Milwaukee's Scott Dangerfield is J.Lo's Lipstick-smeared "American Idol" Favorite

Scott Dangerfield put an added gloss on his "American Idol" audition, which aired January 26^th on Fox TV, even before he opened his mouth to sing. The 22-year-old shaggy haired student teacher from Milwaukee stood before "American Idol" judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler with bright red lipstick on his mouth.

"You know, I'm color blind, and unless you borrowed my lipstick - is that your real lips?" quipped Aerosmith frontman and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler.

Wiping his mouth, Scott Dangerfield replied, "I was kissing one of the girls backstage. Did it rub off? I'm sorry."

"Love in the 'Idol' line," Randy Jackson added.

"More than one destiny is gonna be made for me today," Scott Dangerfield answered, without missing a beat.

At this point, Steven Tyler broke into song with his own remix of the late rocker Janis Joplin's "Take Another Little Bit of My Heart." He sang, "C'mon, take another little bit of my lipstick, baby."

Then Scott Dangerfield's real "American Idol" audition began.

Wearing a rumpled striped shirt and baggy shorts and sporting sneakers with white anklets, the bespectacled Wisconsin lad sang "Dreamin'" (by 33-year-old Philadelphia folk-rocker Amos Lee) while Jennifer Lopez fairly swooned behind the judges' table. Scott Dangerfield seemed to hold a monopoly on hot geekdom, as far as J.Lo was concerned.

"You might be my favorite I've seen so far," Jennifer Lopez gushed, after Scott Dangerfield stunned the "American Idol" judges with his ranging riffs.

"You blew me away, dude," Randy Jackson chimed in.

"I wanna vote! I wanna vote," J.Lo chanted, bouncing in her "American Idol" chair and evoking odd Paula Abdul memories from seasons past. "Hollywood! Hollywood," she hollered.

The trio of judges offered unanimous yes votes, sealed with Randy Jackson's bubbling-over endorsement. "A hundred million percent yes," the former Journey guitarist said. "You know what I'm loving? This is the unassuming season. Never judge a book by its cover. Dude, you were hot!"

"Keep the hair. Keep the glasses. I like all of it," Jennifer Lopez said, "OK, we'll see you in Hollywood."

"We've been waiting all day for you," Steven Tyler chirped, as Scott Dangerfield, the shaggy student teacher from Milwaukee, headed for the exit to pick up his "American Idol" golden ticket to Hollywood.

Meeting his crew in the hallway, along with "American Idol" emcee Ryan Seacrest, Scott Dangerfield said, "Jennifer Lopez said I was her favorite singer."

Will "American Idol" audiences feel the same way about Milwaukee's Scott Dangerfield?

Who is Scott Dangerfield?

Scott Dangerfield is a Milwaukee-based pop singer. Currently unsigned, he sings with a Wisconsin alternative rock band called Hillcrest Road (according to his own MySpace page). Hillcrest Road has produced a single album, titled "Life After Liftoff," and released in 2007. The band's latest single is called "20^th Century Disaster."

So far, no one seems to know who "American Idol" contestant Scott Dangerfield was kissing backstage in Milwaukee during the audition lineups.