Dennis DelGaudio and Ayhan Sahin asked Nick if hed like to record a song, the 27-year-old jumped at the opportunity. Ive worked my entire life at trying to become the next Clay Aiken or to get on Broadway, Nick recalled, but thats not the kind of recording Dennis and Ayhan had in mindthey wanted Norman! Norman went into the studio to record around the time when it was announced that Simon Cowell would be leaving American Idol. The folks at Young Pals Records International realized this would be a great time to produce a tribute to the famous Brit called Brit Slap!. After recording the track in November, Nick got the news to bring Norman to New York Citys Times Square for a music video shoot. On April Fools Day, Norman arrived at the ... read more
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