Erika Van Pelt Takes Wild Card Spot on Idol

On Thursday night, Erika Van Pelt, who sings with the summer wedding favorite Sultans of Swing, made into the Top 13 on American Idol. Fighting for one of the three wild card spots, Van Pelt sang Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory."

Newsday reported that Van Pelt, "Sounds like she should be touring right now with her resonant voice; it's different than everyone else in the competition -- she's good at building tension, then letting loose with her big vocal."