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00:00:12American Idol, it's sacred, a place where greatness is born, and the finest voices in
00:00:19the nation echo in our history books.
00:00:22And the Grammy goes to Kelly Clarkson, Jeff!
00:00:25From Fantasia, to Carrie Underwood, Gabby Barrett, and Adam Lambert, these names define what
00:00:33it means to be an idol.
00:00:35The winner, Jamal Roberts, and I just feel like I'm in the presence of greatness.
00:00:42On the first note, I had chills.
00:00:45And now it's time to meet our incredible new class.
00:00:56This is American Idol.
00:01:00Come on, class of 2026.
00:01:08First day of school.
00:01:12Who is ready to be an American Idol?
00:01:24What better place to have the auditions than the legendary Belmont University?
00:01:29This is awesome.
00:01:31First day, guys.
00:01:32New season.
00:01:37Oh!
00:01:38It feels good.
00:01:39That hurts.
00:01:40Squat in some heels when they come talk to me.
00:01:42I love that duet.
00:01:44First thing in the world.
00:01:45First thing in the world.
00:01:45Idol University.
00:01:47Class is in session.
00:01:49Class is in session.
00:01:49Class is in session.
00:01:52Ah!
00:01:53Hey, guys.
00:01:54What's up?
00:01:54Hey.
00:01:55How are you?
00:01:56Gosh, this is crazy.
00:01:56I'm good.
00:01:57How are you all?
00:01:57Oh, my gosh.
00:01:58You look like my child.
00:02:00Here, look at this.
00:02:01Hold on.
00:02:01So, I took this picture of Bo the other day.
00:02:03I literally, like...
00:02:06Wow.
00:02:08Could that be...
00:02:09They could be brothers.
00:02:13All right.
00:02:13Well, who are you?
00:02:14I'm Lucas Leon.
00:02:15I'm 17 years old.
00:02:16I'm from Gallatin, Tennessee.
00:02:17Lucas Leon.
00:02:19I love that name.
00:02:20That sounds like a star name.
00:02:21Yeah.
00:02:21Is that the real name?
00:02:22Yes, sir.
00:02:22But is it Leon or is it Leon?
00:02:25It's just Leon.
00:02:25I love it.
00:02:26The country version.
00:02:27What do you do up there in Gallatin?
00:02:29Play a lot of music, write a lot of songs, do some fishing.
00:02:32What are they biting on out there these days?
00:02:34Baby Brush Hog, Texas Rig.
00:02:36Now he sounds like my son.
00:02:38He fishes all day, every day.
00:02:40All right.
00:02:41Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:02:43I'm going to sing an original called Fall In Love Someday.
00:02:45All right.
00:02:46We pray you do.
00:02:48Oh, he will.
00:03:01All the wonder are not lost of ways down the road.
00:03:09Oh, I just wonder what's the cost if you'd ever known.
00:03:14Cause I'm a young gun in North Forerunner, rolling down the coast.
00:03:22I'm coming down Route 66, city with her ghost.
00:03:28So run me to Arizona, Texas, Mexico.
00:03:36Set me by a desert fire.
00:03:40Let it be my home.
00:03:42And I ain't one for love.
00:03:46And I ain't one for love.
00:03:48And I ain't quick to pray.
00:03:50Yeah, but I swear to God, I fell in love today.
00:03:58Oh, I swear to God, I fell in love today.
00:04:12All right.
00:04:14All right.
00:04:15We're all standing.
00:04:16Thank you very much.
00:04:18Thanks.
00:04:19Oh, yeah.
00:04:19I'm loving it.
00:04:20Bring on out the bat, son.
00:04:23It's like your baby face and you're adorable, but there's like this odd, awesome maturity.
00:04:28I feel like you could go pretty far in this competition.
00:04:34Pure, honest, and very talented.
00:04:38Yeah, I was just checking on notable people from Gallatin, Tennessee.
00:04:42Tell us, is he on that list?
00:04:43Well, Zach Duke, he's a former MLB pitcher.
00:04:46He's actually a buddy of mine.
00:04:47Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:04:48There's John Rogan, the second tallest verified human being ever documented.
00:04:55He was eight feet, nine inches tall.
00:04:58I did know that.
00:04:59Not really seeing any notable singers.
00:05:02Maybe old Lucas Leon.
00:05:04Maybe.
00:05:05He's got a spot here on the Wikipedia.
00:05:07I'm just having fun with you.
00:05:09Really great stuff you're doing at the age of 17.
00:05:12Tell me about it.
00:05:12And you have it all.
00:05:14So thank you for bringing your butt down here to us.
00:05:18Yes.
00:05:18Oh, it's my pleasure.
00:05:19Lionel.
00:05:22Yes.
00:05:24Let me think about it.
00:05:25Oh, come on.
00:05:27And yeah, it's a big old yes for me.
00:05:30Oh, wow.
00:05:31Thank you so much.
00:05:32Hollywood week.
00:05:33This is why we're here.
00:05:35Thank you so much.
00:05:36You got me.
00:05:37Yeah, man.
00:05:37I love it.
00:05:39I love it.
00:05:40Take care.
00:05:44All right.
00:05:45That's it.
00:05:45Things are looking up.
00:05:47I'm really excited.
00:05:48Definitely hoping I can join on the Wikipedia page for Galveston Tennessee.
00:05:52That would be great.
00:05:54Idle gold.
00:05:55We're just getting started.
00:05:57Star, star, star, star, star, star right here.
00:06:00Did you have this much confidence when you were?
00:06:02I remember always being confident, but then like my first time I did the Opry and stuff,
00:06:06I mean, I was about to black out.
00:06:08Oh, no.
00:06:09Did it hit you that hard?
00:06:10Absolutely the same thing.
00:06:16All the way.
00:06:17All the way.
00:06:17Good job.
00:06:18There you go.
00:06:19Good job.
00:06:20Good job.
00:06:21Good job.
00:06:22Good job.
00:06:22Good job.
00:06:23Music wasn't a natural passion for me.
00:06:25I knew I could sing.
00:06:27Everybody around me believed in me but me.
00:06:30I wanted to play basketball.
00:06:32How does it feel when it's quiet and calm?
00:06:37My name is Keilah Richardson.
00:06:38I'm from Pensacola, Florida, and I'm 29 years old.
00:06:42Love y'all.
00:06:44Y'all be good, okay?
00:06:45I've been a music teacher for about six years.
00:06:47Good morning.
00:06:48Good morning.
00:06:49Give me something.
00:06:49Give me something.
00:06:49Do the thing.
00:06:50Life Shifting Learning Academy.
00:06:52It's time for music.
00:06:54When those kids step into the class, I see myself a lot of times.
00:06:58Good morning.
00:07:00Good morning.
00:07:02I grew up in the church.
00:07:03Grew up singing.
00:07:06Good job.
00:07:07Cloud.
00:07:08Y'all found yourself good on the ground.
00:07:10But I just felt like I wasn't good enough.
00:07:12Nobody saw me.
00:07:13Nobody heard me.
00:07:14I had to make up in my mind like, you can do this.
00:07:16Whatever you put your mind to do, you can do it.
00:07:22My son means the world to me.
00:07:23He's all I got.
00:07:24He's my best friend.
00:07:25I want you to have a good day today.
00:07:26I love you.
00:07:27Make me proud.
00:07:28Go in there.
00:07:30Crush him.
00:07:31It's just been me and her for most of my life.
00:07:35She's the best mom in the world.
00:07:37She deserves everything.
00:07:43Because of him, I'm here and I will never give up.
00:07:45I'm raising a young man.
00:07:46I'm a single mother by myself.
00:07:48You're the reason I'm here today and why mommy's going to keep going.
00:07:51Okay.
00:07:57Hey guys.
00:07:58How you doing?
00:07:59I'm good.
00:08:00I love it.
00:08:01How are you?
00:08:02Great pants.
00:08:02My name is Keela Richardson.
00:08:04Keela Richardson.
00:08:05And where are you from?
00:08:05I'm from Pensacola, Florida.
00:08:07What made you want to be here at American Idol?
00:08:09I'm 29.
00:08:10I had a long musical journey, but I never give up.
00:08:13So I just want to keep going and give it one more try.
00:08:15Well, good deal.
00:08:16Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:08:18Glitter in the Air by Pink.
00:08:19Love it.
00:08:20Yeah.
00:08:20That's great.
00:08:29You have a voice that will make people stop in their tracks.
00:08:35Drop the mic.
00:08:36Drop the mic.
00:08:39Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:08:41Glitter in the Air by Pink.
00:08:43Love it.
00:08:43Yeah.
00:08:44That's great.
00:08:44Have you ever fed a lover
00:08:47with just your hands?
00:08:52Oh.
00:08:54Close your eyes and trust it.
00:08:58Just trust it.
00:09:03And have you ever thrown a fistful of glitter in the air?
00:09:11Oh.
00:09:13Oh.
00:09:14Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, I just don't care?
00:09:21Oh.
00:09:22Oh.
00:09:23Oh.
00:09:24Oh.
00:09:24Oh.
00:09:25Oh.
00:09:25you are, sitting in the garden, clutching my coffee, calling me sugar, you call me sugar.
00:09:39ache, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:09:50oh, oh, oh, oh, holing me to go.
00:09:55Interesting.
00:09:59Dang.
00:10:01If there's one thing I could tell you is that sometimes just let it breathe a little bit, you know?
00:10:09Got you.
00:10:09One, two, three.
00:10:11I can imagine you on some songs
00:10:13where you would just blow the roof off of this place
00:10:16because of the range.
00:10:17Now it's how much you don't give us
00:10:20what Carrie said is correct.
00:10:22Yes, sir.
00:10:22What's the lyrics to the first line in that chorus?
00:10:25Will you roll her into that
00:10:27and let me hear you sing that one more time
00:10:30and I'm gonna give you one little thing.
00:10:31Let's see if she does that lick again.
00:10:36Close your eyes
00:10:38and trust in, just trust in.
00:10:43That's so pretty.
00:10:45That's great.
00:10:46Have you ever thrown
00:10:48a fistful of glitter in the air?
00:10:53Stop that.
00:10:54Do it again.
00:10:55Right.
00:10:56Have you ever thrown
00:10:58a fistful of glitter in the air?
00:11:03Woo!
00:11:04Keep going.
00:11:05It's only half past the point of no return,
00:11:10the tip of the iceberg,
00:11:13the fire before the burn,
00:11:15the thunder before the lightning,
00:11:17and the breath before the praise.
00:11:19Have you ever felt this way?
00:11:23Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:11:26Hey.
00:11:27Drop the mic.
00:11:29Drop the mic.
00:11:30Drop the mic.
00:11:31Who is this?
00:11:31This is my son and my dad.
00:11:34Oh, boy.
00:11:34Hi, Miss Carrie.
00:11:35Hi.
00:11:36How are you?
00:11:37Good.
00:11:38Did you hear your mom?
00:11:39Did you hear how great she did?
00:11:41Wow.
00:11:42You know we love her.
00:11:44Hi, Mr. Lionel.
00:11:45Oh, how are you?
00:11:47Good.
00:11:47So cool, man.
00:11:49Hi, Mr. Luke.
00:11:50Hey, buddy.
00:11:52You see what your mama made me do?
00:11:55Oh, man, when you felt confident,
00:11:58the way you just sang that with confidence,
00:12:00you have a voice that will make people stop in their tracks.
00:12:05Yeah, stop.
00:12:06Whoo.
00:12:07Gosh, I got, like, snot going on.
00:12:10I do, too.
00:12:10What's your name, buddy?
00:12:11Drew.
00:12:12That's Carrie right there, Drew.
00:12:14I know.
00:12:14I watch American Idol all the time.
00:12:17Woo!
00:12:18There's a commercial right there.
00:12:19I can't believe you're 29 and you hadn't been in our life yet.
00:12:23I know.
00:12:24That's wonderful.
00:12:26Yes.
00:12:27Lionel Richie?
00:12:28No, excuse me.
00:12:29It's Mr. Lionel.
00:12:30Mr. Lionel.
00:12:31It's a yes from me.
00:12:34Big old yes from me.
00:12:37Oh, yes.
00:12:38Congratulations.
00:12:40Whoo!
00:12:41You're going through the Hollywood week.
00:12:42Come here, Drew!
00:12:44Come here, Drew!
00:12:45Oh, my God.
00:12:47Thank you so much, y'all.
00:12:49We'll be right here waiting on you.
00:12:50Do you sing, Drew?
00:12:51I have a song that I know how to sing.
00:12:53Oh, let's do it!
00:12:56Back on the Oval.
00:12:57Back on the Oval.
00:12:58Come on!
00:12:58Oh, God.
00:12:59Oh, God.
00:13:00My man seems like he's ready to go.
00:13:02What's the song, Drew?
00:13:03It's called God Only Knows.
00:13:05God Only Knows.
00:13:07Yes.
00:13:08God only knows what you've been through.
00:13:11God only knows what they say about you.
00:13:14God only knows the real you.
00:13:17And that's the kind of love that God only knows.
00:13:23That was great.
00:13:26What was that move?
00:13:26What was that move, Drew?
00:13:29Just picking those notes now.
00:13:31I can't believe myself.
00:13:32I think I'm in a dream.
00:13:35Yes.
00:13:36It's my pride and joy right here.
00:13:38This is who I do it for.
00:13:39I'm gonna do it for him.
00:13:40I'm so proud and thank you, Drew.
00:13:42I'm proud of you, too.
00:13:43You're going to Hollywood, too, bud.
00:13:44Yeah, yeah.
00:13:45It's my song, too.
00:13:47That may have been one of my favorite moments I've ever had on this show.
00:13:51Oh.
00:13:52That was great.
00:13:53God only knows what you've been through.
00:13:56God only knows what they say about you.
00:13:59God only knows the real you.
00:14:02But that's the kind of love that God only knows.
00:14:05God only knows what you've been through.
00:14:08Alright, I would've popped it out.
00:14:10I would've.
00:14:12But I've been with Cotton Eye Joe.
00:14:15I've been married a long time ago.
00:14:16Where did you come from?
00:14:17Where did you go?
00:14:18Where did you come from Cotton Eye Joe?
00:14:20But I've been with Cotton Eye Joe.
00:14:22I've been married a long time ago.
00:14:24Where did you come from?
00:14:25Where did you come from?
00:14:29What's going on?
00:14:30Oh, here it comes.
00:14:32What's going on?
00:14:33What happening here?
00:14:34What's going on?
00:14:36What's going on?
00:14:36Hey!
00:14:38Here we go.
00:14:38Where did you come from?
00:14:39Where did you come from?
00:14:40Where did you come from?
00:14:40Look at this.
00:14:41Oh!
00:14:42Look at this.
00:14:43I got a jersey.
00:14:45Come on!
00:14:46I got a jersey.
00:14:47Okay.
00:14:48I got a third jersey.
00:14:49Hey, hey, hey.
00:14:50My name is Jason Aart.
00:14:51I'm 24 years old.
00:14:52I'm from Fuquay, Green and North Carolina.
00:14:54I'm here today with the Texas Tailgaters, which is in the Banana Ball Championship League.
00:14:59You might be familiar with the Savannah Bananas.
00:15:02We play with them.
00:15:03It's entertainment baseball.
00:15:05They'll compare us to the Harlem Globetrotters a lot, but it's very competitive, too.
00:15:12We're all best friends, and we all get along, and it's great.
00:15:19I got into it, actually, as a singer.
00:15:22Outside of the actual game, we'll put on concerts.
00:15:25The whole point is just to keep the fans engaged the whole time and make sure they have fun.
00:15:29Come on, now.
00:15:30Ow!
00:15:32Hold it, Andy.
00:15:33I got it pretty quick, though.
00:15:36Awesome, awesome.
00:15:37How did I do?
00:15:39Oh, you ought to see me pitch.
00:15:41I think we can make that happen.
00:15:43I'm all good.
00:15:44Heck, I slept on my arm wrong last night and fell asleep for three hours.
00:15:49All right, well, who are you?
00:15:51My name is Jason R.
00:15:52I'm 24 years old, and I'm from Fuquay, Verena, North Carolina.
00:15:54What are you going to sing for us?
00:15:56I'm going to sing Fire Away by Chris Stapleton.
00:15:57Love it.
00:15:58All right.
00:15:59You better be able to sing.
00:16:00Yes, sir.
00:16:01I'm right.
00:16:04Oh.
00:16:05Oh, yeah.
00:16:05Well, honey, load up your questions.
00:16:09Pick up your sticks and your stones.
00:16:16Can't pretend I'm a shelter for heartaches that don't have a home.
00:16:26Choose the words that cut like a razor.
00:16:33And all that I'll say is fire away.
00:16:44Oh, no.
00:16:47And take your best shot.
00:16:50Show me what you got.
00:16:51Honey, I'm not afraid.
00:16:56Oh.
00:16:57Rear back and take it.
00:17:03And fire away.
00:17:06Come on.
00:17:08Come on.
00:17:08Fire away.
00:17:23I want a team.
00:17:26All right, Carrie.
00:17:27You already got the gear on.
00:17:29I do.
00:17:29I do.
00:17:30Especially a tailgater.
00:17:31Yeah.
00:17:32That's right.
00:17:35I think you should go first.
00:17:37Okay.
00:17:37All right.
00:17:37Okay.
00:17:38I'm going to pass the ball.
00:17:39Sorry.
00:17:39She's, I think, the abs.
00:17:41It's very distracting.
00:17:42Yeah, yeah.
00:17:43The abs mess it up.
00:17:44The abs mess it up.
00:17:46Well, if it's that easy to distract you, I'll just...
00:17:49No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:17:54Luke, don't do that.
00:17:55Don't, don't.
00:17:56All right, all right, all right.
00:17:59All right.
00:17:59So now, listen, you've got a nice voice.
00:18:01Yes, sir.
00:18:02You've got a distinguishable voice.
00:18:04And we don't have anything like that yet.
00:18:06Thank you, sir.
00:18:08Okay, I think I've...
00:18:09You calm down now?
00:18:10I got my thoughts together.
00:18:11All right, good, very good.
00:18:11I think my thing is, if you do end up going forward, it's just the taking this part of you
00:18:20seriously.
00:18:21You know what I mean?
00:18:21Like, you guys are obviously so much fun.
00:18:23I love it, and I want to feel you emote.
00:18:26I want to hear more.
00:18:28Yes, ma'am.
00:18:29Good.
00:18:29I used to try to sing everything as loud as I could.
00:18:32It took me years to kind of go, you know, I don't have to sing loud every time.
00:18:35I can kind of calm it down, so just think about that.
00:18:38All right, Lionel.
00:18:40Yes.
00:18:40Yeah!
00:18:42Yeah!
00:18:43Yeah!
00:18:45Come on.
00:18:45That's an easy yes.
00:18:46What are we...
00:18:47What are we...
00:18:48The pressure.
00:18:50Oh, look at it.
00:18:51Oh, no, no.
00:18:53Karen, Karen, look over this way.
00:18:54I got my own set of abs to stare at.
00:18:56Hey!
00:18:56Not mine.
00:18:57My husband.
00:18:58There you go.
00:18:59Um, I want to know who you are as an artist, so I'll say yes.
00:19:04Yeah!
00:19:05Yeah!
00:19:06Huge fan.
00:19:07Yes!
00:19:08Yeah!
00:19:10You know what I'm getting around, and I'm not getting around.
00:19:13Are you talking we were done?
00:19:14Okay.
00:19:15Wait a minute.
00:19:16Here we go.
00:19:17Yeah, now we let it rip.
00:19:19Hey!
00:19:20Hey!
00:19:20Hey!
00:19:20Hey!
00:19:20We got the money, let it roll.
00:19:24Hey!
00:19:25Hey!
00:19:25We got the gas, it gets a while.
00:19:28Yeah, but that's the way we get down.
00:19:31Oh, oh, stop, oh, stop, oh, stop.
00:19:33Stop!
00:19:34Stop!
00:19:36Stop!
00:19:36Stop!
00:19:36Stop!
00:19:36Stop!
00:19:37Stop!
00:19:37Oh, no!
00:19:38Oh, no!
00:19:38Oh, no!
00:19:39Oh, no!
00:19:40Oh, no!
00:19:40It was pretty crazy.
00:19:41I'm not gonna lie.
00:19:42Hey!
00:19:42Hey!
00:19:43Hey!
00:19:43Hey!
00:19:43He should be living his best life right now.
00:19:46Oh, no!
00:19:47Oh, no!
00:19:47Oh, no!
00:19:48I didn't expect Luke Bryan to bust a move like that, but I guess you see something new every day.
00:19:52All right.
00:19:53That was good.
00:19:54That was good.
00:19:54That was fun.
00:19:55I'm going to Hollywood Week!
00:19:56Yeah!
00:19:57Yeah!
00:19:59Yeah!
00:20:00Yeah!
00:20:02Yeah!
00:20:04The next class is going to teach us all what the future is going to be about.
00:20:07And I'm so excited just to be on the front row of this one.
00:20:11Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world.
00:20:21She took the midnight train going anywhere.
00:20:27Woo!
00:20:27Pocket that thing!
00:20:28Pocket that thing, man!
00:20:30Where you from, Daniel?
00:20:31Moss Point, Mississippi.
00:20:32What happens back in Moss Point, Mississippi?
00:20:35For me, a school teacher.
00:20:36What do you teach?
00:20:37I teach music.
00:20:38Okay.
00:20:39Well, then you're in the right place.
00:20:40Yes, sir.
00:20:40I absolutely love working with kids.
00:20:42They are my joy.
00:20:43And I'm doing this for my students, to let them know that you can reach your goals.
00:20:47There you go.
00:20:48Never give up.
00:20:49Don't stop believing.
00:20:50That's my motto.
00:20:51Don't stop believing.
00:20:52Don't stop believing.
00:20:58Oh, it's all right.
00:21:02Oh, it's all right.
00:21:05Oh, it's all right.
00:21:15Believe in
00:21:19Love, love, love, love, love.
00:21:24Your students are gonna hail you as the greatest thing that ever showed up in their lives.
00:21:31My cheeks hurt because I'm smiling so much.
00:21:34I'm just thinking about how lucky are the kids to have you.
00:21:37That's exactly right. Oh, let's vote. Carrie?
00:21:40Yes!
00:21:41Luke?
00:21:43Yes!
00:21:44And I'll go down low, yes.
00:21:47Don't stop believing.
00:21:48Welcome to American Idol. Thank you so much.
00:21:52Oh, my God!
00:21:54He won Hollywood we!
00:21:57Yeah!
00:22:06I'm telling you
00:22:08Blue, don't need that guy, no black and white, still in your thunder.
00:22:20Baby, blue, blue, blue
00:22:23Ooh, that's a weird
00:22:24Blue, no
00:22:26Whatever, I'll stop
00:22:27I just feel like the piano playing
00:22:30Wasn't quite there for me
00:22:31I feel like it was distracting you
00:22:33A little bit
00:22:34It was distracting
00:22:37It was taking away from your vocals
00:22:39That's not my audition song, Carrie
00:22:42Wow
00:22:44Look at this
00:22:45Praise the Lord, this is awesome
00:22:47My name is Tate Emmons, I'm 15 years old
00:22:49And I'm from a real small town called Lake, Mississippi
00:22:55We knew from a young age
00:22:57That Tate was extremely talented
00:22:59In what he could do
00:23:00So I could sing before I could talk
00:23:03I was three years old at my church
00:23:08Singing Jesus Loves Me
00:23:10I've been singing ever since
00:23:12Well, last week I met with my vocal coach
00:23:15Who happens to be the uncle of Brianna Nix
00:23:18The final person competing in the finale
00:23:20Brianna Nix
00:23:23I can't wait for you to get that golden ticket
00:23:26You're gonna kill it
00:23:27Lord will
00:23:27Sing loud
00:23:28It's gonna be great
00:23:30Oh my goodness
00:23:32Wait, what just happened?
00:23:34Hey
00:23:35Hi
00:23:36This is Emerson
00:23:37You wanna go stay with Carrie?
00:23:38Can I pick you up?
00:23:39Oh, that's good
00:23:40You're not shy, are you?
00:23:42Did he grow up?
00:23:44That best?
00:23:44Emerson
00:23:45No, no
00:23:46What have I been for the past 10 years?
00:23:49I grew up quick
00:23:4915 years
00:23:50You got some explaining to do
00:23:52My name is Tate Emmons, I'm 15 years old
00:23:55I'm from a small town called Lake, Mississippi
00:23:57Mississippi
00:23:58That's right
00:23:59About a week ago, I'm doing the Grand Ole Opry again
00:24:01And he was there
00:24:02And he's like, I want you to hear me sing
00:24:05And I was just blown away
00:24:06I texted immediately
00:24:08Hey, is it too late for an audition?
00:24:10And 20 minutes later
00:24:11I'm sure you had some people pick up
00:24:13Got a little clout, I love that
00:24:15Right?
00:24:15He's one of a kind
00:24:16And I really believe in him
00:24:17Wow
00:24:18Brianna, why don't you come over here with us?
00:24:20Okay
00:24:20Yeah
00:24:21Yeah, here we go
00:24:22Come on
00:24:23I miss you guys
00:24:24Come on
00:24:24Miss you, baby
00:24:25How are you?
00:24:25Good to see you
00:24:26Hands are a little cold
00:24:27I miss you, cheers
00:24:28Let you see him from this side
00:24:29Are you nervous?
00:24:30A little bit
00:24:30You seem cool as a cucumber
00:24:32Well, thank you
00:24:33We ready?
00:24:35Let's do it
00:24:35He's like, let's
00:24:37Why don't we wait for him, people?
00:24:39Let's go
00:24:39Come on, Tate
00:24:40I'm going to be singing
00:24:41Hard Fault Hallelujah
00:24:42By Brandon Lake
00:24:43Let's go
00:24:44All right
00:24:54Well, I don't always feel
00:24:58Yeah, but that's when I need it the most
00:25:04So I'ma keep on singing
00:25:09Till my soul catches up with my song
00:25:14There's days that my hands go up freely
00:25:18Times that it comes
00:25:24There's days that a praise comes out easy
00:25:28Days that it takes all the strength I've got
00:25:32But I'll bring my heart fault
00:25:36Heart failed
00:25:37Been through it
00:25:39Hallelujah
00:25:43And I'll bring my storm toss
00:25:46Torn sail
00:25:47Story to tell
00:25:49Hallelujah
00:25:53Oh, hallelujah
00:25:55All right
00:26:00All right
00:26:01First of all, I'm really surprised at your guitar maneuverability at your age
00:26:09Thank you
00:26:09And can I do an exercise with you?
00:26:12Just let me hear you sing
00:26:14Heartfelt hallelujah
00:26:14Like
00:26:15I mean, I want to hear you give it all on the chorus, you know
00:26:20You don't have to play it
00:26:21You don't have to play it
00:26:21Just close your eyes
00:26:23Don't worry about the guitar
00:26:24And sing, sing, sing
00:26:25Worship
00:26:25So I'll bring my heart fault
00:26:28Heart felt
00:26:29It is well
00:26:31Hallelujah
00:26:33I think guitar, you're perfect
00:26:37But vocally, it does really, really feel even a little younger than 15 to me
00:26:43Which is a predicament
00:26:48I understand exactly what you fell in love with
00:26:51Because we just saw it
00:26:52We heard it
00:26:53It's when do we throw you out there
00:26:58Our biggest thing is
00:27:00Is all of our mama and daddy hearts
00:27:02Are looking at you saying
00:27:04Do we wreck this kid by feeding him to the entertainment industry?
00:27:10I remember a year ago when I came in
00:27:12I was just like Tate
00:27:13Freaking out
00:27:14I was so scared
00:27:18Gotta give him a chance
00:27:19I promise
00:27:20I promise
00:27:23I trust you
00:27:24All right, I'm ready to vote
00:27:29An environment like this could be really beneficial to you
00:27:32So this is school
00:27:35I'm gonna say yes
00:27:36Thank you so much
00:27:39I'm gonna go the opposite
00:27:45Gotta give him a chance
00:27:46I promise
00:27:47I promise
00:27:48I'm gonna say yes
00:27:50Thank you so much
00:27:51I'm gonna go the opposite
00:27:53I don't want to take your phenomenon and blow you up
00:27:56I just will not let that happen to you
00:27:58Come back and look at this again from another angle
00:28:01A couple of years of experience
00:28:02I'd love to hear what you sound like
00:28:04Thank you
00:28:04That's just me talking as dad now, okay?
00:28:07Thank you
00:28:07It's all up to you
00:28:09It's all up to you
00:28:10It's all up to you
00:28:10No pressure
00:28:11No pressure at all
00:28:14I'm pretty nervous
00:28:16I gotta feel sick
00:28:18It's gonna be great
00:28:19It's gonna be good
00:28:24It's too soon
00:28:25It's too soon
00:28:26Okay
00:28:26I'm gonna know
00:28:28Okay
00:28:28Thank you all so much
00:28:30I appreciate you all listening to me
00:28:31I hope you can understand why I'm saying this
00:28:34I do understand
00:28:35I do understand, yes sir
00:28:35I do, I promise
00:28:38Thank you, brother
00:28:39I appreciate you so much
00:28:41And I love you
00:28:41Thank you
00:28:42Thank you for your red foot
00:28:44Keep doing what you're doing
00:28:45Exactly what you're doing
00:28:46Keep just giving glory where glory is due
00:28:49It's a true honor to meet you
00:28:51Thank you very much
00:28:52Thank you
00:28:53All right, Tate
00:28:53My son's named Tate
00:28:55Really?
00:28:56He's 15
00:28:57Oh my goodness
00:28:59Hey
00:29:00It's amazing how you're playing that guitar
00:29:02Thank you
00:29:03Just you keep doing it
00:29:05Yes, sir
00:29:05Thank you all so much
00:29:06Thank you all
00:29:07It's humbling
00:29:08To think the judges
00:29:09Thinks that about me
00:29:10I'm like
00:29:11Gives me a lot of hope
00:29:14Not this time
00:29:15Not this time
00:29:16Not this time
00:29:17Aw, that's okay
00:29:19I will support him forever
00:29:20And he's a golden ticket here always
00:29:22Still gonna push you to do this
00:29:23Every single year
00:29:24Well, I'm always gonna listen to your opinion
00:29:27So I'll always pray about it
00:29:28With the yearly annual text message
00:29:30You gonna audition for
00:29:32Just be ready
00:29:32Get ready for it
00:29:33I'll be ready
00:29:33I'll be ready
00:29:34Yes, sir
00:29:35You're at peace with that, right?
00:29:37Yeah
00:29:39You're right
00:29:40You're right
00:29:41I forgot how hard this was
00:29:43It is hard
00:29:44It never is easy
00:29:46Just when they're looking at you
00:29:48And they
00:29:49They want it so bad
00:29:52What has happened over the years
00:29:54Is we've gotten tougher
00:29:55Only because
00:29:56We're expecting more now
00:29:58As judges
00:29:58Pray for me
00:30:00After Jamal
00:30:01Grammy-nominated Jamal
00:30:04We've raised the bar
00:30:05To the point
00:30:05Where we're gonna be
00:30:06Looking for that next level
00:30:09That instantly goes
00:30:10From American Idol stage
00:30:12To that Grammy-award-winning artist
00:30:15Somebody said a prayer for me
00:30:17If I'm asking for one
00:30:18Lionel, they rehearsed that somewhere
00:30:20We did not
00:30:22If we were to go out dancing
00:30:23Let me show you what would happen
00:30:24Idol University class of 2026
00:30:27I can tell you right now
00:30:29Is off the chain
00:30:31That was great
00:30:32We're proud of you, son
00:30:34Thank you so much, man
00:30:35We are going to Hollywood
00:30:38We've had 10 people today
00:30:40That look like
00:30:41They've been trained to sing
00:30:42And you look like
00:30:43You were born to sing
00:30:44I see smiles
00:30:46And a ticket
00:30:47It's gonna be a great season
00:30:50And I'm so excited
00:30:51Just to be on the front row
00:30:53Of this one
00:30:56Here we go
00:30:56Hey, guys
00:30:58Hey
00:30:58How are you doing?
00:31:00Good, how are you doing?
00:31:01I'm good
00:31:02My name is Jesse Finling
00:31:03And I'm 19 years old
00:31:05What do you do?
00:31:06I'm a college student right now
00:31:09But I've been singing
00:31:10Ever since I was little
00:31:12With my brother and sister
00:31:14We would pull up karaoke tracks
00:31:16And we would
00:31:17We would just sing with each other
00:31:18And since then
00:31:19I did choirs in school
00:31:21If you haven't noticed
00:31:22I have a stutter
00:31:25And that's really where
00:31:27Kind of my love for singing came
00:31:30I've had a stutter
00:31:32Ever since I was little
00:31:34Dad, dad
00:31:35Take a picture
00:31:37I am
00:31:38And it's something
00:31:39That I've struggled with
00:31:41Since elementary school
00:31:43It was something
00:31:47Embarrassing for me
00:31:48It was something
00:31:48That I really had
00:31:49A hard time with
00:31:50I wouldn't raise my hand
00:31:51In school
00:31:51And it was just something
00:31:52That made me feel alone
00:31:54And something that I felt
00:31:55Like I had to hide
00:31:57So it was definitely hard
00:32:00Singing has always
00:32:01Felt freeing for me
00:32:02Because when I sing
00:32:03I don't stutter
00:32:04When I sing
00:32:05It was a way for me
00:32:05To express myself
00:32:07In a way
00:32:07Where I didn't have to worry
00:32:08About being embarrassed
00:32:09Or what people would think
00:32:10Or somebody would laugh
00:32:12So it was an outlet
00:32:13For me
00:32:14When I was little
00:32:14And it's still an outlet
00:32:15For me now
00:32:16Hey child
00:32:17Things are okay
00:32:20That's okay
00:32:22Walking out
00:32:23With a golden ticket
00:32:26Would mean that
00:32:27Everything that I've
00:32:28I've struggled with
00:32:30In the past
00:32:32It's all led me here
00:32:33And I can do
00:32:35Whatever I want
00:32:36If I work hard
00:32:38I've come a long way
00:32:39With it
00:32:39And it doesn't hold me back
00:32:42There you go
00:32:42Well you're doing great
00:32:43So you, your siblings sing, are you a musical family or you just all love music?
00:32:48Me and my brother sing with each other and he also has a stutter.
00:32:52So it's really special when we sing together.
00:32:54It's crazy to see how far he's come. It's insane.
00:32:58I want to, you know, be a role model for him because I knew how hard it was for me
00:33:02in school.
00:33:03I love your attitude.
00:33:04I love your attitude.
00:33:04For sure.
00:33:05And you can tell that you are a good big brother.
00:33:08But what you gonna sing for us?
00:33:09I'm gonna be singing In the Stars by Benson Boone.
00:33:11It's a song me and my brother always sing together.
00:33:14Gonna be thinking of him when I sing it.
00:33:16Very good.
00:33:22Sunday mornings were your favorite
00:33:26I used to meet you down on Woods Creek Road
00:33:34You did your hair up like you were famous
00:33:40Even though it's only church where we were going
00:33:45Now Sunday mornings are just sleeping
00:33:52It's like I've buried my faith with you
00:33:59I'm screaming at a God I don't know if I believe in
00:34:06Cause I don't know what else I can do
00:34:12Oh, I'm still holding on to everything that's dead and gone
00:34:18I don't wanna say goodbye
00:34:21This one means forever
00:34:25And now you're in the stars and six feet's never fell so far
00:34:31Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers
00:34:38Oh, it hurts so hard
00:34:42Oh, it hurts so hard
00:34:43For a million different reasons
00:34:49You took the best of my heart
00:34:57Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
00:34:58rest in pieces thank you look you jumped up awful quick i don't think i blinked one time yeah i
00:35:15mean
00:35:15yeah wow you're a real singer thank you man i'm really proud of you i love this show i love
00:35:21this
00:35:21show because we get to meet kids like you your voice is beautiful you have a beautiful vibrato
00:35:28a beautiful tone we could understand everything you were singing and you were in the song emotionally
00:35:35which just took us right there with you so it was just beautiful problem what problem you don't have
00:35:43a problem the only thing wrong with you is you got to figure out how you're going to navigate this
00:35:47career wow what's up fam look at that i love you i love you i think we can vote yes
00:36:00indeed yes
00:36:04yes yes i think you could go really far in this competition we just haven't had voices like yours
00:36:11coming through those doors i'm really excited to give you a big old yes and see what you guys do
00:36:17with
00:36:17it very scary we will see you in hollywood week did it you did it we did it yeah we
00:36:24did it when i was
00:36:26singing that song i was thinking of of younger me who wouldn't who wouldn't speak in class who was
00:36:31who was scared of what people thought of him and the fact that i got this is just proof that
00:36:36everything's
00:36:36working out how it should well he's got a pretty voice oh he does i'm going to hollywood week
00:36:41love you you could do anything you put your mind to and i'm always here for you i'm very proud
00:36:48love you love you you'll feel right kid
00:36:55you're going to hollywood week my friend
00:37:00all right great voice he has a good voice i'm hitting the restroom i just saw that we're in the
00:37:07brad paisley and kimberly williams paisley ballroom oh yeah we're in your ballroom paisley
00:37:22oh i can't wait to ruin this whole show this is going to be so much down on you
00:37:29now you are going to wind luke up a little bit to get carrie right yeah so we're putting
00:37:33earpiece in luke's here basically i'm going to try to make luke say ridiculously awkward stuff
00:37:40we're not ruining someone's audition so you can really have some fun with it
00:37:43here's our contestant nice to see you nice to meet you dylan
00:37:50you want a safe word what's our safe word luke this safe word is hot chicken don't chicken out
00:37:56don't hot chicken out sorry kids there we go number nine luke i want you to turn to carrie right
00:38:06now and say hey carrie how much do you think i can bench press carrie what's your how much can
00:38:12i
00:38:12bench press i don't know what kind of question is that 165 carrie 165 really huh what are you benching
00:38:23these days i don't know why don't you know these things you're in all these fitness ads i am but
00:38:29i'm
00:38:29not looking for like personal records who are you my name is dylan holmes i am from spring lake michigan
00:38:36i can't stand michigan i can't stand michigan oh that's it what is happening we just lost all of
00:38:44michigan i don't even like illinois and illinois is falling off too well there's there's two states
00:38:50you can only tour in 48 states now okay did you go take shots let's see what you got let's
00:38:57see what
00:38:57you got
00:39:01pass pass
00:39:04you just let the poor boy sing the man why don't you sing a lionel richie song come on sing
00:39:09a lionel
00:39:10richie song no no no don't sing a lionel richie song we are the world right now we are the
00:39:14world no
00:39:16there comes a time somebody come and we need a certain call all right you're good good all right
00:39:23she comes from silver spoon i'm gonna try to bench 175 tomorrow i'm benching 175 tomorrow
00:39:33she keeps on loving me loves me the way i
00:39:43she's not just along for the ride she keeps on
00:39:48i keep on wondering why
00:40:00i need more hot chicken every time you take a sip i need more hot chicken out of you he's
00:40:07doing the
00:40:08hot chicken reference which is his bail what the heck does hot do why do i look like a waiter
00:40:13carrie
00:40:14guess what my physical trainer's here that's helping me bench press carrie guess what my physical
00:40:18trainer's here he's awesome sexiest trainer i've ever seen what is happening and he's been telling
00:40:25me what to say this whole time this trainer's been telling me everything to say this whole audition
00:40:29what are you doing is that where you were when you went to the bathroom what is happening for like
00:40:3720
00:40:37minutes is that why we started hating on michigan yeah i was just telling him what to say we really
00:40:43like michigan by the way i thought he had fallen yeah he's having a an episode you want to hear
00:40:49something great i didn't think anything was wrong business as usual
00:40:59i think that should just be like our exclamatory word that should be our
00:41:14if somebody's great for the school class if you can that's your wheelhouse kind of the southern rock
00:41:23thing i'm a yes hot chicken
00:41:25thank you so much that's how you do that
00:41:32hey guys a little hot chicken is celebrating the auditions in nashville
00:41:53sweet girl
00:41:53really well done it's a yes hot chicken
00:41:56thank you
00:42:03you know i can't stand it
00:42:07you're running around you know better die
00:42:12i can't stand it cause you put me down
00:42:17no no no
00:42:20oh i put a spell on you
00:42:25oh
00:42:37you have a bring the house down voice i'm already standing up it's a yes for me hot chicken hot
00:42:44chicken cheers
00:42:49i'm gonna go with the pickles yeah
00:42:53my name is genevieve hayward my group of people that i brought with me are wearing
00:42:58my iconic if i do say so myself pickle shirt
00:43:02i'm a big fan of pickles i just love them
00:43:05today i have about a million people with me
00:43:09oh my god kyle
00:43:11i totally broke this table
00:43:19oh my god i love pickles who doesn't
00:43:23sweet or dill dill
00:43:25sliced or whole
00:43:26whole
00:43:27rigid or flat rigid do you make your own pickles i do i love pickling things
00:43:32i like pickling things girl let's go
00:43:35give me some recipes i'm here for it dad i don't think i've seen you in a pickle shirt yet
00:43:41thanks for whipping it out today for me put me in a pickle more than once
00:43:45what are you gonna sing for us so today i'm going to be doing magic man by heart
00:43:52oh you're kidding
00:43:53okay let's hear it okay
00:44:02cold late night so long ago when i was not so strong you know pretty man came to me never
00:44:10seen
00:44:10eyes so blue you know i could not look away it seemed we seen each other in a dream seemed
00:44:18like he
00:44:19he knew me he looked right through me
00:44:24yeah
00:44:28come on home girl mama cried on the phone
00:44:33just soon to lose my baby and my girl should be at home
00:44:39but try to understand
00:44:41try to understand
00:44:50try to understand
00:45:02great oh my god you're standing for me what the heck thank you i mean that's a tall order right
00:45:09here
00:45:09yeah it takes some some pickles
00:45:15to cover that yeah but you made it your own you weren't trying to like emulate you even change
00:45:21the melody a little bit you have this cool rasp at the top end of your voice i want to
00:45:26hear more
00:45:27yeah carrie's funny carrie wrote pickle girl on her i just want to make sure i remember let's go i
00:45:34think you're going to still yet have to push yes even more with some of the singers we have but
00:45:39you did well thank you you've got the tools to do pretty much anything you want to do is just
00:45:44don't
00:45:44think just let your voice do what it's supposed to do cool all right yeah carrie what's your vote
00:45:48my vote is my vote is yes wow luke yes thank you i'm going to stand up on this one
00:45:54it's a yes for me
00:45:55and you're going to hollywood week
00:45:57what oh my god
00:45:59if they all have their first time
00:46:02oh
00:46:02oh
00:46:04pickle girl
00:46:06pickle girl
00:46:07pickle girl
00:46:08yeah let's go baby
00:46:11she's the real dill
00:46:14oh how does it feel to be pickle girl you know it's not who i thought i would be but
00:46:19i think it's
00:46:20who i was born to be and we can't always pick that that was pretty kosher
00:46:26that was very good i'm going to be the best version of pickle girl i could be
00:46:38hot chicken hot chicken
00:46:43hot chicken
00:46:44you know this one
00:46:48sherry baby
00:46:54sherry baby
00:47:09sherry can you come out tonight
00:47:17thank you that's not an easy one to pull off it's not i like the frankie i'm looking for your
00:47:23identity
00:47:23name okay yeah you have a lane and you're really good at it but in the context of american idol
00:47:30like that's just not what this is so it's a no for this but a yes for you there you
00:47:37go and just
00:47:37keep being awesome
00:47:40sherry
00:47:43oh
00:47:44did i get that
00:47:45yeah
00:47:46yeah you did
00:47:46yeah
00:47:47yeah
00:47:48oh this year we have a very unique talent
00:47:53i'm jules
00:47:54i'm jules
00:47:55i'm 25 years old and i'm from charlotte north carolina today i will be singing
00:47:59bust the windows out my car oh goodness that's it thank you thank you very much everybody
00:48:04thank you good night i saw that movie
00:48:07my broken heart i'll probably always have these ugly scars
00:48:13wow that's like but right now i don't care about that part it's really magnetic when you see these
00:48:20kids with with a different sound i traveled each and every highway and more much more than
00:48:33this i did it my way man you have a great voice but you're in a deal where you want
00:48:45to do the
00:48:46hell of a stuff right yeah sometimes people that are a little left of center you you have to maybe
00:48:52work on them on the fly they think that i'm talking foolish now you sing that in your voice
00:48:59you may think that i'm talking you're from maine you say that like that we're picking on you
00:49:06right now because you have something come back and show us who you are and i guarantee you you
00:49:13will leave with a golden ticket but it's a no right now i'll bust the windows out your car
00:49:19i feel like you deserve a shot to bring the bigger notes i think it's in there i say yes
00:49:24i'll bring it out i will not bust no window out your car
00:49:27i know i can bring it i know you and i will not be disappointed at all
00:49:31i'm a no really i am you'll never have to hear that voice again in your life give me one
00:49:36more
00:49:37chance i promise i'm dug in i'm dug in what does dug in mean dug in like a tick like
00:49:43not moving
00:49:46i'm sorry i think you made a wrong decision
00:49:51tell me about your music history how do people respond to your voice when you uh when you sing
00:49:56i think it's unique i would say i can't wait does that mean that mean we should
00:50:01get ready for some uniqueness if you want yeah so who are you i'm brooks rosser i'm 22 years old
00:50:09i'm
00:50:09from bel-air maryland what do you do up there in maryland i work at a dementia care facility as
00:50:15a
00:50:15medication technician nice very cool how many shows are you playing a year
00:50:21i've gone to a couple gigs but i've only just played guitar um i've never really performed
00:50:31it ain't all right the hardness of my hair
00:50:39morning john hey brux good morning
00:50:44morning skip hey how are you buddy not bad doing all right i was just looking at this article on
00:50:52the
00:50:52next generation of accelerators oh yeah i like trains you sleep good yeah for the last three years
00:51:02i've been working in the dementia care field and it's been extremely fulfilling i've made a lot of
00:51:08friendships with so-called patients they're actually just friends can you sing me a song
00:51:13today yeah it ain't all right uh growing up i was i was a shy kid i didn't really know
00:51:22how to make my
00:51:23own friends my grandmother was always my biggest fan you know she was one person that i never had
00:51:29trouble talking to when she first started showing dementia-like symptoms i picked up the guitar and that
00:51:34was one way where we could both practice speaking from the heart but it's still all right
00:51:41it would help her learn her words back and it would help me get mine out
00:51:49after taking care of my grandmother i realized this was a passion of mine
00:51:53to be there for people even if they don't remember me
00:51:56standing out on the left with no way to get down music it's one thing that you can't forget
00:52:04i think your town is far above most people thank you next week i'm going to nashville to
00:52:14try out for american idol and see if they uh like me i have no experience playing in front of
00:52:22people
00:52:22it's going to be a lot different but i'll just pretend the celebrity judges are just more of my
00:52:29friends and residents i think you're going to do fine if you play like that if i play like that
00:52:35and you sing like that all right i'm gonna root you on
00:52:46all right what you got what you singing uh your place at my place by joshua sloan okay perfect
00:53:10i'm running out of ways to fix us i thought i loved you it was only just a mix-up
00:53:16that's what you said
00:53:18when you were crying because you missed us you don't even know how bad i wish i could fix
00:53:39i thought i loved you it was only just a mix-up that's what you said when you were crying
00:53:42to your place in my place i'm running out of ways to fix us i thought i loved you it
00:53:50was only just a mix-up
00:53:52That's what you said when you were crying
00:53:55Cause you missed us
00:53:56You don't even know how bad I was
00:53:59I could fix trust
00:54:03Wow
00:54:06Wow
00:54:08Wow
00:54:10Thank you
00:54:11Wow
00:54:12Gosh, I just want to hear more
00:54:14Yeah
00:54:15And you haven't played out much
00:54:17And why is that?
00:54:19I'm working too much
00:54:20Well stop doing that
00:54:23Do you understand why we're so excited?
00:54:25Do you understand why?
00:54:27No
00:54:27Man, no matter what you sing
00:54:30It's going to be beautifully unique
00:54:32Yeah, everybody kind of sounds like somebody else
00:54:36Or is emulating someone else
00:54:38So when you kind of meet somebody
00:54:39That you're a unicorn
00:54:42Like it's one of one
00:54:44That's really cool
00:54:45Thank you so much
00:54:46What's your favorite song to sing at the place you work?
00:54:50Probably Knock It On Heaven's Door
00:54:52Let's hear it
00:54:53Wow
00:55:14I'm gonna take this badge off of me
00:55:21I can't use it anymore
00:55:25I can't use it anymore
00:55:29It's getting dark
00:55:31Too dark to see
00:55:36I feel like I'm knocking on heaven's door
00:55:41I feel I'm knocking on heaven's door
00:55:53Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door
00:56:01Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door
00:56:09Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door
00:56:18It's so good
00:56:20It's so good
00:56:21So good, man
00:56:22So good
00:56:23Thank you so much
00:56:24So good
00:56:25You have a unique style all your own
00:56:28I have not heard another voice like this ever
00:56:32Congratulations
00:56:32Thank you so much
00:56:33This is major, major stuff here
00:56:34Thank you so much
00:56:35Did you watch this show last year?
00:56:37Yeah
00:56:37Do you remember Thunderstorm?
00:56:40Yeah
00:56:40Well, he's over there
00:56:41That's him over there listening to you
00:56:42We've been having people dropping by
00:56:44It's fun
00:56:45What do you think, Thunderstorm?
00:56:46Man, it's amazing, dude
00:56:47Like, your voice is crazy
00:56:49Isn't that great?
00:56:51I'm obsessed, brother
00:56:52Thank you so much
00:56:53Thunderstorm, you want to vote?
00:56:56That's all yeses from me
00:56:58You don't get a yes, I don't know what's going on
00:57:01So good
00:57:02Oh, man, thank you for being in our life
00:57:04I mean, it's like when you hear Van Morrison
00:57:07Yeah, real iconic
00:57:09Crazy
00:57:09I think it's another countdown, right?
00:57:11Yeah
00:57:11Oh, yeah
00:57:12One, two, three
00:57:13You're going to Hollywood Week
00:57:18Thank you so much
00:57:25I've always been shy and insecure
00:57:28So hearing compliments from people as big as the judges
00:57:32Really means something
00:57:34And that will forever be with me
00:57:36We are so lucky, guys
00:57:37Oh, there's choices, too
00:57:39There's choices on
00:57:40Oh, we're so lucky
00:57:42That's crazy
00:57:45Skippers
00:57:48Remember when I told you I was going to audition
00:57:49for American Idol?
00:57:50Yeah
00:57:53They said yes
00:57:54That looks classy
00:57:56You want to hold it?
00:57:58That is great
00:58:01Thank you for your support
00:58:02All you have to do is win
00:58:12What are you going to do when you see Lionel?
00:58:14I'm going to scream
00:58:17Hey
00:58:17Hey, look, son
00:58:18Oh, look at that
00:58:20Is this for you?
00:58:21Lionel Richie
00:58:22That guy's got aura
00:58:23Oh, my gosh
00:58:24I read the whole thing this weekend
00:58:26Lionel likes to use his legend status
00:58:29Lionel's got riz, dude
00:58:30Legend card
00:58:31What is that?
00:58:32I love it
00:58:36What's your name?
00:58:37Kendall
00:58:37Kendall
00:58:38Kendall, who is here today with you?
00:58:40This is my mom
00:58:41And my dad
00:58:41Hi
00:58:42And my husband
00:58:44Are you excited?
00:58:45Yes
00:58:46Growing up, we watched American Idol a lot
00:58:48Like as a family
00:58:50I'm 29
00:58:51And I live right here in Nashville, Tennessee
00:58:53And I am a singer-songwriter full-time
00:58:58I'm 16 years old
00:58:59So just being here
00:59:00I'm really excited
00:59:01I've been pursuing music
00:59:03As far back as I can remember
00:59:05I'd never wanted to be a lawyer
00:59:06Or a doctor
00:59:07Or I just wanted to do music
00:59:13I started singing in my youth group
00:59:14It kind of got me out of my shell a bit
00:59:17But I've never met anybody huge or famous or anything
00:59:20So it's going to be really different
00:59:22Definitely a little nerve-wracking though
00:59:26To be a songwriter
00:59:28It's my favorite thing in the world
00:59:29Because eventually
00:59:31One person kind of like understand
00:59:33You know, what you've written about
00:59:35Or what you're singing about
00:59:37And that's my favorite part about it
00:59:40Hello
00:59:40How are you?
00:59:42I'm great, how are y'all?
00:59:43Good
00:59:43Good
00:59:43What's your name?
00:59:45My name is Lainey Grace
00:59:46I'm 16 years old
00:59:47And I'm from Prattville, Alabama
00:59:48What do you do as a 16-year-old in Alabama?
00:59:52I work at Chick-fil-A
00:59:53Hi
00:59:53That's really fun
00:59:54There you go
00:59:55Tell us a little bit about your family
00:59:57I've got 12 siblings
00:59:59Two brothers
01:00:00And 10 sisters
01:00:01Wow
01:00:01There's a lot of us
01:00:02Let's say a prayer for your brothers
01:00:04Oh my
01:00:05Are they here today with you?
01:00:07I have two of my sisters and my dad out there
01:00:10Yes
01:00:10So not a whole crew
01:00:12We have a big farm
01:00:13And my mom had to stay back and handle that
01:00:14Okay, head inside and wait
01:00:16Your audition is next
01:00:18What's on your farm?
01:00:19Like six cows
01:00:20Lots of chickens
01:00:21We've got three goats
01:00:22Cool
01:00:23What are you going to be singing for us?
01:00:25I'm going to be singing Honest by Kendall Inskeep
01:00:27How did you discover that?
01:00:29She is kind of a small artist
01:00:31I discovered her music through my sister actually
01:00:34And I was like, what is this song?
01:00:35I love it
01:00:36Cool
01:00:36That's cool
01:00:37Okay
01:00:38Are you playing?
01:00:40I am playing
01:00:40Awesome
01:00:43Variation, wow
01:00:50Every time I walk out of the house
01:00:53Put on another face
01:00:55Just to blend in with the crowd
01:00:57So nobody sees me
01:01:00You would never believe me
01:01:05I tell you that I'm old
01:01:07But I'm still healing
01:01:08I tell you that I'm happy
01:01:10But I'm grieving
01:01:11Thought I was a fighter
01:01:15But I'm still in the fire
01:01:18And if I'm being honest
01:01:22I'm not being honest
01:01:26I'll give you roses
01:01:28Just hoping you don't see the weeds in my garden
01:01:33I tell you that I'm old
01:01:35But I'm still healing
01:01:36I tell you that I'm happy
01:01:39But I'm grieving
01:01:40Thought I was a fighter
01:01:43But I'm still in the fire
01:01:47If I'm being honest
01:01:51I'm not being honest
01:01:55I'm sitting here waiting
01:01:57And praying for someone
01:01:59To show me what love is
01:02:02I'm just being honest
01:02:06I'm just being honest
01:02:14All right
01:02:17Minus the concentration
01:02:18of trying to play the piano
01:02:20You have some vocal chops
01:02:22Thank you
01:02:23There were a lot of
01:02:24kind of timid things
01:02:25that you were doing
01:02:26that will only improve
01:02:28the more you play out
01:02:29But I mean
01:02:30I feel like you have
01:02:31a lot of potential
01:02:32Thank you
01:02:33Everything about you is 16
01:02:35But you have a tone
01:02:37and sound in your voice
01:02:38It's really undeniable
01:02:40Correct
01:02:41You are by no means
01:02:43ready for this
01:02:44But I don't think
01:02:45I can fight the urge
01:02:47Say yes
01:02:48I think I have to tell her yes
01:02:50Oh my god
01:02:51Thank you
01:02:53I think it's a not quite yet
01:02:55for me
01:02:56No listen
01:02:57Hey
01:02:58If I put you through now
01:03:00I feel like
01:03:01all the other
01:03:02big voices
01:03:03that have been
01:03:04playing out for years
01:03:05they are going to
01:03:06wash you away
01:03:08I would rather give you
01:03:09What if she just did one
01:03:10without the piano
01:03:10She could just try singing
01:03:11to the top of her lungs
01:03:14You think she's
01:03:15You think she could win this
01:03:17Like right now
01:03:19Well then there's your answer
01:03:21I mean it's up to Lana
01:03:23We still have one more dog
01:03:24in the fight
01:03:26Say yes
01:03:27Say yes
01:03:27I think you've got some
01:03:29real grown up qualities
01:03:30in there
01:03:31I like very much
01:03:32I might need to hear
01:03:33a little more
01:03:36Well the song
01:03:38that you sang
01:03:41The songwriter
01:03:42Kendall
01:03:43is actually
01:03:44here
01:03:45Now
01:03:46Right now
01:03:47Right now
01:03:48Kind of coming up
01:03:49behind you
01:03:50Right now
01:03:50kind of walking
01:03:51over your shoulder
01:03:52Oh my gosh
01:03:54Can I even hug you?
01:03:56Oh my gosh
01:03:57That was so beautiful
01:03:59Isn't that great?
01:04:00Can you guys sing
01:04:01that together?
01:04:02Yeah
01:04:02Give her a stool
01:04:03You sing it
01:04:04We got you a stool
01:04:05Well first of all
01:04:06are you auditioning?
01:04:07I'm auditioning today
01:04:08Wow
01:04:09And hopefully
01:04:10changing
01:04:11one vote
01:04:12Yeah
01:04:13Let's hear y'all do it
01:04:14Yeah
01:04:15Okay
01:04:17Perjay
01:04:18Fill this room up
01:04:20I'm just being honest
01:04:22Yeah
01:04:26Sing it to him
01:04:27I'll give you roses
01:04:29Just hoping you don't
01:04:31See the weeds
01:04:32In my garden
01:04:34Yeah
01:04:35If I'm being honest
01:04:41Come on girl
01:04:42I'm sitting here waiting
01:04:45And praying
01:04:45For someone
01:04:46To show me
01:04:47What love is
01:04:50I'm just being honest
01:04:53Good
01:04:53Good
01:04:54Oh you're so great
01:04:56Good
01:04:56Oh that was so great
01:04:57Sorry I'm just going
01:04:58What do you think Lionel?
01:05:02I must tell you
01:05:04I have Luke's heart
01:05:28I'm telling you
01:05:32Come back to see us
01:05:34It's a no from me this time
01:05:36But that was very
01:05:38It was
01:05:39Thank you
01:05:39Very great
01:05:40Very inspiring
01:05:42Thank y'all
01:05:42We'll see you back here
01:05:43Alright
01:05:44Thank y'all
01:05:45Y'all have a great day
01:05:46Alright
01:05:46Cheers babe
01:05:48I'm doing my best
01:05:50But my best
01:05:51It just
01:05:52I gotta know
01:05:55No
01:05:56I'm so proud of you
01:05:57Luke said he liked me
01:05:59And Carrie and Lionel
01:06:01Said I had a little bit
01:06:01Of growing to do
01:06:02But I got to meet
01:06:03Kendall and Skeet
01:06:04And I got to sing with her
01:06:05So it was really mind blowing
01:06:07Give me a second
01:06:09And I'll make it out of this
01:06:13Oh amen
01:06:16I know I've been reckless
01:06:20But one day I know I'll be all again
01:06:26Maybe today
01:06:28And it might be tomorrow
01:06:31When I wash my hands of the shame that I've borrowed
01:06:37I'm sorry to unload like this
01:06:42I just can't keep it in
01:06:48Amen
01:06:58Give me a second
01:07:02And I'll make it out of this
01:07:05Whole moment
01:07:09I know I've been reckless
01:07:12But one day I know I'll be whole again
01:07:19Maybe today
01:07:21And it might be tomorrow
01:07:24When I wash my hands of the shame I've borrowed
01:07:30I'm sorry to unload like this
01:07:34I just can't keep it in
01:07:41Amen
01:07:49Kendall
01:07:49You got stuff
01:07:50You got stuff
01:07:51You got stuff
01:07:52You got stuff
01:07:52Thank you so much
01:07:54I like the song
01:07:55I love your voice
01:07:56It felt like we were in your world
01:07:58When things kind of took off
01:08:01Oh yeah
01:08:01And hitting those
01:08:02Baby
01:08:03That note like from here
01:08:05It was like yeah
01:08:06Thank you
01:08:07I commend you on the fact of just taking your time exploring who you are
01:08:12I think that's just so brilliant
01:08:16You've got artists written all over you
01:08:18And I'm loving every minute of it
01:08:20Thank you so much
01:08:21Thank you
01:08:22I was really impressed when you stepped on the gas
01:08:25And you had that extra level of stuff in your range
01:08:28Thank you
01:08:30I think we can vote
01:08:31I can vote
01:08:32I can vote
01:08:33Go for it
01:08:34We can all vote
01:08:35Let's tell her the good news
01:08:37You're going to Hollywood a week
01:08:40Wait can I like
01:08:41Can I shake your hands
01:08:42Can I help you
01:08:43Yes please
01:08:43You guys are so cool
01:08:44Oh you are so cool
01:08:46Thank you
01:08:46Good job
01:08:47Thank you guys so much
01:08:48Yeah
01:08:49We'll see you on
01:08:50Congratulations
01:08:54Oh my gosh
01:08:55Oh my gosh
01:08:59Wait can I tell you something
01:09:01What
01:09:01The girl before me auditioned with Honest
01:09:05I just love the song
01:09:07And I love how much he's spoken to me
01:09:09Through your lyricism
01:09:10And it's just been so amazing
01:09:11And to be able to sing with you
01:09:13It was absolutely so inspiring
01:09:15You're so sweet
01:09:16Just to be able to meet you
01:09:17You're so sweet
01:09:18Thank you
01:09:19I love you
01:09:20I love you
01:09:21Babe
01:09:22We're besties
01:09:22Now we're friends
01:09:23Okay
01:09:23This is what it feels
01:09:26You both got this
01:09:26Yeah
01:09:30Group selfie
01:09:31Oh
01:09:32Leave me
01:09:35Oh Lionel
01:09:36Is that you?
01:09:38This next kid
01:09:39Went
01:09:41Viral
01:09:41Because he's posting
01:09:42Singing from the shower
01:09:44Oh
01:09:44Wait
01:09:47Hi my name is Alona
01:09:48And I am so excited
01:09:50To be here today
01:09:51I am actually not singing though
01:09:53My boyfriend Bryant is
01:09:54And no one has any idea
01:09:57What he looks like
01:09:57The camera is never on him
01:10:00It's always just on me
01:10:01Doing my hair and makeup
01:10:02So it's just me reacting
01:10:04So we're gonna not watch him sing
01:10:07So just make him feel comfortable
01:10:08Yeah, we gotta ease him into this
01:10:12I hear him walking
01:10:13I hear him
01:10:14It's getting close
01:10:17Life with Bryant is
01:10:19Oh, I'm gonna cry
01:10:20Sorry
01:10:24I'm gonna pull it together
01:10:28He's made me come out of my shell a lot
01:10:31Too as a person
01:10:34I didn't think that love ever existed like this
01:10:37Until I met him
01:10:40I can't see a thing
01:10:41I'm so excited to be on this journey with him
01:10:44And this is such a big deal
01:10:46All right, we can bring these down
01:10:48Come true
01:10:50Hop from behind the pillar
01:10:51Don't look at me
01:10:53We're not
01:10:53We're not looking
01:10:54We can't see you
01:10:54Okay
01:10:55All right, who are you?
01:10:57My name is Brian Thomas
01:10:58I'm from Mobile, Alabama
01:10:59Alabama
01:11:00Well, you sound like you're from Alabama
01:11:02Roll Tide
01:11:03Roll Tide
01:11:04I am a singer-songwriter
01:11:06I grew up in the church
01:11:07Singing music
01:11:08How many fans do you have?
01:11:11Like 110,000
01:11:12Wow
01:11:13So the fans have never seen your face
01:11:15Correct
01:11:16Glowing your cover
01:11:17Well, this is the first time we've ever allowed one of these to go this way
01:11:20Yeah
01:11:20So
01:11:21A new era of America night
01:11:23All right, what are you gonna sing for us?
01:11:25I'm singing Against All Odds by Phil Collins
01:11:27Fantastic
01:11:36How can I just let you walk away
01:11:39Just let you leave without a trace
01:11:43When I stand here taking every breath with you
01:11:51You're the only one who really knew me at all
01:11:57Wow
01:11:58That's really great, great
01:11:59So take a look at me now
01:12:03There's just an empty space
01:12:06And there's nothing left here to remind me
01:12:12Just the memory of your face
01:12:15So take a look at me now
01:12:19This is just an empty space
01:12:23But you coming back to me
01:12:26Is against the odds
01:12:28But it's what I've got to face
01:12:31Take a good look at me now
01:12:35Cause I'll still be standing here
01:12:39And you coming back to me
01:12:42Is against all odds
01:12:44But it's what I've got to face
01:12:52All right
01:12:57So take a look at me now
01:13:05Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
01:13:09Wow, wow, wow
01:13:09Wow, wow
01:13:11Way to do it
01:13:12Thank you guys so much
01:13:14The reveal
01:13:15Good job
01:13:16The reveal
01:13:16How does it feel?
01:13:17You know, I'm overwhelmed
01:13:19I can't lie to you, you know
01:13:21I'm just going to be like Luke
01:13:23And I'm going to make jokes
01:13:25That's great
01:13:25That's great
01:13:25You're still kind of covered
01:13:27Because you got your shades on
01:13:28But I get it
01:13:29There's the fool
01:13:30Oh, wow
01:13:31Wow
01:13:33Carrie, what do you think?
01:13:34Your voice is outrageous
01:13:37Thank you so much
01:13:39It means a lot to me
01:13:40To hear that from someone like you
01:13:41It's incredible
01:13:42It really is
01:13:43Even over there behind a pillar
01:13:46You can feel just so much emotion
01:13:48And life in your voice
01:13:51So, well done
01:13:52What you think, Lionel, about Bryant?
01:13:54I think we got ourselves a hit record here
01:13:57You've got star power vocals, man
01:14:03And that little rasp you have
01:14:05Is just on fire
01:14:08Thank you so much
01:14:09You were all the way there
01:14:11And I'm loving it, man
01:14:12Thank you so much
01:14:14Yeah, man, great job
01:14:15And really, really soulful voice
01:14:18I feel like I'm hallucinating right now, honestly
01:14:20It's a fever dream
01:14:21I'm like, is this a projection?
01:14:23Is this AI?
01:14:24Well, let's vote, Lionel
01:14:25What you think about your Alabama boy?
01:14:26Well, I think for the University of Idle
01:14:29I would deem it very excited to put you in
01:14:33As part of this class
01:14:34It's a yes for me
01:14:36I'm a heck yes
01:14:38Woo-woo!
01:14:39I'm a yes
01:14:40I love it
01:14:41Congratulations
01:14:42You got a lot of family in there behind you
01:14:44They're coming in
01:14:45What's up?
01:14:46How are y'all?
01:14:47Good
01:14:47Are you the girlfriend?
01:14:49I am
01:14:49You started all this?
01:14:51I did
01:14:51Come on, guys
01:14:52Center in
01:14:54There you go
01:14:55Well, he's going through the Hollywood week
01:14:57And he's a great singer
01:14:59I appreciate y'all bringing him to us
01:15:00I have one thing to say
01:15:02Yes
01:15:11So I told you
01:15:13You know, when we started this whole journey
01:15:14You know, that you were the one for me
01:15:19To be honest
01:15:20Whether I got a golden ticket or not
01:15:21I was going to do this
01:15:23And I just want you to know
01:15:24That, like, my journey started with you
01:15:26And it's going to end with you
01:15:28And I promise you that
01:15:31It's okay
01:15:32You say something
01:15:33Yes, yes, yes
01:15:36Ah, congratulations
01:15:39Only on American Idol
01:15:41Oh, my God
01:15:43This is beautiful
01:15:44Oh, my God, guys
01:15:46Congratulations
01:15:48Congratulations
01:15:48Oh, my God
01:15:51Way to go, man
01:15:53Oh, my God
01:15:54Way to go
01:15:55Way to go
01:15:57I mean, how did you sing
01:15:59Knowing you had to do that
01:16:00If you can see
01:16:02I'm telling you something right now
01:16:03With the voice you have
01:16:05Skies can be the limit
01:16:06Of where you're going
01:16:07Congratulations, man
01:16:10We're getting married
01:16:10We're getting married
01:16:13I've been behind the scenes
01:16:14And I feel like I'm made
01:16:16For the stage
01:16:17And the spotlights
01:16:17So
01:16:18I'm ready to
01:16:19Assume my role
01:16:20In the front of this boat
01:16:22And take us
01:16:23And take us all the way home
01:16:23That was good
01:16:26Awesome day, y'all
01:16:32It was a good day
01:16:33I must tell you
01:16:34The class is getting
01:16:36Very impressive
01:16:37And each one unique
01:16:39Unto themselves
01:16:41That's what makes it
01:16:42So beautiful
01:16:44All right
01:16:46Hello
01:16:47Hi
01:16:48How are you?
01:16:49How are you?
01:16:50I don't believe
01:16:51You are a contestant
01:16:52I am not a contestant
01:16:55My name is Heather Wyatt
01:16:57I'm here to introduce Chloe
01:17:00Chloe is a young girl
01:17:02Who about a year ago
01:17:03Wrote and performed
01:17:04A song in honor
01:17:06Of my daughter Aubrey
01:17:07That we lost to suicide
01:17:08In 2023
01:17:12So sorry if you lost
01:17:14That is just
01:17:16Unimaginable
01:17:18Here's an original song
01:17:20That I wrote
01:17:20Dedicated to Aubrey Wyatt
01:17:22Called Forever 13
01:17:23I first heard Chloe's song
01:17:25About a year ago
01:17:26And immediately cried
01:17:28It was beautiful
01:17:28It was
01:17:30What Aubrey had gone through
01:17:34Forever 13
01:17:35Had some big dreams
01:17:38In you
01:17:43Aubrey is my
01:17:45Forever 13 year old
01:17:47Daughter
01:17:49She is bright
01:17:52Beautiful
01:17:53Talented
01:17:54And she endured
01:17:56Years of bullying
01:17:58Social media pressures
01:17:59And took her life
01:18:01September 4th
01:18:022023
01:18:0823
01:18:12Um
01:18:13Just
01:18:16Very unexpected
01:18:23Something kept telling me
01:18:24To write that song
01:18:25So I did
01:18:25You didn't know her?
01:18:26I hadn't
01:18:26No I never met her
01:18:27But you couldn't get this
01:18:29Story out of your mind?
01:18:29I couldn't
01:18:30It did just relate
01:18:31I don't know
01:18:32I felt it so much
01:18:32In my heart
01:18:32To write this song
01:18:34Chloe does not know
01:18:35That I'm here today
01:18:36I have not met Chloe
01:18:38So this will be
01:18:39The first time meeting her
01:18:40And thanking her
01:18:40And thanking her for the song
01:18:41Oh my god
01:18:49Oh my god
01:18:50Oh my god
01:18:58This piece of world of me
01:18:59You don't even know
01:19:00Thank you
01:19:01Thank you
01:19:03This is Chloe
01:19:05Hi
01:19:05Hi Chloe
01:19:06Hi
01:19:07Sorry
01:19:07No you're great
01:19:08Do you want to
01:19:09Tell us your name
01:19:11Tell us a little bit
01:19:12About yourself
01:19:12Alright
01:19:13My name is Chloe Grace
01:19:14I'm 15 years old
01:19:16And I'm from Jacksonville, Florida
01:19:17I went through
01:19:18Some of the things
01:19:19Aubrey went through
01:19:20And it was
01:19:20It was really hard
01:19:21So I was like
01:19:21If I could write something
01:19:22That could
01:19:23Just very small
01:19:24Help someone
01:19:25Then it's totally worth
01:19:26Me writing this song
01:19:27Music is very powerful
01:19:29And it can help
01:19:30Let people know
01:19:31That they're not alone
01:19:31So we're excited
01:19:33To hear this song
01:19:41She was only 13
01:19:44Had some big dreams
01:19:47And you took them all away
01:19:49She had her whole life
01:19:52Ahead of her
01:19:54And you watched her drift away
01:19:57You never thought
01:19:59Without what you said
01:20:01Can mess up someone else's head
01:20:04But maybe you think now
01:20:07That she's gone
01:20:11A young girl had to lose her life
01:20:14So that you could feel somewhat satisfied
01:20:17In this sick and twisted world
01:20:21You wouldn't think that a few young girls
01:20:24Could do any harm
01:20:27But look where we are
01:20:29Now she's dancing up in heaven
01:20:34With no tears
01:20:35No worry
01:20:36No weight
01:20:37On her shoulders today
01:20:45I've never felt that kind of pain
01:20:48But I can't imagine how it feels
01:20:52To be a mom and lose her daughter
01:20:56It must feel so certain
01:21:00Like how can she be gone
01:21:03She blames herself for doing wrong
01:21:06But I hope that she knows
01:21:09It ain't her fault
01:21:11Even though she is gone
01:21:16Her story will forever live on
01:21:23And I'm gonna say her name
01:21:29Cause no one deserves that kind of pain
01:21:40Forever 13 had some big dreams
01:21:45And you took them all away
01:21:53Thank you
01:21:57Thank you
01:22:02Goodness
01:22:04I'm just so moved
01:22:07Heather that's a gift right there
01:22:08That's God looking back at you
01:22:11It is
01:22:11Just a very moving moment
01:22:13Yeah I feel like the maturity that you possess
01:22:17This is quite incredible
01:22:20The way you
01:22:24Cause what if I, what if I let you
01:22:28The way you had your heart broken
01:22:32For someone you didn't even know
01:22:35You know
01:22:35And take that
01:22:39And basically say
01:22:42That something
01:22:47Positive
01:22:47Is going to come out of it
01:22:50And to potentially even think about
01:22:53All the people that
01:22:54Hear that
01:22:56And see you
01:22:56And hear this story
01:22:57And
01:22:59Maybe decide
01:23:02To change their mind about something
01:23:04You know
01:23:05It's pretty
01:23:06Pretty incredible
01:23:07Yeah the fact that she wrote about
01:23:09What you are going through
01:23:11Not knowing you
01:23:12Shows a potential in you
01:23:15As a singer and a songwriter
01:23:17And someone that
01:23:18Can really do a lot of good in this world
01:23:22Yeah
01:23:24I'm a yes
01:23:25Thank you
01:23:27I don't even have to think about it
01:23:28I'm a yes
01:23:31The yes for me
01:23:32Welcome to the class
01:23:33Welcome to the class
01:23:36Oh my god thank you so much
01:23:38You're special
01:23:39You know that
01:23:40Thank you so much
01:23:42You're special
01:23:43You're one of my biggest inspirations
01:23:45Cause I was
01:23:48Seven years old
01:23:49Well now who's the inspiration
01:23:52It's pretty incredible
01:23:53Thank you so much
01:24:06I've always dreamed of holding one of these in my hand
01:24:09And for it to be like this
01:24:10And to get it singing a song I wrote
01:24:13And a song I poured my whole heart into
01:24:15Is insane
01:24:28We pray for the one who's going to leave the class
01:24:32It's you
01:24:33Why have we not seen you yet?
01:24:36I have an announcement
01:24:38I'm Brittany Bateman
01:24:40The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
01:24:45You're crazy talented
01:24:46Crazy unbelievable
01:24:47I don't even know if you know
01:24:50What you could be capable of
01:24:52I don't think we've seen a star star star like you yet
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