The judges gave her a thumbs down.
"Too theater," they told her, saying that her voice sounded too much like a Broadway diva's.
The Lindon teen was one of scores who showed up at the home of the Utah Jazz on Tuesday to sing in front of the Fox show's producers for the second round of auditions for next season.
Coombs and her family said the show's judges, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and the "Idol's" newest addition, songwriter and judge Kara DioGuardi, will secretly be vetting out contestants in a third round of auditions Thursday and Friday. All auditions this week are closed to the public and news media.
The No. 1 reality series, which is the highest-rated continuing show on television, came to Salt Lake City in late July for the first-ever series of auditions to be held in Utah. Looking a bit dejected when she came off the elevator, Coombs was still excited for her shot at stardom. "It was awesome," said the freshman at Utah Valley University. "It was a great experience."
