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00:00:08I am very happy to be back. My second season as a judge. It feels like family.
00:00:21I have my family to support me.
00:00:25I'm very blessed to have my family that really believes in me.
00:00:30My family's always pushing me to be better.
00:00:33My whole family has pushed me through the years. We're going to do it together, okay?
00:00:37Okay.
00:00:38All right. I love you.
00:00:42We're here to inspire them.
00:00:45Welcome to our family.
00:00:49Getting to watch these kids chase their dreams, I feel really proud of where we're at as judges and with
00:00:56the talent that's come in.
00:00:57The moment of truth. The part I see on TV.
00:01:02Last day of auditions.
00:01:04Another beautiful day in Nashville, searching for talent.
00:01:07Woo! Let's do it!
00:01:08For all of my life.
00:01:11Welcome to my little.
00:01:13I literally can't believe I'm here.
00:01:15This is not... I can't even talk.
00:01:19And now I'm going to start crying.
00:01:20This is literally something that I've been dreaming of since I was little.
00:01:24Oh my God, you're here!
00:01:26The sun.
00:01:27We have to take a picture with the sun.
00:01:29American Idol!
00:01:34I remember, like, the season finale of American Idol was, like, Christmas.
00:01:38Go boys! Go boys! I got more boys!
00:01:43I couldn't sleep the night before. I was so excited to watch it. And so, this is, like, a dream
00:01:48come true. Seriously.
00:01:50Ready to go!
00:01:52And away we go.
00:01:54Don't hold it back.
00:01:56Hey!
00:01:58All right, what's your name? Who are you? Where are you from?
00:02:00My name is Rae. I'm 24. I'm from Frederick, Maryland.
00:02:05What made you want to audition for Idol?
00:02:07I am an American Idol superfan.
00:02:10Ah.
00:02:11I can't believe I'm here.
00:02:12Have you ever auditioned before?
00:02:14No, I haven't.
00:02:14Well, why'd you wait?
00:02:15I know. It should have been sooner.
00:02:17Well, good deal. What are you going to sing?
00:02:19I'm going to sing Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.
00:02:22Ooh.
00:02:22All right.
00:02:23Big shoes. Big shoes.
00:02:24All right.
00:02:28Looking out on the morning rain
00:02:34I used to feel so uninspired
00:02:40But when I knew I had to face another day
00:02:45Oh, Lord, it made me feel so tired
00:02:52Before the day I met you
00:02:55Life was so unkind
00:02:58But you're the key to my peace of mind
00:03:03Cause you make me feel
00:03:07You make me feel
00:03:10You make me feel
00:03:14Like a natural woman
00:03:21Baby, what you're talking to me
00:03:25Oh, you make me feel so good inside
00:03:33And I just
00:03:36And I just
00:03:36I wanna be
00:03:38Yeah
00:03:39Close to you
00:03:41You make me feel
00:03:43So alive
00:03:44Cause you make me feel
00:03:47You
00:03:50You make me feel
00:03:54Like a natural woman
00:03:59Like a natural woman
00:04:08Whoo!
00:04:09Come on with that!
00:04:10All righty!
00:04:11Come on with that!
00:04:13You good?
00:04:14Yeah!
00:04:15Yeah!
00:04:16Goodness!
00:04:16I can't believe we have not seen you in this room until now
00:04:21I think you kind of read Luke's mind
00:04:23He was like
00:04:23Can she hit the U in her chest voice?
00:04:27And then you did
00:04:27You did it
00:04:27In my opinion
00:04:28You did a lot of amazing things in that performance just then
00:04:32You got some pipes
00:04:33For sure
00:04:34Which that's your whole goal
00:04:35Is to come in
00:04:36And like show us what you got
00:04:37A little trouble land in the plane
00:04:39Right at the end
00:04:40We were flying high
00:04:41So it really didn't matter
00:04:43Cause you did enough
00:04:44Throughout the rest of the song
00:04:45Great voice
00:04:46Thank you so much
00:04:47Love your choices
00:04:50You took Aretha
00:04:51Turned it upside down
00:04:52And made it yours
00:04:53I think it was just brilliant
00:04:55Very, very good
00:04:56Thank you so much
00:04:57Thank you
00:04:58Thank you guys
00:04:59What does it mean for you to be here right now
00:05:01To finally be here?
00:05:02I think that it came at the perfect time
00:05:05My whole family is here
00:05:06My dad actually
00:05:09Suffered from a stroke
00:05:10A year ago
00:05:11A severe one
00:05:12I almost lost him
00:05:13And he's here with me right now
00:05:16Wow
00:05:17She's just worked so hard
00:05:19To get there
00:05:20And I'm so proud of her work
00:05:28We're so happy you're here
00:05:29To be here for her dog
00:05:31So it's really crazy that we're here
00:05:35I didn't think that we would be in this position
00:05:37Sorry
00:05:38You're good
00:05:39No, it's good
00:05:41All right
00:05:42Let's vote
00:05:43Let's vote
00:05:44Let's vote
00:05:44Let's bring the family in
00:05:46Hi, fam
00:05:46Come on
00:05:48Oh, my God
00:05:49Ah, the proud folks
00:05:53Yeah
00:05:54How you doing, Pop
00:05:57There you go
00:05:58Oh, my God
00:05:59Ah, so great
00:06:01We've heard you through the door
00:06:02You're so good
00:06:03Oh, my God
00:06:04Oh, my God
00:06:06Congratulations
00:06:07So have you watched Hollywood Week before?
00:06:11Yeah
00:06:11Many, many, many times
00:06:13Well
00:06:14Lionel
00:06:15Yes
00:06:16Yes
00:06:18Yes
00:06:19Yes
00:06:20You're going to Hollywood Week
00:06:22Oh, my God
00:06:27Oh, my God
00:06:42I love it
00:06:46I'm so proud of you
00:06:48I'm so proud of you
00:06:48I'm so proud of you
00:06:52Oh, my God
00:06:53Oh, my God
00:06:53That's so great
00:06:54She's good
00:06:56My little princess
00:06:59is going to be the next American Idol.
00:07:03I feel it in my bones.
00:07:06I love you too.
00:07:13How beautiful is this, guys?
00:07:15Last year and the year before, we kept saying,
00:07:18you can't beat it, you can't beat it, and we did.
00:07:20It is so exciting because we don't know what to expect.
00:07:24You never do.
00:07:25I can't tell you.
00:07:25We're human beings that the world and us doesn't know.
00:07:28Take us on an emotional ride, too.
00:07:30And also, I think we kind of recognize in the stories
00:07:35just how blessed we are.
00:07:36You know, because when you get into the lives
00:07:38of some of these beautiful people,
00:07:40we learn that the struggles are very different.
00:07:44Yo, yo, yo.
00:07:45Yo, yo, yo.
00:07:47Left turn, left turn, left turn.
00:07:49Howdy.
00:07:50How are you guys doing?
00:07:51We're doing good.
00:07:52What is your name, sir?
00:07:54I am Moore.
00:07:54Moore what?
00:07:56Moore Ilderton.
00:07:57Ilderton.
00:07:57Ilderton.
00:07:57I know what you're doing there.
00:08:00Is that a family name?
00:08:01So my real name is Clarence Morton Ilderton IV,
00:08:04so we just cut Morton in half.
00:08:06That's way too long.
00:08:07I like it.
00:08:07I would hate to be called Clarence.
00:08:09No offense to any Clarences.
00:08:10Where are you from?
00:08:11I'm from Taze Valley, West Virginia.
00:08:13Born and raised there, and I'm 22 years old.
00:08:16Tell us a little bit about yourself.
00:08:17Goodness, I was raised by my grandma.
00:08:22I've had a great childhood, and the fact that I'm here right now, it's freaking awesome.
00:08:26I'm really excited.
00:08:27So good.
00:08:28Since I was two years old, I was put into full custody with my grandma, and I grew up calling
00:08:33her mom.
00:08:36She is an amazing woman.
00:08:39I mean, I was a mischievous kid.
00:08:41I put her through so much.
00:08:45Whoever I am reaches back to her always.
00:08:48He was a kicker on the football team in high school.
00:08:51He played basketball, and then all of a sudden, he started playing the guitar.
00:08:56He taught himself.
00:08:57He's just really good.
00:08:59He's very talented.
00:09:04She made my life feel so normal, and sacrificed so much for me.
00:09:09She's my rock.
00:09:11Does he know that you're here?
00:09:12No.
00:09:14When he left, I told him I was really sorry I couldn't be there for him.
00:09:18And he said, I understand.
00:09:20And I just think that it was important to him.
00:09:24And I'm going to cry.
00:09:30And I think I really want to be there for him.
00:09:33What are you going to be singing for us today?
00:09:35I am singing a song, a very meaningful song.
00:09:39I wrote it.
00:09:40It's called Strong.
00:09:41And I lost my biological mom when I was two years old.
00:09:45My dad ended my mom's life.
00:09:48Oh.
00:09:48Oh.
00:09:50It's about seeing my mom's picture for the first time and not knowing her and just kind of looking at
00:09:55a stranger and just pouring out my emotions of that through this song.
00:10:09Take your time.
00:10:10You're good.
00:10:11Take your time.
00:10:12Take your time.
00:10:13You're all good.
00:10:14Yeah, Lee.
00:10:15Take your time.
00:10:16Hey, look up.
00:10:19It's all good, baby.
00:10:20We're here.
00:10:21I know.
00:10:21It's all good.
00:10:22It was...
00:10:38I said a picture's worth a thousand words.
00:10:43But I only got a few.
00:10:46When I look down at that frame and I don't even recognize you.
00:10:53Because you were taken from me years ago.
00:10:56Someone I never got to know.
00:10:59And now I can only speak when I see your face.
00:11:04Yeah.
00:11:05I'm a little scared.
00:11:05Oh, mama.
00:11:10I hope you found your way home.
00:11:18Oh, West Virginia.
00:11:21You're looking and we wish you were you.
00:11:26Oh, mama.
00:11:29Oh, mama.
00:11:35And I don't want to need you anymore.
00:11:38I don't want to bleed you anymore.
00:11:42Everything in me is hanging on.
00:11:45You're the only reason that I'm strong.
00:11:54And I'm strong.
00:12:01Oh, mama.
00:12:06I hope you found your way home.
00:12:14Oh, for West Virginia.
00:12:17You're looking and we wish you were you.
00:12:22Oh, mama.
00:12:29Woo!
00:12:31Oh, man.
00:12:34Very cool.
00:12:35Thank you, guys.
00:12:36Very cool.
00:12:38The fact that you took that time and pulled that together.
00:12:41I feel like you went somewhere else when you were singing.
00:12:47It's like we weren't here.
00:12:48In a good way.
00:12:50As unnerved as you may feel.
00:12:53I love your delivery.
00:12:54I love the timbre of your voice.
00:12:56And more importantly, that writing was very cool.
00:13:00Thank you so much.
00:13:01Very, very cool.
00:13:01That means the world to me, seriously.
00:13:02I mean that.
00:13:03I mean that.
00:13:04Yeah, you got all the tools.
00:13:05You got the look.
00:13:07You got the style.
00:13:08You got the hair.
00:13:09You got the heart.
00:13:10The voice.
00:13:11What else has he got, Carrie?
00:13:13He's got support.
00:13:15And where is that support?
00:13:20What?
00:13:22Oh, my gosh.
00:13:26Surprise!
00:13:28Oh, my gosh.
00:13:34I haven't been on an airplane for like 25 plus years.
00:13:38Get away.
00:13:39Yeah, this has been exciting.
00:13:40I can't believe you're here.
00:13:42Grandma, what's your name?
00:13:43Sandy.
00:13:44Sandy.
00:13:45Sandy.
00:13:45We want to applaud you for stepping up and raising him.
00:13:49Oh, my gosh.
00:13:50He's been a blessing.
00:13:52But wait, wait.
00:13:52We have some more business.
00:13:53We have to tell him if he is going through to Hollywood Week or not.
00:13:57Yes.
00:13:59Yes.
00:14:01I will make that three yeses.
00:14:04I would like to hear more.
00:14:06Oh, hey.
00:14:06Both of you come up this way.
00:14:08Sandy, Sandy.
00:14:08Thank you very much.
00:14:09Congrats.
00:14:10Thank you, sir.
00:14:10For God's sake.
00:14:11I just listened to the whole song.
00:14:13Oh, thank you.
00:14:14And I am really proud of him.
00:14:17You did a good job.
00:14:18Thank you, Mama.
00:14:19The tragedy of all that story to have Nana, Sandy, the family around him.
00:14:26Yeah.
00:14:27He's going to be all right.
00:14:28Thank you so much for surprising me, seriously.
00:14:30Okay.
00:14:32I love you.
00:14:32I'm glad I love you too.
00:14:43Oh, I hope you're dancing in the sky.
00:14:53Jordan, right?
00:14:55Jordan.
00:14:55Do you go by Jor?
00:14:57Jor.
00:14:57I love it.
00:14:58It was very 15 years old to me.
00:15:01Oh, come on.
00:15:02Apparently that's bad.
00:15:04It's frowned upon.
00:15:06I think this year, Luke has kind of taken a role of being maybe a little tougher than in seasons
00:15:13past.
00:15:14You weren't all the way in control of it.
00:15:19Luke is absolutely out of his mind.
00:15:20In fact, I can go one step further.
00:15:22He's crazy.
00:15:22Everybody's been like, oh, that's great the way she's doing that, but it ain't all the
00:15:27time great.
00:15:28He's been tougher this season.
00:15:31Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain comes.
00:15:36It felt like you had a bunch of Benadryl before you walked in here.
00:15:40Tough crowd.
00:15:41That is the truth.
00:15:43So he was saying no to everybody.
00:15:45I'm a no.
00:15:47Yeah, I'm a bad guy.
00:15:49Carrie gave me a look.
00:15:50I did.
00:15:51I gave you a dirty look there.
00:15:54Luke was just grumpy.
00:15:56Am I right or wrong?
00:15:58I'm a no right now.
00:15:59It's a no for me.
00:16:02I'm a no for right now.
00:16:04Wow.
00:16:05I'm trying to make these kids nervous and understand it's tough out there.
00:16:09You're a grumpy old man.
00:16:13Sir, is your name Luke Bryan?
00:16:15It is.
00:16:15Am I in trouble?
00:16:16I heard you were giving too many no's.
00:16:18Is that true?
00:16:18I was giving some no's there, officer.
00:16:22Unfortunately, that is a violation of code idle 26.
00:16:25So I'm going to need your hand, sir.
00:16:26Yeah.
00:16:27Oh, goodness.
00:16:28Put your hands like this for me.
00:16:30Make them tight.
00:16:32Make them tight.
00:16:33Luke, Luke, where am I going?
00:16:35Luke, what did you do?
00:16:36Stay right there, sir.
00:16:38You're in trouble.
00:16:41Oh, that got my attention.
00:16:43Hi.
00:16:44Hello.
00:16:45What's your name?
00:16:45I'm Julia Siena.
00:16:47I'm 20 years old and I'm a class one officer down by the Jersey Shore.
00:16:52How officially under arrest am I?
00:16:54It depends if you give me a yes or not.
00:16:56So you might be stuck there.
00:16:57Oh, man.
00:16:58She's got the key.
00:17:00It's up to you.
00:17:00I mean, you're obviously not just here to make me happy.
00:17:05Glad that made you smile.
00:17:06You are here because you like to sing.
00:17:08So what are you going to sing for us today?
00:17:12Today, I will be singing I Would by Connie Tauboff.
00:17:14Okay.
00:17:16Let's hear you.
00:17:20Never knew my hands to shake.
00:17:23Never had my heart beat so fast.
00:17:29Finally found the words to say, but I'm scared you won't say that I'm back.
00:17:39Wish that you could read my mind so you could see what's locked up inside.
00:17:47Could I ask a couple questions before the moment passes us by?
00:17:58Oh, honestly, would you give all your life if I gave you all of mine?
00:18:11Would you love me unconditionally, be everything that I need, and do anything for love?
00:18:30Would you love me unconditionally, be everything that I need, and do anything for love?
00:18:48Would you love me unconditionally, be everything that I need, and do anything for love?
00:19:09Now can I see the key?
00:19:12There you go.
00:19:13Oh, she is holding her tongue.
00:19:15I love this.
00:19:16I love you.
00:19:17I love you too.
00:19:19I feel like you are such a fantastic representation
00:19:22of every woman.
00:19:25Like you come in, you're strong, you're gorgeous.
00:19:30You have a strength in your voice.
00:19:31And then you have these beautiful notes at the top
00:19:35that are very soft and pretty.
00:19:38And it's all the things all wrapped into one
00:19:41and I love that very much.
00:19:43Thank you so much.
00:19:45I love your voice.
00:19:46You've got substance in there.
00:19:48You've got some natural abilities
00:19:50that you're just working and not really aware
00:19:52that you're doing it.
00:19:53Thank you, sir.
00:19:56I'm really ready to vote.
00:19:58Yeah.
00:19:59Set free of my...
00:20:01He's motivated.
00:20:04Yes.
00:20:06It's a yes for me, for sure.
00:20:08And it's an absolute yes for me.
00:20:10Thank you so much.
00:20:11Release the prisoner.
00:20:13The prisoner.
00:20:14And get your ticket.
00:20:16Oh, okay.
00:20:17I mean, wait, are we sure we want to do this?
00:20:18Oh, no.
00:20:19I got one back.
00:20:23There you go.
00:20:24All right.
00:20:25There we go.
00:20:25Now, Luke, tell her the words.
00:20:27With full mobility, welcome to Hollywood Week.
00:20:31Thank you so much, sir.
00:20:32Thank you very much.
00:20:33Good job.
00:20:34So great.
00:20:42Have you ever been arrested?
00:20:44I have never been arrested.
00:20:45Really?
00:20:46Have you?
00:20:47Of course not.
00:20:48Oh, look at her.
00:20:49Oh, come on, guys.
00:20:50You've got to be arrested once.
00:20:56Hopefully, arresting Luke set him straight
00:20:58and that he will be willing to give everybody a yes as well.
00:21:0210-4, this officer is out.
00:21:05See you at Hollywood Week.
00:21:06Woo!
00:21:08Line of view.
00:21:09Yeah.
00:21:10You have been arrested?
00:21:11Yeah, and the officer said, okay, I'll let you go,
00:21:13but you have to call your parents on the phone.
00:21:14And I said, lock me up.
00:21:17You're ready for me.
00:21:26Come down off your throne.
00:21:29Leave that body alone
00:21:33Somebody must change
00:21:38You are the reason
00:21:40I've been waiting so long
00:21:45Somebody holds the key
00:21:48And I'm near the end
00:21:52And I just ain't got the time
00:21:57Oh, I'm wasted
00:22:01And I can't find my way home
00:22:05No, I can't
00:22:10Ooh, no, I can't
00:22:13Can't find my way home
00:22:19All right
00:22:20Yeah, yeah
00:22:21Thank you
00:22:21I appreciate it
00:22:22Thank you
00:22:22Yeah
00:22:23Man, I love your confidence
00:22:25Yeah, right?
00:22:26It really means a lot
00:22:27Thank you
00:22:27Yeah
00:22:27I mean, you went from a little Billy Joel with a guitar
00:22:30to Bon Jovi
00:22:31to Brian Adams
00:22:33I mean, but what I'm loving about all this
00:22:35is that it's fresh
00:22:37You're checking some boxes for me
00:22:38That's very kind of you
00:22:39I appreciate it
00:22:40Very cool voice
00:22:41How long have you been performing?
00:22:44I started playing when I was nine
00:22:45I picked up guitar then
00:22:46And then roughly six months later
00:22:48I played my first show
00:22:48And just sort of snowballed from there
00:22:50As a nine-year-old
00:22:51Play your first show
00:22:52Yeah
00:22:53That's cool
00:22:53That's cool
00:22:54You can tell you've been playing
00:22:56You can tell you were comfortable with the guitar
00:22:58I'm excited for you
00:22:59Thank you so much
00:23:00Can we vote?
00:23:02Yes
00:23:02Yes
00:23:03Yes
00:23:04Luke
00:23:04Yes
00:23:06Yes
00:23:07That's three yeses
00:23:09Thank you guys
00:23:09You're another star
00:23:10No
00:23:11Shake your hands
00:23:12Oh please man
00:23:13We're trending
00:23:14We're trending
00:23:15It's great to meet you guys
00:23:16Thank you so much
00:23:17It really means the world
00:23:18Thank you
00:23:19Good to meet you
00:23:20Good job
00:23:20It means a lot
00:23:20I'll see you guys soon
00:23:22I'll see you guys soon
00:23:22The boys in Jersey
00:23:22And tell them wait
00:23:23He's got another one coming
00:23:25That's very kind of you
00:23:26Thank you guys so much
00:23:27It means the world
00:23:27Very good
00:23:28Have a great rest of your day
00:23:29I know they're long
00:23:31See you at Hollywood Week
00:23:32Thank you guys again
00:23:33It really means a lot
00:23:35He's really good
00:23:36Very poised
00:23:38Thank you very much
00:23:40Thank you guys so much
00:23:41Thank you
00:23:42Have a great day
00:23:42It was a great time
00:23:44I mean I'm so grateful
00:23:45For the opportunity
00:23:46We know you're going to have
00:23:47A couple of ups and downs today
00:23:48Going to be a little on and off
00:23:49Your game
00:23:50But I'll be pulling for you
00:23:51Yeah thank you
00:23:52Have a nice day
00:23:55You look great
00:23:56Love it
00:23:59How we doing?
00:24:00Good
00:24:00All right
00:24:00Loving the shirt
00:24:02The shirt choice
00:24:03Got my area code back on it
00:24:04Oh come on
00:24:05All right
00:24:06All right
00:24:06Well tell us who you are
00:24:08My name is Landon Hughes
00:24:09I'm from Hazard, Kentucky
00:24:10I'm 19 years old
00:24:11And I'm a college soccer player
00:24:12As well
00:24:13College soccer player
00:24:14Yes sir
00:24:15What college are you at?
00:24:16I'm at Lake Erie College
00:24:17In Painesville, Ohio
00:24:18Are you enjoying doing that?
00:24:19I'll be God's honest
00:24:20I had a
00:24:21I'll be God's honest
00:24:22You gotta be somewhere
00:24:23From Kentucky
00:24:24To go God's honest
00:24:25Yeah
00:24:26To be honest
00:24:27I love it
00:24:27You know I didn't think
00:24:28Going up there
00:24:29Would be as much
00:24:29Of a life changing experience
00:24:30As it is
00:24:31But it kind of made me
00:24:33Re-fall in love with music
00:24:38As Appalachians
00:24:39We have a very unique
00:24:40Experience in life
00:24:41But I used to hate home
00:24:42When I was growing up
00:24:43You know after coal crashed
00:24:45You know a lot of stuff
00:24:46Was taken away
00:24:47And I was the first generation
00:24:48To really experience
00:24:49The hazard
00:24:49With not a lot
00:24:51When I first moved out of Kentucky
00:24:52Started playing college soccer
00:24:54And you know
00:24:55I started missing home
00:24:56Tell me why did you run
00:24:59Obviously being from
00:25:00Southeast Kentucky
00:25:00Bluegrass is our genre
00:25:02And I started listening
00:25:03To the old albums
00:25:03You know
00:25:04And every time I hear it
00:25:05It transforms me
00:25:06Back to the mountains
00:25:06Whether I'm in Cleveland
00:25:08Or Nashville
00:25:09It really transforms me
00:25:10Back home
00:25:10You know
00:25:13Listening to Bluegrass
00:25:14Really made me realize
00:25:14That I took Appalachia
00:25:15For advantage for many years
00:25:16And I lived there
00:25:18And now I've changed
00:25:19I'm here 100%
00:25:21To represent Appalachia
00:25:22When I play the music
00:25:23That's the sound of home
00:25:24When they see me
00:25:24That's the look of home
00:25:25And I walk with it every day
00:25:27You know
00:25:27I carry dirt from home
00:25:28On my boots
00:25:29I carry home with me
00:25:30And I carry it here
00:25:31To American Idol
00:25:32Because I'm proud of it
00:25:33You go in there
00:25:34And show them
00:25:35With this small town
00:25:36Eastern Kentucky boy
00:25:38Hazard Kentucky
00:25:39Woohoo
00:25:39Let's go get it
00:25:41I genuinely appreciate
00:25:42This audition
00:25:43More than a lot of people
00:25:43Ever know
00:25:44And I'm going out here
00:25:45To pick it
00:25:46Pick it fast
00:25:47Sing it loud
00:25:49Hopefully it has
00:25:49An impact on them
00:25:57Oh, we understand
00:26:04Little Maggie
00:26:05With a drink glass in her hand
00:26:08She's drinking away all the troubles
00:26:11And she's caught in another man
00:26:19Lay down your last gold dollar
00:26:22Lay down your gold watch and chain
00:26:25Little Maggie's gonna dance with daddy
00:26:27Listen to this old guitar ring
00:26:36Go away
00:26:37Go away
00:26:43Little Maggie
00:26:45Go and do the best that you can
00:26:47I'm gonna give me another woman
00:26:50If you can get you another man
00:26:58Thank you very much
00:27:00I appreciate it
00:27:03You make me happy
00:27:04Thank you
00:27:05Okay, I have one for real question
00:27:09So in this competition
00:27:10We do Rock Hall of Fame
00:27:13We do Disney Night
00:27:14We throw things at you
00:27:16We want you to be you
00:27:18Can you be you in other genres?
00:27:23I think I can do
00:27:24About every genre
00:27:24I love music
00:27:25All across the board
00:27:26Not just bluegrass
00:27:27Because where I'm from
00:27:27But I love every bit of music
00:27:29You're old school
00:27:30That you can beat
00:27:31I like your vibe
00:27:32Thank you
00:27:32I just want to make sure
00:27:33That you understand
00:27:34In that character
00:27:35That you have of your voice
00:27:37You're gonna have to
00:27:38Take us on that journey
00:27:39Where we don't get
00:27:40Too comfortable
00:27:41Knowing what you're gonna do
00:27:43You're gonna have to
00:27:43Kind of guide us through it
00:27:45Vocally
00:27:46I'm a little skeptical
00:27:48There was some stuff
00:27:49You did at the end
00:27:50Where you had a little vibrato
00:27:51In there
00:27:51And it was really nice
00:27:52So I think you're still
00:27:53Exploring a lot
00:27:54With your voice
00:27:57I feel like you
00:27:58Deserve a chance
00:27:59To prove yourself
00:28:01That if you should
00:28:02Make it through
00:28:03You're gonna have to
00:28:04Work on your delivery
00:28:05And pulling us in
00:28:06And some of the softer tones
00:28:08Just really emoting
00:28:11It's a yes for me
00:28:13I would like to see
00:28:14What you do
00:28:15Thank you very much
00:28:16I really appreciate that
00:28:18I really am just
00:28:19Going on faith
00:28:21It's a yes for me
00:28:22Thank you
00:28:24I do think
00:28:24You may have a little bit
00:28:26Of an uphill climb
00:28:27With some of these voices
00:28:28In this competition
00:28:29But there's only one way
00:28:31You can learn
00:28:34Yes for me
00:28:36Oh my god
00:28:37You know
00:28:38Thank you
00:28:42Thank you
00:28:44This means the world
00:28:45To me
00:28:48For so long
00:28:49I was afraid
00:28:49Of kind of
00:28:50Exploring who I was
00:28:51And where I was from
00:28:52To end up
00:28:55You know
00:28:55I can finally be
00:28:56Who I am
00:28:56And be proud of it
00:28:59You know
00:29:01Don't be afraid
00:29:02Thank you
00:29:03Thank you
00:29:03Thank you
00:29:04Thank you so much
00:29:05Thank you
00:29:06Thank you
00:29:08Good job
00:29:09You got it
00:29:10You got it man
00:29:11You're going to Hollywood
00:29:12I think he scared himself
00:29:19We said
00:29:20Yes yes yes
00:29:21He just went
00:29:22What?
00:29:23You sure?
00:29:24You sure you're talking to me?
00:29:26I know my audition wasn't perfect
00:29:28But I appreciate you
00:29:29Giving me the confidence
00:29:30That I need
00:29:31And giving me the ability
00:29:33To you know
00:29:33Change my life
00:29:36This has my heart
00:29:37You know
00:29:38It's everything
00:29:39And I'm very proud
00:29:41To take this ticket back home
00:29:47Belmont's pretty nice huh?
00:29:48This is one of the most
00:29:49Beautiful campuses
00:29:50I've ever checked out
00:29:51Classes in session
00:29:52Bring on the talent
00:29:54Hello
00:29:55How are you?
00:29:56Good how are you?
00:29:57What's happening?
00:29:58What's up guys?
00:29:58With the theme of
00:30:00Idol University this year
00:30:01It's been fun
00:30:02But kind of
00:30:03Do some teaching
00:30:04Who are you?
00:30:05Landon McGraw
00:30:06I'm from
00:30:06Wheelersburg, Ohio
00:30:07Learned to play guitar
00:30:08From kind of a
00:30:09Probably shouldn't say this
00:30:10To everybody
00:30:10But I lied to a bunch of girls
00:30:12That I could play guitar
00:30:12And sing
00:30:13Well you lied
00:30:14But then you made it right
00:30:16So that makes it okay right?
00:30:18We end up being
00:30:20Professors too
00:30:21Our hopefuls
00:30:22Our students
00:30:22You've been here
00:30:24Seven years
00:30:26Longer than me
00:30:27Don't you know
00:30:30You're supposed to be
00:30:32The man
00:30:33Alright do you sing
00:30:35Happy birthday that way?
00:30:36Happy birthday
00:30:38To you
00:30:40I should
00:30:42We're not here to tear them down
00:30:44We're here to inspire them
00:30:45I pray
00:30:48Pray I'm not out on my own
00:30:52Sometimes the growl was needed
00:30:54And sometimes you didn't have to have the growl
00:30:56Yeah
00:30:56You're telling right in the middle of the story
00:30:58And you're going
00:30:58And I'm going
00:31:00Okay that was a hemorrhoid
00:31:02I guess I can't use that
00:31:04But not that
00:31:04Like did he just sing?
00:31:07That is a visual
00:31:08In the music world
00:31:09You kind of have to be
00:31:10Ready all the time to sing
00:31:12Sing happy birthday
00:31:13Happy birthday dear Luke
00:31:18Happy birthday to you
00:31:20That's already better than anything you've done
00:31:23We're just going to show it
00:31:25Move
00:31:26Pray that we close all this
00:31:28Distance between us
00:31:31And I pray
00:31:32That's what you want
00:31:33All the way throughout that song
00:31:35Sometimes just the simplest thing
00:31:37Has him hanging on every word
00:31:38And every note
00:31:39Yes for me
00:31:40Thank you so much
00:31:41I'm going to give you a big
00:31:43Giant yes
00:31:43Thank you
00:31:44I'm only messing with you
00:31:46Because I'm going to give you a yes
00:31:47If you work on it
00:31:48And get better
00:31:50I'm a yes
00:31:55I did it
00:32:00Me and Carrie and Lionel
00:32:02We don't miss any opportunity
00:32:03To teach them a few things
00:32:05I never lost a wine
00:32:09Way that I love you
00:32:12Ooh
00:32:15Ooh
00:32:16Ooh
00:32:20Ooh
00:32:22Ooh
00:32:23Ooh
00:32:24Ooh
00:32:40Hey'reer의Anna
00:32:42notes or something and then like getting back into some sort of rhythm on the piano but i was like
00:32:46i'm trying to follow okay i'm trying to follow and i can't i want to tap my toe and i
00:32:51can't do it
00:32:52do you gig out a lot of you is music paying the bills um i actually am a vocal coach
00:32:57at destiny
00:32:58music studio ah so you instill in the kids the confidence to be great singers and not be afraid
00:33:06of the stage yes sir i hope they see me up here too and see themselves and me and get
00:33:11inspired
00:33:11that they can do this too brenna you are such an inspiration and your students are so proud of
00:33:17you and they wish that they could be here today and they recorded a video oh my gosh i'm gonna
00:33:22cry
00:33:25you can do this miss brana i believe in you good luck miss brenna we're so proud of you i
00:33:32love you
00:33:32miss brenna and i wish you the best luck ever oh my gosh that is the best thing i've ever
00:33:42seen
00:33:44my students mean the world to me so many kids come in sharing their dreams with me and it feels
00:33:49like
00:33:49me being here shows that with hard work and never giving up anything's possible do you have another
00:33:54song that you could do like sans piano yeah i can do on my church by maren morris try to
00:34:00breathe and settle
00:34:02down i've cursed on a sunday i've cheated and i've lied i've fallen down from grace a few too many
00:34:15times but
00:34:16i find holy redemption when i put this car in drive roll the windows down and turn up the dial
00:34:27can i get a hallelujah can i get an amen feels like the holy ghost running through you when i
00:34:37play the
00:34:38highway there my find my son father singing every single verse yeah i guess that's my search
00:34:51that was better much better you have a huge range you can sing softly you can belt on the higher
00:35:00stuff
00:35:00definitely feel like there needs to be some fine tune in here and there but i feel like you have
00:35:05one of
00:35:05the better voices that we have heard so far thank you you're a vocal coach but i feel like if
00:35:11me and
00:35:12lionel left and you and her had two hours when we'd come back you would be maybe a hundred percent
00:35:17more of a dynamic singer you got all the tools vocally yes sir thank you i think there's so much
00:35:24promise i love your vibe it's a yes for me that's one that's one make it two it's a yes
00:35:35make it three all right gives me great pleasure to say you're going to hollywood week thank you
00:35:43getting three yeses feels absolutely amazing this is the life i've always dreamed of for myself i've
00:35:48never wanted to be anything else but a singer
00:35:58got a little star dust on her i can't wait for my students to see me on their tvs like
00:36:04i really hope they just see themselves in me i'm going to hollywood week
00:36:12more to common american idol where the search for the next incredible class of singers continues
00:36:20you say you don't mean what you're saying to me but the glimmer in your eyes is telling me other
00:36:28things i don't want to get undressed for a new person all over again i don't want to kiss someone
00:36:41else's
00:36:41neck and have to pretend it's yours instead no i don't want to get undressed for a new person all
00:36:53over
00:36:54again
00:36:57you got a voice it's just identity now it's like who are you going to be walking out on stage
00:37:03i got you yeah tell us some more about you do you write yes sir i write music and i
00:37:09i work at a
00:37:09golf course and i work at a golf course i do you golfer oh oh is he a golfer no
00:37:15no no you need a
00:37:18caddy you're a caddy yes sir we have an orange or anything a piece of fruit i need to see
00:37:23if this
00:37:23guy can read a putt gang fruit over there i need a putter jerry i need a broom or something
00:37:35somebody
00:37:36i just broke the mic stand dang it luke we need tech
00:37:45maddie get ready all right you've never had golf like this before hold that yep all right here's the
00:37:51hole yeah come here oh now you get one roll to read it all right looks like it's got something
00:37:59to left in there all right we're good yeah a little inside the mark there am i going
00:38:09ah good read here we go
00:38:14i mean i would use the other end yeah yeah
00:38:18oh a little uh brew stick there you go
00:38:25that was terrible that was just that was beautiful luke let me tell you something if
00:38:29you're going to do it do it right give lionel a read oh man i gotta read i know listen
00:38:32i know where
00:38:33it is all right watch this
00:38:38go in that's in you drained it pretty good thank you very much you know why because i'm the master
00:38:45of putt
00:38:45putt how'd you like that that was good great come on good line all right let's just do it
00:38:53take charge of this loofy
00:38:57yes i'm a yes you're on your way
00:39:03good job
00:39:28my name is bella emery i'm 22 years old and i'm from bend orga
00:39:34bend is beautiful lots of trees lots of nature we don't have as many like big places to perform but
00:39:41that is the goal rather than working which i work all the time
00:39:47we are heading to yoli the restaurant that i work at service industry is not my dream but i feel
00:39:56proud of
00:39:57where i work i also work for my parents they own a concrete restoration business so bella can you
00:40:07make sure they get notice no shade to my parents but um i'd much rather be singing and i would
00:40:16love to
00:40:16make in my life
00:40:22i've been watching idol since i was a little kid now i'm doing it i am the most nervous i
00:40:27think i have
00:40:28ever been in my whole life singing is second nature to me but i do not perform for people
00:40:44i sell it illegal to people numbing their pain
00:40:50i'm a little crazy but the world's insane
00:41:01i'm a coyote in a field of walls
00:41:06i'm a coyote in a field of walls
00:41:09and oh i'm a red light rebel
00:41:13some become the devil when the moon's full
00:41:18oh yeah the only thing keeping these tracks on the train
00:41:25knowing i'm a little crazy but the world's insane
00:41:34i'm a house on a hill where the lightning strikes
00:41:39kids ride basket on their santa claus bikes
00:41:50i'm a little crazy but the world's insane
00:41:53i'm a little crazy but the world's insane
00:41:56and oh once you get to know me
00:42:01i'm a coyote in a field of walls
00:42:07and oh i'm a red light rebel
00:42:12i'm a red light rebel
00:42:13some become the devil
00:42:16when the moon's full
00:42:19yeah the only thing keeping these tracks on the train
00:42:24knowing i'm a little crazy but the world's insane
00:42:30oh i'm a little crazy but the world's insane
00:42:37thank you
00:42:40that was great thank you i'm surprised to to hear you say that you don't perform
00:42:48i actually don't really do anything like this my heart's beating really fast
00:42:53you seemed very comfortable just telling a story nobody's breathing when you were singing then
00:43:00just kind of hanging on every word with you so well done thank you
00:43:04yeah you're so raw and unpolished i wasn't expecting you to be able to really hold our attention like
00:43:11that i mean you didn't hit a bad note you held the guitar together really really well and you
00:43:16delivered that song in your own way thank you when you walked out bella the first thing i said was
00:43:24very cool vibe and when you finished singing bella i said very cool
00:43:32idol universe has been waiting on you thank you so much you are scholarship material my dear and all
00:43:38i can say is if you're going to hold that one time around let's see some more all right it's
00:43:43a yes
00:43:43for me this way thank you i too would like to hear more of bella so it is a big
00:43:48old yes for me
00:43:48me yeah bella it's a hella yellow thank you it's a yes i love that congrats thank you so much
00:43:59welcome to hollywood week
00:44:05now for someone who doesn't do that how'd you just do that you know i don't know
00:44:12this is completely and utterly outside of my comfort zone
00:44:16she just laid back and put that out there i love that i'm sure it will get even harder but
00:44:22i feel a little bit more like i can do this like this is an actual possibility for me she
00:44:27was great
00:44:36let's do this all gas no brakes all gas no brakes
00:44:46shoulders back head up squeeze your butt and smile
00:44:49family pose in the mirror one two three prime time
00:44:54how are you going to react if you guys don't take it i'll lose my mind i'm a jumper
00:44:58door probably do a toe touch probably pick my mom up or something i like your enthusiasm your
00:45:03energy thank you always had that yes sir i try my best you know look up life with optimism you
00:45:08know
00:45:08good yes we're having a bad day here's your guy yeah right here seeing ryan seacrest i've heard your
00:45:14voice and seen your face through tv and now you're like right in front of me i'm so excited today's
00:45:18the
00:45:18day to show whether you know you got it or you don't got it hello hi hi how are you
00:45:25nice to meet you
00:45:27me too i like the look yeah thank you thank you very much tell us about yourself well hi i'm
00:45:32bartley
00:45:33i'm 23 years old from austin texas and i do music for a living this is my full-time job
00:45:38i do three to
00:45:39four gigs sometimes five a week on a really busy week when did you start playing i started playing
00:45:44guitar in second grade i've been singing since i can remember my mom couldn't get me to be quiet
00:45:49i need my hearing aid on you won in a minute because you know he's loud my mom
00:45:56grew me up on temptations lionel richie sammy davis jr it's so funny i mean i i know sammy's son
00:46:04oh really you could be the clone that is crazy very cool uh what are you going to do for
00:46:09us
00:46:10texas son leon bridges okay let's hear it
00:46:20you say you like the wind blowing through your head come on roll with me till the sun goes down
00:46:35you say you want to hit the highway while the engine rolls come on roll with me till the sun
00:46:43goes down
00:46:48you say you want to hit the highway while the engine rolls come on roll with me
00:47:12and the cold winds blow stuck somewhere with folks i don't know because you keep me nice and you
00:47:20keep me warm won't you come on over baby can't wait to get back there again
00:47:30texas son
00:47:33thank you
00:47:36very cool thank you i love your voice
00:47:38thank you so much song choice is going to be paramount because i feel like you already are
00:47:45entertaining before you do anything you know what i mean and you're not trying too hard it's not
00:47:50it's not gimmicky or anything it's like just a cool style so i feel like when people see you
00:47:56they're going to expect something interesting and cool yes right and that's what we kind of like here
00:48:01at idol somebody that isn't cookie cutter you're kind of unique to your own thing thank you sir
00:48:08soulful top end man yes soulful top end if you can make the bottom end the verse guy the top
00:48:14end guy
00:48:15that's the key that's a voice up that is so
00:48:20on the money yes sir thank you so much y'all that was like some of the best advice i
00:48:24could have had
00:48:25you're at the university of idol man this is the best advice we're going to ever give you this is
00:48:29a
00:48:29great class carrie what do you think i would like to hear more i'm a yes luke yes
00:48:39it's a yes for me man you are going to hollywood
00:48:44thank you guys so much it's so nice to me so nice to meet you i'm usually not one to
00:48:53be lost
00:48:53for words but right now i i don't even know what to say here it comes with that golden
00:49:04ticket
00:49:09it's funny yeah i love it it's personality
00:49:11oh is there a name for that what's that called the cricket chicken wing
00:49:16the cricket chicken wing chicken wing okay
00:49:18hey good at that old wrestling moves we would not get back up if we got down there i think
00:49:22so
00:49:23i'm bartley and i'm gonna be your next american idol
00:49:27that's it congratulations
00:49:40wow this room is so fun this room is working it where do you sing mostly when you're not
00:49:45obviously here um in my living room with an audience of uh just him just him yeah
00:49:52to the end of the road
00:49:57here we go
00:50:03you belong to me you belong to me i belong to you
00:50:11ah hi how you doing i'm about to start crying don't do that the good tears yeah it's like nerves
00:50:21and tears and just being happy i'm just thankful to be here boys the men just left so i'm telling
00:50:26you
00:50:26okay then what's your name um chloe lauren chloe where are you from i'm from a very small town
00:50:32called warrenville south carolina yeah what do you do there i want to stay at home all right oh that's
00:50:39good why are you so emotional because i'm so lucky i didn't think i'd ever get to be somewhere like
00:50:44this
00:50:45oh so sweet um well who came with you today um i have my mom my dad my husband and
00:50:54my two-year-old
00:50:55wow
00:50:55i actually started singing when i was probably about four i've always had the dream of being a singer
00:51:08and then you know i met my husband and we had a baby and with motherhood yeah i just stopped
00:51:16singing
00:51:20and my husband would look at me and be like why don't you sing again like why don't you do
00:51:25something
00:51:25for yourself this is day one of me posting myself singing i decided to start singing again and
00:51:34it led me to here so you're ready ready to go sweet it's kind of empowering to me so i'm
00:51:43just i'm really
00:51:44lucky well we're gonna give you some news right now we're gonna invite you to sing for carrie
00:51:51underwood luke bryan and lionel richie congratulations
00:51:59now i feel like it's my time to find me again and give myself a chance so i'm really thankful
00:52:08to be
00:52:09here it's a blessing i've never performed in front of people before ever in my life wow you know you
00:52:15got to pull it together yeah okay what are you gonna sing for us now i'm gonna sing maybe by
00:52:25sienna
00:52:26spiro okay so very good all right all right here we go all i wanted was to be a hostage
00:52:43for you to tie me
00:52:46up and never let me leave if we're honest it took the longest
00:52:56time for you to even notice i was here you said you'd take me places then you kept me waiting
00:53:08how the hell could i be so wrong but now i'm feeling dated i thought i was your favorite
00:53:18i believed in you for so long maybe this time you hurt like i do you won't get no sympathy
00:53:31cause i got none from you couldn't make up your mind mine's not confused i've been left in me the
00:53:43one to
00:53:43leave a space for you cause i'm not yours it's not the same as it was before
00:53:53oh oh don't fantasize when you picture me when you close your eyes and i'm in your dreams
00:54:00don't matter to hurt don't matter to me think i care i know maybe this time
00:54:08you hurt like i'm you hurt like i do you won't get no sympathy cause i got none from you
00:54:16couldn't make up your mind couldn't make up your mind mine's not confused
00:54:46sun and blue
00:54:55oh yeah he's standing oh yeah hey i had a lot of emotions today so i was fighting through that
00:55:02one
00:55:02yeah it's hard to find people with unique unique sounds and unique qualities you've got something
00:55:10amazing to work with and if i can just hold you in place i'm game you know what i'm saying
00:55:16don't look
00:55:16over your shoulder just look in front of you yeah okay the possibilities of you going forward in your
00:55:23life is could be amazing okay you have a really special voice a lot of times when we get voices
00:55:30with
00:55:30that kind of texture they can't hit the high notes like you did oh thank you when we give you
00:55:36confidence
00:55:37because we can sense that it's not all there i mean i really think you can hit notes bigger than
00:55:44you
00:55:44are hitting i can't when i'm in my living room just get ready to go for it okay go for
00:55:52it all yeah
00:55:54i'm a yes okay i am an excited over the moon yes thank you i too am excited and it's
00:56:04a yes
00:56:08okay you want to go in there and ride around a little bit you want to check out the track
00:56:12inside
00:56:13i'm feeling all the feelings right now just people like me don't get to come to places like this so
00:56:19it feels it feels emotional hi cutie hi there you go where are you going bud he's on and he's
00:56:25off
00:56:26like i don't need you i see smiles and a ticket
00:56:37it feels kind of surreal to me right now to be able to chase this dream
00:56:43yeah so we're here though so i'm excited and i'm thankful mom's gotta take it
00:56:49mommy's gotta take it you see it he's like
00:56:59welcome welcome to american idol gearing up for idol auditions is no easy feat you gotta stay in the
00:57:06zone ready prepare your mind body and voice it's important to stay hydrated so you're ready to hit
00:57:20center stage okay let's go see you later
00:57:31well people are tired to tell me just do what you want to do but i try to allow my
00:57:38mom's advice and
00:57:38that's always got me through and i fall in short of glory at least a time to temptation all around
00:57:46me
00:57:47and i'm reaching out for you i'm gonna fall down on my knees
00:57:57and thank the lord
00:58:01bring me peace
00:58:13you know
00:58:15i am grateful
00:58:24you know
00:58:24you know how far it is to that audition
00:58:30i like the effort though i don't want to interrupt you can hear a voice i think i hear a
00:58:35voice he's really loud
00:58:36all right
00:58:52thank you so much thank you i'll get you woke up
00:58:56i love your energy well thank you so much where'd that come from i'm just so glad to be here
00:59:01i love to
00:59:02see 50s rock and roll i love to lead worship at my church and i love to do taekwondo
00:59:08i'm not sure you're there all the way vocally but man you hooked the heck out of me uh the
00:59:14moves
00:59:15on guitar is really really great i wouldn't tell you to change a thing thank you thank you so much
00:59:20your
00:59:21stage presence is electrifying but i don't want you to be a gimmick take your vocals and your
00:59:27performance is really serious at this point it's a yes it's a yes for me jason you are on the
00:59:34right
00:59:34path work on the softer side of your voice a little bit but i will give you a yes i'm
00:59:42a yes
00:59:42i'm on the train wow wow wow wow oh that was right in your face thank you so much thank
00:59:53you so
00:59:54much wait actually do you like me to teach you some taekwondo my my son takes taekwondo so i've sat
01:00:00through many a class who wants to choke me i do all right so we can do we can do
01:00:07a kick i don't
01:00:08need to pull a testicle don't worry you're not you're just gonna go up yeah just like that there
01:00:15you go i finally found something i'm a natural at
01:00:28wow
01:00:32no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
01:00:35no no no no no no no no no no no no
01:00:51my name is abayomi lewis i'm 15 years old i'm actually haitian so shout out to my caribbean
01:00:57people out there come on give me a high five you got this i got this
01:01:04my grandmother has always been telling me ever since i was there like i have to see you on that
01:01:08cv like with her haitian little accent and everything the place that i was dreaming for
01:01:13waiting for that moment and here you are
01:01:23the women in my family are a big inspiration they're very powerful they are very strong
01:01:28they inspire me and motivate me to continue being who i am i'm reading down here what is this award
01:01:36winning poet i like to write a lot with what in ninth grade my mother signed me up for poetry
01:01:43competition and do those poems translate into songs often yes definitely what do you plan to
01:01:48sing for the judges i plan to sing black news by kirby i chose that song because it's a song
01:01:54of
01:01:54empowerment for black women that's where i truly connect
01:02:02black leaves in the mississippi river
01:02:09black leaves in the mississippi fire
01:02:15black leaves in mississippi land
01:02:19and we got got anchors we got sons and daughters we got grit and glory we got mama's story we
01:02:35got
01:02:36straight light powers we got hope and power
01:02:48see god made woman with an iron hand raised her up from heaven's land with
01:03:06her up from heaven's land god made woman with an iron head raise them up in heaven's bed
01:03:20black
01:03:21black
01:03:26leaf
01:03:31thank you all right 15 going on 72. once you open your mouth everybody goes okay what's happening
01:03:41you have some abilities far beyond your age and i'd like to give you my
01:03:45check thank you you have the ability to captivate and milk moments just a ton of potential
01:03:56here thank you your artistic approach at all of it i see a universe of potential for you
01:04:04it's gonna be fun to watch thank you i can vote with a very proud yes
01:04:12yes yes oh my god it's a yes for me
01:04:16thank you
01:04:21i can put this on my wall
01:04:28there it is
01:04:36she's special she is special she's got that confidence
01:04:49the thing i love about american idol is its ability to take everyday people and give them the chance to
01:04:57really chase their dreams you guys are real real i've dreamt this since i was a kid i knew i
01:05:05was
01:05:05the best performer ever since long ago oh my goodness where's your mother i'm only 14 but you
01:05:11know how's it going we know you're from the country oh i am i am i feel like i'm listening
01:05:18to
01:05:18the same person talk right now what you do ain't it oh my god it's what you do ain't it
01:05:23let me see
01:05:24this what's his name jen right i'm also an idol super fan who's your favorite idol other than
01:05:34karen adam lambert oh yeah my dad actually had to explain to me that i wasn't going to marry him
01:05:40because adam lambert likes boys so uh then i became an ally
01:05:46well what are you gonna sing first today i'm singing in the stars by benson boone
01:05:51he was amazing on the show and now he's like so big i mean hoping that could be me
01:05:57now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far and here i am alone between the heavens
01:06:07and the
01:06:10stars no place for hiding baby no place to run you pulled the trigger of my love god
01:06:30so don't get hateful lord hot damn there's a fire burning in the back 40 and still finding out who
01:06:40the heck i
01:06:42i'm so tired of wasting it away i'm gonna find the time to realize i'm in deep on a better
01:06:53day
01:06:54all right jackson the moment of truth the part i see on tv here's the deal i'm nervous you're gonna
01:07:02be
01:07:02great one day but it's just a it's just a little bit away what i said i needed more time
01:07:11i must tell
01:07:13you this is the part i i don't like you are definitely a performer but i don't think it's ready
01:07:19yet it's gonna be a no for me this trip it's not no as the end so our job is
01:07:34to kind of
01:07:35nudge them up to inspire them to come back and see us you have all the potential in the world
01:07:42in the stars i will think about you probably for the rest of my life it is just a not
01:07:49at 14.
01:07:50i'm a no for right now i'm going to be a no for right now but just don't take it
01:07:55as a no
01:07:55just as a deposit on your future okay
01:08:00okay baby it was just like kind of hard to hear but don't let any nose get in your way
01:08:10you can
01:08:11always come back and redeem yourself until next time you did good peanut i think if she's that good
01:08:18treat me back
01:08:25how's it feel to be back i feel good
01:08:27how are you guys we know you nice to meet you i'm mary jo young i'm 24 years old and
01:08:37i was on season 19
01:08:38of american idol i'm excited to be back all right yeah i'm excited the first time i auditioned for
01:08:44american idol that was my first time sitting in front of anyone including my mom and i was so
01:08:49scared welcome back thank you how are you i'm great i will never forget your performance with
01:08:54vinson boone yeah and me forgetting all the lyrics standing right next to us
01:09:10when it came to an end it was a good kick the baby bird out of its nest because i
01:09:16needed to go and
01:09:16grow what you say of me oh no i remember loving your voice so you made it to top 24
01:09:2724 i feel like a new
01:09:29person i've been touring i've opened for alex warren jake jesse murph i think my confidence has
01:09:38definitely grown too yes you're gonna get knocked down you might get knocked out don't take it personal
01:09:43and just come back in the ring that's what it's all about i wanted to come back to american idol
01:09:48because i learned the most from being on the show than i have on any tour
01:10:00you know you broke my heart in two you know exactly what you did to me i've had it up
01:10:10to here with you
01:10:13oh i don't wanna be at your pretty party cause you've been running around running your mouth just like
01:10:21a track star telling all of your friends that it's been so hard when you're the one who said you
01:10:28were
01:10:29done said you fell out of love boy you must think that i'm dumb dumb you can call me a
01:10:37psycho you can call me a liar
01:10:39you can call me an arsonist i should set you on fire you can call me a mess and say
01:10:47what you like
01:10:48you can call me whatever you want don't call me tonight don't call me with a sad boy yes
01:11:11don't call me tonight don't call me don't call me don't call me don't call me
01:11:26don't call me don't call me don't call me don't call me don't call me
01:11:34don't call me tonight
01:11:36all right
01:11:40carrie that's your first go round with miss mara joe um i liked it a lot i like the song
01:11:46a lot
01:11:47oh and uh your your voice it's got a different kind of tone to it but it's got some power
01:11:52under
01:11:52it when you start going for the higher stuff um a lot of personality in you and your voice as
01:11:59well
01:11:59i tell people who are trying to get in the business you know it ain't about singing
01:12:03it's about surviving oh i like that if you can get through that that's the key i think you're doing
01:12:09quite well at surviving yours sounds great thank you life's been getting you a little bit but
01:12:14that's going to happen in the music business but you know there is a different air of confidence to
01:12:20you that's totally new and we're glad you came back around and i'm glad to see your face again because
01:12:25i was a real big fan of yours thank you cool oh i'm happy to see your guys's face well
01:12:31let's vote
01:12:32lana what you think about mary joe 2.0 i'll put it like this it's yes again for another time
01:12:38around
01:12:40for me this is my first yes to you oh my gosh another yes for me thank you guys
01:12:47all right you're going through the hollywood week congratulations hollywood week that way
01:12:56i'm going into hollywood week way differently i'm much more prepared
01:13:01this one ticket shows me that it's always good to get back up and try again
01:13:06and i'm really proud of myself for it
01:13:13well i don't know about you guys but i think we're heading down the right road of uh
01:13:17of a great season i think we're on to something music sends you down different paths and you gotta
01:13:25take the road it takes you down i don't know what we've just tapped into but 2026 feels good to
01:13:32me
01:13:33i think we cover a lot of ground stylistically like there's a lot of different voices we got one more
01:13:41to go but i'm so happy for our blessings impressive time for the audition you've been waiting for let's
01:13:48do it let's go okay good luck appreciate you they're closing us out luke all right looky bring it
01:13:55home dang this is so sick i love this this is crazy so you're the last you're the last
01:14:02that's crazy that's crazy you guys look majestic majestic yeah well thanks your hair is majestic
01:14:11it's a lot going on but i don't know if we've seen better hair right that's pretty awesome all right
01:14:16tell us who you are and where you're from yeah my name is chris tungsteth i'm 27 years old and
01:14:20i'm
01:14:21from fergus falls minnesota and what do you do up in minnesota for work right now i've been roofing
01:14:26houses quick as work in a small town is usually construction so tell me a little bit about you know
01:14:31why he's here and what this audition means to chris yeah um i mean music's always been a part of
01:14:37our
01:14:37family we've grew up watching american idol and he's really turned to music um kind of as his way of
01:14:43getting his feelings off his chest tell us about growing up your home life yeah i just feel so
01:14:51fortunate like i'm so blessed i've been given the greatest family in the world um
01:15:00yeah you can look in a rose just any rose except that it's perfect growing up in minnesota is the
01:15:11best like my childhood it was so fun and so simple my dad he studied opera and he was an
01:15:18opera singer and
01:15:19then became a pastor and a worship leader and my mom was a pianist my siblings we'd sing every holiday
01:15:24at
01:15:26church everything that we did was like together
01:15:34but it started to take a turn when i was 10 years old my mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
01:15:40hi it was pretty aggressive how are you i'm good now right away my mom was in and out of
01:15:48the hospital
01:15:49she was four hours away my dad would be traveling back and forth trying to take care of our family
01:15:54he was gravity to us he's the strongest person i've ever met he was my best friend he was my
01:16:02kind of my foundation the person i turned to for advice
01:16:0612 years after my mom's diagnosis my dad was diagnosed with leukemia
01:16:15yeah that was the worst thing i've ever heard in my life like superman is no longer superman you know
01:16:26my siblings moved home to help me take care of them i mean all of us put life on hold
01:16:32but there
01:16:32was nothing else that we would have done like that was honestly the biggest gift for us to be close
01:16:37to
01:16:41so i'm gonna be singing lonely road that i wrote for dad love that i mean everyone says how much
01:16:48you look
01:16:49like dad and how much you resemble dad now especially with him being gone his legacy is now living
01:16:56through you through your singing
01:17:03pups i wish you were part of this i wish you were here to
01:17:10to see this thing go through but i'm just gonna be me and i hope they see you through me
01:17:25i hit the lonely road again
01:17:31i know i missed my turn
01:17:38i'm not the only one that's traveling but i know that i'm far from home
01:17:50i guess i had to learn the hard way
01:17:56i know that you did too
01:18:01how come no one has directions
01:18:05when we've all been down that same route too
01:18:14i still have a million questions
01:18:20only you got answers
01:18:25i don't
01:18:26i don't really think that i will care for them
01:18:30when i'm up in heaven with you
01:18:36press on
01:18:44we're gonna make it through
01:18:48hold on
01:18:56i'm holding on to you
01:19:09i'm holding on to you
01:19:14i'm holding on to you
01:19:23i love your presence i love how open you are in the way you talk communicate and the way you
01:19:32sing
01:19:32communicate you have an incredible voice it's powerful and it's beautiful it's masculine and it's
01:19:39soft at the same time like this you kind of have all the things just very impressive the gift that
01:19:48you have to work with in the way that you work with it thank you part of your singing is
01:19:53going
01:19:53to be the things you say in between each song yeah you have a ministry a real strong connection to
01:20:01people thank you um i was so touched by the fact you said i'm blessed i'm grateful
01:20:07there was a point in my life where i thought my dad's dying and my life's falling apart there was
01:20:14a
01:20:14little aid over in the corner of the hospital and i was talking to my dad he was in and
01:20:19out of a coma
01:20:20he said you're very lucky and i looked at him and said what are you talking about i said he's
01:20:25in a coma
01:20:27and he said i was just thinking i wish i had a dad to love as much as you have
01:20:31yeah
01:20:32it's a it's a gift to hurt so much you know because it means that something was important
01:20:36there so your ministry is right in in place man thank you the timing of all this is the timing
01:20:43of
01:20:43it right exactly we're not in control of it i had setbacks in my life that put my music career
01:20:49on
01:20:49hold and i matured and grew up during those years yeah it's really perfect to me what you're doing
01:20:56i've been in the room with chris stapleton a lot of times you've got those little vibes going on
01:21:01you've got that ability to to whisper with soul and turn it up you just got a lot of stuff
01:21:07going on and
01:21:08don't be afraid to turn them loose yes sir because we're going to be there every step of the way
01:21:13encouraging you thank you luke lana what is your vote yes appreciate you absolutely yes thank you
01:21:23thank you i think you're going to go really high in this competition it's a yes
01:21:30all the way from minnesota
01:21:38it's so good thank you it was amazing i love you guys so proud of you for us to be
01:21:45able to get to do
01:21:46this with you it's a memory i'll cherish forever thank you great job thank you so much thanks for
01:21:52being here with us thanks trusting us you smell good too i know my dad would be so happy and
01:21:59i know
01:21:59he'd be the first person cheering me on as soon as i walked out that door well there you go
01:22:06congratulations
01:22:11you said your dad's laughing looking down at this oh oh yeah yeah there's a sign he's with you right
01:22:19there yeah yeah congratulations he's a teddy bear he's holding back he is he's got some stuff and
01:22:28stuff in there but not the gruffy stuff right it's like his own brand of soul
01:22:39hey hey mama guess what what i'm going to hollywood week
01:22:47i got a golden ticket oh i'm so proud of you thank you mama i did this for you and
01:23:08i did this for pops
01:23:09oh and you are awesome and i love you so much i love you so much
01:23:26buckle up y'all because next monday hollywood week begins it's showtime
01:23:34they'll have one song one shot to leave it all on the stage it's not for the faint of heart
01:23:40you
01:23:41either have it or you don't it makes my belly hurt i feel like i'm gonna throw up and it's
01:23:47sink or swim epic performances you have this go attack mentality you are a star the way you just
01:23:56sung to the whole audience really warmed my heart thank you so much it's for you baby i love you
01:24:02with the biggest cut in idol history i'm not sure that was the right song bring it on i love
01:24:10it your
01:24:10booze are feeding me i have no idea what just happened out there sorry only 30 will survive
01:24:21so hard having to cut this many y'all oh lord have mercy i just wanted to come and sit
01:24:26and listen to
01:24:27people which are the butcher now i really hope i do not to make it oh sorry and this year
01:24:34hollywood
01:24:35week looks a little different because the biggest week of their lives is happening in the biggest music
01:24:43town in the world music city you ready to rock this is hollywood week music city takeover
01:24:54i can't believe it i can't believe it i can't believe it i can't believe it i'm sorry
01:24:58you
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