Remember the young man who had trouble staying awake in the waiting room for the American Idol auditions in Atlanta. His name is Jesse Cline, and the 19-year-old was so tired because he’d driven eight hours from Ashland, Ky., after working a shift as a gas station attendant at Racer’s convenience store in Cannonsburg.
Majesty York showed up in the American Idol audition room in Atlanta with a band of flowers in her hair. It was an attempt to stand out, to be different, something she tries to do musically as well.
Caleb Johnson is a Season 13 American Idol contestant looking for redemption. He came within a whisker of the semifinals back in Season 11 before he flubbed his final solo performance in Las Vegas.
At just 15, Bria Anai got the final spot in the Atlanta audition episode. She captured the judges attention with bright purple sparkle lipstick.
His real name is Deneco Pittman, but he performs as Neco Starr. And this is at least his third stab at American Idol fame.
Emily Piriz says she’s been watching American Idol since Season 1 and always dreamed of being on the show. She got her wish during the Atlanta audition, where she sang Jessie J’s “Mamma Knows Best” and got a unanimous vote through to Hollywood.
Jordan Brisbane is a 15-year-old with enough bravado to proclaim that he’s going to “shut American Idol down” when he stepped on the audition stage. He likely said it partly in jest, because he has quite a sense of humor.
Kristen O’Connor is the singing nurse we met during American Idol’s Atlanta auditions. More specifically, Idol identified the 24-year-old with the million-dollar smile as a nurse tech.
Ben Briley had no trouble convincing American Idol judges to grant him a golden ticket in Atlanta. Heck, Keith Urban said he might even crash his car if he was driving and heard Ben come on the radio. Keith thought Ben’s voice was that good.
We met lots of singers with guitars again during American Idol’s auditions in Atlanta. Only one — Jess Meuse — was brave enough to audition with an original song.
