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One of the most emotional responses to a golden ticket to Hollywood came from Emmanuel Zidor at the San Francisco auditions.

Seems he had a seventh-grade teacher who told him he’d never be good enough to be on American Idol.

Emmanuel Zidor during his San Francisco audition on American Idol. (FOX Photo)

For a moment though, viewers had to wonder how this audition was going to turn out.

Emmanuel half-crawled, half-walked out of the holding chamber, already belting out a tune.

And he half-scared Jennifer Lopez in the process. But she was soon smiling.

Judging from pre-Idol online reference sources, the 24-year-old airline ramp agent from Miami performs as Jay Zidor, and he has a sense of humor.

Head to his YouTube channel and you’ll find a video of him trying to twerk and another of him doing a Britney Spears impersonation.

Apparently, he’s also a huge Beyonce fan. Her photos not only appear all around his Twitter page (@iamJzidor), but she’s listed under “work” and “education” on his Facebook page with this notation: “Biggest Fan: March 1998 to present.”

Besides Beyonce, Emmanuel points to 1970s disco singer Sylvester as a major influence.

“My music stands out in the competition and real world, because I talk about the real, about what people want to hear,” Emmanuel says in his Road to Hollywood video, adding that his goal is to make people forget about their real-world problems while watching him perform.

“Wrecking Ball” (Miley Cyrus cover)

“I Miss You” (Beyonce cover)

“Rumor Has It” (Adele cover)