You just knew Heejun Han would have a humorous story about what happened after he learned he made the American Idol semifinals. The 22-year-old from Flushing, N.Y., didn’t disappoint. In a photo Idol posted today, Heejun describes his phone call home to break the good news to his mom. First, she screamed. Very loudly, judging…
Only three female singers were sent home on American Idol Wednesday night. One of them was Lancaster County’s Naomi Gillies. Unfortunate? Well, it was hard to determine how fair the judges’ decision was. Certainly, there were lots of talented female singers among the final 20 in Vegas this year. What was certainly unfortunate was that…
After more than 10 years, Idol truly baffles me with its inconsistent production. It followed up a brutal first episode of Group Night in Hollywood, one that featured not a single performance, with two superlative episodes last week. Then Wednesday night, on what should have been one of the best shows of the season, Idol…
My hope for tonight: Lots of singing before Idol starts revealing its top 24. And lots of singing from folks we haven’t heard from, like Hollie Cavanaugh, Chelsea Sorrell, Aubrey Cleland. More Jessica Sanchez. And at least another listen to Naomi Gillies, the gal from nearby Lancaster, Pa. Because every Idol contestant in the top 42…
