Vincent Powell doesn’t mince words about why he auditioned for American Idol Season 11 — it’s his last chance. The 28-year-old from the Houston area auditioned in Galveston and left with a golden ticket to Hollywood. Given his age, you won’t be surprised to learn this Christian artist has a good deal of experience in…
Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed last night’s episode of The Voice. I felt compelled to write that because it’s been a while since I thoroughly enjoyed one of these singing shows. Certainly since before the premiere of The X Factor. Truth be told, most of the Idol audition episodes left me feeling rather indifferent. Part of…
One of the most hyped new shows on TV finally airs Monday night. And unlike some shows — oh, say The X Factor — “Smash” is apparently deserving of the hype, according to the critics. The show, of course, stars former American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee as one of two actresses competing for the role…
Randy Jackson has made his crack about The Voice judges and their chairs borrowed from Star Trek. And he’s suggested that The Voice is more of a second chance show. Suggesting, I supposed, that the perfomers would prefer to be first-chance American Idols. Well, in Season 1, I think The Voice did as well as…
Update: Kelly, of course, did a splendid job of the anthem, and she’s getting rave reviews from her Idol colleagues. Check it out: * Kevin Covais: “Kelly Clarkson just delivered a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem. Everybody else in the music industry, take notes.” * Chris Sligh: “No joke. Kelly Clarkson just took the National…
Curtis Finch Jr. leaves no doubt who inspired him to audition for American Idol. It was Season 3 winner Fantasia. He watched her overcome all the obstacles in her life to compete and win on the show, then go on to become a successful artist. After watching that, “it was nothing for me to come…
Brittany Hammond credits her mom with convincing her to audition for Season 11 of American Idol. After all, she had tried out last year in Kansas City and didn’t make it, which she admits was a little discouraging. This year, she tried out in her hometown of St. Louis in an audition we did not…
Top 2 Results — Up Where We Belong (with Phillip Phillips) Top 2 Results — And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going (with Jennifer Holliday) Top 2 Results — I Will Always Love You Top 2 Results — Top 2 — I Have Nothing Top 2 — The Prayer Top 2 — Change Nothing…
Back in Season 9, I thought Amber Caparas was one of the most promising singer-songwriters heading to Hollywood on American Idol. Since then, she’s released an impressive six-track EP, “Better This Way,” that’s available on iTunes. And now she’s back on Idol, having earned a golden ticket in the St. Louis audition episode. “I just…
Turns out two students from the very same high school in Fayetteville, N.C., earned golden tickets to Hollywood at American Idol’s Savannah auditions. We got to meet David Leathers Jr. on that episode. We did not get to hear from 16-year-old Ariel Sprague, who sings in the very same school choir. Monique Butler-Woodard, director of choral activities,…
