2008 Woodie Awards
SHUlebrities in the making
Lauren Williams
Issue date: 2/9/06 Section: A & E
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The second round of the SHU Idol competition took place in the University Commons on Jan. 31. With friends and faculty filling the seats, the top ten contestants were set to perform.
Welcomed by enthusiastic host, Jen Meyer, and judges: Dr. Michaels, Dr. Jay and last year's SHU Idol winner, Sophia Cruz, ten SHU Idol hopefuls were set to sing one song each. The ten semi-finalists were picked from the original 18 performers who sang at the Outpost last week.
"This is by far the most competitive SHU Idol I've ever seen," said contestant Mike Johnson, who started off the night as the first performer.
Johnson's rendition of "Stand by Me," was well received by the crowd as many chose to sing along and clap to the beat. The judges also enjoyed Johnson's performance although Dr. Michael's suggested he seek the aid of "Queer Eye's- Fab Five," with his next wardrobe choice.
Next to hit the stage was Allie O'Leary who sang "Part of this World," a song from the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid." Although sung beautifully, the judges would have liked her to sing a more "grown up" song.
Following O'Leary was Jared Faircloth singing, Aerosmith's rock ballad, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."
"Jared Faircloth has been our surprise competitor this year. He really gets the audience going," said Kaitlin Brownridge, SHU Idol host (Round One).
"I'd like to see Jared win. I really liked his leather jacket too," said Katie Ross, senior, Norwalk.
However, Faircloth's not the only contestant to get the crowd talking. Erica Rico has fans of her own. Rico, dressed in a jean mini and cowboy boots sang, Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About." The audience applauded and cheered loudly as the judges said the song suited her voice well.
Rico had this to share about this year's SHU Idol, "I'm having such a great time with the competition and the judges are so funny, they are just like Randy, Simon and Paula on the TV show "American Idol."
Welcomed by enthusiastic host, Jen Meyer, and judges: Dr. Michaels, Dr. Jay and last year's SHU Idol winner, Sophia Cruz, ten SHU Idol hopefuls were set to sing one song each. The ten semi-finalists were picked from the original 18 performers who sang at the Outpost last week.
"This is by far the most competitive SHU Idol I've ever seen," said contestant Mike Johnson, who started off the night as the first performer.
Johnson's rendition of "Stand by Me," was well received by the crowd as many chose to sing along and clap to the beat. The judges also enjoyed Johnson's performance although Dr. Michael's suggested he seek the aid of "Queer Eye's- Fab Five," with his next wardrobe choice.
Next to hit the stage was Allie O'Leary who sang "Part of this World," a song from the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid." Although sung beautifully, the judges would have liked her to sing a more "grown up" song.
Following O'Leary was Jared Faircloth singing, Aerosmith's rock ballad, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."
"Jared Faircloth has been our surprise competitor this year. He really gets the audience going," said Kaitlin Brownridge, SHU Idol host (Round One).
"I'd like to see Jared win. I really liked his leather jacket too," said Katie Ross, senior, Norwalk.
However, Faircloth's not the only contestant to get the crowd talking. Erica Rico has fans of her own. Rico, dressed in a jean mini and cowboy boots sang, Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About." The audience applauded and cheered loudly as the judges said the song suited her voice well.
Rico had this to share about this year's SHU Idol, "I'm having such a great time with the competition and the judges are so funny, they are just like Randy, Simon and Paula on the TV show "American Idol."