Emily Piriz says she’s been watching American Idol since Season 1 and always dreamed of being on the show. She got her wish during the Atlanta audition, where she sang Jessie J’s “Mamma Knows Best” and got a unanimous vote through to Hollywood.
Jordan Brisbane is a 15-year-old with enough bravado to proclaim that he’s going to “shut American Idol down” when he stepped on the audition stage. He likely said it partly in jest, because he has quite a sense of humor.
Kristen O’Connor is the singing nurse we met during American Idol’s Atlanta auditions. More specifically, Idol identified the 24-year-old with the million-dollar smile as a nurse tech.
Ben Briley had no trouble convincing American Idol judges to grant him a golden ticket in Atlanta. Heck, Keith Urban said he might even crash his car if he was driving and heard Ben come on the radio. Keith thought Ben’s voice was that good.
We met lots of singers with guitars again during American Idol’s auditions in Atlanta. Only one — Jess Meuse — was brave enough to audition with an original song.
Sarah Scherb calls auditioning for the American Idol judges “the craziest thing I’ve done in my whole life.” And while she doesn’t normally cry tears of joy, Sarah says she couldn’t help herself as she “sprinted in my 5-inch heels to my family” to celebrate with them.
Judging from the publicity photos for tonight’s American Idol audition episode, we’re about to be introduced to … You guessed it: Lots more singers playing guitars.
There’s been a lot of talk about the resurgence of guys with guitars on American Idol Season 13. But we’ve also been introduced to several girls with guitars, and one of the most impressive during the Detroit auditions was Melanie Porras.
Keith Urban joked that Ethan Harris looks like the lost Osmond brother when he walked into the American Idol audition room. Turns out Ethan, 20, of Garrattsville, N.Y., is a big Keith Urban fan.
American Idol is focusing on lots of new faces this year. But Brandy Neelly is something of an Idol veteran, having made it to Hollywood each of the past two seasons.
