Paula Goodspeed is a former American Idol wannabe who auditioned for the show in 2005. We all know what happened to her just recently. She was found dead outside of Paula Abdul’s house and it is still unclear if she really did this to herself or not.

Paula Goodspeed auditioned for season five of American Idol and proudly showcased her being a Paula Abdul fan. She sang Proud Mary, but the judges weren’t proud of her enough to send her to Hollywood. Simon even said something nasty about her braces, and this might have caused her to feel down (leading to this tragic conclusion?). Paula wrote on her Myspace about the experience.

See Paula Goodspeed’s AI audition and her scribbles from her MySpace page:

“It’s very hard reading such awful things being written about yourself…or hearing things being said…not like a lot of people would understand what it’s like having so many haters, just because I made the mistake of trying out for a singing competition before I was ~even~ ready vocally, emotionally and physically. I have to believe there is something good about me…”

This is quite tragic news and we all wish Paula to RIP.