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You might vaguely remember Aaron Sanders from season 10. That is his actual last name. But he has been using Aaron Marcellus professionally as a musician so he made sure “Idol” has him identified as such this time around.

Marcellus, who was born and raised in Decatur, GA has been given the “montage” treatment by “Idol” thus far. We’ve heard bits of his singing but no back story. We didn’t even get to hear any of his “sing for your life” performance.

This places him at a major disadvantage to garner votes and will place greater weight on his one live performance Tuesday than it would for, say, Reed “the Idol producers love me” Grimm.

After interviewing him, I can see why “Idol” did not focus on him. He has a solid R&B voice but not a terribly interesting back story or quirky nature. He seems like a perfectly pleasant 27-year-old musician, who moved to Teaneck, N.J. two years ago with his brother Will Pierre, who is 31, to pursue a singing career. “We’ve been trying to be performers our  entire lives,” he said.

His first trip to “Idol” was season 7. He made it top 50. He tried seasons 8 and 9 but didn’t get as far. He made it to the top 40 last year, season 10. This year, he landed in the top 25. Since this was his third trip to L.A. for “Idol,” the others called him the “Hollywood vet.”

At age 27, he said if he didn’t make it this far again, he isn’t sure if he would have tried again at age 28, his last chance. “Thank God I didn’t have to,” he said.

He said season 7, he didn’t quite know who he was. He had learned versatility but hadn’t put enough of himself into his singing. He recalls Simon Cowell telling him he “didn’t stand out.” He feels he has gotten better. “I’ve learned to let Aaron in and be more aggressive with who I am as an artist. I’m a soul singer, a pop soul singer. Every year, I’ve gotten better at that. I’m the package now.”

Marcellus didn’t want to dwell on his lack of airtime. “I’m just grateful to be here,” he said. I’m not one to complain. On Tuesday, I will be introduced to America.”  His song choice, he said, “is a little different from what everybody else is doing. It’s my chance, my two minutes to just say hi, ‘I’m Aaron Marcellus. Can we take this journey together all the way to the end?’ ”

He is a single guy, “married to my music,” he said. “I’m very focused right now.”

http://blogs.ajc.com/radi...aaron-marcellus-sanders/