We met some “different” performers during Idol’s Thursday episode from the Pittsburgh auditions, and those would include Reed Grimm. His onstage antics had the judges enthralled. His voice impressed them, too. Of course, he got their attention by auditioning with the theme song from “Family Matters,” something that apparently hasn’t been done before. Little wonder…
Top 10 — New York State of Mind Top 11/12 — Heaven Top 13 — I Believe in You and Me Wild Card — Edge of Glory Semifinals — What About Love Thursday’s Pittsburgh audition episode of American Idol featured one of the most distinctive female voices we’ve heard so far. And it came from…
In hindsight, American Idol deserves kudos for a very good first episode to Season 11. Oh, there were a few silly moments. Like the guy from West Africa who thought he should be the next Scotty McCreery. Like the gal who went away without a golden ticket, but satisfied because she got to squeeze Steven…
On Wednesday’s season premiere of American Idol, we were introduced to 25-year-old Lauren Mink, a program director who works with people with intellectual disabilities. “It’s the best job imaginable other than singing,” she said of the satisfaction she gets from helping those individuals. She explains that they love music, so she tries to incorporate it…
Top 11/12 — One Sweet Day Top 13 — I Have Nothing Semifinals — Go Light Your World By my count, Idol introduced us to 14 Hollywood bound contestants in Wednesday night’s premiere, featuring the auditions in Savannah. Of those 14, six were either 15 or 16 years old. And none of the 15’s came…
If you’re looking for an underdog to root for in Idol Season 11, look no further than Amy Brumfield. The 24-year-old has a backstory we haven’t seen before on Idol, which is saying something in itself. She and her boyfriend lived in a tent in the woods near Gatlinburg, Tenn., at the time Idol held…
No way I was going to call it a night without finding out more about Brittany Kerr. She’s the 24-year-old NBA dancer from Charlotte, N.C., who showed up at the Savannah auditions. Steve Tyler pronounced “I say yes” before she sang a note. Let’s just say if American Idol ever published a calendar, she’d be…
Top 6 — Bold As Love Top 6 — I Want It All (Queen) Top 7 Redux — No One Top 7 Redux — Let’s Get It On Top 7 — You and I Top 7 — Somebody That I Used to Know (with Phillip Phillips) Top 8 — I Want to Know What Love…
Full name: Gabrielle Nicole Carrubba, but she goes by “Gabi.” And since it looks as though Idol wants to go young again in Season 11, you have to like this 16-year-old’s chance of doing well after an impressive rendition of Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning” earned her a golden ticket to Hollywood. Even at such a young age,…
Yep, you heard right. David Leathers Jr. competed against Scotty McCreery in a Rip the Hallways competition for promising young vocalists in North Carolina a couple of years back. Both made the finals, but David defeated the Season 10 Idol champ. Based on what I was able to dig up on David, he also placed…
