Quote:haleyizer ‏@HalienSweetHART

@lazaromusic do you like Haley Reinhart?? #asklaz

Quote:Lazaro Arbos ‏@lazaromusic

@HalienSweetHART Yess I got to meet her and she was the sweetest!!

Quote:"My favorite past Idol contestant would probably be Haley Reinhart, because
I felt like she just had so much heart and she always poured it on into all her songs and I loved the style that she gave, it was so unique."

Quote:Her grandmother Sylvia explained... "They flew her in on Thursday. We entertained her in the afternoon then took her to Cafe Du Monde [a coffee-style cafe famous for its beignets]. I told Maddie [over dinner] don’t order dessert because we’re going to go for beignets. She loves those things.”

Idol organizers and Maddie’s parents and grandmother had already set the stage to showcase the unknowing teen’s talent.

“The band started playing and the band leader said ‘We need someone to help us sing,’” Sylvia explained. “The cafe was full of people, but no one really knew what was going on.”

Maddie volunteered to sing Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of The Bay.”

“So, I went and sang with them and then I heard [Randy Jackson] say my name,” Maddie said. “I turned around. I was totally confused... He told me I would be singing in front of Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and him the next day... I started crying.”

The next day, around noon, Maddie auditioned using the The Beatles “Oh! Darling.” This same song was sung by Maddie’s favorite Idol contestant Haley Reinhart, a season 10 contestant, during her audition.

“Haley Reinhart, she is absolutely the most amazing talent,” Maddie said. “She’s just a big influence because we kind of sound the same.”

Quote:But back to the curveball thrown by maniacal genius/kindly British uncle Nigel Lythgoe: Separating the annual/grueling Hollywood Week festivities by gender. Male contestants this week; future Haley Reinharts and Aloha Mi’Shos not taking the screen till next Wednesday. Yes, thanks to Fox’s crackerjack publicity department, we knew the change was gonna come — if you took that as an Adam Lambert shout-out, then ding-ding-ding-ding-ding — but tonight’s fast, furious two-hour telecast was kinda hard to process.

(02-07-2013, 12:26 PM)Himm2 Wrote: I think I witnessed Slezak falling in love with Haley (more than just a contestant) during his interview of the Slayer. It was in his eyes and smiles.

(02-07-2013, 12:26 PM)Himm2 Wrote: I think I witnessed Slezak falling in love with Haley (more than just a contestant) during his interview of the Slayer. It was in his eyes and smiles.

(02-07-2013, 05:31 PM)buzzenator Wrote: If anyone could get Michael to switch teams, it would be Haley...

Quote:3. Haley Reinhart, "God Bless the Child" (Season 10): The eventual third-place finisher, who'd nearly been cut after forgetting her lyrics during the group round, more than redeemed herself with this solo, which was so growly-sexy that Steven Tyler couldn't help but harmonize from his seat.