Her audition: Ameera Delandro, 26, of Richmond, Va., sang “I’d Rather Go Blind” in a blind audition that was part of a montage. She landed on Team Christina Aguilera. Her background: According to her Voice bio, Ameera taught herself to sing and play guitar when she was a child. She got married and starting working…
American Idol whittled its field of guys from 12 to eight Wednesday night. And those eight took the stage for another round of impressive performances. For song by song grades from the show, head here. Here are photos from the show.
So now we know how the format will work tonight. We won’t find out the names of the four female singers already eliminated from Season 14 of American Idol until the very end of tonight’s show, when they aren’t among the eight summoned to perform. But here’s a hunch, based on last week’s performances. That…
American Idol has two orders of business this evening. Cutting four guys from its Top 12. And having the Top 8 sing for a spot in the Season 14 finals. Viewers have already accomplished the first task, based on the votes they cast last week. And thanks to a string of very strong performances, they…
The Voice introduced viewers to 13 more Season 8 contestants Tuesday night. Of the 13, Jeremy Gaynor, a vocalist with the West Point Band, was the only one to entice all four coaches to turn their chairs. He wound up choosing to join Team Christina Aguilera. But Tuesday’s episode also featured a pair of promising…
So, did it seem like The Voice was blazing through the blind auditions at a blistering pace last night? Well, expect that pace to continue. We’ve met 30 singers so far, and the show’s tightened timeframe will have us meeting 18 more between tonight and next Monday. For some reason, the show has decided to…
Kelly Clarkson released her sixth studio album — “Piece by Piece” — today. And, of course, the album has skyrocketed to number one on the iTunes albums chart. But that’s not the most exciting news for local fans of the original American Idol. Kelly also announced a summer tour with Pentatonix. And the 36-date affair…
Wow, The Voice threw contestants at us fast and furious Monday night during the third blind audition episode. We met 14 of the Season 8 contestants, though some of the introductions were of the hated montage variety. The star of the night was India Carney, a UCLA student and the only one of the 14…
In case you’ve lost track, five singers have turned all four chairs on The Voice Season 8 so far. Two have landed on Team Blake. That would be Cody Wickline and Sarah Potenza. Two have landed on Team Pharrell. That would be Sawyer Fredericks and Anthony Riley. And one has landed on Team Adam. That…
His audition: Cody Wickline, 20, of Beckley, W.Va., auditioned with a tender and spot-on performance of George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Adam Levine turned around just a few notes into the performance. Blake Shelton joined him near the end of the song. Then Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera turned around as well, giving…
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