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…
NJ TikTokers Audition For 'American Idol' (Video)
A pair of young New Jersey natives left their first "American Idol" auditions with more than feedback from the judges.
Camryn Champion, 16, of Lumberton, and Cole Hallman, 22, of Manasquan, have tickets to Hollywood.
Hallman, accompanied by his sister with special needs, only recently started singing in the last five years. He performed "Lodi" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, before his sister, Katie, joined him to sing along.
Champion received coaching during her rendition of "I Know I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith.
Both Champion and Hallman showcase their vocals on TikTok.
Watch the…
Sidney Poitier, First Black Actor To Win Oscar, Longtime Westchester Resident, Dies
Trailblazing, Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, a longtime New York resident has died.
Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis made the announcement that Poitier died on Thursday, Jan. 8 at the age of 94.
A native of Cat Island in the Bahamas, Davis said: "The whole Bahamas grieves the celebrated life of a great Bahamian."
Poitier, who grew up on a tomato farm and taught himself to read and write, became a resident of Westchester County, moving to Mount Vernon in 1956.
He won the Oscar for "Lilies of the Field," in 1963, in which he played a migrant worker wh…
