My question for Ellen Petersen: Where was the hot pink banjo? Ellen, 22, of Branson, Mo., walked into the Idol audition room carrying a banjo that looked pretty darn traditional. Then she launched into a rendition of “I Wanna Be a Cowboy Sweetheart,” displaying perhaps the best voice we heard during the Kansas City audition…
Through American Idol’s first three audition episodes of Season 14, we saw several singers advance to Hollywood by 2-1 votes. In every case but one, Harry Connick Jr. was the guy casting the “no” vote. Alexis Gomez, 22, of Dayton, Ohio, is the gal who got Harry to say “yes.” She auditioned with a spirited…
Anyone who followed Season 13 of American Idol saw a very familiar face during the Kansas City audition episode. Casey Thrasher is back for another go at Idol, after enduring one of the cruelest cuts in the show’s history last spring. I say that because Idol advanced 30 singers to last year’s semifinals, then cut…
