Chris is the guy who seemed to have stumbled onto the wrong show when he started singing “Because We Believe” in Italian. But regardless of the language, his vocals were impressive enough to prompt Cee Lo and Christina to turn their chairs around. Chris normally sings in English, of course. He has two EPs on…
This young lady from Texas started singing when she was 8, was doing radio interviews by age 12 and had released a seven-track EP in 2009. Two songs from that EP were featured on TV programs — “Castle” and “16 and Pregnant.” On Facebook, she writes that she’s an retro pop artist who admires both…
Mathai is the teenager who should be studying to be a pediatrician. After all, her father is a psychiatrist. Her mother is a nurse. Her brother is studying to become a doctor. Mathia, 19, figured she’d pursue a career in medicine as well. At least until her senior year in high school, when she tells…
A week ago, Kelly Clarkson’s smash hit “Stronger” was bumped all the way from number one to number four on Billboard’s Hot 100. This week, the song’s back in the top spot, leaping past Katy Perry and Adele. That makes three weeks in the top spot for Kelly’s second single from the album also known…
Sometimes, American Idol drives me crazy. At its best — and Idol was at its best for much of Season 10 — the show is highly entertaining. But I swear, it’s as though the producers were cartoon characters with pitchfork-armed devils sitting on their shoulders. Every once in a while, those devils poke producers in…
I got a little miffed when we started hearing critiques from Jimmy Iovine Thursday night on American Idol. I mean, a lot of good this does us, American Idol — feedback after all the results are in. As the night wore on, I realized the other reason I was miffed. Jimmy Iovine was delivering the…
Hey, Idol voters, give yourselves a pat on the back. You did a fabulous job of selecting a top 10 from the Tuesday and Wednesday night performances. I rated each selection with a thumbs up or a thumbs down. I gave a grand total of two thumbs down; and one went to Idol for not…
So, we know the names of 10 finalists on American Idol. Among the guys, Heejun Han, Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, Jermaine Jones and Joshua Ledet are in the finals. Among the gals, Elise Testone, Skylar Laine, Hollie Cavanagh, Shannon Magrane and Jessica Sanchez have made it. Now the judges get to pick six people to…
Earlier today, I divided the remaining 25 Idols like this. Finals bound: Phillip Phillips, Heejun Han, Colton Dixon, Jessica Sanchez, Shannon Magrane Should breeze, but might need wild card help: Elise Testone, Joshua Ledet On the bubble: Jen Hirsh, Skylar Laine, Jeremy Rosado, Reed Grimm, Jermaine Jones, Erika Van Pelt, Hollie Cavanagh, Hallie Day Will…
Ta-Tynisa Wilson: A vocal performance major at Columbia College, Ta-Tynisa has landed the role of Lorrell Robinson in the production Dream Girls Chicago, which opens this weekend. The 21-year-old recently told Action Magazine that this will mark her first acting role, but that she’d like to do more acting in the future. You also can…
