Hear more from American Idol’s Bryan Watt
Bryan Watt is the young man who rendered Jennifer Lopez speechless in Detroit. And probably gave her the goosies, too.
Bryan Watt is the young man who rendered Jennifer Lopez speechless in Detroit. And probably gave her the goosies, too.
As it turned out, a ninth-place finisher from Season 5 wound up being the only former American Idol contestant to win a Grammy Sunday night. Two former Idol champs came away empty-handed.
For Mandisa, the fourth time proved the charm. Each of the first three albums from the Season 5 American Idol contestant had been nominated for Grammys.
You can’t leave the American Idol audition room with much better reviews than Ayla Stackhouse got in Detroit. Not only did the 17-year-old from Detroit get three yes votes to advance to Hollywood.
Jade Lathan walked into the American Idol audition room in Detroit with a band of flowers in her hair and a big smile. She left smiling, too, after impressing the judges with a rendition of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good.”
Leah Guerrero is one of many American Idol contestants who heard a “no” from Harry Connick Jr. when she auditioned. But Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez enjoyed her cover of Rihaanna’s “Stay” enough to advance her to Hollywood.
With the black and white checked high heels with pink flowers on the side to match her jacket, Khristian D’avis might win the award for best audition shoes on American Idol. But she nearly didn’t make it to Hollywood.
When Jena Asciutto walked into the American Idol audition room in Detroit, Harry Connick Jr. asked if she performs in musicals and plays in school. He might have been surprised by the answer.
We caught just a bit of Paris Primeau’s audition for American Idol in Detroit. But you might remember her because of her bright pink hair.
Keri Lynn Roche is the singer who kicked off the American Idol audition episode in Detroit. Jennifer Lopez’s reaction: “What a way to start the day.”
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Laci Kaye Booth, Top 5 on American Idol Season 17, recently dropped a new single. And if you somehow missed her 2024 album, "Loneliest Girl in the World," do yourself a favor and check it out!
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