Lisa Leuschner was a contestant on Season 2 and Season 3 of American Idol.
Season 2 Audition[]
Lisa's audition was not initially televised but was showcased in the Special telecast American Idol: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. She sang "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston. Although Simon said she had a "sensational" voice, she mentioned that he felt she had to lose weight, a comment in which Paula Abdul felt crossed the line. Her verdict was not shown, but it is known at least two judges voted "yes" sending Lisa to the Hollywood round.
Season 2 Hollywood Round[]
Lisa's stay in Hollywood was not shown much, but she was eliminated there.
Season 3 Audition[]
Lisa auditioned in San Francisco. She sang "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey. Simon voted "no", accusing her of being apathetic because she did not lose weight, but Randy and Paula voted "yes", sending her to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Her time in Hollywood was not televised much, but she did manage to make the judges' Top 32.
Top 32[]
Lisa appeared in Group 2. She sang "Sweet Thing" by Chaka Khan. She finished in the Top 3 in her group, but did not receive enough votes to make the Top 2, eliminating her.
She is only contestant in Season 3 to make the Top 3 in her group but not be selected to compete in the Wild-Card round. Prior to the performances, she was one of four additional contestants who reached consideration, but were called up on stage and told they would not be performing that evening.
Season 3 |
Finalists |
ยทFantasia Barrino ยทDiana DeGarmo ยทJasmine Trias ยทLaToya London ยทGeorge Huff ยทJohn Stevens ยทJennifer Hudson ยทJon Peter Lewis ยทCamile Velasco ยทAmy Adams ยทMatthew Rogers ยทLeah LaBelle |
Semifinalists |
ยทElizabeth LeTendre ยทMatthew Metzger ยทSuzy Vulaca ยทKatie Webber ยทLisa Leuschner ยทMarque Lynche ยทTiara Purifoy ยทEric Yoder โ ยทMarisa Joy ยทCharly Lowry ยทKara Master ยทJonah Moananu ยทHeather Piccinini ยทJohn Preator ยทBriana Ramirez-Rial ยทJesus Roman ยทNoel Roman ยทAshley Thomas ยทErskine Walcott ยทLisa Wilson โ ยทDonnie Williams |