Sage put a sultry twist on one of Dolly Parton’s best loved songs during the latest episode of “American Idol“.
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A formerly homeless singer-songwriter showed the world what happens when you don’t give up during the latest episode of “American Idol“.
Sir Blayke slept rough in L.A. while trying to pursue his dreams of becoming a music star.
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Blayke started out his audition by delivering a rendition of “Dive” by Ed Sheeran, however the judges needed to see more.
The 28-year-old Chicago native then went on to sing one of his own original tracks.
“I actually preferred your original song,” said Katy Perry. “You have a good voice, you just need to connect with the heart.”
Luke Bryan was first to vote, telling the hopeful that it would be a “no” from him.
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“I’m a quick study,” noted Blayke, while trying to convince the other judges to take a chance on him.
It was enough to win yeses from Perry and Lionel Richie, sending Blayke through to the Hollywood round of auditions.
Sage put a sultry twist on one of Dolly Parton’s best loved songs during the latest episode of “American Idol“.
Jay Copeland delivered an energetic performance of a Jackson 5 classic during the latest episode of “American Idol’.
Long Island-native Christian Guardino struck a major chord with the judges on ABC’s “American Idol,” earning him a spot among the show’s top 24 contestants — and a trip to Hawaii to compete at Disney’s Aulani resort. Guardino, 22, was born with a rare condition that causes blindness, but he beat the odds and is now on the road making a name for himself on one of the industry’s biggest stages — which he told The Post’s Angela Barbuti is “so exciting — but it’s craziness.” Can you explain the condition you had as a kid? I was born with a rare disorder called Leber congenital amaurosis, but we call it LCA. It’s a disorder that causes a gene that’s missing in your eye, because if the gene isn’t there, it’s not producing proteins that your cells need to live, so they all start to die off and then it causes inevitable blindness.
Katy Perry shared a maternal moment with two moms-to-be during Sunday's episode of Contestants Haley Slaton and Sam Moss were paired up to sing a duet after Sam announced that she was, in fact, four months pregnant. «Since my audition, life has thrown me a huge curveball,» Sam shared. «Becoming a mom this year was not part of my plan, but it brings a whole new reason and motivation to continue to do what I love.» Haley, who had been pregnant during her initial audition, was in her eighth month during the pre-taped performance and both contestants struggled with emotions and endurance as they prepared for their duet of Robyn's «Dancing On My Own.» Katy pulled the women aside to give them a pep talk before the performance and the moment left her in tears. «My lifelong thing is I'm never enough,» Katy shared with the singers.
One of the most popular fan-favourite performers on the current season of “American Idol” has been Nicolina Bozzo, the Toronto student who blew away the judges with her impassioned performance of Billie Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted” during Hollywood Week’s genre challenge.
Katy Perry has certainly left a memorable impression on this season's slate of contestants.The songstress and judge picked up the mic on Monday's new episode to belt out an impromptu rendition of her hit single «Teenage Dream,» and ended up teaching the young up-and-coming singers a lesson in keeping your composure.Right as Perry hit the lyric, «Put your hands on me and my skintight jeans,» the singer's own skintight coral red pleather pants split in the rear and she bent over.Instead of running off stage in embarrassment, Perry simply asked of the production crew, «Can I get some tape? Some gaffer tape?»ima get ur heart racing in my skin-tight jeans on #americanidol tonight
her Instagram page, and her dad’s. For her audition song, Maybee opted for Stevie Wonder’s “Lately,” and she surprised the judges with her alto voice.“It’s a cool alto sound,” judge Katy Perry commented.Luke Bryan was similarly impressed.
A young singer’s unique voice got the “American Idol” judges’ attention.
Five years have passed since “America’s Got Talent” alum Yoli Mayor appeared on the competitive reality TV show and, now, the singer is making a comeback with her “American Idol” Season 20 audition.
Skyler Maxey-Wert brought a unique element to his “American Idol” audition that the judges “have never experienced.”.
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contestants are keeping it in the family! Former top eight finalist Nadia Turner got the surprise of a lifetime during season 20’s fourth auditions episode on Sunday, after getting tricked into attending her daughter, Zaréh’s audition, on the guise that they were headed out to enjoy a mother-daughter spa day.Zaréh, not only competed on the show 17 years after her mother but wore the same gold halter top for her audition that Nadia wore to her audition for the show's fourth season in 2005. Season 4 is the season Carrie Underwood famously won, after going head-to-head with Bo Bice.With the help of Ryan Seacrest and the American Idol crew, Zaréh was able to fool her mom, blindfolding her and bringing her to the show's set for the big reveal.Ryan was there to meet Nadia and once he took her hands and said his signature, «This… is ,» the jig was up.
Making history! Haley Slaton‘s American Idol audition blew the judges away and made her the first pregnant contestant.
Another great singer is going to Hollywood.
. The 23-year-old musician auditioned during Sunday's episode while five and a half months pregnant with a baby boy.«Being on the show pregnant is actually not going to be an obstacle for me,» Haley assured viewers on Sunday, telling host Ryan Seacrest that she'd already named her little guy, Jaelyn. She performed Miley Cyrus' «The Climb» for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan, who all seemed to be on the fence after the performance. Luke called the audition «not perfect,» saying, «There were some amateur moments, but then there were some real moments.
Longtime viewers of “American Idol” will see a blast from the past on this week’s episode.
Another star is born on American Idol!
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears and auditioned for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears to audition for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.