At the end of Wednesday’s episode of American Idol, we heard Jennifer Lopez say she was most impressed with the young singer with “the Justin Bieber haircut.” She was talking about Isaac Cole McNanny of Emlenton, Pa. And there’s plenty of reasons to be impressed. Though he was just 15 when he auditioned, Isaac already…
Idol’s weight-loss champ has an interesting background that goes beyond becoming a personal trainer. We met Lindita in the Season 15 premiere, learning how she lost 150 pounds in her journey toward a singing career. “In my hometown, when I started singing, a lot of people were like, ‘She has a nice voice, but she’s…
we weren’t watching a marriage unravel before our very eyes on American Idol last week, even if it seemed a bit that way. You recall the audition I’m talking about. Husband and wife worship leaders Jordan and Alex Sasser auditioned together, after introducing their baby daughter to the judges. Alex went first, playing ukulele and…
Wright is hoping the third time in the charm on American Idol. She’s one of the returnees for Season 15, having had her auditions featured on the show the past two years. This season, she was part of a night one montage segment with Shevonne Philidor and Kory Wheeler. But we got to watch a…
Auditioning for American Idol with an original song is nerve-wracking enough. But imagine performing that original song on piano with Harry Connick Jr. hovering over your shoulder. That was the audition experience for Brandyn Burnette, one of the most talented guys we met during the second night of Idol Season 15 auditions. If you watched,…
Idol saved the most emotional week one audition for last when it introduced us to Tristan McIntosh, a talented teen who “just might win” in the words of Jennifer Lopez. During her intro package, Tristan held her fingers intertwined while explaining how close she is to her mother, adding “it’s just a really weird feeling…
