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Mass Teen Gets Big Break On 'American Idol,' But Not The One She Wanted Mass Teen Gets Big Break On 'American Idol,' But Not The One She Wanted
Mass Teen Gets Big Break On 'American Idol,' But Not The One She Wanted A 16-year-old singer from Lexington, Massachusetts, made a smashing debut on "American Idol" on Sunday, Feb. 25, but for a talent outside of singing.  Shriya Jha appeared on the episode with several other Hollywood hopefuls, but her audition was much more violent than other previous tryouts. Shriya, a talented singer and second-degree-black belt in karate, showed judge Katy Perry how to break a board with her head.  A video of the unaired segment was a highlight of the pre-season hype for the show. Click here to see the moment when the pop star surprised her fellow judges.&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Trailer Park Mouth' Singer From Eastern Mass Slays 'American Idol' Audition 'Trailer Park Mouth' Singer From Eastern Mass Slays 'American Idol' Audition
'Trailer Park Mouth' Singer From Eastern Mass Slays 'American Idol' Audition A Massachusetts resident with a self-proclaimed "trailer park mouth" just barely made it onto a national singing competition after nailing her rendition of one of the judge's songs.  Sierra Harris said her trailer park attitude came from her upbringing in Lexington during her "American Idol" audition last week.  The 20-year-old walked in front of judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Brian holding a spoon as a microphone in hopes of "scooping up [her] talent and throwing it at [them]."  Harris began her audition by singing "Barracuda" by Heart but when the panel appeared…

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by David Cifarelli
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Watch: Teen From Region Impresses Judges On American Idol Watch: Teen From Region Impresses Judges On American Idol
Watch: Teen From Region Impresses Judges On American Idol A Connecticut teenager wowed the judges in her audition for singing competition American Idol. Hartford resident Scarlet Ayliz sang a song she wrote called "Bleeding" in the episode that aired Sunday, March 27. "Super-duper commercial-sounding voice," judge Luke Bryan said after listening to the song. "Like superstardom commercial." Following her performance, judge Lionel Richie asked the 18-year-old to bring her grandmother into the room as they shared the news that Ayliz was heading to Hollywood to move on to the next phase of the competition. Our final ✨ 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 ✨ of the seas…

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by Nicole Valinote