Her audition: Bay Brooks, 18, of Valdosta, Ga., sang “All of the Stars” by Ed Sheeran in a blind audition that was part of a montage. She landed on Team Blake Shelton. Her background: You’re not going to read this too often. The Voice website tells us this aspiring singer is known as a goat-tying…
His audition: Brian Johnson, 24, of Cleveland, Ohio, sang Rod Stewart’s “Reason to Believe.” He displayed lots of range and power in one of the best night four performances. Adam Levine turned around in a heartbeat, followed soon after by Blake Shelton. Blake praised the emotion he put into the performance. Despite expressing a pre-audition…
Her audition: Ashley Morgan, 26, of Antioch, Calif., performed Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and turned in an entertaining performance that enticed chair turns from Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton. Pharrell complimented her on a performance that “just kept getting better.” Ashley decided to join Team Pharrell. Her background: Our introduction to Ashley…
His audition: Barry Minniefield, 52, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sang Billy Pauls’ classic soul hit “Me and Mrs. Jones.” Adam Levine turned around at the last second of a performance filled with big glory notes to give Barry a spot on the show. His background: Barry told The Voice that he fell in love with…
Her audition: Ameera Delandro, 26, of Richmond, Va., sang “I’d Rather Go Blind” in a blind audition that was part of a montage. She landed on Team Christina Aguilera. Her background: According to her Voice bio, Ameera taught herself to sing and play guitar when she was a child. She got married and starting working…
American Idol whittled its field of guys from 12 to eight Wednesday night. And those eight took the stage for another round of impressive performances. For song by song grades from the show, head here. Here are photos from the show.
So now we know how the format will work tonight. We won’t find out the names of the four female singers already eliminated from Season 14 of American Idol until the very end of tonight’s show, when they aren’t among the eight summoned to perform. But here’s a hunch, based on last week’s performances. That…
American Idol has two orders of business this evening. Cutting four guys from its Top 12. And having the Top 8 sing for a spot in the Season 14 finals. Viewers have already accomplished the first task, based on the votes they cast last week. And thanks to a string of very strong performances, they…
The Voice introduced viewers to 13 more Season 8 contestants Tuesday night. Of the 13, Jeremy Gaynor, a vocalist with the West Point Band, was the only one to entice all four coaches to turn their chairs. He wound up choosing to join Team Christina Aguilera. But Tuesday’s episode also featured a pair of promising…
So, did it seem like The Voice was blazing through the blind auditions at a blistering pace last night? Well, expect that pace to continue. We’ve met 30 singers so far, and the show’s tightened timeframe will have us meeting 18 more between tonight and next Monday. For some reason, the show has decided to…
