Nadia Turner (born January 11th, 1977) was a contestant on Season 4 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Nadia auditioned in San Francisco. She sing "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" by Miki Howard. All four judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Nadia was shown in the first part of Hollywood Round singing "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder. The judges told her afterwards that she did enough to advance. The rest of her stay was not shown much, but during the judges' final deliberation, it was revealed that she did enough to land a spot in the Top 24.
Top 24[]
Nadia sang "The Power of Love" by Ashley Cleveland. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 20[]
Nadia sang "My Love" by Paul McCartney. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 16[]
Nadia sang "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding. She received enough votes to make the Top 12.
Top 12[]
Nadia sang "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 11[]
Nadia sang "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. She was placed in the Bottom 2 for that week.
Top 10[]
Nadia sang "I'm the Only One" by Melissa Etheridge. She was placed in the Bottom 3 for that week.
Top 9[]
Nadia sang "As Long As He Needs Me" by Shirley Bassey from Oliver!. She received enough votes to be considered "safe" for another week.
Top 8[]
Nadia sang "When I Dream" by Crystal Gayle. She received the lowest number of votes that week, eliminating her from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Nadia's daughter Zarรฉh auditioned for Season 20, marking the second time that a second-generation American Idol contestant had a televised audition, after Nikki McKibbin's son Tristen Langley did so in Season 13.
Season 4 |
Finalists |
Carrie Underwood ยท Bo Bice ยท Vonzell Solomon ยท Anthony Fedorov ยท Scott Savol ยท Constantine Maroulis ยท Anwar Robinson ยท Nadia Turner ยท Nikko Smith ยท Jessica Sierra ยท Mikalah Gordon ยท Lindsey Cardinale |
Semifinalists |
Mario Vazquez ยท Amanda Avila ยท Janay Castine ยท Travis Tucker ยท Joseph Murena ยท David Brown ยท Aloha Mischeaux ยท Celena Rae ยท Judd Harris ยท Sarah Mather ยท Jared Yates ยท Melinda Lira |