Haley Johnson – American Idol 11 Preview (VIDEO)

By On 01/21/2012 · 37 Comments · In American Idol, American Idol 11, American Idol 11 Spoilers

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Haley Johnson is beautiful, and has a nice breezy style. I think she seems very relatable, and like an indie type that the audience might actually become attached to.

I think being in an a capella group is good training for the show, because you learn about arranging, so that could serve her well on the show as well. I think she has potential to do really well on the show.

Cover of Sir Greendown

Cover of Dreams

Cover of Rolling in the Deep

Cover of Lets Give them Something to Talk About

 
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  • Anonymous

    Vicci Martinez… HaleyR and Adele herself switch into falsetto, or head voice, if you prefer.  A rose by any other name…and falsetto by any other name is still falsetto. 

  • http://twitter.com/BazzleFjsm Bazzle

    so are you saying your waiting for someone who actually sings that bit in chest voice? its quite difficult ……. but possible. but i think it sounds nice in head voice

  • Incipit

    durbesque – the place in the score where a singer switches from chest voice to head voice depends on the individual, and where the ‘break’ is in their voice. The fortunate ones can transition smoothly, and not lose resonance. 

    The terminology may be shifting, and the use of ‘falsetto’ for a woman’s head voice may have gained currency – so I suppose that means all First Sopranos are singing falsetto? Maybe not. Even a few of them (Mariah Carey, Donna Summer, Minnie Ripperton – off the top of my head) have a ‘whistle register’ – and that’s not called falsetto either. 

    For me – that term is reserved to male voices..YMMV, and obviously does. 

    But then, every time Randy, or anyone else says ‘pitchy’ I cringe. I almost clapped when Harry Connick Jr called Randy on that in Season 9. That term does not mean what he assumes it to mean…but it’s gained currency too. Doesn’t make it an actual description, KWIM?  

    This contestant seems able to transition smoothly, even in the older video – and Idol Voice coaches can give her tips, if she gets through – and hopefully, there will be songs available to chose from that will showcase the strengths of her vocals. Not every (or many) popular songs are ‘singers’ songs. 

    JMO.

  • Anonymous

    she’s very good! nice voice!! she could do good on the show but she needs a bit more energy

  • Anonymous

    she’s very good! nice voice!! she could do good on the show but she needs a bit more energy

  • Karen C

    I think she has a really good voice and seems to be a good musician also.  Hope she does well.  I think she’s indie but she could go pop also.

  • GS61

    She has a nice tone to her voice, but she’s kind of boring. I don’t know maybe it’s me but really none of these videos had me going WOW!
    I hope once the show gets going these kids step it up or we’re in for a real snooze fest.

  • Anonymous

    She is great. The girls rock this year.

  • Alyssa Dart

    Rude.

  • http://twitter.com/BazzleFjsm Bazzle

    This girl isn’t getting enough screen time…. please let her be a darkhorse… there is too many people this season trying to make every song explode…………. lets cool it down a bit… i like her style…. 

  • Incipit

    Makes you wonder, doesn’t it, bazzle. Plenty of focus on other female contestants, but I never even caught sight of her again until Vegas – and she shows up in what was arguably the best number done there – “The Night has a Thousand Eyes”. 

    She sounded fine to me – at this stage of the game, that’s saying a lot – nothing about her voice annoys me. Can’t say the same about some others.  Still, much depends on what happens next. I like her, anyway…and I’m interested to see if she gets a chance to shine.

  • http://twitter.com/BazzleFjsm Bazzle

    Haha yes couldn’t agree more i just hope she does. But its going to be hard when she had so little screen time.

    Judging from alot of the other girls i’m willing to bet that there are going to be alot of very big performances with a couple of big songs in the top24. I think she should stick to standing out by being subtle cos she doesn’t have the most powerful voice but it is one of the nicer ones.   

    this song could be good, with a little change like a build up in dynamics at the end to make sure it doesn’t fall into randy’s ‘sleepy’ category. I think it could be a fantastic performance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_nNo_-aMQ Haley can belt like crazy as well but she is very clever of when is the right time to use it… i love the girls transition to ‘headvoice’ its so smooth. 
    Erika and Elise are also two of my favourites… such good heavy tones but such good control.I still have that last run of “Night Of A Thousand Eyes” stuck in my head. 

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