Night three was not without the unexpected as there were several artists who had never performed live before, but found the nerve to audition because COVID-19 protocols made the initial auditions virtual; there was a jingle writer who wrote a funny song about the judges; there was a contestant who brought a toy American Idol microphone that she had had since she was a child; one of the artists brought her entire family to sing for the judges; there was an artist nicknamed ET who was getting votes from another world; and there was another singer whose sister had to quit her job so he could audition! Following is a list of singers competing on Sunday night’s episode many of who sang their way to a golden ticket to continue their American Idol journey. Alanis Sophia, 19 Wesley Chapel, Fla. College Student Cecil Ray, 20 Cameron, Texas Machine Operator Celeste Butler, 23 Oceanside, Calif. Entertainer Christian McGuckian, 21 Easley, S.C. Maid Dzaki Sukarno, 20 Las Cruces, N.M. Farmer Erica Perry, 26 Orange County, Calif. College Student Graham DeFranco, 27 Rockwall, Texas Aerial Survey Pilot Hunter Metts, 22 Franklin, Tenn. Software Developer Jeremias Williams, 23 Apopka, Fla. Firefighter Mary Jo Young, 19 Cleveland, Ohio Real Estate Sales Associate OlyasDream, Unknown Vladivostok, Russia Handpan Artist Ronda Felton, 19 Milwaukee, Wis. Unemployed Samantha Sharpe, 25 Basking Ridge, N.J. Singer Timmy Skelly, 25 Sandwich, Ill. Server Tom McGovern, 28 Allentown, N.J. Jingle Writer Xavier Washington, 22 Atlanta Ga. College Student American Idol airs Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
