Hallie Day, 24, of Baltimore, certainly impressed the Idol judges during her audition in Pittsburgh. They saved her audition for last in the Pittsburgh episode, and Jennifer Lopez left saying they might have found the one, much as Steven Tyler did last year after Lauren Alaina’s audition. But the Idol judges weren’t the first to…
Gotta admit, I cringed a bit when Eben Franckewitz said people tell him he looks like Justin Bieber during Idol’s Pittsburgh audition episode. That’s because I think Idol would be much better off with less focus on finding the next young teen sensation and more focus on pure musical/vocal talent. That said, Eben was likable…
You might say William “W.T.” Thompson has a little riding on American Idol. He gave up a job at a federal prison to audition for the show last summer. His wife, Laura, was 6 1/2 months pregnant a the time, with a baby due in December. “I had to make a decision, either a job…
Wow, what a week ahead for fans of Idol music. Check it out. ** On Tuesday, Kellie Pickler released her third album, “100 Proof.” Simply put, it’s been way too long since we’ve had new music from Kellie. The Season 5 contestant released her last album, self-titled, in September 2008. Two singles from the album,…
I was pretty sure Creighton Fraker was going to be one of those crazy auditioners I consider a waste of time on Idol. After all, the 28-year-old from Queens was introduced to us as a starving artist. The next thing you know, he’s strolling down the streets of New York wearing bunny ears. Then he’s shown…
I thought this guy looked awfully familiar, though he wasn’t on the screen for all that long in Thursday’s Pittsburgh audition episode. Last year, Aaron Marcellus competed on Idol as Aaron Sanders. What’s more, he made it all the way to the Green Mile episode before being cut. He also made it to Hollywood in…
We met some “different” performers during Idol’s Thursday episode from the Pittsburgh auditions, and those would include Reed Grimm. His onstage antics had the judges enthralled. His voice impressed them, too. Of course, he got their attention by auditioning with the theme song from “Family Matters,” something that apparently hasn’t been done before. Little wonder…
Top 10 — New York State of Mind Top 11/12 — Heaven Top 13 — I Believe in You and Me Wild Card — Edge of Glory Semifinals — What About Love Thursday’s Pittsburgh audition episode of American Idol featured one of the most distinctive female voices we’ve heard so far. And it came from…
In hindsight, American Idol deserves kudos for a very good first episode to Season 11. Oh, there were a few silly moments. Like the guy from West Africa who thought he should be the next Scotty McCreery. Like the gal who went away without a golden ticket, but satisfied because she got to squeeze Steven…
On Wednesday’s season premiere of American Idol, we were introduced to 25-year-old Lauren Mink, a program director who works with people with intellectual disabilities. “It’s the best job imaginable other than singing,” she said of the satisfaction she gets from helping those individuals. She explains that they love music, so she tries to incorporate it…
