Her audition: Caitlin Caporale, 23, of Newburgh, N.Y., sang Christina Aguilera’s “Impossible” and turned in the best performance on the final night of the blind auditions. She got chair turns from Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton, the only two coaches with spots left on their teams. Blake complimented her on “a 700-pound voice coming out…
His audition: Paul Pfau, 26, of Washington, D.C., auditioned with Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon.” Paul’s delivery prompted chair turns from Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams. Pharrell called Paul’s performance “flawless.” Paul decided to join Team Pharrell. His background: Paul told The Voice he started playing guitar at 14. His mom says he…
Her audition: Hannah Kirby, 20, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, sang “The Letter,” showing off lots of power and passion. Only Blake Shelton had a spot left on his team at the time, and he turned around, completing his team with Hannah. Her background: While Hannah was growing up, she said her mom was always playing…
His audition: Vance Smith, 22, of Detroit, Mich., sang The Four Tops’ “Reach Out, I’ll Be There.” A big finish prompted Christina Aguilera and Pharrell Williams to turn around. Christina complimented his range and the fact that he had so much fun performing. Vance joined Team Christina. His background: He grew up on the east…
His audition: Nathan Hermida, 17, of Boston, Mass., auditioned with Miquel’s “Sure Thing.” Adam Levine turned around quickly; Christina Aguilera followed shortly thereafter. Adam said Nathan delivered a “seasoned performance.” Nathan decided to join Team Adam. His background: His parents came to the U.S. from the Philippines in the 1980s in search of a better…
Critics haven’t exactly embraced Kelly Clarkson’s new album, “Piece by Piece.” But fans have made it the number one album on the Billboard 200. Billboard reports that first-week sales of the album checked in at 93,000, more than Kelly’s last two albums — “Greatest Hits, Chapter 1” and the Christmas album “Dressed in Red” —…
American Idol served up a pair of performance episodes this week. On Wednesday night, the show introduced us to the Season 14 finalists. On Thursday night, the show whittled the field to 11 and had everyone sing for a spot in the Top 11. Here are photos from the show. For song by song grades…
American Idol’s faster-paced new format had its Top 12 finalists taking the stage for a second straight night on Thursday. The bad news was that Sarina-Joi Crowe sang last and couldn’t entice the judges to use their instant save. Hence, the 19-year-old from Columbia, Tenn., became the first casualty of the Season 14 finals. As…
American Idol has found a talented cast for Season 14. It’s also decided to keep viewers guessing in terms of its Season 14 format. Apparently, one contestant will be eliminated tonight and the remaining 11 singers will perform. So, I’ll be doling out a new set of song by song grades. 1. Rayvon Owen: He’s…
The Top 12 performed, and performed very well on American Idol Wednesday night. Here’s a photo gallery of the performances. For song by song grades from Wednesday’s show, head here. For a recap on who deserves to stay and who deserves to go home, head here.
