Who Will Win Mormon Idol???
American Idol season 7 is down to the top 12 (11 after tonight) and two of them are young mormon (LDS) singers Brooke White and David Archuleta.
White, a 24-year-old nanny from Mesa, Ariz., didn’t say outright that she was Mormon, but during her first audition in front of the three-judge panel she made her standards clear.
“I’ve never seen a rated ‘R’ movie,” White said.
She also said she chose to never smoke or drink alcohol. After her audition, judge Randy Jackson said there was “something sort of pure” about her. Simon Cowell, another judge, threatened to bring her “to the dark side,” to which she said, “I dare you.”
Not a lot has been said on idol about White and Archuleta’s religion, which may be the reason for some fans’ opinions that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will have little influence on the show and its fans. I disagree and I think White has been getting the “church” vote since the voting started a few weeks ago.