His audition: Domenic Haynes, 18, Tampa, Fla., auditioned with “River” by Leon Bridges and got Adam Levine to turn almost immediately. John Legend soon followed, only to discover he’d been blocked by Adam. Blake joined them near the end of a very passionate performance. John praised Dominic;s tone. Adam called him his favorite singer in…
Her audition: Karen Galera, 19, of Dallas, Texas, auditioned with “Mi Corazoncito” by Aventura. Kelly Clarkson turned almost immediately, followed soon after by John Legend. Kelly praised the fact that Karen sang the entire song in Spanish. John said it’s time a bilingual artist won The Voice. Karen opted to join Team Kelly. About Karen:…
Alyssa Raghu did pretty well on Season 16 of American Idol, making it all the way to the Top 24. Not content with that showing, however, she announced that she decided to try again in Season 17. “I auditioned for American Idol again!” the talented songstress proclaimed on Facebook in late December. “I know so…
Several contestants who auditioned for Season 17 of American Idol has already released music. And you can add R&B, pop performer Uche Ndubizu to that list. Uche (pronounced oo-chay) announced last month that he auditioned for Season 17. American Idol returns to ABC on Sunday, March 3 with the season’s first audition episode. Here’s more…
What a difference a year and a bit of the good ol’ American Idol heartthrob treatment can make. Laine Hardy has gone from unknown country singer to a teenager with more than 100,000 followers on Facebook, more than 85,000 on Instagram and his own merchandise line on his own website. All of which happened when…
When Evelyn Cormier shows up as a contestant on Season 17 of American Idol, she’ll already be familiar to some reality show fans. But that’s not because she’s previously been a contestant on another singing show. In 2017, Evelyn, then 18, and her husband David Vázquez Zermeño were featured on the fifth season of TLC’s…
Wade Cota has spent most of his musical life performing in bands. But he’ll be going solo on national TV this spring. Wade is one of the artists to already announce that he auditioned for Season 17 of American Idol. Here’s more about Wade. * He lives in Phoenix, Ariz., graduated from Moon Valley High…
Ashley Hess grew up in Fremont, Calif., learned her passion for music while living in Provo, Utah, and is now based out of Nashville, Tenn. But the singer-songwriter is likely to be spending some time back in her home state this year. She’s one of the contestant who tried out — and is rumored to…
American Idol has rounded up lots of talented singer-songwriters for Season 17. Among them is Logan K. Johnson of Idaho. American Idol returns to ABC with its first Season 17 audition episode on Sunday, March 3. Here’s more about Logan. * He was born in Salt Lake City, raised in Boise, Idaho, and grew up…
On his Instagram page, Ryan Hammond predicts 2019 will be the year “that changes everything.” Accompanying that comment is a montage of photos, including one of him posing beside the American Idol emblem. A worship leader from California, Ryan is one of the artists who has announced he auditioned for Season 17. Here’s more about…
