Season 9 of American Idol has begun and is well into it's city audition stage of the competition. Tonight is the Denver auditions and the 11,000 hopefuls lining up to perform will audition in front of Victoria Beckham who has returned as a guest judge. Of course she is joined by Randy, Simon, and Kara.
Mark Labriolo was the first audition of the day. He looked like he wasn't going to be very good. Turns out, he had a great voice. His score from me is 7 out of 10. The judges moved him forward. It's a good thing he made it through because he's 28 years old and next year would be too late. He also has a very cute son toddler age.
The next contestant is Mario Galvan is a tabacco-resistance counselor, but fancies himself as another Elvis Presley. He wasn't bad, but he wasn't good either. He promises to try again next year. His score from me is 5 out of 10. The judges did not move him forward.
Kimberly Kerbow is a single mom who has a young daughter that has enough confidence for both her and her auditioning mother. It turns out that the daughter knew what she was talking about. Mom made it through. Her score from me is 7 out of 10.
As they day progressed, many contestants were getting through. The judges were liking the talent in Denver.
The next contestant, Danielle Hayes has been working hard to make it into the music world. It's been a long hard rode. She has a very strong voice with a raspy rock edge to it. Her score from me is 9 out of 10. The judges loved her personality and her voice. This is a name I will watch for during Hollywood week. She has the potential to go pretty far.
Casey James has recovered from a horrible motorcycle accident and didn't know if he would ever be able to play his guitar again. He sang well enough to move forward. His score from me. is 6 out of 10. He is going to have to work on his performance skills. The judges didn't all agree, but he moved him forward.
Tori Kelly singing "Gravity" has a pretty good voice. The judges again did not all agree, but this beautiful young lady had a good enough voice to move her forward in the process. Her score from me is 7 out of 10.
We are now at Day 2.
Austin Paul is from Washington DC but plays football at Denver. He fancies himself a singer and a song writer. Austin is extremely (shall we say) confident. Kara said cocky. Whatever, none of the judges felt he had the talent necessary. His score from me is 6 out of 10.
The next contestant Kenny Everett makes Austin Paul look humble. He claims to be the best singer in the world. In fact he sings out on the streets of Denver just as a public service to the community. The problem is that he can't sing. The judges are providing a public service by being honest with Kenny who is convinced the judges are wrong. His score from me is 2 out of 10.
You had to know that since there was so much good talent the first day, the 2nd day was going to be bad.
Traveling 1400 miles to get to this audition, Nikki must have known she was good enough to make it worth her while. All the judges liked her. Her score from me is 7 out of 10.
Haely Johnson has the best voice I've heard this year. She's black, but she's Country/Pop. That is very original. She is the whole package. Look for this name again later on down the season. I think we'll see this talent again.
In all 26 contestants from the Denver auditions made it through to Hollywood. The most unique contestant was the person who took one step past Bikini Girl from last season. Bikini Boy, Ty Hemmerling tried to get noticed by singing in a bikini. Since he was the last contestant of the day, the judges just got up and left him there all by himself. He kept expecting the judges to come back in. They didn't
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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