His audition: Connor Christian, 23, of Gallipolis, Ohio, auditioned with “Bright Lights” by Gary Clark Jr. He coaxed chair turns from Blake Shelton, Nick Jonas and Kelly Clarkson. Kelly complimented him on a blues bar type vibe and on his rasp. Blake said he loved the way Connor rocked out on stage. Connor chose to…
The audition: Christine Cain, 27, of Pasadena, Calif., performed “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles. John Legend turned quickly, followed by Kelly Clarkson. John called it the most soulful performance he’s heard of the song and said he was captivated by her tone. Christine joined Team Legend. Here’s more about Christine: * Growing up, Christine was…
[metaslider id=”102990″] New post-Voice music out this week includes country singles from Todd Tilghman, JessLee and Casi Joy. Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. Todd Tilghman, winner of The Voice Season 18, released…
[metaslider id=”102977″] New post-Voice music out includes singles from Brynn Cartelli, Britton Buchanan and Sydney Rhame. Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out Spotify snippets below. * Brynn Cartelli, the Season 14 champion, released her first single in…
Her audition: Gihanna Zoe, 17, of Redlands, Calif., performed “She Used to Be Mine” by Sara Bareilles. Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas turned late in the performance. Kelly said she was impressed by Gihanna and thinks they would make a good fit. Nick said Gihanna’s soaring high notes were especially impressive. Giahnna opted to join…
Her audition: Emma Caroline, 25, from Tuscaloosa, Ala., auditioned with “Slow Burn” by Kacey Musgraves. Blake Shelton turned very early in the performance. Kelly Clarkson later joined him. Blake praised Emma’s mountain-sounding country vocals. Emma opted to join Team Blake. Here’s more about Emma: * Her father was a military pilot, sometimes deployed to Afghanistan…
American Idol has introduced us to most of its Season 19 cast. The next job: Whittle the excellent singers we’ve met down to a Top 24, likely 12 girls and 12 boys. That translates into better odds for the Idol guys than for the gals. By my count, we met 32 female during the five…
American Idol introduced us to 24 talented guys during the five Season 19 audition episodes. Here’s a look back at everyone we met heading into the Hollywood Week episodes.
Kudos to the casting department at American Idol. Based on the young talent they delivered to the Season 19 audition room, they ran crazy circles around their counterpoints at The Voice. Of course, that’s going to mean stiff competition for the singers. And it beings in the pre-taped Sunday and Monday episodes, when Hollywood Week…
American Idol introduced us to 32 talented ladies during five audition episodes over the past month. Here’s a recap to remind you who we met before the Hollywood episodes begin to air Sunday night.
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