Since Idol was nice enough to post full-length videos of the Vegas group performances, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and grade them. It’s a chance to see some singers we’ve seen way too little of — like Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet — and try to determine whether some of…
“I Only Have Eyes for You” by Neco Starr, Jairon Jackson, Heejun Han and Phillip Phillips Mark my word, two of these guys — Heejun Han and Phillip Phillips — are sure bets for the semis. Heejun’s sense of humor is going to carry him a long way, but I wonder how versatile he’ll be…
“Rockin Robin” Gabi Carrubba, David Leathers, Jr., Jeremy Rosado and Ariel Sprague Wow. The oldest member of this group is Jeremy at age 19. Yet they look like they’ve been performing, and performing together, forever. One of the best group night performances and a nice match of a young, fun song with a young, fun…
“Wake Up Little Susie” by Aubrey Cleland, Johnny Keyser, Devan Jones and Cortez Shaw Not sure the guys did themselves any favors with the arrangement of this song. The harmonies sound fine, but as individuals, they don’t get much of a chance to shine. Devan sounds fine on his solo, but was cut. Johnny doesn’t,…
Amber Holcomb said she was inspired to audition for American Idol in Galveston this year because she had watched and admired as Fantasia, Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks ascended to the Idol crown growing up. The 17-year-old first-time auditioner not only earned a golden ticket to Hollywood, she advanced all the way to the Vegas…
Who? Yeah, that was my reaction, too, the first time I saw her name on the Vegas contestant list. It’s not like we got to meet Tenna Torres on Idol, even though she beat the long odds facing female contestants and survived Hollywood. In fact, I think the only time we heard her name was…
In one of the radio interviews Josh Sanders has done since first appearing on American Idol, he jokes about his 3 seconds of screen time in the Savannah audition episode. In fact, we saw very little of the 23-year-old rocker from Kannapolis, N.C. Which is a shame, because Idol Season 11 seems a bit short…
