It was another kind of odd night. The first singer had won contests and was really surprised when the judges didn’t care for her singing. That left the door open for Robbie Carrico, former boy band singer and former boyfriend of Brittany Spears, to get the first golden ticket to Hollywood. I don’t have a lot to say about Robbie. He was okay. I wasn’t thrilled, but I definitely thought he should go to Hollywood.
Then there was a surprise golden ticket given to Venezuelan Galeb Emachah. I know that sometimes they give tickets to people just because they bring something different to the table, and I can only assume that’s what happened in this case because I thought there were plenty of people they’d said no to who were better. Of course, maybe they were just desperate for a male to say yes to, since the rest of the night was pretty much females.
We’ve had two weeks in a row where singers who come in as a package have both done well. Tonight it was Corliss Smith and Brittany Wecott’s turn to audition together. They were funny and entertaining— so much so that I was sure their singing was going to be terrible. What a pleasant surprise when Corliss started to sing. She had a nice jazzy voice. Brittany followed up with an equally good performance. Both were sent through to Hollywood.
Suzanne Toon was up next. She’s a single mom who really wants this a lot. She had a nice voice and a good look, so maybe she’ll be the next American Idol.
Tiny Ramiele Malubay caught the judges’ eyes with her petite stature and big voice. It was funny to me that they never really showed her standing next to anyone, so even though they kept talking about how small she was, you could never really tell. I guess we’ll find out when we see her in Hollywood.
The first time I heard Syesha Mercado sing, I thought she sounded really good. But when I listened to the audition a second time, I thought perhaps she was a bit screechy. Still, she seemed nice and terribly optimistic. Her father had recently gotten out of rehab, and she was very sweet to him. I hope that she does somewhat better during the next round of auditions, or I don’t think she’ll be around for very long.
Finally, we saw two more females get tickets. There was no back story given for these two, but Natashia Blach’s performance was probably my favorite of the evening. I didn’t really find out enough about the next singer, Ilsy Lorena Pinot, to form an opinion one way or another. She sang a song I’d never heard. I guess it sounded good enough, but it was hard to really decide whether I liked her, or not.
So, that was it for Miami. 17 golden tickets were given out, and we saw 9 of those perform. That should feel more satisfying but, for some reason, it just didn’t.
I think next week is the last week of preliminary auditions. That should put us in Chicago and Los Angeles. So, check back during the week for interesting tidbits and don’t forget to vote for your favorites from this week.
