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American Idol - Season 24 - Episode 08: Top 20 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii (1)
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00:00:00Let's make tonight the weekend.
00:00:02I don't want to wait.
00:00:04I don't want to wait.
00:00:05Thank you all very much.
00:00:07Appreciate that.
00:00:08Welcome to Alani, a Disney resort and spa in Kowalina, Hawaii.
00:00:12We have got an amazing show for you tonight.
00:00:15But first, say hello to our judges.
00:00:18It is the one and only Lionel Richie.
00:00:23Here is Carrie Underwood.
00:00:28Our superstar guest judge and mentor, Kiki Palmer.
00:00:36And you've got to keep it going.
00:00:39Make some noise for Luke Bryan.
00:00:42I'm not just in a big day.
00:00:44Baby, I'm just a one away.
00:00:48Luke Bryan.
00:00:50Luke.
00:00:51Luke.
00:00:53Luke.
00:00:54Luke.
00:00:55My apologies.
00:00:56Just give me one moment, everyone.
00:00:57I'm so sorry we just met and I already have to do this.
00:01:00It's a bit embarrassing.
00:01:14Ryan, what's up, buddy?
00:01:16Dude, where are you?
00:01:17I'm on the lazy river.
00:01:20It's amazing.
00:01:21We just started this show, Luke.
00:01:23The show started.
00:01:24Oh, my God.
00:01:26I'm late.
00:01:27Oh, shoot.
00:01:28I'm late.
00:01:34I'm late.
00:01:35Oh, come on.
00:01:36Oh, my God.
00:01:37I'm sorry, everyone.
00:01:39I'm on my way.
00:01:40How did you miss the crew call, Luke?
00:01:42Somebody gave me the wrong time.
00:01:45Hold on.
00:01:46Are you standing in front of the Dole Whip stand?
00:01:49Do I see Dole Whips?
00:01:51That sounds delicious.
00:01:52You guys all in?
00:01:53Yeah.
00:01:54Luke looks like about 13 we need.
00:01:5713 Dole Whips.
00:01:58Hang on.
00:01:59Anybody else want some?
00:02:03Sorry.
00:02:04Get ready.
00:02:06I'm coming in cold.
00:02:14You won't fly.
00:02:18Well, the gang is all here, so we can do it.
00:02:22This is American Idol.
00:02:31Let me tell you, last week, we revealed your top 20
00:02:34during our first-ever Ohana round.
00:02:36And tonight, we've got another music-filled extravaganza
00:02:39lined up for you with knockout performances
00:02:41from 10 of your finalists.
00:02:46Idol Alamium Congi and Thunderstorm Artis
00:02:49return home to Oroo.
00:02:51They are joining Clos is on the stage.
00:02:54We're doubling up on mentors with Grammy-winning
00:02:57country mega superstar Brad Paisley.
00:03:00And Emmy-winning actress and singer Kiki Palmer
00:03:04guiding the hopefuls.
00:03:07And bonus, Kiki's also joining the panel with your judges.
00:03:13Tonight, America, your vote kicks off,
00:03:15and we've got huge game-changing news
00:03:17about how you'll be voting all season long.
00:03:19We're saying goodbye to the American Idol app.
00:03:22But we're saying hello to more ways to vote than ever before.
00:03:25Along with text and online voting, for the first time in Idol history,
00:03:29you can vote on social media.
00:03:32Just head to at American Idol on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
00:03:36Find our pinned official voting post.
00:03:38And by commenting with the first name of the hopeful you're rooting for,
00:03:42you can write one name per comment, which equals one vote.
00:03:45Pretty easy, right?
00:03:47Remember, you can vote up to 10 times per hopeful per platform and voting method.
00:03:52That's 50 total votes for your favorites.
00:03:54So go big, go all in, max them out,
00:03:57and take a look at the talented voices from across the nation who you're voting on tonight.
00:04:02They are ready for you.
00:04:07First up, it's the pride of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Micaiah.
00:04:17Hi.
00:04:18Hi. How are you?
00:04:19Nice to meet you, guys. Nice meeting you, too.
00:04:21Nice to meet you.
00:04:21Kiki Palmer, like, out of all people, Kiki Palmer.
00:04:25That's who I'm mentoring with.
00:04:27That is, like, insane.
00:04:28That is crazy.
00:04:29I love her.
00:04:30She won Entertainer of the Year, you know, 2025 NAACP Image Award.
00:04:34How are you feeling being here?
00:04:35I'm feeling great.
00:04:35I feel amazing.
00:04:37First time in Hawaii?
00:04:38Yes, very first time.
00:04:40Fabulous.
00:04:40I remember growing up, we were struggling at a point in time,
00:04:43and I never thought that I would be on this journey and to be where I am today.
00:04:48Man, it feels so good being out here.
00:04:51The sun, the beach.
00:04:53I feel like I'm living a life.
00:04:54The experience, I'm grateful for it all.
00:04:58What are you going to be singing today?
00:04:59Today, I'm going to be singing Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande.
00:05:02I can't wait to hear what you got.
00:05:04Okay, let's do it.
00:05:04Let's do it. Let's do it.
00:05:05She got her body like an hourglass, but I can give it to you all the time.
00:05:10You didn't miss a note. She didn't miss a note.
00:05:12She didn't miss a note.
00:05:13That was incredible.
00:05:15I'm for it.
00:05:16If I were to say anything, it's just another little element
00:05:18you could sprinkle on is talking to the audience.
00:05:20As that in vamp out comes in, just being like, sing it with me,
00:05:23or whatever, you know, give you a little moment.
00:05:25Wait a minute to you.
00:05:27Come on.
00:05:28V to the A to the E to the G.
00:05:31Her ease on stage and this innate star quality.
00:05:34Charisma.
00:05:35Yeah.
00:05:35After that, she'll, if she tries that, it'll work.
00:05:40Don't change a thing, I think.
00:05:41I'm not.
00:05:42Yeah.
00:05:46She got her body like an hourglass,
00:05:49but I can give it to you all the time.
00:05:53She got her body like a Cadillac,
00:05:56but I can see you into overdrive.
00:05:58I can give it to you all the time.
00:05:59You've been waiting for that.
00:06:02Come on.
00:06:03Come on.
00:06:04Split your back.
00:06:06See, anybody could be bad to you.
00:06:08You need a cooler girl to blow your mind.
00:06:12Bang, bang.
00:06:13Get to the room.
00:06:14I know you want it.
00:06:15Bang, bang.
00:06:16Call over you.
00:06:18I know you want it.
00:06:19Wait a minute.
00:06:20Let me play music.
00:06:22Wait a minute to you.
00:06:24Hey.
00:06:25Bang, bang.
00:06:26There goes your heart.
00:06:27I know you want it.
00:06:28Bang, bang.
00:06:29Get on my car.
00:06:30I love you, honey.
00:06:32Wait a minute.
00:06:33Let me take you there.
00:06:35Hey.
00:06:35Wait a minute to you.
00:06:37Hey.
00:06:38She might have let you hold her head just through,
00:06:40but I'ma show you how to graduate.
00:06:43Come on.
00:06:44No, I don't need to hear you talk to talk.
00:06:47Just come and show me what your mama gave.
00:06:51You got up there dreaming.
00:06:53Hold on.
00:06:54But don't say a thing.
00:06:57See anybody could be bad to you.
00:07:00You need a good girl to blow your mind.
00:07:04Oh, I know you want it.
00:07:07Hey.
00:07:08Hey.
00:07:09I know you have it.
00:07:10Wait a minute.
00:07:11Let me take you there.
00:07:13Wait a minute to you.
00:07:15Hey.
00:07:17Oh, I know you want it.
00:07:20Right.
00:07:21I'll call you in chamovign.
00:07:22I know you have it.
00:07:23Wait a minute.
00:07:24Let me take you, God.
00:07:26Wait a minute.
00:07:27To your lady.
00:07:28Hey.
00:07:29Me.
00:07:30To the i.
00:07:30To the end.
00:07:31Come on.
00:07:33Come on!
00:07:35See, anybody could be good to you.
00:07:38You need a big and a blow.
00:07:41You're my, yeah.
00:07:45Yeah.
00:07:47Yeah.
00:07:52There it is.
00:07:55It's a big finish.
00:07:57Hi, everyone.
00:07:59Great to see you in Hawaii.
00:08:00Aloha.
00:08:01Aloha.
00:08:01Got the Aloha spirit.
00:08:03Did she engage with you?
00:08:04I think she did.
00:08:05What?
00:08:07Well, judges, did you feel it as well?
00:08:09Let's start with you, Lionel.
00:08:10What do you think?
00:08:10Did we feel it?
00:08:12Did we feel it?
00:08:16That's how you start a show off.
00:08:17Come on.
00:08:18Come on.
00:08:18Come on.
00:08:19Come on.
00:08:19Come on.
00:08:21Talk about a crowd pleaser.
00:08:24Who?
00:08:24From the moment that you stepped out,
00:08:27you had the audience engaged.
00:08:29Now, in the first verse,
00:08:30did something happen real quick?
00:08:32Oh, maybe real, real quick.
00:08:34Your recovery?
00:08:37It was insane.
00:08:39It sounded like a quick moment,
00:08:39but then you breezed right through
00:08:41and kept the energy up high the whole time.
00:08:43It was incredible, girl.
00:08:48I mean, you understood the assignment.
00:08:50That's right.
00:08:51You were the first one up, and I mean,
00:08:53you came out and you delivered.
00:08:54I went back and I re-watched your audition,
00:08:56and, like, you just have notes on notes on notes on notes,
00:08:59and here you got to show us that you not only can sing,
00:09:03but you are a performer.
00:09:05That's right.
00:09:09You ain't in Arkansas no more.
00:09:11Oh, come on.
00:09:12I mean, your outfit's great.
00:09:14Your whole presentation and the energy was just through the roof,
00:09:17and just watching the crowd react is what it's all about.
00:09:25Starting us off up-tempo.
00:09:26Micaiah needs your votes to move on in the competition.
00:09:28You can vote for her online via text or, for the first time ever,
00:09:32by commenting Micaiah's name on our official American Idol voting post
00:09:36on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
00:09:38Micaiah, everyone, thank you very much.
00:09:45All right.
00:09:45Lots to do coming up.
00:09:46Jake Thistle delivers some Huey Lewis and the news right here
00:09:50from Disney's Aulani Resort.
00:09:52More Idol, right?
00:10:02Back with you on Idol, where we love highlighting the great work
00:10:07being done by Make-A-Wish.
00:10:08I wanted to meet eight-year-old Harper Wright here, our superstar,
00:10:13who is bravely facing ongoing treatment for a brain tumor.
00:10:17She wished to visit us here at American Idol with her family
00:10:21here at Disney's Aulani Resort.
00:10:23You're a star.
00:10:24Are you having a good time?
00:10:26Yeah.
00:10:26Yeah.
00:10:27All right.
00:10:27Well, we love your energy.
00:10:28We love your spirit.
00:10:30Aloha to Harper, please.
00:10:31Aloha.
00:10:32Aloha.
00:10:34Give it to me.
00:10:35Good job.
00:10:37Disney's worked alongside our friends at Make-A-Wish for nearly 45 years
00:10:41and is proud to grant a Disney Wish every hour of every day.
00:10:45You can learn more at wish.org slash Disney.
00:10:48Now, here's how Brad Pais and Kiki Palmer took the reins
00:10:51with singer-songwriter Jake Thistle.
00:10:53You ready?
00:10:54Yeah.
00:10:58You've been performing since you were nine.
00:11:00Yeah.
00:11:00From nine to 15, I could play bars because I was young enough
00:11:03where nobody would ever think to serve me.
00:11:04I was the same way.
00:11:05I did bars from the time I was 10 until I left,
00:11:09and it actually scared me off alcohol for a long time.
00:11:12Yeah.
00:11:13We come from different parts of the country,
00:11:15and we play different styles of music,
00:11:16but we still have a lot of shared experiences,
00:11:18and so I had a great time talking to Brad about that.
00:11:20I'm singing The Power of Love by Huey Lewis.
00:11:22Oh, my God.
00:11:23So that's one of my favorite songs of all time.
00:11:25The power of love is a curious thing.
00:11:29Make a one man weep, make another man sing.
00:11:32You're a tremendous player.
00:11:34Yeah.
00:11:35That's so kind of you.
00:11:36That is so perfectly done.
00:11:39That's a power of love.
00:11:42Yes!
00:11:43That's a high song.
00:11:44I mean, Huey always sang higher than you think.
00:11:48There's something about that voice of his.
00:11:49But in your case, too, go for those high ones.
00:11:52Power!
00:11:52You feel the power!
00:11:54Jake makes it effortless,
00:11:55and, you know, sometimes you want to make it look hard.
00:11:58I had a record exec once tell me,
00:12:01make it look hard tonight,
00:12:02and so I played a solo that's not that hard,
00:12:05and I was just like, ah!
00:12:07And, like, in the middle,
00:12:08and the cover of the newspaper the next day was that shot.
00:12:11There's sort of a power about getting out there
00:12:13and really, you know, going for it
00:12:15with facial expressions and body language,
00:12:16and that was great advice for him to give me.
00:12:18I can't wait to see how this goes.
00:12:20This is all going to come down to the stage presence
00:12:23that you show, I think, on a song like this.
00:12:25Thank you guys so much.
00:12:26Yeah.
00:12:26You're great, man.
00:12:27Yay!
00:12:27It really means the world.
00:12:28It really means the world.
00:12:40Power of love is a curious thing.
00:12:44Make one man weep, make another man sick.
00:12:48Change your heart to a little wider.
00:12:51More than a feeling, that's a power of love.
00:12:55More than a feeling, that's a power of love.
00:13:00Don't need money, don't take that.
00:13:03Don't need no credit card to ride this train.
00:13:07It's strong and it's sudden, but it's cool sometimes.
00:13:10It might just save your life.
00:13:15You say that all in love is sad.
00:13:20Yeah, but you don't care.
00:13:23With a little help from above, you feel the power of love.
00:13:36The first time you feel it, it might make you mad.
00:13:40The next time you feel it, it might make you sad.
00:13:44But you'll be glad, baby, when you're found.
00:13:48That's the power that makes the world go round.
00:13:52Yeah!
00:13:52Don't need money, don't take faith.
00:13:55You don't need no credit card to ride this train.
00:14:00Tough with a diamond, stronger than steel.
00:14:04You won't feel it up until you feel it.
00:14:08You want the power?
00:14:09Oh, you feel the power of love.
00:14:12You feel the power?
00:14:13Feel the power of love.
00:14:17Ooh, you feel the power of love.
00:14:21Yeah, you feel the power of love.
00:14:25You feel the power of love.
00:14:27You feel the power of love.
00:14:34You feel the power of love.
00:14:37The power of love, the Back to the Future soundtrack.
00:14:40Hubert Lewis and the News.
00:14:42You wanted to bring the energy.
00:14:43I think it was mission accomplished.
00:14:44Thank you so much.
00:14:45Let's get to the judges on this one.
00:14:47Lionel?
00:14:47Did I detect this sexy, sexy Jake?
00:14:52And then, did you notice, judges?
00:14:55I've never seen you when you get the ugly face.
00:14:58That means you're seeing your heart out, man.
00:15:01I mean, honestly, that's what we're looking for.
00:15:04Bring it!
00:15:04Thank you so much.
00:15:05Bring it!
00:15:05Come on.
00:15:08Brad told me to make it look hard.
00:15:11Bring it.
00:15:12Every time we see you perform, your number one thing is you always look like you're in control of the
00:15:17moment,
00:15:17and you're comfortable, and it looks professional.
00:15:20We've seen you do more laid-back stuff, so it was really fun to see you branch out,
00:15:25do kind of some rock and roll, and that was the best example that I've seen you do that thus
00:15:30far.
00:15:31Great job.
00:15:32Thank you so much.
00:15:32I love how, just even at the beginning, like, everybody is kind of bringing different sides of themselves.
00:15:38Yeah.
00:15:39Like, we know you have a great voice.
00:15:40You're such an old soul and all that, but you just looked like you were having fun.
00:15:44Paisley gave you some really great notes on the guitar.
00:15:47You had some Paisley moves going on in the best way.
00:15:50I'll take it.
00:15:51Thank you so much.
00:15:51It means a lot.
00:15:54I mean, it was fabulous.
00:15:55You could tell that you were so at home on stage, and that moment when you stopped playing,
00:16:00you really leaned in.
00:16:01It was great to see how you were connecting to the crowd.
00:16:03I mean, it felt like a party out here.
00:16:04You saw how all the girls were screaming.
00:16:07Thank you guys so much.
00:16:08I really appreciate it.
00:16:11You have the power to keep men running.
00:16:13Vote for Jake online via text and on social media.
00:16:16Just comment his first name under our official pinned voting post on Facebook, Instagram,
00:16:21and TikTok.
00:16:22You can vote up to 10 times per finalist on each platform.
00:16:25Jake is still America.
00:16:26Thank you, buddy.
00:16:27Thank you so much.
00:16:27Appreciate it.
00:16:27Good job.
00:16:31All right.
00:16:32On the other side, Genevieve Hayward on a huge Chaperone hit.
00:16:36But first, Idol winner Imtongi is back here on Oahu with his newest single.
00:16:41Plus, he joins forces with former finalist Thunderstorm Artis on a showstopper for all
00:16:47y'all and y'all.
00:16:58Back with you on Idol.
00:17:00Right now, we're excited to welcome back an unforgettable Idol talent whose musical journey
00:17:05started right here on Oahu.
00:17:07Performing the title track of his debut album, Good For My Soul.
00:17:11It's 2023.
00:17:13Winner Imtongi!
00:17:24You're good for my soul.
00:17:29Your shine is always shining in my sky.
00:17:35Your kisses leave me feeling butterflies.
00:17:41I know you got me feeling like I'm falling.
00:17:43I know the only reason that I'm calling is to tell you that I'm missing kissing your sweet
00:17:49lips tonight.
00:17:52And girl, I gotta tell you right now, you're good for my soul.
00:18:02A place that I go, where I call home.
00:18:10You're all that I need.
00:18:14The air that I breathe.
00:18:17I'm letting you know you're good for my soul.
00:18:22Your love is one to say.
00:18:26You're good for my soul.
00:18:28So, your love makes me wanna sing.
00:18:32Makes me wanna sing.
00:18:35You're good for my soul.
00:18:40A place that I go, where I call home.
00:18:47You're all that I need.
00:18:51The air that I breathe.
00:18:54I'm letting you know you're good for my soul.
00:19:06Everybody give it up for Thunderstorm RT.
00:19:09Come on!
00:19:17How y'all doing?
00:19:18what's going on?
00:19:19Let's do it!
00:19:20Let's do it!
00:19:23Let's do it!
00:19:23You're good!
00:19:24You're good!
00:19:27Let's do it!
00:19:28Let's do it!
00:19:31Come on!
00:19:32Hold me high then!
00:19:34We do it high then sleep.
00:19:39From the mountain to the ocean,
00:19:41from the windward to the U.S. side.
00:19:47Mama's in the kitchen cooking dinner real nice
00:19:51Beef stew on the stove, bloomin' salmon on the ice
00:19:55We eat and drink and we sing all day
00:19:59Conning kapila in the old Hawaiian way
00:20:02On the ice, we do it island style
00:20:10From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:12From the river to the leeward side
00:20:18Gold grandma's house on the weekend clean, yeah
00:20:22If we know gold grandma gotta work hard
00:20:26You know my grandma, she like the poor real son
00:20:30I love my grandma every minute, every hour on the island
00:20:36We do it island style
00:20:41From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:44From the windward to the leeward side
00:20:47Come on
00:20:49On the island, we do it island style
00:20:57From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:59From the windward to the leeward side
00:21:05From the mountain to the ocean
00:21:07From the windward to the leeward side
00:21:21Thunderstorm artiste and tongue
00:21:23Good to see you, buddy
00:21:25Good to see you, man
00:21:26Good to see you, buddy
00:21:27Welcome back
00:21:28I can't believe it
00:21:29Here we are once again
00:21:31Feeling that island style
00:21:32Thunderstorm, it was just last year, wasn't it?
00:21:35Man, it was just last year
00:21:35But it feels like just a week ago
00:21:37Really? Yeah
00:21:38Yeah, well, congratulations on everything
00:21:41Great to see you up here
00:21:42Making it look easy once again
00:21:43And look at this superstar
00:21:46What's up, what's up?
00:21:49How's life changed for you
00:21:50Since we did all of this
00:21:52And announced you the winner of American Idol
00:21:53Man, it's been crazy
00:21:56Just touring around the world
00:21:57And just
00:21:59It wouldn't have happened
00:22:00If it wasn't for American Idol
00:22:01So come on
00:22:02We love you, buddy
00:22:03We love you, too
00:22:04It's great to see you guys come back
00:22:06Good to see you
00:22:07By the way, Ian's debut album is available now
00:22:10So check that out
00:22:11Woo!
00:22:13Thunderstorm's new single, Storybook
00:22:15Is also out now
00:22:16And their version
00:22:17Of Island Style
00:22:18Is available right this moment
00:22:21Check it out
00:22:23Thunderstorm, Ian
00:22:24Thank you very much
00:22:26Woo!
00:22:29Now
00:22:31Coming to follow in their footsteps
00:22:33And make it through tonight
00:22:35It's Genevieve Hayward
00:22:36Woo!
00:22:39Aulani has been
00:22:40Absolutely incredible
00:22:41Because we are here
00:22:43For a competition
00:22:44It does help
00:22:45When you're in those
00:22:45Peak pressure moments
00:22:46To be able to look around
00:22:47And be like
00:22:47Okay
00:22:48Look at that palm tree
00:22:51That palm tree's chilling
00:22:52I'm gonna be chilling
00:22:53You know
00:22:55I'm feeling pretty zenned out
00:22:56That feels good
00:22:57This was a much needed
00:22:59Zen moment
00:23:04You're funny
00:23:08For this round
00:23:09I'll be singing
00:23:09Pink Pony Club
00:23:10By Chaperone
00:23:11Pink Pony Club
00:23:13I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:23:15At the beach
00:23:16I was floored by Genevieve
00:23:18Yes
00:23:18She knows who she is already
00:23:20Oh
00:23:23Sing it
00:23:24Pink Pony Club
00:23:26I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:23:29It's a real sort of
00:23:30Rock and roll energy
00:23:35All of this spontaneity
00:23:37Just like the whimsy
00:23:38When you were starting
00:23:39And you're laughing
00:23:39And just do it
00:23:40Just do it
00:23:41I'm not sure
00:23:42If there's like
00:23:42Something they can do
00:23:43In the beginning
00:23:44Before you get into the song
00:23:45But I almost wanted
00:23:46To meet you
00:23:46In the intro
00:23:47Yeah
00:23:48Before you get into the song
00:23:49Because I feel like
00:23:50That's you
00:23:51Like kind of bring
00:23:51The personality
00:23:52Like right out the gate
00:23:53Yes
00:23:53Kiki almost immediately
00:23:55Like saw me as a person
00:23:56She's like you're a showman
00:23:58So we worked on
00:23:59Kind of incorporating
00:24:00A little bit of that
00:24:00Kind of attitude to it
00:24:03American Idol
00:24:04It's Genevieve
00:24:05Are you all ready
00:24:06To go to the
00:24:07Pink Pony Club
00:24:09Yes we are
00:24:10I just hope that
00:24:11What I want to show
00:24:12Comes out the right way
00:24:13On that stage
00:24:13Pink Pony Club
00:24:23Alright I'm gonna need
00:24:24Some help
00:24:24On this one
00:24:25Y'all
00:24:25Okay
00:24:26Your eyes
00:24:27On her
00:24:28Yeah
00:24:29I know
00:24:30You wanted me to stay
00:24:32I can't ignore
00:24:34The crazy visions
00:24:35Of me in LA
00:24:37I heard
00:24:39That there's
00:24:41A special place
00:24:42Boys and girls
00:24:43Can all be queens
00:24:44Every single day
00:24:47I'm having wicked dreams
00:24:49Of leaving Tennessee
00:24:51Here's Santa Monica
00:24:53I swear it's calling me
00:24:56Won't make my mama proud
00:24:58It's gonna cause a scene
00:25:00She sees her baby girl
00:25:02I know she's gonna scream
00:25:04God
00:25:05What have you done?
00:25:08You're a Pink Pony girl
00:25:09And you dance at the club
00:25:12Oh mama
00:25:14I'm just having fun
00:25:16On the stage in my heels
00:25:19That's where I belong
00:25:21Down at the
00:25:22Big Pony Club
00:25:24I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:25:27At the Big Pony Club
00:25:29I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:25:31Down with Hollywood
00:25:33I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:25:35At the Big Pony Club
00:25:38Big Pony Club
00:26:00I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:02At the Big Pony Club
00:26:05I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:07I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:11At the Big Pony Club
00:26:14I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:15Big Pony Club
00:26:16Oh
00:26:20Big Pony Club
00:26:23Big Pony Club
00:26:26Big Pony Club
00:26:36Wow
00:26:37Yes!
00:26:38You are who you are
00:26:40wherever you are
00:26:41There you go
00:26:42Singing that anthem, right?
00:26:45Singing that anthem
00:26:46The Big Pony Club
00:26:46Judges, did you feel that anthem, Lionel?
00:26:49Did I feel it?
00:26:50Are you kidding me?
00:26:52It almost blew my wig off
00:26:54What are you talking about?
00:26:55There's nothing more exciting
00:26:57When someone opens their mouths
00:26:59And it comes out clear
00:27:01Yes
00:27:01Strong
00:27:03Powerful
00:27:03It was amazing
00:27:04I love what you did
00:27:05Thank you, Lionel
00:27:06Thank you
00:27:08I remember
00:27:09Like early on
00:27:10When you were talking about
00:27:11What kind of artist
00:27:12You wanted to be
00:27:13You're like
00:27:13You wanted to occupy
00:27:14That pop rock space
00:27:16And I love that
00:27:17You took this giant pop anthem
00:27:19And like toughened it up a little bit
00:27:21I love the gloves
00:27:22I love the outfit
00:27:23The second you walk out on stage
00:27:26It's like
00:27:26What's this girl about to do?
00:27:29And it's fun
00:27:29You were having fun with it
00:27:31Thank you, Carrie
00:27:32Yeah, keep bringing the energy like that
00:27:34I told Carrie
00:27:35I kind of whispered to her
00:27:36I'm like
00:27:37Every time you're on stage
00:27:38My eyes are just able to find you
00:27:40When you walk out
00:27:41You're like
00:27:42Not the boot
00:27:43It's you
00:27:44No, it's not the boots
00:27:45My eyes go to you
00:27:46And that's what stars have to have happen to be a star
00:27:50I just loved how you commanded it
00:27:52And you're having fun in the moment
00:27:54Thank you so much
00:27:54I love the way that you
00:27:57Let the stage know right out
00:27:58Like, y'all, hey
00:27:59We're here to have fun
00:28:00I'm gonna need some help with y'all on this one
00:28:02You're so you on stage
00:28:03You have such a unique vibe
00:28:05You did excellent
00:28:06I was in the Pink Pony Club
00:28:07Yes, Kareem
00:28:08Thank you
00:28:10Fabulous
00:28:11And I gotta say
00:28:12You guys did a really good job
00:28:14Helping me out on that
00:28:16Audience is a huge part of being up here
00:28:19And finding that confidence
00:28:20So thanks to you guys
00:28:22Genevieve Hayward, everyone
00:28:24She wants to make it to be a top 14
00:28:26So vote now if you want that too
00:28:29Text voting is available to subscribers
00:28:31Of all wireless carriers
00:28:32You can also vote by going to our pinned voting post
00:28:36On Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok
00:28:38And commenting
00:28:39The first name of the person
00:28:41You want to vote for
00:28:42Genevieve, well done
00:28:44Thank you very much
00:28:44And good luck
00:28:45Thank you, Ryan
00:28:45All right
00:28:46See you later
00:28:51We're gonna take a quick breather
00:28:53But we're gearing up for schoolteacher
00:28:56Daniel Stallworth
00:28:58And his tribute
00:28:59To the one and only
00:29:01Lionel Richie
00:29:02Idol is back in just a few minutes
00:29:04What?
00:29:04Whoa
00:29:12Well here we are
00:29:13Welcome back to American Idol
00:29:14Straight from the beautiful shore of Oahu
00:29:16You're in the driver's seat
00:29:18And voting for all your favorites
00:29:19Remember when you're voting on socials
00:29:22Weigh in by commenting
00:29:23With one first name
00:29:24Per comment
00:29:24And keep those votes coming
00:29:25All night long
00:29:27Daniel Stallworth
00:29:28Hoping you send some his way
00:29:30Here he is with Brad and Kiki
00:29:36I've heard a little bit about what you do
00:29:37But tell us
00:29:38So you are
00:29:39I'm a schoolteacher
00:29:40Elementary music schoolteacher
00:29:41So how old are the students?
00:29:43They are ages 4 to 11
00:29:44Before I left
00:29:45I had a student tell me
00:29:47Good luck Mr. Stallworth
00:29:48Oh man
00:29:48You are going to make it
00:29:49Don't give up
00:29:50Oh my goodness
00:29:51And that's my motto
00:29:52Look at this little nose
00:29:53That is very loud
00:29:54Like the letter that his student left him
00:29:56Oh and
00:29:56Encouraging him on this
00:29:57I have a soft spot in my heart
00:29:59For schoolteacher
00:29:59My mother being one
00:30:00And it's like
00:30:01To see a teacher
00:30:02Where you know
00:30:03There's a school watching
00:30:05I'm missing the kids
00:30:06At school for sure
00:30:07But it's great to have some time
00:30:08To chase my dreams
00:30:09And just simply relax
00:30:10I feel like a kid
00:30:12All over again
00:30:13Well my friends
00:30:15The time has come
00:30:16For this round
00:30:17I'll be performing
00:30:17All night long
00:30:18By Lana Richie
00:30:19That is bold
00:30:20That's going for it
00:30:22That is swinging for the fence
00:30:23I chose that song
00:30:24Because it's a party vibe
00:30:25We're in Hawaii
00:30:26I feel like that's the best song
00:30:28To fit the occasion
00:30:28We're going to party
00:30:31Caramel
00:30:33Fiesta
00:30:33Forever
00:30:34It's a classic song
00:30:36I don't know who doesn't love this song
00:30:37I've never sung it live
00:30:39Yeah
00:30:39Well I'm standing here in front of him
00:30:40I'll just do it
00:30:41Yes
00:30:41For the first time
00:30:42All night long
00:30:45It could be a tricky move
00:30:46Doing all night long
00:30:48And Lionel
00:30:48Yeah that's the riskiest thing
00:30:50Anybody's doing
00:30:52All night long
00:30:57Yeah
00:30:59Great voice
00:31:00So this is like
00:31:01The first time I've heard
00:31:02An echo through here
00:31:03That somebody said
00:31:04Are you going to acknowledge
00:31:05Lionel sitting there
00:31:06A little bit
00:31:06Got to
00:31:07You got to call Lionel out
00:31:08I got to get him up
00:31:08I got to get him up
00:31:09I like that Daniel's
00:31:10Not being afraid
00:31:11To acknowledge Lionel
00:31:12If you need me to help
00:31:13You get Lionel up dancing
00:31:15I'm going to be like
00:31:16Singing this song
00:31:17Is definitely a risk
00:31:18But I would love to honor
00:31:19Lionel Richie
00:31:21I definitely want to do
00:31:22This song justice
00:31:29La la
00:31:34La la
00:31:38Well my friends
00:31:40The time has come
00:31:43Raise the roof
00:31:45And have some fun
00:31:47Way to go
00:31:48Throw away
00:31:50The work to be done
00:31:54Let the music play
00:31:59We're going to party
00:32:01Caramba
00:32:02Fiesta
00:32:03Forever
00:32:04Come on y'all
00:32:05Come on and sing it all
00:32:07We're going to
00:32:09Party
00:32:10Caramba
00:32:11Fiesta
00:32:12Forever
00:32:13Come on and sing it all
00:32:16All night long
00:32:19All night
00:32:22All night long
00:32:24All night long
00:32:24Come on man
00:32:25All night
00:32:26All night long
00:32:28All night
00:32:30All night long
00:32:33All night long
00:32:35All night
00:32:36Once you get started
00:32:38You can't sit down
00:32:43You can't sit down
00:32:45Come join the party
00:32:46See how we play
00:32:48Come on y'all
00:32:49Come on
00:32:50See how we play
00:32:52Yeah
00:32:53Yeah
00:32:53Yeah
00:32:54Lionel this for you
00:32:55Come on
00:32:59Come on
00:32:59Yeah
00:32:59Yeah
00:33:00Come on
00:33:01Where the party
00:33:02Oh we're going
00:33:03Oh
00:33:04Let me hear you
00:33:05Come on
00:33:06Yeah
00:33:07Yeah
00:33:09Come on
00:33:09Oh
00:33:12Oh
00:33:13Oh
00:33:14Oh
00:33:14Everyone you meet
00:33:16They're jamming in the street
00:33:18All night long
00:33:19Come on
00:33:21All night
00:33:22I said
00:33:23Everyone you meet
00:33:25Jamming in the street
00:33:27All night long
00:33:28All night
00:33:30All night
00:33:32All night
00:33:35All night long
00:33:36All night long
00:33:40All night long
00:33:53I'm going to give a compliment that I've never said before.
00:33:57A lot of people will try to do that song.
00:34:00You took the song and made it yours.
00:34:04It was amazing.
00:34:05Now, I am telling you, if you put that out tomorrow,
00:34:11I'll spin it with you.
00:34:12You got it?
00:34:16Lyle, to that point, you see people
00:34:17try and mimic you too much?
00:34:19Yeah, I mean, the problem is they try to sing it like I sing it.
00:34:22Yeah, yeah.
00:34:23He took it and just flipped it on his side
00:34:26and made it a totally new song.
00:34:29And I'm telling you, it was so refreshing.
00:34:33Props.
00:34:35Daniel, it was so good.
00:34:36I was sad it didn't last all night long.
00:34:39I loved it.
00:34:41And when we heard you do it yesterday, the vocals were great.
00:34:43And it was the vibe.
00:34:44But seeing you with the band and the way
00:34:45that you were engaging with the audience,
00:34:47I mean, you saw us dancing, man.
00:34:48You brought it to life.
00:34:49It was excellent.
00:34:52Daniel, your voice is insane.
00:34:55It is amazing how you did really put yourself into it.
00:34:59And you weren't trying to copy.
00:35:00You were trying to be you.
00:35:01Exactly.
00:35:02And I could see you starting to loosen up a little bit.
00:35:05I want to encourage you to just loosen up even more.
00:35:09Don't think about so much what you're doing.
00:35:12Just have some fun with it.
00:35:14Keep getting looser.
00:35:16You even had Luke's sore joints moving over there.
00:35:19I know.
00:35:20He can barely move.
00:35:21But look at that.
00:35:22He got going.
00:35:22Engage the core.
00:35:23Engage the core.
00:35:25But Mr. Serious, that's what I'm going to start calling you.
00:35:28You are really, really serious about this.
00:35:30But what that performance just showed me is you might be the best singer in this competition.
00:35:36No.
00:35:37That's right.
00:35:38And so take that seriously, but not too seriously.
00:35:43Yes, sir.
00:35:43A couple months ago, you were teaching kids in a classroom.
00:35:47And now you're out here learning this whole new world.
00:35:50But you showed me a big old voice tonight.
00:35:53Big sign.
00:35:54Big sign.
00:35:55Big sign.
00:35:57If you want to see Daniel in the top 14, you can vote for him right now online via text
00:36:02or at the official American Idol social account on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok voting.
00:36:08Clear in 8 o'clock until 6 a.m. Eastern tomorrow.
00:36:12Once again, Mr. Stallworth, thank you, sir.
00:36:14Great job.
00:36:15Appreciate you.
00:36:16Looking good.
00:36:20Check it out when we come back.
00:36:22Industry.
00:36:23Platinum ticket winner.
00:36:24Kindle takes on Noah Khan.
00:36:26Right here.
00:36:27On the idle stage at Disney's Aulani Resort.
00:36:30Don't miss it.
00:36:30Be right back.
00:36:42Isn't that a beautiful sight?
00:36:44Welcome back to idle.
00:36:46You're calling the shots all show long for who you want to see in your top 14.
00:36:51Keep those votes coming for all your favorites online via text and on Facebook, Instagram,
00:36:55and TikTok.
00:36:57Kiki is with us tonight.
00:36:58Yeah!
00:36:59Woo!
00:36:59So much fun having your moves, your energy, your style.
00:37:02How are you enjoying being on the panel, Kiki?
00:37:04I mean, this is fabulous.
00:37:05I'm up here with incredible company.
00:37:07I mean, Lionel, you know you're my best friend now.
00:37:09My brand new old friend.
00:37:11I'm just having the time of my life.
00:37:12And, of course, with all of you guys.
00:37:16Now, Carrie, I was just thinking about this.
00:37:17You're not the only one up there who got their start in the idle family.
00:37:22Kiki auditioned for American Idol Juniors.
00:37:26What?
00:37:28I remember because I was hosting it.
00:37:31She was nine years old.
00:37:33What?
00:37:34And, you know, Kiki, I happened to find the receipts.
00:37:37No!
00:37:40Watch what we have unearthed.
00:37:42No!
00:37:43What?
00:37:44So, Kiki, you're going to be a huge, huge star.
00:37:46No!
00:37:47I want to know what you're going to do with all your money.
00:37:49No, they did not.
00:37:50I'm going to get a house.
00:37:52I'm going to give some money to my parents.
00:37:54That's what they did to me for my life.
00:37:57And then I'm going to help them with their taxes.
00:38:01What would you say to your family?
00:38:03I would say, I love you, everybody.
00:38:05I'll never forget you.
00:38:06Not one bit.
00:38:07No matter what.
00:38:08And I won't change.
00:38:10Because you rock.
00:38:12That's amazing.
00:38:13Who are you?
00:38:14Oh my God!
00:38:15And watch this!
00:38:16Watch this!
00:38:24What's this?
00:38:27What?
00:38:28Oh!
00:38:36Oh my God!
00:38:38That's so good!
00:38:40Oh my God!
00:38:40That's so good!
00:38:44Oh my God!
00:38:46Oh my God!
00:38:47Oh my God!
00:38:47Oh my God!
00:38:48Oh my God!
00:38:48Oh my God!
00:38:52You guys!
00:38:52That...
00:38:53You guys!
00:38:54Where did you dig that up?
00:38:56Well, it was difficult, but we found it about an hour ago.
00:39:02You were destined to be a star.
00:39:04Absolutely.
00:39:04That was absolutely magical when we saw you there nine years old.
00:39:08Oh my goodness!
00:39:09Ryan, why did you pick me back then?
00:39:11I wasn't in charge, and I'm still not.
00:39:16Chris, I do think you know that song that she was dancing to there in the audition, right?
00:39:21Could you just maybe show these three what it's like to have some rhythm?
00:39:25Come on, now!
00:39:28Hey!
00:39:30Ha ha!
00:39:32Let's go, Lionel.
00:39:37Let's go.
00:39:38Hey!
00:39:40Hey!
00:39:40Hey!
00:39:42Hey!
00:39:42Hey!
00:39:43Hey!
00:39:43Hey!
00:39:43Hi!
00:39:44That's all right.
00:39:45Let's go tonight!
00:39:50Yeah!
00:39:52Hey!
00:39:54Hey!
00:39:55Kiki Palm, everybody.
00:39:56Kiki Palm, everybody.
00:39:57So good, Holly.
00:40:00So insane.
00:40:01Oh, my gosh.
00:40:02All right.
00:40:03Up next in starting her own idol journey
00:40:06is Nashville, Tennessee's Kindle.
00:40:08Here we go.
00:40:12Ooh, we're talk funny.
00:40:14I still don't have words for it.
00:40:15I'm so grateful to be here.
00:40:18That was so cool.
00:40:19And I got the platinum ticket.
00:40:21The industry platinum ticket.
00:40:25Goes to Kindle.
00:40:32Having the industry people choose me,
00:40:35I'm just honored.
00:40:36Chose me that I'm supposed to be here.
00:40:39This round, I am singing a Noah Kahn song
00:40:42called Call Your Mom.
00:40:43Oh, you spy, runnin' again.
00:40:46I'm kind of struggling with whether I'm gonna use
00:40:48the guitar or not use the guitar.
00:40:50So you play guitar?
00:40:51I do play the guitar.
00:40:53Right.
00:40:53But I really wanna be able to get into, like,
00:40:55a performance side.
00:40:56For this performance,
00:40:57I very much want to be open and vulnerable.
00:41:00Let it out and let it in.
00:41:03I really resonate with this song in the sense that...
00:41:06Don't let this start.
00:41:08I, myself, have struggled with depression and anxiety my whole entire life.
00:41:14We're late.
00:41:15I think we're all struggling, you know, at different times with the little enemy.
00:41:18I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:41:23I liked you without the guitar.
00:41:24What you did standing there was so vulnerable.
00:41:27How are you feeling?
00:41:28You're somewhere still in between.
00:41:29I'm gonna take your guys' advice.
00:41:30I'm gonna get on the stage.
00:41:31I'm gonna not play the guitar.
00:41:33I think that'll be really magic.
00:41:35I'm just hoping that by the end of it,
00:41:37those who may be questioning whether they should keep going or not, do.
00:41:50Oh, you're spiraling again.
00:41:55The moment right before it ends.
00:41:59You're most afraid of.
00:42:01Stayed on the line with you the entire night till you let it out and let it in.
00:42:12Don't let this darkness fool you.
00:42:17All lights turned up can be turned on.
00:42:24I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:42:28I'll call your mom.
00:42:34Medicate, meditate, swear your soul to Jesus.
00:42:39Throw up high and fall in love.
00:42:43Give yourself a reason.
00:42:45Don't wanna drive another mile.
00:42:48Wondering if you're breathing.
00:42:51Won't you stay, won't you stay, won't you stay with me?
00:42:56Medicate, meditate, swear your soul to Jesus.
00:43:01This world was falling in love.
00:43:07Oh, don't let this darkness fool you.
00:43:15All lights turned off can be turned on.
00:43:21I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:43:25I'll call your mom.
00:43:31I'll drive, I'll drive.
00:43:38I'll call your mom.
00:43:50There she is, the winner of our Industry Platinum Ticket Kindle.
00:43:55Way to go.
00:43:56And the industry is still here.
00:43:58They just extended their stay.
00:44:00Oh, my gosh.
00:44:00You stood there.
00:44:01Hi.
00:44:02So nice to see you.
00:44:04Let's go to the panel.
00:44:05Kiki, what did you see?
00:44:07You look beautiful.
00:44:08You sound beautiful.
00:44:10The bob is bobbing.
00:44:11Okay?
00:44:12And I'm so glad that you decided not to do the guitar, because to see those hands free
00:44:17and just watching you kind of embody the whole vibe of the song, we went right there with
00:44:21you.
00:44:21You transported us into your world, and I loved it there.
00:44:27Very good.
00:44:27The second you start singing, it is impossible to turn away.
00:44:33Wow.
00:44:33Like, it's impossible to take your eyes off of you.
00:44:37The way you just were free in all of it, putting your hands in the air.
00:44:42I'm not sure I breathed while you were singing.
00:44:44It was beautiful.
00:44:46Thank you so much.
00:44:47Wow.
00:44:48No matter what you sing, whether you write the song or it's someone else's, you present
00:44:54it like an artist presents it.
00:44:57That cry in your voice is just so intoxicating to listen to.
00:45:02And I'm with Carrie on that.
00:45:04I was just like, hanging on every word, and you are an artist, a big time artist.
00:45:08Thank you, Lou.
00:45:09Thank you so much.
00:45:12The delivery was perfect.
00:45:14You just delivered the sermon, really, I'm telling you.
00:45:17Wow.
00:45:17It was one of those very powerful performances.
00:45:21I love it.
00:45:22Thank you so much.
00:45:23Thank you, guys.
00:45:25If you love Kindle, you can vote for her right now.
00:45:28On our official American Idol account of Facebook and Instagram and TikTok, you can also vote
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00:45:37Kindle, everyone, great job.
00:45:38Thank you so much for that signature song.
00:45:40We'll see you later.
00:45:44Now, we've got more music on the way, and it's coming from Alabama's Cutter Bradley,
00:45:49right here at Disney's Alani Resort.
00:45:52The Cutter fans are out.
00:45:54Oh, my gosh.
00:45:56Oh, my God.
00:45:58Kendall, you nailed it.
00:46:00You nailed it.
00:46:01I am so proud of you.
00:46:04You are a flipping star.
00:46:07You are a star.
00:46:08Yes, you are.
00:46:16Looking good.
00:46:17You're back on American Idol.
00:46:19It's our annual visit here to Alani at Disney Resort and Spa in Koalina, Hawaii.
00:46:24And the top 20 have been soaking up all there is to do and making memories along the way.
00:46:29Take a look at this, right?
00:46:34To be here after a 12-hour flight from New York, where it's currently snowing, it feels incredible.
00:46:43This is the first time I've ever been to Hawaii.
00:46:45The weather, obviously, is much nicer than it is in Missouri.
00:46:47There's about a foot of snow there.
00:46:49I feel like this is the most beautiful place on the planet.
00:46:53The vibes here have been relaxing.
00:46:56We're on the beach.
00:46:57We're in great weather.
00:46:58We're having fun.
00:46:58But also, we're here with 20 of my friends.
00:47:00Made a lot of memories with friends.
00:47:02I'm having a blast.
00:47:05Paradise is an understatement.
00:47:10I still gotta get in that lazy river.
00:47:12Gotta get in on that.
00:47:13By the way, you want it?
00:47:14Are you down?
00:47:15I'm ready to go.
00:47:16Okay.
00:47:16I'm ready.
00:47:17Matching bathing suits, Lionel, you and me.
00:47:18Oh, no, no.
00:47:19What, what?
00:47:20Now let's see how Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer helped Cutter Bradley on his epic Daughtry song pick.
00:47:26Here it is.
00:47:29This is the first long flight in good grief.
00:47:33Total hours was probably like 12.
00:47:35I've never been anywhere like this, especially not Hawaii.
00:47:39And it is way prettier than the pictures.
00:47:42The atmosphere is awesome.
00:47:43The people are great.
00:47:44We got Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and all them.
00:47:47They're having a good time.
00:47:48It is Mickey.
00:47:49What's up, dude?
00:47:50I'm in the top 20 on American Idol.
00:47:52Can you believe that?
00:47:53I'll remember this for the rest of my life.
00:47:56I was blown away.
00:47:58What could I say?
00:48:00I'm singing It's Not Over by Daughtry.
00:48:02When I was real little, my dad got me a mp3 player and he loaded that thing on with the
00:48:07music he listened to.
00:48:08You know, everything from Daughtry to old 70s rock and stuff.
00:48:12I really fell in love with Chris Daughtry and just how he performs and carries himself.
00:48:17Wow, because yeah, I guess when Daughtry was on American Idol, which was like two years old.
00:48:21Yeah, I was three actually.
00:48:23Definitely one of my biggest inspirations and I would love to take the path he took.
00:48:27It's not over.
00:48:30So I'll be performing without a guitar, so I'm going to try to not be nervous this round.
00:48:35So you usually play guitar?
00:48:37I usually play guitar.
00:48:38Can we have the mic?
00:48:39Are you going to hold it?
00:48:40Yeah.
00:48:40Maybe you were just in it, so you're not thinking.
00:48:42Your hand was kind of here and you were doing this.
00:48:45Oh, interesting.
00:48:46And it was just this, you know.
00:48:47So now you've got a mic.
00:48:49Yeah.
00:48:49And this hand is free to...
00:48:50Do whatever.
00:48:51Enunciate.
00:48:52That's right.
00:48:52Whatever it is.
00:48:53Let's start over and try to do it right this time around.
00:48:59I just kept looking at that hand thinking, this is a guy who's not used to not to doing this.
00:49:03And sure enough, that was true.
00:49:04Guys like me that play the guitar when the first time that you're like, you're going to just sing this
00:49:08this evening with a microphone.
00:49:09It's like, what do I do with my hands?
00:49:12I look ridiculous if I don't really figure out what I'm going to do.
00:49:16As long as he can do that, I think he's going to be fine because the voice is there.
00:49:21You're going to be great, man.
00:50:55It's not over, try to do it right this time around
00:51:01It's not over, there's a part of me standing in the ground
00:51:08This love is killing me, but you're the only one
00:51:15It's not over
00:51:28There he is, well done Flashback Daughtry
00:51:34Man spending time with him, seeing you do that so many years later
00:51:37Your dad head banging down there in the audience
00:51:41He was singing along as well
00:51:42Yeah he was
00:51:43He was like listening in stereo there
00:51:46Judges what did you think Lionel Richie?
00:51:48Well I'll tell you what I was listening to, Carrie didn't miss not one note
00:51:52Not one lyric
00:51:54Okay, and between that and your dad head banging
00:51:57What the heck is going on around here?
00:52:00You were familiar with that
00:52:01I got right away that that was in your wheelhouse
00:52:04You were very, very in pocket
00:52:08And it showed, it showed really great
00:52:10Thank you
00:52:11I agree with Lionel, it was just so good to see you lose yourself on stage
00:52:15Like seeing you performing yesterday, it was great, we had the vibe
00:52:18But with the band and the element going, I can see you just embodying it
00:52:22And this is definitely your lane, for sure
00:52:23Boom!
00:52:24Thank you so much
00:52:25Your lane is, that's the perfect way to put it
00:52:29I feel like it was such a smart song choice for you
00:52:31You know, you're Cutter Bradley, you're like our country kind of rock guy
00:52:35And I feel like that song just like fit perfectly
00:52:38I encourage you to just keep getting comfortable
00:52:41Keep entertaining, you're exactly where you're supposed to be
00:52:44Doing what you're supposed to be doing
00:52:48Remember to breathe Cutter
00:52:49Remember to breathe
00:52:51There was a couple times I was like
00:52:52The boy's running out of air
00:52:54But I tell you what's really endearing about you
00:52:58Is you are that guy that's going to relate to all the dudes
00:53:03And you know, we're throwing a lot of different stuff at you
00:53:06Keep trusting your gut with the songs that you know
00:53:09And want to perform
00:53:10And you're getting better and better with every performance
00:53:12A lot of energy on that one
00:53:14And be very proud of it
00:53:16I love it
00:53:16Thank you so much
00:53:17Thank y'all
00:53:20So cool comic collected
00:53:21So growing up, you and dad would listen to that in the car?
00:53:25Oh yeah
00:53:25Me and dad would be bumping that all the way down the road
00:53:28Anywhere we're going, we're bumping it
00:53:29Was he driving and taking his head down?
00:53:31Oh yeah
00:53:31Sometimes, you know, we got a little
00:53:33But, you know
00:53:35Well, you're all here safe and sound
00:53:36Well done
00:53:37Cutter Bradley, everybody
00:53:38Get those votes in for Cutter now
00:53:40Via text and on socials
00:53:42Head to AmericanIdol.com
00:53:43For all the voting details
00:53:44Including how to cast your votes on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:53:48One more time, Cutter Bradley
00:53:50Thank y'all so much, thank y'all
00:53:52Great work
00:53:55Great work, thank you
00:53:59All right, now let's take a quick break
00:54:01And Long Island's Jesse Findling is coming up
00:54:05He's in the wings right now
00:54:06Warming up, he hits the stage here on American Idol
00:54:11Just like the old days
00:54:12Back with you here on American Idol
00:54:26We've got ten of the nation's best singers
00:54:28Vying for your all-important votes tonight
00:54:30And with a brand new way to vote for the ones you love the most
00:54:34So go check out the pin voting post on the official American Idol account on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:54:39And comment with the first name of the one you want to see compete in your top 13
00:54:44It's one name and one vote per comment
00:54:48We're going to keep things rolling right now
00:54:50Here is the lesson Brad and Kiki had for college student Jesse Findling
00:54:57Aloha
00:54:59Decomo mahi
00:55:00Di Aulani ku'u home
00:55:04Welcome to Aulani everybody, right this way
00:55:08My family is my biggest support system
00:55:10Being able to like have that moment to be with them and do something fun
00:55:13Like the treasure hunt experience was really special to me
00:55:16Looks like me in the morning
00:55:17My mom and dad went on their honeymoon here
00:55:20They've always said that they were going to come back someday
00:55:22And for me to be the reason why they are
00:55:24You know it makes my heart happy
00:55:27Nice to meet you
00:55:29Being in the top 20 is surreal
00:55:32I've never really stood in front of a mic and performed in front of like a whole crowd
00:55:36But I'm really pushing myself this time to come out of my comfort zone
00:55:39Just knowing that America is going to be voting
00:55:42That's another thing that I have to think about
00:55:45Which is why I chose this round to not just be by the mic stand and move around
00:55:49Lost and insecure
00:55:52I'm singing You Found Me by The Fray
00:55:54It's about being lost and insecure
00:55:56It's something that I connect to
00:55:58You found me
00:56:04When I was little having a stutter made me introverted
00:56:08There's been times where I felt lost
00:56:10I was more of a shy kid and kind of anxious
00:56:13I've always said I don't know if it's just being in Hawaii
00:56:15Sure
00:56:15It was a lot more gritty than it has been in the past
00:56:18I don't think you're made or broken by anything being exactly right
00:56:23Be a little imperfect in a good way
00:56:25Yeah
00:56:25American Idol has been one of the best journeys of my life with each round
00:56:30I've gotten so much more confident in myself
00:56:33And it's like going to the
00:56:34Come on, Link
00:56:36Yes
00:56:38I think have fun out there and you're gonna nail this
00:56:40I think it's ironic that I'm singing a song about being lost and insecure in a moment
00:56:44Where I feel like found and like the best I ever have
00:56:48Yeah, I'm proud of myself
00:56:58I found God on the corner of Thirst and Amistad
00:57:04Where the West was all but one
00:57:10Where were you when everything was falling apart
00:57:18All my days were spent by a telephone that never rang
00:57:27And all I needed was a home that never came to the corner of Thirst and Amistad
00:57:38You found me
00:57:40Lost and insecure
00:57:42You found me
00:57:44You found me
00:57:46Lying on the floor
00:57:48Surrounded
00:57:50Surrounded
00:57:52Why do you have to wait?
00:57:55You found me
00:57:57You found me
00:58:03Lord
00:58:04Every morning
00:58:06The city breaks
00:58:10I've been rolling for years and years and years and years
00:58:16You've never left me, no messages
00:58:18You've never sent me no letters
00:58:21You got some kind of nerve
00:58:25Taking all I'm poor
00:58:34Lost and insecure
00:58:37You found me, you found me
00:58:41Lying on the floor
00:58:43Where were you?
00:58:48Oh, you found me
00:58:55Why'd you have to wait
00:59:01You found me
00:59:17Hey, guys
00:59:23I think we can just go to the voting right now after something like that and chanting
00:59:27Take a look at four judges on their feet
00:59:31In the beginning, those first couple notes I said, now what's going on? You know, I wasn't sure what we
00:59:35were headed
00:59:35But obviously we all feel a little nerves and you've been singing you've been rehearsing
00:59:39But I saw you find it
00:59:41As soon as you grabbed that mic and you came forward and you lost yourself in the song
00:59:46Everything after that was perfection
00:59:48And you closed it in very strong and that long note
00:59:53I'm just saying
00:59:54Boy, I got the mic in my hand
00:59:55Boy, you got the mic in your hand
00:59:56Appreciate it, thank you
00:59:57I, for one, kind of love that the beginning was a little shaky because you've been so polished and perfect
01:00:07this whole time
01:00:07It kind of reminded us all that you're human and the way that you shook it off and sunk into
01:00:13the song
01:00:14I mean, that's the most, you know, movement we've seen from you and it was working
01:00:20It was wonderful and the end was just
01:00:25Absolutely soaring
01:00:26Thank you so much
01:00:27I found myself, like, moving to the edge of my seat
01:00:30I was like, alright, Jessie, where you at, baby? Where you at?
01:00:34There you are, I can settle back down
01:00:36And I remember, uh, I used to get moments on stage and I look around and I'd be like
01:00:41Oh my god, how did I get here? Those emotions are fun to have to battle and battle back and
01:00:47that's what you did
01:00:48As the song kept building and the band
01:00:51You showed us stuff you haven't showed us with your voice thus far
01:00:55Thank you, Luke
01:00:55I was praying the whole time, grab the mic, take it out of the stand
01:01:01Command the stage, take charge
01:01:04And you did it
01:01:06Thanks, Lana
01:01:07I mean, that's how you get the crowd to go right to you
01:01:13That was fantastic
01:01:14Thanks, Lana
01:01:15Yeah
01:01:16And you sing now for your mom, that's one of her favorite songs
01:01:19My mom loves the phrase, she's right over there
01:01:20One of her favorite songs, so I'm glad I got to sing that for her and for my family
01:01:25Jessie Finling, everyone
01:01:26Vote for him, so many ways to do it
01:01:28Online, via text
01:01:29Thank you, thank you
01:01:30And across the official American Idol social accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
01:01:33You can vote up to 10 times for Hopeful, her social platform and voting method
01:01:38Yes, Jessie, everyone
01:01:41Thank you, Jessie
01:01:41Good job, buddy
01:01:43Thanks, guys
01:01:49Get ready for Hannah Harper
01:01:51She's sitting on the idol stage next here at Disney's Pilates Resort
01:01:55Stay with us, we'll be right back
01:01:56Jessie, Jessie, Jessie, Jessie
01:02:06Welcome back to the ever-magical Disney's Aulani Resort
01:02:10For our very first voting show of the season
01:02:12We're so excited to have Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer
01:02:14Teamed up to mentor the top 20
01:02:16Here's what unfolded with Missouri's Hannah Harper
01:02:21I think it'll be surreal to be up on the stage
01:02:24And see my kids
01:02:25All of it feels like a dream to be able to share this with them
01:02:28Everyone's so happy to be here
01:02:29They got their hair a whole bunch of different colors
01:02:32And it was all crazy and fun
01:02:33I love it
01:02:34And they got tatted up
01:02:35Oh my gosh
01:02:36And had a meet and greet with Mickey
01:02:38It was a sweet experience
01:02:39I'm just soaking it all in
01:02:42Hey, Hannah
01:02:44What's up, girl?
01:02:45Ohana round was incredible
01:02:47It was really exciting, but also terrifying
01:02:49I would have loved to see you throw your hands up there
01:02:52And just let it out
01:02:52I'm not used to not having my guitar in my hands
01:02:55Get in the habit of opening up
01:02:57This time, I wanted to do the same thing from the last round
01:03:00And put the guitar down
01:03:01I'm having a hard time, like, getting out of my body
01:03:03And especially bluegrass
01:03:04You stand in one spot, you do your thing
01:03:05And then you walk off the stage
01:03:06Yeah, of course
01:03:07So you're kind of challenging yourself
01:03:08I love to hear that
01:03:09I'm scared, y'all
01:03:10Don't be
01:03:11Don't be scared
01:03:12To be more comfortable in my body
01:03:13That's my goal for the next round
01:03:15Oh, fear is a tyrant
01:03:17With a smooth and velvet tongue
01:03:20Your voice is everything I love about this style of music
01:03:24Instead of maybe thinking to yourself about
01:03:26I gotta move around the stage
01:03:28More so think about
01:03:28I gotta get the folks engaged
01:03:30Midway through mentoring
01:03:31My kids stepped in
01:03:33Getting to have that moment with my family
01:03:34Just to breathe for a second
01:03:35Calms all your anxiety, you know
01:03:37Captives free, there ain't no grave
01:03:41It was beautiful to just see
01:03:43How she came alive
01:03:44She grew up in a family band
01:03:46It makes sense why that opened her up a little bit more
01:03:48Could hold his body down
01:03:52She's definitely seasoned
01:03:53But I think she's feeling like
01:03:54How do I do what I do on a show like this?
01:03:58Look for your family in the audience
01:03:59Capture the feeling that you have
01:04:00When they're up there with you
01:04:01Look at them, I'll cry
01:04:03But ain't nothing wrong with crying
01:04:05The entire journey through all of this
01:04:07I'm having to just constantly peel layers off
01:04:10I hope that I'm showing my boys
01:04:11That no matter how old they are
01:04:13Be open to learning
01:04:14And to just be resilient
01:04:26Oh, fear is a tide
01:04:28With a smooth and velvet tongue
01:04:31Fear is alive
01:04:34He's always telling me to run
01:04:37Oh, love is a resurrection
01:04:39Love is a trumpet sound
01:04:43Love is my weapon
01:04:46I'm gonna take that giant down
01:04:51Oh, there was a battle
01:04:57A war between death and life
01:05:00And there on the tree
01:05:02The Lamb of God was crucified
01:05:05Then he went on down to hell
01:05:08Took back every key
01:05:11He rose up as a lion
01:05:14And he said, all captives free
01:05:17There ain't no pain
01:05:21Hold his body down
01:05:26Oh, no, there ain't no pain
01:05:32Hold his body down
01:05:38Oh, when he heard that trumpet sound
01:05:43He rose up out of the ground
01:05:48He rose up out of the ground
01:05:49There ain't no pain
01:05:53Hold his body down
01:05:56Yeah, hold him down
01:05:58There ain't no pain
01:06:05Hold his body down
01:06:07Hold his body down
01:06:07Hold his body down
01:06:07Hold his body down
01:06:08Hold his body down
01:06:22It's over, you did it
01:06:24Felt good?
01:06:25Felt good
01:06:26She delivered it
01:06:26See, here's the whole point
01:06:28See, when you can actually be the storyteller
01:06:31And then sometimes in the middle of that performance
01:06:34You went from singing to preaching
01:06:36Yes, sir
01:06:37I mean, what I'm saying to you is
01:06:39At that point, when you see everybody going
01:06:43Okay, that means we're listening
01:06:45And you got our attention
01:06:46You did a great job
01:06:47Thank you so much
01:06:48Appreciate it
01:06:49First of all, everybody performs different
01:06:51I think that's a big part of this competition, right?
01:06:53It's like not doing what you think you should do
01:06:55Really embodying what you bring to the stage
01:06:58And that's what you did
01:07:00You don't have to do what nobody do
01:07:01Because when you start singing, girl
01:07:02And you was pointing
01:07:03You was commanded to us
01:07:04We were locked in
01:07:06It was excellent
01:07:07Thank you so much
01:07:08It was very moving
01:07:09Very moving
01:07:11I think you started a new genre
01:07:13Resurrection rock
01:07:15Okay, I'm here for it
01:07:17I love the whole performance
01:07:18I think your voice is so listenable
01:07:21It's so easy on the ears
01:07:23And then finally, we see you get a little more power behind that voice
01:07:27So you're showing me you're ready to branch out and grow
01:07:31Definitely my favorite performance I've seen you do
01:07:33Wow
01:07:34Thank you, I appreciate it
01:07:35Great song choice
01:07:38Your voice gave me chills the entire time
01:07:41We got a glimpse of like a fire that is in you
01:07:45That I feel like the more you go through this whole process
01:07:50Yep
01:07:50I hope to see more of
01:07:52You remind me a lot of myself when I was on the show
01:07:57Wow
01:07:57When I would be on stage, I'd be like
01:08:00I'd look out and I'd be like
01:08:01What are you doing out there, hand?
01:08:02Like, what's going on?
01:08:04Why are you pointing?
01:08:05And all of a sudden, it's like things would kind of start falling apart
01:08:08Because I would start thinking about what I was doing
01:08:10Try not to
01:08:11Just tell the story
01:08:13And don't worry about what any of this is doing
01:08:15Because I feel like we got some glimpses of that
01:08:17And it's awesome
01:08:19So keep at it
01:08:20Thank you so much
01:08:21Very good
01:08:23You can vote for Hannah Harper
01:08:24Right now online by texting
01:08:27And on the official American Idol account page
01:08:29On Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
01:08:31Americanidol.com has all the voting details
01:08:34So check them out
01:08:35Hannah Harper, everyone
01:08:37Thank you very much
01:08:38Resurrection Rocker
01:08:42We have got some more amazing performances on the horizon
01:08:46From all your Idol standouts
01:08:47Including Brandon Rumpfeld
01:08:49He's got love on the brain for you
01:08:51Right after this
01:08:58Welcome back to the show
01:09:00Tonight's 10th finalists have been leaving it all on the stage for you
01:09:04In the hopes of earning your votes at home
01:09:06Keep them rolling in for who you want to see in your top 14
01:09:09Perhaps it's Murphy, North Carolina's Braden Rumpfeld, maybe?
01:09:16Been singing a long time
01:09:17Since I was able to speak
01:09:18Yeah
01:09:18Professionally or just in church?
01:09:20My dad's a pastor
01:09:21My dad's a kid
01:09:22Look at us
01:09:22We turned out all right
01:09:23Right, little PKs
01:09:24Yeah, right
01:09:25I'll be singing Love on the Brain this round by Rihanna
01:09:28My girlfriend suggested that I do this song
01:09:31And you got me like
01:09:34Oh
01:09:36What you want from me
01:09:41Brayden, Brayden, Brayden
01:09:42Yeah, man
01:09:43He blew me away
01:09:44I mean
01:09:45Baby, you got me like
01:09:48Oh
01:09:50That's maybe my favorite thing about this show
01:09:52Is the person that walks out
01:09:54And you just go, wait a minute
01:09:56No way that's happening
01:09:58I don't really know what to do on stage
01:09:59Like, I'll move around and stuff
01:10:01But it's just kind of stuff that I've seen on the internet
01:10:03You don't have to worry about anything you're doing
01:10:08No, you don't
01:10:09Don't like
01:10:09Just stay right there and do that
01:10:11Like, just do that
01:10:14This is my first time in Hawaii
01:10:16And it's also my family's first time
01:10:18It's awesome
01:10:18My Ohana song
01:10:20Me and my brother play together
01:10:21I mean, he's right there with me through everything
01:10:23You know, you're my ride or die
01:10:24Like, safety net
01:10:26Because if I mess up
01:10:26Like, you're right there
01:10:27Seeing you do what you've always wanted to do
01:10:30Sharing that experience
01:10:32There's not a better film
01:10:33Yeah, yeah
01:10:33Now I think it's time for me to push myself
01:10:36And chase this dream on my own
01:10:38That smooth fire
01:10:40I want to make it
01:10:41As far in this competition as I can
01:10:44I'm going to try and win it
01:10:51And you've got me like
01:10:56What you want from me
01:11:00And I tried to buy your pretty heart
01:11:04But the price was too high
01:11:06Baby, you got me like
01:11:09You love when I fall apart
01:11:16So you can put me together
01:11:19And throw me against the wall
01:11:24And baby, I'm fish fire with fire
01:11:28Just to get close
01:11:30Can we burn something, baby?
01:11:34And I'll run for miles
01:11:36Just to get a taste
01:11:38Must be love on the brain
01:11:42Yeah
01:11:44That's got me feeling this way
01:11:48It beats me black and blue
01:11:50But it loves me so good
01:11:53And I can't get enough
01:11:55Must be love on the brain
01:12:00And it keeps cursing my name
01:12:03Cursing my name
01:12:04No matter what I do
01:12:06I'm no good without you
01:12:08I'm no good without you
01:12:36And I can't get enough
01:12:36Don't stop laughing me
01:12:38Don't quit loving me
01:12:40Oh, I can't get enough
01:12:44Must be love
01:12:48Oh, now
01:12:50Baby
01:13:07From the first note, it was like
01:13:11Just shoom
01:13:12Just immediately
01:13:13What's that word again?
01:13:15Just shoom
01:13:16You just have an incredible voice
01:13:20And you have like this
01:13:21Aw shucks thing about you
01:13:22That just makes people just like you
01:13:25You're so likeable
01:13:26And you're so stinking good
01:13:27You guys
01:13:28We did a really good job
01:13:31Picking the top 20
01:13:37Yeah, that was the thing
01:13:38I mean, when you start singing
01:13:39You're like, whoa
01:13:40What is that?
01:13:41And now I think
01:13:42We just got to get you to build on it
01:13:44And build on it
01:13:45And get some swagger
01:13:46And even more and more confidence
01:13:48The best way to know what you're doing
01:13:50Is look at the girls
01:13:51And Kiki was about to fall out of her chair
01:13:54She had ants in her pants
01:13:57That's kind of important
01:13:58In the music business
01:13:59Right, Lotto?
01:14:00That's absolutely
01:14:02Understand, man
01:14:04You've got this instrument
01:14:05And use it to your advantage
01:14:07And work the room
01:14:08And just keep delivering
01:14:10From the time the song starts
01:14:11Till it ends
01:14:12Just slay, slay, slay
01:14:14I have never
01:14:17In my eight and a half years
01:14:21Of this show
01:14:22Called for
01:14:23A check
01:14:24On Ancestry.com
01:14:28Whoever they say you are
01:14:30You are, you are not
01:14:33That was so soulful
01:14:36It scared me to death
01:14:41Thank you
01:14:42Thank you, thank you, thank you
01:14:43I love watching you in your flow state
01:14:46You understand
01:14:47You strolling across that stage
01:14:49You know
01:14:50It was golden, man
01:14:51I mean, I love your voice
01:14:52It's beautiful
01:14:53You went high
01:14:53You went low
01:14:54You was in the chest
01:14:55You was in the head voice
01:14:56I could tell that you love it
01:14:58And that makes me happy
01:15:00It made all of us happy
01:15:00Happy
01:15:01It was amazing
01:15:02Thanks, thank you
01:15:03Thank you, thank you, thank you
01:15:04Braden Lumpfeld
01:15:06Your vote says for Braden
01:15:07And all your favorites
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01:15:15Of who you want to see
01:15:17Move on
01:15:18In the competition
01:15:18Braden, good job, man
01:15:20Thank you very much
01:15:21I'd like to hear it
01:15:21Thank you
01:15:22I'd like yours too
01:15:23Nice cup
01:15:27He's happy
01:15:28We've got one more tonight
01:15:30From Vizzi's Alwarnin Resort
01:15:31And it's coming from
01:15:32The Ohana
01:15:33Platinum ticket winner
01:15:34Brooks
01:15:35See what he's chosen
01:15:36From the big moment
01:15:37On American Idol
01:15:39Right after this
01:15:53All right
01:15:54Thanks for spending
01:15:55Your Monday evening with us
01:15:57We hope you've been enjoying
01:15:58The show as much as we've been
01:15:59Enjoying our time
01:16:00Here at Aulani
01:16:01We've got one more
01:16:02For you tonight
01:16:03A few weeks ago
01:16:04He was working as a
01:16:05Dementia care technician
01:16:07Back in Maryland
01:16:07Now
01:16:08He's in your top 20
01:16:10Getting expert advice
01:16:11From Brad Paisley
01:16:12And Kiki Palmer
01:16:13Here is Brooks
01:16:16Somebody said
01:16:17Got a new friend
01:16:21I'm doing dancing on my own
01:16:23Does she love you
01:16:25Better than I can
01:16:29You are really angelic, right?
01:16:33Thank you
01:16:33Unbelievable, Tom
01:16:35Thank you
01:16:36So unique
01:16:37Oh my gosh
01:16:38That voice
01:16:40I've always had trouble
01:16:41Fitting in
01:16:42I grew up keeping everything in
01:16:43And I never told anyone anything
01:16:46I was never vulnerable
01:16:47So this whole song
01:16:49Is just going to be me
01:16:49Looking back at my younger self
01:16:51And growing into the man I am now
01:16:53Your favorite experience
01:16:54On American Idol so far
01:16:56Waterside
01:16:56Being here
01:16:59I feel like I was invited into something
01:17:02I'm not alone anymore
01:17:03I've made so many good friends here
01:17:05It's really just beautiful
01:17:07Oh
01:17:09Brooke's song choice was difficult
01:17:11I'm giving it my
01:17:13I do want to look at the first line of each course
01:17:16Yeah, there was a really high note in there
01:17:17Yeah, it's imperative that he doesn't miss that tonight
01:17:21I do think that could derail him
01:17:23When you're doing it
01:17:25What do you think it's missing?
01:17:26Are you missing air?
01:17:27I think confidence
01:17:28I think it's just confidence
01:17:29Okay
01:17:30Confidence is about doing what's true to us
01:17:33If you need to adjust
01:17:35Adjust
01:17:35It's your range
01:17:37I think we're seeing a lot of times
01:17:38Especially in the competition
01:17:39We get caught up in
01:17:40Oh, I got to hit the big note
01:17:42I got to do the thing
01:17:43You just got to do what you do well
01:17:44And what you have
01:17:45Is a winning voice
01:17:47Your character
01:17:48Your tone
01:17:49You know what I mean?
01:17:50And as long as you're hitting each thing
01:17:51With confidence for you
01:17:53Man, you got it in the bag
01:18:00Somebody said
01:18:02I got a new friend
01:18:08Does she love you better than I can?
01:18:16It's a big black sky over my town
01:18:24I know you're right
01:18:26I bet she's around
01:18:33Yeah, I know it's stupid
01:18:36But I just got to see it for myself
01:18:41I'm in the corner
01:18:43I'm in the corner
01:18:44Watching you kiss her
01:18:45Oh
01:18:46And I'm right over here
01:18:51Why can't you see me?
01:18:57I'm giving it miles
01:19:00I'm not the guy you're taking home
01:19:04Oh, I keep dancing on my own
01:19:10And oh, I'm not the guy I'm in the corner
01:19:33Watching you kiss her
01:19:35Watching you kiss her
01:19:35Oh, I'm giving it miles
01:19:41I'm not the guy you're taking home
01:19:45Oh, I keep dancing on my own
01:19:52Oh, I'm not the guy I'm in the corner
01:20:01And oh, I'm not the guy I'm in the corner
01:20:26Wow.
01:20:32Brooks, you really do have one of the most
01:20:35magical voices I've ever heard.
01:20:37I mean, it's cinematic. It's soundtrack.
01:20:40I'm in the movie. Everything ended. I'm at the lake.
01:20:42And I don't know what happened to my life-type voice.
01:20:45It's really insane. And I know this is probably all so much for you.
01:20:49You know, I know when we were doing the mentoring and everything,
01:20:51and you were like, you know, when I do the big notes,
01:20:52I get nervous and everything like that.
01:20:54But you must stay in this competition.
01:20:57This is my call out to America.
01:20:59You must, because I've got to see you grow.
01:21:02And I've got to be a part of watching you become the kind of artist
01:21:05that I know you will be.
01:21:07That's exactly right.
01:21:07Incredible.
01:21:11I am so glad we know you.
01:21:17Now, if I could just get you to scare us all to death
01:21:21the next time you perform,
01:21:24if you took it out of the mic stand
01:21:28and just did that,
01:21:30we'd all faint.
01:21:32Because all the confidence is right here.
01:21:35So if you just give us this one time...
01:21:38Give it a little of that.
01:21:38Give it a little of that.
01:21:39Yeah, I mean, come on.
01:21:40Just...
01:21:41No, no, no.
01:21:43So we have a whole week.
01:21:44We have a whole week.
01:21:45You did a great job.
01:21:46That was fantastic.
01:21:48I need all of you to understand
01:21:51that he's never done this before.
01:21:54He's played guitar in front of people,
01:21:57but he is not staying in front of people.
01:22:05I am so excited for you.
01:22:09We are at, like, the day one of your journey,
01:22:14and it's going to be incredible.
01:22:16Incredible.
01:22:17You are going to grow before us,
01:22:19and I can't even fathom what you could accomplish.
01:22:23I'm just glad I'm here for it.
01:22:25Yes!
01:22:29Voices like yours don't come along much,
01:22:32because the uniqueness of it is so instantaneous,
01:22:38and as you get going with this thing,
01:22:42just stay humble,
01:22:43but have the confidence to really stand up there
01:22:46and trust that people are going to react to your voice
01:22:50in ways that you could have never imagined
01:22:54because it is so not what we're expecting when we see you.
01:22:58Every time you start singing,
01:23:00I see, like, the movie of your life playing.
01:23:03Like, I want to start predicting
01:23:05all of these things in the future for you.
01:23:08Tell us, Luke.
01:23:09I see beautiful songs,
01:23:11and I see you taking your songs
01:23:13and really captivating people
01:23:15because your voice is so unique.
01:23:17Thank you so much.
01:23:18It really is.
01:23:22Don't go anywhere yet.
01:23:24Don't leave yet.
01:23:25How's your comfort level being up here with all that praise?
01:23:28It's great.
01:23:30He said, it's great.
01:23:33It's great.
01:23:34It's great.
01:23:34There you go.
01:23:35That was magic.
01:23:37You know if you saw it, what he's got.
01:23:41If you want to vote for Brooks,
01:23:43get those votes in at AmericanIva.com
01:23:45or via text.
01:23:46If you have socials,
01:23:48head to official American Island account
01:23:49on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
01:23:51Let your voice be heard.
01:23:53That is Brooks.
01:23:55Thank you, buddy.
01:23:56That's all.
01:23:57Keep going.
01:24:01First of many performances.
01:24:03I hope we get to see if I'm that young man.
01:24:09Here is another look at the faces
01:24:11you're voting on tonight.
01:24:13There you go.
01:24:14Keep voting all night long.
01:24:15About until 6 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow
01:24:18to get the job cut.
01:24:19Before we wrap it up,
01:24:20let's hear from Chris Pooley
01:24:21and the band back here.
01:24:42We'll see you next Monday, 8, 7 Central,
01:24:49right here at Disney's Aulani Resort.
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