If you watched American Idol’s audition episode from Salt Lake City, you might remember Kassandra Castaneda’s uncle more than the rest of her audition. That’s because he was the one who had Kassandra slip Jennifer Lopez a note asking for a text or phone call.
Lots of teenagers are auditioning for American Idol this year hoping to achieve what Paisley Van Patten once had. The 25-year-old waitress from Salt Lake City told the show she landed a record contract at a young age and appeared on her way to stardom.
C.J. Harris is the Salt Lake City contestant who dedicated his performance to his father, who died a year earlier of a massive heart attack. He played a guitar-accompanied version of The Allman Brothers “Soul Shine.”
The last audition we saw on American Idol’s episode from Salt Lake City was from Casey Thrasher. And while Idol hasn’t been providing us with much background on its Season 13 contestants, we learned more about Casey than most.
