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American Idol - Season 24 - Episode 04: Auditions (4)
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00:00:07I am very happy to be back. My second season as a judge. It feels like family.
00:00:21I have my family to support me.
00:00:25I'm very blessed to have my family that really believes in me.
00:00:30My family is always pushing me to be better.
00:00:33My whole family has pushed me through the years.
00:00:35We're going to do it together, okay?
00:00:37Okay.
00:00:38All right. I love you.
00:00:39I know some people that would die for me.
00:00:42We're here to inspire them.
00:00:44Welcome to our family.
00:00:49Getting to watch these kids chase their dreams.
00:00:52I feel really proud of where we're at as judges and with the talent that's come in.
00:00:57The moment of truth.
00:00:59The part I see on TV.
00:01:02Last day of auditions.
00:01:04Another beautiful day in Nashville.
00:01:06Searching for talent.
00:01:07Let's do it.
00:01:08For all of my life.
00:01:11Welcome to my funeral.
00:01:13I literally can't believe I'm here.
00:01:15I can't even talk.
00:01:18And now I'm going to start crying.
00:01:20This is literally something that I've been dreaming of since I was little.
00:01:24Oh my God, you're here.
00:01:26The sun.
00:01:27We have to take a picture with the five.
00:01:29There you go.
00:01:29American Idol.
00:01:34I remember like the season finale of American Idol was like Christmas.
00:01:38I couldn't sleep the night before.
00:01:45I was so excited to watch it.
00:01:46And so this is like a dream come true.
00:01:49Seriously.
00:01:50Ready to go.
00:01:52And away we go.
00:01:54Don't hold it back.
00:01:56Hey.
00:01:58All right.
00:01:58What's your name?
00:01:59Who are you?
00:01:59Where you from?
00:02:00My name is Ray.
00:02:02I'm 24.
00:02:03I'm from Frederick, Maryland.
00:02:05What made you want to audition for Idol?
00:02:07I am an American Idol super fan.
00:02:10Ah.
00:02:11I can't believe I'm here.
00:02:12Have you ever auditioned before?
00:02:13No.
00:02:14I haven't.
00:02:14Why'd you wait?
00:02:15I know.
00:02:16It should have been sooner.
00:02:17Well, good deal.
00:02:18What are you going to sing?
00:02:19I'm going to sing Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.
00:02:22Ooh.
00:02:22All right.
00:02:23Big shoes.
00:02:23Big shoes.
00:02:24I love it.
00:02:24All right.
00:02:28Looking out on the morning rain I used to feel so uninspired
00:02:40But when I knew I had to face another day Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:02:48It made me feel so tired Before the day I met you Life was so unkind But you're the key
00:03:00to my peace of mind
00:03:03Cause you make me feel You make me feel You make me feel You make me feel You make me
00:03:14feel like a natural woman
00:03:17Oh, baby, what you done to me, oh, oh, you make me feel so good inside, and I just, I
00:03:37wanna be, yeah, close to you, you make me feel so alive,
00:03:44cause you make me feel, you, you make me feel like a natural one, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:04:04oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:04:08Whoo!
00:04:09Oh, with that.
00:04:10All righty.
00:04:12Oh, with that.
00:04:13You good?
00:04:13Yeah.
00:04:15Yeah.
00:04:16Goodness.
00:04:16I can't believe we have not seen you in this room until now.
00:04:21I think you kinda read Luke's mind, he was like, can she hit the U in her chest voice, and
00:04:26then you did.
00:04:27You did it.
00:04:27In my opinion, you did a lot of amazing things in that performance just then.
00:04:32You got some pipes, for sure, which, that's your whole goal, is to come in and, like, show us what
00:04:37you got.
00:04:38A little trouble landing the plane, but we were flying high, so it really didn't matter, cause you did enough.
00:04:44Throughout the rest of the song, great voice.
00:04:47Thank you so much.
00:04:47Love your choices.
00:04:50You took Aretha, turned it upside down, and made it yours.
00:04:53I think it was just brilliant.
00:04:56Very, very good.
00:04:56Thank you so much.
00:04:58Thank you guys.
00:04:59What does it mean for you to be here right now, to finally be here?
00:05:02Um, I think that it came at the perfect time.
00:05:05My whole family's here.
00:05:06My dad, um, actually suffered from a stroke a year ago, a severe one.
00:05:12I almost lost him, and he's here with me right now.
00:05:16Wow.
00:05:17She's just worked so hard to get to here, and I'm so proud of her work.
00:05:24Oh, man.
00:05:28We're so happy you're here to be here for her dad.
00:05:32So it's really crazy that we're here.
00:05:35I didn't think that we would be in this position.
00:05:38Sorry.
00:05:39You're good?
00:05:39No, it's good.
00:05:41All right.
00:05:42Let's vote.
00:05:43Let's vote.
00:05:44Let's vote.
00:05:44Let's bring the family in.
00:05:46Hi, fam.
00:05:46Come on.
00:05:48Oh, my God.
00:05:50Ah.
00:05:52The proud folks.
00:05:53Yeah.
00:05:55How you doing, Pop?
00:05:57There you go.
00:05:58Oh, my God.
00:05:59Ah, so great.
00:06:01We've heard people before you're so good.
00:06:04Oh, my God.
00:06:05Oh, my God.
00:06:06Congratulations.
00:06:08So have you watched Hollywood Week before?
00:06:10Yeah.
00:06:11Many, many, many times.
00:06:14Well, Lionel?
00:06:16Yes.
00:06:17Gary?
00:06:19Yes.
00:06:20Yes.
00:06:21You're going to Hollywood Week.
00:06:26Oh, my God.
00:06:28Oh, my God.
00:06:30Oh, my God.
00:06:30I love it.
00:06:31Oh, my God.
00:06:32Thank you all so much.
00:06:34Thank you so much.
00:06:34Thank you all for...
00:06:35Are you kidding me?
00:06:36Thank you all for raising this child.
00:06:38Thank you so much.
00:06:39Good job.
00:06:40Thank you so much.
00:06:40Enjoy.
00:06:40Thank you so much.
00:06:41Thank you so much.
00:06:41So happy for you.
00:06:42Thank you all.
00:06:43See you back soon.
00:06:45I'm proud of you.
00:06:47I'm so proud of you.
00:06:55My little princess...
00:06:59It's gonna be the next American Idol.
00:07:03I'm so proud of you.
00:07:06I'm so proud of you.
00:07:09I'm so proud of you.
00:07:13What are you trying to do?
00:07:14I'm so proud of you.
00:07:15I'm so proud of you.
00:07:16I'm so proud of you.
00:07:18can't beat it you can't beat it and we did it is so exciting because we don't
00:07:22know what to expect you never do I can't they're human beings that the world and
00:07:27us doesn't know take us on an emotional ride too and also I think we kind of
00:07:32recognize in the stories just how blessed we are you know because when you
00:07:37get into the lives of some of these beautiful people we learned that the
00:07:41struggles are very different how are you guys doing we're doing good what is
00:07:53your name sir I am more more what more Ilderton I know it's more of nothing I
00:07:59know what you're doing is that a family name uh so my real name is Clarence
00:08:03Morton Ilderton the fourth so we just cut Morton in half thank goodness way too
00:08:06long I like it yeah I would hate to be called Clarence no offense to any
00:08:09Clarence's where are you from I'm from Taze Valley West Virginia born and
00:08:13raised there and I'm 22 years old tell us a little bit about yourself goodness I
00:08:19was raised by my grandma I've had a great childhood and the fact that I'm here
00:08:24right now is it's freaking awesome I'm really excited so good since I was two
00:08:29years old I was put into full custody with my grandma and I grew up calling her
00:08:36mom she is an amazing woman I mean I was a mischievous kid I put her through so
00:08:42much whoever I am reaches back to her always he was a kicker on the football
00:08:50team in high school I played basketball and then all of a sudden he started
00:08:55playing the guitar he taught himself he's just really good he's very talented
00:09:04she made my life feel so normal and sacrificed so much for me she's my rock
00:09:10does he know that you're here no when he left I told him I was really sorry I couldn't be
00:09:17there for
00:09:18him and he said I understand and I just think that it was important to him and I'm
00:09:28I'm gonna cry and I think I really want to be there for him what are you gonna be
00:09:34singing for us today I am singing a song a very meaningful song I wrote it it's
00:09:40called strong and I lost my biological mom when I was two years old my dad ended my
00:09:47mom's life oh it's about seeing my mom's picture for the first time and not
00:09:53knowing her and just kind of looking at a stranger and just pouring out my
00:09:56emotions of that through this song
00:10:09take it down take it take it you're all good
00:10:13Ali take your time hey look up it's all good baby we're here I know all good
00:10:22you said a picture's worth a thousand words but I've only got a few when I look down at that
00:10:48frame and I don't even recognize
00:10:51you said a picture's worth a thousand words but I've only got a few when I look down at that
00:10:52frame and I don't even recognize you
00:10:52cause you were taken from years ago someone I never got to know and now I can only speak when
00:11:02I see your face
00:11:03yeah
00:11:04oh that's good
00:11:05oh mama
00:11:10I hope you found your way home
00:11:17oh
00:11:18oh
00:11:19oh
00:11:20oh
00:11:20oh
00:11:20oh
00:11:20oh
00:11:20oh
00:11:21oh
00:11:23oh
00:11:24oh
00:11:24oh
00:11:25oh
00:11:26oh
00:11:26oh
00:11:27oh
00:11:27oh
00:11:27oh
00:11:30oh
00:11:31oh
00:11:34oh
00:11:35oh
00:11:35oh
00:11:36I don't want to need you anymore.
00:11:38I don't want to bleed you anymore.
00:11:42Everything in me is hanging on.
00:11:45You're the only reason that I'm strong.
00:11:54And I'm strong.
00:12:01Oh, mama.
00:12:06I hope you found your way home.
00:12:13Over West Virginia, you're looking and we wish you were.
00:12:22Oh, mama.
00:12:29Woo!
00:12:31Oh, man.
00:12:34Very cool.
00:12:36Thank you, guys.
00:12:36Very cool.
00:12:38In fact, you took that time and pulled that together.
00:12:41I feel like you went somewhere else when you were singing.
00:12:47It's like we weren't here.
00:12:48In a good way.
00:12:50As unnerved as you may feel, I love your delivery.
00:12:54I love the timbre of your voice.
00:12:56And more importantly, that writing was very cool.
00:13:00Thank you so much.
00:13:01That means the world to me, seriously.
00:13:02I mean that.
00:13:04Yeah, you got all the tools.
00:13:06You got the look.
00:13:07You got the style.
00:13:08You got the hair.
00:13:09You got the heart.
00:13:10The voice.
00:13:11What else has he got, Carrie?
00:13:13He's got support.
00:13:15And where is that support?
00:13:20What?
00:13:22Oh, my gosh.
00:13:26Surprise.
00:13:28Oh, my gosh.
00:13:30What are you doing here?
00:13:34I haven't been on an airplane for like 25 plus years.
00:13:38Get away.
00:13:39Yeah, this has been exciting.
00:13:41I can't believe you're here.
00:13:42Grandma, what's your name?
00:13:43Sandy.
00:13:44Sandy.
00:13:45Sandy.
00:13:45We want to applaud you for stepping up and raising him.
00:13:49Oh, my gosh.
00:13:50He's been a blessing.
00:13:52But wait, wait.
00:13:52We have some more business.
00:13:53We have to tell him if he is going through to Hollywood week or not.
00:13:57Yes.
00:13:59Yes.
00:14:01I will make that three yeses.
00:14:04I would like to hear more.
00:14:06Oh, hey.
00:14:06Both of you come up this way.
00:14:08Thank you very much.
00:14:09Congrats.
00:14:10Thank you, sir.
00:14:10Oh, God's sake.
00:14:11I just listened to the whole song.
00:14:13Oh, thank you.
00:14:14And I am really proud of him.
00:14:17You did a good job.
00:14:18Thank you, Mama.
00:14:19The tragedy of all that story to have Nana, Sandy, the family around him.
00:14:26Yeah.
00:14:27He's going to be all right.
00:14:28Thank you so much for surprising me, seriously.
00:14:30Okay.
00:14:31I love you.
00:14:32I'm glad I do.
00:14:33I love you, too.
00:14:46I hope you're dancing in the sky.
00:14:53Jordan, right?
00:14:55Jordan.
00:14:55But you go by Jor?
00:14:57Jor.
00:14:57I love you.
00:14:58It was very 15 years old to me.
00:15:01Oh, come on.
00:15:02Apparently, that's bad.
00:15:04It's frowned upon.
00:15:06I think this year, Luke has kind of taken a role of being maybe a little tougher than in seasons
00:15:13past.
00:15:14You weren't all the way in control of it.
00:15:17Black guy don't act.
00:15:19Luke is absolutely out of his mind.
00:15:20In fact, I can go one step further.
00:15:22He's crazy.
00:15:22Everybody's been like, oh, that's great the way she's doing that.
00:15:26But it ain't all the time great.
00:15:28He's been tougher this season.
00:15:31Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain comes.
00:15:36It felt like you had a bunch of Benadryl before you walked in here.
00:15:40Tough crowd.
00:15:41That is the truth.
00:15:42So, he was saying no to everybody.
00:15:46I'm a no.
00:15:49Carrie gave me a look.
00:15:50I did.
00:15:51I gave you a dirty look there.
00:15:54Luke was just grumpy.
00:15:56Am I right or wrong?
00:15:57I'm a no right now.
00:15:59It's a no for me.
00:16:02I'm a no for right now.
00:16:04Wow.
00:16:05I'm trying to make these kids nervous and understand it's tough out there.
00:16:09You're a grumpy old man.
00:16:13Sir, is your name McBride?
00:16:14It is.
00:16:15Am I in trouble?
00:16:16I heard you were giving too many no's.
00:16:18Is that true?
00:16:18I was giving some no's there, officer.
00:16:21Unfortunately, that is a violation of code Idle 26.
00:16:24So, I'm going to need your hand, sir.
00:16:26Oh, goodness.
00:16:28Put your hands like this for me.
00:16:30Make them tight.
00:16:32Easy.
00:16:33Luke, Luke.
00:16:34Yeah.
00:16:35Where am I going?
00:16:35Luke, what did you do?
00:16:37Stay right there, sir.
00:16:38You're in trouble.
00:16:41Oh, that got my attention.
00:16:43Hi.
00:16:44Hello.
00:16:45What's your name?
00:16:46I'm Julia Sienna.
00:16:47I'm 20 years old, and I'm a class one officer down by the Jersey Shore.
00:16:51How officially under arrest am I?
00:16:54It depends if you give me a yes or not.
00:16:56So, you might be stuck there.
00:16:58She's got the key.
00:16:59It's up to you.
00:17:00I mean, you're obviously not just here to make me happy.
00:17:05Glad that made you smile.
00:17:06You are here because you like to sing.
00:17:08Yes.
00:17:09So, what are you going to sing for us today?
00:17:12Today, I will be singing I Would by Connie Tauboff.
00:17:14Okay.
00:17:16Let's hear you.
00:17:31I wish that you could read my mind so you could see what's locked up inside.
00:17:46Could I ask a couple questions before the moment passes us by?
00:18:01Would you love me unconditionally?
00:18:14Would you love me unconditionally, be everything that I need, and do anything for love?
00:18:30Would you love me unconditionally?
00:18:34Would you love me unconditionally, be the end that I need, and do anything for love?
00:18:39Because I would.
00:18:44I would.
00:18:49I would.
00:18:53I would.
00:18:53I would.
00:19:07I loved it.
00:19:07No, really, really great.
00:19:09Now, can I see the key?
00:19:12No.
00:19:12There you go.
00:19:13Oh, she is holding her cards.
00:19:15Oh, yeah.
00:19:15I love this.
00:19:16I love you.
00:19:17I love you, too.
00:19:19I feel like you are such a fantastic representation of every woman.
00:19:25You come in.
00:19:26You're strong.
00:19:28You're gorgeous.
00:19:30You have a strength in your voice.
00:19:32And then you have these beautiful notes at the top that are very soft and pretty.
00:19:38And it's all the things all wrapped into one, and I love that very much.
00:19:43Thank you so much.
00:19:45I love your voice.
00:19:46You've got substance in there.
00:19:48You've got some natural abilities that you're just working and not really aware that you're
00:19:53doing it.
00:19:53Thank you, sir.
00:19:56I'm really ready to vote.
00:19:58Yeah.
00:19:59You're motivated.
00:20:00Set free of my...
00:20:01He's motivated.
00:20:04Yes.
00:20:05I want to break free.
00:20:06It's a yes for me, for sure.
00:20:08And it's an absolute yes for me.
00:20:10Thank you so much.
00:20:11Release the prisoner.
00:20:12Oh, the prisoner.
00:20:14And get your ticket.
00:20:16Oh, okay.
00:20:17Wait, are we sure we want to do this?
00:20:18Oh, come on.
00:20:19There you go.
00:20:20Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:20:21We've got one back.
00:20:23There you go.
00:20:24All right.
00:20:25There we go.
00:20:25Now, Luke, tell the words.
00:20:27With full mobility, welcome to Hollywood Week.
00:20:31Thank you so much, sir.
00:20:32Thank you very much.
00:20:32Good job.
00:20:36I've fallen in love.
00:20:42Have you ever been arrested?
00:20:44I have never been arrested.
00:20:45Really?
00:20:46Have you?
00:20:47Of course not.
00:20:48Oh, look at her.
00:20:49Oh, come on, guys.
00:20:50You've got to be arrested once.
00:20:56Hopefully, arresting Luke set him straight
00:20:58and that he will be willing to give everybody a yes as well.
00:21:0210-4.
00:21:0310-4.
00:21:03This officer is out.
00:21:05See you at Hollywood Week.
00:21:06Woo!
00:21:08Line of view.
00:21:09Yeah.
00:21:10You have been arrested?
00:21:11Yeah.
00:21:11And the officer said, okay, I'll let you go, but you have to call your parents on the phone.
00:21:14And I said, lock me up.
00:21:16I said, lock me up.
00:21:17You're ready for me.
00:21:30You're ready for me.
00:21:45Somebody holds the key.
00:21:49And I'm near the end.
00:21:53And I just ain't got the time.
00:21:58Oh, I'm wasted.
00:22:01And I can't find my way home.
00:22:07No, I can't.
00:22:10Ooh, no, I can't.
00:22:14Can't find my way home.
00:22:19All right.
00:22:20Yeah, yeah.
00:22:21I appreciate it.
00:22:22Yeah.
00:22:23Man, I love your confidence.
00:22:25Yeah, right?
00:22:26It really means a lot.
00:22:27I mean, you went from a little Billy Joel with a guitar to Bon Jovi to Bryan Adams.
00:22:33I mean, but what I'm loving about all this is that it's fresh.
00:22:37You're checking some boxes for me.
00:22:38That's very kind.
00:22:39I appreciate it.
00:22:40Very cool voice.
00:22:41How long have you been performing?
00:22:44I started playing when I was nine.
00:22:45I picked up guitar then, and then roughly six months later, I played my first show and
00:22:49just sort of snowballed from there.
00:22:50As a nine-year-old, I play your first show.
00:22:52Yeah.
00:22:53That's cool.
00:22:53That's cool.
00:22:54You can tell you've been playing.
00:22:56You can tell you were comfortable with the guitar.
00:22:58I'm excited for you.
00:23:00Thank you so much.
00:23:01Can we vote?
00:23:02Yes.
00:23:03Yes.
00:23:04Luke.
00:23:05Yes.
00:23:06Yes.
00:23:07That's three yeses.
00:23:09Thank you, guys.
00:23:09Another start.
00:23:10I know.
00:23:11Can I shake your hands?
00:23:12Oh, please, man.
00:23:14We're trending.
00:23:15It's great to meet you guys.
00:23:16Thank you so much.
00:23:17It really means the world.
00:23:19Good to meet you.
00:23:20Good job.
00:23:21I'll see you guys soon.
00:23:22I'll see you guys in Jersey and tell him, wait, he's got another one coming.
00:23:25That's very kind of you.
00:23:26Thank you guys so much.
00:23:27Very good, man.
00:23:27It means the world.
00:23:28Very good.
00:23:28Have a great rest of your day.
00:23:29I know they're long, you know.
00:23:31See you at Hollywood Week.
00:23:32Thank you guys again.
00:23:33It really means a lot.
00:23:35No, he's really good.
00:23:37Very poised.
00:23:38Very poised.
00:23:39Yeah.
00:23:39Thank you very much.
00:23:40Thank you guys so much.
00:23:42Have a great day.
00:23:43It was a great time.
00:23:44I mean, I'm so grateful for the opportunity.
00:23:46We know you're going to have a couple of ups and downs today.
00:23:48Going to be a little on and off your game, but I'll be pulling for you.
00:23:51Yeah.
00:23:52Have a nice day.
00:23:55You look great.
00:23:56Yeah.
00:23:57Love it.
00:23:58How we doing?
00:24:00Good.
00:24:00All right.
00:24:01Loving the shirt.
00:24:02The shirt choice.
00:24:03Got my area coat back on it.
00:24:04Oh, come on.
00:24:05Come on.
00:24:06All right.
00:24:07Well, tell us who you are.
00:24:08My name is Landon Hughes.
00:24:09I'm from Hazard, Kentucky.
00:24:10I'm 19 years old and I'm a college soccer player as well.
00:24:13College soccer player.
00:24:15Yes, sir.
00:24:15What college are you at?
00:24:16I'm at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio.
00:24:18Are you enjoying doing that?
00:24:19I'll be God's honest.
00:24:20I had a...
00:24:21I'll be God's honest.
00:24:22You got to be somewhere from Kentucky to go God's honest.
00:24:25Yeah.
00:24:26To be honest, I love it.
00:24:27You know, I didn't think going up there would be as much of a life-changing experience as
00:24:30it is, but it kind of made me re-fall in love with music.
00:24:34Crooked the road and the wind...
00:24:38As Appalachians, we have a very unique experience in life, but I used to hate home when I was
00:24:43growing up.
00:24:44You know, after coal crashed, you know, a lot of stuff was taken away and I was the first
00:24:48generation to really experience a hazard with not a lot.
00:24:51When I first moved out of Kentucky, I started playing college soccer and, you know, I started
00:24:56missing home.
00:24:56Tell me, why did you run?
00:24:59Obviously, being from Southeast Kentucky, bluegrass is our genre.
00:25:02And I started listening to the old albums, you know, and every time I hear it, it transforms
00:25:05me back to the mountains.
00:25:06Whether I'm in Cleveland or Nashville, it really transforms me back home.
00:25:13You know, listening to Bluegrass really made me realize that I took Appalachia for advantage
00:25:16for many years when I lived there.
00:25:18And now I've changed.
00:25:19I'm here 100% to represent Appalachia.
00:25:22When I play the music, that's the sound of home.
00:25:24When they see me, that's the look of home.
00:25:26And I walk with it every day.
00:25:27You know, I carry dirt from home on my boots.
00:25:29I carry home with me and I carry here to American Idol because I'm proud of it.
00:25:33You go in there and sell them with this small-town Eastern Kentucky boy.
00:25:38Hazard, Kentucky.
00:25:39Woo-hoo!
00:25:40Let's go get it.
00:25:41I genuinely appreciate this audition more than a lot of people ever know.
00:25:44And I'm going out here to pick it, pick it fast, sing it loud.
00:25:49Hopefully it has an impact on them.
00:25:57Oh, we understand.
00:26:04Little Maggie with a drink glass in her hand.
00:26:08She's drinking away all the troubles.
00:26:11And she's caught in another man.
00:26:19Lay down your last gold dollar.
00:26:22Lay down your gold watch and chain.
00:26:25Little Maggie's gonna dance with daddy.
00:26:28Listen to this old guitar ring.
00:26:36Go away, go away.
00:26:43Little Maggie.
00:26:45Go and do the best that you can.
00:26:48I'm gonna get me another woman.
00:26:51If you can get you another man.
00:26:54Hey!
00:26:55There you go.
00:26:58Yeah.
00:26:59Thank you very much.
00:27:00I appreciate it.
00:27:03You make me happy.
00:27:06Okay.
00:27:06I have one for real question.
00:27:09So in this competition, we do Rock Hall of Fame.
00:27:13We do Disney night.
00:27:14We throw things at you.
00:27:16We want you to be you.
00:27:18Can you be you in other genres?
00:27:23I think I can do about every genre.
00:27:24I love music all across the board.
00:27:26Not just bluegrass because where I'm from, but I love every bit of music.
00:27:29You're old school that you can beat.
00:27:31I like your vibe.
00:27:32I just want to make sure that you understand in that character that you have of your voice,
00:27:37you're gonna have to take us on that journey where we don't get too comfortable knowing what you're gonna do.
00:27:43You're gonna have to kind of guide us through it.
00:27:45Vocally, I'm a little skeptical.
00:27:48There was some stuff you did at the end where you had a little vibrato in there and it was
00:27:51really nice.
00:27:52So I think you're still exploring a lot with your voice.
00:27:55Ooh.
00:27:57I feel like you deserve a chance to prove yourself.
00:28:01Ooh.
00:28:02But if you should make it through, you're gonna have to work on your delivery and pulling us in and
00:28:07some of the softer tones just really emoting.
00:28:11It's a yes for me.
00:28:13I would like to see what you do.
00:28:15Thank you very much.
00:28:16I really appreciate that.
00:28:18I really am just going on faith.
00:28:21It's a yes for me.
00:28:24I do think you may have a little bit of an uphill climb with some of these voices in this
00:28:28competition, but there's only one way you can learn.
00:28:35Yes for me.
00:28:36Oh my God.
00:28:38You don't know.
00:28:44This means the world to me.
00:28:48For so long, I was afraid of kind of exploring who I was and where I was from.
00:28:53And up.
00:28:55You know, I can finally be who I am.
00:28:58And be proud of it, you know.
00:29:00Don't be afraid.
00:29:04Thank you so much.
00:29:09You got it.
00:29:10You got it, man.
00:29:11You're going to Hollywood.
00:29:17I think he scared himself.
00:29:19We said, yes, yes, yes.
00:29:21He just went, what?
00:29:23You sure?
00:29:24Are you sure you're talking to me?
00:29:26I know my audition wasn't perfect, but I appreciate you giving me the confidence that I need.
00:29:32Give me the ability to, you know, change my life.
00:29:36This has my heart.
00:29:37You know, it's everything.
00:29:40And I'm very proud to take this ticket back home.
00:29:47Belmont's pretty nice, huh?
00:29:48This is one of the most beautiful campuses I've ever checked out.
00:29:51Classes in session.
00:29:53Bring on the talent.
00:29:54Hello.
00:29:55How are you?
00:29:56Good. How are you?
00:29:57What's happening?
00:29:58What's up, guys?
00:29:59With the theme of Idle University this year, it's been fun to kind of do some teaching.
00:30:04Who are you?
00:30:05Landon McGraw.
00:30:06I'm from Wheelersburg, Ohio.
00:30:07Learned to play guitar from kind of a, I probably shouldn't say this to everybody, but I lied to a
00:30:11bunch of girls that I could play guitar and sing.
00:30:13Well, you lied, but then you made it right.
00:30:16Right.
00:30:16So that makes it okay, right?
00:30:18We end up being professors to our hopefuls, our students.
00:30:22You've been here seven years longer than me.
00:30:28Don't you know you're supposed to be the man?
00:30:33All right, do you sing happy birthday that way?
00:30:36Happy birthday to you.
00:30:41I should.
00:30:42We're not here to tear them down.
00:30:44We're here to inspire them.
00:30:45I pray, pray I'm not out on my own.
00:30:52Sometimes the growl was needed, and sometimes you didn't have to have the growl.
00:30:56Yeah.
00:30:57You're telling right in the middle of the story, and you're going, and I'm going, okay, that was a hemorrhoid.
00:31:03I guess I can't use that.
00:31:05Did he just say a hemorrhoid?
00:31:07That is a visual.
00:31:08In the music world, you kind of have to be ready all the time to sing.
00:31:12Sing happy birthday.
00:31:14Happy birthday, dear Luke.
00:31:18Happy birthday to you.
00:31:21That's already better than anything you've done.
00:31:24Luke.
00:31:26Pray that we close all this distance between us, I pray.
00:31:32That's what you want all the way throughout that song.
00:31:35Sometimes just the simplest thing has them hanging on every word and every note.
00:31:40Yes for me.
00:31:40Thank you so much.
00:31:41I'm going to give you a big giant yes.
00:31:44I'm only messing with you because I'm going to give you a yes if you work on it and get
00:31:48better.
00:31:50I'm a yes.
00:31:52Yes!
00:31:55I did it!
00:31:56It's ABC.
00:31:58Easy.
00:32:00Me and Carrie and Lionel, we don't miss any opportunity to teach them a few things.
00:32:05I never lost a wine way that I love you all.
00:32:15Ooh!
00:32:19Ooh!
00:32:26Ooh!
00:32:32You have a great instrument.
00:32:35I felt like the piano was distracting me.
00:32:37Correct.
00:32:37I don't know what it was or if it was like the drawing out certain notes or something and then
00:32:43like getting back into some sort of rhythm on the piano but I was like I'm trying to follow, I'm
00:32:48trying to follow and I can't.
00:32:50I want to tap my toe and I can't do it.
00:32:52Do you gig out a lot?
00:32:53Is music paying the bills?
00:32:55I actually am a vocal coach at Destiny Music Studio.
00:32:59Ah!
00:33:00So you instill in the kids the confidence to be great singers and not be afraid of the stage.
00:33:07Yes sir.
00:33:08I hope they see me up here too and see themselves in me and get inspired that they can do
00:33:12this too.
00:33:14Brenna, you are such an inspiration and your students are so proud of you and they wish that they could
00:33:19be here today.
00:33:19And they recorded a video.
00:33:21Oh my gosh, I'm going to cry.
00:33:25You can do this Ms. Brenna, I believe in you.
00:33:29Good luck Ms. Brenna, we're so proud of you.
00:33:31I love you Ms. Brenna and I wish you the best thing ever.
00:33:35Oh my gosh.
00:33:36That is the best thing I've ever seen.
00:33:44My students mean the world to me.
00:33:45So many kids come in sharing their dreams with me and it feels like me being here shows that with
00:33:50hard work and never giving up anything is possible.
00:33:53Do you have another song that you could do like sans piano?
00:33:57Yeah, I can do On My Church by Maren Morris.
00:33:59Try to breathe and settle down.
00:34:04I've cussed on a Sunday.
00:34:07I've cheated and I've lied.
00:34:10I've fallen down from grace a few too many times, but I find holy redemption.
00:34:19When I put this car in drive, roll the windows down and turn up the dial.
00:34:27Can I get a hallelujah?
00:34:31Can I get an amen?
00:34:33Feels like the Holy Ghost running through ya.
00:34:37When I play the highway veil.
00:34:39I find my sorry father singing every single verse.
00:34:45Yeah, I guess that's my search.
00:34:51That was better.
00:34:53That was much better.
00:34:54You have a huge range.
00:34:56You can sing softly.
00:34:57You can belt on the higher stuff.
00:35:00Definitely feel like there needs to be some fine tuning here and there.
00:35:04But I feel like you have one of the better voices that we have heard so far.
00:35:08You're a vocal coach, but I feel like if me and Lionel left and you and her had two hours,
00:35:14when we'd come back, you would be maybe 100% more of a dynamic singer.
00:35:19You got all the tools vocally.
00:35:21Yes, sir. Thank you.
00:35:22I think there's so much promise.
00:35:25I love your vibe.
00:35:27It's a yes or mean.
00:35:29That's one. That's one.
00:35:31Make it two. It's a yes card.
00:35:33Oh, that's two.
00:35:35Make it three.
00:35:36All right.
00:35:37It gives me great pleasure to say you're going to Hollywood week.
00:35:43Getting three yeses feels absolutely amazing.
00:35:46This is the life I've always dreamed of for myself.
00:35:48I've never wanted to be anything else but a singer.
00:35:57Yeah, she's got a thing there.
00:36:00You got a little star dust on her.
00:36:01I can't wait for my students to see me on their TVs.
00:36:04Like, I really hope they just see themselves in me.
00:36:07I'm going to Hollywood week!
00:36:09Woo!
00:36:10Woo!
00:36:12More to Common American Idol where the search for the next incredible class of singers continues.
00:36:20You say you don't mean what you're saying to me, but the glimmer in your eyes is telling me other
00:36:28things.
00:36:30I don't want to get undressed for a new person all over again.
00:36:38I don't want to kiss someone else's neck and have to pretend it's yours instead.
00:36:46No.
00:36:47No.
00:36:47I don't want to get undressed for a new person all over again.
00:36:58You got a voice.
00:36:59It's just identity now.
00:37:00It's like, who are you going to be walking out on stage?
00:37:03I gotcha.
00:37:04Yeah.
00:37:04Tell us some more about you.
00:37:05Do you write?
00:37:06Yes, sir.
00:37:07I write music.
00:37:08I work at a golf course and I...
00:37:10You work at a golf course?
00:37:11I do.
00:37:12You golfer?
00:37:13Oh.
00:37:13Oh, is he a golfer?
00:37:14Am I a golfer?
00:37:15No, no.
00:37:16We lost him.
00:37:17You need a caddy.
00:37:18You're a caddy?
00:37:19Yes, sir.
00:37:20Do you have an orange or anything?
00:37:21A piece of fruit?
00:37:22I need to see if this guy can read a putt.
00:37:25Got any fruit over there?
00:37:29I need a putter.
00:37:31Gary.
00:37:33I need a broom or something.
00:37:35Somebody come and get him.
00:37:37I just broke the mic stance.
00:37:40Dang it, Luke.
00:37:41We need a tech.
00:37:45Maddy, get ready.
00:37:46All right.
00:37:47You've never had golf like this before.
00:37:49Hold that.
00:37:50Yep.
00:37:51All right, here's the hole.
00:37:52Yep.
00:37:52Come here.
00:37:54Now you get one roll to read it.
00:37:56All right.
00:37:58Looks like it's got some right to left in it.
00:37:59Here we go, yeah.
00:38:01A little inside the mark there.
00:38:03Am I going?
00:38:09Ah, good read.
00:38:11Here we go.
00:38:14I mean, I would use the other end.
00:38:16Yeah, yeah.
00:38:18Oh, a little broomstick.
00:38:21There you go.
00:38:25That was terrible.
00:38:26That was just...
00:38:26That was pitiful.
00:38:27Luke, let me tell you something.
00:38:28If you're going to do it, do it right.
00:38:30Give Lionel a read.
00:38:31Oh, man.
00:38:31I got to read.
00:38:32Listen, I know where it is.
00:38:33All right.
00:38:34Watch this.
00:38:38Go in.
00:38:40That's in.
00:38:41You drained it.
00:38:41Pretty good.
00:38:42Thank you very much.
00:38:43You drained it.
00:38:43You know why?
00:38:44Because I'm the master of putt-putt.
00:38:47How'd you like that?
00:38:48That was good.
00:38:49Great putt.
00:38:49Great speed.
00:38:50Good line.
00:38:51All right, let's just...
00:38:52Let's do it.
00:38:53Take charge of this, Lukey.
00:38:56Yes.
00:38:57I'm a yes.
00:38:59You're on your way.
00:39:00It's a yes.
00:39:01Can I shake your hands?
00:39:02You got it.
00:39:03Good job.
00:39:08Nobody gives you credit for my putt-putt, man.
00:39:10Come on.
00:39:10That was so...
00:39:11You did good with that.
00:39:11It was great.
00:39:12I'm going to Hollywood.
00:39:13Woo!
00:39:28My name's Bella Emery.
00:39:29I'm 22 years old.
00:39:30And I'm from Bend, Oregon.
00:39:34Bend is beautiful.
00:39:35Lots of trees.
00:39:36Lots of nature.
00:39:37We don't have as many, like, big places to perform.
00:39:40But that is the goal rather than working, which I work all the time.
00:39:47We are heading to Yoli, the restaurant that I work at.
00:39:52Service industry is not my dream, but I feel proud of where I work.
00:39:59I also work for my parents.
00:40:03They own a concrete restoration business.
00:40:06So, Bella, can you make sure they get notice?
00:40:09No shade to my parents, but I'd much rather be singing.
00:40:15And I would love to make in my life.
00:40:22I've been watching Idol since I was a little kid.
00:40:24Now I'm doing it.
00:40:25I am the most nervous I think I have ever been in my whole life.
00:40:29Singing is second nature to me, but I do not perform for people.
00:40:32So, this could be life-changing.
00:40:35Granddaddy went shining in East Tennessee.
00:40:40Guess that's where I got my need for speed.
00:40:45I sell it illegal to people numbing their pain.
00:40:50I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:40:54I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:40:56And oh, once you get to know me, I'm a coyote in a field of walls.
00:41:08And oh, I'm a red-light rebel.
00:41:12And oh, I'm a red-light rebel.
00:41:13Some become the devil when the moons fall.
00:41:20Yeah, the only thing keeping these tracks on the train.
00:41:25I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:41:26Knowing I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:41:30Knowing I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:41:34I'm a house on a hill where the lightning strikes.
00:41:39Kids drive basket on their Santa Claus bikes.
00:41:44Holding one goes missing, walking right down main.
00:41:50I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:41:55And oh, once you get to know me, I'm a coyote in a field of walls.
00:42:07And oh, I'm a red-light rebel.
00:42:12Some become the devil when the moons fall.
00:42:19Yeah, the only thing keeping these tracks on the train.
00:42:25Knowing I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:42:30Oh, I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.
00:42:40That was great.
00:42:43I'm surprised to hear you say that you don't perform.
00:42:48I actually don't really do anything like this.
00:42:51My heart's beating really fast.
00:42:53You seemed very comfortable just telling a story.
00:42:57Nobody was breathing when you were singing,
00:42:59then just kind of hanging on every word with you.
00:43:02So well done.
00:43:04Yeah, you're so raw and unpolished.
00:43:08I wasn't expecting you to be able to really hold our attention like that.
00:43:12I mean, you didn't hit a bad note.
00:43:13You held the guitar together really, really well.
00:43:16And you delivered that song in your own way.
00:43:21When you walked out, Bella, the first thing I said was very cool vibe.
00:43:26Thanks.
00:43:27And when you finished singing, Bella, I said very cool vibe.
00:43:32Idol Universe has been waiting on you.
00:43:35Thank you so much.
00:43:35You are scholarship material, my dear.
00:43:38And all I can say is you can hold that one time around.
00:43:41Let's see some more.
00:43:42It's a yes for me this week.
00:43:44I too would like to hear more of Bella.
00:43:47So it is a big old yes for me.
00:43:49Bella, it's a hella yella.
00:43:54It's a yes.
00:43:55I love that.
00:43:57Congrats.
00:43:58Thank you so much.
00:43:59Welcome to Hollywood Week.
00:44:00I am pumped.
00:44:06Now for someone who doesn't do that, how'd you just do that?
00:44:09You know, I don't know.
00:44:10All right.
00:44:12This is completely and utterly outside of my comfort zone.
00:44:16She just laid back and put that out there.
00:44:19I love that.
00:44:20I'm sure it will get even harder, but I feel a little bit more like I can do this.
00:44:24Like this is an actual possibility for me.
00:44:27She was great.
00:44:36Let's do this.
00:44:37All gas.
00:44:38No brakes.
00:44:39All gas.
00:44:40No brakes.
00:44:41All gas.
00:44:42No brakes.
00:44:44All gas.
00:44:45No brakes.
00:44:45Woo!
00:44:46Shoulders back.
00:44:47Head up.
00:44:47Squeeze your butt and smile.
00:44:49Family pose in the mirror.
00:44:50One, two, three.
00:44:52Prime time.
00:44:54How are you going to react if you get a boat ticket?
00:44:56I'll lose my mind.
00:44:57I'm a jumper drawer.
00:44:58Probably do a toe touch.
00:44:59Probably pick my mom up or something.
00:45:01I like your enthusiasm, your energy.
00:45:03You always had that?
00:45:04Yes, sir.
00:45:05I try my best, you know?
00:45:06Look up life with optimism, you know what I mean?
00:45:08Good.
00:45:08Yes.
00:45:09If you're having a bad day, here's your guy.
00:45:11Yeah.
00:45:11Right here.
00:45:12Seeing Ryan Seacrest.
00:45:13I've heard your voice and seen your face through TV and now you're like right in front
00:45:16of me.
00:45:16I'm so excited.
00:45:18Today's the day to show whether, you know, you got it or you don't got it.
00:45:22Hello.
00:45:23Hey, Nell.
00:45:24Hi, hi.
00:45:25How are you?
00:45:26Nice to meet you.
00:45:27Me too.
00:45:27Like the look.
00:45:28Yeah.
00:45:29Thank you very much.
00:45:30Tell us about yourself.
00:45:31Well, hi, I'm Bartley.
00:45:33I'm 23 years old from Austin, Texas and I do music for a living.
00:45:37This is my full time job.
00:45:38I do three to four gigs, sometimes five a week on a really busy week.
00:45:42When did you start playing?
00:45:44I started playing guitar in second grade.
00:45:46I've been singing since I can remember my mom couldn't get me to be quiet.
00:45:49I need my hearing aid on.
00:45:53You won't in a minute because you know he's loud.
00:45:55My mom grew me up on Temptations, Lionel Richie, Sammy Davis Jr.
00:46:01It's so funny.
00:46:02I mean, I know Sammy's son.
00:46:04Oh really?
00:46:05And you could be the clone.
00:46:07That is crazy.
00:46:08Very cool.
00:46:09What are you going to do for us?
00:46:10Texas son, Leon Bridges.
00:46:11Okay, let's hear it.
00:46:20You say you like the wind blowing through your head.
00:46:25Come on, roll with me till the sun goes down.
00:46:32Texas son, say you want to hit the highway while the engine rolls.
00:46:40Come on, roll with me till the sun goes down.
00:46:48Texas son, caressing you from Fort Worth down to Amarillo.
00:46:57Come on, roll with me till the sun dips low.
00:47:05Texas son, when I'm far away, I'm far away.
00:47:10From home in the cold winds blow.
00:47:14Stuck somewhere with folks, I don't know.
00:47:17Cause you keep me nice and you keep me warm.
00:47:22Won't you come on over, baby?
00:47:24Can't wait to get back there again.
00:47:30Texas son.
00:47:35Very cool.
00:47:37I love your voice.
00:47:39Thank you so much.
00:47:40Song choice is going to be paramount.
00:47:43Cause I feel like you already are entertaining before you do anything.
00:47:47You know what I mean?
00:47:48And you're not trying too hard.
00:47:50It's not, it's not gimmicky or anything.
00:47:52It's like just a cool style.
00:47:54So I feel like when people see you.
00:47:56They're going to expect something interesting and cool.
00:47:58Yes.
00:47:59Right.
00:47:59And that's what we kind of like here at Idol.
00:48:02Somebody that isn't cookie cutter.
00:48:04You're kind of unique to your own thing.
00:48:06Thank you, sir.
00:48:08Soulful top end, man.
00:48:10Yes, sir.
00:48:10Soulful top end.
00:48:11If you can make the bottom end, the verse guy, the top end guy, that's the key.
00:48:16That's a voice up that is so on the money.
00:48:21Yes, sir.
00:48:21Thank you so much, y'all.
00:48:23That was like some of the best advice I could have had.
00:48:25You're at the University of Idol, man.
00:48:27This is the best advice we're going to ever give you.
00:48:29This is a great class.
00:48:31Carrie, what do you think?
00:48:31I would like to hear more.
00:48:34I'm a yes.
00:48:36Luke?
00:48:36Yes.
00:48:37What?
00:48:39It's a yes from me, man.
00:48:41Oh, my God.
00:48:41No way.
00:48:42You are going to Hollywood Week.
00:48:45Oh, my God.
00:48:46Come on, man.
00:48:47Thank you guys so much.
00:48:48It's so nice to meet you.
00:48:49Congratulations.
00:48:50It's so nice to meet you.
00:48:51I'm usually not one to be lost for words.
00:48:53But right now, I don't even know what to say.
00:48:57Here he comes with that golden ticket.
00:49:09He's funny.
00:49:10Yeah, I love his personality.
00:49:12Is there a name for that?
00:49:14What's that called?
00:49:15The cricket chicken wing.
00:49:16The cricket chicken wing.
00:49:17The cricket chicken wing.
00:49:18Okay.
00:49:18Pretty good at that.
00:49:20We would not get back up if we got down there.
00:49:22I think so.
00:49:23I'm Bartley.
00:49:24And I'm going to be your next American Idol.
00:49:27Yeah.
00:49:27That's it.
00:49:28Congratulations.
00:49:34Come to the end of the road.
00:49:40Wow.
00:49:41This room is so fun.
00:49:42This room is working it.
00:49:43Where do you sing mostly when you're not obviously here?
00:49:46In my living room.
00:49:48With an audience of?
00:49:49Just him.
00:49:51Just him.
00:49:51Yeah.
00:49:52To the end of the road.
00:49:57Still I can't let go.
00:50:03Here we go.
00:50:03You belong to me.
00:50:06You belong to me.
00:50:08I belong to you.
00:50:11Ah.
00:50:13Hi.
00:50:14How are you doing?
00:50:16I'm about to start crying.
00:50:17Don't do that.
00:50:18Is it good tears?
00:50:19Yeah.
00:50:20It's like nerves and tears and just being happy.
00:50:23I'm just thankful to be here.
00:50:24Boys and men just left so I'm telling you.
00:50:26Okay then.
00:50:27What's your name?
00:50:28Chloe Lauren.
00:50:29Chloe, where are you from?
00:50:30I'm from a very small town called Warrenville, South Carolina.
00:50:35Yeah.
00:50:36What do you do there?
00:50:37I want to stay at home all.
00:50:38Great.
00:50:39That's good.
00:50:39Why are you so emotional?
00:50:41Because I'm so lucky.
00:50:43I didn't think I'd ever get to be somewhere like this.
00:50:45Aww.
00:50:46So sweet.
00:50:47Who came with you today?
00:50:49I have my mom, my dad, my husband, and my two year old.
00:50:55Wow.
00:50:55I saw the mountains and they soared me.
00:51:00I actually started singing when I was probably about four.
00:51:04I've always had the dream of being a singer.
00:51:06I swam the river and...
00:51:08And then, you know, I met my husband and we had a baby and with motherhood.
00:51:14Yeah, I just stopped singing.
00:51:17Back to the mother that I belong.
00:51:20And my husband would look at me and be like, why don't you sing again?
00:51:24Like, why don't you do something for yourself?
00:51:26This is day one of me posting myself singing.
00:51:30I decided to start singing again and it led me to here.
00:51:35So...
00:51:37You ready?
00:51:39Ready to go.
00:51:40Sweet.
00:51:41It's kind of empowering to me.
00:51:43So I'm just, I'm really lucky.
00:51:46Well, we're going to give you some news right now.
00:51:48Okay.
00:51:49We're going to invite you to sing for Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie.
00:51:53Congratulations.
00:51:59Now, I feel like it's my time to find me again.
00:52:04And give myself a chance.
00:52:07So, I'm really thankful to be here.
00:52:09It's a blessing.
00:52:10I've never performed in front of people before ever in my life.
00:52:13Wow.
00:52:15You know you're going to have to pull it together to sing us a song.
00:52:19Yeah.
00:52:20Okay.
00:52:20I know, I know.
00:52:21Okay.
00:52:22What are you going to sing for us now?
00:52:24I'm going to sing Maybe by Sienna Spyro.
00:52:27Uh-huh.
00:52:27Very good.
00:52:28All right.
00:52:30All right.
00:52:31Here we go.
00:52:38All I wanted was to be a hostage for you to tie me up and never let me leave.
00:52:50If we're honest, it took the longest time for you to even notice I was here.
00:53:01You said you'd take me places, then you kept me waiting.
00:53:07How the hell could I be so wrong?
00:53:11But now I'm feeling dated.
00:53:15I thought I was your favorite.
00:53:19I believed in you for so long.
00:53:23Maybe this time you hurt like I do.
00:53:28You won't get no sympathy cause I got none from you.
00:53:34Couldn't make up your mind.
00:53:37Mine's not confused.
00:53:40Nothing left in me that wants to leave a space for you.
00:53:46Cause I'm not yours.
00:53:48Cause it's not the same as it was before.
00:53:55Don't fantasize when you picture me.
00:53:58When you close your eyes and I'm in your dreams.
00:54:01Don't matter to hurt, don't matter to me.
00:54:04Think I care, I know.
00:54:06Maybe this time you hurt like I do.
00:54:10You won't get no sympathy cause I got none from you.
00:54:16Couldn't make up your mind.
00:54:20Mine's not confused.
00:54:23Nothing left in me that wants to leave a space for you.
00:54:27So maybe this time, maybe this time, maybe this time.
00:54:36You'll feel like I do.
00:54:39It don't feel so good.
00:54:44When it's your turning blue.
00:54:55Oh, yeah.
00:54:56He's standing.
00:54:57Oh, yeah.
00:54:58Hey.
00:54:59I have a lot of emotions today.
00:55:01So I was fighting through that one.
00:55:02Yeah.
00:55:03It's hard to find people with unique, unique sounds and unique qualities.
00:55:09You've got something amazing to work with.
00:55:11And if I can just hold you in place.
00:55:14I'm game.
00:55:15You know what I'm saying?
00:55:16Don't look over your shoulder.
00:55:18Just look in front of you.
00:55:19Yeah.
00:55:20Okay?
00:55:20The possibilities of you going forward in your life could be amazing.
00:55:25Okay.
00:55:26You have a really special voice.
00:55:28A lot of times when we get voices with that kind of texture, they can't hit the high notes
00:55:33like you did.
00:55:34Oh, thank you.
00:55:35When we give you confidence, cause we can sense that it's not all there.
00:55:40I mean, I really think you can hit notes bigger than you are hitting.
00:55:45Okay.
00:55:45I can't when I'm in my living room.
00:55:47Just get ready to go for it.
00:55:50Okay.
00:55:51Go for it all.
00:55:53Yeah.
00:55:54I'm a yes.
00:55:55Okay.
00:55:56I am an excited over the moon.
00:55:59Yes.
00:56:02I too am excited and it's a yes.
00:56:08Okay.
00:56:09I'm going to go in there and ride around a little bit.
00:56:10I'm going to check out the track inside.
00:56:13I'm feeling all the feelings right now.
00:56:16Just people like me don't get to come to places like this.
00:56:19So it feels, it feels emotional.
00:56:22Hi cutie.
00:56:23Hi.
00:56:23There you go.
00:56:24Where you going bud?
00:56:24He's on and he's off.
00:56:26He's like, I don't need you people.
00:56:31I see smiles and a ticket.
00:56:37It feels kind of surreal to me right now to be able to chase this dream.
00:56:43Yeah.
00:56:43So we're here though.
00:56:46So I'm excited and I'm thankful.
00:56:47Mom's got her ticket.
00:56:49Mom's got her ticket.
00:56:51You see it?
00:56:52He's like, no.
00:56:59Welcome.
00:57:00Welcome to American Idol.
00:57:01Gearing up for Idol auditions is no easy feat.
00:57:05You got to stay in the zone.
00:57:07You ready?
00:57:08Yeah, I'm ready.
00:57:09Prepare your mind, body,
00:57:14and voice.
00:57:17It's important to stay hydrated
00:57:18so you're ready to hit center stage.
00:57:21Okay, let's go.
00:57:23See you later.
00:57:31Well, people are tired to tell me,
00:57:34just do what you wanna do.
00:57:36But I try to allow my mom's advice
00:57:38and that's always got me through.
00:57:40And I fall in short of glory
00:57:42at least a time or two.
00:57:45Temptation all around me
00:57:47and I'm reaching out for you.
00:57:49I'm gonna fall
00:57:52down on my knees
00:57:57and thank the Lord
00:58:01to bring every peace
00:58:03to bring every peace
00:58:06to balance my hands
00:58:09in his company.
00:58:12Ho, ho, ho.
00:58:14You know I am grateful
00:58:18for what he has of me.
00:58:21All while getting choked.
00:58:23I praise the Lord.
00:58:27I praise the Lord.
00:58:28Do you know how far it is
00:58:28to that audition?
00:58:29No.
00:58:30I like the effort though.
00:58:31No.
00:58:31I don't want to interrupt.
00:58:33You can hear a voice?
00:58:34I think I hear a voice.
00:58:35He's really loud.
00:58:37Well, well, well.
00:58:38I praise the Lord.
00:58:46I'm here for God
00:58:47All right.
00:58:52Thank you so much.
00:58:54That'll get you woke up.
00:58:56I love your energy.
00:58:58Well, thank you so much.
00:58:59Where'd that come from?
00:58:59I'm just so glad to be here.
00:59:01I love to sing 50s rock and roll.
00:59:03I love to lead worship at my church.
00:59:05And I love to do taekwondo.
00:59:07Awesome.
00:59:08I'm not sure you're there all the way vocally.
00:59:11But man, you hooked the heck out of me.
00:59:14The moves on guitar is really, really great.
00:59:17I wouldn't tell you to change a thing.
00:59:20Thank you so much.
00:59:21Your stage presence is electrifying.
00:59:24But I don't want you to be a gimmick.
00:59:25Take your vocals and your performances really serious.
00:59:29Yes, sir.
00:59:30It's a yes.
00:59:31It's a yes for me.
00:59:32Jason, you are on the right path.
00:59:35Work on the softer side of your voice a little bit.
00:59:40But I will give you a yes.
00:59:41I'm a yes.
00:59:42I'm on the train.
00:59:44Wow.
00:59:45Oh, my God.
00:59:46Wow.
00:59:48Wow.
00:59:49With the guitar.
00:59:50Oh, that was right in your face.
00:59:51Thank you so much.
00:59:53Thank you so much.
00:59:55Actually, do you like me to teach you some taekwondo?
00:59:57My son takes taekwondo, so I've sat through many a class.
01:00:01Who wants to choke me?
01:00:02I do.
01:00:05All right.
01:00:05So we can do a kick.
01:00:07I don't need to pull a testicle.
01:00:09Don't worry.
01:00:09You're not.
01:00:10You're just going to go up.
01:00:12Yeah.
01:00:14Just like that.
01:00:15There you go.
01:00:16I finally found something I'm a natural at.
01:00:18Oh, man.
01:00:24Oh, God.
01:00:26Oh, God.
01:00:27Oh, God.
01:00:28Oh, God.
01:00:30Oh.
01:00:32Hell of a fight.
01:00:34He's the character.
01:00:35Yeah.
01:00:35You hooked them in, huh?
01:00:36Yes, sir.
01:00:37Congratulations.
01:00:38I'm going to Hollywood, Winnie.
01:00:51my name is abayami lewis i'm 15 years old i'm actually haitian so shout out to my caribbean
01:00:56people out there come on give me a high five you got this i got it my grandmother has always
01:01:05been
01:01:05telling me ever since i was there like i have to see you on that tv like with her haitian
01:01:10little
01:01:10accent and everything the place that i was dreaming for waiting for that moment and here you are
01:01:23the woman in my family are a big inspiration they're very powerful they are very strong
01:01:28they inspire me and motivate me to continue being who i am i'm reading down here what is
01:01:35this award-winning poet i like to write a lot with what in ninth grade my mother signed me up
01:01:42for
01:01:43poetry competition and do those poems translate into songs often yes definitely what do you plan
01:01:48to sing for the judges i plan to sing black news by kirby i chose that song because it's a
01:01:53song of
01:01:54empowerment for black women that's where i truly connect
01:02:02black leaves in the mississippi river
01:02:08black leaves in the mississippi fire
01:02:15black leaves in mississippi land and we got got anchors we got sons and daughters we got
01:02:29grits and glory we got mama's story we got straight like powers we got hope and power
01:02:49god made woman with an iron hand raised her up from heaven's land with straight like towers we got hope
01:03:01and power
01:03:03god made woman with an iron hand raised her up from heaven's land god made woman with an iron hand
01:03:13woman with an iron hand raised her up in heaven's bed
01:03:20black
01:03:25leaf
01:03:32thank you
01:03:3315 going on 72. once you open your mouth everybody goes okay what's happening you have
01:03:42some abilities far beyond your age and i'd like to give you my check thank you
01:03:49you have the ability to captivate and milk moments just a ton of potential here thank you
01:03:59your artistic approach at all of it i see a universe of potential for you it's gonna be fun to
01:04:06watch thank
01:04:07you i can vote with a very proud yes yes oh my god it's a yes for me
01:04:16yes thank you
01:04:22i put this on my wall
01:04:28there it is
01:04:29i don't want to
01:04:33i don't even know
01:04:34that's what she does
01:04:36she's special she is special she's got that confidence i'm going to hollywood
01:04:49the thing i love about american idol is its ability to take everyday people
01:04:55and give them the chance to really chase their dreams you guys are real real i've dreamt this
01:05:02since i was a kid i knew i was performer ever since long ago oh my goodness where's your mother
01:05:10i'm only 14 but you know how's it going we know you're from the country oh i am i am
01:05:16i feel like i'm listening to the same person talk right now what you do ain't it oh my god
01:05:22that's what you do ain't it let me see this what's his name right i'm also an ideal super fan
01:05:32who's
01:05:32your favorite idol other than here adam lambert oh yeah my dad actually had to explain to me that
01:05:39i wasn't going to marry him because adam lambert likes boys so uh then i became an ally
01:05:46well what are you going to sing for us today i'm singing in the stars by benson boom
01:05:50he was amazing on the show and now he's like so big i mean hoping that could be me
01:05:57now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far and here i am alone between the heavens
01:06:07and the
01:06:08no place for hiding baby no place to run
01:06:17you pull the trigger
01:06:19love god
01:06:26love god
01:06:29love god
01:06:29love god
01:06:30so don't get paid for lord
01:06:35hot damn
01:06:36there's a fire burning in the back 40 and still finding out who the heck i
01:06:42love god
01:06:43and i'm so tired of wasting it away
01:06:48i'm gonna find the time to realize i'm in deep on a better day
01:06:54all right jackson the moment of truth the part i see on tv here's the deal
01:07:00i'm nervous you're gonna be great one day but it's just a it's just a little bit away
01:07:10i said i needed more time i must tell you this is the part i i don't like you are
01:07:15definitely a
01:07:16performer but i don't think it's ready yet it's going to be a no for me this trip
01:07:20i was really begging on but it's okay
01:07:25i'll be okay
01:07:31it's not no as the end so our job is to kind of nudge them up to inspire them to
01:07:36come back and see
01:07:37us you have all the potential in the world in the stars i will think about you probably for the
01:07:45rest of
01:07:46my life it is just a not at 14. i'm a no for right now i'm going to be a
01:07:53no for right now but
01:07:54just don't take it as a no just as a deposit on your future okay
01:08:00okay baby
01:08:05it was just like kind of hard to hear but don't let any no's get in your way you can
01:08:11always come back
01:08:12and redeem yourself until next time you did good peanut i think if she's that good she'll be back
01:08:25how's it feel to be back i feel good
01:08:27how are you guys we know you nice to meet you i'm mary jo young i'm 24 years old and
01:08:37i was on
01:08:37season 19 of american idol i'm excited to be back all right yeah i'm excited the first time i
01:08:43auditioned for american idol that was my first time sitting in front of anyone including my mom
01:08:48and i was so scared welcome back thank you how are you i'm great i will never forget your performance
01:08:54events with benson boone yeah and me forgetting all the lyrics standing right next when it came to an
01:09:11end it was a good kick the baby bird out of its nest because i needed to go and grow
01:09:17what you say of me
01:09:23i remember loving your voice so you made it to top 24 24. i feel like a new person
01:09:30i've been touring i've opened for alex warren jake jesse murph i think my confidence has definitely
01:09:38grown too yes you're gonna get knocked down you might get knocked out don't take it personal
01:09:43and just come back in the ring that's what it's all about i wanted to come back to american idol
01:09:48because i learned the most from being on the show than i have on any tour
01:10:00you know you broke my heart in two you know exactly what you did to me i've had it up
01:10:10to here with you
01:10:13oh i don't wanna be at your pity party cause you've been running around running your mouth just like a
01:10:21track star
01:10:22telling all of your friends that it's been so hard when you're the one who said you were done said
01:10:29you
01:10:30fell out of love boy you must think that i'm dumb dumb you can call me a psycho you can
01:10:38call me a liar
01:10:39you can call me an arsonist i should set you on fire you can call me a mess and say
01:10:47what you like you can call me whatever you want
01:10:50don't call me tonight don't call me with a sad boy yes don't wanna hear the same soft story same
01:11:00soft story
01:11:02don't call me with a sad boy yeah you can call me with a sad boy yeah you can call
01:11:04me a psycho you can call me a liar
01:11:06you can call me an arsonist i should set you on fire you can call me a mess and say
01:11:14what you like
01:11:15you can call me whatever you want don't call me tonight no don't call me tonight
01:11:22don't call me don't call me don't call me don't call me don't call
01:11:45I like the song a lot and your your voice. It's got a different kind of tone to it
01:11:51But it's got some power under it when you start going for the higher stuff
01:11:55Thank you. A lot of personality in you and voice as well. I tell people who are trying to get
01:12:01in the business
01:12:02You know, it ain't about singing. It's about surviving. Oh
01:12:05If you can get through that, that's the key. I think you're doing quite well at surviving yours. Sounds great
01:12:11Thank you. Life's been getting you a little bit, but that's gonna happen in the music business
01:12:17But you know, there is a different air of confidence to you. That's
01:12:20Totally new and we're glad you came back around and I'm glad to see your face again because I was
01:12:26a real big fan of yours
01:12:27Thank you. Cool. Oh, I'm happy to see your guys' face. Well, let's vote. Lana
01:12:32What you think about Mary Jo 2.0? I'll put it like this. It's yes again for another time around
01:12:39For me, this is my first yes to you. Oh my gosh
01:12:44Another yes for me
01:12:46Thank you guys
01:12:47You're going through the Hollywood week
01:12:49Congratulations
01:12:50Hollywood week that way
01:12:51I got something
01:12:56I'm going into Hollywood week way differently. I'm much more prepared
01:13:01This one ticket shows me that it's always good to get back up and try again
01:13:06And I'm really proud of myself for it
01:13:13Well, I don't know about you guys, but I think we're heading down the right road of a great season
01:13:19I think we're on to something
01:13:22Music sends you down different paths and you gotta take the road it takes you down
01:13:27I don't know what we've just tapped into but
01:13:312026 feels good to me
01:13:32I think we cover a lot of ground
01:13:36Stylistically, but there's a lot of different voices
01:13:39We got one more to go, but I'm so happy for
01:13:44Our blessings impressive time for the audition you've been waiting for let's do it. Let's go
01:13:49Okay, buddy. I appreciate you closing us out Luke
01:13:53All right looky bring it home dang. This is so sick
01:13:59This is crazy, so you're the last
01:14:03That's crazy you guys look majestic majestic. Yeah, well, thanks your hair is majestic
01:14:11It's a lot going on, but I don't know if we've seen better hair, right?
01:14:15All right, tell us who you are and where you're from. Yeah, my name is Chris Tungset. I'm 27 years
01:14:20old and I'm from Fergus Falls, Minnesota
01:14:22And what do you do up in Minnesota for work right now?
01:14:25I've been roofing houses quick as work in a small town is usually construction
01:14:29So tell me a little bit about you know why he's here and what this audition means to Chris
01:14:33Yeah, I mean music's always been a part of our family
01:14:37We've grew up watching American Idol and he's really turned to music
01:14:42Kind of as his way of getting his feelings off his chest
01:14:46Tell us about growing up your home life. Yeah, I just feel so fortunate
01:14:51Like I'm so blessed. I've been given the greatest family in the world
01:14:59Hmm yeah
01:15:07Except that it's perfect
01:15:10Growing up in Minnesota is the best like my childhood is so fun and so simple
01:15:15My dad he studied opera and he was an opera singer and then became a pastor and a worship leader
01:15:20and my mom was a pianist
01:15:22My siblings we'd sing every holiday at church
01:15:27Everything that we did was
01:15:30Like together
01:15:34But it started to take a turn when I was 10 years old my mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
01:15:40Hi, it was pretty aggressive. How are you? I'm good now
01:15:45Right away my mom was in and out of the hospital. She was four hours away
01:15:51My dad would be traveling back and forth trying to take care of her family. He was gravity to us
01:15:56He's the strongest person I've ever met
01:15:59He was my best friend. He was my
01:16:02Kind of my foundation the person I turned to for advice
01:16:0612 years after my mom's diagnosis. My dad was diagnosed with leukemia
01:16:15Yeah, that was the worst thing I've ever heard in my life
01:16:20Like superman is no longer superman, you know
01:16:26My siblings moved home to help me take care of them
01:16:29I mean all of us put life on hold, but there was nothing else that we would have done like
01:16:33that
01:16:34It was honestly the biggest gift for us to be close to them
01:16:41So I'm gonna be singing lonely road that I wrote for dad love that
01:16:46I mean everyone says how much you look like dad and how much you resemble dad now, especially with him
01:16:53being gone
01:16:54His legacy is now living through you
01:16:57Through your singing
01:17:02Pops
01:17:04I wish you were part of this
01:17:06I wish you were here to
01:17:10See this thing go through but i'm just gonna be me and
01:17:16I hope they see you through me
01:17:25I hit the lonely road again
01:17:28I hit the lonely road again
01:17:32I know i missed my turn
01:17:38I'm not the only one that's traveling
01:17:43But i know that i'm far from home
01:17:50I guess i had to learn the hard way
01:17:56I know that you did too
01:18:01How come no one has directions
01:18:06When we've all been down that same route too
01:18:14I still have a million questions
01:18:19Only you got answers too
01:18:25I don't really think that i will care for them
01:18:30When i'm up in heaven with you
01:18:36Press on
01:18:42Hold on
01:18:44We're gonna make it through
01:18:48Hold on
01:18:56I'm holding on to you
01:19:19I love everything about you
01:19:23I love your presence
01:19:25I love how open you are
01:19:28In the way you
01:19:29Talk communicate
01:19:31And the way you sing communicate
01:19:33You have an incredible voice
01:19:35It's powerful and it's beautiful
01:19:37It's masculine and it's soft
01:19:40At the same time
01:19:42You kind of have all the things
01:19:45Just very impressive
01:19:46The gift that you have to work with
01:19:49And the way that you work with it
01:19:50Thank you
01:19:51Part of your singing
01:19:52Is going to be the things you say
01:19:55In between each song
01:19:56Yeah
01:19:56You have a ministry
01:19:58A real strong connection to people
01:20:01Thank you
01:20:02I was so touched by the fact
01:20:04You said I'm blessed, I'm grateful
01:20:06There was a point in my life
01:20:08Where I thought
01:20:09My dad's dying
01:20:11And my life's falling apart
01:20:13There was a little aide
01:20:14Over in the corner
01:20:15Of the hospital
01:20:16And I was talking to my dad
01:20:18He was in and out of a coma
01:20:20He said, you're very lucky
01:20:22And I looked at him and said
01:20:24What are you talking about?
01:20:25I said, he's in a coma
01:20:27And he said
01:20:27I was just thinking
01:20:28I wish I had a dad
01:20:29To love as much as you have
01:20:31Yeah
01:20:32It's a gift to hurt so much
01:20:34You know
01:20:34Because it means that
01:20:35Something was important there
01:20:36So
01:20:36Your ministry is right in place, man
01:20:39Thank you
01:20:40The timing of all this
01:20:42Is the timing of it
01:20:43Right, exactly
01:20:44We're not in control of it
01:20:45I had setbacks in my life
01:20:48That put my music career on hold
01:20:50And I matured and grew up
01:20:52During those years
01:20:53Yeah
01:20:54It's really perfect to me
01:20:56What you're doing
01:20:56I've been in the room
01:20:57With Chris Stapleton
01:20:58A lot of times
01:20:59You've got those little vibes going on
01:21:01You've got that ability
01:21:02To whisper with soul
01:21:04And turn it up
01:21:06You've just got a lot of stuff going on
01:21:07And don't be afraid to turn them loose
01:21:09Yes, sir
01:21:10Because we're going to be there
01:21:12Every step of the way
01:21:13Encouraging you
01:21:15Thank you, Luke
01:21:16Lionel, what is your vote?
01:21:18Yes
01:21:19Appreciate you
01:21:20Absolutely
01:21:21Yes
01:21:22Thank you
01:21:23Thank you
01:21:24I think you're going to go really high
01:21:25In this competition
01:21:27It's a yes
01:21:28See you
01:21:29All the way
01:21:31From Minnesota
01:21:32Come on
01:21:33Oh my God
01:21:38It's so good
01:21:39Thank you
01:21:40That was amazing
01:21:41I love you guys
01:21:42I'm so proud of you
01:21:44For us to be able to get to do this with you
01:21:46It's a memory I'll cherish forever
01:21:49Thank you
01:21:50Great job
01:21:51Thank you so much
01:21:52Thanks for being here with us
01:21:53And trusting us
01:21:54Of course
01:21:55You smell good, too
01:21:56I know my dad would be so happy
01:21:58And I know he'd be
01:22:00The first person cheering me on
01:22:03As soon as I walked out that door
01:22:04Well, there you go
01:22:07Congratulations, buddy
01:22:09Congratulations, Chris
01:22:11Yeah
01:22:11You said your dad's laughing looking down at this
01:22:13Oh
01:22:14Oh, yeah
01:22:14100%
01:22:15Very special
01:22:16Yeah, yeah
01:22:18There's a sign he's with you right there
01:22:19Yeah
01:22:20Yeah
01:22:20Congratulations
01:22:22He's a teddy bear
01:22:23He is really sweet
01:22:24He's holding back
01:22:25He is holding back
01:22:26Yes, he is
01:22:26He's got some stuff and stuff in there
01:22:28But not the gruffy stuff
01:22:30Right
01:22:30It's like his own brand of soul
01:22:32He's walking through a fire
01:22:36He's learned how to live
01:22:39Hey
01:22:39Hey, mama, guess what?
01:22:42What?
01:22:43I'm going to Hollywood week
01:22:47I got a golden ticket
01:22:54I love you, mama
01:22:58I love you, mama
01:23:04Oh, I'm so proud of you
01:23:06Thank you, mama
01:23:07I did this for you
01:23:08And I did this for pops
01:23:09Oh
01:23:10Oh
01:23:12And you are awesome
01:23:13And I love you so much
01:23:15I love you so much, mama
01:23:27Buckle up, y'all
01:23:28Cause next Monday, Hollywood week begins
01:23:31It's showtime
01:23:34They'll have one song, one shot
01:23:36To leave it all on the stage
01:23:38It's not for the faint of heart
01:23:40You either have it or you don't
01:23:42It makes my belly hurt
01:23:44I feel like I'm going to throw up
01:23:45And it's sink or swim
01:23:49Epic performances
01:23:50You have this go attack mentality
01:23:53You are a star
01:23:55The way you just sung to the whole audience
01:23:58Really warmed my heart
01:23:59Thank you so much
01:24:00It's for you, baby
01:24:01I love you
01:24:02With the biggest cut in idol history
01:24:05I'm not sure that was the right song
01:24:07Bring it on
01:24:09Bring it on
01:24:09I love it
01:24:10Your booze are feeding me
01:24:12I have no idea what just happened out there
01:24:14Look at them
01:24:16Sorry
01:24:18Only 30 will survive
01:24:20It's so hard having to cut this many, y'all
01:24:23Oh, Lord have mercy
01:24:25I just wanted to come and sit and listen to people
01:24:27But you're the butcher now
01:24:28I really hope I did enough to make it
01:24:32Oh, sorry
01:24:33And this year
01:24:34Hollywood Week looks a little different
01:24:38Because the biggest week of their lives
01:24:40Is happening in the biggest music town in the world
01:24:44Music City, you ready to rock?
01:24:47This is Hollywood Week Music City Takeover
01:24:53I can't answer it
01:24:55I'm sorry
01:24:56I can't answer it
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