Brielle Von Hugel, Season 11

Meet American Idol contestant Brielle Von Hugel

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We didn’t get to see Brielle Von Hugel perform when she earned a golden ticket during the Savannah episode.

But she was the subject of a featured segment last year’s New Jersey auditions.

You might remember her as the 16-year-old who always wore a flower in her hair and was singing on behalf of her dad, who is also a singer and had throat cancer at the time.

She impressed the judges then with a rendition of “Endless Love” and says she thinks she’s improved since Season 10.

Brielle, of Staten Island, N.Y., says she first performed in public at age 5 at an Italian restaurant.  They asked her to sing and “I did,” Brielle recalls, saying she performed a song from Titanic.  “I was fearless, not shy at all.  I loved being in front of everyone.”

Last year, she said she thinks her raspy voice helps set her apart.  This year, she gave Idol a different answer to that question.

“I’m only 17,” she said, “but I have the determination of someone who’s been doing this for a long time.”

Here are some non-Idol performances by Brielle.

“Who Do You Think You Are”

“Inside Your Heaven”

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10 Comments

  1. Julie February 6, 2012 at 4:48 pm -  Reply

    Love her voice! 🙂 Hopes she goes far.

  2. Katelin February 16, 2012 at 9:36 pm -  Reply

    Loved her last year….. I am going to root for Hallie Day because she rocks!!!!!!!!. I still love her though

  3. joey February 20, 2012 at 11:57 pm -  Reply

    nothing special

  4. Tony February 26, 2013 at 12:15 pm -  Reply

    amazing voice

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