The face of responsible parenting, meet Kristine Osorio, a soon-to-be-divorcee who spent the money intended to pay her lawyer on a plane ticket to attend the American Idol auditions in Galveston. On one hand, it sounds like the perfect risk – winning Idol would represent a huge payday for Kristine, and presumably help her family immensely. But on the other hand, if she fails, she’s worsened their financial situation for a reckless gamble!

If Kristine was someone you knew, would you think they were being smart or incredibly dumb auditioning for American Idol?

A little bit of background on Kristine Osorio: aside from impending single-motherhood, she’s 28 years old and hails from Amarillo, Texas. Her occupation is listed as student. She tells us that she’s always been into music and has performed solo and in a band with her soon-to-be-ex husband:

I’ve always done music. I did little bar gigs and cafe gigs and then I met my husband. We had a band together for a couple of years, then I got pregnant, so that kind of got put on pause.

In front of the judges, Kristine performs Adele’s One & Only. Ah! Now we’re getting somewhere! She’s got an irresistably satisfying throaty voice. Well, you could almost tell that just by looking at her – with her cropped black hair and tattoos, Kristine looks like she was built to rock! After hearing a few notes, Jennifer Lopez is thanking God for sending Kristine. Fittingly, Steven Tyler gives the most in-depth commentary on her audition:

Well, I happen to love your high warble. And I love where you go upstairs. Your tenor is beautiful.

All three judges vote her through to the Hollywood rounds, so it looks like Kristine will have a few more flights to pay for. We’ll be watching with interest to see if her gamble pays off!

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