Rhiannon Bailey is one step closer to becoming an ?American Idol.?
It?s a small step, sure. During ?Idol?s? casting visit to Ford Field Sunday, she was one of the contestants chosen to go to the next round of auditions for the reality show?s 13th season. Bailey will be back this fall when ?Idol? returns to Detroit to film with the show?s yet-to-be-cast judges.
For now, though, Bailey can celebrate her first round victory.
?It feels really good,? said the Rochester Hills 21-year-old, who sang Kid Rock?s ?Times like These? in her audition. It was Bailey?s third time trying out for the show; her first time moving on.
Thousands auditioned Sunday at ?Idol?s? first Detroit tryout since 2002, when the show was casting for its second season. Producers were excited about the turnout, saying it beat out Salt Lake City and San Francisco, the first two cities on the Season 13 audition trail.
?It?s massive,? ?Idol? senior supervising producer Patrick Lynn said about the numbers of people who came out to audition. He credited the numbers to both the show not having casted in the city in a decade, as well as its character.
?There?s a chutzpah and attitude here that you don?t find anywhere else,? he said.
?Idol? host Ryan Seacrest arrived about 8 a.m. Sunday morning to film segments with the large crowds in front of Ford Field and was soon on a scissor lift high above the crowd shouting his signature ?This... is ?American Idol?? catchphrase for cameras.
?We?ve seen a large crowd this morning, one of the best crowds we?ve seen in a long time. So that?s encouraging,? Seacrest told media during a brief period of production downtime. ?I was up (on the lift), and as far back as I could see it was heads, faces, anxious contestants. There?s a lot of musical history that comes out of Detroit. We hope to continue to capitalize on that and find somebody that hopefully makes it to the final rounds. There?s gotta be somebody good in that big group.?
Among the good ones was 23-year-old Henry McNeil of Belleville, who made it through to the next round. ?It feels phenomenal,? said McNeil. ?It feels like you?ve accomplished something.?
Stephanie Freda, 18, of Westland will also go to the next round. Getting the green light was ?a big confidence boost? for the nervous singer who said she sang for the first time in public earlier this year. ?I feel like I can breathe,? said Freda. ?It feels like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders.?
Tryouts were held inside Ford Field before a group of music industry professionals and show producers. Contestants were allowed to perform with a guitar, the first time the show has allowed singers to utilize a musical instrument at this early stage.
After showing off their stuff, they were let go or invited to the next round. Those who made it through trickled out of a door on Beacon St., next to Ford Field?s loading dock. The successful singers weren?t in out-and-out celebration mode, however; mostly they were tired after arriving early first for Saturday?s registration and again for Sunday?s 5 a.m. call time. Many said they were looking forward to going home and resting.
Melanie Huber, 15, of Livonia was probably ready to crash. Her first year of eligibility, she was ready to go as far as Chicago to audition.
She sang three songs ? Pink?s ?Family Portrait,? the Dixie Chicks? version of Fleetwood Mac?s ?Landslide? and The Animals? ?The House of the Rising Sun? ? and said she was nervous, right up until she was invited to come back for the next round.
?It made me feel like I can do it,? she said.
Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130721/ENT10/307180134/1457/ENT10
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