Former American Idol contestant Kenedi Anderson seemingly gave fans a hint as to why she quit the show the best way she knows how — through music!
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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.
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Mayor’s televised singing journey began in 2017 when she auditioned for “AGT” and was immediately stopped during her performance by judge Simon Cowell because she appeared too “old-fashioned” for her young age. She went on to sing a second song for her audition, as seen in the video below, and made it though all the way to the semi-finals with fellow “Idol” Season 20 contestant, Christian Guardino.
Today, at age 26, Mayor has completely re-branded herself, ditching her “AGT” audition’s formal black gown for a comfy yet stylish jumpsuit and trades her then long locks for a short purple hairdo.
For her “Idol” audition, the Miami singer channels her Cuban roots with an original song titled “Beautiful, Broken Things” instead of opting for a traditional cover.
Mayor soulfully sings the contemporary pop song for judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan and triumphantly declares “I’m a beautiful broken thing” at the end.
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While Bryan compliments Mayor’s “command” noting that “people pay attention and perk up” when she begins to sing and Richie supports her act being exactly what “entertaining and singing in this business is all about,” Perry disagrees.
Although she likes the texture in Mayor’s voice, Perry would like her to “play more with dynamics,” adding that the performance was “missing that ride.” Her criticism leads her to say
Former American Idol contestant Kenedi Anderson seemingly gave fans a hint as to why she quit the show the best way she knows how — through music!
17-year-old contestant got into the Top 24 for season 20 of the ABC series. However, on Monday, she took to social media to share that she decided to drop out of the musical race. Her Top 24 performance was pre-taped and aired on Sunday.
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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.