Idol Contestant’s Dad Ruins His Chances

We’re betting that American Idol contestant Michael Lynche isn’t too happy with his father right now. You may not recognize Lynche’s name yet because the Idol hopeful only just made it to Hollywood during this past week’s Orlando auditions (and was possibly overshadowed by Kara DioGuardi‘s obnoxiousness and the guy who was dragged off in handcuffs). Unfortunately, Lynche’s golden ticket isn’t going to take him all the way to the finals this year. The singer was cut from the show after his father violated a confidentiality clause when he told a local newspaper that his son made it to the Top 24.

In his audition video, Lynche, a.k.a. Big Mike, shows off his personality and his big guns – seriously, his arms are the size of our torso – and says he got his start singing in church. We hope he also learned how to forgive in church, because we bet he’s pretty upset with his father at the moment. [Photo: AmericanIdol.com]