At 17, Ashley De La Rosa is one of the youngest contestants on The Voice. And we barely got to meet her on the show because she was part of a four-singer montage back on the Feb. 21 edition. So let’s learn a bit more about Ashley. She attends Windermere Prepatory School in the Orlando,…
We were introduced to him simply as Pip when his blind audition was shown on The Voice back in mid-February. His real name is Phillip Arnold. He’s 19, a 2010 graduate of Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia. And besides a penchant for bowties and suspenders, he can belt out a pretty good version of…
American Idol is back at it, posting videos designed to give us insight into our favorite contestants from Season 11. The most recent series: The contestants in 60 seconds, chock full of all sorts of interesting information such as their favorite day, season and ice cream flavor. OK, a couple of the questions go deeper…
The cut from 11 contestants to 10 is almost always the cruelest on American Idol. Finish 10th on the show, and you go home for a while, but return for the summer tour and benefit from the exposure and paycheck that go along with it. Finish 11th, and you just go home. Shannon Magrane finished 11th…
I pointed this out in Thursday’s live blog, but thought it deserves repeating: The disqualification of Jermaine Jones made Idol history of sorts. He was only the second Idol contestant I can recall being disqualified from the competition after the finals began, Corey Clark from Season 2 being the other. But it also marked the…
Original Idol Kelly Clarkson reached the peek of another Billboard chart this week with her latest single, “Stronger.” The song is now number one among pop songs, jumping past Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain.” That makes five different singles charts “Stronger” has topped. Last month, it became Kelly’s first-ever number one on the dance/club…
Idol voters eliminated Shannon Magrane Thursday night, making her the first female sent home in Season 11. Daughtry and Demi Lovato performed, and crayfish were nowhere in site. Next week, the Idols will be singing the songs of Billy Joel. On the results show, we’ll get appearances from Haley Reinhart, singing her new single “Free,”…
For the first time since the finals began, I wanted to throw something at the TV Thursday night. There stood Shannon Magrane, Erika Van Pelt and Elise Testone — three gals — in the bottom three. “What do you think of this?” Ryan asked the judges. They seemed stunned. Surprised. Perhaps even shocked. Especially because…
Jermaine Jones’ disqualification last night means the first two finalists eliminated during Season 11 have been guys. So it’s trivia time, Idol fans. When is the last time that happened? Think back … way back. Because it hasn’t happened since Season 1. Back when Idol had only 10 finalists, when voters booted EJ Day and…
Joshua Ledet, Hollie Cavanagh and, in my opinion, Colton Dixon stole the show Wednesday night on Idol. Heck, Joshua and Hollie sang so well in the final performances that folks might have forgotten Jermaine Jones by the time the show ended. Jessica Sanchez, Phillip Phillips, Deandre Brackensick and Skylar Laine performed well enough that they…
