Hannah Harper’s audition on American Idol brought tears to the eyes of judge Carrie Underwood. It was also the most popular from Idol’s second audition episode, which aired last Monday. In the week since, Hannah’s audition video has been viewed more than 550,000 times on YouTube, which is 200,000 more times that any other…
Her audition: Nyla Martin, 17, “Ain’t No Way” by Aretha Franklin: Wow, talk about a big voice. Most impressively though, was the way she built the dramatics in that audition. Carrie Underwood can’t believe she’s just 17 with that big voice. Luke Bryan was equally impressed. Lionel Richie wants her to dial back the vocals…
His audition: Christian Brown, 22, Franklin, Ken., performed “Wildest Dreams” by Marty Brown (his dad): Christian showed up in the audition room with his dad Marty, who released three country albums in the 1990s. And Christian delivered a fine rendition of his father’s song. Luke Bryan says he has the potential to do well on…
Her audition: Kiera Howell, 16, Geneva, Ala., performed “Don’t Tread on Me” by We the Kingdom: For her age, she displayed a very mature delivery and, in spite of what she said, looked perfectly comfortable auditioning and not a bit nervous once she started singing. She held one of those notes forever. Carrie Underwood loved…
George Perkins is among the artists to announce that they auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26, with the coaching trio of Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood. Here’s more about George. * He’s a D.C.-based singer-songwriter and his Instagram is packed with impressive originals. *…
His auditiion: Philmon Lee, 25, LeGrange, Ga., performed “When a Man Loves a Woman” by Michael Bolton: There’s a lot of character in Philmon’s voice. And he delivers the song with plenty of emotion. Carrie Underwood called his performance surprising because he entered the room so “chill.” Luke Bryan says he looks like he was…
Landon McGraw is among the artists who have announced that they auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26 with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood. Audition episodes continue to air Mondays through most of February. Here’s more about Landon: * He’s a…
Abayomi is among the artists to announce that they auditioned for Season 24 of American Idol. Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26, with the coaching trio of Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood. Audition episodes continue to air through most of February. Here’s more about Abayomi. * She’s 16-year-old Abayomi Lewis from…
Vyann is among the artists who have announced that they 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 Vyann: * She’s…
His audition: Kutter Bradley, 22, Florence, Ala., performed “Here Without You” by 3 Doors Down. He was part of a package of talented singers from Alabama, and proved he belonged in the short snippet of his audition that aired. Lionel Richie said he loves his voice, his confidence and the signature growl in his voice….
