Nick Mitchell and Normund (or Norman) Gentle on their way to the top 12

Nick Mitchell auditioned in New-York, as the character Normund Gentle who's an effeminate and extremely sensitive man who wears glasses. All the judges except Simon Cowell gave him a yes because as Kara DioGuardi said "...they were really entertained"

After surprisingly winning his golden ticket to Hollywood Nick Mitchell was shown dumping Normund's outfit in the garbage and saying no "more Norman Gentle". To everyones' surprise or not Nick came back with Normund once again in Hollywood and it was a good move apparently because he made it all the way to the top 36. Now the big question is will Nick Gentle bring back Normund Gentle once again when he performs live for America this week? As of now nobody knows if America has a sense of humor that is more like Simon Cowell's or more like Kara DioGuardi's.

At this point we need to trust the American idol judges and believe that if they did put Nick Mitchell through it's solely based on his singing abilities.

I think I've finally figured out why they added the newest judge. They wanted someone who can be like Simon's Alter ego. While people are speculated about Paula Abdul or even Randy Jackson leaving the show or worse getting fired nobody seem to even think about Simon Cowell saying good by to American Idol. That might just be the case. If I remember clearly he has a limited number of seasons on his contract and has not renewed it. So they might be simply trying to make transition to a post-Simon version of American Idol go as smoothly as possible by trying to add a judge that can slowly but surely become the center of attention when the judging panel is consulted and apparently they think Kara DioGuardi is that person. I'm not sure they were right about that because I personally don't believe Kara adds much value to the show, on the contrary she simply extends the time the judges take to make a final decision and she seems to be steering the show in a direction that is more suited for shows that are introduced by a "Viewer Discretion is advised" notice.

If you have been watching American Idol season 8 since the auditions you certainly have seen both Nick Mitchell and Normund Gentle, if not or if you simply want to see both of them side-by-side, something you probably won't see on fox then see below for a photo of Nick Mitchell in his normal clothes and a picture of him in Normund Gentle's attire.
























You can also see Nick/Norman when he auditioned



He also made a video from his hotel room as Normund Gentle of course, he sings he dances, watch it if you want to be more familiar with the character, after all, if he does not make it to the top 12 you might not get a chance to see much more of him again.