His blind audition: Austin Giorgio, 21, of Rochester, N.Y., performed “How Sweet It Is” by Marvin Gaye. He enticed chair turns from Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton. He opted to join Team Blake. His background: Austin credits his dad for introducing him to music. His dad worked in the car indutry, but was also part…
Her audition: Angel Bonilla, 31, of Los Angeles, Calif., performed “Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith in an audition that was montaged, meaning we saw only a few seconds of it. Adam Levine turned, giving Angel a spot on the show. Her background: Her birth name was Carlos, but Angel told The Voice that as…
David Cook said he hoped fans would embrace his new sound on his new EP “Chromance.” He need not have worried. At 9 a.m. Friday morning, “Chromance” was sitting at number 13 on iTunes albums chart, an impressive showing for an independent release. On the pop album chart, “Chromance” was number two. About “Chromance” David…
Mary Sarah is busy preparing for the upcoming Vegas show “The Voice: Neon Dreams.” In fact, she participated in an Instagram Takeover for the show on Wednesday. But she’s also still finding time for work on her own music and just released a new single called “Just Go With It.” It’s a catchy, mid-tempo country…
Ali Caldwell, a Season 11 standout on The Voice, has released her first music video. Shot entirely in Europe, it’s for the single “To Be Loved,” which she released last month. Ali told Voice Views she wrote the song with her writing partner Omar “O2” White and considered it the “perfect song to cater to…
His audition: Jamai, 28, of Chester, Pa., performed “U Got It Bad” by Usher. A soaring note in the middle of the song spurred chair turns by Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson. Jamai decided to join Team Kelly. His background: For a living, Jamai delivers singing telegrams. “When I was in high school, it was…
Here’s a bit of a surprise, in a couple of ways. David Cook, one of the most popular American Idol champs, is heading to Broadway. And he’s doing it in a show called “Kinky Boots.” I mean, check out that photo at right. It’s probably not the image of David Cook most of his fans…
We’re coming up on the 10th anniversary of American Idol’s magical seventh season. So it seems only fitting that Season 7 winner David Cook is preparing for his next major release. “Chromance,” a six-song EP, will drop Friday. And while David’s vocals are as fabulous as ever — just check out “Ghost Magnetic,” one of…
About two years ago, David Archuleta and Nathan Pacheco teamed up for a lovely version of “The Prayer” just in time for the Christmas holidays. The friends were back at it Wednesday, releasing a perfect duet — part in English, part in Italian — of Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect.” His symphony duet version, of course, is…
Her audition: Alexa Cappelli, 18, of Upland, Calif., auditioned with “I’ve Got the Music in Me” by Kiki Dee. Her performance enticed chair turns from Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson. Alexa decided to join Team Kelly. Her background: It takes Alexa an hour and a half to get to school, “but it’s so totally worth…
