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00:00:07tonight american idol reaches a crossroads in the competition who makes it through to
00:00:14america's vote we have to cut from 30 to 20. it's hard it's time let's do it it's all right
00:00:23a brand new round the ohana round is all about family i dedicate this song to you papa this
00:00:31songs for my mama my daddy my son my grandpa my lovely mother i can't look at her too long
00:00:36or i
00:00:36will immediately cry i think it's harder to perform in front of your family it's like a different kind
00:00:41of pressure expect unforgettable voices emotion laid bare every time i see my boy while i'm singing
00:00:51man he gives me an extra boost i love you boy but this time the judgment goes beyond our panel
00:00:57three groups will be charged with making some critical decisions the idols themselves ohana
00:01:03their family and a panel of top music influencers and pop culture taste makers the song is not big
00:01:11enough for that voice i absolutely loved her tone i know she has it and i wanted to see it
00:01:16so bad i
00:01:17think she nailed it each group will vote for the performance that moved them most earning the
00:01:23winners a platinum ticket that takes them straight to america's vote let's hear it one more time for
00:01:29the platinum ticket winners then the judges decide who earns the final spots in the top 20. my favorite is
00:01:37over here i will fight for her you better get her right now it gets to you that your journey
00:01:43could
00:01:43come to an end whose lives will change forever from alani a disney resort and spa in koalina hawaii
00:01:53this is american idol
00:02:12please give a warm welcome to my friend mr lionel
00:02:23oh
00:02:30music is one of the most important parts of hawaiian culture and our ohana our families
00:02:37our ohana surround us with love in good times in bad times
00:02:44but you know what there is no greater gift than you can give to our ohana than the gift of
00:02:50song
00:02:54enjoy everyone aloha
00:03:00not a bad day at the offense
00:03:08my name is jordan mccullough i'm 27 and i'm from murfreesboro tennessee it's mesmerizing to watch you
00:03:15oh my god we are in hawaii what is that we're going from pine trees to palm trees okay this
00:03:22is different
00:03:22all right y'all close your eyes now it was only one show we came here for tonight
00:03:30i would not be sitting here today if it wasn't for my entire family mom dad grandma uncles cousins
00:03:37to show up to places that i needed to perform or sing at now i get to live my dream
00:03:42yeah um wow that's
00:03:50that's what i'm going to be doing now i'm going to be doing now i'm going to be doing now
00:03:53i'm going to be doing now
00:03:54man it's going to mean so much
00:03:58to look out and see my family home mom and dad there
00:04:01uh tonight i dedicate this song as a tribute to my family when i think of this song i think
00:04:07of
00:04:07protection i think of love and care and so here's grandma's hands
00:04:11oh my god it's a great song
00:04:22grandma's hands
00:04:23clapped in church on sunday morning
00:04:28grandma's hands
00:04:29played a tambourine so well
00:04:34grandma's hands
00:04:35used to issue out a warning she said baby grandma understands
00:04:42that's right
00:04:43that you really love that man put yourself in
00:04:49grandma's hands
00:04:51can we take it up a little higher
00:04:54baby
00:04:55oh
00:04:56oh
00:05:08they really really came in handy
00:05:11she say
00:05:13daddy don't show me that boy
00:05:16what you wanna speak for
00:05:18oh
00:05:19if i get to heaven
00:05:20i'll be looking for
00:05:22oh
00:05:23oh
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00:05:48where did he come from
00:05:50i don't know
00:05:51not a bad way to get things started
00:05:55i don't know what happened to you in hawaii
00:05:59but let the congregation say amen
00:06:04you delivered thank you fantastic thank you thank you so much thank y'all
00:06:12what can you say after that
00:06:15my man got the holy ghost up in here brother
00:06:17he ate
00:06:18i'm just if he did it then then people are crazy
00:06:34so the hopefuls are excited for jordan
00:06:37but the voting for our three platinum tickets won't begin until all of the top 30 have performed
00:06:43one of these platinum tickets will be decided by our highly esteemed panel of industry experts
00:06:49who have a combined 150 million followers
00:06:54first up cheryl porter world-renowned voice coach and broadway superstar
00:07:00sasha farver four-time dancing with the stars finalist and international choreographer
00:07:07lauren gray has made a name for herself with her online notoriety and worldwide reach
00:07:14anthony gargiula is known for his crazy countertop riffs and viral kitchen collabs
00:07:22and with her finger on the pulse of the music industry for over two decades
00:07:27rolling stone co-editor-in-chief shirley halpern
00:07:31y'all access host and country music aficionado kelly sutton is a global media personality
00:07:38and tick tock power couple terry and kenaya are beloved for their unfiltered reaction videos and
00:07:44infectious energy
00:07:47i think the industry experts are gonna be incredibly impressed at the talent that we have in our top 30
00:07:56we only get one platinum ticket to give away so let's see if we all agree
00:08:04i don't know how i'm gonna vote like everyone's me either one person going home from this group
00:08:09let alone 10 people is just like and it's heartbreaking it's gonna rip my heart out my chest
00:08:17we have mary joe and chloe duking it out who wants to go first hollywood week i had to do
00:08:25singles that
00:08:26was hard for me oh you did so good chloe you're in our top 30. what you're in our top
00:08:3230. i feel
00:08:34pressure for this cut because i can't stop here i've already made it to this point
00:08:40hey buddy hey hey mama i miss you when i think about ohana i i think about kifton and when
00:08:49i get
00:08:49home we're gonna play with all your trucks yeah i miss him i just miss him i wish he could
00:08:55be here
00:08:56to see all of this i don't know today i'm gonna sing hello by adele i'm dedicating this to my
00:09:11son
00:09:19you got it you got it you got this
00:09:25hello hello hello it's me i was wondering if after all these years you like to me to go over
00:09:42everything i forgot and how we felt before the world fell at our feet there's such a different
00:09:53difference between us between us between us and a million months
00:10:03hello from the earth hello from the earth
00:10:09keep going keep going come on come on come on keep going she's got to start controlling her emotions
00:10:15let's go
00:10:20i'm dedicating this to my son
00:10:22i'm dedicating this to my son
00:10:44i'm dedicating this to my son
00:10:45Don't stop me for breaking your heart.
00:10:50But it don't matter really, really.
00:10:53Doesn't tear you apart anymore.
00:11:03Anymore.
00:11:05Yeah.
00:11:06All right.
00:11:08You're all right.
00:11:09Oh, my God.
00:11:10Oh, my God.
00:11:11You're all right.
00:11:12You're here because we love your voice.
00:11:15It is not about the little things that can go wrong
00:11:19during the performance.
00:11:20It really is how you shove it aside and finish strong.
00:11:25That's it.
00:11:26You got back on that horse and took off real quick.
00:11:29Way to finish strong.
00:11:30There you go.
00:11:35I think I just got lost in myself a little bit.
00:11:38You were so good.
00:11:40Baby, congratulations.
00:11:42Baby, you did that comeback, honey.
00:11:45I'm so glad I got to meet you all.
00:11:47You should be proud of yourself.
00:11:48Yes.
00:11:48You should be proud of yourself.
00:11:50Let's clear all around.
00:11:51Thank you so much.
00:11:52Performing for all these people that can really make a
00:11:54difference in my life, it's pretty nerve wracking.
00:11:58Check your one, two.
00:12:00Yeah, yeah.
00:12:00I'm looking forward to this guy.
00:12:02He can sing.
00:12:04What's up, everybody?
00:12:04My name's Lucas Leon.
00:12:06I'm 18.
00:12:06I'm going to be singing The House That Built Me by Miranda
00:12:08Lambert.
00:12:09My parents are here tonight, and they're who really built me.
00:12:13This one goes out to my family.
00:12:20You know they say you can't go home again Oh, I just had to come back one last time
00:12:33Mam, I know you don't know me from Adam But these handprints on the front steps are mine
00:12:45I thought if I could touch this place or feeling Because brokenness is a sign that might start healing
00:12:57You leave home and you move on and you do the best you can I got lost in this old
00:13:05world and forgot who I am
00:13:14I thought if I could touch this place or feel This brokenness is a sign that might start healing
00:13:26I'll hear it till I come someone else I thought that maybe I could find myself
00:13:38If I could just come in I swear I'll leave It won't take nothing but a memory From the house
00:13:48that built me
00:14:12I mean you're so in control of your instrument It's kind of mind-blowing Thank you very much
00:14:19You have a really beautiful Just soft sweet spot in your voice that I feel like just draws everybody in
00:14:28So I would love to hear more of that Yes ma'am
00:14:36That song is just It's such a sweet song and it means so much and
00:14:42Yeah, it was it was beautiful Just knowing that his parents are here hearing it
00:14:48This is really special I know I can't
00:14:52All right folks here we go Take your lockups please Stand by
00:14:57What's up guys? My name is Keela Richardson I'm singing A Thousand Years by Christina Perry
00:15:03Dedicating it to my lovely son I want to let him know no matter how grown he gets
00:15:07I'm going to love him forever and every day we're getting one step closer to where we want to be
00:15:18Heart beats fast Colors and promises All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
00:15:36One step closer I have died every day waiting for you Darling don't be afraid I have loved you for
00:15:54a thousand years
00:15:56Sing it then I love you for a thousand more
00:16:02I love you for a thousand more
00:16:03I love you for a thousand more
00:16:07One step closer
00:16:09One step closer
00:16:10One step closer
00:16:10One step closer
00:16:10One step closer
00:16:11One step closer
00:16:13I have died every day waiting for you Darling don't be afraid
00:16:21Cause I love you for a thousand years
00:16:25I love you for a thousand years
00:16:32I love you for a thousand years
00:16:32I love you for a thousand years
00:16:45I love you for a thousand years
00:16:50I love you for a thousand years
00:16:52I love you for a thousand years
00:16:53I love you for a thousand years
00:16:54I love you for a thousand years
00:17:06to have the gift of watching you and getting to watch him like when I'm on stage and my boys
00:17:13are
00:17:13out there I don't know what they're doing and I feel like I just got a glimpse of what they
00:17:17might
00:17:17be doing with him on stage and it just made my mom's heart so happy your talent is limitless thank
00:17:25you thank you guys every time I see him lay eyes on him while I'm singing on that stage man
00:17:34it gives
00:17:35me an extra boost if God willing I hope I make it to the top 20. This is too hard
00:17:41it's difficult
00:17:44people really stepped it up to you know superstar level everyone is amazing sometimes before you
00:17:51can watch someone fly you have to let them hit rock bottom hello everybody my name is Braden
00:18:04Rumfelt I'm 22 years old and I'm from Murphy North Carolina
00:18:09I was standing by my window on a cold and cloudy day when I was a baby my dad would
00:18:20sit musical
00:18:22instruments at the bottom of our cribs and he felt like you know that was going to give us like
00:18:26these
00:18:27abilities right which I might have who knows growing up in a family where it's cool to sing you know
00:18:37that's got me to this point if it weren't for them I wouldn't be here much less going to Hawaii
00:18:44for you
00:18:45to get here is it's powerful you let your light shine before the world
00:18:53you're the sky Lord in the sky
00:19:06some people live for the fortune some people live just for the fame
00:19:15okay
00:19:16some people think that the fears are cool things define what's within
00:19:28and I've been there before and that life's so poor so full of the superficial
00:19:39sure
00:19:40some people want it all but I don't want nothing at all
00:19:47if it ain't you baby if I ain't got you baby
00:19:53some people want time to reach some just want everything but everything means nothing if I ain't got you
00:20:05oh
00:20:06oh
00:20:07oh
00:20:09oh
00:20:11oh
00:20:13oh
00:20:13oh
00:20:14sing it
00:20:15If I ain't got you, you, you
00:20:18Some people want it all
00:20:21But I don't want nothing at all
00:20:25If it ain't you, baby
00:20:28If I ain't got you, baby
00:20:31Some people want time to read
00:20:34Some just want everything
00:20:37Everything means nothing
00:20:40If I ain't got you
00:20:50Hi, hi, hi
00:20:53Hi, Maddie
00:20:54Hi, Maddie
00:21:00Kids singing
00:21:01I feel like I just had the biggest smile on my face the whole time
00:21:07Your voice is just velvety
00:21:10And big
00:21:11You've got a lot of power in there
00:21:13And in all the right places
00:21:15Thank you
00:21:15It's good to see y'all again
00:21:16Love you, boys
00:21:21You know what, I just like seeing his family
00:21:23And the connection is exact
00:21:25That's exactly what I wanted to see
00:21:26I thought he had really great control and power to his voice
00:21:31But he hit a couple of rough notes
00:21:34Here we go
00:21:36Performing in front of the editor of Rolling Stone
00:21:39Geez Louise
00:21:40There's so many other eyes on us who get a say in our future
00:21:44It's a little frightening
00:21:46Oh, come on, man
00:21:49I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri
00:21:52And I'm going to sing a country classic that my grandpa used to sing to honor his musical legacy
00:21:56I'm really excited about the Ohana Round to have the chance to honor my grandpa
00:22:00He was a patriarch
00:22:01So many branches of talented people that came from him
00:22:05He played music until the day he died
00:22:07Good music that we can all relate to as a family
00:22:11And we all play together at it
00:22:12And everybody likes it
00:22:13Bluegrass and gospel
00:22:15That's what keeps us together
00:22:17The legacy that he left was such a strong impression on my life
00:22:21I want to do the same for my kids
00:22:24I wish my grandpa was here to hear it
00:22:25My grandma's going to be here and she's going to be so thrilled
00:22:28Because it was his favorite song
00:22:29I know your life
00:22:34On earth was troubled
00:22:38And only you could know the pain
00:22:46You weren't afraid to face the devil
00:22:55You were no stranger to the rain
00:23:03Go rest high on that mountain
00:23:11Son, your work on earth is done
00:23:21Come to heaven
00:23:26Come to heaven
00:23:27Come to heaven
00:23:39Go rest high on that mountain
00:23:45I love her tones this morning.
00:24:27Gosh, there are so many parallels with your voice and Dolly and just, it's just so beautifully country.
00:24:36But just remember that key that you got to at the end and really live in that space because your
00:24:40voice really opened up there.
00:24:42You've got the goods and that was, your voice is so beautiful to me.
00:24:46Appreciate it, thank you.
00:24:48You got that straight, authentic mountain voice, boy.
00:24:53You can definitely see that she was missing something because she usually plays the guitar.
00:24:58But, I don't know, I think she really delivered it and she felt like she was herself.
00:25:03I mean, obviously everybody can sing because they're here.
00:25:05But there's going to only be a handful that can make it to that star quality, you know?
00:25:10Say that again, what did you, what did you just, no, what did you just say? It was important.
00:25:14I said, would you go for the best singer or would you go for someone who you know would sell
00:25:19tickets, has a look and has a boast?
00:25:22These are the questions we have to ask ourselves.
00:25:24、 that please refer to you.
00:25:27T, time.
00:25:33Uhtohrs, yeah.
00:25:34T, time.
00:25:34My name is Genevieve Hayward.
00:25:35Today I will be singing your song by Elton John.
00:25:38T, time.
00:25:40T, time.
00:25:42T, time.
00:25:43leave from Vietnam give it up for my dad if I could give you the world I would
00:25:52but for right now I'm just gonna start with a song
00:25:59it's a little bit funny this feeling inside
00:26:06I'm not one of those who can easily hide I don't have much money but boy if I did
00:26:21I'd buy a big house where we both could live
00:26:30if I was a sculptor but then I can't know
00:26:37or a man who makes potions in a traveling shot
00:26:46I love that choice wow that was so unexpected
00:26:53my gift is my song
00:26:57this one's for you
00:27:03and you can tell everybody
00:27:06that this is your song
00:27:10it may be quite simple but now that it's done
00:27:16I hope you don't mind
00:27:19I hope you don't mind
00:27:21I hope you don't mind
00:27:21that I put down in love
00:27:27sing it
00:27:28wow wow wow
00:27:30how wonderful life is
00:27:33while you're in the world
00:27:45what a boy
00:27:46identity is hard when you sing such an iconic song like Elton's
00:27:51but for you to hang on and keep in control of that is amazing
00:27:56way to come out here and box alright
00:28:01thank you guys
00:28:07I loved her listen I always go for the rocker girls and she nailed it
00:28:12I really liked her energy I loved her grit
00:28:16I like honestly I'm like not an emotional person but like I thought about my mom and dad
00:28:20and just like how they've literally been there for me since day one
00:28:24well it's okay
00:28:26woo
00:28:28those parents are having to be extra parental today
00:28:30oh my god
00:28:32hi everyone my name is Abayami Lewis and I will be singing Rise Up by Andrea Day
00:28:38I'm doing this song for my mother
00:28:40she is a single parent and life is not easy being a single parent
00:28:44she has taught me to rise up against all things that I'm dealing with and it inspires me
00:28:51I know I can rise up
00:28:53we will rise
00:28:55we will rise
00:28:57we will rise
00:28:59we will rise
00:29:00oh oh oh oh oh
00:29:02oh oh oh oh oh oh
00:29:05we'll rise
00:29:07yeah
00:29:08we rise up
00:29:10we'll rise
00:29:12like the dead
00:29:13oh
00:29:14we rise up
00:29:15rise on the praise
00:29:17oh
00:29:18And I'll do it a thousand times again
00:29:25For you, for you
00:29:32For you, for you
00:29:37For you, for you
00:29:40For you, for you
00:29:44We will ride
00:29:50Thank you
00:29:51Thank you
00:29:53Thank you
00:29:57Goosey!
00:29:58Come on
00:30:00She's freaking 16 and she's like a Disney star
00:30:04You know what I mean?
00:30:05And for a singer to have like that big belt
00:30:07And a beautiful head voice like that is so rare
00:30:11If the tide takes California
00:30:16I'm so glad I got to hold ya
00:30:20My family has always been by my side throughout my entire music journey
00:30:24So it's really exciting to do this Ohana rap
00:30:28Till forever falls apart
00:30:33Till forever falls apart
00:30:37My parents have always sacrificed so much time and everything for this
00:30:41And it means so much to me that they're here right now and doing all this
00:30:44It really means a lot
00:30:45If the tide takes California
00:30:50I'm so glad I got to know ya
00:30:54And if the sky falls from heaven above
00:30:59And if the sky falls from heaven above
00:30:59Oh I know I'll have the best time falling into love
00:31:04Oh
00:31:09And for a while you were all mine
00:31:13I spent a lifetime
00:31:16Giving you my heart
00:31:18And I swear that I'll be yours forever
00:31:20And I swear that I'll be yours forever
00:31:22I'll be yours forever
00:31:29I'll be yours forever
00:31:29Till forever falls apart
00:31:35Oh
00:31:38Oh
00:31:38Thank you so much
00:31:42Breath of fresh air
00:31:47How many are we getting rid of tonight?
00:31:49So there's 30
00:31:50And we have to get down to 20
00:31:52Oh 10
00:31:53Oh God
00:31:53Oh
00:31:54Yeah
00:31:56I'm worried
00:31:57There's a lot of talented people that are in this group
00:32:00Let's please give it up for Brian Thomas
00:32:06I can't point a finger at anyone I don't think is going to make it to the top 20
00:32:10Which makes it so scary
00:32:11This next song goes out to all the people that we've had to leave behind in order to pursue our
00:32:17dreams
00:32:18For this round I'll be singing Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
00:32:20This song is kind of about change
00:32:23I just recently moved to South Florida in the pursuit of love
00:32:27I hardly see anyone now
00:32:28I kind of lost my family
00:32:31It's just one of those seasons of life
00:32:34Hey bud
00:32:34I'm super proud of you
00:32:37Thank you
00:32:37I know how you've been
00:32:40Dreaming about this your whole life
00:32:41Having you here
00:32:42And I just get to spend the time
00:32:50I miss you
00:32:52I miss you
00:32:53I miss you
00:32:54I miss being home
00:32:55I love you with all my heart
00:32:57You too
00:33:06Well I've been afraid of changing
00:33:13Cause I've built my life around you
00:33:19Great
00:33:20I'm praying for you
00:33:21Jay
00:33:21But time made you older
00:33:25Even children get older
00:33:29And I'm getting older
00:33:33And I'm getting older too
00:33:37So take my love
00:33:40Take it down
00:33:45Cut the mountain and turn around
00:33:51And if you see my reflection in the snow-colored hell
00:34:03Maybe the landslide will bring it down
00:34:12Oh, the landslide brought me down
00:34:18Oh, god
00:34:25Thank you guys
00:34:27Wow
00:34:29Wow
00:34:31Brian, well, before you sing
00:34:33I know talking to your family
00:34:35And telling them how much you love them
00:34:37Is emotional
00:34:38But we still gotta remember
00:34:40I've got a song to deliver
00:34:41And I've got to make sure
00:34:43I'm knocking this thing out
00:34:44Start to finish
00:34:45Now, you're one of my favorite voices, but it got a little screamy a little bit.
00:34:51So, just curb down some of that over-raspy, gravelly stuff.
00:34:55Thank you so much.
00:34:58I was trying my hardest to get through this song,
00:35:00and that just wasn't what the judges were looking for this round.
00:35:03He was trying real hard. He doesn't need to.
00:35:06He did a really good job.
00:35:08I'm glad my dad got to see it, because it might have been my last performance of the idol.
00:35:18Welcome back to Idol's Ohana Round, where Ray is hoping to make it to America's vote.
00:35:23I was looking at the camera, and I was like, this is so giving Love Island confessional.
00:35:27It is.
00:35:29Hi, everyone. My name is Ray. I'm going to be singing I'll Be There by the Jackson Five.
00:35:35Yes.
00:35:36I wanted to dedicate this song to my sister, my heart, my soul, everything.
00:35:41My sister Jamie is one of the most important people in my life.
00:35:45She's the only person that really understands me and what I'm going through.
00:35:51I just love you so much, and this is for you.
00:35:53My promise to you that I'll always be there for you.
00:35:56So sweet.
00:35:57A sister's love. Ain't nothing like a sister's love now.
00:36:01You and I must make a pact. We must bring salvation back.
00:36:13Okay.
00:36:14Where there is love, I'll be there.
00:36:23Oh my God.
00:36:26I'll reach out my hand to you.
00:36:30Come on, girl.
00:36:32I'll have faith in all you do.
00:36:37You better sing the song, then.
00:36:39Where there is love, I'll be there.
00:36:50I'll be there to come for you.
00:36:54Build my world of dreams around you.
00:36:58I'm so glad I found you, baby.
00:37:01What is going on?
00:37:02I'll be there with the love so strong.
00:37:06I'll be a stranger.
00:37:09You know I'll keep falling on.
00:37:15I'll be there.
00:37:19There you go.
00:37:21I'll be there.
00:37:23Yeah.
00:37:29I'll be there.
00:37:31I'll be there.
00:37:32I'll be there.
00:37:37Oh my God.
00:37:47Let's sing.
00:37:47There you go.
00:37:48Sing it, baby.
00:37:49I think America's gonna be there.
00:37:51Come on, sure.
00:37:52I think so.
00:37:52You always just command the stage so perfectly, such confidence.
00:37:58And I tell you, you are one of our exceptional voices that we have.
00:38:04It's just really awesome to watch you be able to tell your sister how much you love her.
00:38:10And you are a serious contender.
00:38:12That was a great performance.
00:38:14Thank you so much.
00:38:16I love my sister so much.
00:38:18I'm just seeing her just gave me all the nerves went away.
00:38:22She came out, handbrakes off, no stops, just went in.
00:38:26And I loved it.
00:38:26Love it.
00:38:27Loved it.
00:38:31Thank you guys so much.
00:38:33I'm Jake Thistle from New Jersey.
00:38:35And I'm playing a song called Sleep On Me, which is an original.
00:38:37It was really important for me to play an original during this round because my parents and my family,
00:38:41they've always been really supportive of me writing songs.
00:38:45When I was really young, a family friend played guitar.
00:38:48And he gave me one because I was a toddler and it made noise.
00:38:52I started gigging when I was nine years old and my parents drove me to every gig until
00:38:56I could get my license.
00:38:57It meant a lot to have that foundation.
00:38:59They're not here physically with me in Hawaii, but my parents do know that I'm dedicating
00:39:03this song to them.
00:39:03It's going to be really special.
00:39:06These hours aren't meant for conversation time.
00:39:10Well, I'm confident.
00:39:11It's too soon for tomorrow, too late for tonight.
00:39:16That's why I'm shaking and pacing like I forgot my life.
00:39:23And I wrote the show and I've lived the life.
00:39:28The sky looks so vacant on these kind of nights.
00:39:38It's gone when you're placing your cautious hand in mine.
00:39:49Forever maintaining the illusion that we are going to be alright.
00:40:00So sleep on me, sleep on me, one day I'm going to get it right.
00:40:06Sleep on me, sleep on, I'm going to make it up to you kind of guy.
00:40:12Trying to be, trying to be, someone who you like.
00:40:18Oh, sleep on me, sleep on, I'm a stranger back to sight.
00:40:24Hey.
00:40:26Wow.
00:40:27Thank you so much.
00:40:28I appreciate it.
00:40:30I felt like I was at his show.
00:40:31I love it.
00:40:32Yeah.
00:40:32All right, Jake.
00:40:33So you know you took a big chance.
00:40:36Keep those vocals just as you started out at the beginning strong.
00:40:39Keep it all the way through.
00:40:42But as a songwriter to a songwriter, you did well.
00:40:45Thank you so much.
00:40:46Really kind of you guys.
00:40:50You could hear him in a studio and like.
00:40:54Lock him right there in.
00:40:55It's like watching young Bruce Springsteen.
00:40:59There you go.
00:40:59Paul Simon.
00:41:00There you go.
00:41:01I don't know, he ain't the artist.
00:41:03He's an artist.
00:41:04Sleep on me, sleep on me.
00:41:10Can't see.
00:41:10I liked it.
00:41:22I'm Brooks.
00:41:23I'm from Bel Air, Maryland.
00:41:25I'm going to be singing Everywhere, Everything because family is everywhere and they mean everything.
00:41:31Aw.
00:41:32Yeah.
00:41:36I love this song.
00:41:41Two bodies riddled with scars from our pretense.
00:41:49And you're twine in a car's dirty bike seat.
00:41:53Stare at a driving screen now.
00:41:59It's been a long year.
00:42:02And all of our books pages dog year.
00:42:07We write out the ends of our wrong steer.
00:42:12And forget to read.
00:42:16This is one of the most unique voices I've ever heard in my life.
00:42:20The sun was collapsing.
00:42:26Until the seas rose.
00:42:29And the buildings came crashing.
00:42:37Everywhere, everything.
00:42:40Want to love you till we're food for the worms to eat.
00:42:44Till our fingers decompose.
00:42:48Keep my hands in your hands.
00:42:51Keep my hands in your hands.
00:42:55Try slowly.
00:42:57Know every route in this county.
00:43:01Maybe that ain't such a bad thing.
00:43:06Tell you where not to speak.
00:43:13Everywhere, everything
00:43:15Love, it's your word, food for the world to eat
00:43:20Till our fingers decompose
00:43:25Keep our hands in yours
00:43:32Keep my hands in yours
00:43:39What did that happen?
00:43:41What did that happen?
00:43:43Oh, bruh
00:43:46Every time you open your mouth and sing, I want more
00:43:49I feel like we've seen you already like kind of stepping in
00:43:53Getting a little more confidence in yourself
00:43:55Just keep leaning into that
00:43:57And it's so fun to watch and it's so fun to listen to
00:44:00Thank you so much
00:44:07It's like, thanks, thanks, bye
00:44:10Charlie
00:44:12Like
00:44:14I'm obsessed with her
00:44:15So unassuming
00:44:16And I watch this crowd over here, they weren't expecting that to come out
00:44:19What kind of alien, unexpected, crazy voice was that?
00:44:24Whee! Where'd that voice come from?
00:44:26I've never heard a tone like that
00:44:32Welcome back
00:44:34As our Ohana round continues
00:44:36Lionel checks in on the families
00:44:38I love watching this, boy
00:44:40I don't
00:44:41It's just agonizing as parents
00:44:43Who might be struggling with tonight's decision to award one platinum ticket
00:44:48I don't know what y'all are going through, but hang in there, y'all
00:44:50Wow
00:44:51I know
00:44:52They're all doing so incredible
00:44:54Yeah
00:44:54Everyone's doing amazing
00:44:57Lightfully
00:45:00Lightfully
00:45:04Lightfully
00:45:05Lightfully
00:45:06Lightfully
00:45:08Lightfully
00:45:10Lightfully
00:45:10You better sing it, you better sing it
00:45:13Thank you so much, thank you
00:45:14Great, big boy, love you
00:45:15Well, we are keeping tabs on everybody on that piece of paper
00:45:18Yeah
00:45:18We're gonna vote based on our notes
00:45:21We're very serious
00:45:22But it's
00:45:23I'll tell ya, it's very difficult
00:45:25And the second platinum ticket decision belongs to the industry experts
00:45:30The truth is, everybody deserves a shot
00:45:32The talent is so high that everyone literally deserves this
00:45:35But who are we gonna give it to?
00:45:37It ain't about how fast I get there
00:45:41It ain't about what's waiting on the other side
00:45:50It ain't about what's waiting on the other side
00:46:00The third platinum ticket will be chosen by the idols themselves
00:46:04I just see exceptional talent, and I just don't know how I'm gonna narrow that down at all. I don't
00:46:12I don't know
00:46:22I just
00:46:34I
00:46:50It feels insane to be in the top 30. There's a lot of pressure knowing that ten people are gonna
00:46:55go home one two
00:46:56Yeah, it sounds good my dad for this round suggested photograph by Ed Sheeran
00:47:01Ed Sheeran has always been one of my favorite singers
00:47:02He had a stutter when he was younger, and he's been super open about it. It's crazy
00:47:07It's like the perfect song. I relate to it in so many ways. I'm dedicating this song
00:47:12to my grandpa
00:47:14He passed away six years ago, but he was a photographer and he spent so much of his life
00:47:20Capturing the most important moments of other people's lives
00:47:22I just felt like I could really be myself around him and we could laugh with each other
00:47:33Even though he can't be here taking pictures of me. I know he's watching right now
00:47:39Looking back at photos of him reminds me of the love that my whole family shared with him
00:47:43I'm gonna be thinking about him and just reminding the world of how how great he was
00:47:56Loving can hurt
00:48:00Loving can hurt
00:48:02Loving can hurt sometimes
00:48:05It is the only thing that I know
00:48:12It is the only thing that makes us feel alive
00:48:19It is the only thing that makes us feel alive
00:48:23We keep this love in a photograph
00:48:26We make his memories for ourselves
00:48:32When our eyes are never closing
00:48:35Hearts are never broken
00:48:37Times forever frozen still
00:48:41So you can keep me
00:48:44Inside the pocket of your riches
00:48:49Holding me close
00:48:51Holding me close
00:48:52Until our eyes meet
00:48:54You won't ever be alone
00:48:59Wait for me to come home
00:49:03Wait for me to come home
00:49:07Wait for me to come home
00:49:15Wait for me to come home
00:49:21When I'm away
00:49:23I will remember how you kissed me
00:49:29Under the lamppost back on 6th street
00:49:33Hearing you whisper through the phone
00:49:40Wait for me to come home
00:49:44Wait for me to come home
00:49:45Wait for me to come home
00:49:46Oh, my God!
00:49:49Oh, my God!
00:49:49Oh, my God!
00:49:51Oh, my God!
00:49:55I mean, it's honest and it's real
00:49:58And it's believable
00:50:00And it's just beautiful
00:50:02Thank you so much
00:50:03Thank you, guys
00:50:04Thank you
00:50:07Dude
00:50:07Dude
00:50:08Insane
00:50:10Insane vocal
00:50:11I love listening to them talk about it
00:50:14He was so consistent
00:50:14Start to finish
00:50:15He went viral already
00:50:16And I can see why, you know?
00:50:19You can tell when somebody's trembling
00:50:20The way he's standing up here
00:50:22I think that matters a lot
00:50:23It now comes down to who cuts through
00:50:25Yeah
00:50:34Hello, hello, everyone
00:50:35My name is Sheldon Riley
00:50:36And I'm from Australia
00:50:38I just want to quickly say
00:50:39How beautiful it is to me
00:50:40To see all you family here
00:50:42For this God-given talent over this side
00:50:45I know what the sacrifice is
00:50:46To be here
00:50:48Unfortunately, I don't have family here with me today
00:50:50Um
00:50:52I actually haven't had family with me
00:50:54In a long time
00:50:55On this music journey of mine
00:50:57Um
00:50:58Sorry
00:50:59We got us!
00:50:59We got us!
00:51:02Sorry, sorry
00:51:03Um
00:51:05Sometimes in life
00:51:06When you are
00:51:07Not handed the right cards
00:51:08And put in the right
00:51:10Family with the right people
00:51:12Um
00:51:14You have to build
00:51:15Your own family
00:51:16And your own home
00:51:16And that's what Ohana is to me
00:51:18So uh
00:51:19I'm really grateful to be here
00:51:21And thank you for having me
00:51:22And uh
00:51:22Thank you for being my little family here with me
00:51:24So
00:51:24Yeah
00:51:30I'm singing
00:51:30To build a home
00:51:32By Patrick Watson
00:51:33It's about
00:51:34Building that home for yourself
00:51:35That place where you don't feel alone
00:51:38I think a big reason why I've come to American Idol
00:51:40Is that I've found that for myself
00:51:42And I've built my own Ohana
00:51:43So
00:51:44It feels like the perfect song to celebrate
00:51:45Everyone that's made that happen
00:51:47There is a house
00:51:49Built out of stone
00:51:55Oh
00:51:56This
00:51:57Is a place where I
00:52:01I don't feel alone
00:52:05Oh
00:52:06This
00:52:08Is a place where I
00:52:12Is a place where I
00:52:13Is a place where I
00:52:13Feel at home
00:52:17Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:52:51Oh, yeah.
00:52:54Oh, yeah.
00:52:55Oh, yeah.
00:53:00Oh, yeah.
00:53:02Yeah.
00:53:04Oh, yeah.
00:53:07For you, for me, yeah.
00:53:12And now it's time to leave.
00:53:20Yeah, yeah.
00:53:25Oh, yeah.
00:53:28It's time.
00:53:35I built a house.
00:53:38No.
00:53:41I built a home.
00:53:55I'm so sorry.
00:53:57You good?
00:53:59Yeah, I'm good.
00:54:00I'm good.
00:54:01You have so much talent and range and power in your vocals.
00:54:08I feel like your brain just gets in the way.
00:54:12I feel like you're kind of building up some walls in front of us every time you sing.
00:54:19But you don't need to do that because you're enough.
00:54:24Get here.
00:54:26That was some words of wisdom right there.
00:54:29It's just going to be a mind game I have to kind of work through.
00:54:33I don't know.
00:54:34The industry's been really nasty to me.
00:54:36I've had to put walls up for a long time.
00:54:40I think that what is going to come out of this experience for him will actually find himself.
00:54:47Yeah.
00:54:48Carrie, that was good.
00:54:48You better preach.
00:54:50That was so good.
00:54:51That was deep.
00:55:03My name is Julian Kalel.
00:55:04I'm 19 years old from El Paso, Texas.
00:55:07And I wrote this song called Surrender.
00:55:09I auditioned with this song for my very, very first audition.
00:55:12My family was there.
00:55:14Feels like it was only yesterday that I was in that room with those judges.
00:55:17When I wrote the song Surrender, I was really, really down.
00:55:22So I went to my dad and he told me that anxiety, the fear, whatever's out of your control,
00:55:28let it stay out of your control.
00:55:29It's not worth your fear.
00:55:31He was the one that said, surrender.
00:55:34Surrender those feelings.
00:55:36Not only were we able to help him reach lighter place, it actually turned into a song.
00:55:43I don't know why.
00:55:48To see him arrive on this stage, this is everything that we've prayed for.
00:55:56I just want to dedicate this song to you, Papa.
00:55:59Thank you for always being by my side through my absolute worst and my best.
00:56:03And I love you.
00:56:05Love you, Michael.
00:56:06Bye!
00:56:07We kissed the cross!
00:56:08A true story.
00:56:27Oh my god!
00:56:40Bring my fingers to my soul
00:56:45Tired of fighting, tired of keeping up the side
00:56:49Now I'm a couple ties in, memories are flooding by
00:56:53So I surrender
00:56:57If it's war that I've waged, I'll raise a flag
00:57:01But fate is innocent, oh I'm tired of everything
00:57:08So I'll let it go, my soul, and all that slip
00:57:12But I hope I pass your test
00:57:16I'll be gone without a sound
00:57:19When my heart fails me and I'm not around
00:57:22Floating on the paths I used to draw
00:57:27Something stops me, guess I've found
00:57:30The stories end, it's all clear now
00:57:33The only feeling bigger than love is lost
00:57:36So I surrender
00:57:40If it's war that I've waged, I'll raise a flag
00:57:44But fate is in his hands
00:57:47You know I'm tired as ever, oh I'm tired as ever
00:57:55Oh I surrender, oh I surrender
00:58:06Oh I surrender
00:58:16You're so solid, I mean I've heard you do that song before
00:58:21And the fact that you've written that song, just even some of the changes in the chord progression
00:58:26Are so mature and far beyond your age
00:58:30You just got the star magic
00:58:32One of my favorite performances of the night
00:58:35Yeah, love you
00:58:36Thank you so much, thank you
00:58:38To get the opportunity to even play that song on a stage like this
00:58:42I'm just glad that I never gave up
00:58:43It's come full circle
00:58:45For him to share it with his sister
00:58:46Just made it all the more special
00:58:49It just makes me so, so thankful
00:58:51To be loved by my parents and my family
00:58:54And I'm just so grateful
00:59:02Just beeping, hold on one second
00:59:04Takes me back to the construction days
00:59:07Back it up
00:59:09My name's Cutter Bradley, I'm from Florence, Alabama
00:59:12Florence, Alabama, I know where you're from
00:59:14I used to be a welder and a machinist
00:59:16So I went to college for that
00:59:18I've worked many jobs
00:59:20From carpentry, welding, to construction
00:59:23But music, ever since I did music
00:59:25Something was just poking at me like
00:59:27I gotta see how far I can take it
00:59:29I'll be singing some Jason Aldean, Amarillo Sky
00:59:32And the reason I picked that song
00:59:34Is because it's a song about hard work
00:59:36Dedicating it to my parents right here
00:59:37Because they showed me what hard work is
00:59:39And it's rubbed off on me
00:59:41Because I'm hard working for my dreams right now
00:59:43So...
00:59:44That's right
00:59:47Yay! This is a lot of tempo I was hoping for
00:59:50I love it!
00:59:52It gets up before the dawn
00:59:54Packs and lunch and thermos full of coffee
01:00:00It's another day in the dusty haze
01:00:03The burning rays are wearing down his body
01:00:09The pace is worth the price of gold
01:00:12It's the cheapest thing he's ever sold
01:00:16Come on now!
01:00:17He's still holding on
01:00:20Just takes a tractor another round
01:00:24Pulls a plow across the ground
01:00:27He sends up another prayer
01:00:31He says, Lord, I never complain
01:00:34I never ask why
01:00:36Please don't let my dreams run dry
01:00:41Underneath, underneath this Amarillo sky
01:00:49And he takes a tractor
01:00:52And he takes a tractor another round
01:01:06Please don't let my dreams run dry
01:01:11Run underneath, run underneath
01:01:13these Samarillo skies
01:01:19Thank y'all.
01:01:25Great song choice for you, and I tell you,
01:01:28rocking overalls in Hawaii.
01:01:30I tell you what, that's pretty amazing.
01:01:33You really impressed me with where you went vocally.
01:01:36I enjoyed it. Great job.
01:01:38Thank you so much.
01:01:39Thank y'all.
01:01:41Taking the part, playing it, slinging it around,
01:01:43and then going out to the audience, I was like,
01:01:46Hey, I see you, I see you.
01:01:48Is everybody crushing down there?
01:01:50Yes!
01:01:51Yeah, Carrie's crushing, too.
01:01:53I said, no.
01:01:54I see where you're coming from, and you are correct, ma'am.
01:02:00With the added pressure of not only the judges,
01:02:02but also the industry experts deciding their fate,
01:02:06the weight of the moment is getting to some.
01:02:09The industry experts are going to be voting for us,
01:02:11which is scary.
01:02:13She was missing was a little bit of confidence.
01:02:15You can tell she's one of the younger performers.
01:02:17She doesn't have the experience.
01:02:19There'll absolutely be more pressure.
01:02:20I thought she was a superstar.
01:02:22I agree.
01:02:25Oh!
01:02:26That's a steal wrong!
01:02:27It's super scary to know that they're going to be watching and judging.
01:02:30It looked like she was a little bored.
01:02:33No!
01:02:33What are you talking about?
01:02:35Oh, my goodness.
01:02:36That was storytelling!
01:02:38I wish she would have looked over here,
01:02:40but I thought she brought the power to the song.
01:02:43That is beautiful.
01:02:44The way she said it sounds better than you say.
01:02:47That's what you said.
01:02:49Definitely got to bring my A-game.
01:02:51I got to, you know,
01:02:53I got to do something.
01:02:54You got it, Mike!
01:02:56I got to bring you back.
01:02:57I don't know.
01:02:59You got a chance, take it.
01:03:03Take it while you got a chance.
01:03:06You got a dream, chase it.
01:03:10Cause a dream won't chase you back.
01:03:13You're gonna love somebody.
01:03:16Hold on as long and strong.
01:03:18As close as you can.
01:03:20Until you can.
01:03:23You're just a baby.
01:03:25It just felt like it was,
01:03:27something was a little off.
01:03:28Maybe it wasn't his best performance.
01:03:30I was seeing, like, a country Bieber
01:03:33with the, you know, the little hair flip.
01:03:37Yes!
01:03:37Yes!
01:03:39That's exactly right!
01:03:41Shirley, the co-editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone,
01:03:44is going to be here.
01:03:45I am, like, freaking out.
01:03:48Hello, duck.
01:03:50Hi, everyone.
01:03:51My name is Kendall.
01:03:52And today I'm actually singing a song that I wrote.
01:03:55It's called Woman of Me.
01:03:57I wrote it for my mom.
01:03:58I can't look at her too long or I will immediately cry.
01:04:01My mom is my favorite person in the whole entire world.
01:04:04She has been a backbone and just a rock in my life.
01:04:11But growing up, we had a tendency to clash.
01:04:15I was a pretty rebellious kid.
01:04:16Like, I started hanging around with the wrong people,
01:04:19dropped out of school,
01:04:20moved all the way to the other side of the country in L.A.
01:04:23I needed to go and explore the world
01:04:26and learn and fall flat on my face.
01:04:28And I'm sure that, like,
01:04:31I'm sure that really broke her heart, you know?
01:04:37Whoa.
01:04:39I think that sometimes before you can watch someone fly,
01:04:43you have to let them hit rock bottom.
01:04:45And it was the hardest thing that I've ever done.
01:04:48She was 18 years old, and she needed to go.
01:04:51She needed to figure it out.
01:04:55Having a mother that loved me enough to let me go
01:04:59but be standing there with open arms when I ran back
01:05:06is a gratitude I can't fully even express.
01:05:09And so I tried with this song.
01:05:11And I just, I really want to honor her with this.
01:05:14I really want her to understand just how special she is to me.
01:05:25I'm the daughter of a God-fearing woman
01:05:31Countless nights she probably laid there awake
01:05:34To her surprise I did everything I shouldn't
01:05:40On a way both hearts would break
01:05:46From time to time
01:05:48There's a look in her eyes
01:05:52She didn't think she did it right
01:05:54Oh, God
01:05:55She was the light
01:05:58When there was no light I could see
01:06:01Gave me a reason to fight
01:06:06She wiped my eyes
01:06:09When the world turned its back on me
01:06:12Taught me all my wrong from rights
01:06:16I couldn't fit all of my thanks in a bottle
01:06:22It'd break before it drifted into the sea
01:06:26She was a girl before she was a woman
01:06:32Now she's made a woman of me
01:06:36Very good
01:06:38She's made a woman
01:06:40She wiped my eyes
01:06:41When the world turned its back on me
01:06:44Taught me all my wrong from rights
01:06:48I could've fed all of my thanks
01:06:52I could've put all of my thanks in a bottle
01:06:54It'd break before it drifted into the sea
01:07:05Oh, God
01:07:07She's made a woman, she's made a woman, of me.
01:07:21That songwriting is incredible.
01:07:25Kendall, I just want to hear more of your songs.
01:07:29You're such a great storyteller.
01:07:31And you have the voice to back it all up.
01:07:35So if this was truly a moment meant for you right now.
01:07:40Thank you so much.
01:07:47Perfect, no complaints. That's my American Idol.
01:07:50I'm so proud of her.
01:07:53I couldn't even look at my mom like I knew I would cry,
01:07:56but she was right there on my heart and I just like felt her.
01:08:00And that was such a special moment.
01:08:01I wish I could do it again and again and again.
01:08:16I'll be singing All I Want by Codaline, dedicated to my great-grandmother.
01:08:20Her name was Mama Rice to me, but to everybody else she was Nancy.
01:08:24The song that he picked, it means a lot to the family.
01:08:28She was a huge supporter of me and this is one of the songs...
01:08:32This is one of the songs she loved for me to sing to her.
01:08:36I sang it in hospice, unfortunately, before she passed away.
01:08:39So, hopefully y'all like it.
01:08:42All right, all right.
01:08:44Wow, yeah.
01:08:50All I want was nothing more
01:08:56To hear you knocking at my door.
01:09:00To hear you knocking at my door.
01:09:03Cause if I could see your face once more.
01:09:09I could die a happy man, I'm sure.
01:09:14I could die a happy man, I'm sure.
01:09:16But if you love me, why'd you leave me?
01:09:23Take my body.
01:09:27Take my body.
01:09:32Take my body.
01:09:32Take my body.
01:09:32And all I want is, and all I need is, to find somebody.
01:09:42I'll find somebody.
01:09:46I'll find somebody like you.
01:09:54If you love me, why'd you leave me?
01:10:03Take my body.
01:10:06Take my body.
01:10:09And all I want is
01:10:14And all I need is
01:10:18Find somebody
01:10:21I'll find somebody
01:10:27Like you
01:10:29Ooh, ooh, ooh
01:10:33Ooh, ooh, ooh
01:10:37How long you born?
01:10:41How long you born?
01:10:42How long you born?
01:10:46Wow. Wow.
01:10:47He's getting so proud there, buddy.
01:10:49Powerful place. And he's so sweet.
01:10:50Yeah, he is. He's got that grit.
01:10:52Teddy Swims, Chris Stapleton.
01:10:54You just took us on a journey.
01:10:56You brought us in when it was meant to feel intense.
01:11:01And then on the soaring notes,
01:11:03you kind of took us to this whole other place
01:11:05where we could just kind of feel that swell.
01:11:08That's a gift.
01:11:09Great job.
01:11:10Thank you. Great job.
01:11:11Thank you so much.
01:11:12I realized his voice could go that high for that long.
01:11:16Oh, my gosh.
01:11:17To be able to take a song that is usually
01:11:20taken in a completely different direction
01:11:21and bring it here was magic.
01:11:24So proud of it.
01:11:27I can't talk right. I can't even breathe.
01:11:29That was amazing.
01:11:32To make it to the top 30, it feels, like, incredible.
01:11:36Woo!
01:11:38You are meant to be here.
01:11:40I'm just enjoying it and soaking it in every which way.
01:11:43You looking for me?
01:11:44For the old home around, I picked Stand Up by Cynthia Erivo.
01:11:47I will dedicate this song today to my lovely mother
01:11:51that's in the audience over here to the side.
01:11:53Right there.
01:11:54My mom, she has always stood up for me.
01:11:57She has always paved the way for me, been there every step of the way.
01:12:01I had Micaiah, when I was at college, single mom.
01:12:06And so there were times where I didn't know how I was going to do some things.
01:12:12We would come home from school and then we would go to my grandparents' house and eat dinner.
01:12:16I didn't know then as a child that was solely because we didn't have food.
01:12:21Everybody hits rough spots, but I hit a rough one.
01:12:24It was a really dark time.
01:12:27For her to allow me to solely be a child and have no worries.
01:12:33She never let us see her suffer.
01:12:39When my mom hears me perform this song, I hope she feels that I will always be here for her
01:12:46through every step of the way the same way she was there for me.
01:12:49And that one day, this all will pay off.
01:12:52I've been walking, with my face turned to the sun.
01:13:02It can be.
01:13:04Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head, just in case I have to run.
01:13:13It's about to get dirty. It's about to get dirty.
01:13:15Ooh.
01:13:17Watch the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night.
01:13:22That's when I want to stand up.
01:13:26Take my people with me.
01:13:29Together we are going to a brand new home.
01:13:39And I know what's around the bend might be hard to face, cause I'm alone.
01:13:51And I can't take my girl.
01:13:56Oh, my Lord knows I tried.
01:13:59I can't take my people with me.
01:14:11Together we are going to a brand new home.
01:14:17Far across the river.
01:14:20Far across the river.
01:14:21And you hear freedom calling.
01:14:24Calling me to an instant.
01:14:27We're going to keep on, keep it on.
01:14:30I can feel it in my soul.
01:14:36I can feel it in my soul.
01:14:44Woo!
01:14:49Woo!
01:14:51Woo!
01:14:51See the sound, child.
01:14:53Woo!
01:14:53You gotta see it, baby!
01:14:56Woo!
01:14:57Woo!
01:14:58Woo!
01:14:59Woo!
01:15:00I came here to kill.
01:15:03It was so emotional.
01:15:04It showed everybody what you can do.
01:15:07It had southern moments.
01:15:08It had southern gospel moments.
01:15:10It had uplifting moments.
01:15:12And really way to step out there and show us a whole other level of what you can do.
01:15:16Thank you so much.
01:15:23You guys just left it all out there on the stage.
01:15:26But I feel really good.
01:15:27And hopefully I get a platinum ticket tonight.
01:15:29What a way to close the show.
01:15:31She took me to church.
01:15:33Hun-D!
01:15:34She took me to church.
01:15:35I loved every second of it.
01:15:44Coming up...
01:15:45This is crazy.
01:15:46Who will survive to sing for your vote?
01:15:49Find out after the break.
01:15:51I really don't want to go home.
01:15:54Welcome back to American Idol's brand new Ohana round.
01:15:57All 30 of our Idol hopefuls have performed.
01:16:00And now it's time to whittle them down to the top 20 who get the chance to sing for America's
01:16:06Vote.
01:16:06I am nervous because everyone was impressive.
01:16:09I know you can see a lot of voices out there.
01:16:11I don't know. I don't know.
01:16:12But first, there are three platinum tickets up for grabs.
01:16:16And each one secures one of those spots.
01:16:20But for the first time ever, it's not the judges making the final call.
01:16:25The first will be chosen by the industry tastemakers.
01:16:29This is tough, y'all.
01:16:30The second by the Ohana, the family members.
01:16:33A lot of powerhouses.
01:16:34And the third platinum ticket by their peers, our idol hopefuls.
01:16:39This is crazy.
01:16:40Now, the Ohana cannot vote for their own family members.
01:16:44And the idols cannot vote for themselves.
01:16:48It's really about whose performance moved them the most.
01:16:53It is a gut-wrenching decision to have to make.
01:16:57Whatever hit me in the heart, that's who I want.
01:16:59It's difficult.
01:17:00I mean, I think just people that really stepped it up to, you know, superstar level.
01:17:05As someone who's watched the show for so many seasons, who's written about it, who's covered it,
01:17:10being on this side is, it's really stressful.
01:17:13Just seeing a baby.
01:17:14This is literally the hardest thing that I've ever done in my life,
01:17:17to have someone's career in your hands.
01:17:20But we're gonna make someone tonight.
01:17:23There we go.
01:17:24That's it.
01:17:25Which is also something to look forward to.
01:17:27We're making history up here, y'all.
01:17:30Okay.
01:17:31This is an unprecedented and first look at which contestants have the ability to move other people.
01:17:40So, let's reveal the results for our platinum ticket winners.
01:17:45First, as chosen by their peers, the idol platinum ticket goes to Jordan.
01:17:55Congratulations, Jordan.
01:18:00You're incredible.
01:18:02I just had chills the whole time.
01:18:05Take a look at that, Jordan.
01:18:07Take a look at that, Jordan.
01:18:07That is yours.
01:18:08Congratulations.
01:18:10Good job.
01:18:11Way to go.
01:18:15All right, the next platinum ticket, chosen by Ohana, the family members, goes to Brooks.
01:18:26Congratulations, Brooks.
01:18:29I have not heard a voice like this ever.
01:18:32You did a look on his face.
01:18:33You did a look on his face.
01:18:34You did a look.
01:18:35Wow.
01:18:36You have earned this, my friend Brooks.
01:18:38Congratulations.
01:18:39Good job.
01:18:40What was that look on your face when we called your name?
01:18:43Surprised.
01:18:44Surprised.
01:18:46And finally, the industry platinum ticket goes to Kindle.
01:19:02You've got artists written all over you, and I'm loving every minute of it.
01:19:05Congratulations, Kindle.
01:19:07That is yours right there.
01:19:09Let's hear it one more time for the platinum ticket winners.
01:19:18With the three platinum ticket spots safely secured, the judges must now choose the remaining
01:19:2417 hopefuls to complete our top 20.
01:19:29Who makes it through to America's vote?
01:19:32This is the worst part.
01:19:35It's not that we're eliminating people who can't sing.
01:19:38Right.
01:19:39No, they're here.
01:19:39We're now eliminated because they might fall in the same category.
01:19:43Like her?
01:19:44Yeah.
01:19:44Like her.
01:19:45I think she can go.
01:19:46I really hope I did good enough to make it to the top 20.
01:19:49I really don't want to go home.
01:19:51What about this one?
01:19:53Not his best.
01:19:54I'm very nervous right now to realize that your journey could come to an end.
01:19:58I feel like America's gonna love him.
01:19:59I feel like America's gonna love him.
01:20:00I don't agree with you on that.
01:20:01Well, you're wrong.
01:20:03I'm definitely worried for this upcoming cut.
01:20:06Do we have our decision?
01:20:07We got it.
01:20:08Let's do it.
01:20:09Let's go tell them.
01:20:10Let's do it.
01:20:10Who's on to America's votes?
01:20:12Here we go.
01:20:14It's time for the judges to reveal who will join the platinum ticket holders in the top
01:20:2020.
01:20:21Well, this is the hardest part of the whole thing.
01:20:24And for anybody that doesn't make it through, we love you guys.
01:20:29And now, the next person to go to America's vote, Philman Lee.
01:20:46Madison Moon.
01:20:50You're one of my absolute favorites.
01:20:55Raiden Ronfels.
01:21:00Jake Pizzle.
01:21:04You're so ready for this.
01:21:08Jessie Finlay.
01:21:09I think you could go really far in this competition.
01:21:17We did not take any of this lightly.
01:21:20Okay.
01:21:21The next one to go on for America's vote is Ruby Ray.
01:21:26Ruby Ray.
01:21:2916.
01:21:30You are one of our dynamic singers in this competition.
01:21:35Genevieve Hayward.
01:21:36Hey!
01:21:40Lucas Leon.
01:21:42Yeah!
01:21:45Pure, honest, and very talented.
01:21:49The next name, Hannah Harper.
01:21:53You might be my favorite person that's walked through those doors.
01:21:59Chris Tungson.
01:22:00Yeah!
01:22:05Cool!
01:22:06Cool!
01:22:07Cool!
01:22:11Cool!
01:22:12Cool!
01:22:12Cool!
01:22:13Cool!
01:22:15Cool!
01:22:17All right.
01:22:18Here are the final six names going through to America's vote.
01:22:22Only time, time would tell them, cause I know I'll prove I'm wrong.
01:22:29Ray.
01:22:29I was ready to be a legend for this.
01:22:33If you were thinking about winning, just keep doing that.
01:22:38Daniel Stallworth!
01:22:40January!
01:22:42When I'm doing this for my students, Ava Yomi.
01:22:51She's special.
01:22:52She is special.
01:22:55Cutter Bradley.
01:22:57All right.
01:23:03Two more slots, two more positions, and one of the two.
01:23:11Going through to America's vote, Micaiah.
01:23:24You are meant to be here.
01:23:29We have one more spot into our top 20.
01:23:32This is the moment I've heard it for all of my life.
01:23:37And that spot goes to.
01:23:39This is my legacy.
01:23:41This is my moment to rise.
01:23:46Keela Richards.
01:23:52You did great, Mom.
01:23:53This is for you, baby.
01:23:54I love you, Juju.
01:23:56So we say goodbye to Chloe, Sheldon, Bryant, and Michael.
01:24:00But take a look, America.
01:24:03This is your top 20 on American Idol.
01:24:06I'm coming up levels.
01:24:08The next time you see them, they'll be performing for your vote, America, at Disney's Olani Resort & Spa in
01:24:16Koalina, Hawaii.
01:24:17We will see you then.
01:24:19Good night, America.
01:24:20I was born to win.
01:24:21Over the next two weeks, our top 20s sing for your votes.
01:24:26That was like star is born kind of moment.
01:24:29From the first note, it was like huge.
01:24:32Guided by superstar mentors Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer.
01:24:36What you're doing is more than just singing.
01:24:38You're embodying spirit through song.
01:24:40Kiki also brings her artistic excellence to the judging panel.
01:24:44You don't have to do what nobody do because when you start singing, girl, you are locked in.
01:24:48The vote is in your hands, America.
01:24:51Who becomes...
01:24:52That was the greatest performance I have ever seen on this stage.
01:24:56The next American Idol.
01:24:59The next American Idol.
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