This Nashville native visited Jacksonville in the hopes of making it into the most prestigious singing competition at present. Ann Marie Boskovich walked into the American Idol audition room looking plain. She made a quick first impression as she sang one of the judges, Kara DioGuardi’s songs. “I want you to come back as a different person,” suggests Simon Cowell to give Ann Marie a fighting chance to get to Hollywood. The American idol aspirant obeys. She comes back at the end of the day, fully made up and ready to impress the judges. With her pleasing rendition of Bubbly, she wows the judges and makes it out the door with a golden ticket in hand.

Ann Marie Boskovich is a 22-year old Nashville resident who works as a waitress and nanny. She has a bit of a musical background and is waiting for her big break to come along. Ann Marie looks back at her first memory of singing for an audience, when she was 5 and sang “Over the Rainbow” at a family member’s funeral. She has also appeared on Disney’s direct-to-video cartoon “The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea” at a young age of 13. Her rendition of the classic theme “Part of Your World” could be heard over the closing credits. Back in 2003, she also sang “God Bless America” at the NBA All Star Game. Ann Marie has a bit of a recording past, like many other idol aspirants.

As a passionate musician, Ann Marie Boskovich has been trying to make it as a singer/song writer. It has been reported that the idol contestant has been singing before she could even talk. She is also blessed with the talent to play guitar and piano. She enters Idol in the hopes that it could finally be her big break. Ann Marie has made quite an impression on both judges and viewers. She makes it through Hollywood week and advances to the season’s top 36 contestants. Excited to continue on her idol journey, she has been tasked to perform with one of the first group of contestants who gets to try to make it to the season’s Top 12 Finalists.

February 17 was the day set for group 1 to show America how much they deserve a spot in the top 12. The group came out with a mix of good and bad performances. Unfortunately, Ann Marie was part of the latter. The song she chose to perform is “Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin. Although she received a standing ovation from the audience, the judges were not as impressed. Her voice did not have the power to deliver the song well, and her performance just did not do much justice to it. Much to her fans’ dismay, Ann Marie was not able to gather enough votes to get her to the Top 12.

Could this be the end of the idol road for Ann Marie Boskovich? Petitions of her to be wildcard pick on idol are becoming more and more popular. If enough people want her back on the show, Ann Marie might just make it back on the road.