So we embark on another night of auditions. Can we just get to Hollywood Week already?
Brittanny Zika – She sang The Story by Brandy Carslile – She had a foretelling dream that she sang on stage with Sara Barellies, and then it (supposedly) happened. She is quirky and slightly awkward, and that is actually ok. Her voice was sort of interesting, but these soft, smooth voices sometimes get eaten up in Hollywood week.
Jermaine Jones – Superstar by Luther Vandross – dude is six-foot eight and a half (don’t take away his half!) I am just looking forward to seeing him standing next to Ryan! He has a silky smooth voice with great control. But it remains to be seen if he fits into the casting mold this year…
Brittany Kellogg – You’re No Good by Carly Simon – She is recently divorced and a mom of twin boys. Love her for singing Carly Simon! Her voice is great and soulful…I’m rooting for her to do well.
Romeo Diahn – He is a refugee from Liberia and sang a soul-ish reggae-ish number. I love his spirit, but like Jennifer said, I fear that he will get eaten alive trying to sing other genres.
Naomi Gilles – She sang some Steven Tyler Cryin’. And she is good! The classic idol big voice will do well in Hollywood.
Jessica Phillips – Again by Faith Evans – It seems as though we are ending with sob stories this season! Her boyfriend had a stroke, and she has been acting as caretaker. Her voice was just ok, but she has a huge amount of soul and spirit. But how she fits into that Idol mold remains to be seen.
My favorite tonight was Brittany, mom of twins. I am always partial toward the older contestants because I feel life experience along with talent really makes a well-rounded contestant, so I always root for a good late-twenties contestant!
Well, that’s it for Portland! Tomorrow we (finally) finish the auditions in St. Louis.
On an idolreview.net note, there are BIG changes coming. I have been working hard on version 3.0 of this site, which should go live sometime within the next week. Just a few more tweaks left! New features and content just in time for Hollywood Week.
