Aliana Jester was eliminated from American Idol when semifinalists were announced last week. But by that time, the young woman from Fort Walton Beach, Fla., had impressed the American Idol judges repeatedly and been compared to “a young Whitney Houston” by Lionel Richie. That followed her audition performance of Michael Jackson’s “Who’s Loving You.”…
Having gotten all my grumbling about tonight’s format out of the way in an earlier blog, this will be a gripe free recap of the Season 18 Voice semifinals. Nine singers will perform tonight — Todd Tilghman, Toneisha Harris and Joanna Serenko from Team Blake; Thunderstorm Artis and Allegra Miles from Team Nick; Megan Danielle…
It’s time for The Voice semifinals, nine singers strong, and nothing screams THIS IS THE VOICE more than plans for tonight’s show. The press release about it is dominated by news about tonight’s guest stars — Kane Brown, Doja Cat and James Taylor — not info about the nine singers who have earned a…
American Idol cuts its field from a Top 11 to a Top 7 tonight. That’s the bad news, because some very talented singers are going to head home before they really get a chance to show fans what their capable of in this coronavirus shortened season. The good news is that at least the remaining…
Arei Moon kicked off the second episode of Season 18 of The Voice with a rousing performance of Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent.” It landed her a spot on Team Nick Jonas and was a sign of things to come. Arei made it all the way to the Top 17, lighting up The Voice stage every…
Mandi Thomas was eliminated from The Voice during the Top 17 show Monday night. Now the talented singer from Memphis, Tenn., says the next goal is original music, something she’s never released. Mandi, 33 when she auditioned, landed a spot on Team Kelly Clarkson with a performance of “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea…
Faith Becnel was among the talented singers eliminated Sunday when American Idol cut its field from a Top 20 to a Top 11. Faith, 20 when she auditioned for Idol, has been performing in cover bands around Louisiana since she was 10 and fronting her own cover band for years. But she hasn’t released…
Todd Michael Hall’s time on The Voice ended when Michael Williams was announced as winner of The Voice our-way knockout Monday night. But the veteran musician from Saginaw, Mich. — Todd was 50 when he auditioned — has big plans for the rest of 2020, including a solo album and the release of a…
Lauren Spencer-Smith was eliminated from American Idol when the Top 20 results came in Sunday night. But be sure of this: You haven’t heard the last from Lauren. This is a young woman who released a cover single the day her Idol audition aired and followed up with a five-song EP of covers while…
Guess what? American Idol does remember who won Season 17. Alejandro Aranda’s name has been mentioned so often on Season 18, I was beginning to wonder. Anyway, I mention this because Laine Hardy will make a guest appearance Sunday night on American Idol’s third at-home episode. He’ll sing “Life is a Highway” and talk…
