Her audition: Mandi Thomas, 33, of Memphis, Tenn., performed “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. Kelly Clarkson was the only coach to turn, calling her the operatic performance “gorgeous” and “different.” The other coaches praised her performance, but clearly didn’t turn because Mandi auditioned with such a non-traditional song choice. Here’s…
His audition: Cam Spinks, 29, of Alabaster, Ala.. performed “Wave on Wave” by Pat Green. Cam displayed nice grit in his voice, and all the coaches glanced toward Blake Shelton, the obvious chair turn. He did so, midway through the song. At the last minute, so did Kelly. Blake said there were lots of elements…
American Idol returns for Season 18 on Sunday, Feb. 16. Among the singers who announced they auditioned is Amelia Joyce. Here’s more about Amelia. * She was born and raised in southern Michigan in a musical family, according to her website bio, which refers to her as a third-generation musician. * And she started young,…
American Idol returns for Season 18 on Sunday, Feb. 16. And among the singers who have announced that they auditioned is Demi Rae Moreno. Here’s more about Demi. * Judging from her Instagram account, her interest in music started early. There’s a photo there of her posing, wearing a sombrero and playing guitar. Both are…
