Taylor Vaifanua was a contestant on Season 8 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Taylor auditioned in Salt Lake City. She sang "Joyful, Joyful" by Casting Crowns. All four judges voted "yes", sending her to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Taylor was shown in the second part of Hollywood Week in a group with Danny Gokey, Moorea Masa and Jamar Rogers singing "Somebody to Love" by Queen a capella. Everyone in her group advanced. She managed to make it to the final day of Hollywood where she sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. At the judges' mansion, it was revealed that she did enough to make the Top 36.
Top 36[]
Taylor was shown in Group 3. She sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. She was eliminated at this stage of the competition.
Season 8 |
Finalists |
ยทKris Allen ยทAdam Lambert ยทDanny Gokey ยทAllison Iraheta ยทMatt Giraud ยทAnoop Desai ยทLil Rounds ยทScott MacIntyre ยทMegan Joy ยทMichael Sarver ยทAlexis Grace ยทJasmine Murray ยทJorge Nรบรฑez |
Semifinalists |
ยทRicky Braddy ยทTatiana Del Toro ยทJesse Langseth ยทVon Smith โโ ยทArianna Afsar ยทFelicia Barton ยทKendall Beard ยทAnn Marie Boskovich ยทMatt Breitzke ยทCasey Carlson ยทStephen Fowler ยทMishavonna Henson ยทJu'Not Joyner ยทKai Kalama ยทBrent Keith ยทNathaniel Marshall ยทKristen McNamara ยทNick Mitchell ยทJackie Tohn ยทTaylor Vaifanua ยทJeanine Vailes ยทAlex Wagner-Trugman ยทStevie Wright โ ยทJoanna Pacitti |