The American Idol New York City auditions really left me speechless, which is not an easy thing to do. This isn’t necessarily because of all the amazing talent that was there, quite the opposite really. I am truly surprised by some of the questionable singers that were put through to Hollywood. Seriously, I am wondering if Paula Abdul shared some of her spiked Coca-Cola with the other judges.
BFFs (Best Friends Forever for the uncool) Amanda Coluccio and Antonella Barba came across as your typical Jersey girls. Now I’m not saying being a Jersey girl is a bad thing, but even before it was announced where they were from I knew. They tried a little duo and quite frankly they tanked it. When they each did their solo auditions they were better but I don’t see them making the next cut. Enjoy your trip to Hollywood ladies, its gonna be a short one!
I was also surprised that Porcelana Patino and Rachel Zevita got the nod from all four of the judges. Patino had some nice characteristics to her voice but in my opinion if you’re going to sing a Mary J. Blige song you better SING it. Perhaps a different song choice would change my opinion of her. Zevita, Zevita, Zevita. Quirky and unique, good words to describe her. I liked her personality but thought her voice was wretched. The only time it sounded nice was when she sang the little opera piece. I think the judges were really sipping on the “special” Coca-Cola before this performance.
Now the night wasn’t completely bad, 35 people made it through to Hollywood. The standouts included Kia Thornton, Jory Steinberg, Jenry Bejarano, Christopher Richardson, and Nicholas Pedro who also made it to Hollywood last year. Next week the cast and crew will be in Birmingham, I’m anxious to see what the South has in store.
February 2nd, 2007 at 7:45 pm
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