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You Can Audition For 'American Idol' Virtually — As Long As You Were Born Between These Dates
Are you the next "American Idol?" The popular ABC singing competition is holding virtual auditions for the upcoming season this month and next. As long as you are of a certain age (scroll down for audition dates). According to the "American Idol" casting application website, contestants must be born between June 2, 1995 and Feb. 15, 2010. Additionally, contestants must be legal U.S. residents authorized to participate in the entire competition. Auditions for residents in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania via Zoom will be Wednesday, Aug. 21. Virginia re…
Lifestyle
Ryan Seacrest To Replace Pat Sajak As 'Wheel Of Fortune' host
Sajak out, Seacrest in. Hollywood has spoken, and it will be Ryan Seacrest taking over as host for Maryland native Pat Sajak when he retires from his role at the head of Wheel of Fortune at the end of the year. Earlier this month, the 76-year-old Anne Arundel native announced that he would be stepping away from the show after more than four decades at the helm of the show, making him the Guinness World Record hold for having the longest career as a game show host. In mid-June, Sajak announced that the 41st season, which begins in September, would be his last alongside longtime sidekick Va…
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'American Idol' Virtual Auditions Hit PA
Are you the next "American Idol?" Auditions for Pennsylvania residents are being held virtually all day Monday, Aug. 29. The auditions are being held as part of "Idol Across America," the groundbreaking virtual tour. Click here to book your spot.
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Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Cut From 'American Idol'
The "American Idol" journey for a hunting-fishing 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania has come to an end. Morgan Gruber was cut from the show after a performance this week, which did not air, she said on Facebook. "I am so thankful for this amazing journey that American Idol has given me!!!" she wrote. "I’ve met so many amazing people and I’m so thankful for this opportunity! This isn’t the last of #morgangruber." Gruber was last seen on the air with Maryland's Jay Copeland during their rendition of "Shallow." Gruber blew the American Idol judges out of the water during her audition with …
Lifestyle
Maryland's Jay Copeland Gets Big News In Emotional 'American Idol' Moment
Maryland's Jay Copeland is one step closer to being the next "American Idol." The 23-year-old Salisbury resident earlier in the week was told by Katy Perry that they'd need more from him after a duet of "Shallow" with Pennsylvania's Morgan Gruber. Copeland certainly delivered with his rendition of "Who Do You Think You Are" by Christina Perri, after which Perry told the young artist that he'd made it to the Top 24. "You're almost a perfect singer," Perry said. "Sometimes perfection doesn't win over feeling. "Your journey will be ending," she pauses. "Sometime in the near future, but it's …
Lifestyle
Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Reels In Ticket To Hollywood On 'American Idol'
A hunting-fishing 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania blew the American Idol judges out of the water at her audition with her raspy, sultry voice. Morgan Gruber is this season's "diamond in the rough" singer, as Katy Perry called her, who pulls audiences in with her intimacy but says she once was afraid to perform in front of people. When she tells the judges she enjoys "every minute" of hunting and fishing on her family's 12 acres in Beaver County, Luke Bryan says "I love this girl already." But the love doesn't stop for Gruber, as she sang Elle King’s “Can’t Be Loved” Lionel Richie says "…
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Philly Native Helps GF Sing Her Way To Hollywood On 'American Idol'
A couple auditioned for American Idol as a duet, but only one walked away with a golden ticket to Hollywood. Kaylin Roberson, 23, of Raleigh, NC, and her boyfriend Matt Gorman, 23, of Philadelphia, sang "Fast Forever," a song they co-wrote, during the show earlier this week. The judges liked the original song, but they thought Roberson's voice stood out more than Gorman's, which they claimed was more hidden in the background. "Your voice is just cut through massive. you got a big step out in the spotlight and let it rip voice," Luke Bryan says of Roberson's voice. "It's just a big voice th…
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PA Ballet Dancer Gets Standing Ovation From 'American Idol' Judges
A Pennsylvania man has been working as a professional ballet dancer in Germany but he is back in the US and he just made it through his audition to join the 20th season of American Idol, thanks in part to some Incubus's Frontman Brandon Boyd. Skyler Maxy-Wert, of Lancaster, told the judge how he grew up as the son of a mime who loved the arts and performing, he told the judges. He moved to New York City when he was 13-years-old to study ballet at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre "to fulfill my dream of becoming a professional dancer," before joining the AB…
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'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol'
One day Luke Taylor was 4'11" singing alto. The next he was 6'1" belting below bass. The 20-year-old Pennsylvania native explained his dramatic voice drop on a recent "American Idol" audition, stunning judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan (scroll for video). Taylor, a West Chester resident and Liberty University sophomore," described his voice drop as a "dramatic" one to host Ryan Seacrest. "Puberty really hit," Perry exclaims before Taylor sings his rendition of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." He then gave a last-minute performance of "Frosty the Snowman," at Bryan's request. Pe…
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