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00:00:00Let's make tonight the weekend.
00:00:02I don't want to wait.
00:00:04I don't want to wait.
00:00:05Thank you all very much.
00:00:07Appreciate that.
00:00:08Welcome to Alani, a Disney resort and spa in Kowalina, Hawaii.
00:00:12We have got an amazing show for you tonight.
00:00:15But first, say hello to our judges.
00:00:18It is the one and only Lionel Richie.
00:00:23Here is Carrie Underwood.
00:00:28Our superstar guest judge and mentor, Kiki Palmer.
00:00:36And you've got to keep it going.
00:00:39Make some noise for Luke Bryan.
00:00:42I'm not just in a big day.
00:00:44Baby, I'm just a one away.
00:00:48Luke Bryan.
00:00:50Luke.
00:00:51Luke.
00:00:53Luke.
00:00:54Luke.
00:00:55My apologies.
00:00:56Just give me one moment, everyone.
00:00:57I'm so sorry we just met and I already have to do this.
00:01:00It's a bit embarrassing.
00:01:14Ryan, what's up, buddy?
00:01:16Dude, where are you?
00:01:17I'm on the lazy river.
00:01:20It's amazing.
00:01:21We just started this show, Luke.
00:01:23The show started.
00:01:24Oh, my God.
00:01:26I'm late.
00:01:27Oh, shoot.
00:01:28I'm late.
00:01:34I'm late.
00:01:35Oh, come on.
00:01:36Oh, my God.
00:01:37I'm sorry, everyone.
00:01:39I'm on my way.
00:01:40How did you miss the crew call, Luke?
00:01:42Somebody gave me the wrong time.
00:01:45Hold on.
00:01:46Are you standing in front of the Dole Whip stand?
00:01:49Do I see Dole Whips?
00:01:51That sounds delicious.
00:01:52You guys all in?
00:01:53Yeah.
00:01:54Luke looks like about 13 we need.
00:01:5713 Dole Whips.
00:01:58Hang on.
00:01:59Anybody else want some?
00:02:03Sorry.
00:02:04Get ready.
00:02:06I'm coming in cold.
00:02:142 O'Four.
00:02:162 O'Four.
00:02:172 O'Four.
00:02:172 O'Four.
00:02:172 O'Four.
00:02:182 O'Four.
00:02:182 O'Four.
00:02:182 O'Four.
00:02:18Well, the gang is all here, so we can do it.
00:02:22This is American Idol.
00:02:30Let me tell you, last week we revealed your top 20
00:02:34during our first ever Ohana round,
00:02:36and tonight we've got another music-filled extravaganza
00:02:39lined up for you with knockout performances
00:02:41from 10 of your finalists.
00:02:46Haido Alamium Congi and Thunderstorm Artis
00:02:49return home to Oahu.
00:02:52Gay joining Clos is on the stage.
00:02:54We're doubling up on mentors
00:02:56with Grammy-winning country mega superstar Brad Paisley
00:03:00and Emmy-winning actress and singer Kiki Palmer
00:03:04guiding the hopefuls.
00:03:07And bonus, Kiki's also joining the panel with your judges.
00:03:13Tonight, America, your vote kicks off,
00:03:15and we've got huge game-changing news
00:03:17about how you'll be voting all season long.
00:03:19We're saying goodbye to the American Idol app,
00:03:22but we're saying hello to more ways to vote than ever before.
00:03:25Along with text and online voting,
00:03:27for the first time in Idol history,
00:03:29you can vote on social media.
00:03:32Just head to at American Idol on Facebook,
00:03:34Instagram, and TikTok.
00:03:36Find our pinned official voting post.
00:03:38And by commenting with the first name
00:03:40of the hopeful you're rooting for,
00:03:42you can write one name per comment,
00:03:44which equals one vote.
00:03:46Pretty easy, right?
00:03:46Remember, you can vote up to 10 times
00:03:49per hopeful, per platform, and voting method.
00:03:52That's 50 total votes for your favorites.
00:03:54So go big, go all in, max them out,
00:03:57and take a look at the talented voices
00:03:59from across the nation
00:04:00who you're voting on tonight.
00:04:03They are ready for you.
00:04:07First up, it's the pride
00:04:08of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Micaiah.
00:04:17Hi.
00:04:18How are you?
00:04:19Nice to meet you.
00:04:19Nice meeting you, too.
00:04:21Nice to meet you.
00:04:21Kiki Palmer, like, out of all people,
00:04:25Kiki Palmer.
00:04:25That's who I'm mentoring with.
00:04:27That is, like, insane.
00:04:28That is crazy.
00:04:29I love her.
00:04:30She won Entertainer of the Year,
00:04:31you know, 2025 NAACP Image Award.
00:04:34How are you feeling being here?
00:04:35I'm feeling great.
00:04:35I feel amazing.
00:04:37First time in Hawaii?
00:04:38Yes, very first time.
00:04:40Fabulous.
00:04:40I remember growing up,
00:04:42we were struggling at a point in time,
00:04:43and I never thought that I would be on this journey
00:04:46and to be where I am today.
00:04:48Man, it feels so good being out here,
00:04:51the sun, the beach.
00:04:53I feel like I'm living a life.
00:04:54The experience, I'm grateful for it all.
00:04:58What are you going to be singing today?
00:04:59Today, I'm going to be singing
00:05:00Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande.
00:05:02I can't wait to hear what you got.
00:05:04Let's do it.
00:05:04Yeah, do your thing.
00:05:04Let's do it.
00:05:05Let's do it.
00:05:05She got her body like an hourglass,
00:05:08but I can give it to you all the time.
00:05:10You didn't miss a note.
00:05:11She didn't miss a note.
00:05:12She didn't miss a note.
00:05:13That was incredible.
00:05:15I'm forward.
00:05:15If I were to say anything,
00:05:17it's just another little element
00:05:18you could sprinkle on,
00:05:19is talking to the audience.
00:05:20As that in, vamp out comes in,
00:05:22just being like, sing it with me,
00:05:23or whatever, you know,
00:05:24give you a little moment.
00:05:25Wait a minute to you.
00:05:27Come on.
00:05:28V to the A,
00:05:30to the E to the G.
00:05:31Her ease on stage
00:05:32and this innate star quality.
00:05:34Charisma.
00:05:35Yeah.
00:05:35Yeah.
00:05:36She'll, if she tries that,
00:05:37it'll work.
00:05:40Don't change a thing, I think.
00:05:41I'm not.
00:05:42Yeah.
00:05:46She got her body like an hourglass,
00:05:49but I can give it to you all the time.
00:05:53She got her body like a Cadillac,
00:05:56but I can see you into overdrive.
00:05:59You been waiting for that.
00:06:02Come on.
00:06:03Come on.
00:06:04Split your back.
00:06:06See, anybody could be bad to you.
00:06:08You need a good girl to blow your mind.
00:06:12Back, back into the room.
00:06:14I know you're right.
00:06:15Hey, back, back all over you.
00:06:18I know you're right.
00:06:19Wait a minute, let me take you down.
00:06:22Wait a minute to you.
00:06:25Bang, bang, there goes your heart.
00:06:27I know you want it.
00:06:28Back, back, beat up my car.
00:06:30I know you're right.
00:06:32Wait a minute, let me take you down.
00:06:35Wait a minute to you.
00:06:38She might have let you hold her head just soon,
00:06:40but I'ma show you how to graduate.
00:06:43Come on.
00:06:44No, I don't need to hear you talk to talk.
00:06:47Just come and show me what your mama gave.
00:06:50She might have let you hold her head just soon.
00:06:53She might have let you hold her head just soon.
00:06:53Hold on.
00:06:54My mama don't say a thing.
00:06:57Anybody could be bad to you.
00:07:00You need a good girl to blow your mind.
00:07:04Oh, I know you want it.
00:07:08Hey, hey, I know you have it.
00:07:10Wait a minute, let me take you down.
00:07:13Wait a minute to you.
00:07:36You need a big girl to blow your mind.
00:07:43Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:07:52There it is.
00:07:56It's a big finish.
00:07:57Hi, everyone.
00:07:59Great to see you in Hawaii.
00:08:00Aloha.
00:08:01Aloha.
00:08:02It's got the aloha spirit.
00:08:03Did she engage with you?
00:08:04I think she did.
00:08:05The member is wanted back.
00:08:07Well, judges, did you feel it as well?
00:08:09Let's start with you, Lionel.
00:08:10Did we feel it?
00:08:12Did we feel it?
00:08:16That's how you start a show off.
00:08:17Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
00:08:21Talk about a crowd pleaser.
00:08:24Boom.
00:08:25From the moment that you stepped out,
00:08:27you had the audience engaged.
00:08:29Now, in the first verse, did something happen real quick?
00:08:32Oh, maybe real, real quick.
00:08:34Your recovery?
00:08:37It was insane.
00:08:39It felt like a quick moment, but then you breezed right
00:08:41through and kept the energy up high the whole time.
00:08:43It was incredible, girl.
00:08:46Insane.
00:08:48I mean, you understood the assignment.
00:08:50That's right.
00:08:51You're the first one up.
00:08:52And I mean, you came out and you delivered.
00:08:54I went back and I rewatched your audition.
00:08:56And like, you just have notes on notes on notes on notes.
00:08:59And here, you got to show us that you not only can sing,
00:09:03but you are a performer.
00:09:05That's right.
00:09:09You ain't in Arkansas no more.
00:09:11So I mean, your outfit's great.
00:09:14Your whole presentation and the energy
00:09:15was just through the roof.
00:09:17And just watching the crowd react is what it's all about.
00:09:24Starting us off up tempo.
00:09:26Micaiah needs your votes to move on in the competition.
00:09:28You can vote for her online via text
00:09:30or for the first time ever by commenting Micaiah's name
00:09:33on our official American Idol voting post
00:09:36on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
00:09:38Micaiah, everyone, thank you very much.
00:09:45All right.
00:09:45Lots to do coming up.
00:09:46Jake Thistler delivers some Huey Lewis and the news
00:09:49right here from Disney's Aulani Resort.
00:09:52More idols right there.
00:10:03Back with you on Idol, where we love highlighting
00:10:06the great work being done by Make-A-Wish.
00:10:08I wanted to meet eight-year-old Harper Wright here,
00:10:11our superstar, who is bravely facing ongoing treatment
00:10:15for a brain tumor.
00:10:17She wished to visit us here at American Idol with her family
00:10:21here at Disney's Aulani Resort.
00:10:23You're a star.
00:10:24Are you having a good time?
00:10:25Yeah.
00:10:26Yeah.
00:10:27All right.
00:10:27Well, we love your energy.
00:10:28We love your spirit.
00:10:30Aloha to Harper, please.
00:10:31Aloha.
00:10:32Aloha.
00:10:34Give it to me.
00:10:35Good job.
00:10:37Disney's worked alongside our friends at Make-A-Wish
00:10:40for nearly 45 years and is proud to grant a Disney wish
00:10:43every hour of every day.
00:10:45You can learn more at wish.org slash Disney.
00:10:48Now, here's how Brad Pais and Kiki Palmer took the reins
00:10:51with singer-songwriter Jake Thistle.
00:10:53You ready?
00:10:54Yeah.
00:10:58You've been performing since you were nine.
00:11:00Yeah.
00:11:00From nine to 15, I could play bars because I was young enough
00:11:03where nobody would ever think to serve me.
00:11:04I was the same way.
00:11:05I did bars from the time I was 10 until I left,
00:11:09and it actually scared me off alcohol for a long time.
00:11:12Yeah.
00:11:13We come from different parts of the country,
00:11:14and we play different styles of music,
00:11:16but we still have a lot of shared experiences,
00:11:18and so I had a great time talking to Brad about that.
00:11:20I'm singing The Power of Love by Huey Lewis.
00:11:22Oh, my God.
00:11:23So that's one of my favorite songs of all time.
00:11:25The power of love is a curious thing.
00:11:29Make a one man weep, make another man sing.
00:11:32You're a tremendous player.
00:11:35That's so kind of you.
00:11:37Done.
00:11:38I'm feeling that's a power of love.
00:11:42Yes!
00:11:43It's a high song.
00:11:44I mean, Huey always sang higher than you think.
00:11:48There's something about that voice of his.
00:11:49But in your case, too, go for those high ones.
00:11:52Power, you feel the power.
00:11:54Jake makes it effortless,
00:11:56and, you know, sometimes you want to make it look hard.
00:11:58I had a record exec once tell me,
00:12:01make it look hard tonight,
00:12:02and so I play a solo that's not that hard,
00:12:05and I was just like, ah, and, like, in the middle,
00:12:08and the cover of the newspaper the next day was that shot.
00:12:11There's sort of a power about getting out there
00:12:13and really, you know, going for it
00:12:15with facial expressions and body language,
00:12:16and that was great advice for him to give me.
00:12:19I can't wait to see how this goes.
00:12:20This is all going to come down to the stage presence
00:12:23that you show, I think, on a song like this.
00:12:25Thank you guys so much.
00:12:26You're great, man.
00:12:27It really means the world.
00:12:40Power of love is a curious thing
00:12:44Make one man weep, make another man save
00:12:48Change your heart to a little white dove
00:12:51More than a feeling
00:12:53That's a power of love
00:12:59Don't need money
00:13:01Don't take things
00:13:03Don't need no credit card to ride this train
00:13:06It's strong and it's sudden
00:13:08But it's cruel sometimes
00:13:10It might just save your life
00:13:15Say that all in love is pain
00:13:19Yeah, but you don't care
00:13:23With a little help from above
00:13:26You feel the power of love
00:13:31You feel the power of love
00:13:36First time you feel it
00:13:38It might make you mad
00:13:39Next time you feel it
00:13:42It might make you sad
00:13:43But you'll be glad, baby
00:13:46When you find
00:13:48That's the power
00:13:49Makes the world go round
00:13:52Don't need money
00:13:53Don't take faith
00:13:56Don't take faith
00:13:57Don't need no credit card to ride this train
00:13:59Tough with a diamond
00:14:01Strong with a steel
00:14:03You won't feel it up
00:14:06Till you feel it
00:14:07You want the power
00:14:09Oh, you feel the power of love
00:14:11You feel the power
00:14:13You feel the power of love
00:14:17You feel the power of love
00:14:20Yeah, you feel the power of love
00:14:25You feel the power of love
00:14:34Yes!
00:14:37The power of love
00:14:38The Back to the Future soundtrack
00:14:40Hubert Lewis and the News
00:14:41You wanted to bring the energy
00:14:43I think it was mission accomplished
00:14:44Thank you so much
00:14:45Let's get to the judges on this one
00:14:47Lionel
00:14:47Did I detect this sexy
00:14:52Sexy Jake?
00:14:53And then, did you notice, judges
00:14:55I've never seen you
00:14:57When you get the ugly face
00:14:58That means you're singing
00:15:00Your heart out, man
00:15:01I mean, honestly
00:15:02That's what we're looking for
00:15:04Bring it!
00:15:05Bring it!
00:15:05Come on!
00:15:06Thank you
00:15:08Brad told me to make it look hard
00:15:11Bring it!
00:15:11Every time we see you perform
00:15:14Your number one thing
00:15:14Is you always look like
00:15:16You're in control of the moment
00:15:17And you're comfortable
00:15:18And it looks professional
00:15:20We've seen you do
00:15:21More laid back stuff
00:15:23So it was really fun
00:15:24To see you branch out
00:15:25Do kind of some rock and roll
00:15:27And that was the best example
00:15:29That I've seen you do that thus far
00:15:31Great job
00:15:31Thank you so much
00:15:32I love how
00:15:33Just even at the beginning
00:15:35Like everybody is kind of
00:15:36Bringing different sides
00:15:37Of themselves
00:15:38Like we know you have
00:15:39A great voice
00:15:40You're such an old soul
00:15:41And all that
00:15:42But you just look like
00:15:43You were having fun
00:15:44Paisley gave you
00:15:45Some really great notes
00:15:46On the guitar
00:15:47You had some Paisley moves
00:15:48Going on
00:15:49In the best way
00:15:50I'll take it
00:15:50Thank you so much
00:15:51It means a lot
00:15:54I mean it was fabulous
00:15:55You could tell that
00:15:55You were so at home on stage
00:15:58And that moment
00:15:58Where you stopped playing
00:15:59You really leaned in
00:16:00It was great to see
00:16:01How you were connecting
00:16:02To the crowd
00:16:03I mean it felt like
00:16:04A party out here
00:16:04You saw how all the girls
00:16:05Were screaming
00:16:07Thank you guys so much
00:16:08I really appreciate it
00:16:09Thank you
00:16:10You have the power
00:16:12To keep men running
00:16:13Vote for Jake online
00:16:14Via text and on social media
00:16:16Just comment his first name
00:16:17Under our official
00:16:18Pinned voting post
00:16:19On Facebook, Instagram
00:16:21And TikTok
00:16:21You can vote up to
00:16:22Ten times per finalist
00:16:23On each platform
00:16:24Jake, this is still America
00:16:26Thank you buddy
00:16:27Thank you so much
00:16:27Appreciate it
00:16:27Good job
00:16:31All right
00:16:32On the other side
00:16:32Genevieve Hayward
00:16:34On a huge
00:16:34Chapel Roan hit
00:16:36But first
00:16:36Idol winner
00:16:37Amtongi
00:16:38Is back here
00:16:38On Oahu
00:16:39With his newest single
00:16:41Plus he joins forces
00:16:42With former finalist
00:16:43Thunderstorm Artis
00:16:45On a showstopper
00:16:46For all y'all
00:16:47And y'all
00:16:49We'll be right back
00:16:58Back with you on Idol
00:17:00Right now
00:17:00We're excited to
00:17:01Welcome back
00:17:02An unforgettable
00:17:03Idol talent
00:17:04Whose musical journey
00:17:05Started right here
00:17:06On Oahu
00:17:07Performing the title track
00:17:08Of his debut album
00:17:10Good for my soul
00:17:11It's 2023
00:17:12Winner
00:17:14Imtongi
00:17:24You're good for my soul
00:17:29Your shine is always
00:17:30Shining in my sky
00:17:34Your kisses leave me
00:17:36Feeling butterflies
00:17:41Girl you got me feeling
00:17:42Like I'm falling
00:17:43I know the only reason
00:17:45That I'm calling
00:17:46Is to tell you that
00:17:47I'm missing kissing
00:17:48Your sweet lips tonight
00:17:52Girl
00:17:53Girl I gotta tell you right now
00:17:58You're good for my soul
00:18:01A place that I go
00:18:04Where I call
00:18:10You're all that I need
00:18:13The air that I breathe
00:18:16I'm letting you know
00:18:19I'm letting you know
00:18:20You're good for my soul
00:18:22Your love
00:18:23Is one to say
00:18:27So
00:18:28Your love
00:18:29Makes me wanna sing
00:18:31Makes me wanna sing
00:18:36You're
00:18:37Good for my soul
00:18:39A place that I go
00:19:06Everybody give it up
00:19:07For Thunderstorm RT
00:19:09Come on
00:19:17How y'all doing
00:19:29How y'all doing
00:19:31Hold me high
00:19:33Me to it
00:19:35I will stay
00:19:39From the mountain
00:19:40To the ocean
00:19:41From the wind
00:19:42We're to the U.S. side
00:19:47Mama's in the kitchen
00:19:49Cooking dinner real nice
00:19:51Beast stew on the stove
00:19:53Blooming salmon on the ice
00:19:55We eat and drink
00:19:57And we sing all day
00:19:59Conning kapila in the Odoi
00:20:02And when all the ice
00:20:05We do it island style
00:20:10From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:12From the river to the leeward side
00:20:18Go grandma's house
00:20:20Go grandma's house on the weekend
00:20:21Clean ya
00:20:22And we know go grandma gotta work hard
00:20:26You know my grandma she like the poor real sun
00:20:30I love my grandma every minute
00:20:33Every hour on the island
00:20:35We do it island style
00:20:41From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:44From the windward to the leeward side
00:20:47Come on
00:20:47Come on
00:20:49On the island
00:20:51We do it island style
00:20:57From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:59From the windward to the leeward side
00:21:05From the mountain to the ocean
00:21:07From the windward to the leeward side
00:21:21Thundersom Artis and Tongue, good to see you buddy, good to see you buddy, welcome back, I can't believe it,
00:21:29here we are once again, feeling that island style, Thunderstorm it was just last year wasn't it?
00:21:35Man it was just last year but it feels like just a week ago
00:21:37Really yeah, well congratulations on everything, I'd like to see you up here making it look easy once again and
00:21:43look at this superstar, Ian Duffy
00:21:46What's up, what's up?
00:21:49How's life changed for you since we did all of this and announced you the winner of American Idol?
00:21:54Man it's been crazy, just touring around the world and just, it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for American
00:22:01Idol so come on
00:22:02We love you buddy, we love you too, it's great to see you guys come back and perform for us
00:22:07By the way, Ian's debut album is available now, so check that out
00:22:12Woo!
00:22:13Thunderstorm's new single, Storybook, is also out now and their version of Island Style is available right this moment, check
00:22:21it out
00:22:23Thunderstorm, Ian, thank you very much
00:22:31Now, hoping to follow in their footsteps and make it through tonight, it's Genevieve Hayward
00:22:39Aulani has been absolutely incredible, because we are here for a competition, it does help when you're in those peak
00:22:46pressure moments to be able to look around and be like okay, look at that palm tree
00:22:51That palm tree's chilling, I'm gonna be chilling, you know
00:22:55I'm feeling pretty zenned out
00:22:56That feels good, this was a much needed zen moment
00:23:04You're funny
00:23:08For this round, I'll be singing Pink Pony Club by Chaperone
00:23:11Pink Pony Club, I'm gonna keep on dancing at the beach
00:23:16I was floored by Genevieve
00:23:18Yes
00:23:18She knows who she is already
00:23:20Oh, oh, oh
00:23:23Sing it
00:23:24Pink Pony Club
00:23:26I'm gonna keep on dancing at the beach
00:23:29It's a real sort of rock and roll energy
00:23:31Oh, oh, oh
00:23:35All of this spontaneity
00:23:37Just like the whimsy when you were starting and you're laughing
00:23:39Yes
00:23:40Just do it, just do it
00:23:41i'm not sure if there's like something they can do in the beginning before you get into the song
00:23:45but i almost wanted to meet you in the intro yeah before you get into the song because i feel
00:23:50like
00:23:50that's you like kind of bring the personality like right out the gate yes kiki almost immediately like
00:23:55saw me as a person she's like you're a showman so we worked on kind of incorporating a little
00:24:00bit of that kind of attitude to it american idol it's genevieve are you all ready to go to the
00:24:07pink pony club yes we are i just hope that what i want to show comes out the right way
00:24:13on that stage
00:24:23all right i'm gonna need some help on this one y'all okay
00:24:29i know you want me to stay i can't ignore the crazy visions of me in l.a
00:24:38i heard that there's a special place boys and girls can all be queens every single day
00:24:47i'm having wicked dreams of leaving tennessee here's santa monica i swear it's calling me
00:24:56won't make my mama proud it's gonna cause a scene she sees her baby girl i know she's gonna
00:25:04miss you god what have you done you're a pink pony girl and you dance at the club oh mama
00:25:13i'm just having fun on the stage in my heels that's where i belong down at the
00:25:22big pony club
00:25:25i'm gonna keep on dancing at the big pony club
00:25:29i'm gonna keep on dancing at the big pony club
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00:27:59we're here to have fun i'm gonna need some help with y'all on this one
00:28:02you're so you're on stage you have such a unique vibe you did excellent i was in the pink
00:28:06pony club
00:28:07yes kareem thank you fabulous
00:28:11and i gotta say you guys did a really good job helping me out on that
00:28:16audience is a huge part of being up here and finding that confidence so thanks to you guys
00:28:23jenny hayward everyone she wants to make it to be a top 14.
00:28:26so vote now if you want that too text voting is available to subscribers of all wireless carriers
00:28:32you can also vote by going to our pinned voting post on facebook instagram or tiktok
00:28:38and commenting the first name of the person you want to vote for
00:28:42chenevy well done thank you very much good luck all right see you later
00:28:51we're going to take a quick breather but we're gearing up for schoolteacher
00:28:56daniel stalworth and his tribute to the one and only lino richie
00:29:02idol is back in just a few minutes whoa
00:29:12well here we are welcome back to american idol straight from the beautiful shore of oahu
00:29:17you're in the driver's seat and voting for all your favorites remember when you're voting on
00:29:21socials weigh in by commenting with one first name per comment and keep those votes coming
00:29:25all night long daniel stalwart is hoping you send some his way here he is with brad and kiki
00:29:36i've heard a little bit about what you do but tell us so you are i'm a school teacher
00:29:40elementary music school teacher so how old are the students they are ages 4 to 11. before i left
00:29:45i had a student tell me good luck mr stalwart oh man you are going to make it don't give
00:29:50up
00:29:50oh my goodness look at this little nose love like the letter that his student left him encouraging
00:29:56him on this i have a soft spot in my heart for school teachers my mother being one and it's
00:30:01like
00:30:01to see a teacher where you know there's a school watching i'm missing the kids at school for sure
00:30:07but it's great to have some time to chase my dreams and just simply relax i feel like a kid
00:30:12all over again well my friends the time has come for this round i'll be performing all night long by
00:30:18lana ritchie that is bold that's going for it that is swaying from the fence i chose that song
00:30:24because it's a party vibe we're in hawaii i feel like that's the best song to fit the occasion we're
00:30:29going to party caramu fiesta forever it's a classic song i don't know who doesn't love this song i've
00:30:37never sung it live yeah well i'm standing here in front of him i'll just do it yeah for the
00:30:42first time
00:30:42all night long it could be a tricky move doing all night long and lionel like yeah that that's
00:30:49the riskiest thing anybody's doing all night long
00:30:58yeah great voice so this is like the first time i've heard an echo through here that somebody said
00:31:04are you going to acknowledge lionel sitting there a little bit got to you got to call
00:31:08i gotta get him up i gotta get him up i like that daniel's not being afraid to acknowledge
00:31:12if you need me to help you get lionel up dancing i'm gonna be like singing this song is definitely
00:31:18a risk but i would love to honor lionel richie i definitely want to do this song justice
00:31:38well my friends the time has come raise the roof and have some fun way to go throw away
00:31:50the work to be done let the music play on we're going to party caramu fiesta forever
00:32:13come on
00:32:15come on man
00:32:33come on
00:32:35come on
00:32:35come on
00:32:36come on
00:32:56come on
00:32:57come on
00:32:57come on
00:32:58come on
00:33:12come let me hear you
00:33:16The
00:33:53I'm gonna give a compliment that I've never said before a lot of people will try to do that song
00:34:00You took the song and made it yours
00:34:06Now I
00:34:07Am telling you if you put that out tomorrow. I'll spend it with you you guys
00:34:16Yeah, I mean the problem is they try to sing it like I sing it yeah
00:34:23He took it and just flipped it on his side and made it a
00:34:28Totally new song and I'm telling it was so refreshing. Thank you props
00:34:34Daniel it was so good. I was sad. It didn't last all night
00:34:39I
00:34:40Loved it and when we heard you do it yesterday the vocals are great and it was the vibe of
00:34:44seeing you with the band and the way
00:34:45That you're engaging with the audience. I mean you saw us dancing man. You brought it to life. It was
00:34:50excellent
00:34:52Your voice is insane
00:34:55It is amazing how you did really put yourself into it and you weren't trying to copy you were trying
00:35:01to be you
00:35:01And I could see starting to loosen up a little bit
00:35:05I want to encourage you to just loosen up even more
00:35:09Don't think about so much what you're doing. I'm just have some fun with it
00:35:13Keep getting looser. Thank you. Thank you. You even had Luke's sore joints moving over there
00:35:21Barely look but look at that he got goes the core engage the core but
00:35:25Mr. Serious, that's what I'm gonna start calling you. You are really really serious about this
00:35:30But what that performance just showed me is you might be the best singer in this competition
00:35:37That's right, and so
00:35:40Take that seriously, but not too seriously. Yes, sir. A couple months ago you were teaching kids in a classroom
00:35:47and now you're out here learning this whole
00:35:49New world, but you showed me a big old voice tonight. Thank you
00:35:54Big sign
00:35:56If you want to see Daniel in the top 14 you can vote for him right now online via text
00:36:02or
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00:36:08Clear in 8 o'clock until 6 a.m. Eastern tomorrow
00:36:11Once again, mr. stalwart. Thank you, sir. Great job. Appreciate you looking good
00:36:20Check it out when we come back industry
00:36:23Platinum ticket winner Kindle takes on Noah Khan
00:36:26Right here on the idle stage at Disney's alani resort. Don't miss it be right back
00:36:42Isn't that a beautiful sight welcome back to idle?
00:36:46You're calling the shots all show long for who you want to see in your top 14 keep those votes
00:36:51telling for all your favorites online
00:36:53Be your text and on Facebook Instagram and tick-tock Kiki is with us tonight
00:36:59So much fun having your moves your energy your style. How are you enjoying being on the panel Kiki?
00:37:04I mean, this is fabulous. I'm up here with incredible company. I mean Lionel, you know, you're my best friend
00:37:09now brand new old friend
00:37:11I'm just having a time of my life and of course with all of you guys
00:37:16Now Carrie, I was thinking about this. You're not the only one up there who got their start in the
00:37:21idol family
00:37:23Kiki auditioned for American Idol juniors
00:37:26What I?
00:37:29Remember cuz I was hosting it
00:37:31She was nine years old what and you know Kiki. I happen to find the receipts
00:37:39Watch what we have on earth
00:37:43So Kiki you're gonna be huge huge star. I want to know what you're gonna do with all your money
00:37:52I'm gonna give some money to my parents that what they did to me for my life
00:37:57And then I'm gonna help them with their taxes
00:38:01What would you say to your family?
00:38:03I would say I love you everybody. I'll never forget you not one bit no matter what and I won't
00:38:09change
00:38:09Because you rap that's amazing
00:38:12That's amazing
00:38:13Who are you?
00:38:15Watch this! Watch this!
00:38:21Watch this!
00:38:21That's cool tonight
00:38:24What's this?
00:38:25Share a special night
00:38:27Sweat!
00:38:28Oh!
00:38:31Woo!
00:38:32Oh!
00:38:32Oh!
00:38:33Oh!
00:38:36Oh!
00:38:37Oh my God! That's so good!
00:38:39Oh!
00:38:43Oh!
00:38:43Oh!
00:38:44Oh!
00:38:44Oh!
00:38:45Oh my God!
00:38:46Oh my God!
00:38:47Oh my God!
00:38:48You guys!
00:38:49Oh my God!
00:38:52That's...
00:38:53You guys!
00:38:54Where did you dig that up?
00:38:56Well, it was difficult, but...
00:38:59We found it about an hour ago
00:39:03You were destined to be a star
00:39:04Absolutely
00:39:04That was absolutely magical
00:39:06Absolutely
00:39:07When we saw you there at nine years old
00:39:08Oh my goodness
00:39:09Ryan, why did you pick me back then?
00:39:11I wasn't in charge and I'm still not
00:39:15Thank you
00:39:16Chris, I do think you know that song that she was dancing to there in the audition, right?
00:39:21Could you just maybe show these three what it's like to have some rhythm?
00:39:25Come on now
00:39:28Hey!
00:39:33Woo!
00:39:35Let's go Lionel, let's go
00:39:37Let's get a go
00:39:39Hey!
00:39:40Hey!
00:39:40Hey!
00:39:42Hey!
00:39:42Hey!
00:39:43Hey!
00:39:44Hey!
00:39:45Hey!
00:39:51Hey!
00:39:55Hey, everybody!
00:39:57Good day
00:39:59Good time, honey
00:39:59How do we two or three?
00:40:01Oh my God
00:40:01All right
00:40:02Up next in starting her own idol journey is Nashville, Tennessee's Kindle
00:40:08Here we go
00:40:12We're dark funny
00:40:14I still don't have words for it
00:40:15I'm so grateful to be here
00:40:17That was so cool.
00:40:19And I got the platinum ticket.
00:40:21The industry platinum ticket goes to Kindle.
00:40:32Having the industry people choose me, I'm just honored.
00:40:36It shows me that I'm supposed to be here.
00:40:39This round, I am singing a Noah Kahn song called Call Your Mom.
00:40:43Oh, you spy, rolling again.
00:40:46I'm kind of struggling with whether I'm going to use the guitar or not use the guitar.
00:40:50So you play the guitar?
00:40:52I do play the guitar.
00:40:53Right.
00:40:53But I really want to be able to get into, like, a performance side.
00:40:56For this performance, I very much want to be open and vulnerable.
00:41:00Let it out and let it in.
00:41:03I really resonate with this song in the sense that...
00:41:06Don't let this start.
00:41:09I myself have struggled with depression and anxiety my whole entire life.
00:41:14I can relate. I think we're all struggling, you know, at different times with the little enemy.
00:41:19I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:41:23I liked you without the guitar.
00:41:25What you did standing there was so vulnerable.
00:41:27How are you feeling? You're somewhere still in between.
00:41:29I'm going to take your guys' advice. I'm going to get on the stage.
00:41:31I'm going to not play the guitar.
00:41:33I think that'll be really magic.
00:41:35I'm just hoping that by the end of it, those who may be questioning whether they should keep going or
00:41:40not, do.
00:41:50Oh, you're spiraling again.
00:41:55The moment right before it ends, you're most afraid of.
00:42:01I've stayed on the line with you the entire night till you let it out and let it in.
00:42:12Don't let this darkness fool you.
00:42:17All lights turned off can be turned on.
00:42:24I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:42:28I'll call your mom.
00:42:34Medicaid, meditate, swear your soul to Jesus.
00:42:40Throw up high and fall in love, give yourself a reason.
00:42:45Don't want to drive another mile wondering if you're breathing.
00:42:51Won't you stay, won't you stay, won't you stay with me.
00:42:56Medicaid, meditate, swear your soul to Jesus.
00:43:02Throw up high and fall in love, oh, don't let this darkness fool you.
00:43:14All lights turned off can be turned on.
00:43:21I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:43:26I'll call your mom.
00:43:31I'll drive, I'll drive, I'll call your mom.
00:43:50There she is, the winner of our industry platinum ticket, Kendall.
00:43:55Way to go.
00:43:56And the industry is still here.
00:43:58They just extended their stay.
00:44:01Hi.
00:44:01Hi.
00:44:02So nice to see you.
00:44:04Let's go to the panel.
00:44:05Kiki, what'd you see?
00:44:07You look beautiful.
00:44:08You sound beautiful.
00:44:10The bob is bobbing.
00:44:11OK?
00:44:12And I'm so glad that you decided not to do the guitar because to see those hands free and
00:44:17just watching you kind of embody the whole vibe of the song, we went right there with you.
00:44:21You transported us into your world and I loved it there.
00:44:27Very good.
00:44:27The second you start singing, it is impossible to turn away.
00:44:33Wow.
00:44:33Like it's impossible to take your eyes off of you.
00:44:37The way you just were free in all of it, putting your hands in the air.
00:44:42I'm not sure I breathed while you were singing.
00:44:44It was beautiful.
00:44:46Thank you so much.
00:44:47Wow.
00:44:48No matter what you sing, whether you write the song or it's someone else's, you present
00:44:54it like an artist presents it.
00:44:57That cry in your voice is just so intoxicating to listen to.
00:45:02And I'm with Carrie on that.
00:45:04I was just like hanging on every word and you are an artist, a big time artist.
00:45:08Thank you, Lou.
00:45:09Thank you so much.
00:45:12The delivery was perfect.
00:45:14You just delivered the sermon, really, I'm telling you.
00:45:17Wow.
00:45:17It was one of those very powerful performances.
00:45:21I love it.
00:45:22Thank you so much.
00:45:23Thank you, guys.
00:45:24If you love Kindle, you can vote for her right now on our official American Idol account
00:45:30of Facebook and Instagram and TikTok.
00:45:32You can also vote online or via text.
00:45:35Messages and data rates may apply.
00:45:37Kindle, everyone, great job.
00:45:38Thank you so much for that signature song.
00:45:40We'll see you later.
00:45:44Now, we've got more music on the way, and it's coming from Alabama's Cutter Bradley,
00:45:49right here at Disney's Alani Resort.
00:45:52The Cutter fans are out.
00:45:54Oh, my gosh.
00:45:56Oh, my God.
00:45:58Kendall, you nailed it.
00:46:00You nailed it.
00:46:01I am so proud of you.
00:46:03You are a flipping star.
00:46:07You are a star.
00:46:08Yes, you are.
00:46:16Looking good.
00:46:17You're back on American Idol.
00:46:19It's our annual visit here to Alani at Disney Resort and Spa in Koalina, Hawaii.
00:46:24And the top 20 have been soaking up all there is to do and making memories along the way.
00:46:29Take a look at this, right?
00:46:34To be here after a 12-hour flight from New York, where it's currently snowing, it feels incredible.
00:46:43This is the first time I've ever been to Hawaii.
00:46:45The weather, obviously, is much nicer than it is in Missouri.
00:46:47There's about a foot of snow there.
00:46:49I feel like this is the most beautiful place on the planet.
00:46:52The vibes here have been relaxing.
00:46:56We're on the beach.
00:46:57We're in great weather.
00:46:58We're having fun.
00:46:58But also, we're here with 20 of my friends.
00:47:00Made a lot of memories with friends.
00:47:02We're having a blast.
00:47:05Paradise is an understatement.
00:47:10I still got to get in that lazy river.
00:47:12Got to get in on that.
00:47:13By the way, you want it?
00:47:14Are you down?
00:47:15I'm ready to go.
00:47:16Okay.
00:47:16I'm ready.
00:47:17Matching bathing suits, Lionel, you and me.
00:47:18Oh, no, no.
00:47:19What?
00:47:20What?
00:47:20What?
00:47:20Now, let's see how Brad Paisley, Kiki Palmer, helped Cutter Bradley on his epic Daughtry song
00:47:25pick.
00:47:26Here it is.
00:47:29This is the first long flight in good grief.
00:47:33Total hours was probably like 12.
00:47:35I've never been anywhere like this, especially not Hawaii.
00:47:38And it is way prettier than the pictures.
00:47:42The atmosphere is awesome.
00:47:43The people are great.
00:47:44We got Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and all them.
00:47:47They're having a good time.
00:47:48It is Mickey!
00:47:49What's up, dude?
00:47:50I'm in the top 20 on American Idol.
00:47:52Can you believe that?
00:47:53I'll remember this for the rest of my life.
00:47:56I was blown away.
00:47:58What could I say?
00:47:59I'm singing It's Not Over by Daughtry.
00:48:02When I was real little, my dad got me a mp3 player and he loaded that thing on with the
00:48:07music he listened to.
00:48:08You know, everything from Daughtry to old 70s rock and stuff.
00:48:12I really fell in love with Chris Daughtry and just how he performs and carries himself.
00:48:17Wow!
00:48:17Because, yeah, I guess when Daughtry was on American Idol, he was like two years old.
00:48:21Yeah, I was three actually.
00:48:23Definitely one of my biggest inspirations and I would love to take the path he took.
00:48:27It's not over!
00:48:30So I'll be performing without a guitar, so I'm going to try to not be nervous this round.
00:48:35So you usually play guitar?
00:48:37I usually play guitar.
00:48:38Can we have the mic?
00:48:39Are you going to hold it?
00:48:40Yeah.
00:48:40Maybe you were just in it, so you're not thinking.
00:48:43Your hand was kind of here and you were doing this.
00:48:45Oh, interesting.
00:48:45And it was just this, you know.
00:48:47So now you got a mic.
00:48:49Yeah.
00:48:49And this hand is free to...
00:48:50Do whatever.
00:48:52Enunciate.
00:48:52That's right.
00:48:52Whatever it is.
00:48:54Start over and try to do it right this time around.
00:49:00I just kept looking at that hand thinking, this is a guy who's not used to not to doing
00:49:03this.
00:49:03And sure enough, that was true.
00:49:04Guys like me that play the guitar when first time that you're like, you're going to just
00:49:08sing this this evening with a microphone.
00:49:09It's like, what do I do with my hands?
00:49:12I look ridiculous if I don't really figure out what I'm going to do.
00:49:16As long as he can do that, I think he's going to be fine because the voice is there.
00:49:21You're going to be great, man.
00:49:22Thank y'all.
00:49:31I was blown away.
00:49:33What could I say?
00:49:36It all seemed to make sense.
00:49:38You're taking away everything.
00:49:42And I can't deal with it.
00:49:44I try to save the good life.
00:49:48The good things in life are hard to find.
00:49:51We'll blow it away.
00:49:53We'll blow it away.
00:49:55We'll blow it away.
00:49:55We'll make this something good.
00:50:00But when I try to do it right this time around, it's not over.
00:50:08Try to do it right this time around, it's not over.
00:50:13A part of me is standing in the grass.
00:50:18This love is killing me.
00:50:22But you're the only one.
00:50:24It's not over.
00:50:46We'll bless you.
00:50:49To let it out
00:50:55It's not over
00:50:57Try to do it right this time around
00:51:01It's not over
00:51:04There's a part of me standing in the ground
00:51:08This love is killing me
00:51:13But you're the only one
00:51:15It's not over
00:51:29There he is
00:51:31Well done, Flashback Daughtry
00:51:33Man, spending time with him, seeing you do that so many years later
00:51:37Your dad headbanging down there in the audience
00:51:41He was singing along as well
00:51:42Yeah, he was, he was like listening in stereo there
00:51:46Judges, what'd you think?
00:51:47Lionel Richie
00:51:48Well, I'll tell you what I was listening to
00:51:49Carrie didn't miss not one note
00:51:52Not one lyric
00:51:54Okay, and between that and your dad headbanging
00:51:57What the heck is going on around here?
00:52:00You were familiar with that
00:52:01I got right away that that was in your wheelhouse
00:52:04You were very, very in pocket
00:52:07And it showed, it showed really great
00:52:10Thank you
00:52:11I agree with Lionel
00:52:12It was just so good to see you lose yourself on stage
00:52:15Like seeing you perform it yesterday
00:52:16It was great
00:52:17We had the vibe
00:52:18But with the band and the element going
00:52:20I can see you just embodying it
00:52:22And this is definitely your lane
00:52:23For sure
00:52:23Boom
00:52:24Thank you so much
00:52:25Your lane is, that's the perfect way to put it
00:52:29I feel like it was such a smart song choice for you
00:52:31You know, you're Cutter Bradley
00:52:32You're like our country kind of rock guy
00:52:35And I feel like that song just like fit perfectly
00:52:38I encourage you to just keep getting comfortable
00:52:41Keep entertaining
00:52:42You're exactly where you're supposed to be
00:52:44Doing what you're supposed to be doing
00:52:48Remember to breathe, Cutter
00:52:49Remember to breathe
00:52:51There was a couple times I was like
00:52:52The boy's running out of air
00:52:54But I tell you what's really endearing about you
00:52:58Is you are that guy that's going to relate to all the dudes
00:53:03And, you know, we're throwing a lot of different stuff at you
00:53:06Keep trusting your gut with the songs that you know
00:53:09And want to perform
00:53:10And you're getting better and better with every performance
00:53:12A lot of energy on that one
00:53:14And be very proud of it
00:53:16I love it
00:53:16Thank you so much
00:53:17Thank y'all
00:53:20So cool, Comic Collected
00:53:21So growing up, you and Dad would listen to that in the car?
00:53:25Oh yeah
00:53:25Me and Dad would be bumping that all the way down the road
00:53:28Anywhere we're going, we're bumping it
00:53:29Was he driving and taking his head to me?
00:53:31Sometimes, you know, we got a little
00:53:33But, you know
00:53:35Well, you're all here safe and sound
00:53:36Well done
00:53:37Cutter Bradley, everybody
00:53:38Get those votes in for Cutter on our line
00:53:40Via text and on socials
00:53:42Head to AmericanIDLE.com
00:53:43For all the voting details
00:53:44Including how to cast your votes
00:53:46On Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:53:48One more time
00:53:49Cutter Bradley
00:53:50Thank y'all so much
00:53:52Thank y'all
00:53:52Great work
00:53:55Be glad, thank you
00:53:59All right, now let's take a quick break
00:54:01And Long Island's Jesse Finling
00:54:04Is coming out
00:54:05He's in the wings right now
00:54:06Warming up
00:54:07He hits the stage
00:54:08Here on American Idol
00:54:09Right after this
00:54:10Just like old days
00:54:12Back with you here on American Idol
00:54:26So we've got 10 of the nation's best singers
00:54:28Buying for your all-important votes tonight
00:54:30And with a brand new way
00:54:31To vote for the ones you love the most
00:54:34Just go check out the pin voting post
00:54:36On the official American Idol account
00:54:37On Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:54:39And comment with the first name
00:54:41Of the one you want to see compete
00:54:43In your top third team
00:54:44It's one name
00:54:45And one vote per comment
00:54:48We're going to keep things rolling right now
00:54:50Here is the lesson Brad and Kiki Hadford college student
00:54:53Jesse Finling
00:54:57Aloha
00:55:03Welcome to Aulani everybody
00:55:05Right this way
00:55:08My family is my biggest support system
00:55:10Being able to like have that moment
00:55:11To be with them
00:55:12And do something fun
00:55:13Like the treasure hunt experience
00:55:15Was really special to me
00:55:16Looks like me in the morning
00:55:17My mom and dad went on their honeymoon here
00:55:20They've always said that they
00:55:21Were going to come back someday
00:55:23And for me to be the reason why they are
00:55:24You know it makes my heart happy
00:55:27Nice to meet you
00:55:29Being in the top 20 is surreal
00:55:32I've never really stood in front of a mic
00:55:35And performed in front of like a whole crowd
00:55:36But I'm really pushing myself this time
00:55:38To come out of my comfort zone
00:55:39Just knowing that America is going to be voting
00:55:42That's another thing that I have to think about
00:55:45Which is why I chose this round
00:55:46To not just be by the mic stand
00:55:48And move around
00:55:49Lost and insecure
00:55:52I'm singing You Found Me by The Fray
00:55:54It's about being lost and insecure
00:55:56It's something that I connect to
00:55:58You found me
00:56:04When I was little
00:56:05Having a stutter made me introverted
00:56:08There's been times where I felt lost
00:56:10I was more of a shy kid
00:56:12And kind of anxious
00:56:13I've always said
00:56:13I don't know if it's just being in Hawaii
00:56:15It was a lot more gritty than it has been in the past
00:56:18I don't think you're made or broken by
00:56:20Anything being exactly right
00:56:23Be a little imperfect in a good way
00:56:25Yeah
00:56:25American Idol has been one of the best journeys of my life
00:56:29With each round
00:56:30I've gotten so much more confident in myself
00:56:33And it's like going to the
00:56:34Come on, Liv
00:56:35Yes!
00:56:38I think have fun out there and you're going to nail this
00:56:40I think it's ironic that I'm singing a song
00:56:42About being lost and insecure
00:56:43In a moment where I feel like found
00:56:46And like the best I ever have
00:56:48Yeah, I'm proud of myself
00:56:58I found God
00:57:01On the corner of Thirst and Namastad
00:57:04Where the West was all but one
00:57:10Where were you when everything was falling apart
00:57:18All my days were spent by a telephone that never rang
00:57:27And all I needed was a call that never came
00:57:33To the corner of Thirst and Namastad
00:57:38Lost and insecure
00:57:41You found me, you found me
00:57:46Lying on the floor
00:57:48Surrounded, surrounded wide
00:57:53You have to wait
00:57:55You found me, you found me
00:58:04Early morning
00:58:06The city breaks
00:58:10I've been calling
00:58:12For years and years and years and years
00:58:16You've never left me no messenger
00:58:18You've never sent me no letters
00:58:21You've got some kind of nerve
00:58:25Taking all I was
00:58:33Lost and insecure
00:58:36You found me, you found me
00:58:41Lying on the floor
00:58:43Where were you?
00:58:47Oh, if I may
00:58:55Why'd you have to wait
00:58:59If I may
00:59:19I think we can just go to the voting right now after something like that and chanting.
00:59:27Take a look at four judges on their feet
00:59:31In the beginning, those first couple notes I said, now what's going on?
00:59:34You know, I wasn't sure what we were headed
00:59:35But obviously we all feel a little nerves
00:59:38And you've been singing, you've been rehearsing
00:59:39But I saw you finding
00:59:41As soon as you grabbed that mic
00:59:43And you came forward
00:59:44And you lost yourself in the song
00:59:46Everything after that was perfection
00:59:48And you're closing in very strong
00:59:50And that long note
00:59:53I'm just saying
00:59:54Why I got the mic in my hand?
00:59:55Why you got the mic in your hand?
00:59:56Appreciate it, thank you
00:59:57I, for one, kind of love that the beginning was a little shaky
01:00:02Because you've been so polished and perfect this whole time
01:00:07It kind of reminded us all that you're human
01:00:10And the way that you, like, shook it off and sunk into the song
01:00:14I mean, that's the most, you know, movement we've seen from you
01:00:18And it was working
01:00:20It was wonderful
01:00:21And the end was just absolutely soaring
01:00:26Thank you so much
01:00:27I found myself, like, moving to the edge of my seat
01:00:30I was like, all right, Jessie, where you at, baby?
01:00:33Where you at?
01:00:34There you are
01:00:34I can settle back down
01:00:36And I remember, uh, I used to get in moments on stage
01:00:39And I'd look around and I'd be like
01:00:41Oh, my God, how did I get here?
01:00:43Those emotions are fun
01:00:45To have to battle and battle back
01:00:47And that's what you did
01:00:48As the song kept building and the band
01:00:51You showed us stuff you haven't showed us with your voice
01:00:54That's right
01:00:54Thus far
01:00:55Thank you, Luke
01:00:55I was praying the whole time
01:00:57Grab the mic
01:00:59Take it out of the stand
01:01:01Command the stage
01:01:02Take charge
01:01:04And you did it
01:01:06Thanks, Lana
01:01:07I mean, that's how you get the crowd to go right to you
01:01:13That was fantastic
01:01:14Thanks, Lana
01:01:15Yeah
01:01:16And you sing now for your mom
01:01:17That's one of her favorite songs
01:01:19My mom loves the phrase
01:01:20She's right over there
01:01:20One of her favorite songs
01:01:22So I'm glad I got to sing that for her and for my family
01:01:25Jessie Finling, everyone
01:01:26Vote for him
01:01:27So many ways to do it
01:01:28Online, via text
01:01:29Thank you, thank you
01:01:30And across the official American Idol
01:01:31Social accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
01:01:33Remember, you can vote up to ten times for Hopeful
01:01:36Her social platform and voting method
01:01:39Yes, Jessie, everyone
01:01:41Thank you, Jessie
01:01:41Good job, buddy
01:01:43Thanks, guys
01:01:49Get ready for Hannah Harper
01:01:51She's sitting at the Iowa stage next
01:01:53Here at Disney's Aulani Resort
01:01:55Stay with us
01:01:56We'll be right back
01:01:56Jessie, Jessie, Jessie, Jessie
01:02:06Welcome back
01:02:07To the ever-magical Disney's Aulani Resort
01:02:10For our very first voting show of the season
01:02:12We're so excited to have Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer
01:02:14Teamed up to mentor the top 20
01:02:16Here's what unfolded with Missouri's Hannah Harper
01:02:21I think it'll be surreal to be up on the stage
01:02:24And see my kids
01:02:25All of it feels like a dream
01:02:26To be able to share this with them
01:02:28Everyone's so happy to be here
01:02:29They got their hair a whole bunch of different colors
01:02:32And it was all crazy and fun
01:02:33I love it
01:02:34They got tatted up
01:02:35Oh my gosh
01:02:36And had a meet and greet with Mickey
01:02:38It was a sweet experience
01:02:39I'm just soaking it all in
01:02:45Ohana round was incredible
01:02:47It was really exciting
01:02:48But also terrifying
01:02:49I would have loved to see you throw your hands up there
01:02:51And just let it out
01:02:52I'm not used to not having my guitar in my hands
01:02:55Get in the habit of opening up
01:02:57This time
01:02:58I wanted to do the same thing from the last round
01:03:00And put the guitar down
01:03:01Having a hard time
01:03:02Like getting out of my body
01:03:03And especially bluegrass
01:03:04You stand in one spot
01:03:05You do your thing
01:03:05And then you walk off the stage
01:03:06Yeah, of course
01:03:07So you're kind of challenging yourself
01:03:08I love to hear that
01:03:09100%
01:03:09I'm scared, y'all
01:03:10Don't be
01:03:11Don't be scared
01:03:12To be more comfortable in my body
01:03:13That's my goal for the next round
01:03:15Oh, fear is a tyrant
01:03:17With a smooth and velvet tongue
01:03:20Your voice is everything I love about this style of music
01:03:24Instead of maybe thinking to yourself about
01:03:26I gotta move around the stage
01:03:28More so think about
01:03:28I gotta get the folks engaged
01:03:30Midway through mentoring
01:03:31My kids stepped in
01:03:33Getting to have that moment with my family
01:03:34Just to breathe for a second
01:03:35Calms all your anxiety
01:03:36You know
01:03:37Captives free
01:03:38There ain't no grave
01:03:41It was beautiful to just see
01:03:43How she came alive
01:03:44She grew up in a family band
01:03:46It makes sense why that opened her up
01:03:47A little bit more
01:03:48Could hold his body down
01:03:52She's definitely seasoned
01:03:53But I think she's feeling like
01:03:54How do I do what I do
01:03:56On a show like this
01:03:58Look for your family in the audience
01:03:59Capture the feeling that you have
01:04:00When they're up there with you
01:04:02Look at them, I'll cry
01:04:03But ain't nothing wrong with crying
01:04:05The entire journey through all of this
01:04:07I'm having to just constantly peel layers off
01:04:10I hope that I'm showing my boys
01:04:11That no matter how old they are
01:04:13Be open to learning
01:04:14And to just be resilient
01:04:26Oh fear is a tide
01:04:28With a smooth and velvet tongue
01:04:31Fear is always telling me to run
01:04:37Oh love is a resurrection
01:04:39Love is a trumpet sound
01:04:43Love is my weapon
01:04:46I'm gonna take that giant down
01:04:54Oh there was a battle
01:04:57A war between death and life
01:05:00And there on the tree
01:05:02The Lamb of God was crucified
01:05:05Then he went on down to hell
01:05:08Took back every key
01:05:12He rose up as a lion
01:05:14He rose up as a lion
01:05:40And he said all captives free
01:05:41He heard that trumpet sound
01:05:43He rose up out of the crown
01:05:48There ain't no grave
01:05:52Could hold his body down
01:05:56Yeah, hold him down
01:05:58There ain't no grave
01:06:04Hold his body down
01:06:23Hold his body down
01:06:31And then sometimes
01:06:32In the middle of that performance
01:06:34You went from singing to preaching
01:06:36Yes sir
01:06:37I mean what I'm saying to you
01:06:39Is at that point
01:06:40When you see everybody going
01:06:43Okay, that means we're listening
01:06:45And you got our attention
01:06:46You did a great job
01:06:47Thank you so much
01:06:48I appreciate it
01:06:49First of all
01:06:50Everybody performs different
01:06:51I think that's the big part
01:06:52Of this competition, right?
01:06:53Is like not doing
01:06:54What you think you should do
01:06:55Really embodying
01:06:57What you bring to the stage
01:06:58And that's what you did
01:07:00You don't have to do what nobody do
01:07:01Because when you start singing girl
01:07:02And you was pointing
01:07:03You was commanding to us
01:07:04We were locked in
01:07:06It was excellent
01:07:07Thank you so much
01:07:08It was very moving
01:07:09Very moving
01:07:11I think you started a new genre
01:07:13Resurrection rock
01:07:15Okay, I'm here for it
01:07:17I love the whole performance
01:07:18I think your voice is so listenable
01:07:21It's so easy on the ears
01:07:23And then finally
01:07:24We see you get a little more power
01:07:27Behind that voice
01:07:27So you're showing me
01:07:29You're ready to branch out
01:07:30And grow
01:07:31Definitely my favorite performance
01:07:32I've seen you do
01:07:33Wow
01:07:34Thank you
01:07:34I appreciate it
01:07:36Great song choice
01:07:38Your voice gave me chills
01:07:40The entire time
01:07:41We got a glimpse
01:07:42Of like a fire
01:07:44That is in you
01:07:45That I feel like
01:07:46The more you go through
01:07:48This whole process
01:07:50I hope to see more of
01:07:52You remind me a lot
01:07:54Of myself
01:07:55When I was on the show
01:07:57Wow
01:07:57Wow
01:07:58When I would be on stage
01:07:59I'd be like
01:08:00I'd look out
01:08:00I'd be like
01:08:01What are you doing out there
01:08:02Hand?
01:08:02Like what's going on?
01:08:04Why are you pointing?
01:08:05And all of a sudden
01:08:06It's like things would
01:08:07Kind of start falling apart
01:08:08Because I would start thinking
01:08:09About what I was doing
01:08:10Try not to
01:08:11Just tell the story
01:08:13And don't worry about
01:08:14What any of this is doing
01:08:15Because I feel like
01:08:16We got some glimpses of that
01:08:17And it's awesome
01:08:19So keep at it
01:08:20Thank you so much
01:08:21Very good
01:08:23You can vote for Hannah Harper
01:08:24Right now online
01:08:26By texting
01:08:27And on the official
01:08:28American Idol account page
01:08:29On Facebook, Instagram
01:08:30And TikTok
01:08:31Americanidol.com
01:08:32Has all the voting details
01:08:34So check them out
01:08:35Hannah Harper everyone
01:08:37Thank you very much
01:08:38Resurrection Rocker
01:08:42We have got
01:08:43More amazing performances
01:08:45On the horizon
01:08:46From all your
01:08:46Idol standouts
01:08:47Including
01:08:48Brandon Rumpfeld
01:08:49He's got love
01:08:51On the brain for you
01:08:51Right after this
01:08:58Welcome back
01:08:59To the show
01:09:00Tonight's 10 finalists
01:09:02Have been leaving it
01:09:02All on the stage
01:09:03For you
01:09:04In the hopes of
01:09:04Earning your votes
01:09:05At home
01:09:06Keep them rolling in
01:09:07For who you want to see
01:09:08In your top 14
01:09:09Perhaps it's
01:09:10Murphy, North Carolina's
01:09:11Braden Rumpfeld
01:09:12Maybe
01:09:15Been singing a long time
01:09:17Since I was able to speak
01:09:18Yeah
01:09:18Professionally or just
01:09:19In church
01:09:20My dad's a pastor
01:09:21My dad's a deacon
01:09:22Look at us
01:09:22We turned out alright
01:09:23Right
01:09:23A little PK's
01:09:24Yeah right
01:09:25I'll be singing
01:09:26Love on the Brain
01:09:27This round by Rihanna
01:09:28My girlfriend suggested
01:09:30That I do this song
01:09:31And you got me like
01:09:34Oh
01:09:36What you want from me
01:09:41Braden, Braden, Braden
01:09:42Yeah man
01:09:43He blew me away
01:09:44I mean
01:09:45Baby you got me like
01:09:48Oh
01:09:50That's maybe my favorite thing
01:09:51About this show
01:09:52Is the person that walks out
01:09:54And you just go
01:09:55Wait a minute
01:09:56No way that's happening
01:09:58I don't really know
01:09:59What to do on stage
01:09:59Like I'll move around
01:10:00And stuff
01:10:01But it's just kind of
01:10:02Stuff that I've seen
01:10:03On the internet
01:10:03You don't have to worry
01:10:05About
01:10:07Anything you're doing
01:10:07No you don't
01:10:09Don't like
01:10:09Just stay right there
01:10:10And do that
01:10:11Like just do that
01:10:14This is my first time
01:10:15In Hawaii
01:10:16And it's also
01:10:16My family's first time
01:10:18It's awesome
01:10:18My Ohana song
01:10:20Me and my brother
01:10:20Played together
01:10:21I mean he's right there
01:10:22With me through everything
01:10:23You know you're my
01:10:24Ride or die
01:10:24Like safety net
01:10:26Cause if I mess up
01:10:26Like you're right there
01:10:27Seeing you do
01:10:28What you've always
01:10:29Wanted to do
01:10:30Sharing that experience
01:10:31There's not a better film
01:10:33Now I think it's time
01:10:35For me to push myself
01:10:36And chase this dream
01:10:38On my own
01:10:38That smooth fire
01:10:40I want to make it
01:10:41As far in this competition
01:10:43As I can
01:10:44I'm going to try
01:10:45And win it
01:10:51And you've got me
01:10:53Like
01:10:56What you want
01:10:58What you want
01:11:00What you want
01:11:00For me
01:11:00And I tried
01:11:02To buy
01:11:03Your pretty heart
01:11:04But the price
01:11:05Was too high
01:11:06Baby you got me
01:11:09Like oh
01:11:11You love when I fall apart
01:11:15So you can
01:11:17Put me together
01:11:19Throw me against the wall
01:11:29And I'll run for miles
01:11:36Just to get a taste
01:11:38Must be love on the grain
01:11:44That's got me feeling
01:11:46This race
01:11:48It beats me black and blue
01:11:50But it loves me so good
01:11:53And I can't get enough
01:11:55Must be love on the grain
01:12:00And it keeps cursing my name
01:12:03Cursing my name
01:12:04No matter what I do
01:12:06I'm no good without you
01:12:08And I can't get enough
01:12:11Got me like I
01:12:16I
01:12:20Don't you stop loving me
01:12:22Don't quit loving me
01:12:24Don't you stop loving me
01:12:26Don't you stop loving me
01:12:28Must be love
01:12:32Must be love
01:12:36Don't stop loving me
01:12:38Don't quit loving me
01:12:40Oh I can't get enough
01:12:44Must be love
01:12:48I can't get enough
01:12:48Oh grownen
01:12:50I can't get enough
01:13:08I can't get enough
01:13:17I can't get enough
01:13:17You just have an incredible voice and you have like this aw shucks thing about you that just makes people
01:13:24just like you.
01:13:25You're so likeable and you're so stinking good.
01:13:27You guys, we did a really good job picking the top 20.
01:13:32Right?
01:13:32Steve, come on.
01:13:33That's right.
01:13:34Right?
01:13:34Come on.
01:13:37Yeah, that was the thing.
01:13:38I mean, when you start singing, you're like, whoa, what is that?
01:13:41And now I think we just got to get you to build on it and build on it and get
01:13:45some swagger and even more and more competition.
01:13:47The best way to know what you're doing is look at the girls and Kiki was about to fall out
01:13:53of her chair.
01:13:54She had ants in her pants.
01:13:56Come on.
01:13:57That's kind of important in the music business.
01:13:59Right, Lionel?
01:14:00That's absolutely.
01:14:03Understand, man, you've got this instrument and use it to your advantage and work the room and just keep delivering
01:14:10from the time the song starts until it ends.
01:14:13Just slay, slay, slay.
01:14:14Slay.
01:14:15I have never, in my eight and a half years of this show, called for a check on Ancestry.com.
01:14:28Whoever they say you are, you are not.
01:14:32All right.
01:14:34That was so soulful, it scared me to death.
01:14:42Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:14:43I love watching you in your flow state, okay?
01:14:47You understand.
01:14:47You strolling across that state.
01:14:49You know.
01:14:50It was golden, man.
01:14:51I mean, I love your voice.
01:14:52It's beautiful.
01:14:53You went high, you went low, you was in the chest, you was in the head voice.
01:14:56I could tell that you love it.
01:14:58And that makes me happy.
01:15:00It made all of us happy.
01:15:01Man, it was amazing.
01:15:02Amazing.
01:15:02Thanks, thank you.
01:15:03Thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:15:04Braden Lumpfeld, if you vote soon for Braden.
01:15:07And all your favorites on our official American Idol account on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
01:15:12Just find your pinned voting post and comment by typing the first name of who you want to see move
01:15:17on in the competition.
01:15:19Braden, good job, man.
01:15:20Thank you very much.
01:15:21I'd like to hear it.
01:15:21Thank you, I'd like yours too.
01:15:23Nice cup.
01:15:27He's happy.
01:15:28We've got one more tonight from Vizzi's Alwarnin Resort, and it's coming from the Ohana Platinum Ticket winner, Brooks.
01:15:35See what he's chosen from the big moment on American Idol.
01:15:39Right after this.
01:15:42Oh, yeah, for that.
01:15:53All right, thanks for spending your Monday evening with us.
01:15:57We hope you've been enjoying the show as much as we've been enjoying our time here at Aulani.
01:16:01We've got one more for you tonight.
01:16:03A few weeks ago, he was working as a dementia care technician back in Maryland.
01:16:08Now, he's in your top 20, getting expert advice from Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer.
01:16:13Here is Brooks.
01:16:16Somebody said you've got a new friend.
01:16:20I'm doing dancing on my own.
01:16:23Does she love you better than I can?
01:16:29You are really angelic, right?
01:16:34Unbelievable tone.
01:16:36So unique.
01:16:37Oh my gosh.
01:16:38That voice.
01:16:40I've always had trouble fitting in.
01:16:42I grew up keeping everything in, and I never told anyone anything.
01:16:46I was never vulnerable.
01:16:47So this whole song is just going to be me looking back at my younger self and growing into the
01:16:52man I am now.
01:16:53Your favorite experience on American Idol so far?
01:16:56Waterside.
01:16:57Yeah.
01:16:57Hello, baby.
01:16:59Being here, I feel like I was invited into something.
01:17:02I'm not alone anymore.
01:17:03I've made so many good friends here, and it's really just beautiful.
01:17:09Brooks' song choice was difficult.
01:17:11And I'm giving it my heart.
01:17:13I do want to look at the first line of each course.
01:17:16Yeah, there was a really high note in there.
01:17:17Yeah, it's imperative that he doesn't miss that tonight.
01:17:21I do think that could derail him.
01:17:23When you're doing it, what do you think it's missing?
01:17:26Are you missing air?
01:17:27I think confidence.
01:17:29I think it's just confidence, yeah.
01:17:30Confidence is about doing what's true to us.
01:17:33If you need to adjust, adjust.
01:17:35It's your range.
01:17:37I think with singing a lot of times, especially in the competition, we get caught up in, oh,
01:17:41I got to hit the big note.
01:17:42I got to do the thing.
01:17:43You just got to do what you do well.
01:17:44And what you have is a winning voice.
01:17:47Your character, your tone, you know what I mean?
01:17:50And as long as you're hitting each thing with confidence for you, man, you got it in a bag.
01:18:00Somebody said I've got a new friend
01:18:08Does she love you better than I can?
01:18:16It's a big black sky over my town
01:18:24I know you're right, I bet she's around
01:18:33Yeah, I know it's stupid
01:18:36But I just got to see it for myself
01:18:41I'm in the corner watching you kiss her
01:18:45Oh
01:18:46And I'm right over here
01:18:51Why can't you see me?
01:18:54Oh
01:18:57I'm giving it miles
01:19:00I'm not the guy you're taking home
01:19:04I keep dancing on my own
01:19:10And oh, now
01:19:14So far away
01:19:16Still so near
01:19:18The lights come on
01:19:20The music dies
01:19:22But you don't see me
01:19:25Standing here
01:19:26I just came
01:19:28To say goodbye
01:19:30I'm in the corner
01:19:33Watching you kiss her
01:19:35Oh, I'm giving it my own
01:19:41I'm not the guy you're taking home
01:19:47I keep dancing on my own
01:19:52And oh now
01:19:55So far away
01:19:57Still so near
01:20:00The lights come on
01:20:02Music dies
01:20:03You don't see me
01:20:09Staying here
01:20:25Wow
01:20:31Brooks, you really do have one of the most magical voices I've ever heard
01:20:37I mean it's cinematic, it's soundtrack
01:20:39I'm in the movie, everything ended, I'm at the lake
01:20:42And I don't know what happened to my life type voice
01:20:45It's really insane
01:20:46And I know this is probably all so much for you
01:20:49You know I know when we were doing the mentoring and everything
01:20:51And you were like you know when I do the big notes I get nervous and everything like that
01:20:54But you must stay in this competition
01:20:56This is my call out to America
01:20:59Thank you
01:20:59You must
01:21:00Because I've got to see you grow
01:21:02And I've got to be a part of watching you become the kind of artist that I know you will
01:21:06be
01:21:07That's exactly
01:21:07Incredible
01:21:11I am so glad we know you
01:21:15Thank you
01:21:16Now if I could just get you to scare us all to death the next time you perform
01:21:24If you took it out of the mic stand
01:21:28And just did that
01:21:30We'd all faint
01:21:32Because all the confidence is right here
01:21:35So if you just give us this one time
01:21:37Give it a little of that
01:21:38Give it a little of that
01:21:39Yeah I mean come on
01:21:40Just just
01:21:41No
01:21:41No
01:21:43So we have a whole week
01:21:44We have a whole week
01:21:45You did a great job
01:21:46That was fantastic
01:21:48I need all of you to understand
01:21:51That he's never done this before
01:21:54He's played guitar in front of people
01:21:57But he is not staying in front of people
01:22:05I am so excited for you
01:22:09We are at like the day one of your journey
01:22:14And it's going to be incredible
01:22:16Incredible
01:22:16You are going to grow before us
01:22:19And I can't even fathom what you could accomplish
01:22:23I'm just glad I'm here for it
01:22:29Voices like yours don't come along much
01:22:32Because the uniqueness of it is so instantaneous
01:22:37And as you get going with this thing
01:22:41Just stay humble
01:22:43But have the confidence to really stand up there
01:22:46And trust that people are going to react
01:22:49To your voice
01:22:50In ways that you could have never imagined
01:22:54Because it is so not what we're expecting
01:22:57When we see you
01:22:58Every time you start singing
01:23:00I see like the movie of your life playing
01:23:03Like I want to start predicting
01:23:05All of these things in the future for you
01:23:08Tell us Luke
01:23:08I see beautiful songs
01:23:10And I see you taking your songs
01:23:13And really captivating people
01:23:15Because your voice is so unique
01:23:17Thank you so much
01:23:18It really is
01:23:22Don't go anywhere yet
01:23:24Don't leave yet
01:23:25How's your comfort level
01:23:26Being up here with all that praise
01:23:27It's great
01:23:30He said
01:23:31It's great
01:23:32It's great
01:23:33It's great
01:23:34There you go
01:23:35That was magic
01:23:37You know if you saw it
01:23:39What he's got
01:23:41If you want to vote for Brooks
01:23:43Get those votes in
01:23:44At AmericanIva.com
01:23:45Or via text
01:23:46If you have socials
01:23:48Head to official American Island account
01:23:49Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
01:23:51Let your voice be heard
01:23:53That is Brooks
01:23:54Thank you, buddy
01:23:55Thank you
01:24:01First of many performances
01:24:03I hope we get to see
01:24:03From that young man
01:24:09Here is another look
01:24:10At the faces
01:24:11You're voting on tonight
01:24:13There you go
01:24:14Keep voting all night long
01:24:15About until 6am
01:24:17Eastern time
01:24:17Tomorrow to get the job
01:24:18But before we wrap it up
01:24:20Let's hear for Chris Pooley
01:24:21And the band back here
01:24:24Speaking of vows
01:24:25Is this white all night
01:24:27A special shout out
01:24:29To Ian Tongi
01:24:29And Thunderstorm Ortiz
01:24:30For that standout performance
01:24:32Earlier in the show
01:24:34And a big thanks
01:24:35To Brad Pace
01:24:36And Kiki Palmer
01:24:38For steering our finalists
01:24:39Through the night
01:24:40They'll be back in one week
01:24:42When a brand new group of 10
01:24:43Step into the spotlight
01:24:44For your vote
01:24:46So we'll see you next Monday
01:24:488th, 7th Central
01:24:49Right here at Disney's
01:24:50Aulani Resort
01:24:51Until then
01:24:52Good night, America
01:24:54Thank you
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