Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Demi Rae reacts to feedback from the judges following her American Idol Season 18 audition. (ABC Photo)

That will mark the first of four Monday night episodes for Idol Season 18 as contestants who have earned golden tickets embark on the notorious Hollywood Week round.

Ah, but first there’s the matter of wrapping up the auditions. That will happen Sunday night, when Idol presents introduces us to more Season 18 hopefuls.

And it’s a talented group that will include at least three auditioners — Grace Leer, Franklin Boone and Megan Knight — who have already released music.

Among the ladies, we’ll also meet Amber Fiedler, Makayla Brownlee, Joahzan, Aliana Jester and Demi Rae.

Male singers we’ll meet also include former Voice contestant Robert Taylor, Gilberto Rivera, Luke Stafford, Jafar Hurambi and Jordan Moyes.

Idol has already leaked the video from Demi Rae’s audition, and you might say the 26-year-old from San Jose, Calif., does very, very well.

She presents the judges with a scrapbook she made at age 9, announcing her hopes to become a singer and appear on American Idol.

Demi Rae then launches into an impressive rendition of “Mad at You” by Noah Cyrus, earning a unanimous golden ticket to Hollywood.

Follow the links below and you can learn more about Demi Rae and some of Sunday’s other auditioners. I’ve also provided links to profiles of contestants we met in earlier episodes and some we’ve never met.

Remember, Idol invites more than 100 singers to the Hollywood round, far more than the show is able to feature in five audition episodes.

This week
Aliana Jester
Amber Fiedler
Demi Rae Moreno
Grace Leer
Rob Taylor

Last week
Devon Alexander
Faith Becnel
Jimmy Levy
Makayla Phillips
Olivia Ximines
Sophia Wackerman

Two weeks ago
Amelia Joyce
DeWayne Crocker Jr.
Dillon James
Erin Kirby
Geena Fontanella
Genavieve Linkowski
Kimmy Gabriela
Lauren Mascitti
Lauren Spencer-Smith

Three weeks ago:
Cyniah Elise
Jonny West
Jovin Webb
Julia Gargano
Margie Mays