Katy Perry found an unusual way to express her love for a singer’s vocals on Sunday’s episode of American Idol, revealing the hair on her legs was standing up. The 36-year-old singer used her legs to show just how awed she was by Cassandra Coleman’s performance during the Top 24’s All-Star Duets and Solos round … Read more
Together again! Former Australian Idol hosts Osher Günsberg and James Mathison set to reunite for podcast about ‘Aussie culture’ By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:44 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 13:44 BST, 31 March 2021 They became household names after hosting Australian Idol back in 2003. And now Osher Günsberg and … Read more
Josh Gad reaches out to eliminated American Idol singer Murphy and asks him to write a song for his animated series Central Park By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:57 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 07:57 BST, 31 March 2021 Just as the singer known as Murphy ended his run on American Idol, a … Read more
Katy Perry wiped away tears Monday when a young father made American Idol‘s Top 24. Cecil Ray, a 20-year-old machine operator from Cameron, Texas, said he just wanted to provide for his baby daughter Amelia Jade after a lifetime of struggle himself. ‘I have a lot riding on this,’ he said in a pre-taped video. … Read more
Katy Perry compared a nervous contestant with a stunning voice to one of her most famous pals on Sunday’s episode of American Idol. ‘Listen, my friend Florence, of Florence + the Machine, …you remind me a lot of her,’ the 36-year-old singer told Cassandra Coleman, a 24-year-old coffee shop manager from Columbia, Tennessee, who’d just … Read more
Katy Perry watched on helplessly as an American Idol contestant passed out on stage. During Monday night’s episode, the talented hopefuls were divided into pairs to perform duets in front of judges Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. Ronda Felton and Funke Lagoke were teamed up together and performed Tell Him, by Barbra Streisand and Celine … Read more
Katy Perry wonders aloud about singing with Taylor Swift during duets episode on American Idol By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 07:44 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 23 March 2021 Katy Perry wondered aloud about performing with fellow pop superstar Taylor Swift on Monday during the duets episode of American Idol. The … Read more
Katy Perry called herself a ‘tough mom’ as she judged two teenage contestants on Monday’s second Hollywood episode of American Idol. During the duet rounds, the 36-year-old singer advised Laila Mach, 15, and Liahona Olayan, 17, on their cover of Rihanna‘s Stay. It was ‘sludgy,’ Katy told them during rehearsals, noting that the girls seemed … Read more
Katy Perry revealed some of her own vulnerabilities while critiquing the performance of college student Erika Perry on Sunday night’s episode of American Idol. Erika Perry, 26, a college student from Orange County, California, came in with a kooky look and song delivery style, calling herself ‘E.T.’ and singing Katy’s own hit by that name. … Read more
Lionel Richie was moved to tears by a 19-year-old singer Ronda Melton who persevered despite a hardscrabble past on Sunday’s episode of American Idol. Listening to Ronda Melton sing One Night Only from the musical Dreamgirls completely undid the four-time Grammy winner, 71, usually the least likely of the judges to cry. It wasn’t just … Read more