What the heck was Naomi Gillies doing auditioning for American Idol in Portland? She attends Berklee School of Music in Boston, where she majors in performance and music business. And, check this out, she’s from nearby Lancaster, Pa. Apparently, she’s quite the versatile performer, too. On Facebook, she lists her genre as rock, country and…
So, I’ve spent a lot of time over the past two weeks tracking down information on American Idol contestants we haven’t met during the audition episodes. Let’s just say the show is keeping a boatload of talent in reserve. Did you know that country singer Chelsea Sorrell, who made it to the top 60 last…
American Idol featured several of its youngest contestants during the Savannah audition episode, including a personable 15-year-old from Middleburg, Fla., named Stephanie Renae. Stephanie’s a Carrie Underwood fan through and through. She stressed that during the segment we saw on Idol. She stressed that again in her golden ticket interview. And if there was ever…
Top 13 — Ribbons in the Sky Wild Card — I Know You Won’t Semifinals — Gravity Here’s guessing that Jeremy Rosado’s American Idol audition wasn’t anything like his first attempt at singing for an audience. After all, he did leave Savannah with a golden ticket. About that first performance … well, best to let…
Wayne Wilson figured the timing was perfect to audition for Idol last summer in Savannah. He had just graduated from school. He had just left a job. Why not pursue a dream? “You never know if you are what they’re looking for,” he says in his golden ticket interview. “It was just amazing that they…
Blaire Sieber earned a golden ticket to Hollywood for the second straight year in Season 11, auditioning in Savannah. The Arizona gal who now lives in Boston says she thinks she’s improved substantially since Season 10, and it’s not like she’s not used to being center stage. She says she started competing in pageants when…
We didn’t get to see Brielle Von Hugel perform when she earned a golden ticket during the Savannah episode. But she was the subject of a featured segment last year’s New Jersey auditions. You might remember her as the 16-year-old who always wore a flower in her hair and was singing on behalf of her…
Candice Glover says she’s “absolutely crazy, out of my mind.” She’s talking about her personality, and she sees it as a good thing. “I think American Idol is about being yourself,” she says in her golden ticket interview. “Idol is about somebody you look up to. You want to look at somebody who says, ‘Hey,…
Chelsea Sorrell made it to the top 60 on American Idol Season 10. “Sick with the flu,” she notes. “Hopefully, this year, I’ll do better healthy.” She’ll get the chance. Chelsea, 23 at the time of the auditions, got a golden ticket in Savannah. We didn’t get to hear her sing in the episode, but we did see…
The Savannah auditions must have been a reunion of sorts considering the number of Season 10 golden ticket recipients who returned for another shot at the American Idol crown. Count Asheville, N.C., rocker Caleb Johnson among them. A year ago, he impressed the judges with his rendition of “Rusty Cage.” At the time, he was…
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