Thanks to early release videos, American Idol has already introduced us to a pair of contestants we’ll see on Sunday’s second audition episode. In terms of personality, Leah Marlene and Aaron Westberry couldn’t be more different. In terms of talent … well, both breeze to Hollywood on a unanimous vote from the judges. Leah, 20,…
Nicolina Bozzo provided one of the highlights of American Idol’s Season 20 premiere with her stirring performance of “She Used to be Mine” by Sara Bareilles. The performance earned Nicolina a unanimous gold ticket to Hollywood Week. Heck, she even got a standing ovation from Idol’s superstar panel of judges. Nicolina’s an 18-year-old from…
Danielle Bradbery was just 16 when she won Season 4 of The Voice in 2013. So it’s not surprising that she didn’t leave the show with a defined artistic identity, even though she released a successful country album later the same year. On Friday, Danielle released a collection of songs she’s released over the…
Alexa Cappelli is 22 and confused. And that’s very good news for fans of addictive pop music. “22 and Confused” is the name of the former Voice contestant’s new EP. And her latest single, “Broke and Lonely” pretty much sums it up as Alexa sings about the anxiety of being a 20-something and not…
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…
