Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Hannah Harper listens to feedback from the American Idol judges. (ABC Photo)

Hannah Harper’s audition on American Idol brought tears to the eyes of judge Carrie Underwood.

It was also the most popular from Idol’s second audition episode, which aired last Monday.

In the week since, Hannah’s audition video has been viewed more than 550,000 times on YouTube, which is 200,000 more times that any other contestant’s from the Feb. 2 episode.

Hannah, 25, from Willow Springs, Missouri, is the mother of three boys and shared her struggle with postpartum depression.

She then sang “String Cheese,” a song she wrote about the experience. “Spring Cheese” is her debut single, released under the name Hannah Noel and has now been streamed more than 200,000 times on Spotify.

The other most popular audition from last week’s show was that of Julian Kalel. He had also auditioned for Season 23, but dropped out because of his struggles with anxiety.

He also sang an original, “Lone Guitar,” accompanied by his sister Karyssa. The judges loved the performance.

So did fans, viewing his audition more than 300,000 times in the week since.

“Lone Guitar” is also on streaming sites. And Julian released a new single, “Daring to Dream” the day before Idol’s Season 24 premiere.

Views for last week’s audition videos follow. The numbers are as of 1 p.m. Sunday. Following the links will take you to a profile of the singer.

The next audition episode airs tonight (Feb. 9) at 8 p.m.

See also
Week 1 recap with Idol Chatter’s picks for the best
Most popular auditions from Week 1
Week 2 recap with Idol Chatter’s picks for the best

Audition views on YouTube since Feb 2

Hannah Harper, 569,398
Julian Kalel: 349,605
Sheldon Riley: 219,014
Ruby Rae: 154,446
Braden Rumfelt: 106,483
Michael Garner: 78,778
Trace Casanova: 68,613
Tianna: 64,568
Makiyah: 59,371
Carmen Lorell: 48,702

Julian Kalel impressed the American Idol judges with an original song on last week’s show. (ABC Photo)