Rico Perkins was one of at least two contestants who auditioned with a song from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” in San Francisco. And it worked out just fine for the 24-year-old from Little Rock, Ark.
Athena Williford was part of a montage with two other singers during the San Francisco auditions on American Idol. Turns out this isn’t her first time trying out for the show.
Rachel Rolleri was the first singer we met once American Idol shifted from Austin to San Francisco in the middle of audition episode number two. She’s the young lady who said she’d have to play it cool in the audition room, lest she wind up wiping drool off her chin from meeting Keith Urban.
David Luning was one of the San Francisco golden ticket recipients who auditioned with an original song. Jennifer whispered “love it” early on in his performance but also called it “interesting” for American Idol.
We met Remi Wolf just briefly during the San Francisco auditions on American Idol. A more thorough introduction might have informed us that she’s been performing as part of a duo called Remi and Chloe.
Selena Moreno is the 22-year-old from Sacramento, Calif., who auditioned alongside her twin sister. Selena wound up with a unanimous yes for a golden ticket to Hollywood.
Season 13 marks the return of guitars to American Idol. But it isn’t only guys with guitars who are making an early mark on a show a guitar-wielding guy won for five straight years.
One of the most emotional responses to a golden ticket to Hollywood came from Emmanuel Zidor at the San Francisco auditions. Seems he had a seventh-grade teacher who told him he’d never be good enough to be on American Idol.
Briana Oakley is another returning contestant determined to do better in her second try at American Idol. And she got off to a good start at the San Francisco auditions, breezing through to Hollywood on an unanimous “yes.”
Spencer Lloyd got the tag “pretty guy” from Jennifer Lopez the second he stepped into the American Idol audition room in Austin. “The girls are going for this,” she proclaimed.
