C.J. Harris is the Salt Lake City contestant who dedicated his performance to his father, who died a year earlier of a massive heart attack. He played a guitar-accompanied version of The Allman Brothers “Soul Shine.”
The last audition we saw on American Idol’s episode from Salt Lake City was from Casey Thrasher. And while Idol hasn’t been providing us with much background on its Season 13 contestants, we learned more about Casey than most.
We only saw a small snippet of Laurel Wright’s audition during the American Idol episode from Salt Lake City. But Laurel arrived in the audition room with a pretty impressive pre-show resume.
Lots of American Idol contestants ask for a second chance to impress the judges when they hear “no” initially. Johnny Newcomb got one of those second chances.
Not too many contestants have been called “mysterious” during the Season 13 auditions. But that’s the label Jennifer Lopez gave to D.J. Bradley.
American Idol has found some talented singers in Utah over the years. Does the name David Archuleta ring a bell? But a singing female lumberjack?
Chalk up Tessa Norman’s American Idol audition to a little friendly peer pressure. Tessa, 19, of Linden, Utah, says her cousin tweeted that she should audition for the show.
You might recall Kenzie Hall as the Salt Lake City auditioner who told the American Idol judges she was “pretending” to be OK when she was really quite nervous. Hey, there was good reason. Kenzie didn’t even know she’d be trying out for the show that day.
The judges complimented Austin Wolfe on her “awesome” name no sooner than she walked into the American Idol audition room in Salt Lake City. Turns out Austin has a pretty awesome voice to go along with her awesome name.
Lots of singers have shown up at the American Idol auditions this year carrying guitars. Briston Maroney is the only one who showed up playing a guitar passed down from his great-great-grandfather, a musician in Nashville many years ago.
