The Voice introduced us to nine more artists who turned chairs and earned a spot on Season 23 Monday night. And from a coaching standout, the big winner of the night was rookie coach Niall Horan. He landed the night’s only four-chair turn, 15-year-old Ryley Tate Wilson. And he lured female singer-songwriter Laura Littleton…
American Idol introduced viewers to seven more Hollywood bound singers during a special post-Oscar episode Sunday night. Advancing to Hollywood during the show were Amara Valerio, Danny Epp, Hannah Nicolaisen, Reette Thorns, Tripp Taylor, Colten Glover and Cay Aliese. Cay, 24, of Dandridge, Tenn., closed the show with an original, “City of Nashville,” dedicated to…
Cay Aliese is one of the contestants who auditioned for American Idol Season 23. In fact, she’ll be featured in a special audition epsiode set to air Sunday after the Oscars end (about 11:30 p.m. on ABC). Here’s more about Cay: * She’s a 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Dandridge, Tenn., who’s already released music. * She…
American Idol has already released a clip of Amara Valerio’s audition for Season 21. She impressed the judges and earns a unanimous golden ticket with a sassy version of Jazmine Sullivan’s “Bust Your Windows.” Here’s more about Amara, who we’ll meet tonight in a special Idol audition episode that airs after the Oscars (about 11:30…
The Voice introduced viewers to four more contestants from Season 23 Tuesday night. Magnus (Martin), Kala Banham, Carlos Rising and the trio of Sheer Element earned spots on the show. Sheer Element is made up of Izzy Faye, Tabon Ward and JEJ Vinson, who met as students at the University of Southern California. And…
Blake Shelton’s final season as coach will be a memorable one if The Voice has its way. And contestants joined in the celebration on the opening episode of Season 23. Former Miss Mississippi Holly Brand showed up with a photo taken with Blake when she was just 10 years old. She’d opened for him at…
With Blake Shelton stepping away from his role as a Voice coach, you’d think the show would pull out all the stops in Season 23. You know, do everything possible to remind viewers of why they’ll want to tune in for future seasons, even if Blake isn’t around. You’d be wrong. Very wrong. Instead, Voice…
American Idol introduced viewers to 10 more Hollywood bound contestants Sunday night. That group included Elijah McCormick, Kellin, Emma Busse, Preston Duffee, Olivia Soli, Bre, Marybeth Byrd, We Ani, Adin Boyer, Tanner Charles and Sarah Beth. My picks for the night’s Top 5 auditions follow. One special note, the Oscars air next Sunday on ABC,…
The Voice has leaked its first audition of Season 23 and it features former American Idol contestant Savion Wright. Now using the stage name Noivas — Savion spelled backwards — Wright launches into an emotional and soulful performance of Sam Cooke’s “A Chance is Gonna Come.” He’s just a few words in when the…
Caitlyn Martin is among the artists to announce they auditioned for Season 23 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC on Monday, March 6. Here’s more about Caitlyn. * She describes herself as a vocalist and voice artist on Instagram. * And on Facebook, she describes herself as an “Atlanta based Singer/Songwriter/Actress to bless…
