American Idol 12

This week in each of the two episodes, the judges will choose five singers out of the ten that perform - to go through to the next round.  So there were ten girls and ten guys performing this week.

I felt the guys were more entertaining this week. I got bored towards the end watching the girls perform. Could not wait to turn off the tv. I think it was because the songs they sang were not very catchy. Vocally the girls were probably better overall but oh so boring - except for probably Shubha Vedula (is that really her name?) - but she did not get through.

When it came to the guys, there were some weird but entertaining performances from  JDA and Charlie Askew. At the end of the day, I felt it was Devin Velez who stole the show with one of the best covers of  "Listen".



Devin Velez, Semi-finals ~ American Idol 2013 by HumanSlinky

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It was the girl's turn this week. Or are they really all girls? Some of them look  so masculine that you would wonder if they had gone through  a sex change or not. One of them was the tomboy, Kez Ban whom the producers had decided to focus on in the ninth episode of the show. There was   a certain bizarreness about her but the episode managed to show that there was a likeable side about her. I felt the boys were better in the group rounds.

However when it came to the solo rounds with music accompaniment, most of the girls did really well. Some of them sent home were actually very good but the judges had to pick their top 20. Just wondering if the producers edited Kez Ban's song - it didn't sound very good and was very short. The biggest surprise was Zoanette Johnson whose original song was almost a 100% improvement from her first audition. I felt the day  still belonged to Angela Miller whose original song " You Set Me Free" had all the judges giving her a standing ovation. At the beginning of the song - it seem to be quite an ordinary one but when it came to the chorus - it sounded pretty good. I guess she deserved a standing ovation.



Angela Miller, Hollywood Solo Round ~ American... by HumanSlinky

American Idol 12

 The seventh and eight episodes were about the guys in Hollywood. The first round  was a round in which the guys solo without any music accompaniment and after the first cut , they were arranged  into groups. The group rounds was where many stumbled as they had only 24 hours to prepare for their songs. However there were a few incredible performances too - most notably the first one - a cover of " Somebody To Love".

Hollywood Week, Male 1st Group ~ American Idol... by HumanSlinky

Generally the judges were right about most of the cuts. For example, the cases of Lazaro Arbos and Kayden Stephenson  who both  had sad back stories. Kayden was not quite ready yet, whereas Lazaro had the potential to go all the way. However, the judges may have been a bit too lenient in letting so many to go through the next round even though they have forgotten the lyrics.

After the group rounds,  were the solo rounds with music accompaniment. 28 singers were picked from there and out of those only 20 will carry on after next week.

American Idol 12

In the fifth episode,  auditions were held in San Antonio, Texas and Los Angeles   while in the sixth episode, auditions were held in Oklahoma.

I thought the most entertaining audition was at Oklahoma  by Halie Hilburn, the ventriloquist. She can sing very well too.


Halie Hilburn, Auditions Oklahoma ~ American... by HumanSlinky

I was surprised how Zoanette Johnson managed to go through. Also felt that Kayden Stephenson wasn't that good either.

American Idol 12

Third auditions were held in Charlotte, North Carolina while the fourth one was held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Both episodes were not as funny as the first one.

Generally the Charlotte auditions had many country singers in it and it seems like Candice Glover was the best among them.

However at Baton Rouge, I was not really  that impressed with Burnell Taylor whom most of  the judges gave a standing ovation.

American Idol 12 - those spoilers!

There is something about those spoilers that I never really understood- how did those people get the information? Those spoilers have been on for quite some time already and they are quite accurate. American Idol producers have not taken action on the sites that  release them possibly due the fact that they are not 100% accurate (but most of the time, they are I think!) Anyway I will be writing less about them in the future.

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Second auditions were in Chicago. Seems like  there were better performances in the second one but maybe my expectations were too high in the first auditions. The second auditions started really well with Mackenzie Wasner. I think Nicki was  right in saying that she is one of the  singers that come only once in a few years. Strange enough though she seems to have not made the top 40 spoiler's list.

Isabelle Parell was also very good - don't know why Randy said no- but seems like she did not make the spoiler's list as well.

The most touching was Lazaro Arbos. He has a very bad stutter when he talks and because of that, he has had a lonely life. However when he sings, there is no stutter. He gets to go to Hollywood and it appears he has also made the top 40.



American Idol Season 12 - Lazaro Arbos Audition by FanReviews