Several singers got more airtime than Hannah Mrozak during the American Idol auditions in Minneapolis. But she certainly got as good of feedback as any of the contestants on that episode. Hannah auditioned with Etta James’ “Something’s Got a Hold On Me” and wowed the judges from the opening note. And not only did she…
Cindy Jo Schloer might always be remembered as the singer who bagged a bear while bow hunting just days before her American Idol audition. In Season 14, she’s also one of very few contestants who managed to make it to Hollywood despite a “no” vote from Jennifer Lopez. The 26-year-old country singer from North Branch,…
Courtney Guns certainly didn’t seem shy when she appeared before the American Idol judges in Minnesota. In fact, the bartender from Bemidji, Minn., belted out Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” from right in front of the judges’ table. It prompted Keith Urban to jokingly ask if she’d like to sing her next song sitting on Harry…
There were lots of reasons to remember Vanessa Andrea’s audition from the Minnesota episode of American Idol Season 14. She’s a stay-at-home-mom and all three of her children were age 3 and under at the time she auditioned for Idol. Keith Urban is her celebrity crush. One of his concerts was the first she ever…
We met Morgan Ovens just briefly during American Idol’s audition episode from Minnesota. But she was oh, so impressive with a pitch-perfect cover of Alanis Morissette’s “Hand in Pocket.” Jennifer Lopez called it a great performance and complimented Morgan on her style. Harry Connick Jr. said she seems like the kind of singer “who can’t…
