Jade Flores is among the artists who auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26 with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie. Audition episodes will continue to air on Mondays through most of February. Here’s more about Jade: * The 29-year-old singer from…
Mor Ilderton is among the artists who auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26, with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie. Audition episodes will continue to air on Mondays through most of February. Here’s more about Mor. * Mor is a folk…
Matthew Holiday is among the artists who auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol kicked off its new season this week on ABC with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie. The second audition episode airs Monday night. Here’s more about Michael: * He’s a very personable 20-year-old singer-songwriter. *…
Her audition: Carmen Lorell Martin, 20, El Dorado Hills, Calif., performed “Thought It Was Love” by Ty Myers She showed off a nice tone and lovely lilt to her voice. She also unanimously advanced to the next phase of the competition as one of her relatives looked on. Here’s more about Carmen: * She’s Carmen…
His audition: Michael Garner, 16, Forrest City, Ala., “I’m Still Fine,” by The Red Clay Straws: He’s a young singer singer with a great tone, though he came across as a bit shy on performing experience. Still, he got an immediate fist bump from Luke Bryan, who called him a “young prodigy” and lobbied hard…
His audition: Julian Kalel, 19, El Paso, Texas performed “Lone Guitar” (an original): Accompanied by his sister Karyssa on violin, Julian displayed a great singer-songwriter vibe and a compelling backstory about his struggles with anxiety. In fact, he auditioned last year and was so impressive that Luke Bryan predicted he could win the show. But…
His audition: Sheldon Riley, 26, Melbourne, Australia, “Brother” by Matt Corby: He’s a veteran of several singing shows thanks to a costumed character he created. He wants to see if he can do well on Idol without that character. He performed with tons of passion and showed off great range. Yep, his voice should be…
Kamryn Palmer is among the artists who auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26 with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie. The second audition episode airs Monday night. Here’s more about Kamryn: * She’s a country singer-songwriter from Harbour Beach, Fla., but…
Her audition: Brianna Yansey, ““Used to Be Young” by Miley Cyrus: Viewers saw just a snippet of Brianna’s audition. But it was enough to demonstrate her impressive range and powerful vocals. Lionel Richie called the audition “really well done.” Here’s more about Brianna. * She’s an 18-year-old singer-songwriter from Georgia with music already out. *…
Yep, American Idol is back, with great singers and tear-inducing segements. The show provided both on its Season 24 premiere. Along the way, Idol introduced us to The Pickle Girl (Genevieve Heyward). It reintroduced us to two former Voice standouts (Jacquie Lee and Kyndal Inskeep) who have found their way to a better singing…
