A singer calling herself Normandy received a Golden Ticket after her audition for the current season of “American Idol” — yet wasn’t invited to continue her journey at Hollywood Week.
14.03.2022 - 04:53 / etcanada.com
Tristen Gressett treated the judges to a unique audition on Sunday’s “American Idol“.
The one-man band kicked off his performance with his own rendition of “Piano Man” by Billy Joel.
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After telling the 17-year-old that the song had too many gimmicks, the judges asked him to give his audition another go.
The talented teenager decided to prove himself with a more pared-back performance of “Colors” by Black Pumas.
“You got some real substance,” said Lionel Richie.
“All you need to do is play and sing… Make it about the music first,” added Luke Bryan.
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Following yeses from all three judges, Gressett will now progress to the next round of “American Idol” season 20.
A singer calling herself Normandy received a Golden Ticket after her audition for the current season of “American Idol” — yet wasn’t invited to continue her journey at Hollywood Week.
Normandy, a contestant who received a golden ticket during the 2022 season of American Idol, says that she was uninvited from going to Hollywood Week.
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Handled like a pro! Katy Perry found herself in quite the predicament when her pants ripped during the Monday, March 28, episode of American Idol.
Despite “American Idol” contestant Kelsie Dolin’s extreme nerves, the 18-year-old singer was able to pull off an incredible performance.
Teenage Dream singer was attempting to perform to the American Idol audience her Grammy award-nominated song. Katy Perry took it like a champ, like the professional she is, and kept going as stage crew members assisted with covering the rip.Watch below:This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Perry has long known how to poke fun at herself, and later took to her Instagram to joke about the incident. As for the other hosts of American Idol, Lionel Richie and were shown assisting Katy Perry after her pants split.
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.
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.
. 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.
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.
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