Publié : jeu. févr. 16, 2006 12:08 pm
Citation :Rockford’s Bennett moves on in ‘Idol’ competition
By Anna Voelker
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
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Rockford’s Paris Bennett advanced to the top 24 and is one step closer to becoming the next “American Idol.”
On tonight’s hit reality TV show, Bennett was one of 12 women and 12 men who advanced to the next round.
The 17-year-old Rockford native has wowed “American Idol” judges and viewers since her first audition.
The judges asked Bennett on tonight’s show how she felt about her performance so far.
“I felt like I lost a little charisma,” Bennett said.
Judge Randy Jackson replied, “This is tough for me ... Welcome, you’re through.”
Bennett jumped from her chair.
“I gotta go tell my mommy,” she squealed. “Oh my God!”
Bennett’s mother, Jemecia, was waiting for her daughter in the “holding room” when her daughter got the news.
Mother and daughter hugged.
Bennett lives in Fayetteville, Ga., but she has Rockford roots. She is the granddaughter of Grammy-winning former Rockfordian Ann Nesby, the great-granddaughter of Pastor Perry Bennett of Macedonia Baptist Church, and a former student at Christian Life and St. Paul Academy schools.
Source: Rockford Register Star
http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art ... /102150009
By Anna Voelker
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
>> Click here for more about Anna
Rockford’s Paris Bennett advanced to the top 24 and is one step closer to becoming the next “American Idol.”
On tonight’s hit reality TV show, Bennett was one of 12 women and 12 men who advanced to the next round.
The 17-year-old Rockford native has wowed “American Idol” judges and viewers since her first audition.
The judges asked Bennett on tonight’s show how she felt about her performance so far.
“I felt like I lost a little charisma,” Bennett said.
Judge Randy Jackson replied, “This is tough for me ... Welcome, you’re through.”
Bennett jumped from her chair.
“I gotta go tell my mommy,” she squealed. “Oh my God!”
Bennett’s mother, Jemecia, was waiting for her daughter in the “holding room” when her daughter got the news.
Mother and daughter hugged.
Bennett lives in Fayetteville, Ga., but she has Rockford roots. She is the granddaughter of Grammy-winning former Rockfordian Ann Nesby, the great-granddaughter of Pastor Perry Bennett of Macedonia Baptist Church, and a former student at Christian Life and St. Paul Academy schools.
Source: Rockford Register Star
http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art ... /102150009