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00:00:08Big city, bright lights, this is the place where stars are born, baby.
00:00:15More idols have come through this town than anywhere else in the world.
00:00:19The best singers in the country are here to put on a show.
00:00:26But the thing is, this city has no idea what's about to happen.
00:00:37Hollywood Week has arrived in Music City.
00:00:40And the lights are brighter than ever.
00:00:47With the band behind them, it's time for our idol hopefuls to face the music.
00:00:55Hollywood Week in Nashville, outstanding.
00:00:59Music City is like holy ground.
00:01:00The energy in this city is different.
00:01:02It's super nerve-wracking, but super exciting.
00:01:04Hollywood Week in Music City just feels surreal.
00:01:08They'll have one song, one shot to leave it all on the stage.
00:01:13My life could be changing right now.
00:01:16Buckle up, y'all, because this is American Idol.
00:01:21I've made you to knock me out.
00:01:27One hundred twenty-seven of the nation's most talented singers have graduated to the next step in this already epic
00:01:34season.
00:01:37Hollywood Week, Music City takeover.
00:01:40We just had auditions.
00:01:42Moving right into Hollywood Week.
00:01:44This is the earliest they've ever went right in there with the full band.
00:01:49One shot.
00:01:50Some of them have never played with a band in their lives.
00:01:54Okay, here it goes.
00:01:55Some people can handle that, and some people can't handle that.
00:01:57We're out for blood.
00:01:59Each hopeful will sing for the judges.
00:02:01And more than fifteen hundred eager idol fans.
00:02:04Here we come here.
00:02:06Throughout the day, the judges will stop down.
00:02:08Alright, what do we think?
00:02:09Deliberate and begin making some tough decisions.
00:02:13Let's sink or swim.
00:02:13For most, this is where the dream ends.
00:02:17I'm not sure if that was the right song.
00:02:20Bring it on!
00:02:22I love it!
00:02:27But for the best of the best, the journey will continue.
00:02:31Your dreams are still alive.
00:02:33Into the all-new Golden Room.
00:02:36Where the only thing to do is wait.
00:02:39Still in the race for the top 30.
00:02:41But nothing is final.
00:02:43We got more bloodshed coming.
00:02:45Because the decision that matters the most comes at the end of the round.
00:02:49We're out for blood.
00:02:50We're gonna be looking for that next level that instantly goes from American Idol stage to that Grammy Award winning
00:02:57artist.
00:02:58That's what we're looking for.
00:03:01Hollywood Week Music City Takeover starts right now.
00:03:05Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, are you ready?
00:03:09Say hello to your judges.
00:03:13Let's get this party going.
00:03:17Oh yeah!
00:03:18Coming all the way from Alabama, here's 26-year-old Bryant Thomas!
00:03:35My last audition was pretty cool.
00:03:37Don't look at me.
00:03:38We're not looking.
00:03:40No one had really seen my face before my audition, so it was great to finally be able to step
00:03:47down into the spotlight.
00:03:48Wow.
00:03:49Wow.
00:03:50Everything after that just felt like magical.
00:03:52Hey!
00:03:54So.
00:03:56Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
00:03:58Ah, congratulations!
00:04:02Welcome to my hometown, Mobile, Alabama.
00:04:08I started supporting myself completely off of music with a band of guys.
00:04:14You know, we played three to five shows a week.
00:04:17So I'm used to performing on stage, but never in such a beautiful theater as this or being in front
00:04:24of that giant live band.
00:04:26It's nerve-wracking, but this is my opportunity to really, like, show people who I am.
00:04:33I'm going to be singing Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift for you guys.
00:04:37Oh, wow.
00:04:39Okay.
00:04:40Oh, my God.
00:04:44You booked the night train for a reason
00:04:48So you could sit there in this hurt
00:04:56Bustling crowds of silent sleepers
00:05:00You're not sure which is worth
00:05:05Cause I dropped your hand while dancing
00:05:10Left you out there standing
00:05:13Crest falling on the landing
00:05:16Champagne problems
00:05:18Your mom's drinking in your pocket
00:05:21My picture in your wallet
00:05:24Your heart was glass
00:05:26I dropped it
00:05:27Champagne problems
00:05:31From the Chevy door
00:05:33November flush in your flannel coat
00:05:36This storm was once a madhouse
00:05:38I made a joke
00:05:40Well, it's made for me
00:05:41How evergreen
00:05:43Our group of friends
00:05:44Don't think we'll say that word again
00:05:47Then soon they'll have to know
00:05:49To deck the halls that we once walked through
00:05:52To walk for the money
00:05:54Two for the show
00:05:55I never was ready
00:05:56So I watch you go
00:05:58Sometimes you just don't know the answer
00:06:01Someone's on their knees
00:06:03And ask you
00:06:03Who'd have made such a lovely bride
00:06:06What a shame she stuck in her head
00:06:08They said
00:06:09But she'll find the real thing instead
00:06:11She'll patch up your tapestry
00:06:14That I shred in
00:06:15Hold your hand while dancing
00:06:18Never leave you standing
00:06:21Crest falling on the landing
00:06:25Champagne problems
00:06:32Thank you guys so much
00:06:35Oh yeah
00:06:37Passionate
00:06:37Oh yeah
00:06:39Hi
00:06:39Okay
00:06:40You are a showman
00:06:47I love your vibe
00:06:48Your style
00:06:49I love that you picked that song
00:06:51Because I mean
00:06:52I feel like you're going to keep us on our toes
00:06:54And I love that
00:06:55And you've got a great voice
00:06:56On top of it
00:06:57It's so soulful
00:07:00Very cool
00:07:00Thank you
00:07:02For now
00:07:03Bryant will have to wait
00:07:05To learn his fate in the competition
00:07:07This year
00:07:08The judges will watch groups of performances
00:07:09Back to back
00:07:10Very cool
00:07:11Then they'll deliberate
00:07:12And deliver results
00:07:13All adding up to the biggest cut
00:07:15In Idol history
00:07:17Alright
00:07:18Cue it
00:07:19Did they clean up the glasses?
00:07:20Did they get them?
00:07:21I thought those were truck stop glasses
00:07:24Who's next?
00:07:26Who we got?
00:07:27Who we got?
00:07:29Alright here we go
00:07:31This is a really big moment for me
00:07:33I'm ready to get out there
00:07:34And just do what I gotta do
00:07:36Never in a million years
00:07:37I thought I would be here
00:07:39The audition with the judges
00:07:40Went really good
00:07:42It was such a vibe
00:07:43Oh boy
00:07:44Hi Miss Carol
00:07:45Hi
00:07:45Hi
00:07:46And just having my son
00:07:47On the Idol journey
00:07:48Has been a joy
00:07:52God only knows
00:07:53What to say about you
00:07:55I've been doing music
00:07:56For six years
00:07:58I've had a lot of ups and downs
00:08:00And I was doubting myself
00:08:01But I never gave up
00:08:03That fire was still burning
00:08:04You want it bigger?
00:08:05Yeah I want it bigger
00:08:06Oh
00:08:07I'll make sure we're big there
00:08:08I just want to pour out my heart
00:08:09Oh let's go
00:08:10The song I'm singing today is
00:08:12I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz
00:08:14It speaks to me
00:08:15Because the first thing I thought about
00:08:17Is just me and my son
00:08:19So when I sing the song
00:08:20I'm singing to him
00:08:21I think at the very beginning
00:08:23I want you to sing it
00:08:24Like you're singing a lullaby
00:08:26Like you're rocking him to sleep
00:08:29Just really simple
00:08:31I do want to be somebody for my son
00:08:33I want him to know
00:08:35You can do anything you put your mind to do
00:08:37You want to come watch your mom with me?
00:08:39Okay come around this way
00:08:45You sit in my seat
00:08:46Ladies and gentlemen
00:08:47Make some noise for Keela Richardson
00:08:56My name is Keela
00:08:57And I'll be singing
00:08:58I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz
00:09:01I want to let my son know that
00:09:03Never give up baby boy
00:09:04I love you
00:09:05This is for you baby
00:09:16When I look into your eyes
00:09:19It's like watching the night's gas
00:09:25Or a beautiful sunrise
00:09:30Well there's so much stay home
00:09:37Even the stars they burn
00:09:43Some even fall to the earth
00:09:48And we got a lot to earn
00:09:54And God knows we're worth it
00:10:00I don't want to be someone
00:10:03Who walks away so easily
00:10:04I'm here to make the difference
00:10:06I can make
00:10:11And in the end
00:10:13You're still my friend
00:10:16Yeah we got a lot at stake
00:10:21I won't give up
00:10:25I won't give up
00:10:27I won't give up
00:10:36I won't give up
00:10:48Even in the skies
00:10:49Even if the sky
00:10:51It make it rub
00:10:53True I'm giving you all
00:10:56All my love
00:10:59I'm still looking up
00:11:04No I won't give up
00:11:30I don't know how you sang with him looking at you like that
00:11:35Listen it's so good to see you here
00:11:37I love your look
00:11:38I love the song
00:11:40You just slayed that
00:11:41And even showed us more of what you are
00:11:44Thank you so much
00:11:47You did great mom
00:11:48I mean
00:11:49Your confidence
00:11:51The way you just sung to the whole audience
00:11:54Really warmed my heart
00:11:56Thank you so much
00:11:57It's for you baby
00:11:58I love you Juju
00:11:59So much
00:12:02Whoever's most likely to get fired is me
00:12:05And he may have just took my job
00:12:06Don't even think about it
00:12:09Great job
00:12:10That was beautiful
00:12:10Thank you guys so much
00:12:16I'm just
00:12:17I'm overwhelmed
00:12:18I like to sing that song like that
00:12:20It was one of the best moments of my life
00:12:22Your mom did really great
00:12:24You wanna go see her?
00:12:26I just hope I do
00:12:27Just get to the next round of that performance
00:12:29It's for my son
00:12:30So we gotta get there
00:12:31You wanna make this up tonight?
00:12:34Yes
00:12:35Okay
00:12:36You did amazing
00:12:37That's
00:12:38I love you more than everything
00:12:42Music City
00:12:43You ready to rock?
00:12:45Stay tuned as Hollywood Week continues
00:12:47With your viral audition favorites
00:12:50Fighting for a spot in the top 30
00:12:52Hollywood Week in Music City is exciting
00:12:55And it's drama
00:12:56And it's stressful
00:12:57You caused so much excitement
00:12:59He almost rolls his ass off the back of this bad boy
00:13:02A lot of people are going home today
00:13:04I really hope I'm not one of them
00:13:06I gave them my everything
00:13:07She walked out like
00:13:09This is my stage
00:13:10You are a star
00:13:12Get ready for the ride
00:13:14It's gonna be really, really special
00:13:17At least I look hot when I cry
00:13:23Welcome back to American Idol
00:13:25Tonight, our singers anxiously await their turn to hit the stage
00:13:29In hopes of surviving the most brutal cut in Hollywood Week history
00:13:35Knowing only 30 of us are gonna make it through is a super scary feeling
00:13:39I mean, this is crazy
00:13:42It makes my belly hurt
00:13:43I feel like I'm gonna throw up
00:13:44Oh, Lord have mercy
00:13:46I just wanted to come and sit and listen to people
00:13:48But you're the butcher now
00:13:50I know
00:13:50It's terrible
00:13:53It's a war right now
00:13:54But, you know, I've dreamed of this my entire life
00:13:57So getting to the top 30
00:13:59This would change literally everything for me
00:14:02Make some noise for Nibby
00:14:03National!
00:14:05How we do it, baby!
00:14:07Oh, yeah
00:14:09I, yeah
00:14:11I believe
00:14:12Singing a Carrie Underwood song in front of Carrie
00:14:15Was definitely a little nerve-wracking
00:14:16But she gave me, like, really good advice
00:14:18If you start off out of the gate going 100 miles an hour
00:14:22There's nowhere left to go
00:14:23So if the audition was 100 miles per hour
00:14:26What speed will this be?
00:14:28Slow
00:14:28We're gonna take it slow
00:14:29We're gonna be sexy about it
00:14:31We're gonna be sexy
00:14:31Oh, yeah
00:14:32I'm excited
00:14:33I'm ready
00:14:34Let's see it
00:14:35Get with me!
00:14:39Let's take our time tonight
00:14:43Girl
00:14:46Mother's son
00:14:46All the stars are watching
00:14:50Underneath the chandelier
00:14:54We're dancing all alone
00:14:58There's no reason to hide
00:15:02What we're feeling inside
00:15:04Right now
00:15:09So, baby, let's just turn down the light
00:15:13And close the door
00:15:16Oh, I love that dress
00:15:19But you won't need it
00:15:22Anymore
00:15:24No, you won't need it no more
00:15:27Let's just kiss
00:15:29Till we're naked, baby
00:15:31Versace on the floor
00:15:34Come on!
00:15:36Come on!
00:15:59On the floor
00:16:04There you go!
00:16:06Thank you!
00:16:08When you cause a judge so much excitement that he almost rolls his ass off the back of this damn
00:16:15thing right here
00:16:16It is clear that you are doing something entertaining
00:16:21You would just perform it
00:16:23I will tell you, though, song choice is going to be the master of air
00:16:28We know you have a voice in there
00:16:32We know you have a voice in there, okay?
00:16:32So, if there's a next time, I want you to come out and show it off
00:16:36But overall, you did a great job
00:16:41So, Libby now waits for results while the round continues
00:16:46I'm nervous because I'm hearing so many amazing singers
00:16:59This performance is a huge deal
00:17:01I get the chance to show the judges that I'm worth it
00:17:05Like I knew I would
00:17:07You look like a star and you have such a big, big voice
00:17:11But I had trouble picking up a lot of those lyrics
00:17:14Because of the bending and the rounding out and the back phrasing and all that
00:17:19But, you know, we'll see what happens later
00:17:22Okay
00:17:22Thank you
00:17:24I just thought that I had done better than he said
00:17:29But apparently I didn't
00:17:33I'm a little nervous
00:17:34I'm getting a little overwhelmed
00:17:36The judges, they have some really tough decisions to make today
00:17:39But I want to be one of the top 30, like, so bad that I could hit a backflip right
00:17:46now
00:17:47I can't flip, but I'll try
00:17:53I never thought I would make it to Hollywood week
00:17:57But singing has always been my dream
00:18:00And my dad, he just encouraged me to do whatever I put my mind to
00:18:04And he was like, baby, you gonna get it
00:18:06I am missing my dad, wishing that he was here
00:18:13My dad passed away 11 years ago from cancer
00:18:16I was 13 years old
00:18:21I was a daddy's girl
00:18:22I was there every day
00:18:24Every step of the way
00:18:25Take an angel by the wind
00:18:27At the hospital, I fed him
00:18:29I gave him water
00:18:31Gave him his
00:18:32I was there to the very end
00:18:44Dear dad, I've lived so much life since you've been gone
00:18:48And sometimes I wish I could sit with you
00:18:50And tell you all of it
00:18:52I carry you with me
00:18:54In my heart
00:18:56Every step forward
00:18:59I miss you more than words could ever say
00:19:04Love your baby girl
00:19:07I know he's proud
00:19:10With this performance
00:19:13I know he's looking down and shining down on me
00:19:17And when I hit this stage, the heavens will be dancing
00:19:29How did you get here?
00:19:34Nobody's supposed to be here
00:19:39I've tried that love thing for the last time
00:19:46But when I turn around
00:19:49Again, love has knocked me down
00:19:55My heart got broke
00:19:56You know it hurts so bad
00:19:58I'm sad, safe
00:20:01Love wins again
00:20:03So I place my heart under lock and key
00:20:06To take some time and take care of me
00:20:10But I turn around
00:20:13But I turn around
00:20:13And you're standing here
00:20:18Standing here
00:20:20Standing here
00:20:21Oh, yeah
00:20:24No, no, nobody
00:20:27No, no, no, nobody
00:20:31I've tried it over and over
00:20:35But I turn around
00:20:39But I turn around
00:20:41No, no, no, no
00:20:44Nobody's supposed to be here
00:20:47Came along and changed my mind
00:20:51How did you get here?
00:21:12I don't know where you're gonna be in the stars
00:21:15But you are a star
00:21:18Thank you
00:21:21With the first line of singers complete
00:21:24Making it so difficult
00:21:26Where are we putting all these people?
00:21:27It's time for the judges to discuss what they've heard
00:21:30I had her as a yes
00:21:31You think?
00:21:32She had the wrong song
00:21:34That was the wrong everything
00:21:35This year they will first decide
00:21:37If our hopefuls have shown enough potential
00:21:41Make it here to the Golden Room
00:21:42And you're still in the mix
00:21:44For a spot in the top 30
00:21:45Otherwise, it's the end of the road
00:21:48All right
00:21:49You know I'm sad to see this one go
00:21:51But for those who've made it here
00:21:54They can't get too comfortable
00:21:55Because more dramatic cuts
00:21:57Are just around the corner
00:21:59I've always dreamed of being in a position like this
00:22:02So
00:22:04It's so hard having to cut this many, y'all
00:22:14At this stage of the competition
00:22:17We have to cut
00:22:19From 127 down to 30
00:22:24This is not your everyday easy task
00:22:30Would the people I call please step forward
00:22:34Bryant
00:22:37Keela
00:22:42Makaya
00:22:46Front row
00:22:47You are going to the Golden Room
00:22:50Your journey with us continues
00:22:56Back row
00:22:57We're sorry
00:22:58But your journey with American Idol ends now
00:23:01It's like a whole weight
00:23:02That's been lifted off of me
00:23:05I feel so good
00:23:06I'm just really celebrating
00:23:10Going back to serving tables, you know
00:23:12We didn't get what we wanted
00:23:13But it's okay
00:23:14It just wasn't enough, basically
00:23:20Made it through
00:23:21To the Golden Room
00:23:22I have no idea what's going to happen next
00:23:25But I cannot wait
00:23:30Here's 27-year-old Tori McCullough
00:23:34Let the church say amen
00:23:36Amen
00:23:37Amen
00:23:44People, keep on learning
00:23:50While soldiers, I see you over there
00:23:54Keep on worrying
00:23:58Oh girl, keep on turning
00:24:05Cause it won't be too long
00:24:10I'm so glad that you let me try it again
00:24:14It's my last time on earth
00:24:16I've been the whole world of sin
00:24:18I'm so glad that I know more than I do then
00:24:22Gonna keep on shining
00:24:24Till I reach my high ground
00:24:29I'm so glad that you let me try it again
00:24:34It's my last time on earth
00:24:36I've been the whole world of sin
00:24:38I'm so glad that I know more than I do then
00:24:42Gonna keep on shining
00:24:47Till I reach
00:24:55I reach my high ground
00:25:15Wait now, wait now
00:25:19Let the universe say amen
00:25:21Amen
00:25:22You have found some new notes on higher ground
00:25:26Excellent, excellent, excellent
00:25:28Thank you guys so much
00:25:32Fire
00:25:34Up next to perform
00:25:36And hoping for a similar reaction from the judges
00:25:3921-year-old rocker, Madison Moon
00:25:42I've been performing since I was very, very little
00:25:45I grew up listening to rock
00:25:48My dad loves hard rock music
00:25:50And I always listen to it with him
00:25:53My dad bought my first guitar
00:25:55And I still use it today
00:25:56Both of my parents are musicians
00:25:58And it's just amazing to have them see me do my thing
00:26:03Coming up next, get up audience
00:26:04For Madison Moon
00:26:08I am very excited to see Carrie again
00:26:11I'm actually doing a song that she did
00:26:13When she was on the show
00:26:15I'm gonna be doing Alone by Heart
00:26:17When I saw Carrie's idol performance of Alone
00:26:20It introduced me to the band Heart
00:26:22This is a very challenging song
00:26:24Especially I take it up all steps
00:26:26I'm doing it a key higher
00:26:28It's kind of insane that I'm going to sing it in front of Carrie
00:26:32So I'm hoping for the best
00:26:41I hear the ticking of the clock
00:26:45I'm lying here
00:26:47I hear the room's pitch dark
00:26:53I wonder where you are tonight
00:26:56No answer on the telephone
00:27:04And the night goes by so very slow
00:27:08Oh, I hope that it won't end all alone
00:27:22Till now, I always got fired
00:27:28I never really got it till I met you
00:27:35And I took pain to the bone
00:27:39How do I got you alone?
00:27:45How do I got you alone?
00:27:49Oh.
00:27:50Oh.
00:27:52Oh.
00:27:59Oh.
00:28:00Oh.
00:28:02Oh.
00:28:14Let's get it!
00:28:16Let's get it!
00:28:19Cari did that song on the show a while back.
00:28:22Now, what is she going to say about that?
00:28:26You are the only person on planet Earth
00:28:30who has ever raised the key on that song.
00:28:35All I got to say is dang.
00:28:38Dang.
00:28:43Wow.
00:28:44Oh, my god.
00:28:45I just sang in front of Cari Underwood again.
00:28:49Raised the frickin' key.
00:28:52I didn't know it was possible to do that.
00:28:54Now it's judgment time for Jordan and Madison.
00:29:00No matter what happens, man, that is the best that I have ever done.
00:29:04I got a bloodbath.
00:29:06We're a little more brutal.
00:29:08Cutting them in half, and then we got to do another half.
00:29:12Jordan, Madison, your dream is still alive.
00:29:16Thank you very much.
00:29:24That's crazy.
00:29:26I was not expecting that.
00:29:27Oh, my god.
00:29:32I'm really proud of myself.
00:29:38It's just insane that this is such a huge cut.
00:29:42And for me to be considered to be in the top 30, it means the world.
00:29:45So Madison is the first of our rockers to get to the golden room.
00:29:50And after that, it was time for the male rockers to take the stage.
00:29:54Music City, you ready to rock?
00:29:59In the still of the night, I hear the wolf out, honey, smippin' around your door.
00:30:04In the still of the night, I see my heart beat in heaven, telling me I gotta have more.
00:30:10So you know I'm in your corner.
00:30:12I feel like we had a few hiccups in there.
00:30:16It's now Thor Moriah's telling me what's in store.
00:30:20He missed timing and stuff.
00:30:23It felt like he shouldn't miss anything on that song.
00:30:28I mean, you gotta keep it high energy rock and roll, right?
00:30:31What's rocking, baby?
00:30:32Here we go.
00:30:33Let's go.
00:30:35Clean shirt and new shoes.
00:30:38And I don't know where I am going to.
00:30:42You're just a good time, Noah.
00:30:44I don't come down to, like, the Broadway bars, but I would come if you were playing.
00:30:50Oh, my God.
00:30:52Is every girl crazy about a sharp-dressed man?
00:30:56I'm good.
00:31:00Rock can do no wrong and carries us.
00:31:03That's not true.
00:31:04I mean, he did the moonwalk in boots, people.
00:31:06He moonwalked.
00:31:10I don't know.
00:31:11He might be someone people want to get behind.
00:31:14But, I mean, is he gonna be a contender?
00:31:17No.
00:31:21Brett, step forward, please.
00:31:24Noah.
00:31:28I'm sorry, but your journey with us ends right now.
00:31:34They canned me.
00:31:36I think I'm gonna follow him on Instagram after this.
00:31:40The crowd started cheering, and I completely lost my spot a couple of times, but it's all good.
00:31:45It was awesome to be a part of the whole thing.
00:31:47I'm losing my rockers.
00:31:49You know I'm sad.
00:31:51Cheers.
00:31:52God bless America.
00:32:00Make some noise for Trace Casanova!
00:32:03Come on, Trace!
00:32:04Come on.
00:32:06Oh, boy.
00:32:07Here we go.
00:32:08Oh, yeah.
00:32:10Mike, Michael, Michael, raise your hand if your name is Michael.
00:32:14Oh, we got one over here.
00:32:16All right.
00:32:16Is that good?
00:32:17Thank you, everybody.
00:32:18That concludes our mic check.
00:32:23Let's swing it, boys.
00:32:30Crazy.
00:32:33But that's how it goes.
00:32:38I can't believe you got the internet.
00:32:41Yeah.
00:32:41Let's go.
00:32:46Yeah.
00:32:53Yeah.
00:32:54I know that things are going wrong for me.
00:33:01Yeah.
00:33:09Yeah.
00:33:09Yeah.
00:33:16Oh
00:33:40No!
00:33:45Trace, what are you doing?
00:33:48I mean
00:33:49Trace is just being Trace
00:33:51I mean Trace, I mean I love it
00:33:53You kill it man
00:33:55Thank you Trace
00:33:59Are y'all on drugs?
00:34:01So you're stirring the pot out there with those guys
00:34:03That's what we do man
00:34:04I'm glad I'm good at this because I can't serve tables
00:34:07Well either they want to rise or they want to fall
00:34:10It's kind of making our decisions easy
00:34:11Easy, yeah
00:34:14Audience please put your hands together
00:34:16Coming all the way from Dorado, Puerto Rico
00:34:19Roel!
00:34:26Since my audition I actually flew back to Death Valley
00:34:30Did my 8th hour shift at the Desert Outfitters bike shop
00:34:35These are the prices for the e-bikes
00:34:37For me it's very important to keep this job
00:34:41Because my housing situation is tied to my job
00:34:45It's for adjusting if it's too small or too big
00:34:48Risking my living situation for this opportunity is scary
00:34:53One day these mountains
00:34:57Tires standing
00:34:58Today I'm going to be singing California by The Great Chapel Road
00:35:03This song California talks about moving from your hometown
00:35:07To pursue your dream and not wanting to let your family down
00:35:11This is basically the anthem of my life
00:35:14The risk that I'm taking right now to pursue my music dreams
00:35:19When I step on the stage I'm going to be thinking about
00:35:23That plane flight that I took from Puerto Rico to California
00:35:28My brother dropping me off
00:35:30Giving me a hug
00:35:32Telling me
00:35:34You can do this
00:35:36Go and make us proud
00:35:40I stretch myself across four states
00:35:47New lands
00:35:49West coast
00:35:51Where my dreams lay
00:35:55I trade
00:35:57Amber
00:35:58They rolled
00:36:00For the
00:36:02Seafoam
00:36:03And the
00:36:06Endless
00:36:07Sun
00:36:08Sun
00:36:08Cause I was never told that I wasn't gonna get
00:36:12The things I want the most
00:36:16But people always say if it hasn't happened yet
00:36:20Then maybe you should go
00:36:22Come get me out of California
00:36:27And all these are brown
00:36:31I miss the seasons in Missouri
00:36:34My dying town
00:36:38Thought I'd be cool in California
00:36:42I'd make you proud
00:36:44To think I almost had a going
00:36:48But I made you proud
00:36:54Come get me out
00:36:59Come get me out
00:37:02I'd be cool in California
00:37:05I'd make you proud
00:37:10To think I almost had it going
00:37:13But I made you cry
00:37:28Thank you so much
00:37:33You were holding that note at the end
00:37:35I said, okay, okay, that was fabulous
00:37:37But let me tell you something
00:37:38You have a natural stage presence
00:37:40That you can't teach
00:37:41I think you did a great job
00:37:46I'm not fully satisfied with my performance
00:37:49I kind of messed up on the lyrics
00:37:52I feel like I could have done much better
00:37:55If I'm being honest
00:37:56I think she missed a note
00:37:58She tripped on the sequence of the lyrics
00:38:02That's my favorite song
00:38:03I know it completely by heart
00:38:05It was just the nerves
00:38:06Maybe it got too excited
00:38:08It is done
00:38:12You're okay
00:38:16Welcome back to American Idol
00:38:18Where 25-year-old stay-at-home mom
00:38:21Hannah Harper is taking the stage
00:38:23Hannah!
00:38:24I loved her, didn't I?
00:38:26How you guys doing tonight?
00:38:30Man, I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri
00:38:33And I want to be the next American Idol
00:38:35Because I want to be the forerunners for mamas out there
00:38:37Who can still raise babies and pursue their dreams
00:38:44I didn't see any other dream outside of just raising a house full of kids
00:38:49My youngest is one
00:38:51And shortly after he was born
00:38:52I had postpartum depression
00:38:53And so I was sitting on my couch wallowing
00:38:56And my son kept coming up to me
00:38:57He said, Mom, open my cheese
00:38:58I'm like, do you leave me alone with the dadgum cheese?
00:39:01And I finally opened his cheese
00:39:02And when I did, I realized that God had put me in that place
00:39:05And that where I was in my house
00:39:06Was the biggest ministry that I could ever have
00:39:08When I'm overwhelmed and touched out
00:39:12And they come climbing up on the couch
00:39:16Saying, Mama, can you open my string cheese?
00:39:20I was excited that Carrie had an emotional connection to the song
00:39:23Because she's in the same position
00:39:24She's a boy mom
00:39:25Well, that's about the most relatable song I think I've ever heard
00:39:28And what nobody knew was how her original song
00:39:31Would quickly become one of the most viewed clips in idol history
00:39:35The string cheese song
00:39:39So relatable
00:39:40Touching hundreds of millions of people across the world
00:39:43Are you kidding me?
00:39:45A song called String Cheese has me sobbing
00:39:48Can you open my string cheese?
00:39:51Sweetest song I've ever heard in my whole entire life
00:39:53And I smile because I know
00:39:55It was so encouraging to me
00:39:57So thank you, Hannah
00:39:58Because I really needed it
00:40:01Is who I'm meant to be
00:40:03I'm okay
00:40:07You're my string cheese
00:40:12You're one that I'm going to think about when we leave here
00:40:15Like, I wonder what song she's going to sing next
00:40:17And I feel like I'm going to be just rooting for you
00:40:30I had to leave my life in Dallas
00:40:34That town will always be you
00:40:43Every crowd on every corner
00:40:46And every face I see you
00:40:53Oh, but I can't turn this thing around
00:40:57Nothing short of breaking down
00:41:00Nothing short of breaking down is going to get me off this road that I'm on
00:41:05But I won't win anywhere as fast as I can
00:41:38I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:39Don't know where I'll go
00:41:41Don't know where I'll go
00:41:42What I'll do
00:41:45Don't know where I'll go
00:41:48Don't know where I'll go
00:41:56I'm a little past a little rock
00:41:59But I'm always wrong, over you
00:42:14Thank you guys so much
00:42:16She has one or two little hiccups, but her tone is amazing
00:42:21Hannah, you know you're one of my favorites in auditions
00:42:25Leanne Womack's not an easy person to sing
00:42:27It's like you listen to it and it's so nice
00:42:29But you don't realize how intricate
00:42:31The things that she does with her voice
00:42:33And I feel like you just nailed that
00:42:35Thank you so much
00:42:38Man, I thought I had it
00:42:42You must have felt great about that performance
00:42:44I was very excited about the performance
00:42:45I just wish I wouldn't have messed up the words
00:42:47You did?
00:42:48I did
00:42:49Did we even notice?
00:42:50I don't think anybody noticed
00:42:51I didn't notice
00:42:52I noticed, man, I was beating myself up
00:42:55She jumbled lyrics too and got through it
00:42:57And she handled it and didn't even bump
00:42:59Yeah
00:43:01I'm real worried right now
00:43:03I got excited
00:43:04I forgot the words
00:43:05Didn't come in on the right spot
00:43:07But I sure hope I did enough to make it to the next round
00:43:13With another group of performances in the books
00:43:15Got you
00:43:16Alright, okay
00:43:17Alright, what do we think?
00:43:18Our hopefuls wait to see if they've done enough
00:43:21To survive the judges' first round of cuts
00:43:24We got so many to go through
00:43:26That's exactly what I was saying
00:43:27Not her?
00:43:28I don't know
00:43:29What do you think?
00:43:30Whew
00:43:30There's a lot at stake right now
00:43:33I'm very eager to show the world that
00:43:35Even a girl from Puerto Rico can do anything
00:43:38Is this the end?
00:43:39I think this guy's time to go
00:43:41I think he just didn't rise to the occasion
00:43:43It makes me sad though
00:43:45Because I feel like it's in there
00:43:46I hate this part
00:43:48Oh, Lord have mercy
00:43:51Oh, hang in there, kid
00:43:52Hang in there
00:43:54So hard
00:43:57Ruel
00:44:01Trace
00:44:04Hannah
00:44:08You are still in the running to become the next American Idol
00:44:13Front row
00:44:14I'm sorry that your journey just ends right now
00:44:19Those are happy tears
00:44:21Yes
00:44:22I did it tears
00:44:24Yes
00:44:25You wouldn't even understand
00:44:26I didn't have an idea
00:44:28I'm getting the picture
00:44:31I was scared, I was terrified
00:44:32I didn't think I was going to get it through
00:44:37What's with that wind?
00:44:39It's a winner's breath
00:44:40I don't know, man
00:44:41Winner's breath
00:44:42Oh, God, dude
00:44:43All right
00:44:44So much fun
00:44:45So our hopefuls can celebrate for now
00:44:48But they'll have to wait with the others until the end of the round
00:44:51When the judges make their final decision on who's made it into the top 30
00:44:55I'm scared
00:44:56Everyone's so crazy talented
00:44:58Some of us are going home
00:45:00I would like it not to be me
00:45:02Being here in the golden room and knowing that so many people are going to get cut
00:45:05It's kind of scary
00:45:06But I think the pressure is good and it will help me get through this stage
00:45:14All right, who's next?
00:45:17This is a tough board, man
00:45:20We'll see what they do
00:45:23It's a lot more than three people sitting at a table
00:45:26A lot more
00:45:27Yeah
00:45:27Yeah
00:45:31He was struggling with them
00:45:33I don't know why
00:45:34She's got the voice
00:45:36It's the nerves
00:45:38Probably
00:45:39We had people in auditions that were confident, spitfires
00:45:44And we gave them some feedback
00:45:47It was a little shaky to start
00:45:50And it's like they fret and worry and overthink everything that we told them
00:45:57I think the nerves might have compromised just how good of a singer you are a little bit
00:46:02Did we scare him?
00:46:04I think we did
00:46:05I really hope I did enough to make it
00:46:08Oh, sorry
00:46:09Can you take the pressure?
00:46:11That's the business
00:46:15My knees are shaking, dude
00:46:17What's up, bro?
00:46:18Your knees are shaking?
00:46:19Yes, my knees are shaking
00:46:21When I auditioned the first time I had my hands in my pockets
00:46:24Take your hands out your pocket
00:46:26And look the folks straight in the face
00:46:29Yeah, I gotta make sure to keep those out
00:46:30Don't put them back here, though
00:46:31There you go
00:46:32Just keep them up there
00:46:33Are you gonna hold a microphone?
00:46:35Yeah, yeah, yeah
00:46:35That takes care of one
00:46:36Yeah, there you go
00:46:37Now it's what to do with the other
00:46:40Yeah, that's a good
00:46:41There you go
00:46:41I mean, that kind of thing
00:46:42Yeah, yeah
00:46:43I need to show them more of my charisma, I guess, on stage
00:46:47And I hope they'll be able to see me move around a little bit more
00:46:50And be more of an entertainer
00:46:51Hey, hold up
00:46:53I'm not too confident
00:46:54You don't have to do a crazy answer
00:46:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
00:46:57I enjoy insurance
00:46:58I enjoy helping families out
00:47:01But at the end of the day, music's my first passion
00:47:04And that's why I'm here
00:47:09Something's got a hold of me lately
00:47:12No, I don't know myself anymore
00:47:18Feels like the walls are all closing in
00:47:21The devil's knocking at my door
00:47:25Out of my mind
00:47:28How many times did I tell you
00:47:31No good at being alone?
00:47:34Yeah
00:47:35It's taking a toll on me
00:47:38Trying my best to keep
00:47:40From tearing the skin off my bones
00:47:44Don't you know
00:47:46I lose control
00:47:53When you're not next to me
00:47:57I'm falling apart right in front of you
00:48:02Can't you see?
00:48:04High moves come from
00:48:11New York line next to me
00:48:16I'm falling apart right in front of you
00:48:20Can't you see?
00:48:28We are next
00:48:31to me
00:48:37Yeah
00:49:06Who possessed you I mean you kind of walk out and
00:49:12then you open your mouth and you turn in to somebody else and I'm telling you
00:49:21that somebody else we love
00:49:27Thank you so good
00:49:32Oh my god
00:49:34That was two times better than I was expecting
00:49:36Unassuming
00:49:38I mean walked out here and knocked us right out
00:49:41Shocker, even your eyes are watering
00:49:43Yeah, I know I'm gonna start crying
00:49:44I had to get off stage for America to see the crowd over
00:49:48I'm so proud of you
00:49:50Oh man, this is getting hard
00:49:52I feel like we've had a lot of good ones
00:49:54I need people to start messing up
00:49:57We're gonna be so
00:50:04Welcome back to American Idol
00:50:06So far after 52 performances just 19 hopefuls have moved on to the golden room
00:50:12Still in consideration for the top 30
00:50:16They're at least cutting half of us and like I ain't gonna sit here and lie
00:50:20I'm a little scared
00:50:21Once all 127 have sung
00:50:24Those who remain here will have to survive one more major cut at the end of the round
00:50:30I've heard people sing and there's a lot of very, very, very talented people here
00:50:35This is the biggest stage that I've ever performed on in my life
00:50:43First time I performed on a stage was just at my piano recital
00:50:46I was probably about eight years old
00:50:52I thought I had just won a Grammy after I sang that song
00:50:57I don't think my younger self would really believe it
00:50:59That I would be performing on this massive stage
00:51:02My first audition I did guitar
00:51:04But this week showing a little bit a different side of myself
00:51:07I'm gonna have to up my game if I want to get to that 30
00:51:10Thank you
00:51:40I got you on my mind
00:51:50Other on
00:51:54Reach out to me
00:51:57Other I smile tenderly
00:52:04I still have
00:52:07Peaceful dreams
00:52:09I see
00:52:10The roar
00:52:12Leads back to you
00:52:15I said Georgia
00:52:22Georgia
00:52:26No peace, no peace at night
00:52:31Just an old sweet song
00:52:37Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:52:45I said just an old sweet song
00:52:53Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:53:08Keeps Georgia on my mind
00:53:10I mean 17 years old coming out here doing Georgia
00:53:13You know I'm from Georgia so you're already trying to make me
00:53:17I'm sucking up a little bit
00:53:18Playing the room already but uh
00:53:20Thank you
00:53:21You did great
00:53:23I've heard the rest of the singers in my group
00:53:25It's actually really intimidating
00:53:29Especially because rehearsal has been stressful
00:53:31I could not hear myself at all
00:53:35What's that?
00:53:36I couldn't hear anything
00:53:37You walked past the wedges
00:53:38But you were not off pitch
00:53:41Your notes were on
00:53:43But I know myself and I've never sang that horrible
00:53:48I really want to show the judges something out of my comfort zone
00:53:51And that's what they asked for
00:53:54You were hitting some high notes in there
00:53:57Yeah
00:53:57But it would be great if you could put some oomph in there
00:54:00Oh you should see me with a band
00:54:03Maybe I took it too far and I'm doing too hard of a song
00:54:07I just fell I kind of stumbled a little bit
00:54:09I just wanted to be good enough for this
00:54:11But it's just starting to feel like I can't do it
00:54:19But right now I'm just trying to remember my Aunt Brittany
00:54:23Carmen there's no problem with me
00:54:26I think Brittany has always been a very big mentor to me
00:54:29To believe in myself to have the confidence
00:54:32You are ready
00:54:33You're ready for this
00:54:34You were born for this
00:54:37And that just helps
00:54:39Just remind myself that
00:54:42I am good enough to just be here at this part
00:54:44I really don't want to screw it up
00:54:49At least I look hot when I cry
00:54:51Oh okay
00:55:00Yeah
00:55:01You're gonna cry
00:55:04You're gonna cry
00:55:17To release my inner fantasy
00:55:20The events I'm a winner
00:55:23And you know that you are born to be
00:55:28You're a heartbreaker, dream maker
00:55:32Love taker, don't you mix around with me?
00:55:35You're a heartbreaker, dream maker
00:55:38Love taker, don't you ever know?
00:55:40She's giving up, but she's giving up
00:55:43Love taker, don't mess around with me
00:56:00You better have a guess
00:56:04You good?
00:56:06Are you okay?
00:56:07You good?
00:56:08I have fun
00:56:08Good
00:56:10Okay
00:56:10I kind of felt like you looked like you were about to pass out or something towards the end of
00:56:15that
00:56:15It's a fast song
00:56:16Yeah
00:56:17So, yes, I was trying to keep up, but I did my best
00:56:22I know we were like, we need some gas and we need some sass
00:56:25And you picked a sassy song
00:56:27Yeah
00:56:28But then I felt like you were just running behind it kind of the whole time
00:56:32Swallowed up by it
00:56:33So I feel like, I don't know
00:56:36We're processing here
00:56:38But you obviously have like this huge range to work with
00:56:42And I mean we love you, or you wouldn't be here
00:56:45Thank you
00:56:46Thank you
00:56:47Good job
00:56:47Thank you
00:56:48Thank you
00:56:52I actually thought I was pinning a lot into the performance
00:56:55To sort of hear that
00:56:57Just kind of broke me
00:57:00We're so critical now
00:57:02We have to be
00:57:03We got so many to go through
00:57:05How many do we need to get rid of?
00:57:07A lot of people are going home today
00:57:08I really hope I'm not one of them
00:57:11Didn't we like him?
00:57:12He has a great voice
00:57:13But he gets lost in the moment
00:57:16Right
00:57:17I don't know, I just like him, okay
00:57:18It's people's dreams
00:57:20If I call your name, please step forward
00:57:28Filmin'
00:57:36If I call your name, please step forward
00:57:42Filmin'
00:57:47Lucas
00:57:50Kira
00:57:55You three are still in the competition
00:57:57Going through to the Golden Room
00:58:01Back row is the end of the lap
00:58:03Thank you guys
00:58:08The big one there
00:58:10I'm on Cloud9 right now
00:58:12Or whatever the phrase is
00:58:13Cloud9, Cloud10
00:58:14Oh my gosh, this is huge
00:58:17This is amazing
00:58:17And I'm so excited
00:58:18He only called three names
00:58:20And it phrased B that I was one of them
00:58:23That's painful
00:58:25This is the end of the road for now, for here?
00:58:27For American Idol
00:58:28For American Idol, yeah
00:58:29But not for Carmen
00:58:30No, of course not
00:58:31No
00:58:31I have to still be my ambitious self
00:58:34And just try to reach for the stars
00:58:39So two of our youngest hopefuls have moved on to the Golden Room
00:58:44And from there, more teenage singers were proving they came to fight
00:59:00Yes, people are always surprised when they hear how young I am
00:59:03And they're like, you're 16?
00:59:05I get that a lot
00:59:06But I can sing, okay guys?
00:59:08And I'm just like, watch out
00:59:09Make it rain
00:59:12Make it rain
00:59:15Make it rain
00:59:16Now Lord
00:59:16Make it rain
00:59:19Make it rain
00:59:25Make it rain
00:59:38But more importantly, the notes that came out were amazing
00:59:42Thank you
00:59:43Absolutely amazing
00:59:44I love the performance
00:59:45I know, thank you
00:59:49I'm surprised by all the people my age, honestly
00:59:52I never thought, you know, people my age had this type of pipes
00:59:57Aww, you're such a cute little 15 year old
00:59:59Oh yeah
01:00:00Let's see how he does in the Bride Lights
01:00:02Okay
01:00:04Everybody's waiting for a break
01:00:07Like fast cause of freedom
01:00:09I'm 16 years old, you know
01:00:11I understand this competition can be a stressful thing to go through
01:00:15But I think I have what it takes, for sure
01:00:17I just wanna be loved
01:00:23Oh, I just wanna be loved
01:00:29And you tell me am I worthy or important
01:00:32Or am I working hard enough
01:00:35We're not expecting you to be anything other than what you are
01:00:3916 year old kid
01:00:41But, uh, you're just doing impressive stuff
01:00:44You should be very, very proud
01:00:45Good job
01:00:46I just wanna be loved
01:00:54I'm one of two 15 year olds in this competition
01:00:57So, I have to step it up and show that I can hold my own
01:01:01Even being so young
01:01:02My audition went really well
01:01:04It was a very emotional audition
01:01:06I wrote this song in honor of Aubrey Wyatt, Miss Heather's daughter
01:01:10She was bullied for years and took her life
01:01:14I'm just so moved
01:01:16The way you had your heart broken
01:01:18For someone you didn't even know, you know
01:01:23For this round, I'll be performing Stay by Sugar Land
01:01:26Check, check, check, what's your day?
01:01:28I've been working for this moment my entire life
01:01:30Are you nervous at all?
01:01:31No ma'am
01:01:32I mean, I've been doing this since I was so young
01:01:34I've been performing in front of people on a stage since I was 10 years old
01:01:38Make some noise for Chloe Grace!
01:01:43That's it
01:01:44Hi, my name is Chloe Grace
01:01:46I'm 15 years old
01:01:47And I wanna be the youngest competitor to ever win this show
01:01:53You ready to do it?
01:01:54And that's what you say
01:01:55I love it
01:01:5615 years old
01:01:58Good lord
01:01:59I'm super ready
01:02:02I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall
01:02:09And I've been laying here praying, praying she won't call
01:02:15It's just another call from home
01:02:19You'll get it and be gone and I'll be crying
01:02:31What do I have to do to make you see?
01:02:38She can't love you like me
01:02:43She can't love you like me
01:02:44Why don't you stay?
01:02:49So the next time you'll find
01:02:52You wanna leave her back for mine
01:03:02Why don't you stay?
01:03:10Baby, why don't you stay?
01:03:23Thank you so much
01:03:29Chloe Chloe
01:03:30What a tough song to sing
01:03:32It's just you being a 15 year old
01:03:35That's the way it's gonna sound
01:03:37In the front part it seemed like you were pretty nervous
01:03:40But toward the end you really started locking in and hitting your stride
01:03:44I mean you should be so proud of yourself
01:03:46Good job
01:03:50Anytime you're dealing with a 15, 16 year old kid
01:03:53It becomes really really delicate
01:03:55She was too young
01:03:56She was good
01:03:57A sweet little girl
01:03:59This could be a life altering moment for them
01:04:02And we want it to alter them in a positive way
01:04:06Not too young, just not ready
01:04:08We hope that it doesn't alter their confidence
01:04:12And who they are as an artist
01:04:13Okay, thank you guys, stand by please
01:04:15Okay, here we go
01:04:17The following people step forward please
01:04:20This is
01:04:21Aboyomi
01:04:24Michael
01:04:32The front row goes through
01:04:36The back row, this is the end of the road
01:04:39Thank you very much
01:04:41Love you so much
01:04:54I'm feeling great man for real
01:04:56I'm so excited right now
01:04:57Me only being 16
01:04:59I really thought I was out for the count
01:05:01But I guess this just proves it's not just about the age
01:05:04It's about what she got inside
01:05:05And you did it Aboyomi
01:05:07You broke both the doors and you made it to the next round
01:05:10Thank you
01:05:11Congratulations
01:05:12Yeah
01:05:15Two more of our teens survived the judges first cut
01:05:18But it's the end of the road for another
01:05:22So this is it for this time around?
01:05:24Sir
01:05:24I know it's disappointing
01:05:26But there's a lot of future in front of you
01:05:27Thank you
01:05:31It's hard to go home
01:05:32I would have loved to move forward
01:05:35But they felt like it was best for me to go home and work hard
01:05:38And maybe come back one day
01:05:40This is just the beginning
01:05:42We love you baby
01:05:43We're so proud of you
01:05:44You did great
01:05:51Welcome back to Hollywood Week
01:05:53Music City Takeover
01:05:55Sitting in this golden room
01:05:57Amongst some of the best talented singers on this side of the earth
01:06:00It makes me feel honored
01:06:02To be a part of the chosen one
01:06:05It's blowing my mind right now
01:06:06Because I don't know what's coming up
01:06:07It feels a little tense in the room
01:06:10There's a lot of good performers that are going up right now
01:06:13So I'm sweating
01:06:15Hollywood Week is a slap on your mama's mouth
01:06:18And I remember
01:06:24The sickness was forever
01:06:27And I remember
01:06:30The snuffing videos
01:06:33The cold September
01:06:35The distances we cover
01:06:38The fist fights on the beach
01:06:42The busies round us up
01:06:44Do it all again
01:06:46Do it all again next week
01:06:47And the boy who kicked Tom's head
01:06:51Still bugs me now
01:06:52And that's the thing we think
01:06:56It cuts you when you're down
01:07:01And she wept and wept and wept
01:07:04The love came and died down here
01:07:07I see my murder
01:07:09The DWP see a number
01:07:12The cries on the floor ain't coming
01:07:15I'm 17 going under
01:07:18I'm 17 going under
01:07:29I'm 17 going under
01:07:32I'm 17 going under
01:07:36Thank you all so much.
01:07:38I like that.
01:07:42Boom.
01:07:43I like that you're so ready for this oh man thank you even the sound that you
01:07:52chose on that guitar was a really really cool sound yeah the way you started in
01:07:57the band I mean you're just ready to do this let me go win this thing make an
01:08:02album hit the road get a band you know it's a little bit bigger of a band than
01:08:07I would normally play with which is a ton of fun but I consider myself really
01:08:11lucky that I have had the opportunity to play a lot over the last bunch of years
01:08:14and I'm hoping that that will get me into the top 30 this is a tough board man how
01:08:23are we gonna get these people down to 30 I don't know that's what I'm sitting here
01:08:28thinking up next to take the stage is Minnesota hopeful Chris Tungseth being
01:08:35here on American Idol I mean it means everything it's kind of a start of
01:08:39something new for me just like a new season of joy I love you guys I'm doing
01:08:54this for my mom and for my family and obviously my dad is here with me in
01:08:59spirit I am so proud I have an American Idol for a son so for hallowed week I'm
01:09:10gonna be singing jealous by labyrinth I'm really excited to hear them after
01:09:16losing my dad and I heard this song and I was like oh this could mean so many
01:09:21things it's a breakup song essentially but when I listened to it after losing dad
01:09:29I think of you losing dad because there's parts in that song where it's
01:09:33like I'm jealous of the rain that falls upon your skin
01:09:41share your light yeah you know thank you my family is the reason why I feel so
01:09:50confident in pursuing my dream this performance could change my life I know
01:09:57my dad's with me and I know my mom's at home just reading for me praying for me
01:10:01and so I'm gonna go out there and give it everything that I have
01:10:09I'm jealous of the rain
01:10:15that falls upon your skin
01:10:22it's closer than my hands have been
01:10:28oh I'm jealous of the rain
01:10:32oh I'm jealous of the rain
01:10:39I'm jealous of the wind
01:10:42that ripples through your clothes
01:10:48it's closer than your shadow
01:10:54oh I'm jealous of the rain
01:10:58oh I'm jealous of the rain
01:11:02but I wish you the best of all this world could give
01:11:15And I told you when you left me
01:11:22There's nothing to forgive
01:11:28But I always thought you'd come back
01:11:32Tell me all you found was
01:11:38Heartbreak and misery
01:11:41It's hard for me to say
01:11:45I'm jealous of the way
01:11:49You're happy without me
01:11:55It's hard for me to say
01:11:59I'm jealous of the way
01:12:02You're happy without me
01:12:18I mean, I felt like that was just kind of captivating, you know?
01:12:22Just hanging on every word
01:12:24Wondering what you were going to do with it
01:12:26You've got that soulful, soft, sensitive thing in your voice
01:12:32And it's very mesmerizing
01:12:35Thank you, Carrie
01:12:44I feel like I didn't really like the way he arranged it
01:12:48Yeah
01:12:50That song typically auditions very well
01:12:53It didn't compliment it
01:12:55It was a little quick
01:12:57That song, it's supposed to be one that you milk every second of
01:13:02I just had to hone in on what I knew I could do
01:13:05And I feel like I did that right there, so
01:13:09We've got a lot of cuts to make
01:13:11Stay tuned for more results in Music City
01:13:24The thing I love about American Idol
01:13:28Is its ability to take normal everyday people
01:13:31People that have not been anywhere in or around the music industry
01:13:36We take those people and give them the opportunity of a lifetime
01:13:41Being here in Hollywood Week in Music City is nerve-wracking
01:13:48I have never performed with a big band or in front of anyone
01:13:52Except for in church
01:13:54This does feel like a big opportunity
01:13:56Stuff like this just doesn't happen to people like me
01:14:04Growing up in Warrenville, it was very
01:14:08Definitely different, it's not very wealthy
01:14:11It's a very small, very poverty-like town
01:14:18I did move around a lot growing up
01:14:20We've probably moved about ten times
01:14:22Moving schools a lot
01:14:24And it didn't really feel like I fit in anywhere
01:14:26I didn't really have a lot of friends
01:14:28I know finances weren't always there for us
01:14:31It was really hard for me to talk about it
01:14:38Music was the constant in all of that craziness
01:14:42I always felt limited
01:14:44Like I don't have the resources to reach this goal of mine
01:14:48When it comes to music
01:14:49Because I've always wanted to sing
01:14:50I would lay down at night
01:14:53And I would pray
01:14:55And hope that something would come about
01:14:59And now I'm here
01:15:07I'm going to be singing
01:15:08Girls, just want to have fun
01:15:10Bye, Cindy Lauper
01:15:20I come home in the morning light
01:15:24My mother says what you're gonna do with your life
01:15:29Oh, Mama dear, we're not the fortunate ones
01:15:35But girls, they want to have fun
01:15:39Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:15:44That's all they really want
01:15:48That's all they really want
01:15:50That's all they really want
01:15:52So far
01:15:54When the working day is done
01:15:58Oh, girls, they want to have fun
01:16:02Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:16:12Oh, girls just want to have fun
01:16:44Well, Chloe, I tell you what
01:16:47You have one of the most original sounding voices in the whole competition
01:16:53Thank you
01:16:54When I heard you were gonna do
01:16:57Girls just want to have fun
01:16:58I was like
01:16:59I can't imagine her voice doing it like Cindy Lauper did it
01:17:03And then when I heard kind of the moodier version
01:17:06I kind of really got confused
01:17:08Because I wanted the original version that Cindy Lauper did
01:17:11But then I really enjoyed your version
01:17:14But then it got a little sleepy
01:17:15But then I still loved your voice
01:17:20Overall, there's a lot of emotions
01:17:22That I'm going through right now
01:17:24And I thought that we were all going to be dancing
01:17:26To Girls Just Want to Have Fun
01:17:28But I really appreciate your arrangement
01:17:30And when you do want to have fun
01:17:32Make sure you come on out here
01:17:33And have a big old time, all right?
01:17:35Thank you
01:17:38I feel like I let myself down
01:17:40I am self-sabotaged really badly
01:17:43I tried to do the best that I could
01:17:46It's almost like she's given up on herself
01:17:49The pressure in the competition
01:17:51Is definitely a playing factor
01:17:53In why I feel the way I feel
01:17:54And I don't feel like I did my very best
01:17:57She's got the voice
01:17:59Wrong song
01:18:00It's really about pushing myself
01:18:03And wanting to win
01:18:04Because I know I can
01:18:07I don't know where she went
01:18:08Yeah
01:18:09That's not it
01:18:10Here's 22-year-old Brayden Rumpfell
01:18:16Oh, I remember
01:18:17Oh, yeah
01:18:22Gotta loosen up
01:18:23Like I wanted to come out there
01:18:25And just like shake your arms
01:18:27And throw your vest across the room
01:18:29And I think you're a racehorse, man
01:18:31Are you usually a mover
01:18:33A traveler on the stage?
01:18:34A little bit
01:18:35I've had some knee issues
01:18:36So I kind of tend to stay in the same spot
01:18:39How's your knee?
01:18:39Not too bad
01:18:40I just had two surgeries on these guys
01:18:42In the last year
01:18:47I've had two lower leg realignments
01:18:50The doctors have explained
01:18:51That all your body's resources
01:18:54Are going into healing the leg
01:18:56And so you could be susceptible
01:18:58To get sick
01:18:59That sparked something in my head
01:19:01Like, oh my gosh
01:19:02Wash your hands constantly
01:19:03Don't touch anybody
01:19:05Don't let them get near you
01:19:06No hugs
01:19:08Now I'm in a panic mode
01:19:10Like, I'm going to die now
01:19:15These intrusive thoughts
01:19:17Pop into my head
01:19:18That are not real
01:19:19They kind of develop
01:19:20A contamination OCD
01:19:22And it's really debilitating
01:19:25I had started going to therapy
01:19:27I've made huge strides
01:19:29To getting a lot better
01:19:35Hollywood week
01:19:36That's good for me
01:19:37I can focus on
01:19:38Putting my energy
01:19:39Into something that
01:19:40Is real
01:19:42This performance
01:19:42Is going to be
01:19:43The biggest one
01:19:44Of my entire life
01:19:44I'm confident
01:19:46Going into it
01:19:48Hello, hello, hello
01:19:50I'm doing
01:19:50I'm not the only one
01:19:51By Sam Smith
01:20:03You and me
01:20:05We made a vow
01:20:07For better or worse
01:20:14I can't believe you let me down
01:20:18But the pool's everywhere
01:20:23You say
01:20:26I'm crazy
01:20:29Cause you don't think
01:20:32I know what you've done
01:20:34But
01:20:36Will you call me
01:20:40Baby
01:20:41I know I'm not the only one
01:20:47I have loved you for many years
01:20:52Baby
01:20:53I am just not enough
01:20:58You made me realize my deep fear
01:21:03By lying and tearing us up
01:21:07You say
01:21:11You say
01:21:12I'm crazy
01:21:13Cause you don't think
01:21:16I know what you've done
01:21:18But will you call me
01:21:24Baby
01:21:25I know I'm not the only one
01:21:30And I know
01:21:32And I know
01:21:34And I know
01:21:35And I know
01:21:37And I know
01:21:38And I know
01:21:39I know
01:21:39I'm not the only one
01:21:56Brayden
01:22:13Brayden
01:22:14We're here
01:22:15We're here to support you
01:22:16We're here to lift you up
01:22:17We want you to have fun
01:22:19And man
01:22:20You picked the perfect song
01:22:23Perfect song
01:22:25Thank you
01:22:26Thank you
01:22:26And lean in
01:22:29Be you
01:22:29Be yourself
01:22:30And get ready for the ride
01:22:31It's going to be really
01:22:32Really special
01:22:37I don't know
01:22:38What I can do man
01:22:39I'm just like
01:22:40Oh
01:22:40Golly
01:22:41He may win
01:22:43I'm thankful
01:22:44For the opportunity
01:22:45No matter how it turns out
01:22:46But it seems like
01:22:47It's going to do well
01:22:48Hang tight right here folks
01:22:49Our judges are going to do
01:22:50Deliberations
01:22:51And then we're going to
01:22:52Know the results
01:22:54There's so much at stake
01:22:56And going into results
01:22:57There's just so many
01:22:57Talented musicians here
01:22:59Like I want to be
01:23:00In the top 30 so bad
01:23:01Pass that old board
01:23:02Down here
01:23:02So I can get
01:23:03My attitude right
01:23:06It probably means more
01:23:07To me than most people here
01:23:09I've always pulled through
01:23:11Any situation
01:23:12I've ever been in
01:23:13I don't know
01:23:14This one's different
01:23:18This is a very heavy class
01:23:21And all of you have done
01:23:23Amazing, amazing work
01:23:27This is probably
01:23:29The most unprecedented
01:23:30Time we've ever had
01:23:31Where we had to just
01:23:32Cut talent
01:23:35Having said that
01:23:37Will the following people
01:23:38Step forward
01:23:39Jake
01:23:44Brianna
01:23:52Brayden
01:23:54This is something
01:23:56We are charged with doing
01:23:57So
01:24:01Front row
01:24:04You should be very proud
01:24:05Of how far you've come
01:24:09But for now
01:24:10Your journey
01:24:15Next Monday
01:24:16You're in the toughest class
01:24:18We have ever had
01:24:19It's the conclusion
01:24:20Of Hollywood Week
01:24:21Music City Takeover
01:24:23You're in one bondage right now
01:24:24Some of us are going home
01:24:26Where we find out
01:24:27Who survives
01:24:29I was trying to kick you
01:24:30Out of the room
01:24:30Because I'm so jealous of you
01:24:32If you were thinking
01:24:32About winning
01:24:33Just keep doing that
01:24:34And gets in
01:24:35To the top 30
01:24:36Am I freaking out about it?
01:24:38Yeah
01:24:38I feel you guys
01:24:40Are going to boo me
01:24:41Bring it on
01:24:41I love it
01:24:43I did everything I could
01:24:45I'm so sorry
01:24:46I would love nothing more
01:24:47Than to be a part
01:24:48Of those 30 singers
01:24:49That make it
01:24:49Let's just hope
01:24:50Hope and pray
01:24:51We got more bloodshed coming
01:24:53We have some sing-offs
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