CARRIE UNDERWOOD AMERICAN IDOL AUDITION SERIES

MIKE PARKER, 27 | This next audition went down like, well, вЂњStrawberry Wine.вЂќ The Virginia-based carpenter infused his nice, smooth performance of Deana CarterвЂ™s country ballad with genuine emotion, all of which he conveyed without getting too showy. The consensus among the judges was that Maxwell tends to go too big, so sheвЂ™ll have to rein it in, but even Luke Bryan acknowledged that she has вЂњa lot to work with.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s not nothing. Detecting a certain something in her, Perry asked Maxwell to sing a country song, and she picked Carrie UnderwoodвЂ™s вЂњJesus Take the WheelвЂќ - a good choice, even if it does beg the question of whether Maxwell only knows songs released by Idol winners. It was such a broad choice that I was actually prepared to be disappointed, only to be pleasantly surprised by MaxwellвЂ™s big voice, over which she exhibited decent control. Read on for a breakdown of the other singers from Week 2 that youвЂ™ll be seeing again in Hollywood:Д«ETTY MAXWELL, 27 | Known for her impressions of childrenвЂ™s characters, some of them actually good, this former Miss America went the most pageant-y route possible with a performance of вЂњA Moment Like This,вЂќ Kelly ClarksonвЂ™s winning song from IdolвЂs inaugural season.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD AMERICAN IDOL AUDITION SERIES

Watch her audition:ДЄBC Fall Schedule: Abbott Elementary, Big Sky on Move, DWTS' Replacement Revealed, Hilary Swank Follows Grey'sД¬elebrity Jeopardy! Ordered to Series at ABC - But Who Will Serve as Host? My only gripe is the Catie Turner comparison Marlene is a completely different vibe. Her voice is so good, Perry went cross-eyed. Her nervous laughter eventually gave way to a surprisingly gorgeous rendition of One DirectionвЂ™s вЂњSteal My Girl,вЂќ and I was immediately sold. A former hockey player who apparently hit her head too many times, she oozes personality and puts forth a distinctly unique style.

I donвЂ™t want them for any purpose, just to love them.My other favorite new voice in Week 2 belonged to Leah Marlene, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from - I kid you not - Normal, Ill. вЂњHe got me cows, which is what I wanted,вЂќ gushed the singer. Underwood and husband Mike Fisher do gift-giving differently in Nashville it seems, as she recently told ET Canada she asked for cows for Christmas.

Underwood also spoke about what it was like to work with her son Isaiah, 5, in the studio while recording her new Christmas album My Gift. RELATED: Carrie Underwood Reveals How Her Family Is Spending A Festive Pandemic вЂњIt was scary, so I definitely had a moment of вЂWhat am I doing?вЂ™ ItвЂ™s easier to stay home, you know? But, I mean, I wouldnвЂ™t be doing anything IвЂ™m doing now.вЂќ Photo by: Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal

Underwood explained, вЂњOnce things started taking off then the thought of me going to Hollywood by myself, and IвЂ™d never been on a plane before, it was very unlike me to just go for it. The country crooner spoke to fellow вЂњIdolвЂќ star Kelly Clarkson, who won the first season of the show in 2002, about almost ditching the opportunity because it was such a change for her. Carrie Underwood shot to fame after winning вЂњAmerican IdolвЂќ in 2005 now, she has admitted she almost didnвЂ™t audition for the show.

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