Siobhan Magnus' dramatic and sinister take on "Paint It Black" on Tuesday's "American Idol" had Randy Jackson saying the singer looked hot, Simon Cowell calling it the standout performance of the night and Ellen DeGeneres comparing her to a certain pint-size MTV reality star.

"Like Snooki's poof, you just stand out," the judge declared.

Shortly after the show aired, Snooki told MTV News how excited she was about the shout-out and shot a compliment right back at Ellen. "I didn't watch 'American Idol,' but my mom called me screaming. I was like, 'Why are you screaming?' She's like, 'Ellen DeGeneres just said Snooki.' I was like, 'Oh, that's my girl!'

"How many people watch 'American Idol?' " the "Jersey Shore" star asked. "Millions? That's awesome."

This isn't the first time a Snooki reference has popped up on network TV. In December, "Saturday Night Live" funnyman Bobby Moynihan donned a wig and some orangey bronzer for a good-natured send-up of Snickers, then reprised the impression in January. Snooki welcomed both the "SNL" parodies and the "Idol" name-check.

"Honestly, it's really, really flattering," she said. "I'm so thankful Ellen said something about it. That just shows that you made it. I knew I made it when I was on 'SNL' and they did skits about me. They did, like, two of them. You know you've made it when they do that."

Snooki and her poof have certainly made it, even if Simon looked a bit confused after Ellen's comment. Snooki took that reaction in stride as well.

"Simon doesn't know me," she said with a shrug. "Cool."

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