When it comes to American Idol introductions … well, they don’t come much better than our introduction to Maddy Hudson. In a pre-audition clip, Maddy told us that it’s always been pretty much her and her mom “against the world” and that middle school was the worst because she never felt she fit it. “I…
Rayvon Owen was without doubt one of the most talented male singers American Idol introduced us to during its San Francisco audition episodes. The 23-year-old singer and vocal coach from Richmond, Va., performed Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake,” showing off great range and control during an audition that gave Jennifer Lopez the “goosies.” It also drew…
Teenage singers stole the show during American Idol’s final Season 14 audition episode from San Francisco. And one of those impressive teenager singers was Jaq MacKenzie, who was 15 — “and a half” — when she auditioned last summer. A student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Jaq waltzed into the…
We only saw a tiny snippet of Tara Honda’s audition for American Idol Season 14 in San Fancisco. Head here and you’ll hear more of why the judges were so impressed with her version of “I Feel the Earth Move.” Not only did Tara show nice range during the performance, she didn’t seem the least…
Before she auditioned for the American Idol judges, Erika David said she had to show confidence. She also predicted Jennifer Lopez would like the sassiness in her performance. Wow, talk about an accurate prediction, and it’s a good thing Erika was right. We saw just a snippet of her cover of Alicia Key’s “No One”…
Chandler Leighton was part of a three-singer montage in American Idol’s San Francisco audition episode. We saw her stand and deliver a soulful version of “New York State of Mind” that gave Jennifer Lopez her now famous goosies. But Chandler apparently performed at least two numbers for the judges. On YouTube, she has posted a…
If KellyeAnn Rodgers is remembered as the American Idol singer who couldn’t find her way out of the audition room, it will be unfortunate. Because before she kicked off a segment featuring several singers who couldn’t find the right door to exit, she delivered a spot-on performance of “A Song for You” and looked like…
American Idol wrapped up its Season 14 auditions with a second episode from San Francisco Thursday night. And teens ruled the night, with a show that featured former Voice contestant Adanna Duru, 17, as the show-opener and 16-year-old Tyanna Jones as the show-closer. In between, we met a pair of 15-year olds — Daniel Seavey…
Blessing Offor released a wonderful new ballad called “This is Life” on Tuesday. And it’s just a sample of the new music coming from the Season 7 contestant on The Voice. Blessing’s new album, “Roots,” will be available Feb. 10. Pre-orders are underway on iTunes. Now 26, Blessing advanced to the knockout round before being…
You’d be hard pressed to find many contestants from The Voice who have released more music than Tony Lucca. And the third-place finisher from Season 2 added to his musical resume this week, releasing a 12-track, self-titled album on Tuesday. Why a self-titled album so deep into a musical career that has produced at least…
