Renaldo Lapuz is Reynaldo Lapuz singing I Am Your Brother singing We're Brothers Forever caught the attention of traditional media. Here are some snippets of what the newstand has written:

From Washington Post:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2008/01/idol_does_dallas_1.html

Winding up "Idol's" Dallas two hours of my life I'll never get back: Renaldo Lapuz. Lapuz is dressed to emulate Liberace attending a costume party as messenger god Hermes: white-marabou-collared silver lamé cape, white-feather winged hat with Simon's name spelled out on it because, Renaldo explains, Simon is "the sun, he's the light, he's the rain, he's all the elements of the planet."

Renaldo sings his own composition, "We're Brothers Forever," which is dedicated to Simon:

I am your brother
Your best friend forever
Singing your songs
The music that you love.
We're brothers
To the end of time,
Together or not
You're always in my heart.

By the second chorus, Randy's up singing with Renaldo, Paula's bumping and grinding in front and Seacrest is looking bewildered; Simon's looking bemused. Sadly, all three judges nix Renaldo's "Idol" run. Undeterred, Renaldo addresses Simon:

"Simon, you are a great person. You give [a] chance to everyone to sing to the whole world. Thank you. You are heaven-chosen to . . . give [a] chance to any talent -- for free of charge."

From Baltimore Sun:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/realitycheck/blog/2008/01/american_idol_does_dallas.html

Tonight's designated joke audition is Renaldo Lapuz, who is dressed in a white and silver suit with fake fur and a cape. And feathers. And Simon's name on his hat. He is going to sing his "own original composition," which is never a good sign. Also, he's 44, so he can't go through anyway, so clearly this is all for naught. He's not even that funny, but the judges are so fried after 12 hours that they start singing along with him, and they are funny. Randy dances with him, pulls Ryan in the room and makes him watch, too, and Paula runs away screaming. Finally, she comes back and pretends to be a sign-language interpreter. Then she dances. Simon says he has a horrible prediction that "We're Brothers Forever" is going to be a hit record. It's a no. In the confessional, Renaldo cries and says Simon is one of heaven's chosen. Okie dokie.

From Dallas, 24 total make it to Hollywood. Renaldo is not one of them.