American-idol-2012-charlie-askew

During last night’s American Idol 2013 Baton Rouge auditions, we got to meet season 12 hopeful Charlie Askew. During the live recap I wrote, I wasn’t sure how I felt about Charlie. I’ve since decided that I really like him.

I think I was just continuing my Queen bias. I have a hard time accepting anyone singing any Queen song other than the late, great Freddie Mercury. So I let that cloud my judgement. Anyway, I listened again and I liked his audition. I think Charlie is a great guy and it’ll be nice to watch him in this competition. And according to the Top 40 spoilers, he might be around for a bit longer.

Below is his audition video from last night. Let’s check out his versions of “Breakthrough” and “Nature Boy” again.

Subscribe to free American Idol updates on Facebook, Twitter, RSS, & Email