Her audition: Abby Kasch, 20, of Palios Park, Ill., performed “Here for the Party” by Gretchen Wilson. Showing off tons of energy and stage presence, she coaxed chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson, who said she loved the performance. Abby opted to join Team Kelly. More about Abby: * Abby hails from the…
Celia Babini says she always thought about auditioning for The Voice, but the timing never seemed right. “I wanted to be 100 percent ready,” Celia told Voice Views. “The stars aligned this year. I felt confident, strong, and prepared.” And then the stars turned. All four of them. For Celia’s blind audition performance of “idontwannabeyouanymore”…
Back in September 2015, Barrett Baber closed out the The Voice Season 9 premiere with a four-chair turn performance of “Angel Eyes” by the Jeff Healey Band. Now he’s at least a bit responsible for another four-chair turn on The Voice. L.B. Crew said it was good friend and fellow Arkansas resident Barrett who gave…
Her audition: Beth Griffith-Manley, 46, of Detroit, Mich., auditioned with “Until You Come Back to Me” by Aretha Franklin. Midway through the performance, she earned chair turns from John Legend and Kelly Clarkson. Kelly complimented her effortless performance and the fact that she nailed an Aretha Franklin song. Noting the similarity of the rasp in…
The Voice and American Idol went head to head for the first time this year Monday night. The Voice prevailed; American Idol got hammered. In fact, the ABC singing show scored its lowest ratings ever — on ABC or FOX — with a 1.1 rating among viewers 18-49 and a total estimated viewership of…
Okay, I can state this quite confidently. Never has a coach on The Voice landed so much talent without a fight as Kelly Clarkson did Monday night when the show’s Season 16 blind auditions concluded. I have no idea what the other coaches were thinking when they didn’t turn for that fine vocal from David…
The auditions continue tonight on American Idol. Among the singers we’ll meet is Nick Merico, a performer with 378,000 followers on Facebook, 197,000 on Instagram and 62,000 on Twitter. Here’s more about Nick. * He’s in his early 20s, St. Louis born, Miami grown and L.A. based. * He identifies himself as an actor, singer,…
American Idol will conclude its audition episodes Monday night. And among the singers we’ll meet is Jackson Gillies, a 19-year-old from the Santa Barbara area of California. Here’s more about Jackson. * He was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 3 and started wearing an insulin pump at age 4. * He has also…
Ashley Hess’s days as a dental hygienist might be over. The 27-year old from Fremont, Calif., wowed the American Idol judges with her version of “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones. Katy Perry proclaimed she could win Season 17 of Idol. Lionel Richie went a step farther, suggesting she could “knock it out of the…
Some of the highest praise during the Season 17 American Idol blind auditions was reserved for a singer-songwriter who might be a familiar face to some reality show fans. Back in 2017, Evelyn Cormier, now 19, of Claremont, N.H., appeared on the fifth season of TLC’s “90-Day Fiance” with her now husband David Vázquez Zermeño….
