This week the FAREWELL SEASON Audition Experience rolled into Philadelphia for a one-hour episode.You can find all the American Idol odds at BookMaker.eu
Clay Aiken was on hand, even though he took potshots at the judges less than two weeks ago.
First contestant through the door turned out to be the daughter of Brenda K. Starr, who had a hit of her own in 1988, "I Still Believe." What's more, she and Lopez go way back and their on-screen reunion was very cool. The kid, 15-year-old Gianna Isabella, is talented, too, and her mom kept calling her her best friend. She made it through.
Fifteen-year-old Isaac Cole was interesting too, visibly nervous, with Justin Bieber hair and a Southern twang despite the fact that he's from somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. But, he pulled it off, singing Lee Brice's "Love Like Crazy" and playing a damn good guitar while he was at it. He got through.
Sara Sturm, a 17-year-old waitress at a breakfast place called "Eggspectations," talked way too much and then acquitted herself with a mediocre version of Meghan Trainor's "Lips Are Movin'." Sara makes it through.
Jenn Blosil brought in a guitar only to lay it down and accompany herself on piano. She's a combination of last season's Jax and that quirky blue-haired girl who stayed in much longer than she should have. Jenn reworked "Radioactive," by Imagine Dragons, with the emphasis on "worked." She got through.
Harrison Cohen scored with two originals, the former being a song and the latter being is his grandfather, who he says gives him advice about girls. Keith Urban, in particular, is amused by this, while Lopez is moved by the song the kid penned. He's through.
Wednesday night ended on an extremely somber note with final auditioner, John Arthur Greene. He lost his brother when he was 8 and his brother was 13, playing with a loaded gun. Just a tragedy, obviously. Greene went on to do a fine enough job, and is spending his days on Broadway, so he got through.
Thursday night found the judges continuing to be charitable, for the most part. An odd couple - Amber Lynn and "James the 8th" - trucked through, and snapped up three yeses apiece.
The highlight of night two had to be "professional musician" (hey, 11 years playing juke joints in Memphis does qualify) Chris "CJ" Johnson. His funky take on the Hall & Oates classic "You Make My Dreams Come True" got him through.
There were others, and Idol Kris Allen was even in the house, but you get the picture.
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