Austin Percario is one of at least two Season 13 American Idol contestants with an X Factor past. Initially eliminated from Season 1 of Simon Cowell’s singing show, he was picked as one of 10 members of an all-teen group called Intensity.
Ethan Thompson was one of the American Idol contestants brave enough to sing an original song during his audition. The tune is called “Stand My Ground,” and the performance went well enough for the Phlllip Phillips look-alike to be Hollywood bound on Idol.
Steven Curd is hoping last year’s American Idol experience serves him well in Season 13. We caught just a glimpse of the 18-year-old from San Antonio during Idol’s Austin auditions.
Anna Melvin is among the American Idol contestants hoping the second time is the charm in Season 13. Anna, 22, from Memphis, also made it to Hollywood last year, but says she got cut in the first round.
The very last audition we heard from Austin on American Idol came courtesy of John Fox. The 20-year-old from the small town of Magnolia, Texas, said he was attending a four-year college..
Taylor Stearns was part of a montage during the Austin auditions on American Idol. The 21-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, performed Jason Marz’s “I Won’t Give Up.”
With silver chains around his neck and pink spikes on his shoulders, Austin Alvarez stood out among American Idol contestants in Austin. Of course, Idol identified Austin as a makeup artist, so you had to expect a bit of theatrics.
For now, T.K. Hash will be remembered as the American Idol contestant who does the best impersonation of President Obama. After all, he bears an uncanny resemblance to the president and wasn’t bashful about trying to imitate him when Harry Connick Jr. pointed that out.
Adam Roth is the sound healer we met at the conclusion of the American Idol auditions in San Francisco. The 28-year-old from Sacramento auditioned with “Hallelujah.”
Aranesa Turner says she got two huge compliments from Jennifer Lopez after auditioning for American Idol in San Francisco. First, Jennifer compared her to Aaliyah, who Aranesa says she “loves with her whole heart.
