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American Idol - Season 24 - Episode 07: 'Ohana Round
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00:00:07tonight american idol reaches a crossroads in the competition who makes it through to
00:00:14america's vote we have to cut from 30 to 20. it's hard it's time let's do it it's all right
00:00:23a brand new round the ohana round is all about family i dedicate this song to you papa this
00:00:31songs for my mama my daddy my son my grandpa my lovely mother i can't look at her too long
00:00:36or i
00:00:36will immediately cry i think it's harder to perform in front of your family it's like a different kind
00:00:41of pressure expect unforgettable voices emotion laid bare every time i see my boy while i'm singing
00:00:51man he gives me an extra boost i love you boy but this time the judgment goes beyond our panel
00:00:57three groups will be charged with making some critical decisions the idols themselves ohana
00:01:03their family and a panel of top music influencers and pop culture taste makers the song is not big
00:01:11enough for that voice i absolutely loved her tone i know she has it and i wanted to see it
00:01:16so bad i
00:01:17think she nailed it each group will vote for the performance that moved them most earning the
00:01:23winners a platinum ticket that takes them straight to america's vote let's hear it one more time for
00:01:29the platinum ticket winners then the judges decide who earns the final spots in the top 20. my favorite is
00:01:37over here i will fight for her you better get her right now it gets to you that your journey
00:01:43could
00:01:43come to an end whose lives will change forever from alani a disney resort and spa in koalina hawaii
00:01:53this is american idol
00:02:12please give a warm welcome to my friend mr lionel
00:02:23oh
00:02:30music is one of the most important parts of hawaiian culture and our ohana our families
00:02:37our ohana surround us with love in good times in bad times
00:02:44but you know what there is no greater gift than you can give to our ohana than the gift of
00:02:50song
00:02:54enjoy everyone aloha
00:03:00not a bad day at the offense
00:03:08my name is jordan mccullough i'm 27 and i'm from murfreesboro tennessee it's mesmerizing to watch you
00:03:15oh my god we are in hawaii what is that we're going from pine trees to palm trees okay this
00:03:22is different
00:03:22all right y'all close your eyes now it was only one show we came here for tonight
00:03:30i would not be sitting here today if it wasn't for my entire family mom dad grandma uncles cousins
00:03:37to show up to places that i needed to perform or sing at now i get to live my dream
00:03:42yeah um wow that's
00:03:50that's what i'm going to be doing now i'm going to be doing now i'm going to be doing now
00:03:53i'm going to be doing now
00:03:54man it's going to mean so much
00:03:58to look out and see my family home mom and dad there
00:04:01uh tonight i dedicate this song as a tribute to my family when i think of this song i think
00:04:07of
00:04:07protection i think of love and care and so here's grandma's hands
00:04:11oh my god it's a great song
00:04:22grandma's hands
00:04:23clapped in church on sunday morning
00:04:28grandma's hands
00:04:29played a tambourine so well
00:04:34grandma's hands
00:04:35used to issue out a warning she said baby grandma understands
00:04:42that's right
00:04:43that you really love that man put yourself in
00:04:49grandma's hands
00:04:51can we take it up a little higher
00:04:54baby
00:04:55oh
00:05:01i gotta hear them
00:05:05oh
00:05:08they really really came in handy
00:05:11she said
00:05:13daddy don't show with that boy
00:05:16what you wanna speak for
00:05:18oh
00:05:19if i get to heaven
00:05:20i'll be looking for
00:05:22oh
00:05:23oh
00:05:24oh
00:05:25oh
00:05:25oh
00:05:26oh
00:05:27oh
00:05:28oh
00:05:28oh
00:05:29oh
00:05:30oh
00:05:30oh
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00:05:48where did he come from
00:05:50i don't know
00:05:51not a bad way to get things started
00:05:55i don't know what happened to you in hawaii
00:05:59But let the congregation say, amen.
00:06:04You delivered.
00:06:05Fantastic.
00:06:06Thank you so much.
00:06:08Thank y'all.
00:06:12What can you say after that?
00:06:14He killed.
00:06:15My man built the Holy Ghost up in here, brother.
00:06:17He ate, left, no crumbs.
00:06:19No one.
00:06:20Not one crumbs.
00:06:22Not nothing.
00:06:23He never ceases to amaze.
00:06:25There's no stage that's too big for him.
00:06:28Jordan got a platinum ticket.
00:06:29I'm just, if he didn't, then people are crazy.
00:06:33So the hopefuls are excited for Jordan.
00:06:37But the voting for our three platinum tickets won't begin until all of the top 30 have performed.
00:06:43One of these platinum tickets will be decided by our highly esteemed panel of industry experts.
00:06:49Who have a combined 150 million followers.
00:06:54First up, Cheryl Porter, world-renowned voice coach and Broadway superstar.
00:07:00Sasha Farber, four-time Dancing with the Stars finalist and international choreographer.
00:07:07Lauren Gray has made a name for herself with her online notoriety and worldwide reach.
00:07:14Anthony Gargiula is known for his crazy countertop riffs and viral kitchen collabs.
00:07:23And with her finger on the pulse of the music industry for over two decades, Rolling Stone, co-editor-in
00:07:29-chief, Shirley Halperin.
00:07:31Y'all access host and country music aficionado Kelly Sutton is a global media personality.
00:07:37And TikTok power couple Terri and Kanaya are beloved for their unfiltered reaction videos and infectious energy.
00:07:47I think the industry experts are going to be incredibly impressed at the talent that we have in our top
00:07:5530.
00:07:56We only get one platinum ticket to give away.
00:07:59So let's see if we all agree.
00:08:04I don't know how I'm going to vote.
00:08:06Like, everyone's...
00:08:07Me either.
00:08:08One person going home from this group, let alone ten people, is just like...
00:08:11And it's heartbreaking.
00:08:12It's going to rip my heart out of my chest.
00:08:17We have Mary Jo and Chloe duking it out.
00:08:21Who wants to go first?
00:08:23Hollywood week, I had to do singles.
00:08:25That was hard for me.
00:08:27Oh, you did so good.
00:08:28Chloe, you're in our top 30.
00:08:31What?
00:08:31You're in our top 30.
00:08:33I feel pressure for this cut because I can't stop here.
00:08:37I've already made it to this point.
00:08:40Hey, buddy.
00:08:42Hey.
00:08:43Hey, mama.
00:08:44I miss you.
00:08:45When I think about Ohana, I think about Kifton.
00:08:49And when I get home, we're going to play with all your trucks.
00:08:52Yeah.
00:08:52I miss him.
00:08:53I just miss him.
00:08:54I wish he could be here to see all of this.
00:08:58I don't know.
00:09:04Today I'm going to sing Hello by Adele.
00:09:08I'm dedicating this to my son.
00:09:19You got it.
00:09:20You got it.
00:09:22You got it.
00:09:30I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to me to go over everything.
00:09:44I've forgotten how we felt before the world fell at our feet.
00:09:51There's such a difference between us and a million miles.
00:10:03Hello from me.
00:10:06Hello from me.
00:10:09Keep going.
00:10:10Keep going.
00:10:11Come on.
00:10:12Come on.
00:10:12Come on.
00:10:13Keep going.
00:10:13She's got to start controlling her emotions.
00:10:20I'm dedicating this to my son.
00:10:22I'm dedicating this to my son.
00:10:44I'm dedicating this to my son.
00:10:45Don't stop me for breaking your heart.
00:10:50But it don't matter really.
00:10:53Clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore.
00:11:02Anymore.
00:11:11You're here because we love your voice.
00:11:15It is not about the little things that can go wrong during the performance.
00:11:20It really is how you shove it aside and finish strong.
00:11:25Because you got back on that horse and took off real quick.
00:11:29Way to finish strong.
00:11:35I think I just got lost in myself a little bit.
00:11:38You were so good.
00:11:40Baby, congratulations.
00:11:42Baby, you did that comeback, honey.
00:11:45I'm so glad I got to meet y'all.
00:11:46You should be proud of yourself.
00:11:48You should be proud of yourself.
00:11:50Let's clear all around.
00:11:51Thank you so much.
00:11:52Performing for all these people that can really make a difference in my life.
00:11:55It's pretty nerve-wracking.
00:12:00I'm looking forward to this guy.
00:12:02He can sing.
00:12:04What's up, everybody?
00:12:04My name is Lucas Leon.
00:12:06I'm 18.
00:12:06I'm going to be singing The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert.
00:12:09My parents are here tonight.
00:12:11And they're who really built me.
00:12:13This one goes out to my family.
00:12:21You know they say you can't go home.
00:12:28Oh, I just had to come back one last time.
00:12:33Ma'am, I know you don't know me from that.
00:12:39But these handprints on the front steps of mine.
00:12:45I thought if I could touch this place or feelin'
00:12:51This brokenness inside me might start healin'.
00:13:13I thought if I could touch this place or feelin'
00:13:21This brokenness inside me might start healin'.
00:13:25I thought if I could touch this place or feelin'
00:13:29I thought if I could touch this place or feelin'
00:13:30I thought maybe I could find myself.
00:13:34If I could touch this place or feelin'
00:13:35If I could touch this place or feelin'
00:13:39If I could just come in, I swear I'll leave.
00:13:42I thought if I could touch this place or feelin'
00:13:44I want to take nothin' but a memory
00:13:47From the house that built me
00:13:56From the house that built me
00:13:57From the house that built me
00:14:02From the house that built me
00:14:12Who is a true vocalist?
00:14:14I mean, you're so in control of your instrument.
00:14:17It's kind of mind-blowing.
00:14:19Thank you very much.
00:14:20And you have a really beautiful,
00:14:22just soft, sweet spot in your voice
00:14:25that I feel like just draws everybody in.
00:14:28So I would love to hear more of that.
00:14:31Yes, ma'am.
00:14:32There you go.
00:14:33That was amazing, amazing.
00:14:37That song is just, it's such a sweet song
00:14:40and it means so much.
00:14:42And yeah, it was beautiful.
00:14:45Just knowing that his parents are here, hearing it.
00:14:48This is really special.
00:14:50I know, I can't.
00:14:52All right, folks, here we go.
00:14:53Take your lockups, please.
00:14:54Stand by.
00:14:57What's up, guys?
00:14:58My name is Keela Richardson.
00:15:00I'm singing A Thousand Years by Christina Perry,
00:15:03dedicating it to my lovely son.
00:15:04I want to let him know no matter how grown he gets,
00:15:07I'm going to love him forever.
00:15:09And every day we're getting one step closer
00:15:10to where we want to be.
00:15:19Heart beats fast, colors and promises.
00:15:28All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow.
00:15:35One step closer.
00:15:44I am dying every day waiting for you.
00:15:49Darling, don't be afraid.
00:15:51for right guys.
00:15:52I am loving you for a thousand..
00:15:56Sing it then.
00:15:57I love you for a thousand..
00:16:05Oh, one step closer, I have died every day waiting for you, darling, don't be afraid,
00:16:21because I love you for a thousand years, I love you for a thousand years, and all alone I believe
00:16:35that I would find you behind and brought your heart to me, and I love you for a thousand years,
00:16:46I love you for a thousand years, I love you for a thousand years,
00:16:59I love you for a thousand years, please.
00:17:05Oh, one step closer, don't be afraid.
00:17:06To have the gift of watching you and getting to watch him, like when I'm on stage and my boys
00:17:13are out there, I don't know what they're doing, and I feel like I just got a glimpse of what
00:17:16they might be doing when I'm on stage, and it just made my mama heart so happy.
00:17:20Um, your talent is limitless.
00:17:26Thank you, guys.
00:17:27Wow.
00:17:29Wow.
00:17:31Every time I see him lay eyes on him while I'm singing
00:17:34on that stage, man, it gives me an extra boost.
00:17:36If God willing, I hope I make it to the top 20.
00:17:39This is too hard.
00:17:43It's difficult.
00:17:44People really stepped it up to, you know, superstar level.
00:17:47Everyone is amazing.
00:17:49Sometimes, before you can watch someone fly,
00:17:52you have to let them hit rock bottom.
00:18:01Hello, everybody.
00:18:02My name is Braden Rumfelt.
00:18:04I'm 22 years old, and I'm from Murphy, North Carolina.
00:18:09I was standing by my window on a cold and cloudy day.
00:18:17When I was a baby, my dad would sit musical instruments
00:18:22at the bottom of our cribs, and he felt like, you know,
00:18:25that was going to give us, like, these abilities, right?
00:18:28Which it might have.
00:18:28Who knows?
00:18:29Will the circle be unbroken?
00:18:34Growing up in a family where it's cool to sing, you know,
00:18:37that's got me to this point.
00:18:39If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here, much less going to Hawaii.
00:18:44For you to get here is, um, it's powerful.
00:18:49You let your light shine before the world.
00:18:53In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
00:19:06Some people live for the fortune.
00:19:11Some people live just for the fame.
00:19:15Some people think that the fears are cool things define what's within.
00:19:28And I've been there before, and that life's so poor, so full of the superficial.
00:19:39And I'm sure that some people want it all, but I don't want nothing at all.
00:19:47If it ain't you, baby, if I ain't got you, baby, some people want time to reach.
00:19:56Some just want everything, but everything means nothing.
00:20:15If it ain't you, baby, if I ain't got you, baby, some people want it all, but I don't want
00:20:23nothing at all.
00:20:24If it ain't you, baby, if I ain't got you, baby, some people want time to reach.
00:20:34Some just want everything, but everything means nothing if I ain't got you.
00:20:46Ooh.
00:20:50Hooray, hooray, hoaray!
00:20:53I'm at it.
00:20:54Hi, Maddie.
00:21:00Kid's singing.
00:21:02I feel like I just had the biggest smile on my face the whole time.
00:21:07Your voice is just velvety and big.
00:21:11You've got a lot of power in there, and in all the right places.
00:21:15It's good to see y'all again.
00:21:17Congratulations.
00:21:20Love you, boys!
00:21:21You know what?
00:21:21It's like seeing this family and the connection is exact.
00:21:25That's exactly what I wanted to see.
00:21:26It was that.
00:21:27I thought he had really great control and power to his voice,
00:21:31but he hit a couple of rough notes.
00:21:34Here we go.
00:21:36Performing in front of the editor of Rolling Stone.
00:21:39Jeez Louise.
00:21:40There's so many other eyes on us who get a say in our future.
00:21:44It's a little frightening.
00:21:46Come on, Bearfoot.
00:21:49I'm Hannah Harper from Southeast Missouri,
00:21:52and I'm going to sing a country classic that my grandpa used to sing
00:21:54to honor his musical legacy.
00:21:56I'm really excited about the Ohana Round to have the chance to honor my grandpa.
00:22:00He was a patriarch.
00:22:02So many branches of talented people that came from him.
00:22:05He played music until the day he died.
00:22:07Good music that we can all relate to as a family,
00:22:11and we all play together at it, and everybody likes it.
00:22:14Bluegrass and gospel.
00:22:15I hope we'll keep this together.
00:22:17The legacy that he left was such a strong impression on my life.
00:22:21I want to do the same for my kids.
00:22:24I wish my grandpa was here to hear it.
00:22:25My grandma's going to be here, and she's going to be so thrilled,
00:22:28because it was his favorite song.
00:22:29I know your life on earth was troubled, and only you could know the pain.
00:22:46You weren't afraid to face the devil.
00:22:56You were no stranger to the rain.
00:23:03Go rest high on that mountain.
00:23:13Son, your work on earth is done.
00:23:20Come to heaven.
00:23:26Come to heaven a-shouting.
00:23:29Love for the Father and the Son.
00:23:32Love for the Father and the Son.
00:23:38Go rest high on that mountain.
00:23:45I love her tones this morning.
00:24:27Gosh, there are so many parallels with your voice and Dolly and just, it's just so beautifully country.
00:24:36But just remember that key that you got to at the end and really live in that space because your
00:24:40voice really opened up there.
00:24:42You've got the goods and that was, your voice is so beautiful to me.
00:24:46Appreciate it. Thank you.
00:24:48You got that straight, authentic mountain voice, boy.
00:24:53You can definitely see that she was missing something because she usually plays the guitar.
00:24:58But I don't know, I think she really delivered it and she felt like she was herself.
00:25:03I mean, obviously everybody can sing because they're here.
00:25:05But there's going to only be a handful that can make it to that star quality, you know?
00:25:10You're welcome. Say that again. What did you, what did you just, no, what did you just say? It was
00:25:13important.
00:25:14I said, would you go for the best singer or would you go for someone who you know would sell
00:25:19tickets, has a look and has a boast?
00:25:21These are the questions we have to ask ourselves.
00:25:31Hi guys. My name is Genevieve Hayward. Today I will be singing your song by Elton John.
00:25:37I picked this song today because the last time that my father was in Hawaii, he was on leave from
00:25:44Vietnam.
00:25:45Give it up for my dad. Thank you for your service, Dan.
00:25:49If I could give you the world, I would. But for right now, I'm just going to start with a
00:25:54song.
00:25:59It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside. I'm not one of those who can easily hide. I don't have
00:26:15much money, but boy, if I did, I'd buy a big house.
00:26:24I swear, we both could live. If I was a sculptor, could then again know. Or a man who makes
00:26:40potions in a traveling shot.
00:26:46I love that choice. Wow. That was so unexpected.
00:26:53My gift is my song and this one's for you.
00:27:02And you can tell everybody that this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it's done.
00:27:17I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind. That I put down in
00:27:22love.
00:27:27Sing it! Wow, wow, wow.
00:27:50I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind.
00:28:00All right? Thank you, guys.
00:28:07I loved her. Listen, I always go for the rocker girls and she nailed it. I really liked her energy.
00:28:14I loved her grit.
00:28:16I, like, honestly, I'm, like, not an emotional person, but, like, I thought about my mom and dad and just,
00:28:21like, how they've literally been there for me since day one.
00:28:24Well, it's okay.
00:28:28Those parents are having to be extra parental today.
00:28:30Oh, my God.
00:28:33Hi, everyone. My name is Abby Amy Lewis and I will be singing Rise Up by Andrea Day.
00:28:38I'm doing this song for my mother. She is a single parent and life is not easy being a single
00:28:44parent.
00:28:45She has taught me to rise up against all things that I'm dealing with and it inspires me. I know
00:28:52I can rise up.
00:28:53We will rise. We will rise. We will rise. We will rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll
00:29:14rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up.
00:29:21We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise
00:29:23up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll
00:29:23rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up.
00:29:23We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise
00:29:23up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up. We'll rise up
00:29:23Yeah
00:29:26For you
00:29:30For you
00:29:33Come on, girl.
00:29:34For you
00:29:36For you
00:29:44We'll ride
00:29:53Thank you
00:30:00She's freaking 16 and she's like a Disney star, you know what I mean?
00:30:05Yeah
00:30:05And for singer to have like that big belt and a beautiful head voice like that is so rare
00:30:11If the tide takes California
00:30:16I'm so glad I got to hold ya
00:30:20My family has always been by my side throughout my entire music journey
00:30:24So it's really exciting to do this Ohana rap
00:30:28Forever falls apart
00:30:33Till forever falls apart
00:30:37My parents have always sacrificed so much time and everything for this
00:30:41And it means so much to me that they're here right now and doing all this
00:30:44It really means a lot
00:30:45If the tide takes California
00:30:50I'm so glad I got to know ya
00:30:54And if the sky falls from heaven above
00:30:59Oh, I know I'll have the best time falling into love
00:31:09And for a while
00:31:11You were all mine
00:31:14I spent a lifetime giving you my heart
00:31:18I swear that I'll be yours forever
00:31:20I'll be yours forever
00:31:23I'll be yours forever
00:31:29Till forever falls apart
00:31:34Oh!
00:31:36Oh!
00:31:37How was it?
00:31:39Thank you so much
00:31:42Breath of fresh air
00:31:47How many are we getting rid of tonight?
00:31:49So there's 30
00:31:50And we have to get down to 20
00:31:52Oh, 10
00:31:53Oh God
00:31:53Yeah
00:31:56I'm worried
00:31:57There's a lot of talented people that are in this group
00:32:00Let's please give it up for Brian Thomas
00:32:06I can't point a finger at anyone I don't think is going to make it to the top 20
00:32:10Which makes it so scary
00:32:11This next song goes out to all the people that we've had to leave behind
00:32:15In order to pursue our dreams
00:32:17For this round I'll be singing Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
00:32:20This song is kind of about change
00:32:23I just recently moved to South Florida in the pursuit of love
00:32:27I hardly see anyone now
00:32:28I kind of lost my family
00:32:31It's just one of those seasons of life
00:32:34Hey bud
00:32:34You know I'm super proud of you
00:32:37Thank you
00:32:37I know how you've been dreaming about this your whole life
00:32:41Having you here
00:32:42And I just get to spend the time
00:32:50I miss you
00:32:52I miss you
00:32:53I miss you
00:32:54I miss being home
00:32:55I love you with all my heart
00:32:57I miss you
00:32:58I miss you
00:33:02Thank you
00:33:07Well, I've been afraid of changing
00:33:12Because I've built my life around you
00:33:19Great, I'm praying for me, Jay
00:33:21But time made you older, even children get older, and I'm getting older, too.
00:33:37So take my love, take it down.
00:33:45Climb the mountain and turn around.
00:33:51And if you see my reflection in a snow-colored hell, maybe the Lancelot will bring it down.
00:34:11Oh, the Lancelot brought me down.
00:34:26Thank you, guys.
00:34:27Wow.
00:34:29Wow.
00:34:31Brian, well, before you sing, I know talking to your family and telling them how much you love them is
00:34:38emotional.
00:34:38We still got to remember I got a song to deliver, and I got to make sure I'm knocking this
00:34:44thing out start to finish.
00:34:46Now, you're one of my favorite voices, but it got a little screamy a little bit.
00:34:50So just curve down some of that over-raspy, gravelly stuff.
00:34:55Thank you so much.
00:34:58I was trying my hardest to get through this song, and that just wasn't what the judges were looking for
00:35:02this round.
00:35:03He was trying real hard.
00:35:04Yeah.
00:35:05He doesn't need to.
00:35:06He did a really good job.
00:35:08I'm so proud.
00:35:08I'm glad my dad got to see it, because it might have been my last performance of the idol, so.
00:35:18Welcome back to Idol's Ohana Round, where Ray is hoping to make it to America's vote.
00:35:23I was looking at the camera, and I was like, this is so giving, Love Island confessional.
00:35:27It is.
00:35:29Hi, everyone.
00:35:31My name is Ray.
00:35:32I'm going to be singing I'll Be There by the Jackson Five.
00:35:35Yes.
00:35:36I wanted to dedicate this song to my sister, my heart, my soul, everything.
00:35:41My sister Jamie is one of the most important people in my life.
00:35:45She's the only person that really understands me and what I'm going through.
00:35:51I just love you so much, and this is for you, my promise to you that I'll always be there
00:35:55for you.
00:35:56So sweet.
00:35:57A sister's love.
00:35:59Ain't nothing like a sister's love now.
00:36:01You and I must make a pact.
00:36:06We must bring salvation back.
00:36:13Okay.
00:36:14Where there is love, I'll be there.
00:36:23Oh my God.
00:36:25be there for you. I'll
00:36:27reach out my hand to you. Go on,
00:36:31girl. I have faith
00:36:34in all you do. You better sing
00:36:38the song, then. You better sing
00:36:39the song, then. Where there is
00:36:41love, I'll be there, ooh-go-poor. I'll be
00:36:51there to call for you, you'll be there to call for you.
00:36:54Build my world of dreams around you
00:36:57I'm so glad I found you, baby
00:37:01What is going on?
00:37:02I'll be there with the love so strong
00:37:06I'll be a serene
00:37:09You know I keep falling on
00:37:14I'll be there
00:37:17There you go
00:37:19There you go
00:37:21I'll be there
00:37:29I'll be there
00:37:32I'll be there
00:37:32I'll be there
00:37:46I'll be there
00:37:47There you go
00:37:48Sing it, baby!
00:37:49I think America's gonna be there
00:37:51I think so
00:37:52You always just command the stage so perfectly
00:37:56Such confidence
00:37:58And I tell you, you are one of our exceptional voices that we have
00:38:04It's just really awesome to watch you be able to tell your sister how much you love her
00:38:10And you are a serious contender
00:38:12That was a great performance
00:38:14Thank you so much
00:38:17I love my sister so much
00:38:18I'm just seeing her just gave me all the nerves went away
00:38:22She came out, hand breaks off
00:38:24No stops, just went in and I loved it
00:38:26Love it
00:38:27Loved it
00:38:31Thank you guys so much
00:38:33I'm Jake Thistle from New Jersey
00:38:34And I'm playing a song called Sleep On Me which is an original
00:38:37It was really important for me to play an original during this round
00:38:40Because my parents and my family have always been really supportive of me writing songs
00:38:44When I was really young, a family friend played guitar
00:38:47And he gave me one because I was a toddler and it made noise
00:38:52I started gigging when I was nine years old
00:38:54And my parents drove me to every gig until I could get my license
00:38:56It meant a lot to have that foundation
00:38:59They're not here physically with me in Hawaii
00:39:00But my parents do know that I'm dedicating this song to them
00:39:03It's gonna be really special
00:39:06These hours aren't meant for conversation time
00:39:10Well, I'm confident
00:39:11Yep
00:39:11It's too soon for tomorrow, too late for tonight
00:39:17That's why I'm shaking and pacing like I forgot my life
00:39:23And I wrote the show
00:39:27And I've lived the life
00:39:29The sky looks so vacant
00:39:34On these kind of nights
00:39:38It's gone when you're placing
00:39:43Your cautious head in mind
00:39:50Forever maintaining
00:39:52The illusion that we are gonna be alright
00:39:59So sleep on me, sleep on me
00:40:03One day I'm gonna get it right
00:40:08I'm gonna make it up to your kind of guy
00:40:12Trying to be, trying to be
00:40:16Someone who you like
00:40:18Oh, sleep on me, sleep on me
00:40:21I'm a stranger back to sight
00:40:24Hey!
00:40:26Wow!
00:40:27Thank you so much!
00:40:28I appreciate it, thank you
00:40:29I felt like I was at his show
00:40:31I love it
00:40:32All right, Jake
00:40:33So you know you took a big chance
00:40:36Keep those vocals just as you started out
00:40:38At the beginning, strong
00:40:40Keep it all the way through
00:40:42But as a songwriter to a songwriter
00:40:44You did well
00:40:45Thank you so much
00:40:46Really kind of you guys
00:40:47Thank you
00:40:51You could hear him in a studio
00:40:53And like
00:40:54Lock him right there
00:40:55It's like watching
00:40:56Young Bruce Springsteen
00:40:59There you go
00:40:59Paul Simon
00:41:00There you go
00:41:01Paul Dillon
00:41:01I don't know, he ain't the artist
00:41:02He's an artist
00:41:04Sleep on me, sleep on me
00:41:07Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
00:41:23I'm from Bel Air, Maryland
00:41:24I'm going to be singing
00:41:26Everywhere, Everything
00:41:26Because family is everywhere
00:41:29And they mean everything
00:41:36I love this song
00:41:38Mmm
00:41:41Two bodies
00:41:43Riddled with scars
00:41:46From our pretense
00:41:49Intertwined in a car
00:41:51Stirty bike seat
00:41:53Stare at her driving screen now
00:41:59It's been a long year
00:42:16This is one of the most unique voices I've ever heard in my life.
00:42:43This is one of the most unique voices I've ever heard in my life.
00:43:02Maybe that ain't such a bad thing, I'll tell you where not to speak.
00:43:13Everywhere, everything, I love you till we're food for the world to eat, till our fingers decompose.
00:43:25Keep my hands in yours.
00:43:32Keep my hands in yours.
00:43:46Every time you open your mouth and sing, I want more.
00:43:50I feel like we've seen you already kind of stepping in, getting a little more confidence in yourself.
00:43:55Just keep leaning into that and it's so fun to watch and it's so fun to listen to.
00:44:01Thank you so much.
00:44:01There you go.
00:44:07It's like, thanks. Thanks, bye.
00:44:10Charlie!
00:44:12Like...
00:44:13I'm obsessed with her.
00:44:15So unassuming.
00:44:16And I watch this crowd over here, they weren't expecting that to come out.
00:44:19What kind of alien, unexpected, crazy voice was that?
00:44:24Whee!
00:44:25Where did that voice come from?
00:44:26I've never heard a tone like that.
00:44:32Welcome back.
00:44:34As our Ohana round continues, Lionel checks in on the families.
00:44:38I love watching this, boy.
00:44:40I don't...
00:44:41It's just agonizing as parents.
00:44:43Who might be struggling with tonight's decision to award one platinum ticket.
00:44:48I don't know what y'all are going through, but hang in there, y'all.
00:44:51I know.
00:44:52They're all doing so incredible.
00:44:54Yeah.
00:44:55Everyone's doing amazing.
00:44:57Lightfully!
00:45:04Lightfully!
00:45:10You better sing it! You better sing it!
00:45:13Thank you so much, thank you.
00:45:14Big voice.
00:45:14Love you.
00:45:15Well, we are keeping tabs on everybody on that piece of paper.
00:45:18So we're gonna vote based on our notes.
00:45:21We're very serious.
00:45:22I'll tell you, it's very difficult.
00:45:25And the second platinum ticket decision belongs to the industry experts.
00:45:30The truth is, everybody deserves a shot.
00:45:32The talent is so high that everyone literally deserves this.
00:45:35But who are we gonna give it to?
00:45:37It ain't about how fast I get there.
00:45:41It ain't about what's waiting on the other side.
00:45:50It ain't about what's waiting on the other side.
00:45:54Yeah!
00:45:54Yeah!
00:46:00the third platinum ticket will be chosen by the idols themselves i just see exceptional talent
00:46:07and i just don't know how i'm gonna narrow that down at all i don't i don't know
00:46:12when everything's meant to be broken i just want you to know who i am i just want you to
00:46:24know
00:46:25i just want you to know who i am
00:46:50it feels insane to be in the top 30 there's a lot of pressure knowing that 10 people are gonna
00:46:55go
00:46:55home one two yeah sounds good my dad for this round suggested photograph by ed sheeran ed sheeran has
00:47:01always been one of my favorite singers he had a stutter when he was younger and he's been super
00:47:06open about it it's crazy it's like the perfect song i relate to it in so many ways i'm dedicating
00:47:11this
00:47:11song to my grandpa um he passed away six years ago but he was a photographer and he spent so
00:47:19much of
00:47:19his life capturing the most important moments of other people's lives i just felt like i could
00:47:26really be myself around him and we could laugh with each other even though he can't be here taking
00:47:35pictures of me uh i know he's watching right now looking back at photos of him reminds me of
00:47:41the love that my whole family shared with him i'm gonna be thinking about him and just reminding
00:47:46the world uh how how great he was
00:47:56loving can hurt
00:48:00loving can hurt sometimes it is the only thing that i know it is the only thing that makes us
00:48:18feel alive
00:48:23we keep this love in a photograph we make his memories for ourselves when our eyes are never closing hearts
00:48:36are never broken times forever frozen still so you can keep me inside the pocket of your richie
00:48:49hold me
00:48:50holding me closer till our eyes meet you won't ever be alone wait for me to come home
00:49:02wait for me to come home wait for me to come home
00:49:19wait for me to come home
00:49:54i mean it's honest and it's real and it's
00:49:59believable and it's just beautiful thank you so much thank you guys
00:50:04thank you
00:50:07dude insane insane vocal i love listening to them talk about it he was so consistent start to finish
00:50:15he went viral already and i can i can see why you know you can tell when somebody's humble
00:50:21the way he's standing up here i think that matters a lot
00:50:23it now comes down to who cuts through
00:50:25yeah
00:50:34hello hello everyone my name is sheldon riley and i'm from australia
00:50:38i just want to quickly say how beautiful it is to me to see all
00:50:41you family here for this god-given talent over this side i know what the sacrifice is to uh be
00:50:47here
00:50:47unfortunately i don't have family here with me today um i actually haven't had family with me in a long
00:50:55time on this music journey of mine um sorry
00:50:59we got us
00:51:02sorry sorry um
00:51:05sometimes in life when you are
00:51:07not handed the right cards
00:51:08and put in the right
00:51:11family with the right people um
00:51:13you have to build
00:51:15your own family and your own home
00:51:16and that's what ohana is to me so uh
00:51:19i'm really grateful to be here
00:51:21and thank you for having me and uh
00:51:22thank you for being my little family here with me so
00:51:25yeah
00:51:30i'm singing
00:51:31to build a home by patrick watson
00:51:33it's about building that home for yourself
00:51:35that place where you don't feel alone
00:51:38i think a big reason why i've come to american idol is that i've found that for myself
00:51:42and i've built my own ohana so
00:51:44it feels like the perfect song to celebrate
00:51:45everyone that's made that happen
00:51:47there is a house
00:51:49built
00:51:51out of stone
00:51:53oh
00:51:55this
00:51:57is a place where i
00:52:00i
00:52:01don't feel alone
00:52:03oh
00:52:06this
00:52:07is a place
00:52:09where i
00:52:11where i feel
00:52:13at home
00:52:19i
00:52:22i
00:52:24i
00:52:25i
00:52:25i
00:52:25i
00:52:25i
00:52:25i
00:52:25i
00:52:42i
00:52:51Oh, yeah.
00:52:55Oh, I've been a home for you, for me.
00:53:11Oh, yeah.
00:53:12And now it's time to leave, yeah.
00:53:22Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:53:26Oh, yeah.
00:53:28It's time.
00:53:35I built a house.
00:53:38No.
00:53:41I built a home.
00:54:15I'm so sorry.
00:54:15I built walls in front of us every time you sing, but you don't need to do that because you're
00:54:22enough.
00:54:24You're here.
00:54:26That was some words of wisdom right there.
00:54:29It's just going to be a mind game I have to kind of work through.
00:54:33I don't know, the industry's been really nasty to me.
00:54:36I've had to put walls up for a long time.
00:54:39I think that what is going to come out of this experience for him, he'll actually find himself.
00:54:47Yeah.
00:54:47Carrie, that was good.
00:54:49You better preach.
00:54:50That was so good.
00:54:51That was, that was deep.
00:54:52All right.
00:54:52All right.
00:54:56All right.
00:54:56All right, folks.
00:54:57Here we go.
00:54:57Stand up.
00:55:03My name is Julián Calel.
00:55:04I'm 19 years old from El Paso, Texas.
00:55:06And I wrote this song called Surrender.
00:55:09I auditioned with this song for my very, very first audition.
00:55:12My family was there.
00:55:14Feels like it was only yesterday that I was in that room with those judges.
00:55:17When I wrote the song Surrender, I was really, really down.
00:55:22So I went to my dad and he told me that anxiety, the fear, whatever's out of your control, let
00:55:28it stay out of your control.
00:55:29It's not worth your fear.
00:55:31He was the one that said, surrender, surrender those feelings.
00:55:36Not only were we able to help him reach lighter place, it actually turned into a song.
00:55:48To see him arrive on this stage, this is everything that we've prayed for.
00:55:56I just want to dedicate this song to you, Papa.
00:55:59Thank you for always being by my side through my absolute worst and my best.
00:56:03And I love you.
00:56:04Love you.
00:56:05Love you, Meikle.
00:56:06Bye.
00:56:07He kissed the cross.
00:56:10I always do that.
00:56:13Love you, Leigh.
00:56:15Love you, Leigh!
00:56:21Try it!
00:56:25There's a hole in my chest
00:56:30Knock me down, lay me to rest
00:56:35Drown my thoughts with kerosene
00:56:40Bring my fears to my sleep
00:56:45Tired of fighting, tired of keeping up the side
00:56:49Now I'm a couple ties in, memories are flooding by
00:56:53So I surrender
00:56:57If it's more that I've waged, I'll raise a flag
00:57:01Fade is innocent, oh I'm tired of death
00:57:08So I'll let it go, my soul and all that's left
00:57:12But I hope I pass your test
00:57:16I'll be gone without a sound
00:57:19When my heart fails me and I'm not around
00:57:22Floating on the paths I used to draw
00:57:27Something stops me, guess I've found
00:57:30The stories end, it's all clear now
00:57:33The only feeling bigger than love is lost
00:57:36So I, so do
00:57:40If it's more that I've waged, I'll raise a flag
00:57:44The pain is in his hands
00:57:47You know I'm tired of death
00:57:49Oh, I'm tired of death
00:57:55Oh, I surrender
00:58:00Oh, I surrender
00:58:16You're so solid
00:58:18I mean, I've heard you do that song before
00:58:21And the fact that you've written that song
00:58:23Just even some of the changes in the core progression
00:58:26Are so mature and far beyond your age
00:58:30And you just got the star magic
00:58:32One of my favorite performances of the night
00:58:35Yeah
00:58:35Love you
00:58:36Thank you so much
00:58:37Thank you
00:58:38To get the opportunity to even play that song
00:58:40On a stage like this
00:58:42I'm just glad that I never gave up
00:58:43It's come full circle
00:58:45For him to share it with his sister
00:58:46Just made it all the more special
00:58:49It just makes me so, so thankful
00:58:51To be loved by my parents and my family
00:58:54And I'm just so grateful
00:59:02Just beeping
00:59:03Hold on one second
00:59:04Takes me back to the construction days
00:59:07Back it up
00:59:09My name's Cutter Bradley
00:59:11I'm from Florence, Alabama
00:59:12Florence, Alabama
00:59:13I know where you're from
00:59:14I used to be a welder and a machinist
00:59:16So I went to college for that
00:59:18I've worked many jobs
00:59:20From carpentry, welding
00:59:22To construction
00:59:23But music
00:59:24Ever since I did music
00:59:25Something was just poking at me
00:59:27Like I gotta see how far I can take it
00:59:29I'll be singing some Jason Aldean
00:59:31Amarillo Sky
00:59:32And the reason I picked that song
00:59:34Is because it's a song about hard work
00:59:36Dedicating it to my parents right here
00:59:37Because they
00:59:37They showed me what hard work is
00:59:39And it's rubbed off on me
00:59:41Because I'm hard working for my dreams right now
00:59:43So
00:59:45That's right
00:59:48This is a lot of tempo I was hoping for
00:59:50I love it
00:59:51It gets up before the dawn
00:59:54Packs and lunch and thermos full of coffee
01:00:00It's another day in the dusty haze
01:00:03Burning rays are wearing down in his body
01:00:09The taste is worth the price of gold
01:00:12It's the cheapest thing he's ever sold
01:00:16Come on now
01:00:17He's still holding on
01:00:20Just takes a tractor another round
01:00:24Pulls a plow across the ground
01:00:28Sends up another prayer
01:00:31He says, Lord, I never complain
01:00:34I never ask why
01:00:36Please don't let my dreams run dry
01:00:41Underneath, underneath this Amarillo sky
01:00:50And he takes a tractor another round
01:00:54Another round, another round
01:01:01Come on, fly
01:01:03He says, I never complain
01:01:05I never ask why
01:01:06Please don't let my dreams run dry
01:01:12Underneath, underneath this Amarillo sky
01:01:25And I tell you, rocking overalls in Hawaii, I tell you what, that's pretty amazing.
01:01:33You really impressed me with where you went vocally.
01:01:36I enjoyed it.
01:01:37Great job.
01:01:38Thank you so much.
01:01:39Thank y'all.
01:01:41Taking the part, playing it, slinging it around, and then going out to the audience, I was
01:01:45like, hey, I see you.
01:01:47Do I see you?
01:01:48A lot of crushing down there?
01:01:50Yes.
01:01:51Yeah, Carrie's crushing too.
01:01:53I said, no.
01:01:54I see where you're coming from, and you are correct, ma'am.
01:02:00With the added pressure of not only the judges, but also the industry experts deciding their
01:02:05fate, the weight of the moment is getting to some.
01:02:09The industry experts are going to be voting for us, which is scary.
01:02:13She was missing was a little bit of confidence.
01:02:15You can tell she's one of the younger performers.
01:02:17She doesn't have the experience.
01:02:19There'll absolutely be more pressure.
01:02:20I thought she was a superstar.
01:02:22I agree.
01:02:25Boom!
01:02:26That's a steal wrong.
01:02:27It's super scary to know that they're going to be watching and judging.
01:02:30It looked like she was a little bored.
01:02:33No.
01:02:33What are you talking about?
01:02:35Oh, my goodness.
01:02:36That was storytelling.
01:02:38I wish she would have looked over here, but I thought she brought the power to the song.
01:02:43That was beautiful.
01:02:43Okay.
01:02:44The way she said it sounds better than you saying.
01:02:48What you said, yeah.
01:02:49Definitely got to bring my A game.
01:02:51I got to, you know, I got to do something.
01:02:54You got it, Mike.
01:02:56Bring me that one.
01:02:57Oh.
01:02:58If you got a chance, then take it.
01:03:03Take it while you got a chance.
01:03:06You got to bring me, trace it.
01:03:10Because a dream won't chase you back.
01:03:13You're going to love somebody.
01:03:16Hold on as long and as strong.
01:03:18As close as you can.
01:03:20Until you can.
01:03:23You're just a baby.
01:03:25It just felt like it was, something was a little off.
01:03:28Maybe it wasn't his best performance.
01:03:30I was seeing, like, a country Bieber with the, you know, the little hair flip.
01:03:37Yes!
01:03:37Yes!
01:03:39That's exactly right!
01:03:41Shirley, the co-editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone, is going to be here.
01:03:45I am, like, freaking out.
01:03:50Hi, everyone.
01:03:51My name is Kindle, and today I'm actually singing a song that I wrote.
01:03:55It's called Woman of Me.
01:03:57I wrote it for my mom.
01:03:58I can't look at her too long or I will immediately cry.
01:04:01My mom is my favorite person in the whole entire world.
01:04:04She has been a backbone and just a rock in my life.
01:04:11But growing up, we had a tendency to clash.
01:04:15I was a pretty rebellious kid.
01:04:16Like, I started hanging around with the wrong people, dropped out of school,
01:04:19moved all the way to the other side of the country in L.A.
01:04:23I needed to go and explore the world and learn and fall flat on my face.
01:04:28And I'm sure that, like, I'm sure that really broke her heart, you know?
01:04:37Whoa.
01:04:39I think that sometimes before you can watch someone fly, you have to let them hit rock bottom.
01:04:46And it was the hardest thing that I've ever done.
01:04:48She was 18 years old, and she needed to go.
01:04:52She needed to figure it out.
01:04:55Having a mother that loved me enough to let me go, but be standing there with open arms when I
01:05:03ran back
01:05:06is a gratitude I can't fully even express.
01:05:09And so I tried with this song.
01:05:11And I just, I really want to honor her with this.
01:05:14I really want her to understand just how special she is to me.
01:05:25I'm a daughter of a God-fearing woman
01:05:31Countless nights she probably laid there awake
01:05:34To her surprise I did everything I shouldn't
01:05:40On a way both hearts would break
01:05:46From time to time
01:05:48There's a look in her eyes
01:05:52She didn't think she did it right
01:05:54Oh, God
01:05:55She was the light when there was no light I could see
01:06:01Gave me a reason to fight
01:06:06She wiped my eyes when the world turned its back on me
01:06:12Taught me all my wrong from rights
01:06:16I couldn't fit all of my thanks in a bottle
01:06:22It'd break before it drifted into the sea
01:06:26She was a girl before she was a woman
01:06:32Now she's made a woman of me
01:06:36Oh
01:06:37Very good
01:06:38She wiped my eyes when the world turned its back on me
01:06:44Taught me all my wrong from rights
01:06:48I couldn't fit all of my thanks in a bottle
01:06:54It'd break before it drifted into the sea
01:06:59She was a girl before she was a woman
01:07:04Now she's made a woman
01:07:07She's made a woman
01:07:10She's made a woman
01:07:13Of me
01:07:18Thank you
01:07:20That songwriting is incredible
01:07:24Oh, Kendall
01:07:25I just want to hear more of your songs
01:07:29You're such a great storyteller
01:07:31And you have the voice to back it all up
01:07:35So if this was truly a moment meant for you right now
01:07:40Thank you so much
01:07:47Perfect, no complaints
01:07:48That's my American Idol
01:07:50I'm so proud of her
01:07:53I couldn't even look at my mom
01:07:54Like I knew I would cry
01:07:56But she was right there on my heart
01:07:58And I just like felt her
01:07:59And that was such a special moment
01:08:01I wish I could do it again
01:08:02And again
01:08:16I'll be singing All I Want by Codaline
01:08:18Dedicated to my great-grandmother
01:08:21Her name was Mama Rice to me
01:08:22But to everybody else
01:08:23She was Nancy
01:08:24The song that he picked
01:08:25It means a lot to the family
01:08:28She was a huge supporter of me
01:08:30And this is one of the songs
01:08:32This is one of the songs
01:08:33She loved for me to sing to her
01:08:35I sung it in hospice
01:08:37Unfortunately
01:08:38Before she passed away
01:08:39So
01:08:40Hopefully
01:08:41Y'all like it
01:08:42All right, all right
01:08:44Wow, yeah
01:08:50All I want
01:08:52Is nothing more
01:08:56To hear you
01:08:58Locking at my door
01:09:03Cause if I could see your face once more
01:09:08Cause if I could see your face once more
01:09:10I could die a happy man, I'm sure
01:09:14And if you love me
01:09:19Would you leave me
01:09:23Take my body
01:09:27Take my body
01:09:31Take my body
01:09:31And all I want is
01:09:35And all I need is
01:09:40To find somebody
01:09:42To find somebody
01:09:46To find somebody
01:10:09I'll find somebody
01:10:26Like you
01:10:37You
01:10:38And all I need is
01:10:47Every day
01:10:56And all you
01:10:58to feel intense and then on the soaring notes you kind of took us to this whole other place where
01:11:05we could just kind of feel that swell that's a gift great job thank you thank you so much
01:11:12i realized this voice could go that high for that long oh my gosh to be able to take a
01:11:18song
01:11:18that is usually taken in a completely different direction and bring it here
01:11:22was magic so proud of it i can't talk right i can't even breathe that was amazing
01:11:32to make it to the top 30 it feels like incredible
01:11:38you are meant to be here thank you i'm just enjoying it and soaking it in every which way
01:11:43you looking for me for the old hunt around i pick stand up by cynthia revo i will dedicate this
01:11:49song
01:11:49today to my lovely mother that's in the audience over here to the side
01:11:54my mom she has always stood up for me she has always paved the way for me been there every
01:12:00step of the way i had micaiah when i was at college single mom and so there were times where
01:12:09i didn't know how i was going to do some things we would come home from school and then we
01:12:14would
01:12:14go to my grandparents house and eat dinner i didn't know then as a child that was solely
01:12:18because we didn't have food everybody hits rough spots but i had a rough one it was a really dark
01:12:26time for her to allow me to solely be a child and have no worries she never let us see
01:12:35her suffer
01:12:39when my mom hears me perform this song i hope she feels that i will always be here for her
01:12:46through
01:12:47every step of the way the same way she was there for me and that one day this all will
01:12:51pay off
01:12:53i've been walking
01:12:56with my face turned to the sun
01:13:13it's about to get dirty it's about to get dirty oh watch the clouds roll back and the stars fill
01:13:21the night
01:13:22that's when i want to stand up take my people with me together we are going to a brand new
01:13:34home
01:13:39and i know
01:13:42and i know
01:13:43what's around the bend
01:13:46might be hard
01:13:48to face cause i'm alone
01:13:51i know
01:14:22i can feel it
01:14:36i can feel it
01:14:53You better see it, baby!
01:14:59Micaiah came here to kill.
01:15:03It was so emotional.
01:15:04It showed everybody what you can do.
01:15:07It had southern moments.
01:15:08It had southern gospel moments.
01:15:10It had uplifting moments, and really a way to step out there
01:15:14and show us a whole other level of what you can do.
01:15:16Thank you so much.
01:15:23You guys just left it all out there on the stage,
01:15:26but I feel really good, and hopefully I get a platinum ticket tonight.
01:15:30What a way to close the shop!
01:15:31She took me to church.
01:15:33Hun-D!
01:15:34She took me to church.
01:15:35I loved every second of it.
01:15:38Space for you.
01:15:44Coming up...
01:15:45This is crazy.
01:15:46...who will survive to sing for your vote?
01:15:49Find out after the break.
01:15:51Really don't want to go home?
01:15:54Welcome back to American Idol's brand-new Ohana Round.
01:15:58All 30 of our Idol hopefuls have performed,
01:16:00and now it's time to whittle them down to the top 20
01:16:03who get the chance to sing for America's Vote.
01:16:06I am nervous, because everyone was impressive.
01:16:09I know.
01:16:10You see a lot of voices out there.
01:16:11I don't know.
01:16:12I don't know.
01:16:12But first, there are three platinum tickets up for grabs,
01:16:16and each one secures one of those spots.
01:16:20But for the first time ever, it's not the judges making the final call.
01:16:25The first will be chosen by the industry tastemakers.
01:16:29This is tough, y'all.
01:16:30The second by the Ohana, the family members.
01:16:33A lot of powerhouses.
01:16:34And the third platinum ticket by their peers, our Idol hopefuls.
01:16:39This is crazy.
01:16:40Now, the Ohana cannot vote for their own family members,
01:16:44and the Idols cannot vote for themselves.
01:16:48It's really about whose performance moved them the most.
01:16:53It is a gut-wrenching decision to have to make.
01:16:57Whatever hit me in the heart, that's who I want.
01:16:59It's difficult.
01:17:00I mean, I think just people that really stepped it up to, you know, superstar level.
01:17:05As someone who's watched the show for so many seasons,
01:17:08who's written about it, who's covered it,
01:17:09being on this side is, it's really stressful.
01:17:13Seeing a baby.
01:17:14This is literally the hardest thing that I've ever done in my life,
01:17:17to have someone's career in your hands.
01:17:20But we're going to make someone's night tonight.
01:17:23There we go.
01:17:25Which is also something to look forward to.
01:17:27We're making history up here, y'all.
01:17:30Okay.
01:17:31This is an unprecedented and first look at which contestants
01:17:36have the ability to move other people.
01:17:40So, let's reveal the results for our platinum ticket winners.
01:17:45First, as chosen by their peers,
01:17:49the Idol platinum ticket goes to...
01:17:54Jordan.
01:17:55Congratulations, Jordan.
01:18:01You're incredible.
01:18:02I just had chills the whole time.
01:18:05Take a look at that, Jordan.
01:18:07That is yours.
01:18:08Congratulations.
01:18:10Good job.
01:18:11Way to go.
01:18:15All right.
01:18:16And the next platinum ticket, chosen by Ohana, the family members, goes to...
01:18:24Brooks.
01:18:26Congratulations, Brooks.
01:18:29I have not heard a voice like this ever.
01:18:32You did a look on his face.
01:18:34I did a look on his face.
01:18:34I did a look.
01:18:35Oh, wow.
01:18:36You have earned this, my friend Brooks.
01:18:38Congratulations.
01:18:39Good job.
01:18:40What was that look on your face when we called your name?
01:18:43Surprised.
01:18:44Surprised.
01:18:46And finally, the industry platinum ticket goes to...
01:18:55Kindle.
01:19:02You've got artists written all over you, and I'm loving every minute of it.
01:19:05Congratulations, Kindle.
01:19:07That is yours right there.
01:19:09Let's hear it one more time for the platinum ticket winners.
01:19:18With the three platinum ticket spots safely secured, the judges must now choose the remaining
01:19:2417 hopefuls to complete our top 20.
01:19:29Who makes it through to America's vote?
01:19:32This is the worst part.
01:19:34It's not that we're eliminating people who can't sing.
01:19:38Right.
01:19:39No, they're here.
01:19:39We're now eliminating because they might fall in the same category.
01:19:43Like her?
01:19:44Yeah.
01:19:44Like her.
01:19:45I think she can go.
01:19:46I really hope I did good enough to make it to the top 20.
01:19:49I really don't want to go home.
01:19:51What about this one?
01:19:53Not his best.
01:19:54I'm very nervous right now to realize that your journey could come to an end.
01:19:58I feel like America's going to love him.
01:19:59I don't agree with you on that.
01:20:01Well, you're wrong.
01:20:02I'm definitely worried for this upcoming cut.
01:20:06Do we have our decision?
01:20:07We got it.
01:20:08Let's do it.
01:20:09Let's go tell them.
01:20:10Let's do it.
01:20:10Who's on to American votes?
01:20:12Here we go.
01:20:14It's time for the judges to reveal who will join the platinum ticket holders in the top 20.
01:20:21Well, this is the hardest part of the whole thing.
01:20:24And for anybody that doesn't make it through, we love you guys.
01:20:30And now, the next person to go to America's vote.
01:20:37Billman Lee.
01:20:45Madison Moon.
01:20:50You're one of my absolute favorites.
01:20:55Raiden Ronfeld.
01:21:00Jake Pizzle.
01:21:04You're so ready for this.
01:21:07Jesse Binnis.
01:21:09I think you could go really far in this competition.
01:21:17We did not take any of this lightly.
01:21:20Okay.
01:21:21The next one to go on for America's vote is Ruby Ray.
01:21:26Ruby Ray.
01:21:2916.
01:21:30You are one of our dynamic singers in this competition.
01:21:35Genevieve Hayward.
01:21:36Hey!
01:21:40Lucas Leon.
01:21:42Yeah!
01:21:45Pure, honest, and very talented.
01:21:49The next name, Hannah Harper.
01:21:53You might be my favorite person that's walked through those doors.
01:21:58Chris Tungsa.
01:22:00Chris Tungsa.
01:22:02Chris Tungsa.
01:22:05Leon Kahlil.
01:22:11Everything about you is just honest.
01:22:14That is something that's needed.
01:22:17All right, here are the final six names going through to America's vote.
01:22:22Only time, time would tell them, cause I know I'll prove I'm wrong.
01:22:29Ray.
01:22:29I was made to be a legend for this.
01:22:33If you were thinking about winning, just keep doing that.
01:22:38Daniel Stallworth.
01:22:42I'm doing this for my students.
01:22:44This is my legacy.
01:22:45Abhayomi.
01:22:50She's special.
01:22:52She is special.
01:22:55Cutter Bradley.
01:22:57All right.
01:23:03Two more slots.
01:23:06Two more positions.
01:23:08And one of the two going through to America's vote.
01:23:18Micaiah.
01:23:24You are meant to be here.
01:23:29We have one more spot into our top 20.
01:23:32This is the moment I've waited for all of my life.
01:23:36And that spot goes to...
01:23:39This is my legacy.
01:23:41This is my moment to rise.
01:23:46Keela Richards.
01:23:47I'm born to win.
01:23:51You did great, Mom.
01:23:53This is for you, baby.
01:23:53I love you, Juju.
01:23:55So we say goodbye to Chloe, Sheldon, Bryant, and Michael.
01:24:00But take a look, America.
01:24:03This is your top 20 on American Idol.
01:24:06I'm coming up levels.
01:24:08The next time you see them, they'll be performing for your vote, America, at Disney's Olani Resort & Spa in
01:24:16Koalina, Hawaii.
01:24:17We will see you then.
01:24:19Good night, America.
01:24:20I was born to win.
01:24:21Over the next two weeks, our top 20s sing for your votes.
01:24:26That was like star is born kind of moment.
01:24:29From the first note, it was like...
01:24:32Guided by superstar mentors Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer.
01:24:36What you're doing is more than just singing.
01:24:38You're embodying spirit through song.
01:24:40Kiki also brings her artistic excellence to the judging panel.
01:24:44You don't have to do what nobody does.
01:24:45When you start singing, girl, you are locked in.
01:24:48The vote is in your hands, America.
01:24:51Who becomes...
01:24:52That was the greatest performance I have ever seen on this stage.
01:24:56The next American Idol.
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