Idol Chatter & Voice Views

We didn’t get a chance to meet many of the talented singers who made it to Hollywood on American Idol.

So I’ve compiled a series of blogs about them, based on their Road to Hollywood videos and music they’ve posted.

For a complete look at the contestants we missed, head here.

Mathanee Treco

Mathenee is another contestant who made it to group night in Vegas in Season 11 before being cut. He said he owed it to himself to try again. Besides, he’s found new inspiration in a 2-year-old niece. “She’s starting to sing and starting to be creative. It’s pushing me and driving me so much more to be a better performer and a better singer,” explains the young man from Aurora, Colorado. He calls Freddie Mercury a “huge influence,” but says he also enjoys hip-hop, R&B and pop music as well as rock. “When you fuse all those things together, you create a new sound, a new thing,” Mathenee says. His favorite past Idol contestant is a singer he met on Idol last year, Joshua Ledet. And why could Mathenee be the next Idol? “There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not humming a new melody I’m creating in my head or writing new lyrics,” he answers in describing his dedication to music.

“Kartwheels” (original)
For more of Mathenee, head here.