Interviews with the 'American Idol' Season 12 Top 10
Lazaro, Angela, Curtis, Candice and and more discuss their 'Idol' futures
Amber Holcomb of 'American Idol' interview
On coming out of nowhere for her first Sudden Death performance: "I felt like I had to do something, because nobody even knew who I was. So I was like, "OK. I'm gonna just do something that'll blow everybody's mind.""
And did she know as soon as she finished that she'd done it? "I did! I felt like I did. I really did. I'd been working on that song for like months and months and months and just to finally get on-stage and having it be recorded and all that? I was like, "Yeah.""
On the danger of being The Girl Who Sings Whitney songs: "I love her, don't get me wrong. I love singing her songs. But that's not the kinda artist I necessarily want to be right now, so I'm gonna kinda... Not stray away... I'll sing her, cuz I love her, but I am gonna bring something different. Expect the unexpected."
Who are the kinds of artists she wants to be right now? "Really? Right now? There's no artist that I can compare myself to that I wanna be like. I can give you a mixture: Beyonce, Rihanna, Azealia Banks, Whitney and maybe Celine Dion. Put 'em in a pot and mix it? Amber."
What should we know about Amber that maybe we don't? "Just know that I've overcome a lot of things to be where I am today, confidence-wise. I've been through moving a lot, getting picked on and everything's just built me to be the person that I am today."
Photo Credit: Michael Becker/FOX
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March 17, 2013 at 3:18PM EST Reply to CommentI love to hear Janelle sing and talk!! Keep performing that stage like a professional singer and you will stay on Idol!! I'll keep voting for you, Janelle!!!! Hope you win American Idol!