Leah Guerrero is one of many American Idol contestants who heard a “no” from Harry Connick Jr. when she auditioned. But Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez enjoyed her cover of Rihaanna’s “Stay” enough to advance her to Hollywood.
With the black and white checked high heels with pink flowers on the side to match her jacket, Khristian D’avis might win the award for best audition shoes on American Idol. But she nearly didn’t make it to Hollywood.
When Jena Asciutto walked into the American Idol audition room in Detroit, Harry Connick Jr. asked if she performs in musicals and plays in school. He might have been surprised by the answer.
We caught just a bit of Paris Primeau’s audition for American Idol in Detroit. But you might remember her because of her bright pink hair.
Keri Lynn Roche is the singer who kicked off the American Idol audition episode in Detroit. Jennifer Lopez’s reaction: “What a way to start the day.”
When Symphony Howlett’s name flashed on the screen during American Idol’s Detroit audition episode, I thought it sounded familiar. For good reason. Back in Season 10, she made it all the way to Idol’s Vegas round as Symphony Music Howlett before being eliminated.
Harry Connick Jr. has apparently been looking for someone who can sing “Loving You” with all its high notes. Enter Sydney Arterbridge, a 15-year-old who wowed the judges with her range at the Detroit auditions.
Right before her Season 13 American Idol audition, Nica Nashae said she wanted to deliver something memorable. Within a couple of notes of her performance of “Natural Woman.” she had Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban tapping along with her singing on the judges’ table.
Sam Burchfield is the Phillip Phillips fan who walked into the audition room looking a bit like Phillip, right down to wearing flip flops. But his audition was nothing like Phillip’s.
Lauren Ogburn walked into the American Idol audition room determined to be a different type of contestant — a country singer who’s “a little rough around the edges.” The 19-year-old “tough” gal from Lake City, Fla., left the room in tears.
