Song Selection: Miss You – Rolling Stones
RigelSeven’s Take:
I love this song. The thing with this song though, is that it’s about the instrumentation and the “ooh, ooh, ooh” parts so there isn’t much you can do to make it a vocally impressive performance. Mike changed it a little to give himself more room to add [...]
Casey James
27 – Fort Worth, TX
Casey was in a motorcycle accident that almost left him unable to play guitar. He also did a striptease for Kara during his initial Audition. We also now know that Casey has not owned a TV in quite some time and has never watched American Idol, preferring to fix-up his [...]
Aaron Kelly
16 – Pennsylvania
Aaron’s parents were in no shape to raise Aaron and his brother so they were adopted by Aaron’s aunt and uncle.
Audition Song – The Climb
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Group Song – shown in a montage forgetting the lyrics
Hollywood Week Round 3 Song – Angel (forgets lyrics)
Semi-final Week [...]
Mike Lynche
26 – NewYork/Florida
Mike’s backstory is that his wife was pregnant when he auditioned and had the baby during Hollywood Week. He was also rumoured to have been disqualified but it turned out to be Chris Golightly instead.
Audition Song – Unchained Melody
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – Waiting for the World to Change
Hollywood Week Group [...]
Lee Dewyze
23 – Illinois
I don’t really remember any backstory for Lee prior to the semi-finals. Since then we have learned that he got in some trouble when he was younger but found a mentor in a teacher.
Audition Song – Ain’t No Sunshine
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Group Song – not shown
Hollywood [...]
Andrew Garcia
23 – Los Angeles
Andrew’s parents were gang members and Andrew’s just trying to make a better life for his family
Audition Song – Sunday Morning
Hollywood Weeks Round 1 Song – Straight Up
Hollywood Week Group Song – No One (w/Katie Stevens, JB Ahfua & someone else as “3 Men & a Baby”)
Hollywood Week Round 3 Song [...]
Siobhan Magnus
19 – Massachusetts
Siobhan didn’t have a defined back story before the semi-finals. We now know she is a glassblower’s apprentice who used to have a mohawk and is from a family of musicians.
Audition Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Group Song – Bad Romance (w/Theri, Jareb Liewer & Todrick [...]
Paige Miles
age unknown – city unknown
story unknown prior to the semi-finals, we now know that she colors to relax
Audition Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Group Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Round 3 Song – not shown
Semi-final Week 1 Song – “All Right Now” by Free
Semi-final Week 2 Song [...]
Katie Stevens
17 – Connecticut
Katie’s Portuguese Grandmother is starting to suffer from Alzheimers.
Audition Song – At Last
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – For Once in My Life
Hollywood Week Group Song – No One (w/Andrew Garcia, JB Ahfua & someone else as “3 Men & a Baby”)
Hollywood Week Round 3 Song – not shown
Semi-final Week 1 Song [...]
Didi Benami
23 – Hollywood, CA
Didi’s backstory is that her best friend passed away 4 years ago and she was a singer also.
Audition Song – Hey Jude
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – Terrified (co-written by Kara DioGuardi)
Hollywood Week Group Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Round 3 Song – Angel
Semi-final Week 1 Song – “The Way I [...]
Lacey Brown
23 – Amarillo, TX
Lacey and her cute pixie haircut made it to the final cut last season, sitting in the showdown chair next to Megan Joy Corkery when Megan was put through.
Audition Song – Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Hollywood Week Round 1 Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Group Song – not shown
Hollywood Week Round 3 [...]
Crystal Bowersox
24 – Ohio
Crystal has a two year old son and is another guitar playing blonde, but with a completely different look and vibe than the other girls. She also had to be hospitalized during week 2 of the semi-finals, causing the schedule to be flipped to Guys on Tuesday, Girls on Wednesday. What you [...]
