March 2 show featured Colts Neck’s Jacquie Lee, Freehold’s Julia Sienna and Jake Thistle of Paramus
Three tremendously talented New Jersey residents made it as far as Hollywood Night on the ABC singing competition “American Idol,” but only two will be moving forward.
Jake Thistle, a rising singer-songwriter and mainstay on the Jersey Shore music scene, was chosen during the March 2 episode by the celebrity judges, who had the difficult task of narrowing down 127 hopefuls to 30.
Colts Neck resident Jacquie Lee, who at the age of 16 was a runner up on the NBC singing competition “The Voice,” also made it to the Top 30 of “American Idol.” The now-28-year-old wowed the judges with her rendition of “I Put a Spell on You” during her audition…