American Idol returned for Season 19 Sunday night with its traditional mix of tears, heart-wrenching backstories and joke contestants. And young talent. You can always count on Idol for that — plenty of blossoming or ready-to-blossom talent. Here are my picks for the Top 5 auditions — in other words, singers to watch — from…
As Jason Warrior embarks on his latest singing show adventure on American Idol, he’s apologizing for his last TV appearance, on Season 1 of The Four on Fox. Three years ago, Jason had a vocally impressive run on that show, snagging one of its four chairs and successfully defending it for two weeks. But he…
[metaslider id=”102077″] From a singing show perspective, the most disappointing effect of the pandemic to me was a shortened Season 18 of American Idol. The show’s cast was robbed of an opportunity to show what they could do in a normal-length series of live shows on Idol’s big stage. And Idol had assembled such…
Stelle Amor is among the singers we’ll likely meet when American Idol kicks off Season 19 Sunday night. Here’s more about Stelle: * Born in Kansas and raised in Kentucky, she’s a Nashville-based artist who refers to herself as a soulternative siren. * Stelle appeared on Season 2 of The Four on Fox and performed…
Bella Lucareli is among the singers we’ll meet when American Idol returns for Season 19 Sunday night. Here’s more about Bella. * On Facebook, she describes herself as a singer-songwriter based in Ventura County, Calif. * She’s released two songs to date — a 2018 collaboration called “Bad Cliche” with an artist known as JLuu…
Anilee List is among the singers we’ll meet when American Idol kicks off Season 19 Sunday night. Here’s more about Anilee. * From Los Angeles, she’s a student at the Berklee College of Music, a member of the Class of 2022. * A singer-songwriter, she released her debut single, “Take Time,” in May and followed…
Alex Miller is one of the artists we’ll meet when Season 19 of American Idol opens Sunday night. Here’s more about Alex. * He’s a 17-year-old from Lancaster, Kentucky, who specializes in country music. * Miller told WTVQ that he started singing at age 3, picked up the guitar at age 7 and started writing…
Miranda Kitchpanich is among the artists we’ll meet when American Idol kicks off Season 19 Sunday night. Here’s more about Miranda: * She’s a 19-year-old singer, songwriter, guitar and bass player from Washington State. * Her web bio says she began private instruction with an award-winning classical composer at age 9. * And by age…
Grace Kinstler is one of the singers we’ll meet Sunday night when American Idol kicks off Season 19. Here’s more about Grace. * She’s from Lakewood, Ill., and is a 20-year-old student at Berklee College of Music in Boston. * She identifies as a 20-year-old singer-songwriter on Facebook and has released lots of original music…
Jason Warrior is among the artists we’ll meet on the opening night of American Idol on Sunday. Here’s more about Jason: * He’s a guy singing show fans might recognize since he’s already appeared on The Voice and The Four on Fox. * Jason, 21 at the time, had a pretty memorable run on The…
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