John Legend picked up a third four-chair-turn artist in Shawn Sounds. No other coach on The Voice has more than one. Kelly Clarkson swiped another country singer from country king Blake Shelton when she landed Abby Kasch. And Denton Arnell landed a spot on Season 16 and a fiance all in one blind audition. Though…
His audition: Andrew Sevener, 22, of Alvarado, Texas, auditioned with “Honky Tonk Women.” His energetic performance, and impressive guitar solo, prompted a chair turn by Blake Shelton. But the other coaches, convinced the country singer would select Blake anyway, didn’t turn. As a result, Andrew automatically became a member of Team Blake. About Andrew: *…
Eleven more singers earned spots on The Voice has the coaches continued for fill their teams Monday night. The Voice blind auditions conclude next Monday night. Remember, the show is now taking a Tuesday night hiatus until the voting rounds begin. Here’s a look at what happened Monday in photos.
Lionel Richie was right about this: American Idol seems to have discovered lots of young talent again in Season 16. Two of the most impressive auditioners Sunday night were 16-year-old females, Riley Thompson and Madison VanDenburg. Madison hails from Cohoes, N.Y., and hit so many glory notes during her audition, Katy Perry was calling her…
After an antic-filled second audition episode of American Idol Season 17, the focus was — thankfully — back on the music Sunday night. Oh, Katy got lassoed by up-and-coming country singer Austin Michael Robinson. And she squirmed across the floor doing The Worm while Jake Puliti performed. But, for the most part, she was content…
Her audition: Rebecca Howell, 18, of Cochran, Ga., performed “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” delivering a solid country vocal. She enticed chair turns from Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. Rebecca chose Team Kelly, shocking all the judges who expected her to join Team Blake. About Rebecca: * We didn’t get…
His audition: Julian King, 25, Philadelphia, Pa., performed “All-Time Low” by Jon Bellion. He got very quick chair turns from Adam Levine and John Legend. But Adam was blocked by John and, since the other coaches didn’t turn, that mean John automatically landed Julian. John called Julian’s voice clear and powerful. About Julian: * Julian…
Her audition: Betsy Ade, 40, of Kenosha, Wisc., auditioned with “Hunger” by Florence and the Machine. She showed great stage presence and turned in a passionate performance that eventually earned chair turns from John Legend and Adam Levine. John praised her power, energy and the charisma. Betsy joined Team John. About Betsy: * Since early…
For a two-hour audition episode, American Idol was remarkably shy on tears being shed Wednesday night. Sure, there were a few when Logan Johnson shared his story about fighting back against an addiction to painkillers. And several more when Shayy Winn, legally blind, launched into a wonderfully moving version of “Rise Up.” But for at…
Yes, there will be another audition episode of American Idol. On Sunday, in fact. Yes, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will continue to hear more singers. And presumably say “yes” to many of them. And, no, the judges haven’t proclaimed Alejandro Aranda the winner of Season 17. Though they sure seemed on the…
