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…
Covid-19: Actor Exits TV Drama After Refusing To Get Vaccinated
Another Hollywood star has been written out of a TV drama after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The latest to exit a popular drama is Rockmond Dunbar of "9-1-1," the Fox television series.
The show requires all actors need to be vaccinated to participate, but, as a response, Dunbar applied for a medical and religious exemption, which he was denied, according to Deadline.
On Monday, Nov. 22, his character on the series, Michael Grant, was written off the show with his deciding to move to Haiti with his boyfriend, Deadline reported.
In a statement to Deadline, Dunbar said: …
