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…
Seems like the females auditioning for American Idol outnumber the guys in Season 14. But American Idol’s New Orleans auditions featured a number of impressive male singers, three of whom showed up with original songs. The impressive trio included Adam Lasher, who’s related to Carlos Santana; Mikey Duran, who attended the same high school as…
In the span of an hour, American Idol introduced us to 11 more Hollywood-bound contestants Wednesday night, though we met some for little more than a heartbeat. Two teens — Shannon Berthiaume and Hannah Mrozak — were among the most impressive. And the night’s show-closer was a voice from The Voice, Mark Andrew, who appeared…
The first duo we ever met as contestants on The Voice has just released a new album. Elenowen’s “For the Taking,” featuring 10 new tracks, hit iTunes Tuesday. For those who don’t recall, Elenowen is Josh and Nicole Johnson. They landed a spot on Team Blake way back in Season 1 of The Voice with…
Country singer Kristen Merlin, a Season 6 standout on The Voice, has released an impressive new EP. The five-track “Boomerang” hit iTunes Tuesday, though two of the songs had been available earlier. This marks the first post-Voice music from Kristen, who was 29 when she auditioned for The Voice and landed a spot on Team…
So far on American Idol Season 14, we’ve met singers who busk on the streets of Nashville. Buskers who work the subways in New York. Then there’s Kohlton Pascal, a busker on the move. Kohlton told Idol he travels all the time to “defeat depression and boredom and stagnant living.” He never stays in one…
Joey Cook walked into the American Idol audition room with her accordion and her ukulele. We only got to hear her play the accordion, during a unique cover of “King of Spain” that drew rave reviews during Kansas City auditions. Keith Urban called the 23-year-old from Woodbridge, Va. “my favorite voice of the whole day,…
So, did you like what you heard from RaeLynn at the Jingle Bell Jam in York last month? If so, you can now download more RaeLynn music. The 20-year-old country singer has released her first EP, entitled “Me.” It features two songs we’re familiar with, her first single, “Boyfriend,” and her current hit, “God Made…
Shania Scott would appear to have three things going for her on American Idol Season 14. A unique look. A unique sound. And a unique name. She prefers not to go by Shania, because it means beautiful and she told the Idol judges she doesn’t like strangers calling her beautiful. So she’s shortened her stage…
