Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Michael Rice, 26, England, reacts to an audition that drew a standing ovation and hugs from the judges on American Idol. (ABC Photo)

Michael Rice and Elleigh Marie scored the most popular auditions from week four of American Idol.

That’s based on views of their auditions as of Friday evening.

At that point, Michael’s audition video had been viewed more than 830,000 times on YouTube.

Elleigh was approaching 800,000 views.

Michael’s the American Idol import from England who impressed the judges with his version of Kelly Clarkson’s “Because of You.”

Elleigh is the young lady who’s dad is about to be deployed again by the Air Force and performed Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

Surprisingly, that touching moment when Athena Jett’s 12-year-old sister helped her snag a golden ticket ranks just fifth among the 12 auditions that received significant airtime on Sunday.

And the controversial Alyssa Raghu audition ranks 10th.

This Sunday’s show will mark the fifth and final audition episode for Season 22.

The artists we’ll meet include Cate Gartner, Jordan Anthony, Ricky Moyer, Brant McCullough, Isaiah Case, Mia Matthews, Jacy Matthews, Julia Gangon, Jayna Elise, Ty’esha Lashae, Bethany Teague, Garrison Bennett, Lilianna, Spencer Wells, Yvan Vucina, Victoria, Camila Galavis, Keegan James, Sophia Ava Marie and Carmila Galavis.

The links attached to several of those names will take you to profiles of the singers with information about any music they’ve already released.

Here’s the list of most popular auditions from last week’s show. Again, the links take you to artist profiles.

Michael Rice, 834,056
Elleigh Marie, 784,709
Dave Fio, 621,136
Quintavious, 433,036
Athena Jett, 392,850
Conall Gorman: 376,757
Amari: 338, 610
Payton Riley, 302,009
Deida Jeudy, 270,951
Alyssa Raghu, 217,807
Reagan Mills, 191,273
Lillian Hackett, 152,768

See also:
Most popular auditions from Week 1
Most popular auditions from Week 2
Most popular auditions from Week 3

Elleigh Marie receives her golden ticket and approaches her family on American Idol. (ABC Photo)