Haley will be at Idol S12 auditions in Chicago Thursday (7/12/12)

[Miguel]

A nice article about the audition process by the Chicago Sun Times concludes with Haley.

And you’d better make those 20 to 30 seconds count, said “Idol” alum and Wheeling native Haley Reinhart.

“You want to pick the best part of the song,” Reinhart said. “If there’s a long, boring intro, cut to the chase and get to the juicy parts.”

Reinhart, 21, first auditioned for “Idol” the last time tryouts were held in Chicago, back in 2009. She got as far as the celebrity judging round. The following year she made it all the way to third place. She — along with “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest — will be at the United Center on Thursday, giving encouragement to those waiting in the same line she once stood in.

“From what you’re wearing to how you present yourself to what you’re talking about, make sure everything is unique,” she said. “You want to make everybody in that room believe in you.”

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/13...enter.html