American Idol introduced us to the first 10 Hollywood bound singers for Season 20 Sunday night. Here are my four favorites. 1. Taylor Fagins, 26, New York: I love that Idol allows contestants to showcase original songs, and Taylor showed up with the heart-touching, self-penned “We Need More.” It’s a song he said he wrote…
Recent post-Voice releases include singles from Raquel Castro, Khalea Lynee’ and Mike Schiavo. Below is a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Raquel Castro, from Season 1, has released “Fire in the Winter,” a collaboration with The Wildcardz. Raquel said she wrote the song…
Recent post-Voice releases include songs from Jamal Corrie, Chris Crump and KillWill, aka Will Chaplin. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Jamal Corrie, from Season 18, writes that he’s managed to be single or alone on all 28 Valentines in his…
Carly Mickeal is among the artists to announce they auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol. Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Carly. * She’s a California girl, 24, who loves the beach and graduated college in May 2020, according to her Instagram posts. * She’s released one song to…
Dan Marshall is one of the singers to confirm he auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol. American Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Dan. * His full name is Daniel Marshall Griffith, and if you head to his Instagram page, you’ll see more photos of him in a football…
Danielle Clavell is among the singers reported to have auditioned for American Idol Season 20. Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Danielle. * She’s a bilingual singer whose YouTube page includes covers of “Como La Flor” and Marc Anthony’s “Preciosa.” * Most of the videos there have landed in the…
Elli Rowe is one of the singers reported to have auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol. Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Elli. * She’s a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who started college at Belmont University in the fall of 2020. * Elli grew up in Minnesota, exposed to music at…
Wennely Quezada is among the artists to announce they auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol. American Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Wennely. * She’s a 22-year-old bilingual artist based in Kansas City who’s already released lots of music. * Nor is she a newcomer to singing competition or…
Yoli Mayor is among the artists reported to have auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol. American Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Yoli. * She’s a first generation Cuban-American and an alternative R&B and soul singer based in Miami, Fla. * In 2017, at age 21, she made the…
Leah Marlene is among the artists who have announced that they auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol. Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, Feb. 27. Here’s more about Leah. * She’s a 20-year-old singer-songwriter, born in Canada, who lives in Normal, Ill. * Leah’s another of the Season 20 contestants who has already released…
