Her audition: Emily Hough, 16, of Petersburg, Ill., auditioned with Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi.” Blake Shelton turned midway through the performance and, by the time it ended, Emily had Adam Levine and Jennifer Hudson facing her as well. Adam applauded her appreciation of The Beatles at such a young age. Emily opted to join…
His audition: Mike Parker, 23, of Gainesville, Va., performed “So Sick” by NE-YO. It almost appeared his passionate performance would go unrewarded, but then Jennifer Hudson turned her chair at the last second. She praised Mike for not giving up and for continuing to push himself vocally during the audition. His background: Mike says football…
Her audition: Rachel Messer, 19, of Fort Gay, W.Va., auditioned with “I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart.” The song not only allowed her to show off strong country vocals, but her yodeling skills as well. Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson turned, with Blake complimenting Rachel’s love of traditional country music. Rachel opted to join…
Blind audition: Michael Lee, 30, of Fort Worth, Texas, sang B.B. King’s “The Thrill is Gone.” Adam Levine turned early in the performance, Jennifer Hudson graced Michael with her first shoe-toss of Season 15 and Blake Shelton turned as well. Michael decided to join Team Blake. His background: Michael says he’s been performing since age…
Her audition: Abby Cates, 17, of Cincinnati, Ohio, auditioned with “Scars to Your Beautiful” by Alessia Cara. Pre-audition, Abby said she was hoping Kelly Clarkson would turn for her. And she did, pretty early in the performance. But she wound up being the only chair turn, which surprised Kelly, who said Abby reminded her of…
Don’t forget, American Idol fans, the winner from Season 15 and the stars of Season 16 will be performing at the York Fair in York, Pa., over the next week of so. Season 15 winner Trent Harmon kicks off the shows on the Froggy 107.7 country music stage with a performance at 6:30 p.m. Friday….
