American Idol returns on Sunday, Feb. 16. Among the singers announcing they auditioned is Perrin York. Here’s more about Perrin. * From Denver, Colorado, she’s a 2018 grad of Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., and now L.A.-based. * In 2018, she was part of her college a cappella group, The After School Specials, who earned…
American Idol returns for Season 18 on Sunday, Feb. 16. Among the singers announcing they auditioned is Olivia Ximines. Here’s more about Olivia. * On Instagram, she introduces herself as a 16-year-old member of the dance team at OV who likes to sing. * OV would be Orange Vista High School in the Val Verde…
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…
Her audition: Samantha Howell, 19, of Virginia Beach, Va., auditioned with “Take It on the Run” by REO Speedwagon. Samantha launched into an impressive country version of the rock classic, prompting a quick chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. Blake turned too, but as he suspected, was blocked by Kelly. Samantha also got a chair turn…
His audition: Samuel WILCO, 39, of Fort Knox, Kentucky, auditioned with “Lately” by Jodeci. Samuel immediately showed off nice range. As the song swelled, so did Samuel’s vocals. And he earned chair turns from Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas. Nick said The Voice needs a voice like his in the competition. Kelly complimented him on…
American Idol returns for Season 18 on Sunday, Feb. 16. Among the singers who have announced they auditioned is Sophia Wackerman. Here’s more about Sophia. * She’s a second-year student at UCLA, majoring in global jazz studies. * In a UCLA artist spotlight, she says she was born in Australia, but moved to the U.S….
American Idol returns for Season 18 on Sunday, Feb. 16. Among the artists to announce they auditioned is Arthur Gunn. Here’s more about Arthur. * Arthur Gunn is the stage name for Dibesh Pokharel, a singer-songwriter from Nepal who has also called Wichita, Kansas, home. * In a May 2019 interview, Dibesh said he starting…
