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00:00:07Tonight, American Idol reaches a crossroads in the competition.
00:00:12Who makes it through to America's vote?
00:00:15We have to cut from 30 to 20.
00:00:18It's hard.
00:00:19It's time.
00:00:20Let's do it.
00:00:21It's alright.
00:00:23A brand new round.
00:00:26The Ohana round is all about family.
00:00:28I dedicate this song to you, Papa.
00:00:30This song's for my mama, my daddy, my son, my grandpa, my lovely mother.
00:00:35I can't look at her too long or I will immediately cry.
00:00:37I think it's harder to perform in front of your family.
00:00:40It's like a different kind of pressure.
00:00:45Expect unforgettable voices, emotion laid bare.
00:00:49Every time I see my boy while I'm singing, man, he gives me an extra boost.
00:00:52I love you, boy!
00:00:54But this time, the judgment goes beyond our panel.
00:00:57Three groups will be charged with making some critical decisions.
00:01:01The idols themselves, Ohana, their family, and a panel of top music influencers and pop culture tastemakers.
00:01:10The song is not big enough for that voice.
00:01:12I absolutely loved her tone.
00:01:14I know she has it, and I wanted to see it so bad.
00:01:16I think she nailed it.
00:01:19Each group will vote for the performance that moved them most, earning the winners a platinum ticket that takes them
00:01:26straight to America's vote.
00:01:28Let's hear it one more time for the platinum ticket winners.
00:01:31Then, the judges decide who earns the final spots in the top 20.
00:01:36My favorite is over here.
00:01:38I will fight for her.
00:01:40You better get her right now.
00:01:42It gets to you that your journey could come to an end.
00:01:45Whose lives will change forever?
00:01:49From Alani, a Disney resort and spa in Koalina, Hawaii, this is American Idol.
00:02:12Please give me a warm welcome to my friend, Mr. Lionel O'Reilly.
00:02:18Let's keep it going for Mr. Lionel O'Reilly.
00:02:31Music 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?
00:02:45There is no greater gift that you can give to our ohana than the gift of song.
00:02:54Enjoy, everyone.
00:02:55Aloha.
00:03:00Not a bad day at the offense.
00:03:08My name is Jordan McCullough.
00:03:10I'm 27, and I'm from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
00:03:13It's mesmerizing to watch you.
00:03:15Oh, my God.
00:03:17We are in Hawaii.
00:03:18What is that?
00:03:19We're going from pine trees to palm trees, okay?
00:03:22This is different.
00:03:22All right, y'all, close your eyes now.
00:03:25It was only one show we came here for the night.
00:03:30I would not be sitting here today if it wasn't for my entire family, mom, dad, grandma, uncles,
00:03:36cousins, cousins, to show up to places that I needed to perform or sing at.
00:03:41Now I get to live my dream.
00:03:43Yeah.
00:03:45Wow.
00:03:46That's crazy.
00:03:49Jesus, I've been crying this entire time.
00:03:53Dang it.
00:03:56Man, it's going to mean so much to look out and see my family, mom and dad there.
00:04:02Tonight, I dedicate this song as a tribute to my family.
00:04:05When I think of this song, I think of protection.
00:04:07I think of love and care.
00:04:09And so, here's Grandma's Hands.
00:04:11Oh, my God.
00:04:13It's a great song.
00:04:18It's a great song.
00:04:22Grandma's hands
00:04:23Clap to 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
00:04:37A warning she said
00:04:39Baby grandma understands
00:04:41That's right!
00:04:43That you really love that man
00:04:45Put yourself in Jesus' hands
00:04:49Grandma's hands
00:04:51Can we take it up a little higher, man?
00:05:01Grandma's hands
00:05:02You should bring me a piece of candy
00:05:05Yeah, rainbow's hands
00:05:08Boy, they really, really came in handy
00:05:11She said
00:05:12Maddie, don't chill with that boy
00:05:15What you want us making for
00:05:18If I get to heaven
00:05:20I'll be looking for
00:05:28Rainbow
00:05:48Where did he come from?
00:05:50I don't know
00:05:51What 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
00:06:03You delivered
00:06:04Thank you
00:06:05Fantastic
00:06:06Thank you
00:06:06Thank you so much
00:06:08Thank y'all
00:06:12What can you say after that?
00:06:14He killed
00:06:15My man brought the Holy Ghost up in here, brother
00:06:17He ate, left, no crumbs
00:06:19No one
00:06:20Not one crumbs
00:06:21Not nothing
00:06:22He never ceases to amaze
00:06:24There's no stage
00:06:26That's too big for him
00:06:27Jordan got a platinum ticket
00:06:29If he didn't
00:06:31Then people are crazy
00:06:33So 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
00:06:42One 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
00:06:56World-renowned voice coach and Broadway superstar
00:07:00Sasha Farber
00:07:01Four-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 Halperin
00:07:30Y'all access host and country music aficionado Kelly Sutton is a global media personality
00:07:37And TikTok power couple Terry and Kanaya are beloved for their unfiltered reaction videos and infectious 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
00:07:59So let's see if we all agree
00:08:04I don't know how many of us
00:08:06Like everyone's
00:08:07Me either
00:08:08One person going home from this group
00:08:09Let alone ten people is just like
00:08:11And it's heartbreaking
00:08:12It's gonna write my heart on my chest
00:08:17We have Mary Jo and Chloe duking it out
00:08:21Who wants to go first?
00:08:23Hollywood week
00:08:24I had to do singles
00:08:25That was hard for me
00:08:26God, you did so good
00:08:28Chloe, you're in our top 30
00:08:30What?
00:08:31You're in our top 30?
00:08:3330!
00:08:33I feel pressure for this cut
00:08:36Because I can't stop here
00:08:37I've already made it to this point
00:08:40Hey, buddy
00:08:41Hey
00:08:42Good night, Mama
00:08:44I miss you
00:08:45When I think about Ohana, I think about Kifton
00:08:49And when I get home, we're gonna play with all your trucks
00:08:51Yeah
00:08:52I miss him
00:08:53I just miss him
00:08:54I wish he could be here to see all of this
00:08:57I don't know
00:09:04Today I'm gonna sing Hello by Adele
00:09:08I'm dedicating this to my son
00:09:19You got it
00:09:20You got it
00:09:21You got this
00:09:25Hello
00:09:26Hello
00:09:28It's me
00:09:31I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to me
00:09:37To go over everything
00:09:43I've forgotten how we felt before
00:09:47The world fell at our feet
00:09:50There's such a difference
00:09:53Between us
00:09:57And a million miles
00:10:03Hello from me
00:10:05Hello from me
00:10:09Keep going, keep going
00:10:11Come on, come on, come on, come on
00:10:13Keep going
00:10:13She's gotta start controlling her emotions
00:10:20I'm dedicating this to my son
00:10:22In a million miles
00:10:29Hello from me
00:10:31Hello from me
00:10:34Keep going, keep going
00:10:36Keep going, keep going
00:10:38Come on, come on, come on, come on
00:10:39I can say that I tried
00:10:43To tell you who I'm sorry
00:10:46I'll be
00:10:47For breaking your heart
00:10:49But it don't matter really clearly
00:10:53Doesn't tear you apart anymore
00:11:03Anymore
00:11:03Anymore
00:11:05Yeah
00:11:06You're all right
00:11:07You're all right
00:11:09Oh 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 during the performance
00:11:20It really is how you shove it aside and finish strong
00:11:25That's it
00:11:26Because you got back on that horse and took off real quick
00:11:28Way to finish strong
00:11:29There you go
00:11:34I think I just got lost in myself a little bit
00:11:38You were so good
00:11:39Baby, congratulations
00:11:41Thank you
00:11:42Baby, you did that comeback, honey
00:11:44Thank you
00:11:45I'm so glad I got to meet y'all
00:11:46You should be proud of yourself
00:11:52Performing for all these people that can really make a difference in my life
00:11:55It's pretty nerve-wracking
00:12:00I'm looking forward to this guy
00:12:02He can sing
00:12:03What's up, everybody?
00:12:04My name is Lucas Leon
00:12:05I'm 18
00:12:06I'm going to be singing
00:12:07The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert
00:12:09My parents are here tonight
00:12:12And they're who really built me
00:12:13This one goes out to my family
00:12:21You know they say
00:12:22You can't go home again
00:12:28Oh, I just had to come back one last time
00:12:33Ma'am, I know
00:12:35You don't know me for matter
00:12:39These handprints on the front steps of mine
00:12:45I thought if I could touch this place or a feeling
00:12:51This brokenness inside me might start healing
00:12:56You leave home again
00:12:59You leave home and you move on
00:13:00And you do the best you can
00:13:02I got lost in this old world
00:13:06And forgot who I am
00:13:14I thought if I could touch this place or a feeling
00:13:21This brokenness inside me might start healing
00:13:26I'll hear it till I come to someone else
00:13:30I thought that maybe I could find myself
00:13:38If I could just come in
00:13:41I swear I'll leave
00:13:43Won't take nothing but a memory
00:13:47From the house that built me
00:13:56To the house that built me
00:14:02Oh, my God!
00:14:03Thank you, my baby!
00:14:06That was so good!
00:14:08Thanks for touching the end
00:14:09Now that was something
00:14:12That's a true vocalist
00:14:13I mean, you're so in control of your instrument
00:14:17It's kind of mind-blowing
00:14:19Thank you very much
00:14:20And you have a really beautiful
00:14:22Just soft, sweet spot in your voice
00:14:25That I feel like just draws everybody in
00:14:28So I would love to hear more of that
00:14:31Yes, ma'am
00:14:31There you go
00:14:33Amazing, amazing
00:14:36That song, In Chess
00:14:38It's such a sweet song
00:14:40And it means so much
00:14:42Yeah, it was beautiful
00:14:45Just knowing that his parents are here, hearing it
00:14:48This is really special
00:14:49I know, I can't
00:14:52All right, folks, here we go
00:14:53Take your lockups, please
00:14:54Stand by
00:14:57What's up, guys?
00:14:58My name is Keela Richardson
00:15:00I'm singing A Thousand Years by Christina Perry
00:15:03Dedicating it to my lovely son
00:15:04I want to let him know
00:15:05No matter how grown he gets
00:15:07I'm going to love him forever
00:15:09And every day we're getting one step closer
00:15:10To where we want to be
00:15:18Heart beats fast
00:15:22Colors and promises
00:15:27All of my doubt
00:15:30Suddenly goes away somehow
00:15:36One step closer
00:15:41One step closer
00:15:43I have died every day waiting for you
00:15:48Darling, don't be afraid
00:15:51I have loved you for a thousand years
00:15:56Sing it then
00:15:57I love you for a thousand years
00:16:02I love you for a thousand more
00:16:02I love you for a thousand more
00:16:04For one step closer
00:16:09I have loved you for a thousand more
00:16:27I have loved you for a thousand more
00:16:30I have loved you for a thousand more
00:16:32I have loved you for a thousand more
00:16:39Darling, don't be afraid
00:16:39I have loved you for a thousand more
00:16:47I have loved you for a thousand more
00:16:57I love you for a thousand more
00:17:06To have the gift of watching you and getting to watch him,
00:17:11like, when I'm on stage and my boys are out there,
00:17:13I don't know what they're doing,
00:17:14and I feel like I just got a glimpse of what they might be doing
00:17:17when I'm on stage, and it just made my mama heart so happy.
00:17:21Your talent is limitless.
00:17:26Thank you, guys.
00:17:27Wow.
00:17:29Wow.
00:17:31Every time I see him, lay eyes on him while I'm singing on that stage,
00:17:34man, it gives me an extra boost.
00:17:36If God willing, I hope I make it to the top 20.
00:17:39This is too hard.
00:17:43It's difficult.
00:17:44People really stepped it up to, you know, superstar level.
00:17:47Everyone is amazing.
00:17:49Sometimes before you can watch someone fly,
00:17:53you have to let them hit rock bottom.
00:18:01Hello, everybody.
00:18:02My name is Braden Rumfelt.
00:18:04I'm 22 years old, and I'm from Murphy, North Carolina.
00:18:09I was standing by my window
00:18:14on a cold and cloudy day.
00:18:18When I was a baby,
00:18:19my dad would sit musical instruments
00:18:22at the bottom of our cribs,
00:18:24and he thought, like, you know,
00:18:25that was going to give us, like, these abilities, right?
00:18:28Which it might have.
00:18:28Who knows?
00:18:29Will the circle be unbroken?
00:18:34Growing up in a family where it's cool to sing,
00:18:37you know, that's got me to this point.
00:18:39If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here,
00:18:41much less going to Hawaii.
00:18:45For you to get here is, um,
00:18:48it's powerful.
00:18:49You let your light shine
00:18:51before the world.
00:18:53In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
00:19:05Some people live
00:19:08for the fortune.
00:19:11Some people live
00:19:14just for the fame.
00:19:16Okay.
00:19:17All right.
00:19:18Some people think
00:19:20that the physical things
00:19:23define
00:19:25what's within.
00:19:28And I've
00:19:30been there before.
00:19:32Thank you, buddy.
00:19:32And that life's so full
00:19:35So full
00:19:37Of the superficial
00:19:39And some people want it all
00:19:44But I don't want nothing at all
00:19:47If it ain't you, baby
00:19:50If I ain't got you, baby
00:19:53Some people want time to reach
00:19:56Some just want everything
00:19:59But everything
00:20:00But everything means nothing
00:20:02If I ain't got you
00:20:13Sing it!
00:20:16If I ain't got you
00:20:17You, you
00:20:18Some people want it all
00:20:21But I don't want nothing at all
00:20:24If it ain't you, baby
00:20:28If I ain't got you, baby
00:20:31If I ain't got you
00:20:34I don't want everything
00:20:37But everything means nothing
00:20:40If I ain't got you
00:20:49All right, all right, all right
00:20:53I'm at it, I'm at it
00:20:55Thank you too
00:20:56I'm at it, I'm at it
00:21:00I'm at it, I'm at it
00:21:01Kids 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 and big
00:21:11You've got a lot of power in there and in all the right places
00:21:15Thank you
00:21:15Thank you
00:21:16It's good to see y'all again
00:21:17Love you boys
00:21:20You know what?
00:21:21I like seeing this family and the connection is exact
00:21:25That's exactly what I wanted to see was that
00:21:27I 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
00:21:39Jeez 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
00:21:50I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri and I'm gonna sing a country classic that my grandpa used to sing to
00:21:55honor 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 so 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 and we all play together at it and everybody
00:22:13likes it
00:22:14Bluegrass 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 gonna be here and she's gonna be so thrilled
00:22:27Because it was his favorite song
00:22:29I know your life
00:22:34On earth was troubled
00:22:39And only you
00:22:43Could know
00:22:45The pain
00:22:47You weren't afraid
00:22:51To face
00:22:53The devil
00:22:55You were no stranger
00:22:59You were no stranger to the rain
00:23:05Go rest high on that mountain
00:23:13Son your work on earth is done
00:23:21Come on
00:23:23Go to heaven
00:23:27Go to heaven
00:23:28Well
00:23:30Let her
00:23:40Go to heaven
00:23:46I 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.
00:24:48Got 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?
00:25:10You're welcome. Say that again. What did you, what did you just, no, what did you just say? It was
00:25:13important.
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?
00:25:21These are the questions we have to ask ourselves.
00:25:31Hi guys. My name is Genevieve Hayward. Today I will be singing your song by Elton John.
00:25:38I picked this song today because the last time that my father was in Hawaii, he was on leave from
00:25:44Vietnam.
00:25:45Give it up for my dad. Thank you for your service, Don.
00:25:49If I could give you the world, I would.
00:25:52But for right now I'm just going to start with the song.
00:25:59It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside.
00:26:06I'm not one of those who can easily hide.
00:26:14I don't have much money, but boy, if I did, I'd buy a big house where we both could live.
00:26:31If I was a sculptor, but then I can't know.
00:26:38Or a man who makes potions in a traveling shot.
00:26:46I love that choice. Wow. That was so unexpected.
00:26:50That's what I can do. My gift is my song and this one's for you.
00:27:00Oh, oh, oh, oh. And you can tell everybody that this is your song.
00:27:10It may be quite simple, but now that it's done.
00:27:17I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind.
00:27:21I hope you don't mind that I put you down in love.
00:27:27Sing it!
00:27:29Wow, wow, wow.
00:27:30How wonderful life is while you're in the world.
00:27:45What a boy.
00:27:47Identity 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, all right?
00:28:01Thank you, guys.
00:28:07I loved her. Listen, I always go for the rocker girls, and she nailed it.
00:28:13I really liked her energy. I loved her grit.
00:28:16I, like, honestly am, like, not an emotional person, but, like, I thought about my mom and dad and just,
00:28:21like, how they've literally been there for me since day one.
00:28:24Well, it's okay.
00:28:28Those parents are having to be extra parental today.
00:28:31Oh, my God.
00:28:33Hi, everyone. My name is Abayami Lewis, and I will be singing Rise Up by Andra Day.
00:28:38I'm doing this song for my mother.
00:28:41She 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.
00:29:04We will rise up.
00:29:07Yeah.
00:29:09We will rise up.
00:29:11We will rise like a day.
00:29:13Oh, rise up.
00:29:15Rise of the praise.
00:29:17Oh, rise up.
00:29:19And I'll do it a thousand times again
00:29:25For you, for you, for you
00:29:36For you, for you, we'll rise
00:29:50Thank you
00:29:55Thank you
00:29:57Guzi, come on
00:30:00She's frickin' 16 and she's like a Disney star, you know what I mean?
00:30:05And for a singer to have like that big belt and 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 you
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
00:30:34Till 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
00:30:55And if the sky falls from heaven above
00:30:59Oh, I know I had the best time falling into love
00:31:09And for a while you were all mine
00:31:14I've spent a lifetime giving you my heart
00:31:18I swear that I'll be yours forever
00:31:20I'll be yours forever
00:31:23I'll be yours forever
00:31:29Till forever falls apart
00:31:35Oh my goodness
00:31:37Oh my goodness
00:31:38All right
00:31:38Thank you
00:31:40Thank you so much
00:31:43Breath of fresh air
00:31:47How many are we getting done up tonight?
00:31:49So there's thirty and you have to get down to twenty
00:31:52Oh, ten. Oh God.
00:31:54Yeah
00:31:54Here we go, folks stand by
00:31:56I'm worried. There'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.
00:32:12This next song goes out to all the people that we've had to leave behind
00:32:15in order to pursue our dreams.
00:32:18For this round, I'll be singing Landslide by Fleetwood Mac.
00:32:21This 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.
00:32:29I kind of lost my family.
00:32:31It's just one of those seasons of life.
00:32:34Hey, bud. I'm super proud of you.
00:32:38I know how you've been dreaming about this your whole life,
00:32:42having you here, and just getting to spend the time.
00:32:50I miss you.
00:32:52I miss you.
00:32:54I miss being home.
00:32:56I love you with all my heart.
00:32:57You too.
00:33:06Well, I've been afraid of changing
00:33:12Cause I've built my life around you.
00:33:19Great.
00:33:20I'm praying for you.
00:33:21Jay.
00:33:22But I'm aging older, even children get older
00:33:29And I'm getting older too
00:33:38So take my love, take it down
00:33:45Come up the mountain and turn around
00:33:50And if you see my reflection
00:33:55And I have snow-colored hair
00:34:04Maybe the Lancelot will bring it down
00:34:10Oh, the Lancelot brought me down
00:34:22Thank you, God.
00:34:25Thank you, guys.
00:34:27Wow.
00:34:29Wow.
00:34:30Wow.
00:34:31Bryant, well, before you sing, I know talking to your family and telling them how much you love them is
00:34:38emotional, but we still got to remember, I got a song to deliver and I got to make sure I'm
00:34:43knocking this thing out start to finish.
00:34:45Now, you're one of my favorite voices, but it got a little screamy a little bit, so just curbed down
00:34:52some of that over-raspy, gravelly stuff.
00:34:55Thank you so much.
00:34:58I was trying my hardest to get through this song, and that just wasn't what the judges were looking for
00:35:03this round.
00:35:03He was trying real hard.
00:35:05He 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, so.
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.
00:35:29Hi, everyone.
00:35:31My name is Ray.
00:35:32I'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.
00:35:42My 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.
00:35:59Ain't nothing like the sister's love now.
00:36:01You and I must make a pact.
00:36:07We must bring salvation back.
00:36:13Okay.
00:36:14Where there is love, I'll be there.
00:36:24Oh 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.
00:36:48Oh my God.
00:36:50Oh my God.
00:36:50I'll be there to come for you.
00:36:54In our 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 a love so strong.
00:37:06I'll be here to rain.
00:37:08You know I'll keep on and on.
00:37:15I'll be there.
00:37:17Sing it, girl.
00:37:19Sing it, girl.
00:37:21I'll be there.
00:37:24Yeah.
00:37:28I'll be there.
00:37:51You 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.
00:38:15Thank you so much.
00:38:17I 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
00:38:41family, they'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.
00:38:54And my parents drove me to every gig until I could get my license.
00:38:56It 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 this song to them.
00:39:03It's going to be really special.
00:39:05These hours aren't meant for conversation time.
00:39:09Well, 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 line.
00:39:23And I wrote the show and I've lived the life.
00:39:29The 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 all right.
00:40:00So sleep on me, sleep on me, sleep on me, one day I'm going to get it right.
00:40:06So sleep on me, sleep on, I'm going to make it up until you're kind of young.
00:40:12Trying to be, trying to be someone who you like.
00:40:17Oh, sleep on me, sleep on me, sleep on me, I'm a stranger back to sight.
00:40:25Hey!
00:40:26Wow!
00:40:27Thank you so much!
00:40:29I appreciate it, thank you.
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.
00:40:40Keep 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.
00:40:51You could hear him in a studio and like.
00:40:54Lock him right there.
00:40:56It'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.
00:41:09I can't see.
00:41:10I can't see.
00:41:11I like this.
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.
00:41:29And they mean everything.
00:41:31Aw.
00:41:32Yeah.
00:41:37I love this song.
00:42:16This is one of the most unique voices I've ever heard in my life.
00:42:21The sun was collapsing
00:42:26Until the seas rose
00:42:28And the buildings came crashing
00:42:36Everywhere everything
00:42:38Everywhere everything
00:42:39When I love you
00:42:41Till we're food for the worms to eat
00:42:44Till our fingers decompose
00:42:48Keep my hands in yours
00:42:52Yes!
00:42:55Try slowly
00:42:56We know every route in this county
00:43:00Maybe
00:43:02Maybe
00:43:03Maybe
00:43:04Maybe
00:43:04Maybe
00:43:04Maybe
00:43:04Maybe
00:43:04Maybe
00:43:07Maybe
00:43:08Maybe
00:43:12Maybe
00:43:13Everywhere, everything
00:43:16I love you till we're food for the world to eat
00:43:20Till our fingers decompose
00:43:25Keep my hands in yours
00:43:32Keep my hands in yours
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
00:43:56Just keep leaning into that and it's so fun to watch
00:43:59And it's so fun to listen to
00:44:00Thank you so much
00:44:07Thanks, bye
00:44:14I'm obsessed with her
00:44:15So unassuming
00:44:16And I watched this crowd over here
00:44:18They 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 his parents
00:44:43Who might be struggling with tonight's decision
00:44:45To award one platinum ticket
00:44:48I don't know what y'all are going through
00:44:49But hang in there y'all
00:44:51I know
00:44:52They're all doing so incredible
00:44:54Yeah
00:44:54Everyone's doing amazing
00:44:58Let's believe
00:45:00Let's believe
00:45:01Let's believe
00:45:04Let's believe
00:45:05Let's believe
00:45:05Let's believe
00:45:06Let's believe
00:45:08Let's believe
00:45:10Let's believe
00:45:10You better sing it
00:45:12You better sing it
00:45:13Thank you so much
00:45:14Thank you
00:45:14Great, big voice
00:45:14Love you
00:45:15Well, we are keeping tabs on everybody
00:45:17On 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 you, it's very difficult
00:45:25And the second platinum ticket decision
00:45:27Belongs to the industry experts
00:45:30The truth is everybody deserves a shot
00:45:32The talent is so high
00:45:33That 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
00:45:51It ain't about how fast I get there
00:45:54It 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
00:46:07And I just don't know how I'm gonna narrow that down at all
00:46:11I don't, I don't know
00:46:12When everything's meant to be broken
00:46:17I just want you to know who I am
00:46:22I just want you to know who I am
00:46:27I just want you to know who I am
00:46:48I just want you to know who I am
00:46:50I feel like I have this
00:46:50It feels insane to be in the top 30
00:46:52There's a lot of pressure knowing that
00:46:5410 people are gonna go home
00:46:55One, two
00:46:56Yeah, sounds good
00:46:57My dad for this round suggested photograph by Ed Sheeran.
00:47:01Ed Sheeran has always been one of my favorite singers.
00:47:03He had a stutter when he was younger
00:47:05and he's been super open about it.
00:47:07It's crazy, it's like the perfect song.
00:47:08I relate to it in so many ways.
00:47:10I'm dedicating this song to my grandpa.
00:47:14He passed away six years ago, but he was a photographer
00:47:17and he spent so much of his life capturing
00:47:20the most important moments of other people's lives.
00:47:25I just felt like I could really be myself around him
00:47:28and we could laugh with each other.
00:47:33Even though he can't be here taking pictures of me,
00:47:36I know he's watching right now.
00:47:39Looking back at photos of him reminds me of the love
00:47:41that my whole family shared with him.
00:47:43I'm going to be thinking about him
00:47:45and just reminding the world how great he was.
00:47:56Loving can hurt, loving 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.
00:48:23We keep this love in our photographs.
00:48:28We make these memories for ourselves.
00:48:32When our eyes are never closing, hearts are never broken,
00:48:38time's forever frozen still.
00:48:42So you can keep me inside the pocket of your ripped jeans,
00:48:50holding me closer till our eyes meet.
00:48:54You won't ever be alone, wait for me to come home.
00:49:03Wait for me to come home.
00:49:08Wait for me to come home.
00:49:20When I'm away, I will remember how you kissed me.
00:49:28Under the lamppost back on 6th street,
00:49:34hearing you whisper through the phone.
00:49:40Wait for me to come home, wait for me to come home.
00:49:46Oh, my God.
00:49:49Oh, my God.
00:49:50Oh, my God.
00:49:51Oh, my God.
00:49:54Ugh.
00:49:55I mean, it's honest, and it's real, and it's believable,
00:50:00and it's just beautiful.
00:50:02Thank you so much.
00:50:03Thank you, guys.
00:50:08Dude, insane.
00:50:10Insane vocal.
00:50:11I love listening to them talk about it.
00:50:14He was so consistent, start to finish.
00:50:15He went viral already, and I can see why, you know?
00:50:19You can tell when somebody's trouble,
00:50:21the 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, and I'm from Australia.
00:50:38I just want to quickly say how beautiful it is to me to see all of you family here for
00:50:43this God-given talent over this side.
00:50:45I know what the sacrifice is to be here.
00:50:48Unfortunately, I don't have family here with me today.
00:50:52I actually haven't had family with me in a long time on this music journey of mine.
00:50:58I'm sorry.
00:50:59We got us!
00:50:59We got us!
00:51:00We got us!
00:51:02Sorry, sorry.
00:51:05Sometimes in life, when you are not handed the right cards and put in the right family with the right
00:51:12people,
00:51:14you have to build your own family and your own home, and that's what Ohana is to me.
00:51:18So I'm really grateful to be here.
00:51:21Thank you for having me, and thank you for being my little family here with me.
00:51:30I'm singing To Build A Home by Patrick Watson.
00:51:33It's about building that home for yourself, that place where you don't feel alone.
00:51:38I think a big reason why I've come to American Idol is that I've found that for myself.
00:51:42I've built my own Ohana, so it feels like the perfect song to celebrate everyone that's made that happen.
00:51:51I've built out of stone.
00:51:54Oh, this is a place where I, I don't feel alone.
00:52:05Oh, this is a place where I, I feel at home.
00:52:22Oh, it does.
00:52:51Oh, yeah.
00:52:54Oh, yeah.
00:52:55Oh, yeah.
00:53:01Oh, yeah.
00:53:02Yeah.
00:53:04Oh, yeah.
00:53:07For you, for me, yeah.
00:53:12And now it's time to leave, yeah.
00:53:22Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:53:26Oh, yeah.
00:53:28It's time, guys.
00:53:35I built a house.
00:53:39No.
00:53:41I built a home.
00:53:56So sorry.
00:53:58You good?
00:53:58Yeah, I'm good.
00:54:00I'm good.
00:54:01You have so much talent and range and power in your vocals.
00:54:09I 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.
00:54:24You're 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, he'll actually find himself.
00:54:47Yeah.
00:54:48Carrie, that was good.
00:54:49You better preach.
00:54:50That was so good.
00:54:52You better preach.
00:54:54You better preach.
00:54:56You better preach.
00:54:56You better preach.
00:54:56Hey.
00:54:56Here we go.
00:54:57Here we go.
00:54:58Here we go.
00:54:59Here we go.
00:55:03My name is Julián Calel.
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, Meikle.
00:56:06Bye.
00:56:07We kissed the cross.
00:56:10You may always do that.
00:56:21Bye.
00:56:25Bye.
00:56:27in my chest
00:56:30Knock me down, lay me to rest
00:56:35Drown my thoughts
00:56:37with kerosene
00:56:40Bring my fears to my soul
00:56:45Tired of fighting
00:56:46Tired of keeping up the side
00:56:49Now I'm a couple times in
00:56:52Memories are turning back
00:56:53So I surrender
00:56:57If it's all that I've waged
00:57:00I'll raise a flag
00:57:01But fate is innocent
00:57:04Oh, I'm tired of death
00:57:08So I'll let it go
00:57:10My soul and all that's left
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
00:57:21And I'm not around
00:57:22Floating on the paths I used to draw
00:57:27If something stops me
00:57:29Guess I've found
00:57:30The story's dead
00:57:31It's all clear now
00:57:33The only feeling bigger than love
00:57:35Is lost
00:57:36So hot, so good
00:57:40If it's all that I've waged
00:57:43I'll raise a flag
00:57:44But fate is innocent
00:57:46No, I'm tired of death
00:57:49No, I'm tired of death
00:57:55Oh, I surrender
00:58:00Oh, I surrender
00:58:10That's an artist
00:58:16You're so solid
00:58:18I 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
00:58:25in the chord progression are so mature and far beyond your age and you just got the star magic
00:58:33one of my favorite performances of the night yeah thank you so much thank you
00:58:38to get the opportunity to even play that song on a stage like this i'm just glad that i never
00:58:43gave
00:58:43up it's come full circle for him to share it with his sister just made it all small all the
00:58:48more
00:58:48special it just makes me so so thankful to be loved by my parents and my family and i'm just
00:58:55so grateful
00:59:02just beeping hold on takes me back to the construction days back it up my name's cutter bradley i'm from
00:59:11florence alabama florence alabama i know where you're from i used to be a wilder and a machinist
00:59:16so i went to college for that i've worked many jobs from carpentry welding to construction but
00:59:24music ever since i did music something was just poking at me like i gotta see how far i could
00:59:29take
00:59:29it i'll be singing some jason aldean amarilla sky and the reason i picked that song is because it's
00:59:34a song about hard work dedicated to my parents right here because they they showed me what hard work is
00:59:39and uh it's rubbed off on me because uh i'm hard working for my dreams right now so
00:59:44i love it
00:59:51it gets up before the dawn racks and lunch and thermos full of coffee
01:00:00it's another day in the dusty haze burning rays are wearing down
01:00:06everybody
01:00:14come 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 i never ask why
01:00:36please don't let my dreams run dry
01:00:55come on
01:00:58come on
01:01:01come on
01:01:08come on
01:01:25great song choice for you and i tell you rocking overalls in hawaii
01:01:30i tell you what that's pretty uh pretty amazing you really impressed me
01:01:35uh with where you went vocally i enjoyed it great job thank you so much thank y'all
01:01:41taking the part playing it swinging it around and then going out to the audience i was like
01:01:45hey i see you i see you somebody crushing down there
01:01:51yes carrie's crushing too i said no i see where where you're coming from and you are correct ma'am
01:02:00with the added pressure of not only the judges but also the industry experts deciding
01:02:05their fate the weight of the moment is getting to some the industry experts are going to be voting for
01:02:11us which is scary she was missing was a little bit of confidence you could tell she's one of the
01:02:16younger
01:02:16performers she doesn't have the experience there'll absolutely be more pressure i thought she was a
01:02:22superstar i agree
01:02:27it's super scary to know that they're going to be watching and judging it looked like she was a little
01:02:31bored
01:02:35that was storytelling i i i wish you would have looked over here but i thought she brought the
01:02:42power to the song that was beautiful okay the way she said it sounds better than what you said yeah
01:02:49definitely gotta bring my a game i gotta you know i gotta do something
01:02:57i don't know
01:03:08because the dream won't chase you back
01:03:13you're gonna love somebody hold on as long and strong as close as you can until you can
01:03:23get the baby it just felt like it was something was a little off maybe it wasn't his best
01:03:29performance i was seeing like a country beaver with the you know the little hair flip
01:03:41surely the co-editor-in-chief of rolling stone is going to be here i am like freaking out
01:03:48the little duck hi everyone my name is kindle and today i'm actually singing a song that i wrote
01:03:55it's called woman of me i wrote it for my mom i can't look at her too long or i
01:04:00will immediately cry
01:04:01my mom is my favorite person in the whole entire world she has been a backbone and just a rock
01:04:09in my
01:04:10life but growing up we had a tendency to clash i was a pretty rebellious kid like i started hanging
01:04:17around with the wrong people dropped out of school moved all the way to the other side of the country
01:04:22in la i needed to go and explore the world and learn and fall flat on my face and i'm
01:04:30sure that
01:04:30like i'm sure that really broke her heart you know
01:04:38whoa i think that sometimes before you can watch someone fly you have to let them hit rock bottom
01:04:45and it was the hardest thing that i've ever done she was 18 years old and she needed to go
01:04:52she needed
01:04:52to figure it out having a mother that loved me enough to let me go but be standing there with
01:05:01open
01:05:01arms when i ran back is a gratitude i can't fully even express and so i tried with this song
01:05:11and i just
01:05:13i really want to honor her with this i really want her to understand just how special she is to
01:05:18me
01:05:26i'm the daughter of a god-fearing woman countless nights she probably laid there awake
01:05:34to her surprise i did everything i shouldn't wanna both hearts would break
01:05:45from time to time there's a look in her eyes she didn't think she did it right oh god
01:05:56she was the light when there was no light i could she gave me a reason to fight
01:06:06she wiped my eyes when the world turned its back on me taught me all my wrong from rights
01:06:15i could have been all my thanks in a bottle it'd break before drifting to a sea
01:06:26i could have been all my thanks in a bottle it'd break before drifting to a sea
01:06:56Until we see
01:06:58She was a girl before
01:07:02She was a woman
01:07:04Now she's made a woman
01:07:07She's made a woman
01:07:09She's made a woman
01:07:13Of me
01:07:18Thank you
01:07:20That songwriting is incredible
01:07:24Oh, Kendall, 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
01:07:41Thank you
01:07:47Perfect, no complaint
01:07:48That's my American Idol
01:07:50I can't either
01:07:51I'm so proud of her
01:07:53I couldn't even look at my mom
01:07:54Like I knew I would cry
01:07:56But she was right there on my heart
01:07:58And I just like felt her
01:07:59And 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
01:08:17I'll be singing All I Want by Codaline
01:08:18Dedicating it to my great-grandmother
01:08:21Her name was Mama Rice to me
01:08:22But to everybody else
01:08:23She was Nancy
01:08:24The song that he picked
01:08:25It means a lot to the family
01:08:28She was a huge supporter of me
01:08:30And this is one of the songs
01:08:32This is one of the songs
01:08:33She loved for me to sing to her
01:08:35I sung it in hospice
01:08:37Unfortunately
01:08:38Before she passed away
01:08:39So
01:08:40Hopefully
01:08:41Y'all like it
01:08:42All right, all right
01:08:57To hear you knocking at my door
01:09:03Cause if I could see your face once more
01:09:08I could die a happy man
01:09:13I'm sure
01:09:14And if you love me
01:09:19Why'd you leave me
01:09:24Take my body
01:09:27Take my body
01:09:31And all I want is
01:09:35And all I need is
01:09:40To find somebody
01:09:42I'll find somebody
01:09:48Like you
01:09:54If you love me
01:09:58Why'd you leave me
01:10:02Why'd you leave me
01:10:04Take my body
01:10:06Take my body
01:10:10And 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
01:10:37I love you boy
01:10:40I love you boy
01:10:45Wow
01:10:46Wow
01:10:47He's getting so proud there, buddy
01:10:48Powerful boys
01:10:49And he's so sweet
01:10:50Yeah, he is
01:10:51He's got that grit
01:10:52Teddy Swims
01:10:53Chris Stapleton
01:10:54You just took us on a journey
01:10:56You brought us in
01:10:57When it was meant to feel intense
01:11:00And 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
01:11:07That's a gift
01:11:09Great job
01:11:10Thank you
01:11:10Thank you so much
01:11:12I realized this voice could go that high for that long
01:11:16Oh my gosh
01:11:17To be able to take a song
01:11:18That is usually taken in a completely different direction
01:11:21And bring it here
01:11:22Was magic
01:11:25So proud of it
01:11:27I can't talk right
01:11:28I can't even breathe
01:11:30That was amazing
01:11:32To make it to the top 30
01:11:34It feels like incredible
01:11:38You are meant to be here
01:11:40Thank you
01:11:40I'm just enjoying it
01:11:41And soaking it in every which way
01:11:43You looking for me?
01:11:44For the old home around
01:11:45I 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
01:11:54My mom
01:11:55She has always stood up for me
01:11:57She has always paved the way for me
01:11:59Been there every step of the way
01:12:01I had Micaiah
01:12:04When I was at college
01:12:05Single mom
01:12:06And so
01:12:07There were times where
01:12:09I didn't know how
01:12:10I was going to do some things
01:12:12We would come home from school
01:12:14And then we would go to my grandparents' house
01:12:15And eat dinner
01:12:16I didn't know then as a child
01:12:18That was solely because
01:12:19We didn't have food
01:12:22Everybody hits rough spots
01:12:23But I hit a rough one
01:12:25It was a really dark time
01:12:27For her to allow me to solely be a child
01:12:31And have no worries
01:12:33She never let us see her suffer
01:12:39When my mom hears me perform this song
01:12:42I hope she feels that
01:12:44I will always be here for her
01:12:46Through every step of the way
01:12:47Same way she was there for me
01:12:49And that one day
01:12:50This all will pay off
01:12:52I've been walking
01:12:56With my face turned to the sun
01:13:13It's about to get dirty
01:13:15It's about to get dirty
01:13:17Watch the clouds roll back
01:13:19And the stars fill the night
01:13:22That's when I'm gonna stand up
01:13:26Take my people with me
01:13:29Together we are going
01:13:32To a brand new home
01:13:39And I know
01:13:43What's around the bend
01:13:46Might be hard
01:13:48To face
01:13:49Cause I'm alone
01:13:52And I just might know
01:13:56The Lord knows I tried
01:13:59Shoulders go
01:14:02To the world
01:14:06Stand up
01:14:08Take my people with me
01:14:11Together we are going
01:14:14To a brand new home
01:14:18Far across the river
01:14:21And you hear freedom calling
01:14:24Calling me to answer
01:14:27But I'm gonna keep on, keep it on
01:14:30I can feel it in my soul
01:14:36I can feel it in my soul
01:14:47I can feel it in my soul
01:14:49Woo-hoo!
01:14:50Woo-hoo!
01:14:51See the song, Kyle!
01:14:53Woo-hoo!
01:14:54You gotta see it, baby!
01:14:56Woo-hoo!
01:14:59Micaiah 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.
01:15:11And really a way to step out there
01:15:14And 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.
01:15:30What a way to close the shop!
01:15:31She took me to church.
01:15:33My name!
01:15:34She took me to church.
01:15:35I loved every second of it.
01:15:45This is crazy.
01:15:47Who 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.
01:15:58All 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.
01:16:07Because everyone was impressive.
01:16:09I don't know.
01:16:10You can see a lot of voices out there.
01:16:12I don't know.
01:16:12I don't know.
01:16:13But first, there are three platinum tickets up for grabs.
01:16:17And 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.
01:16:28What's up, 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,
01:17:08who's written about it, who's covered it,
01:17:10being on this side is, it's really stressful.
01:17:13Sing 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, tonight.
01:17:23There we go.
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.
01:17:39So, let's reveal the results for our Platinum Ticket winners.
01:17:45First, as chosen by their peers, the Idol Platinum Ticket goes to...
01:17:54Jordan!
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.
01:18:07That is yours.
01:18:08Congratulations.
01:18:10Good job.
01:18:11Way to go.
01:18:16All right, the next Platinum Ticket, chosen by Ohana, the family members, goes to...
01:18:25Brooks!
01:18:27Congratulations, Brooks!
01:18:29I have not heard a voice like this ever.
01:18:32You see the look on his face.
01:18:34You see the look on his face.
01:18:34You see the look?
01:18:35Wow!
01:18:36You have earned this, my friend Brooks.
01:18:38Congratulations.
01:18:39Good job.
01:18:40Thanks.
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...
01:18:56Kindle.
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 17 hopefuls...
01:19:25This is not going to be easy.
01:19:27...to complete our top 20.
01:19:29Who makes it through to America's vote?
01:19:32This is the worst part.
01:19:34It'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 eliminating because they might fall in the same category.
01:19:43Like her?
01:19:44Yep.
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 going to love him.
01:19:59I don't agree with you on that.
01:20:01Well, you're wrong.
01:20:02I'm definitely worried for this upcoming cut.
01:20:06Do we have our decision?
01:20:08We got it.
01:20:08Let's do it.
01:20:09Let's go tell them.
01:20:10Who's on to American 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 20.
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.
01:20:30And now, the next person to go to America's vote.
01:20:37Philman Lee.
01:20:46Madison Moon.
01:20:50You're one of my absolute favorites.
01:20:55Raiden Ronfels.
01:21:00Jake Pissell.
01:21:04You're so ready for this.
01:21:08Jesse Finland.
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, you are one of our dynamic singers in this competition.
01:21:35Genevieve Hayward.
01:21:36Hey!
01:21:40Lucas Leon.
01:21:42Yeah!
01:21:42Yeah!
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.
01:22:04Julian Kalil.
01:22:11Everything about you is just honest.
01:22:14That is something that's needed.
01:22:17All right.
01:22:18Here are the final six names going through to America's vote.
01:22:23Only time, time will tell them.
01:22:26Cause I know I'll prove I'm wrong.
01:22:29Ray.
01:22:29I was made to be a legend.
01:22:33If you were thinking about winning, just keep doing that.
01:22:38Daniel Stallworth!
01:22:42I'm doing this for my students.
01:22:46Ava Yomi.
01:22:51She's special.
01:22:52She is special.
01:22:55Cutter Bradley.
01:22:57All right.
01:23:03Two more slots.
01:23:05Two more positions.
01:23:08And one of the two.
01:23:11Going through to America's vote.
01:23:18Micaiah.
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 waited for all of my life.
01:23:37And that spot goes to...
01:23:39This is my legacy.
01:23:40This is my moment to rise.
01:23:46Keela Richards.
01:23:52You did great, Mom.
01:23:53This is for you, baby. I love you, Juju.
01:23:56So we say goodbye to Chloe, Sheldon, Bryant, and Michael.
01:24:01But...
01:24:01Take a look, America.
01:24:03This is your top 20 on American Idol.
01:24:06I'm going up levels.
01:24:09The next time you see them, they'll be performing for your vote, America, at Disney's,
01:24:14Olani Resort & Spa in Koalina, Hawaii.
01:24:18We 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 20 sing for your votes.
01:24:26That was like star is born kind of moment.
01:24:29From the first note, it was like...
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 from 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.
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