Dani Marie "Fire" Wilmore was a contestant on Season 21 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Fire auditioned in New Orleans. She sang "Talking to the Moon" by Bruno Mars. Lionel and Luke voted "no", eliminating her from the competition. Despite this, Katy invited her to audition again in Nashville.
Fire auditioned again in Nashville. She sang "Love in the Dark" by Adele. All three judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Fire chose to work on her Confidence in the first part of Hollywood Week. She sang "You Say" by Lauren Daigle. Initially, she was set to sing in a duet called "Loud & Proud" with Kaya Stewart, but after she withdrew, Jayna Elise sung "Whataya Want from Me" by Adam Lambert with her. For her final solo performance, she sang "Mercy" by Duffy. Afterwards, the judges told her that she was did not do enough to become a semifinalist.
Trivia[]
- Fire's daughter, Maja Fontenelle, accompanied her for her New Orleans audition.
- Before pursuing music full-time, Fire worked as a stripper.
- Fire is one of only a small number of contestants to have been initially unsuccessful, but auditioned in another city and received a Golden Ticket there.