Ranking the Top 12 on American Idol
American Idol promised to serve up better themes in Season 13. By better, I think they meant themes that give the singers a broader range of options, including the option to sing something current.
American Idol promised to serve up better themes in Season 13. By better, I think they meant themes that give the singers a broader range of options, including the option to sing something current.
One song from Monday’s episode of The Voice cracked the Top 200 on the iTunes singles chart this morning. And that song is — “Zombie” by Clarissa Serna.
Last week, Blake Shelton said Usher and Shakira are fighting harder than ever for the artists they want in their second season on The Voice. Here’s evidence: Four singers earned four-chair turns on last week’s episodes. Two landed on Team Usher.
Check out the song I’ve embedded below. Because I have a feeling we’re going to hear an awful lot of it on the radio over the next couple of months.
Fourteen singers earned spots on The Voice during the first week of blind auditions. Follow the links below, and you’ll find bio blogs for each of the artists, plus three videos of them performing in cases where they’re available.
Their audition: Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes make up Dawn and Hawkes, a couple and a singer-songwriting duo from Austin, Texas. They performed The Beatles’ “I’ve Just Seen a Face.” Adam Levine and Shakira turned their chairs in a heartbeat. Adam called it his “favorite audition I’ve ever seen on The Voice.” Apparently, it was…
His audition: Jeremy Briggs, 26, of Sacramento, Calif., sang “Bad Company” for his blind audition, displaying a nice rasp and one of the better rock voices the show has heard. Blake Shelton turned around quickly. Shakira joined him before he launched into the chorus the first time. Shakira reminded him that she started out as…
On strategy in the finals: “So far, Shakira’s advice, all of it’s relevant and all of it you can use,” says Kristen Merlin, of Hanson, Mass. “But I think the thing that stuck out most to me is (to) really connect with everything and ground myself. I tend to get really excited and move around…
On Making the Finals: “If I could narrow it down to one word, to explain how I feel about the live shows, it’s excitement,” says T.J. Wilkins of Los Angeles. “There’s a little bit of added sense of pressure because you have to be on the money, every time. In order to do that it’s…
His audition: Biff Gore, 45, of Denver, Colo., sang “A Change is Gonna Come.” The big voice prompted Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Shakira to turn around in rapid succession. His soulful performance seemed to get stronger and stronger, prompting Usher to turn around as well. Biff finished the audition with a leg kick, then…
Chechi Sarai
Claire Heilig
Claudia B.
Corii
Crystal Nicole
Deejay Young
Dylan Carter
Eli Ward
Elizabeth Evans
Ephraim Owens
Huntley
Jackson Snelling
Jacquie Roar
Jarae Womack
Jason Arcilla
Jenna Marquis
Jordan Rainer
Joslynn Rose
Julia Roome
Juliete Ojeda
Kara Tenae
Kaylee Shimizu
Kristen Bown
Lennon Vanderdoes
Lauren Williams
Lila Forde
LVNDR
Mac Royals
Mara Justine
Ms. Monet
Nini Iris
Noah Spencer
Olivia Eden
Olivia Minogue
Rachel Nguyen
Reid Zingale
Ruby Leigh
RUDI
Sophia Hoffman
Stee
Talakai
Tanner Massey
Taylor Deneen
Tom Nitta
Willie Gomez
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