Gianna Isabella went home as a Top 10 finisher on American Idol Thursday night. But during a conference call with the media on Friday, the teenager said she and Olivia Rox should consider themselves winners. After all, thousands of people auditioned for the final season of American Idol. Only eight succeeded in making it deeper…
Tonight, we find out who made the Top 8 on American Idol. We’ll get guest performances from Harry Connick Jr. and Demi Lovato. And we’ll hope someone comes close to matching that magic moment Kelly Clarkson delivered at the end of last week’s show. Speaking of which, Kelly’s new version of “Piece by Piece” —…
Her audition: Emily Keener, 16, of Wakeman, Ohio, auditioned with a unique reworking of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John. She had all four coaches facing her direction by the time she hit the chorus. Blake Shelton raved over her vocals, calling her voice “a completely new sound.” Pharrell Williams complimented Emily on using…
His audition: Adam Wakefield, 33, originally of Hanover, New Hampshire, covered George Jones’ “Tennessee Whiskey” for his blind audition. His unique tone prompted an almost immediate chair turn from Adam Levine. Blake Shelton turned when Adam hit the chorus. Blake said it’s artists like Wakefield that make him excited about the future of country music….
Her audition: Caroline Burns, 16, of Hollis, N.H., auditioned with Carole King’s “So Far Away.” Her pleasant and youthful tone enticed a chair turn from Adam Levine before she even hit the chorus. On the last note, Blake Shelton turned as well. Adam praised how she improved by “leaps and bounds” since an earlier attempt…
Who’s likely to survive tonight’s cut on American Idol? Well, if YouTube popularity has anything to do with it, La’Porsha Renae has absolutely nothing to worry about. As of midnight, her performance of “Diamonds” from last week’s Top 10 show had attracted more than 1.2 million views on YouTube. Now, that pales in comparison to…
Her audition: Katherine Ho, 16, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., auditioned with Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams.” We saw just a snippet of her audition because she was part of a montage package. But she got chair turns from Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. She joins Adam’s team after he called her vocals “ethereal.” Her background: The…
His audition: Jonathan Bach, 20, of Ann Arbor, Mich., auditioned with Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” His performance was montaged with two other singers, so we got to see just a snippet. But he prompted a chair turn from Pharrell Williams, who praised Jonathan’s vocal control. His background: The Voice website tells us that Jonathan…
song from this week’s blind audition episodes of The Voice made the biggest impact on iTunes? That’s easy: Alisan Porter’s show-closing performance of “Blue Bayou” from Monday night’s show. Porter, of “Curly Sue” fame, turned four chairs with her cover of the song; then joined Team Christina. On iTunes, the song was still sitting at…
In case you keep track of such things, three singers turned four chairs on The Voice Season 10 premiere Monday night. Caity Peters joined Team Pharrell. Mary Sarah joined Team Blake. And Alisan Porter opted to become a member of Team Christina. That’s noteworthy because it’s Adam Levine who’s normally the king of the four-chair…
