Reno Anoa'i was a contestant on Season 14 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Reno auditioned in San Francisco. He sang "I Don't Want to Talk About It" by Rod Stewart. All three judges voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Reno was shown in the first televised Line of Ten, alongside Priscilla Barker and Jaq Mackenzie. Afterwards, the judges told him he advanced. He was later shown in the second part of Hollywood Week, in a group called "The Dream Team" with Steffi Ledbetter, Tyanna Jones and Maddy Hudson singing "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5. After his untelevised final solo performance, he was shown in a montage of contestants who did not make the Top 24, alongside Hector Montenegro, J. None, Zack Kaltenbach and Hannah Mrozak.
Trivia[]
- Reno said during his audition that upwards to sixty members of his family lived in the same house.