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American Idol - Season 24 - Episode 03: Auditions (3)
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00:00:11American Idol is the gold standard in finding talent.
00:00:16How's it going, man?
00:00:17Last season, we got to hear Jamal sing,
00:00:19and then a few months later, he's nominated for a Grammy.
00:00:22And let me bask in your light.
00:00:26You know I'll be there for the first to get to it.
00:00:28That's what we sit in the chair for,
00:00:30to hopefully find those next superstars.
00:00:35Jamal Roberts!
00:00:36It just takes one year.
00:00:38Life will change forever.
00:00:42Welcome to the show.
00:00:43Take it all in.
00:00:44Oh, my goodness.
00:00:45Wow.
00:00:46I love American Idol.
00:00:47I've watched it since I was a kid.
00:00:48Even this last season, I actually got to meet Jamal Roberts,
00:00:51and he was amazing.
00:00:56Phenomenal singer.
00:00:57I got to see him in concert, and incredible vocalist,
00:00:59great stage presence.
00:01:01I love him so much.
00:01:02You look like you're pretty excited.
00:01:03I am.
00:01:04I'm very excited.
00:01:05My name is Jordan McCullough.
00:01:07I'm 27, and I'm from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
00:01:09Where'd you grow up performing at?
00:01:11In church.
00:01:12That's where I got my start.
00:01:13I didn't know that any of this was a possibility
00:01:16outside of the choir stand.
00:01:17So just four years old, I was singing in the choir.
00:01:20And yeah, that's where it started.
00:01:22Very cool.
00:01:22All right.
00:01:23Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:01:24Well, we're going to bring the choir stand here,
00:01:25and I'm going to sing Goodness of God.
00:01:27Yay!
00:01:28So good.
00:01:29All right.
00:01:36I love you, Lord.
00:01:42Oh, your mercy never failed me in all my days.
00:01:49I've been held in your head.
00:01:52From the moment that I wake up until I lay my head, oh, I will sing of the goodness of
00:02:07God.
00:02:11All my life, you have been faithful, oh, yes, you have.
00:02:19All my life, you have been so, so good with every breath that I have made, oh, oh, I will
00:02:34sing of the goodness of God.
00:02:38Yes, thank you, Lord.
00:02:43Your goodness running after, running after me.
00:02:49Your goodness is running after, running after me.
00:02:56With my life later, I'm surrendering, oh, I'll give you everything.
00:03:05Your goodness is running after, running after me.
00:03:18Thank you, thank you, thank you so much.
00:03:20Come on.
00:03:21That'll wake you up.
00:03:22Come on.
00:03:24Come on.
00:03:25What you think, Carrie?
00:03:27You were flying up out of that chair, levitating.
00:03:29I was.
00:03:30I was.
00:03:30How can you not?
00:03:32You have been given an incredible gift.
00:03:35Wow.
00:03:36And I love that you use it.
00:03:38I mean, the first two words out of your mouth, it was like, ooh, oh, yeah, okay.
00:03:43I just had chills pretty much the whole time.
00:03:45Wow.
00:03:46It was really great.
00:03:47Your voice is big enough to fill up any room, very classic sounding voice.
00:03:54Wow.
00:03:54The university has been waiting on you.
00:03:56Oh, my God.
00:03:57I'm telling you, it is one of those moments when we discover your talent.
00:04:03It's mesmerizing to watch you perform because it's not just standing there singing.
00:04:08You actually have stage presence, which is something we can't teach.
00:04:12Wow.
00:04:13It just felt like worship, like it didn't feel forced.
00:04:17It just felt like you were in the moment and we were in the moment with you.
00:04:20It's a big giant yes from me.
00:04:23No doubt about it.
00:04:24It is.
00:04:24I'm looking forward to all the goosies throughout the rest of it.
00:04:29You're right.
00:04:29So it's a big yes from me.
00:04:30Let's go.
00:04:31It's a yes from me.
00:04:33Congratulations.
00:04:34Wow.
00:04:34Thank you guys so much.
00:04:36So good.
00:04:37You're going through the Hollywood week.
00:04:40Let's go.
00:04:40Thank you guys so much.
00:04:41Yeah.
00:04:44Let's go.
00:04:44I hope y'all ready to worship with me next time.
00:04:46I'm ready.
00:04:47I'm always ready.
00:04:48What is happening?
00:04:49This is happening right now.
00:04:50This is crazy.
00:04:52Don't let them bring you to the surprise.
00:04:56That's so great to start off.
00:05:00Big old voice there.
00:05:02Welcome to the class, man.
00:05:03Yeah.
00:05:04It feels really, really wild to be standing here just like Jamal Roberts did.
00:05:07And I feel like I've kind of passed the torch here.
00:05:10And I'm ready to carry it even further.
00:05:12I'm going to Hollywood week.
00:05:14Woo!
00:05:17Good way to start the day.
00:05:19That was great.
00:05:40I feel like the best class we could shape is going to be very eclectic.
00:05:48It's more spicy.
00:05:50And I, being a lover of rock music, I just want to find that representative.
00:05:58Ah!
00:06:00Ah!
00:06:01Ah!
00:06:03My name is Noah.
00:06:04These are my friends at Dona Bella.
00:06:07And this is the rock and roll wall of town.
00:06:10Ah!
00:06:13Ron!
00:06:14Ron!
00:06:15How you doing, Ron?
00:06:16My organs are vibrating.
00:06:18What?
00:06:18What is happening?
00:06:20The judges in front of you is the greatest rock and roll audition you have seen in American Idol history.
00:06:24I know you like rock and roll, Miss Carrie.
00:06:26Yeah!
00:06:26She loves rock and roll.
00:06:28All right, Ace of Spades coming in high, baby!
00:06:31Woo!
00:06:31Let's go!
00:06:32Yeah!
00:06:34Rock and roll, baby!
00:06:35This is the rock and roll.
00:06:40You know I'm born to lose.
00:06:42And Emily's for fools.
00:06:44But that's the way I like it, baby.
00:06:46I don't want to live forever.
00:06:50Here we go.
00:06:53The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be.
00:06:57The Ace of Spades, Ace of Spades.
00:07:00Yeah!
00:07:05I love the idea, too, of having some of those more entertaining people in the mix.
00:07:10You kind of have to give some people a shot.
00:07:11I'm Isaiah Morrow.
00:07:13What kind of music do you play?
00:07:14I'd say rock.
00:07:15Yes!
00:07:16Don't fall away and lead me to myself.
00:07:22Don't fall away and leave love bleeding in my hands, in my hands again.
00:07:32Leave love bleeding in my hands, in my hands again.
00:07:41Oh!
00:07:43Oh!
00:07:44Oh!
00:07:45Oh!
00:07:48Oh, honey!
00:07:48Oh, I think you're great.
00:07:51I think even if we can get you channeling more like I am a rocker, she'll be even more
00:07:58ecstatic.
00:07:59Yeah.
00:08:00My name is Brett Carlisle, and I sing for the band Great White.
00:08:04We expect to rock, and we would like to rock, sir.
00:08:08You didn't even listen, oh, you should have set me free.
00:08:15Now I'm leaving with the devil, gonna leave this search for love.
00:08:22I'm leaving with the devil, leave this house of broken love.
00:08:32If you happen to go through it, bring it.
00:08:35Especially when you rock, I mean, you're going to be the poster child for this.
00:08:38That's the way I like it, baby. I know you want to live forever.
00:08:44Yes.
00:08:46No way! No way!
00:08:48Yeah!
00:08:53I'm ready to bring some rock and roll to American Idol.
00:08:58Rock and roll, baby. What is it, Lana?
00:09:00You're either going to rock, or you're going to roll.
00:09:03Fire up to my left, y'all!
00:09:10Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.
00:09:12Oh, my goodness.
00:09:15That was like the most, oh, my gods we've heard.
00:09:18We can hear you around, Laguna.
00:09:19I can't help it. I can't help it.
00:09:21Hi!
00:09:22It was so good. How are you?
00:09:23I'm so amazing. I'm Madison Moon.
00:09:26I'm from Orlando, Florida. I'm 21. I'm so excited to be here.
00:09:30Clearly. What do you do in Orlando?
00:09:32I'm a full-time musician. I, it's my only job I've ever had. I'm, I wouldn't have in any other
00:09:38way.
00:09:39What kind of music do you play?
00:09:40I do a lot of everything, but I really want to go for pop rock.
00:09:45I've been in a lot of bands, and I did harsh vocals and stuff like that, so I will be
00:09:49singing today, not doing that, but.
00:09:51What are you gonna sing for us?
00:09:52I'm going to be doing Creep.
00:09:54Cool.
00:09:55Good.
00:09:55All right.
00:09:56Ready?
00:09:59When you were here before
00:10:04Couldn't look you in the eye
00:10:09You're just like an angel
00:10:13Your skin makes me cry
00:10:16But I'm a creep
00:10:27I'm a weirdo
00:10:34What the hell am I doing here?
00:10:40I don't belong here
00:10:45Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:10:50oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:10:50oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:10:50oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:10:51oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:11:01oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
00:11:12She runs, she runs, she runs, she runs, but I'm a creep.
00:11:45I want more.
00:11:47Do you have a second song?
00:11:49You said you did like harsh vocals.
00:11:51I'm just curious.
00:11:53What does harsh vocals mean?
00:11:55Like screaming.
00:11:55Screaming, yeah, that's right.
00:11:57Like metal vocals.
00:11:59Let's do it.
00:12:00Okay.
00:12:01What is it?
00:12:01The Kill, 30 Seconds to Mars.
00:12:03Okay.
00:12:05Okay, cool.
00:12:06Ready?
00:12:06Yeah, got it.
00:12:08Ready?
00:12:11I tried to be someone else, but nothing seemed to change.
00:12:20I know now this is who I really am inside.
00:12:28Finally found myself fighting for a chance.
00:12:36Which I know now, this is who I really am.
00:12:44Woo!
00:12:47Woo!
00:12:48Wow.
00:12:49Wow.
00:12:50Wow.
00:12:55Love it.
00:12:57Luke.
00:12:59Don't do any more harsh vocals.
00:13:02Yes.
00:13:03It's great.
00:13:03She can do that without hurting herself?
00:13:04Yes.
00:13:05I'll bring a little edge.
00:13:06Absolutely.
00:13:07You know, the bottom line is you're one of the best voices we've heard so far.
00:13:13Yeah.
00:13:13Yeah.
00:13:13Yes.
00:13:13You just kept getting higher and then higher.
00:13:16I'm thinking, where does this voice end?
00:13:19Just...
00:13:21Oh my goodness.
00:13:22What's the box?
00:13:23Let's vote.
00:13:24I'll go first.
00:13:25I wanna just...
00:13:25Yes.
00:13:27Yes.
00:13:28You're one of my absolute favorites.
00:13:32Top 30.
00:13:33I'm calling it.
00:13:34Let's do this.
00:13:35Yes, yes, yes.
00:13:36Yes.
00:13:37I'm in.
00:13:37Thank you so much.
00:13:38Oh my goodness.
00:13:39You need this.
00:13:40You gotta have the ticket.
00:13:42Oh, thank you so much, guys.
00:13:44Oh, I gotta go.
00:13:44Oh my God.
00:13:45Oh my God.
00:13:46Oh my God.
00:13:47Oh my God.
00:13:48Thank you guys so much.
00:13:50Have fun.
00:13:56I'm going to Hollywood week.
00:13:58Carrie called me top 30 and I almost fell to the ground.
00:14:01I almost fell to the ground.
00:14:02It's insane.
00:14:04Oh, I'm glad she believes in me.
00:14:06I am so ready for this.
00:14:08Oh, you know I've been looking for my rockers.
00:14:10I'm like they're screaming.
00:14:12So there's a technique you can do that and it's not.
00:14:15Can you do it that way?
00:14:16Yes.
00:14:17But I've never done such things outside of my car.
00:14:29We come around the corner.
00:14:32LaGrange, Georgia.
00:14:33Where are all you folks around here, man?
00:14:35LaGrange.
00:14:36Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
00:14:42I'm ready for that.
00:14:43Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:46Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:47ZZ Top?
00:14:47Really?
00:14:48Isn't that LaGrange?
00:14:50That's LaGrange.
00:14:51Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:53Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:54All right.
00:14:55Take a lift.
00:14:56Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:14:57How are you?
00:14:58Good, how are y'all?
00:14:59Good.
00:15:00Well, you came in so comfortable.
00:15:02Very chill, man.
00:15:03So tell us who you are, where you from, your age.
00:15:06My name's Philman Lee.
00:15:07I'm from LaGrange, Georgia, and I'm 25 years old.
00:15:10Philman, that's right down the street from Tuskegee.
00:15:12Shout out.
00:15:12There you go.
00:15:13What do you do for a living?
00:15:14So right now I'm in insurance sales.
00:15:16I do life insurance.
00:15:17It's all virtual.
00:15:18Talk with people all day long.
00:15:23Hello.
00:15:24Corlin, this is Philman.
00:15:25How you doing?
00:15:26I'm an insurance broker.
00:15:27I see where you inquired about some life insurance coverage pretty recently.
00:15:34I do insurance now, but that's not the end goal.
00:15:40I want to sing every single night if I can.
00:15:42There's a revelation that I might never know.
00:15:47I've been a musician my whole life.
00:15:49All credit, really, to my dad.
00:15:51He toured around with a gospel quartet group, and I was on a tour bus with him ever since I
00:15:56was like four years old.
00:15:57It definitely gave me a hunger.
00:15:59You know, even being a kid, that's what I want to do for the rest of my life.
00:16:02I've been trying all this time.
00:16:04I got into music after I dropped out of college, and I eventually ended up signing with a major label.
00:16:09Still can't climb the mountains of my mind.
00:16:12I was able to record a lot, and it looked like it was going to be pretty promising.
00:16:17And then when COVID hit, it just kind of plateaued, and I got shelved.
00:16:21You know, I obviously wasn't making any money.
00:16:22That's when I picked up insurance.
00:16:24Don't worry, I'll be fine.
00:16:26But I still can't climb the mountains of my mind.
00:16:30My family, you know, they were there every step of the way.
00:16:32The nights that I would cry because I'm not singing, I'm not doing music,
00:16:36and I thought I would never have another chance at it.
00:16:39They were definitely there for every single one of those moments.
00:16:41I got faith in you, brother.
00:16:43You got it in you, baby.
00:16:44We've been in your corner all your life.
00:16:47We love you so much, little buddy.
00:16:49American Idol's another chance at doing what I love and getting my foot back in the door.
00:16:53I have a voice, and I want it to be heard.
00:17:10Come on now.
00:17:17When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else.
00:17:29He treats the world for the good things he's found.
00:17:38If she is bad, he can't see it.
00:17:45She can do no harm.
00:17:51Turn his back on his best friend if he puts her down.
00:18:01When a man loves a woman.
00:18:06When a man loves a woman.
00:18:06When a man loves a woman.
00:18:11I give you everything I got.
00:18:16Hey, yeah.
00:18:20Trying to hold on to your precious love.
00:18:26Trying to hold on to your precious love.
00:18:28And baby, baby, please don't treat me bad.
00:18:37She can do no harm.
00:18:38She can do no harm, sing.
00:18:40Come on now, love musyn!
00:18:43Move on now.
00:18:45Love garments.
00:18:454 6 10 years later.
00:19:00Go on now.
00:19:03You know, there's a difference between bent down and broke down.
00:19:06You were in both conditions.
00:19:08I'm talking about it.
00:19:09I mean, you were down.
00:19:11You were down.
00:19:11I said, how low is he going to go?
00:19:13Oh, man.
00:19:14No, you wouldn't know.
00:19:15That was great interpretation, man.
00:19:17Carrie, what do you think about this?
00:19:18Wonderful gentleman.
00:19:20Surprising.
00:19:22Like, you just walk in, and you're just so chill and calm,
00:19:26and then you open your mouth to sing, hands in your pockets.
00:19:29Sorry.
00:19:31No, you're good.
00:19:32I was like, is he going to?
00:19:33I'm going to have to go take his hands out of your pockets.
00:19:35I was pleasantly surprised.
00:19:38You can't learn what you just did.
00:19:40Regardless of whatever else you think you were trying to do, do more of that.
00:19:45Carrie reminded me of my mom, take your hands out your pocket and look the folks straight in the face.
00:19:51That's all you need to do.
00:19:52In other words, now you have to become the character.
00:19:54Yes, sir.
00:19:55And if you're really, really lucky and blessed, you won't have to worry about insurance except on your voice.
00:20:00And that's going to be covering you.
00:20:02Sounds good to me.
00:20:03Luke?
00:20:04Making another Georgia boy proud.
00:20:06Come on.
00:20:07We've had ten people today that look like they've been trained to sing, and you look like you were born
00:20:12to sing.
00:20:13Nah.
00:20:16The fun part about this business, we can't judge any book by any cover.
00:20:20We just have to let you sing, and then, man, when we get somebody like you, it's pretty dang exciting.
00:20:26Yeah.
00:20:26It made me cry, man.
00:20:28Yeah.
00:20:29It is now, I think it's your turn to shine.
00:20:31I think we should just take a vote.
00:20:33All right.
00:20:34Carrie, what do you think?
00:20:35Yes.
00:20:36Boom.
00:20:36Luke, what do you think?
00:20:38Yes.
00:20:38Boom.
00:20:39We're not selling insurance, but we're definitely selling tickets.
00:20:42Welcome to Hollywood Week, babes.
00:20:44Good job.
00:20:46Get down, baby.
00:20:47Let me start crying.
00:20:48I don't know.
00:20:49Georgia boy.
00:20:50Yes, sir.
00:20:55Here it comes.
00:21:01They're not too.
00:21:02Yes.
00:21:03Good boy.
00:21:10I had a lot of family and friends here with me today that have seen nothing but ups and
00:21:14downs.
00:21:16Definitely felt like music slowed down for me a lot, and I didn't see another way back
00:21:20into it.
00:21:20Oh, that'd be so good.
00:21:21But I believe my life definitely changed with this audition.
00:21:25I'm going to Hollywood Week.
00:21:29Shout out to the insurance company I work for.
00:21:32Thank you all for the job.
00:21:33And I will be taking some time off.
00:21:44You know what my mother used to stop and get me for breakfast?
00:21:47A 20-ounce Mountain Dew.
00:21:49Wow.
00:21:50And a sleeve of powdered donuts.
00:21:52Wow.
00:21:53Okay, we're about to start.
00:21:54Let's hold everything.
00:21:55Luke needs to have his breakfast burrito.
00:21:57The burrito.
00:21:58No, it's just arriving.
00:22:00It'll be 10 more minutes, everyone.
00:22:0210 more.
00:22:02Oh, my God.
00:22:04What?
00:22:04He's going to have a rushed burrito.
00:22:06Fast burrito.
00:22:07There's burrito, and then there's fast burrito.
00:22:10I'm going to have one more bite, and I'll be ready.
00:22:15Is there a napkin?
00:22:17Ah.
00:22:26Brrrr.
00:22:28Two seconds.
00:22:29Here we go, guys.
00:22:31All right, and here we go.
00:22:36We made it.
00:22:37Look at it.
00:22:38Ah!
00:22:41My name is Livvy.
00:22:42I am 22 years old from a small town called Shinston, West Virginia, and I am a server at
00:22:47Texas Roadhouse.
00:22:48Everybody here.
00:22:49Uh-oh.
00:22:49Here we go.
00:22:51Yes!
00:22:52No one's going on.
00:22:53I'm here for it.
00:22:54How are we doing today?
00:22:55My name's Livvy.
00:22:56Welcome to Texas Roadhouse.
00:22:57I'll be serving you.
00:22:58Yeah.
00:22:58I'm going to get y'all started with something to drink.
00:23:00We got some Coke products, sweet tea, and Luke, we got that one margarita, two margaritas,
00:23:05three margaritas.
00:23:07Plenty of shots.
00:23:07You're going to bring a shot?
00:23:08Oh, you got some peanuts.
00:23:10I do.
00:23:10Yeah.
00:23:11Can I give them two?
00:23:11Yes.
00:23:12Today for the judges, I'm bringing the energy, I'm bringing the roles, and I'm bringing
00:23:16my personality for them.
00:23:18That's not a server's out.
00:23:20Is that your outfit?
00:23:21Do you wear that?
00:23:21Oh, this is my outfit, you know?
00:23:23I got to look sexy for you guys.
00:23:24I got to look snazzy.
00:23:25You're making a mess, by the way.
00:23:28I've got it contained.
00:23:29This is so good.
00:23:31The main place I sing would have to be my job.
00:23:33We do a thing called give us a Texas size yeehaw for the birthdays.
00:23:37So I started singing happy birthday, and people were posting me on TikTok.
00:23:41Things were growing up.
00:23:47Luke, I think my mom's about to have a heart attack.
00:23:50If she sees you, she thinks you're the sexiest man alive.
00:23:53Oh, no, mama.
00:23:55Oh, Luke, come on.
00:23:58Please.
00:23:58She said, on the way of her, she said, is Luke married?
00:24:01I said, yes, mom, he's married.
00:24:03He said, he ain't going to be married by the time I get in there.
00:24:05Oh, boy.
00:24:07You better get prepared.
00:24:08That little Italian woman's about to come get you.
00:24:11Security, security.
00:24:13Well, good deal.
00:24:14Well, what are you going to sing today?
00:24:16I'm singing Love Wins by Carrie Underwood.
00:24:18All right.
00:24:20Let's hear it.
00:24:21Absolutely.
00:24:25He'll stop smacking.
00:24:35Oh, straight bulletin' a mama cries.
00:24:39Her baby won't be coming home tonight.
00:24:43Siren's screaming down the avenue.
00:24:46Just another story on the evening news.
00:24:49Oh, and so it goes.
00:24:52But I hold on to hope and I won't let go.
00:24:56Cause I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers and I, I believe we're made to be here
00:25:09for each other.
00:25:10We'll never fall if we walk hand in hand.
00:25:13For the world that seems broken together again.
00:25:17I, I, I believe in the end.
00:25:23Love wins.
00:25:32Um, Carrie, is she pushing too hard?
00:25:35Might be a little bit.
00:25:37You, you have a, such a big instrument.
00:25:39And I feel like sometimes if you start off out of the gate going a hundred miles an hour, there's
00:25:45nowhere left to go.
00:25:46Absolutely.
00:25:47Fredly, can we do a, play that chorus soft.
00:25:53Sing it soft one time.
00:25:55Real relax.
00:25:58I, I, I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers and I, I, I believe in the end.
00:26:11Love wins.
00:26:14That was so much more emotional.
00:26:18Oh my gosh.
00:26:20Hello.
00:26:20That was really nice.
00:26:22Was it enough for maybe you to eat both those?
00:26:25Can I have your biscuits?
00:26:28Get Lionel's.
00:26:29Give me Lionel's.
00:26:30You have enough.
00:26:32My vote is yes.
00:26:33Thank you, queen.
00:26:34I'm excited to see what you do next.
00:26:36I'm excited to grow.
00:26:38Show us all the sides.
00:26:39Your softer side, your powerful side.
00:26:41Yes for me.
00:26:42You're a queen.
00:26:42Oh my gosh, you're a queen.
00:26:43You're a good enough singer to not have to push so hard, really focus on capturing the emotion like you
00:26:48did on that second go around.
00:26:49I'm a yes.
00:26:50Oh, thank you.
00:26:51Thank you, Luke.
00:26:52Lionel, what are you?
00:26:53I'm full.
00:26:55I'm sorry.
00:26:56It is an absolute yes for me.
00:26:58Thank you, guys.
00:26:59And let me tell you something, and I mean this from the heart.
00:27:01You're a sweetheart, and if you just calm down and put that voice out there, you've got something magical.
00:27:07Thank you, Lionel.
00:27:09You need this.
00:27:11Thank you, guys.
00:27:11You're going to Hollywood, too.
00:27:13Oh, my God.
00:27:16Remember, Mama, Mama.
00:27:17Mama.
00:27:18Here we go.
00:27:19Oh, my God.
00:27:21Mama Maria, she got the chance to meet Luke, and I think Luke was a little scared.
00:27:25Oh, my God.
00:27:25Can you see who that is?
00:27:27Wait.
00:27:30Get him.
00:27:31Oh, Mama.
00:27:32Get him.
00:27:32He's been warned.
00:27:34Oh, my God.
00:27:35Thank you so much.
00:27:43You know, I worked my butt off for this.
00:27:49Like, Gary Underwood, Gabby Barrett, all these people have held the stick and now look at them, like, now it's
00:27:54my turn, that's all I'm going to say.
00:27:56I'm ready to show the world what I can do and let's win this, baby, let's do it.
00:28:00We're going to Hollywood Week, let's give them a big ol' Texas sign, yee-haw!
00:28:13Hello, my name is Miyaka and I'm 24-year-old and I'm from Ukraine.
00:28:31I sing Japanese though, I don't speak Japanese for now, I'm still learning English.
00:28:37I can sing opera, rock, jazz, whatever, and I was thinking which style matches me the most.
00:28:42And when I started to work with an anime project, I felt like that.
00:29:03From the moment when I started singing, I knew for sure that I'm going to be on stage,
00:29:08that I have enough energy to have a stadium, to have a huge concert, and I really, really want to
00:29:13share this with you guys.
00:29:31I love her, I really love your energy, I love everything you're about, you are a star, you are a
00:29:43star.
00:29:43I thought it was very good, I love your energy, um, in this arena, we do not have an anime
00:29:53night.
00:29:54So, I'm not sure, this is the avenue, but we enjoy your uniqueness.
00:30:00If I could take your energy and cut it in half, if I could take your vocals and cut it
00:30:06in half.
00:30:07We put, the baby got back through.
00:30:09I like big butts, and I cannot lie.
00:30:13I like you, Trace.
00:30:15We got to check y'all's ears.
00:30:17We're not going to put her through?
00:30:18You're hitting on something.
00:30:20I'm hitting on a good point.
00:30:22When Luke has a, a moment, we recognize.
00:30:25This is my baby got back dude moment.
00:30:28There's show business, and then there's entertainment, and we don't want theater, we want that pop singer.
00:30:34I can do it.
00:30:41Um, I, I don't know.
00:30:44Hmm.
00:30:45Uh, I think the only way you're going to know what we're talking about is to put you in the
00:30:52class.
00:30:52You know what I'm thinking?
00:30:53I'm thinking we, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't put the muscle, don't put the
00:30:59muscle on, don't put the muscle on.
00:31:00Yeah, we're not trying to force Carrie into anything.
00:31:03What do you think, Carrie?
00:31:04You don't need me.
00:31:05Say it.
00:31:06You don't need me.
00:31:07Just say what your vote is.
00:31:09It's a no for me.
00:31:10Oh, what is our vote, Lionel?
00:31:13I'm a big old yes.
00:31:14I'm a big old yes.
00:31:15There you go.
00:31:16I go, yeah?
00:31:17You're going to Hollywood week.
00:31:18You're going to Hollywood week.
00:31:21Guys, we did it.
00:31:22Woo!
00:31:24I love it.
00:31:24Thanks for Kono Bull.
00:31:26I love it.
00:31:26I know, I love it.
00:31:27I love it.
00:31:28So for our next step, I definitely have one extra challenge.
00:31:31It's to get yes from Carrie.
00:31:37Hollywood week, I'm coming.
00:31:40Carrie, I know this has damaged our judging relationship just a wee bit.
00:31:46Year two with Carrie, she can dig her heels in.
00:31:49I would love to hang out with her.
00:31:50No, totally.
00:31:51She is like Miss Cheerleader, awesome.
00:31:53I did not find that entertaining.
00:31:55She is 1,000% comfortable in her role as a judge.
00:32:01Well, we'll just have to see what America wants to do.
00:32:04That's my thing.
00:32:05She's great.
00:32:06I like her.
00:32:07There were several times that me and Carrie, we kind of got at odds.
00:32:13Our brains just are working differently, which is great.
00:32:15It's definitely more than Baby Got Back, dudes.
00:32:18Y'all are mean.
00:32:20You would be one that by the end of it, it would be like, do you remember his first audition
00:32:25and look how far he's come.
00:32:27I'm a yes.
00:32:28I'm a no.
00:32:29Boo.
00:32:30That was great.
00:32:32She's going to fight for her kids and the talent.
00:32:35The kind of intro, emo, I just worry about that.
00:32:41Yeah, but he said he likes Fall Out Boy.
00:32:44I know, but...
00:32:45Do you do stuff like that that's like, you can start out all quiet and then the drums kick
00:32:49in and...
00:32:50I do.
00:32:51See?
00:32:51He does.
00:32:53I'm a no.
00:32:55Shocker.
00:32:56Shocker.
00:32:57If we disagree on something.
00:33:00Oh, are we going to beef?
00:33:02It's too late.
00:33:03You're going to have some flat tires.
00:33:06It's all in love, you know?
00:33:09Hello.
00:33:10Got a whole band with you, trio.
00:33:12All right, well, who are you?
00:33:14My name is Vincent Fondo.
00:33:15Well, who's your crew here?
00:33:17Well, this is my band.
00:33:18We've been together for 18 years.
00:33:19Where are you from?
00:33:20I'm from Cleveland, Ohio.
00:33:22What do you do up there in Cleveland?
00:33:23I do concrete with my brother, and I've created this band up there.
00:33:28What's the name of the band?
00:33:29It's named Recess.
00:33:30Recess?
00:33:31Yeah.
00:33:31We just think of it as like a break from every day.
00:33:34Awesome.
00:33:35What are you going to sing today?
00:33:36I'm going to sing an original song we actually wrote in 2019.
00:33:40We felt like we were going to break up, and instead of breaking up, we just came out with
00:33:45this song.
00:33:45Lionel and I thought we were going to break up in 2019.
00:33:48Never.
00:33:48We were going to stay together no matter what.
00:33:50Stronger than ever.
00:33:52Let's go.
00:33:53Let's go.
00:33:56When every minute heightens my confusion
00:34:00Till I can feel the fall from space
00:34:05How come you look so close like you're right in front of me?
00:34:11And if they say that time is an illusion
00:34:14Why can't you see it on my face?
00:34:20How come you look so close but you feel so far away?
00:34:33Oh, how come you look so close?
00:34:47Oh, how come you look so close?
00:34:53I know it's over, but it's all I've got.
00:34:58I know I'm halfway there, but I'm just not close enough.
00:35:03Oh, I know it's over, but it just won't stop.
00:35:10Oh, ringing in my ear and the sound of giving up.
00:35:17Oh, and I know it's over, but it's all I've got.
00:35:24Oh, and I know it's over, but it's over, but it's over.
00:35:54Doing the Tinder stuff, it's almost not really connecting with me all the way.
00:35:58It's just not reaching in me and pulling like emotions out right now.
00:36:02It's honest.
00:36:03Lionel, what you think about our concrete boy?
00:36:05A concrete brother, yeah.
00:36:06Is that a concrete solid performance?
00:36:08Concrete work may not be where you're going to end up with this thing.
00:36:11If you sound like an old seasoned guy with that voice, you know,
00:36:14you kind of know where you're going with that bad boy.
00:36:16It's a yes for me.
00:36:17Oh!
00:36:18It's a yes for me.
00:36:19She's already won Lionel over.
00:36:21You can see the headlines now.
00:36:22No, no, it's going to be a good season.
00:36:23I'm carrying Luke at odds.
00:36:25I can vote.
00:36:27I'm a no.
00:36:28You are dead inside.
00:36:31This is a yes for me.
00:36:32The concrete boy looks like he has cemented himself.
00:36:37Wow.
00:36:38In the Hollywood Week.
00:36:39Congratulations.
00:36:39I'm going to give this to you.
00:36:40You're going to Hollywood Week, babe.
00:36:41You're getting an express delivery from Carrie Underwood.
00:36:46Thank you so much.
00:36:47Congratulations.
00:36:49Seeing Carrie and Luke at odds was very stunning.
00:36:51She never gets mad and mean at anything.
00:36:55I'm just glad Carrie was on my side and I was able to move through.
00:36:58Carrie's coming strong, OK?
00:37:00You watch Harry.
00:37:02Yeah!
00:37:04Carrie and I are already incapable of being in the room
00:37:08with one another.
00:37:09Yeah!
00:37:11It's Nicki Minaj all over again.
00:37:13Oh, no, no, no.
00:37:24I am feeling very, very nervous.
00:37:26I've had the jitters all day.
00:37:29Were you ever nervous?
00:37:31Like on Idol?
00:37:31Yes.
00:37:32Of course.
00:37:33I was horrified.
00:37:34Were you nervous?
00:37:35A little bit.
00:37:36I've never done anything like this before.
00:37:38For me, if I'm slightly doubtful, once I grab the mic,
00:37:46it's only one way.
00:37:49I got to go that way, or you're kind of a superpower.
00:37:53You just take charge.
00:37:54Well, that's the mark of an entertainer.
00:37:57That's a superstar because you're going to figure it out
00:38:00or you're not.
00:38:01Hopefully, I can impress the judges.
00:38:03I will be giving it my absolute all.
00:38:07Right this way.
00:38:09Hi.
00:38:09How are you?
00:38:11I'm great.
00:38:11I'm trying not to cry looking at you.
00:38:13No, no.
00:38:14Take your time.
00:38:15Take it all in.
00:38:16You guys are...
00:38:17Oh, my gosh.
00:38:19Oh, my God.
00:38:20Hello, you guys.
00:38:21How are you?
00:38:21Good to see you.
00:38:22I'm great.
00:38:23I had a bunch of, like, hand warmers strapped to my body
00:38:26just now, so I'm, like...
00:38:27Well, I know you picked the sleeveless shirt, right?
00:38:30Okay, listen, I'm new to Nashville.
00:38:32I've never been...
00:38:32So you're from...
00:38:33Phoenix, Arizona.
00:38:34Oh, Phoenix.
00:38:35Arizona, yeah.
00:38:37Have you ever been in weather this cold?
00:38:38No.
00:38:40Arizona doesn't get, like, below 50.
00:38:42All right, all right, just back up.
00:38:44Tell us who you are and your age.
00:38:46My name is Lonnie.
00:38:47I'm 19 years old, and I'm currently in high school.
00:38:51Oh.
00:38:51Yeah.
00:38:52It was my first time on a plane.
00:38:54Did your family come with you?
00:38:55What is...
00:38:55Oh, I came alone.
00:38:56Came alone.
00:38:57Sorry.
00:38:57This is crazy.
00:38:58My dad loves you.
00:38:59I love you, and I really like you.
00:39:01I'm sorry.
00:39:02Anyways, yeah.
00:39:03I'm gonna go ahead and start for you guys, because I'm taking up a lot of dollars.
00:39:06Yeah, okay.
00:39:07No, no, no.
00:39:08You're doing great.
00:39:08We're just really learning about you.
00:39:10So, from Arizona to here, what was the leap of faith?
00:39:13Oh.
00:39:14I mean, American Idol, come on.
00:39:16My dad.
00:39:17Um, he's in the ICU right now, so, um...
00:39:22Oh.
00:39:22So, this is all for him.
00:39:24I'm doing this for him.
00:39:25He believed in me, and I'm here, and I want this more than ever now.
00:39:29Pick it up.
00:39:30Pick it up.
00:39:32Pick it up.
00:39:32I'm very insecure about my voice, but my dad believed in me when nobody else did.
00:39:37He saw it in me, even when I didn't see it myself.
00:39:40You've got a second chance you could go home.
00:39:43My dad is the kindest person in the world, but at the same time, he was struggling with
00:39:48addiction since before I was born.
00:39:52There were so many nights, I would just cry from watching my dad stumble upstairs, and he would
00:40:03say, tonight's going to be my last drink, every day.
00:40:07You could still be what you want to, what you said you were.
00:40:12Recently, he has been getting better because he stopped, but he now has liver failure and
00:40:19is currently awaiting a transplant.
00:40:27I really want my dad to be in my future, but this could be my last chance to show him
00:40:35his daughter tried for him.
00:40:41I am going to be singing Tell Me You Love Me by Demi Lovato.
00:40:45So, I hope you guys like it.
00:40:46Let's give it.
00:40:47Okay.
00:40:59Oh no, here we go again.
00:41:02Fighting over what I said.
00:41:04I'm sorry, yeah, I'm sorry
00:41:10Bad at love, no, I'm not good at this
00:41:13But I can't say I'm innocent
00:41:16Not hardly, but I'm sorry
00:41:21And all my friends, they know when it's true
00:41:24Don't know who I am without you
00:41:27I got it bad, baby, got it bad
00:41:31Oh, tell me you love me
00:41:35I need someone on days like this I do
00:41:41On days like this
00:41:43Oh, tell me you love me
00:41:47I need someone on days like this I do
00:41:52On days like this
00:41:55Oh, can you hear my heart say, yeah
00:41:58No, you ain't nobody till you got somebody
00:42:04You ain't nobody till you got somebody
00:42:08Everything I need, yeah
00:42:11Is standing right in front of me
00:42:13Oh, I know that we will be alright
00:42:17Alright, yeah
00:42:19Through the ups and downs, baby
00:42:22You know I'ma stick around
00:42:24Oh, you know that we will be alright
00:42:29Oh, tell me you love me
00:42:32I need someone on days like this I do
00:42:38On days like this
00:42:40Oh, tell me you love me
00:42:44I need someone on days like this I do
00:42:49On days like this
00:42:52Oh, can you hear my heart say
00:42:54Thank you
00:43:00Wow, okay
00:43:01You have an incredible voice
00:43:04I don't even know if you know what you could be capable of
00:43:09But you completely owned that
00:43:11That was awesome
00:43:13Thank you
00:43:14Yeah
00:43:15Some people's journey to get here is a lot harder than others
00:43:19And yours has been a hard one
00:43:21And you're just out here being so real and open with us
00:43:26And you're not hiding anything
00:43:28You're not trying to be something you're not
00:43:30You're just being authentically you
00:43:33And I don't know
00:43:34There's just something really, really special about you
00:43:37How brave you are to get on a plane and come out here
00:43:40And roll the dice
00:43:41And just sing your little heart out
00:43:45Thank you
00:43:46It's what this show's about
00:43:47Thank you so much
00:43:49You got me all messed up over here in the corner
00:43:52So what you told us was about your dad
00:43:55And how you got here
00:43:56And, you know
00:43:58And then you walked in this door
00:44:00With all this bubbling personality
00:44:04And gave us an artist
00:44:06Thank you
00:44:07I think that's what we're kind of happy about
00:44:08It's pretty uplifting
00:44:10To see the human spirit
00:44:15Thank you
00:44:15And you're a perfect example of it
00:44:18Thank you
00:44:19All right
00:44:19I really want to see you
00:44:21Go forward
00:44:22It's a yes for me
00:44:24Thank you
00:44:24It's a yes for me
00:44:26Thank you
00:44:27It's a yes for me, too
00:44:29Great job
00:44:32I think, first of all
00:44:33You're going to Hollywood week
00:44:35But we're going to give you a group hug
00:44:37Thank you
00:44:38Okay
00:44:39This is yours
00:44:40We'll see you in Hollywood week
00:44:41Thank you so much, you guys
00:44:43Thank you
00:44:44I'm seeing you
00:44:45We love you
00:44:48We love you
00:44:49Thank you so much
00:44:50We love you
00:44:50All right
00:44:51Thank you, guys
00:44:53Oh my gosh
00:44:54We're the family
00:44:55We're the family
00:44:55Welcome to the family
00:45:00We're going to Hollywood
00:45:06What do I do?
00:45:07I don't know what to do
00:45:08Oh my God
00:45:11This is everything
00:45:12Like, to you guys
00:45:13It's just the card
00:45:14But like
00:45:16This is like the beginning
00:45:17Of everything
00:45:21Papi, te quiero mucho
00:45:22Gracias por siempre estar conmigo
00:45:24Y lo hice
00:45:25Yo ahorita no estuviera aquĆ
00:45:27Si no fuera por ti
00:45:29MuchĆsimos veces, papi
00:45:42Melinda Duluth
00:45:43You went to school here at Belmont
00:45:45I did
00:45:45This is where my parade was
00:45:47This is where I watched you
00:45:50Take me back
00:45:52Come still in need
00:45:54When you walk in that door
00:45:56I can get
00:45:56This is
00:45:57Melinda Duluth
00:45:59Melinda
00:46:00What's it like to be back?
00:46:01It is crazy
00:46:02Yeah
00:46:02But I'm really excited
00:46:03That Idol is on my home turf now
00:46:05Obviously you have a lot of talent
00:46:07Do you think there's any left
00:46:07After we found you?
00:46:09There's so much
00:46:10I mean, it's Music City
00:46:11We should go out
00:46:13And just see if we can find any talent
00:46:15Oh, let's do it
00:46:16Right?
00:46:16Okay
00:46:16Okay
00:46:17Cameras, let's go
00:46:18See what we can find on Belmont
00:46:23Hello, everybody
00:46:24Want to sing for us?
00:46:25We are auditioning for American Idol
00:46:29We'll send you straight to the judges
00:46:31I know you got class
00:46:32But if you have a second
00:46:33Anybody
00:46:34Come on
00:46:35Okay
00:46:35You want to sing something?
00:46:36Sure
00:46:37Sure
00:46:37You want to sing for us?
00:46:38Yes, ma'am
00:46:39I got you
00:46:39What you got?
00:46:40It's okay to think that you're better than me
00:46:43I'm the obvious
00:46:45I'm your number one
00:46:47Number one
00:46:48What are you studying?
00:46:49Political science
00:46:50You've got charm
00:46:51Let's see
00:46:51Don't sing
00:46:53La, la, la
00:46:54Oh, la, la
00:46:56Oh, man
00:46:56Don't you sing
00:46:57Sorry
00:46:57I hear that train it coming
00:47:00It's rolling around the bend
00:47:01That was pretty good
00:47:02Let's see what else we can find
00:47:04Anybody
00:47:06We got another
00:47:07Hi
00:47:07Ever thought about auditioning for American Idol?
00:47:10Uh, yes
00:47:11Yes, I would love to
00:47:12Do you have class?
00:47:13I do, but like
00:47:13This is more important
00:47:15Let's meet you
00:47:16Meet you downstairs
00:47:18In the bar
00:47:19And heard
00:47:20Your rolled up sleeves
00:47:23And your skull t-shirt
00:47:25You say
00:47:26What did you do
00:47:27With him today?
00:47:30And sniff me out
00:47:32Like I was Tanqueray
00:47:36Cause you're my fella
00:47:38My guy
00:47:40Hand me your Stella
00:47:42And fly
00:47:43By the tide
00:47:45I'm out the door
00:47:48You tear a man down
00:47:50Like Roger Moore
00:47:52I told you
00:47:54I was trouble
00:47:57And you know
00:47:59That I'm no good
00:48:02All right
00:48:03All right
00:48:05Carrie
00:48:06What do you think?
00:48:07I mean, just listening to you sing
00:48:09I feel like
00:48:10You can get some more air
00:48:12Underneath those higher notes
00:48:15And maybe
00:48:15Should you get the chance
00:48:17Surprise us next time
00:48:18With like a big vocal song
00:48:20Yeah, okay
00:48:20I love your vibe
00:48:22I do worry about
00:48:23The bigness of your voice
00:48:25But that doesn't mean
00:48:26I wouldn't want to roll the dice on you
00:48:28Thank you
00:48:30Thank you
00:48:31Yeah
00:48:31Ditto
00:48:32I am just rolling the dice
00:48:35It's a yes for me
00:48:37Okay
00:48:37Thank you
00:48:39Yes
00:48:39Wow
00:48:40Make it three
00:48:41Wait
00:48:44The enthusiasm paid off
00:48:46This is the most unexpected thing to ever happen to me
00:48:48Congratulations
00:48:49Thank you
00:48:50You did it
00:48:50Oh my god
00:48:51And you missed class all in one day
00:48:53I guess I did
00:48:53Jackie Bluebird
00:48:54I think she can get some more horsepower
00:48:56Yeah
00:48:56We're so happy
00:48:58That you crossed our paths
00:48:59When we were out here
00:49:00I'm so glad you guys crossed my paths
00:49:03Don't skip class
00:49:04Unless you get an audition for American Idol
00:49:06Ah
00:49:07Yay
00:49:11Oh my gosh
00:49:13Wow
00:49:15This is beautiful
00:49:20This is terrible
00:49:22I'm Naila Martin
00:49:24I'm 17 years old
00:49:25And I'm a junior in high school
00:49:27When I say Naila
00:49:29You say smile
00:49:30Naila
00:49:31Naila
00:49:32Naila
00:49:33I've never really described myself
00:49:36To people before
00:49:37But I would say like
00:49:39Cool
00:49:40Calm
00:49:41And collected
00:49:45Maybe not today
00:49:47Yeah not today
00:49:51My whole life
00:49:52Has revolved around singing
00:49:54I'm not really good at much else
00:49:56Yeah your character
00:49:57Everywhere she goes
00:49:58She's trying to sing
00:49:59She's going to ask somebody random
00:50:00And if they say no
00:50:01She's still going to sing
00:50:04I've never met a famous person
00:50:06So when I see them in person
00:50:07I'm going to be like
00:50:09Like I don't know
00:50:10I really hope not
00:50:11Because that would be embarrassing
00:50:12But I'm going to try to keep it cool
00:50:14And calm and collected
00:50:16Hi everyone
00:50:17Hey
00:50:18How are you?
00:50:18Nice to meet you guys
00:50:20You too
00:50:21I'm Naila Martin
00:50:22She went right to them
00:50:23You went right
00:50:24You just jumped right into it
00:50:26It's so surreal to be here right now
00:50:28I would like get my hair done
00:50:31By my cousin on Sundays
00:50:33When this show would air
00:50:34And like everyone would be singing
00:50:36And stuff like that
00:50:37I would be like
00:50:37Oh my gosh
00:50:38I hope that can be me one day
00:50:40Wow
00:50:41And um
00:50:42This is crazy
00:50:43Here you are
00:50:43Well what will you be singing for us?
00:50:46I'll be singing
00:50:47Ain't No Way
00:50:47By Aretha Franklin
00:50:48Wow
00:50:49Okay
00:50:49Take a deep breath man
00:50:51Take a deep breath
00:50:54Wow
00:50:58Ain't no way
00:51:02For me to love you
00:51:08Baby
00:51:11If you won't let me
00:51:19If you won't let me
00:51:36Give all of me
00:51:40Give all of me
00:51:41Give all of me
00:51:44And if you need me to love you
00:51:49Say, say you do
00:51:52Oh, cause baby
00:51:55Baby
00:51:56Baby
00:51:57Don't you know
00:51:59That I
00:52:00Need
00:52:01You
00:52:08I said it ain't
00:52:11I said it ain't
00:52:13No way
00:52:13For me
00:52:14To love you
00:52:16If you won't
00:52:18If you won't
00:52:24Let me
00:52:27Let me
00:52:28Let me
00:52:30Let me
00:52:32Let me
00:52:34Let me
00:52:34Let me
00:52:34Wow
00:52:35Wow
00:52:35Wow
00:52:36Thank you
00:52:38Yeah, incredible voice
00:52:41Absolutely
00:52:41It's hard to believe
00:52:43You're 17 years old
00:52:44With an instrument like that
00:52:47Thank you so much
00:52:48There were some moments
00:52:49Where you dialed it back
00:52:50And they were really beautiful notes
00:52:52Really nice
00:52:53But you can tell singing means a lot to you
00:52:55And this moment means a lot to you
00:52:57I almost want to see how much you can grow
00:52:59In this competition
00:53:00I don't like that
00:53:01She went 200,000 feet straight up
00:53:04And landed the plane
00:53:06All in one piece
00:53:08God bless you with an instrument
00:53:10But for me
00:53:11It's a teaching moment
00:53:13That I really want to tell you about
00:53:14Because curls you have
00:53:17Range you have
00:53:19If you had let's say an hour show
00:53:23You just gave the whole show away in the first song
00:53:26You could have done half of that
00:53:27And still walked out of here with the prize
00:53:30If you could just learn to edit
00:53:31I think you'd be well on your way
00:53:33Thank you
00:53:36I'm a yes
00:53:38Less is more
00:53:40I'm a yes
00:53:42Oh lord
00:53:43It's a yes from me too
00:53:44Thank you
00:53:46Give us a zinger quick
00:53:47Give us a zinger quick
00:53:48You're going to Hollywood week
00:53:49Thank you
00:53:50Oh my god
00:53:51What is this coming around the park
00:53:53Thank you so much
00:53:54Oh you did
00:53:55Come on
00:53:56Yes
00:54:00Yes
00:54:00Yes
00:54:01Yes
00:54:01Yes
00:54:01Yes
00:54:03How you doing family?
00:54:05I'm so thankful for everybody here
00:54:06Thank you guys for coming out to support me
00:54:09I know where we're going
00:54:12I'm going to Hollywood week
00:54:14Woo
00:54:16Woo
00:54:18Woo
00:54:18Woo
00:54:19Woo
00:54:20Woo
00:54:21Woo
00:54:26This is actually a working person schedule
00:54:28Like 9 to 5
00:54:29It's like clock in
00:54:309 to 5
00:54:31It's like real, real work
00:54:33Real working, yeah
00:54:33Where's our pail?
00:54:35We need a lunch pail
00:54:36A lunch pail
00:54:37Thermos
00:54:38Thermos full of coffee
00:54:42Well, I'm a carpenter
00:54:44I'm a spray foam technician
00:54:45I'm manager for a plumbing company
00:54:47I am a warehouse worker
00:54:48I'm a plumber
00:54:49I always tell everybody
00:54:51The stinkier it is
00:54:52The more money I make
00:54:53So
00:54:55Yep, that's the truth
00:54:56We manufacture spray foam on the spot
00:54:59I feel like spray foam was a game changer to the insulation industry
00:55:02It's the Ferrari of insulation
00:55:05Definitely, yeah, sure
00:55:08It's great
00:55:10Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to breathe
00:55:14I'm Christian Brown, I'm 22 years old and I'm a delivery driver
00:55:18How are y'all doing today?
00:55:19How you doing?
00:55:20Doing wonderful today, I'm ready to give y'all something today
00:55:23We are ready
00:55:24There we go
00:55:24All right, well who are you?
00:55:26I'm Christian Brown
00:55:27Christian Brown, I know this guy right here
00:55:29Oh, you do?
00:55:30I do
00:55:31My dad is country music singer, songwriter, Marty Brown
00:55:35And he is well known for the song, I'm from the country and I like it that way
00:55:39We're from the country and we like it that way
00:55:42We put out three records in the 90s
00:55:45He's played on the Grand Ole Opry stage
00:55:47He's a member of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
00:55:49He is all in all just a great songwriter, great singer and a great dad
00:55:53We know how to work and we know how to breathe
00:55:57I'm from the country and we like it that way
00:56:00Everybody knows everybody
00:56:04Everybody calls you friends
00:56:07Now, you don't need an invitation
00:56:10A kickoff if you come on in
00:56:13Come on in
00:56:14Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to breathe
00:56:17We're from the country
00:56:19We're from the country
00:56:21We're from the country and we like it that way
00:56:29I told you
00:56:30There you go
00:56:31Look out
00:56:33Well, good deal
00:56:34Well, Christian, what you gonna sing for us today?
00:56:36Wildest Dreams that he wrote, actually
00:56:38I'll do that one
00:56:39I'm singing Wildest Dreams that my dad had written
00:56:42He had written that song about his children
00:56:44It's a song about how much you love somebody
00:56:46I'm gonna be singing for my dad
00:56:48It's my way of telling him I love him too
00:56:50I would not be where I am today without him
00:56:56Only in a dream
00:56:58Would I be feeling this way
00:57:05And it would be a nightmare, lady
00:57:09If you ever ran away
00:57:16Because you are the reason
00:57:19For the way that I feel
00:57:22Is this love a dream or is it for real?
00:57:27And if this is a dream
00:57:30I'd sleep a thousand years
00:57:33And wake up to find you
00:57:36Lying right here
00:57:40Cause in my wildest dreams
00:57:47Never would I believe
00:57:51You could love an old man like me
00:57:57I'm just as calm as I can be
00:58:03This love could only happen to me
00:58:11In my wildest dreams
00:58:26Yeah
00:58:27Yes, sir
00:58:30That's my boy
00:58:31That's my boy
00:58:32I think dad's a fan
00:58:33That's my boy
00:58:34I love that
00:58:35Wow
00:58:36It's gotta make you proud
00:58:37To watch your boy do that, right?
00:58:39Yes, it really does
00:58:40What you think there, Lionel?
00:58:42Listen, I could take both of them
00:58:43On the road right now
00:58:44And make a lot of money
00:58:45No, sorry
00:58:46Your enthusiasm on performing
00:58:48I love
00:58:49Thank you
00:58:49I want to hear more from your vocals
00:58:51I'd love to give more to you
00:58:52You have a surprising range to your voice
00:58:55Thank you
00:58:55You hit like a high note
00:58:57That I was like
00:58:57Where'd that come from?
00:58:59Which is a weapon in your arsenal for sure
00:59:02Thank you so much, Kerry
00:59:03That means a lot coming from you
00:59:04It does
00:59:05Yeah, I think you definitely
00:59:07Got all the tools
00:59:08To really see some rounds
00:59:10In this competition
00:59:11I think really digging more and more
00:59:13It's a big time vocal competition
00:59:15Yes
00:59:17But
00:59:17I want to see you go after that
00:59:19I want to see you grow
00:59:20I'm a yes
00:59:21Thank you
00:59:23Make that two
00:59:24It's a yes for me
00:59:26It's an absolute yes for me
00:59:28You got three yeses
00:59:29You're going to Hollywood week
00:59:32And bring Marty with you
00:59:34Come on, bring him with me
00:59:35Yeah, it ain't fun
00:59:36Woo
00:59:37Yeah
00:59:37That's right
00:59:39Love it
00:59:40Good to see you, Marty
00:59:41Take care, babe
00:59:41Good to see you
00:59:43Well, I'm going to tell you
00:59:45I was moved
00:59:45It just felt like I was
00:59:47He made me feel like I was 22 again
00:59:51Don't lie, boy, Marty
00:59:52I love Marty
00:59:53I love you
00:59:53I love you
00:59:54I love you very much
00:59:55That's what this is all about
00:59:56That's right
00:59:56It's just a moment that we will have forever
00:59:59In our lives together
01:00:00For sure
01:00:00That's right
01:00:03I'm going to Hollywood, baby
01:00:04Woo
01:00:05Woo
01:00:06Woo
01:00:07Woo
01:00:07Woo
01:00:07Woo
01:00:08Woo
01:00:08Woo
01:00:08I won't let you go
01:00:19I really want to tell stories
01:00:21I'm a storyteller with my music
01:00:23I've been writing songs as long as I can remember
01:00:26The first one was when I was like five
01:00:28So what are you going to do for us?
01:00:30I'm going to play an original song that I wrote for my long distance friends
01:00:33And it's called Long Live the Lost Boys
01:00:36Okay, we're ready for you
01:00:41She was by the window with adventure in her eyes
01:00:45Wondering while he's out there waiting on the other side
01:00:50And he said, make my hand and I will teach you how to fly
01:00:55He said, I, I can see it in your eyes
01:00:59Cause you're one of the misfits
01:01:01Always doing things that they don't get
01:01:03Tough from taking all of their worst hits
01:01:06Cause you won't fit into their mold
01:01:09So long live the lost boys running home
01:01:12And never let them tame your soul
01:01:15Long live the ones who never grow old
01:01:22That I'm going to tell you right now
01:01:24I'll buy the first copy
01:01:26I'm a fan of It Doesn't Fit
01:01:30It fits because it's you
01:01:31And your original song basically described you to a T
01:01:35Thank you
01:01:36It's a yes for me
01:01:37Thank you so much
01:01:38You are super duper unique
01:01:42But I'm trying to see where you would fit in the context of artists today
01:01:48And it's like, can we channel all of that uniqueness into something where you can be you and your artistry
01:01:56But it also just makes total sense to the listener
01:02:01I could be right or you could make me look real dumb someday
01:02:05I think I'm going to have to give you a no
01:02:07So Luke, it is down to you, sir
01:02:11What do we do with this little creative creature?
01:02:14Gosh, I don't know what to do with you
01:02:17I'm very confused
01:02:24I'm a yes
01:02:25Yes, yes
01:02:29You're going to do great things
01:02:31Be the wonderful misfit that you are that doesn't fit
01:02:34I'm loving it
01:02:35Come get this, please, for goodness sakes
01:02:37You're going to Hollywood Week
01:02:39Thank you so much
01:02:40I guess I'm going to Hollywood Week
01:02:42I wasn't expecting to pass
01:02:45But then they let me through
01:02:47And I'm extremely happy
01:02:49We're being attacked by Amy
01:02:51Oh my God
01:02:52Is this the whole herd here?
01:02:54This way, gang
01:02:59That was awesome
01:03:01To have my family come into the audition room with me
01:03:18I'm so blessed
01:03:29Join us
01:03:30Good day, sir
01:03:32So tell us who you are, where are you from, your age
01:03:34I go by true to star
01:03:35I'm 24
01:03:36I'm from Montgomery, Alabama
01:03:38No way, down the street
01:03:40Yeah, down the street, Tuskegee, man
01:03:42Any musical background in the family or just you
01:03:48My Uncle Lionel
01:03:49Uncle who?
01:03:50Lionel
01:03:52Sounds like a good individual
01:03:55My first memory of music
01:03:58Me and my mom actually used to watch American Idol
01:04:00That was my first memory of loving music
01:04:03Yeah
01:04:04He once tried to run away to Hollywood
01:04:07And he was just going to run away with a guitar
01:04:09And sing on the street
01:04:11I thought it was crazy
01:04:13Stop
01:04:13Yeah
01:04:14And he was determined
01:04:15And I'm glad you kept that energy, bro
01:04:18Despite what anybody said about you, bro
01:04:19I appreciate it
01:04:20For real
01:04:20I gotta see them things
01:04:23Hurt my heart
01:04:25Growing up was tough
01:04:28My mom was on drugs
01:04:29There was a lot of times we didn't have water on
01:04:32Lights on
01:04:33I had to take care of my little siblings
01:04:37My mama had a hard life
01:04:39And truthfully, my mom went through the same thing I had to go through
01:04:42You know, history repeats itself
01:04:48Eventually, our family stepped in
01:04:49And my mom got clean
01:04:51And she was actually really trying to change
01:04:54And make things better
01:05:00I lost my mom in 2022
01:05:03Can you hear my cry?
01:05:07I had just started to understand
01:05:09I had just started to understand at that time
01:05:11And I had just started to forgive her
01:05:13For a lot of things that we went through as kids
01:05:18It was hard
01:05:20It was very hard
01:05:32It was a very special moment
01:05:34Not only for me, but for my family
01:05:40For me, it's more than auditioning
01:05:42It's just about my family
01:05:44Showing them that you can do anything
01:05:46That you can put your mind to
01:05:48If I go a million miles away
01:05:55I'll write a letter
01:06:00Each and every day
01:06:03Cause I need nothing
01:06:06Cause I need nothing
01:06:08Cause nothing can never change
01:06:10This love I have for you
01:06:17Oh, you're the apple of my cherry pie
01:06:26And oh, you're cake and ice cream
01:06:32Oh, you're sugar and spice
01:06:37And everything nice
01:06:41You're the girl of my dreams
01:06:46My dreams
01:06:46But if you want it
01:06:49To leave me
01:06:53Yeah, wrong
01:06:54When you got back, baby
01:06:56I just say
01:06:59Well, come on
01:07:01Cause I need nothing
01:07:03Oh, nothing
01:07:05Can never change
01:07:14This love I have for you
01:07:25So I'm channeled now
01:07:28All the folks in Montgomery
01:07:30Tuskegee, Auburn
01:07:31Union Springs
01:07:33They told me to give you a hug
01:07:34Oh, thank you so much
01:07:35Thank you, man
01:07:36Oh, no
01:07:37We're proud of you, son
01:07:38Thank you so much
01:07:39You did well
01:07:40I love that
01:07:40Thank you so much
01:07:41You have a commanding voice
01:07:44But I think my favorite part
01:07:46Was your delivery
01:07:47It was completely intentional
01:07:49And it wasn't trying to
01:07:51Barrel over the song
01:07:53And show us all your big notes
01:07:55Thank you
01:07:56You were just delivering
01:07:57A story to us
01:07:58And it was very believable
01:08:00Thank you so much
01:08:01It was the first time
01:08:03In three days
01:08:04I've had full body chills
01:08:06The whole time
01:08:07And I thought it was just
01:08:09So real and genuine
01:08:10And I just cheer for you
01:08:12I want to see your family
01:08:13Have a blast with all this
01:08:15And, uh
01:08:16Are we going?
01:08:17Is the rest of your family
01:08:18Outside this door?
01:08:19They should be
01:08:24We have been waiting on you
01:08:26Come on in, Montgomery
01:08:28This is my brother
01:08:29This is my sister
01:08:30That's my brother
01:08:31That's my little brother
01:08:32That's my auntie
01:08:33That's my uncle
01:08:34Montgomery's going to be proud
01:08:36I think he came in here
01:08:37To take no prisoners
01:08:38And he just did that
01:08:41It's a yes for me
01:08:43I'm a big-time yes
01:08:44Carrie, what's the note?
01:08:46Little man
01:08:48You think we should all say yes
01:08:49And give him one of these?
01:08:51Say yes
01:08:53It's a yes
01:08:54It's a yes for me
01:08:57Thank you
01:08:58You're going to Hollywood week
01:08:59Thank you
01:09:05Proud of you, man
01:09:06Thank you so much
01:09:06Guys, family, you guys
01:09:08Telling you
01:09:08Thank you
01:09:09This is wonderful
01:09:10It's really been a blessing
01:09:11It's really just been an honor
01:09:12To, you know, be here with my family
01:09:14Oh, I did it
01:09:19I think they're just really proud of me
01:09:21And I know my mom is watching
01:09:28This is hope
01:09:29This is hope
01:09:41We have had the invasion of the Alabamians
01:09:45I'm 17 years old
01:09:46And I'm from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
01:09:47I'm from Huntsville, Alabama
01:09:48I know where you're from
01:09:50Birmingham
01:09:50From Troy, Alabama
01:09:51Alabama is in the house
01:09:53Roll Tide
01:09:57Roll Tide?
01:09:58Yes, I'm a Roll Tide fan
01:09:59Oh, no, don't tell me that
01:10:02Which judge are you most excited to meet?
01:10:04Lionel Richie
01:10:05Love his music
01:10:06And he's a Bama boy, too, so
01:10:08I'm here without you, baby
01:10:11But you're still on my lonely mind
01:10:15I think about you, baby
01:10:17And I dream about you all the time
01:10:21I love your voice
01:10:23I love your confidence
01:10:24That little growl you have
01:10:25Is signature to you
01:10:29It is very different
01:10:30To be here in Nashville
01:10:32Compared to what I'm used to
01:10:33I've never been around anything like this
01:10:36You want all my love
01:10:39And my devotion
01:10:44You want my loving soul
01:10:48Right on the line
01:10:54I'll give you a chance
01:10:55I'm a yes
01:10:56You need to know
01:10:57What you're capable of
01:10:59If you gotta push a little more
01:11:00You gotta squeeze that tushy
01:11:03I'm a yes
01:11:04It's a yes for me
01:11:05I'm going to Hollywood
01:11:09And Miss Carrie
01:11:10Every time I sing
01:11:12I'm going to remember
01:11:12To squeeze that tushy
01:11:14And let it out
01:11:16Best advice of my life
01:11:22My home state is showing up
01:11:25Hey, how are you?
01:11:28I'm good, how are you all?
01:11:29Great, I like your sparkle
01:11:30Thank you
01:11:31Where are you from?
01:11:32Alabama
01:11:33Alabama
01:11:35What's your name?
01:11:36Kira Howell
01:11:37How old are you?
01:11:38I'm 16
01:11:3816 years old
01:11:40Yes, ma'am
01:11:40Yes, sir
01:11:41Oh my gosh
01:11:41I'm so nervous
01:11:43Well, where do you sing?
01:11:45I sing at festivals a lot
01:11:47So those are my favorite
01:11:48I like getting to interact
01:11:49With the people after I finish
01:11:50I like festivals too
01:11:52I'm a talker
01:11:52Good
01:11:54So what kind of music
01:11:55Do you listen to?
01:11:57And then what kind of music
01:11:58Do you perform?
01:11:58If I had to pick one
01:12:00I've been kind of pulled
01:12:01Towards Christian rock
01:12:02A little more
01:12:03So
01:12:04That's actually
01:12:04What I'm singing today
01:12:05So
01:12:06Cool
01:12:06Well, what song
01:12:07Will you be singing?
01:12:08I'm singing
01:12:09Don't Tread on Me
01:12:09It's by We the Kingdom
01:12:10Alright
01:12:11Well, let's go
01:12:15Oh, no, you've done it now
01:12:19Gone against the king
01:12:21Gone against the crowd
01:12:23Oh, no, you've done it now
01:12:26It's time to fill the fire
01:12:29And rumors spreading around
01:12:33How could you think he would stay down
01:12:37Rumors spreading around
01:12:39He's nothing but a liar
01:12:42And get on out of here
01:12:45Get on up and leave
01:12:47Ain't no devil gonna tread on me
01:12:50And choking on the blood
01:12:51That ran down the tree
01:12:53Ain't no devil gonna tread on me
01:12:56I said, no weapon formed against me
01:13:05Shall prosper in Jesus' name
01:13:35Ain't no devil gonna tread on me
01:13:41Get on me
01:13:45Ha, ha, ha
01:13:46Woo!
01:13:47That's alright
01:13:49Okay
01:13:50Okay
01:13:50I will tackle you first
01:13:52You'll tackle you first, yeah
01:13:53I will
01:13:53I will
01:13:53I feel like there's a lot of versatility in there
01:13:56Well, thank you
01:13:57Just in your tone
01:13:59And you sometimes kind of have this grittiness in your voice
01:14:02Oh, I love Rasp
01:14:03That's like my favorite in the world
01:14:05Yeah
01:14:05Yeah
01:14:05I could hear you singing country
01:14:07I feel like I could hear you singing like some Stevie Nicks
01:14:10Yeah
01:14:11I like your voice a lot
01:14:13Thank you
01:14:13And I mean, who needs oxygen, right?
01:14:16I was gonna say that
01:14:17I feel like you broke a Carrie Underwood note holding record somewhere
01:14:22I don't know, I don't know
01:14:23I don't know
01:14:23We might have to test it out someday
01:14:25Yeah, we'll have to time it one day
01:14:27But listen, you're very, very spunky and you've got a great energy to you
01:14:31But you know, just sing smart
01:14:34Make sure you sing smart
01:14:35Yeah
01:14:35I think that song choice too
01:14:37Yeah
01:14:37Yeah, that song
01:14:38Like because you are so bubbly and fun and spunky
01:14:41Like, should you go forward?
01:14:45Oh my gosh
01:14:46If you keep your song choices like young and fun and spunky, that'll do you well
01:14:51Right
01:14:52Thank you
01:14:52Iowa University is looking for that kind of energy to be on the cheering squad
01:14:57Yeah
01:14:58Don't you think?
01:14:58I think so
01:14:59Thank you
01:15:00Shall we vote?
01:15:01Yes
01:15:02Final
01:15:03Yes
01:15:05Yes
01:15:05Yes, ma'am
01:15:06I love it
01:15:07Come get this
01:15:09Oh, that's so weird
01:15:10You're going to Hollywood week
01:15:11Thank you
01:15:12She was a bunch
01:15:13She was a bunch
01:15:13She was a bunch
01:15:13Alabama, come on
01:15:15Yeah
01:15:16Thank you
01:15:17Good job, Alabama
01:15:18Go
01:15:18You're representing
01:15:20This is like so unreal
01:15:22I see this on TV and now like I'm holding it on TV which is kind of the craziest thing
01:15:26in the world
01:15:28Woo
01:15:29She got it
01:15:30Hey
01:15:32She's fun
01:15:33She's fun
01:15:34She's got a little Gabby Barrett kind of quality in there too
01:15:38Totally
01:15:39This day was absolute perfection and I'm going to Hollywood week
01:15:43Yay
01:15:49That was a wild ride there for the last 45 minutes
01:15:52Yeah
01:15:53Today was promising
01:15:54I mean we found some real talent
01:15:58I'm already dreading like paring things down
01:16:02Yeah
01:16:03Ooh
01:16:04Come on in
01:16:05Don't be shy
01:16:06Guys
01:16:07Watch this
01:16:08How are you?
01:16:09I'm doing very well
01:16:11Ah, so great
01:16:12What is your name?
01:16:13My name is Royal
01:16:14I'm 25 years old
01:16:15I come from Puerto Rico
01:16:17Puerto Rico
01:16:18But a few months ago I moved to California to pursue my music dream
01:16:23So when you moved here did you move to like Los Angeles or
01:16:27I moved to Death Valley, I work in Death Valley National Park
01:16:30Death Valley
01:16:31Yes, the hottest place on earth
01:16:33I stretched myself across four states, new lands, west coast, where my dreams lay
01:16:48I've loved music since I was a little girl
01:16:50Back home in Puerto Rico, I really tried every route, every way to be involved in music
01:16:57But I feel like I never quite fit in that industry
01:17:02I just didn't want to give up my dream
01:17:05The things I want the more
01:17:06I started searching on Google
01:17:09Jobs with Housing USA
01:17:10And this swapped up
01:17:12Oh my gosh
01:17:13Maybe you should go
01:17:14It was so different
01:17:15As of right now I work as a retail associate in the bike shop at Death Valley
01:17:20My job consists of doing reservations, being the cashier
01:17:25Telling people about all the sites they can go out and explore in the National Park
01:17:31The plan was to save up money and then head to LA and keep pursuing music
01:17:37I really didn't know what I was getting myself into
01:17:39This is like crazy
01:17:40I live over there by that mountain
01:17:43The hardest thing has been leaving my whole world behind
01:17:47When was the last time you saw your family?
01:17:50I saw them the day before arriving to Death Valley
01:17:53It's been six months since I saw my mom my whole life
01:17:56She told me go follow your dream and I'll be here to help you always
01:18:01I know I can hear her through the phone from Puerto Rico
01:18:04But it's not the same to have that hug in person
01:18:07Come give me up
01:18:09I feel like she reminds me to be that little girl that had such big dreams
01:18:14Come give me up
01:18:18Well we actually have a note here from your mom
01:18:21Oh my god
01:18:24It says God bless you
01:18:26I want you to know I'll always be here to support you
01:18:29Remember what I've always told you since you were little
01:18:33Dreams do come true
01:18:34Don't let anything or anyone stop you
01:18:38I'm here with you in spirit
01:18:40I love you with all my heart
01:18:42Love, Mama
01:18:43Oh, so beautiful
01:18:45Thank you for that
01:18:46Now that I made you cry
01:18:47Or your mom made you cry
01:18:49Oh my
01:18:50What are you going to sing for us?
01:18:51Maybe by Sienna's spiral
01:18:53Oh awesome, okay
01:18:55I can't wait to surprise her
01:18:58How are you going to feel when you see her?
01:19:01Very happy and
01:19:05I don't know if I'm going to run
01:19:08Because I'm so excited
01:19:10I
01:19:10It's
01:19:14Happy
01:19:15Emotionada
01:19:27All I wanted
01:19:30Was to be a hostage
01:19:33For you to tie me up and never let me leave
01:19:40If we're honest
01:19:43It took the longest
01:19:46Time for you to even notice I was here
01:19:52But now I'm feeling jaded
01:19:56I thought I was your favorite
01:19:59I believe that you've fought so long
01:20:03Well maybe this time
01:20:06You hurt like I do
01:20:09You won't get no sympathy
01:20:12Cause I got none from you
01:20:14Better make up your mind
01:20:18Better make up your mind
01:20:19Mine's not confused
01:20:21Nothing left in me
01:20:23That wants to leave a space for you
01:20:26Maybe this time
01:20:30Maybe this time
01:20:33Maybe this time
01:20:35You feel like I do
01:20:38You feel like I do
01:20:38It all feels so good
01:20:45You feel like I do
01:21:06You feel like I do
01:21:08I feel like I am
01:21:11You hurt like I do
01:21:14You won't get no sympathy
01:21:18Cause I got none from you
01:21:20It all feels so good
01:21:31When it's your turning blue
01:21:34Ooh, ooh
01:21:41Wow. Wow. Okay. Thank you. Very cool. Very good. Thank you so much. That was really good. I'm kind of
01:21:52at a loss for words because I didn't really know what to expect. Your tone, I mean, your range. You
01:22:01can feel just so much emotion.
01:22:04It's incredible. It really is. Yeah. You open your mouth and it's just songbird. I really love the way you
01:22:15navigated a very difficult song and made it yours.
01:22:20We've heard that song quite a few times now and that was the first time I've heard someone give me
01:22:26the right experience with the song. You just really made that song come alive to me and I'm really looking
01:22:33forward to seeing you explore even more.
01:22:37Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, I think we can vote, but before we do, um, in your mom's
01:22:45note, she said that she is with you in spirit, but she is also with you right now. For real.
01:22:59Oh my god!
01:23:04Oh my god!
01:23:10Awe!
01:23:15Oh my god!
01:23:19Oh my god!
01:23:22Yeah!
01:23:24Oh my god!
01:23:27Ah, so sweet.
01:23:27I don't need her vote.
01:23:28Let's tell her the good news.
01:23:30You're going to Hollywood Week!
01:23:35I was calling her, and I was like,
01:23:37she's not answering my calls.
01:23:40She's not going to know if I made it or not.
01:23:42And she was here.
01:23:43I'm so excited, happy.
01:23:47I never would have thought I would be holding one of these
01:23:49in my hands.
01:23:50That was great.
01:23:51That was great.
01:23:52Awesome day, y'all.
01:23:53We're getting there.
01:23:54Class of 2026.
01:24:05This golden ticket is like that little bookmark
01:24:09that lets me know it's a new chapter.
01:24:15Mama, gracias.
01:24:18Thank you for being here.
01:24:20I will always remember this.
01:24:24We both made it.
01:24:30You're the last audition.
01:24:32Bring it home!
01:24:34You're going to Hollywood Week.
01:24:36Wow!
01:24:37With the guitar.
01:24:38Sir, is your name with Brian?
01:24:39Am I in trouble?
01:24:39Yeah!
01:24:40Easy!
01:24:42It's a gift to hurt so much, you know,
01:24:44because it means that something was important there.
01:24:46Eve, I love you guys.
01:24:47He was gravity to us.
01:24:48He was my best friend.
01:24:50I didn't think I'd ever get to be somewhere like this.
01:24:52Aww.
01:24:53I can't believe we have not seen you in this room until now.
01:25:03We'll find you next time.
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