Another singer from Nanaimo has impressed the judges and is moving on with a chance to be the next American Idol.
Cameron Whitcomb, 19, passed his audition in front of celebrity judges on the Monday, March 21 episode of the ABC reality TV talent competition. Itsa国际传媒檚 the second time in three seasons that a Nanaimo contestant has been part of American Idol after Lauren Spencer-Smith made it to the top 20 in 2020.
On Mondaysa国际传媒檚 episode, Whitcomb started his audition with a standing backflip, then performed Waylon Jenningssa国际传媒� Rock, Salt and Nails. Lionel Richie remained unconvinced, but Katy Perry and Luke Bryan both said sa国际传媒榶es,sa国际传媒� meaning Whitcomb received a sa国际传媒榞olden ticketsa国际传媒� to advance to the next stage of the competition, Hollywood Week.
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Whitcomb grew up in Nanaimo and went to school at Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schoolssa国际传媒� Learning Alternatives, where he enjoyed the sa国际传媒渁mazingsa国际传媒� music program. He then moved to Kamloops, where he works as a motorcycle mechanic and a pipeline labourer.
Whitcomb said he got into Tyler Childers country music and thought his own karaoke renditions sounded pretty good, so he started posting videos on Instagram. One of those videos caught the eye of a casting agent, who got in touch with Whitcomb about American Idol.
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His American Idol audition was taped last fall in Austin, Tex., and Whitcomb said his audition was late in the day.
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But he managed to turn his nerves into adrenaline and said leading up to his turn, he was jogging in place and must have resembled a boxer getting ready for a bout. Seeing his audition now, he notices that he was cutting notes short and said since then hesa国际传媒檚 learned to breathe more and has benefited from vocal training and singing lessons.
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He obviously cansa国际传媒檛 reveal how the season will play out, but he promises that American Idolsa国际传媒檚 Hollywood Week is sa国际传媒済oing to be a riotsa国际传媒� and that the competition will be sa国际传媒渟uper exciting.sa国际传媒� He cansa国际传媒檛 wait to see how the season is put together and presented on television.
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American Idol airs on ABC and CityTV.
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