Hear more from American Idol’s Leia Lotulelei
Leia Lotulelei is the American Idol contestant known as “Fish.” He also took one of the largest contingents of supporters to the Salt Lake City auditions — something like 30 people.
Leia Lotulelei is the American Idol contestant known as “Fish.” He also took one of the largest contingents of supporters to the Salt Lake City auditions — something like 30 people.
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.
We only saw a small snippet of Laurel Wright’s audition during the American Idol episode from Salt Lake City. But Laurel arrived in the audition room with a pretty impressive pre-show resume.
Lots of American Idol contestants ask for a second chance to impress the judges when they hear “no” initially. Johnny Newcomb got one of those second chances.
Not too many contestants have been called “mysterious” during the Season 13 auditions. But that’s the label Jennifer Lopez gave to D.J. Bradley.
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Laci Kaye Booth, Top 5 on American Idol Season 17, dropped a new single Friday. And if you somehow missed her 2024 album, "Loneliest Girl in the World," do yourself a favor and check it out!
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Jacquelyn George
Jaelen Johnston
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Jessica Manalo
Lucia Flores-Wiseman
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'Treasure' indeed
Laci Kaye Booth, Top 5 on American Idol Season 17, dropped her debut album Aug. 6. Her debut single, the ridiculously addictive "Treasure," heads to country radio in mid-September.