Her audition: Megan Ruger, 26, of Twin Lakes, Wis., sang Pink’s “Just Like a Pill” for her audition, hoping the judges would hear “the sassy, fierce, crazy me.” She delivered a fine rendition of the song, complete with a couple of prolonged glory notes. But it wasn’t until the last second that Usher and Blake…
Her audition: Lexi Luca, 17, of Wellington, Fla., auditioned with “Wasting All These Tears,” the first single released by Season 4 Voice winner Cassadee Pope. Lexi said she felt honored to sing the song because she looks up to Cassadee. One coach, Blake, turned for her performance. Lexi admits she skipped the last note of…
Her audition: Ayesha “Music Box” Brooks, 28, of Seattle, auditioned with “You Gotta Be.” She said she chose the song “because every day I wake up as a single mother and I have to tell myself: ‘You can do it. You’re strong enough.’” The performance prompted Shakira to turn around, earning Music Box a spot…
On making the finals: “Lives add an entirely new element of excitement,” says Dani Mox of Delmar, N.Y. “Plus it’s a game changer. You have to step up each performance, knowing the vote lies solely in the hands of America. You’ve got to put your best foot forward. No more relying on your coach connection…
His audition: Joshua Howard of Philadelphia, Pa., performed “This is What It Feels Like” for his blind audition. He says Adam Levine and Shakira turned around early in the performance. He wound up joining Team Adam, saying he went into the audition thinking he’d want either Adam or Usher should all four chairs turn around….
Her audition: Lindsay Pagano, 27, of Philadelphia, Pa., auditioned with “Lady Marmalade” and describes it as a pretty tense, nerve-wracking experience. “I had all these moments in my song where I thought, ‘Oh, maybe somebody will turn around on this point or this point,’” she said in a conference call with the media. “By the…
His audition: Tanner James, 19, of Provo, Utah, sang “Heaven” for his audition and says Usher turned around on the second note of the song. “I was just blown away. In fact, I kind of ruined the rest of my song, because I was trying to hold it all together. But it was great when…
She may have been voted off Season 13 of American Idol in 12th place. But Emily Piriz isn’t about to give up her dream of pursuing a career in music.
You might remember her as the young woman who sang her entire blind audition song on The Voice in Spanish, yet enticed Blake Shelton to turn around. Yes, Blake Shelton, of country music fame. He said he just couldn’t resist her big voice.
Yes, Elise Testone, I know you’ve released a brilliant blues album. Yes, Megan Joy, I know you’ve released a sophomore album full of throwback pop songs better than anything you got to sing on American Idol.
