At 16, Lauren Spencer-Smith has already had a singing video go viral to the tune of 19 million views. She’s made an appearance on the Steve Harvey Show at a result of that viral video. And now she’s a contestant on American Idol, labeled “talented well beyond your years” by Idol judge Lionel Richie. That…
Olivia Ximines showed up for her American Idol audition with her friends from the dance team at Orange Vista High School in California. And as it turned out, they all got to perform a dance routine for Idol’s celebrity judges. But only Olivia got to sing afterwards. And her cover of Tori Kelly’s “Language” impressed…
Mike Jerel is one of just six artists to turn all four chairs on The Voice Season 18 so far. The 31-year-old from Ashburn, Ga., did it with a performance of “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” by James Brown. In fact, John Legend and Nick Jonas were so impressed, they turned within the first…
His audition: Roderick Chambers, 38, of Miami, Fla., performed “Back at One” by Brian McKnight. Robert immediately showed off nice range and earned a quick chair turn from Nick Jonas. None of the other coaches turned, however, meaning Robert automatically became Team Nick. Nick said he was transported back to the first time he heard…
Jacob Miller said he really didn’t notice what the coaches were doing during his blind audition on The Voice. But when he finished his cover of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a Changin’,” he had clearly earned a spot on the show. Three coaches — Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton — were…
Makayla Phillips was just 15 when she appeared on America’s Got Talent back in 2015 and earned a golden buzzer for her performance of Demi Lovato’s “Warrior.” Makayla didn’t win that season of AGT, but she’s 18 now and back on a national stage — as a contestant on Season 18 of American Idol….
American Idol will air a final audition episode Sunday night before taking taking its talented Season 18 cast to Hollywood. And among the contestants we’ll meet Sunday night is Franklin Boone. Here’s more about Franklin: * One his website, Franklin describes himself as a singer-songwriter who performs anywhere he can take a guitar, including…
Zan Fiskum enticed a coach to turn his chair within 12 seconds of starting her blind audition on The Voice. Guess what? She did it with a song she’d never performed before. And she did it after submitting an audition tape to the show on little more than a whim. By the time the 22-year-old…
His audition: Jacob Daniel Murphy, 27, of Elk Grove, Calif., auditioned with “Until You Come Back to Me” by Aretha Franklin. His performance earned a last-second chair turn from Blake Shelton. Though he didn’t turn, Nick Jonas called it “phenomenal.” Blake said he didn’t think he’d have a chance to land Jacob, but turned when…
His audition: Michael Williams, 18, of Mason, Ohio, performed “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. He hit a big glory note near the end of the song, then delivered a tender ending, prompting a late chair turn from Nick Jonas. Nick said he crushed the performance and was glad the other coaches didn’t turn. Here’s more…
