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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.
00:02:10Yeah.
00:02:14Two o'clock.
00:02:16Two o'clock.
00:02:17Two o'clock.
00:02:17Two o'clock.
00:02:18Well, the gang is all here.
00:02:20So we can do it.
00:02:22This is American Idol.
00:02:30Let 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.
00:02:46Haido Alamium Congi and Thunderstorm Artis
00:02:49return home to Oahu.
00:02:52Gay joining Clos is on the stage.
00:02:54We're doubling up on mentors
00:02:56with Grammy-winning country 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,
00:03:27for the first time in Idol history,
00:03:29you can vote on social media.
00:03:32Just head to at American Idol on Facebook,
00:03:34Instagram, and TikTok.
00:03:36Find our pinned official voting post.
00:03:38And by commenting with the first name
00:03:40of the hopeful you're rooting for,
00:03:42you can write one name per comment,
00:03:44which equals one vote.
00:03:46Pretty easy, right?
00:03:46Remember, you can vote up to 10 times
00:03:49per 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
00:03:59from across the nation
00:04:00who you're voting on tonight.
00:04:03They are ready for you.
00:04:07First up, it's the pride
00:04:08of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Micaiah.
00:04:17Hi.
00:04:18How are you?
00:04:19Nice to meet you.
00:04:19Nice meeting you, too.
00:04:21Nice to meet you.
00:04:21Kiki Palmer, like, out of all people,
00:04:25Kiki 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,
00:04:31you 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,
00:04:42we were struggling at a point in time,
00:04:43and I never thought that I would be on this journey
00:04:46and 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
00:05:00Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande.
00:05:02I can't wait to hear what you got.
00:05:04Let's do it.
00:05:04Yeah, do your thing.
00:05:04Let's do it.
00:05:05Let's do it.
00:05:05She got her body like an hourglass,
00:05:08but I can give it to you all the time.
00:05:10You didn't miss a note.
00:05:11She didn't miss a note.
00:05:12She didn't miss a note.
00:05:13That was incredible.
00:05:15I'm forward.
00:05:15If I were to say anything,
00:05:17it's just another little element
00:05:18you could sprinkle on,
00:05:19is talking to the audience.
00:05:20As that in, vamp out comes in,
00:05:22just being like, sing it with me,
00:05:23or whatever, you know,
00:05:24give you a little moment.
00:05:25Wait a minute to you.
00:05:27Come on.
00:05:28V to the A,
00:05:30to the E to the G.
00:05:31Her ease on stage
00:05:32and this innate star quality.
00:05:34Charisma.
00:05:35Yeah.
00:05:35Yeah.
00:05:36She'll, if she tries that,
00:05:37it'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.
00:05:59You 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 good girl to blow your mind.
00:06:12Back, back into the room.
00:06:14I know you're right.
00:06:15Hey, back, back all over you.
00:06:18I know you're right.
00:06:19Wait a minute, let me take you down.
00:06:22Wait a minute to you.
00:06:25Hey, back, back, there goes your heart.
00:06:27I know you want it.
00:06:28Back, back, beat up my car.
00:06:30I know you're right.
00:06:32Wait a minute, let me take you down.
00:06:35Wait a minute to you.
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.
00:06:50She might have let you hold her head just through.
00:06:53She might have let you hold her head just through.
00:06:53Hold on.
00:06:54My mama 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.
00:07:08Hey, hey, I know you have it.
00:07:10Wait a minute, let me take you down.
00:07:13Wait a minute to you.
00:07:24Say it with me, to the A, to the N, to the G, come on.
00:07:33Come on.
00:07:34Come 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, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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.
00:08:02Got 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.
00:08:21Talk 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, did something happen real quick?
00:08:32Oh, maybe real, real quick.
00:08:34Your recovery?
00:08:37It was insane.
00:08:39Saw like a quick moment, but then you breezed right through
00:08:41and kept the energy up high the whole time.
00:08:43It was incredible, girl.
00:08:46It's insane.
00:08:48I mean, you understood the assignment.
00:08:50Yes, right.
00:08:51You're the first one up, and I mean, you came out and you delivered.
00:08:54I went back and I rewatched your audition, and like, you just have notes on notes on notes
00:08:59on notes, and here you got to show us that you not only can sing, but you are a performer.
00:09:04That's right.
00:09:09You ain't in Arkansas no more, so.
00:09:11Come on.
00:09:12Come on.
00:09:12I mean, your outfit's great.
00:09:14Your whole presentation and the energy was just through the roof, and just watching the
00:09:18crowd 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, by commenting Micaiah's
00:09:33name on our official American Idol voting post on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
00:09:38Micaiah, everyone.
00:09:39Thank 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 from Disney's Aulani Resort.
00:09:51More Idol, right?
00:10:02Back with you on Idol, where we love highlighting the great work being done by Make-A-Wish.
00:10:08I wanted to meet eight-year-old Harper Wright here, our superstar, who is bravely facing ongoing
00:10:15treatment for a brain tumor.
00:10:17She wished to visit us here at American Idol with her family here 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 and is proud
00:10:42to 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 with singer-songwriter Jake Thistle.
00:10:53You ready?
00:10:54Come on.
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 where nobody would ever
00:11:03think to serve me.
00:11:04I was the same way.
00:11:05I did bars from the time I was 10 until I left, and it actually scared me off alcohol
00:11:11for a long time.
00:11:12Yeah.
00:11:13We come from different parts of the country, and we play different styles of music, but
00:11:17we still have a lot of shared experiences, and so I had a great time talking to Brad about
00:11:20that.
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.
00:11:38More than feeling, that'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, and you know, sometimes you want to make it look hard.
00:11:58I had a record exec once tell me, make 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, and 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 and really, you know, going for it with
00:12:15facial expressions and body language, and that was great advice for him to give me.
00:12:19I can't wait to see how this goes.
00:12:20This is all going to come down to the stage presence that you show, I think, on a song like
00:12:25this.
00:12:25Thank you guys so much.
00:12:26Yeah.
00:12:26This is going to be great, man.
00:12:27Yeah!
00:12:27It really means the world.
00:12:28Thank you!
00:12:29Thanks.
00:12:43It's hot so good.
00:12:52this is the quick production Nightmare Network, which we wanted to help you. Thank
00:12:54you! Thank
00:12:55you! Yeah!
00:12:55Noth 말을 headlines. Thank you!
00:12:59Don't need money, don't take that
00:13:03Don't need no credit card or ride this train
00:13:06It's strong and it's sudden, but it's cruel sometimes
00:13:10Might just save your life
00:13:15You say that all in love is sad
00:13:19Yeah, but you don't care
00:13:23With a little help from above
00:13:26You feel the power of love
00:13:30You feel the power of love
00:13:36First time you feel it, it might make you mad
00:13:39Next time you feel it, it might make you sad
00:13:43But you'll be glad, baby, when you find
00:13:47That the power makes the world go right
00:13:52Don't need money, don't take that
00:13:55Don't need no credit card or ride this train
00:13:59Tough with a diamond, stronger than steel
00:14:03You won't feel it up until you feel it
00:14:07You want the power, oh, you feel the power of love
00:14:11You feel the power, feel the power of love
00:14:21You feel the power, oh, you feel the power of love
00:14:46The judges on this one, Lionel
00:14:47Did I detect this sexy
00:14:52Sexy 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 singing your heart out, man
00:15:01I mean, honestly, that's what we're looking for
00:15:04Thank you so much
00:15:16You look like you're in control of the moment
00:15:17And you're comfortable and it looks professional
00:15:20We've seen you do more laid-back stuff
00:15:23So it was really fun to see you branch out
00:15:25Do kind of some rock and roll
00:15:27And that was the best example that I've seen you do that thus far
00:15:31Great job
00:15:31Thank you so much
00:15:32I love how, just even at the beginning
00:15:35Like, everybody is kind of bringing different sides of themselves
00:15:38Like, we know you have a great voice
00:15:40You're such an old soul and all that
00:15:42But 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
00:15:49In the best way
00:15:50I'll take it, thank 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
00:15:58And that moment where you stopped playing
00:15:59And you really leaned in
00:16:00It 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
00:16:09Thank you
00:16:10You 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
00:16:17Under our official pinned voting post
00:16:19On Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:16:21You can vote up to ten times per finalist on each platform
00:16:24Jake, this is still America
00:16:26Thank you, buddy
00:16:27Thank you so much
00:16:27I appreciate it
00:16:27Good job
00:16:31All right, on the other side
00:16:32Genevieve Hayward on a huge Chapel Roan hit
00:16:36But first, idol winner Ian Tongi
00:16:38He is back here on Oahu with his newest single
00:16:41Plus, he joins forces with former finalist
00:16:43Thunderstorm Ortiz
00:16:45On a showstopper
00:16:46For all y'all
00:16:47And y'all
00:16:49We'll be right back
00:16:58Back with you on Idol
00:17:00Right now, we're excited to welcome back
00:17:02An unforgettable idol talent
00:17:04Whose musical journey started right here on Oahu
00:17:07Performing the title track of his debut album
00:17:10Good For My Soul
00:17:11It's 2023 winner
00:17:13Im Tongi
00:17:24You're good for my soul
00:17:29Your shine is always shining in my sky
00:17:34Your kisses leave me feeling butterflies
00:17:41Girl, you got me feeling like I'm falling
00:17:43I know the only reason that I'm calling
00:17:46Is to tell you that I'm missing kissing your sweet lips tonight
00:17:54Girl, I gotta tell you right now
00:17:57You're good for my soul
00:18:01You're good for my soul
00:18:03A place that I go
00:18:04Where I call home
00:18:10You're all that I need
00:18:13The air that I breathe
00:18:16I'm letting you know
00:18:19You're good for my soul
00:18:22So, your love
00:18:24So, your love
00:18:24Is one to stand
00:18:26So, your love
00:18:29Makes me wanna sing
00:18:32Makes me wanna sing
00:18:36You're good for my soul
00:18:39A place that I go
00:18:42Where I call home
00:18:47You're all that I need
00:18:51The air that I breathe
00:18:53I'm letting you know
00:18:56You're good for my soul
00:19:06Everybody give it up for Thunderstorm RT
00:19:09Come on!
00:19:17How y'all doing?
00:19:31On the island
00:19:34We do it island's land
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
00:19:49Cooking dinner real nice
00:19:51We stew on the stove
00:19:53Blow me salmon on the ice
00:19:55We eat and drink
00:19:57And we sing all day
00:19:59Conning kapila
00:20:00In the old Hawaiian way
00:20:02On the island
00:20:04We do it island's land
00:20:10From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:12From the windward to the leeward side
00:20:18Go grandma's house
00:20:20On the weekend clean, yeah
00:20:22If we know go grandma gotta work hard
00:20:26You know my grandma she like the poor real son
00:20:30I love my grandma
00:20:32I love my grandma every minute
00:20:33Every hour on the island
00:20:36We do it island's land
00:20:41From the mountain to the ocean
00:20:44From the windward to the leeward side
00:20:47Come on!
00:20:49All the islands
00:20:52We do it island's land
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 Artis and Tungy
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
00:21:36Feels like just a week ago
00:21:37Really? Yeah
00:21:38Yeah, well congratulations on everything
00:21:41I'd like to see you up here
00:21:42Making it look easy once again
00:21:43And look at this superstar
00:21:44E.M.W
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
00:21:53Of 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
00:22:06Come back
00:22:06And perform for us
00:22:07By the way
00:22:07E.M.'s debut album
00:22:09Is available now
00:22:10So check that out
00:22:11Woo!
00:22:13Thunderstorm's new single
00:22:14Storybook
00:22:15Is also out now
00:22:16And their version
00:22:17Of Island Style
00:22:18Is available
00:22:20Right this moment
00:22:21Check it out
00:22:23Thunderstorm
00:22:23Ian
00:22:24Thank you very much
00:22:26Woo!
00:22:30Now
00:22:31Hoping to follow in their footsteps
00:22:33And make it through tonight
00:22:35Is Genevieve Hayward
00:22:39Aulani has been absolutely incredible
00:22:41Because we are here for a competition
00:22:44It does help
00:22:45When you're in those peak pressure moments
00:22:46To be able to look around
00:22:47And be like, okay
00:22:48Look at that palm tree
00:22:50That 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 zen 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 beat
00:23:16I was floored by Genevieve
00:23:18Yes
00:23:18She knows who she is already
00:23:20Oh, oh, oh, oh
00:23:23Sing it
00:23:24Pink Pony Club
00:23:26I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:23:28At the beat
00:23:29It's a real sort of
00:23:30Rock and roll energy
00:23:31Oh, oh, oh, oh
00:23:34All 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 something
00:23:42They can do in the beginning
00:23:44Before you get into the song
00:23:45But I almost wanted to meet you
00:23:46In the intro
00:23:47Yeah
00:23:48Before you get into the song
00:23:49Because I feel like that's you
00:23:51Like kind of bring the 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
00:23:57You're a showman
00:23:58So we worked on kind of
00:23:59Incorporating a little bit
00:24:00Of that kind of attitude to it
00:24:03American Idol
00:24:04It's Genevieve
00:24:05Are you all ready to go
00:24:07To the Pink 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
00:24:15Love
00:24:18Love
00:24:18Love
00:24:19Love
00:24:19Love
00:24:23Alright, I'm gonna need some help
00:24:24On this one, y'all
00:24:25Okay?
00:24:27Your eyes spawned her
00:24:28Yeah
00:24:29I know
00:24:30I know
00:24:31You wanted me to stay
00:24:32I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in L.A.
00:24:38I heard that there's a special place
00:24:42Boys and girls can all be queens every single day
00:24:46I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee
00:24:51I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee
00:24:52Here'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, what have you done?
00:25:08You're a Pink Pony girl
00:25:09And you dance at the club
00:25:12Oh, mama
00:25:13I'm just having fun
00:25:16I'm just having fun
00:25:17On the stage in my heels
00:25:19That's where I belong
00:25:20Down at the
00:25:22Pink Pony Club
00:25:24I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:25:27At the Pink Pony Club
00:25:31Red Hollywood
00:25:33I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:25:35At the Pink Pony Club
00:25:38Pink Pony Club
00:25:43Oh-oh-oh-oh
00:25:49Oh-oh-oh-oh
00:25:54Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:25:58Sing it!
00:25:59Pony club
00:26:00I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:02Have a big pony club
00:26:05I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:07I'm gonna keep on dancing
00:26:11Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:26:12Like a big pony club
00:26:14Big pony club
00:26:16Oh-oh-oh
00:26:20Like a big pony club
00:26:23Like a big pony club
00:26:26여기에
00:26:32Wow!
00:26:38You are who you are, wherever you are.
00:26:41There you go.
00:26:43Singing that anthem, right?
00:26:45Singing that anthem.
00:26:47Judges, did you feel that anthem, Lionel?
00:26:49Did I feel it?
00:26:51Are 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 when someone opens their mouths
00:26:59and it comes out clear, strong, powerful.
00:27:03It was amazing.
00:27:04I love what you did.
00:27:05Thank you, Lionel.
00:27:08I remember early on when you were talking about
00:27:11what kind of artist you wanted to be,
00:27:13you wanted to occupy that pop rock space.
00:27:16And I love that you took this giant pop anthem
00:27:19and 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, it's like,
00:27:26what's this girl about to do?
00:27:28And 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, kind of whispered to her.
00:27:36I'm like, every time you're on stage, my eyes are just able to find you.
00:27:40When you walk out, you'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, and that's what stars have to have happen to be a star.
00:27:50I just loved how you commanded it, and you're having fun in the moment.
00:27:54Thank you so much.
00:27:55I love the way that you let the stage know right out.
00:27:58Like, y'all, hey, we'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.
00:28:08Yes, Kareem.
00:28:09You're fabulous.
00:28:11And I gotta say, you guys did a really good job helping me out on that.
00:28:16Audience is a huge part of being up here and finding that confidence.
00:28:20So thanks to you guys.
00:28:23Genevieve 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 of all wireless carriers.
00:28:33You can also vote by going to our pinned voting post on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, and commenting.
00:28:39The first name of the person you want to vote for.
00:28:43Genevieve, well done.
00:28:44Thank you very much, and 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, but we're gearing up for school teachers.
00:28:56Daniel Stallworth and his tribute to the one and only Lionel 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 straight from the beautiful shore of Oahu.
00:29:16You're in the driver's seat and voting for all your favorites.
00:29:19Remember, when you're voting on socials,
00:29:22weigh in by commenting with one first name per comment and keep those votes coming all night long.
00:29:27Daniel Stallworth is hoping 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, but tell us.
00:29:38So you are?
00:29:39I'm a school teacher.
00:29:40Elementary music school teacher.
00:29:42So how old are the students?
00:29:43They are ages 4 to 11.
00:29:45Before I left, I had a student tell me, good luck, Mr. Stallworth.
00:29:48Oh, man, that's great.
00:29:49You are going to make it.
00:29:50Don'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 great.
00:29:54Love it.
00:29:54Like the letter that his student left him.
00:29:56Oh, and I...
00:29:56Encouraging him on this.
00:29:57I have a soft spot in my heart for school teachers, my mother being one.
00:30:00And it's like to see a teacher where you know there's a school watching.
00:30:05I'm missing the kids at school for sure, but it's great to have some time to chase my dreams and
00:30:09just simply relax.
00:30:11I feel like a kid all over again.
00:30:13Well, my friends, the time has come.
00:30:16For this round, I'll be performing All Night Long by Lana Ritchie.
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 because it's a party vibe.
00:30:25We're in Hawaii.
00:30:26I feel like that's the best song to fit the occasion.
00:30:29We're going to party.
00:30:32Karamu.
00:30:33Fiesta.
00:30:34Forever.
00:30:35It'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 doing All Night Long and Lionel.
00:30:48Yeah, that's the riskiest thing anybody's doing.
00:30:51Yeah.
00:30:52All Night Long.
00:30:57Yeah!
00:30:59Great voice!
00:31:00So this is like the first I've heard an echo through here that somebody said.
00:31:04Are you going to acknowledge Lionel sitting there a 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 not being afraid to acknowledge Lionel.
00:31:12If you need me to help you get Lionel up dancing, I'm going to be like.
00:31:16Singing this song is definitely a risk, but I would love to honor Lionel Richie.
00:31:21I definitely want to do this song justice.
00:31:38Well, my friends, the time has come.
00:31:43Raise the roof and have some fun.
00:31:47Way to go!
00:31:48Throw away the work to be done.
00:31:54Let the music play on.
00:31:59We're going to party.
00:32:01Caramble.
00:32:02Miesta.
00:32:04Forever.
00:32:04Come on, y'all.
00:32:05Come on and sing it on.
00:32:08We're going to party.
00:32:10Caramble.
00:32:11Miesta.
00:32:12Forever.
00:32:14Come on and sing it on.
00:32:16All night long.
00:32:20All night.
00:32:22All night long.
00:32:24Come on, man.
00:32:25All night.
00:32:26All night.
00:32:31All night long.
00:32:33All night.
00:32:34Put that phone down, boy.
00:32:35Come on.
00:32:37Once you get started, you can't sit down.
00:32:44Come on, boy.
00:32:46Come on, boy.
00:32:50Come on, boy.
00:32:50Come on, boy.
00:32:51See how we play.
00:32:53Yeah, yeah.
00:32:54Lionel, this for you.
00:32:55Come on!
00:32:59Yeah, Jambodambo!
00:33:01We ain't about it when we're goin'
00:33:04Let me hear you!
00:33:06Yeah, Jambodambo!
00:33:10Oh!
00:33:12Oh!
00:33:13Oh-oh-oh!
00:33:14Oh! Everyone you meet
00:33:16They're jammin' in the street
00:33:18All night long
00:33:19All night
00:33:22I said
00:33:23Everyone you meet, jammin' in the street all night long.
00:33:29All night, all night long.
00:33:35All night long.
00:33:44Oh, goodness.
00:33:47He showed a different deal there.
00:33:50He showed a different deal.
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, you guys.
00:34:16To that point, you see people try 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 and 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 and it was the vibe.
00:34:44But seeing you with the band and the way that 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 beat 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.
00:35:20He 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.
00:35:37Luke!
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 Kahn.
00:36:26Right here.
00:36:27On the Idol stage at Disney's Al-Rani 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 Idol.
00:36:46You're calling the shots all show long for who you want to see in your top 14.
00:36:50Keep those votes coming.
00:36:52We're all your favorites live, via text, and on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
00:36:56Kiki 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, Kari, I was just thinking about this.
00:37:17You're not the only one up there who got their start in the Idol family.
00:37:23Kiki auditioned for American Idol Juniors.
00:37:27What?
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.
00:37:41Take a look.
00:37:43No!
00:37:43What?
00:37:44So, Kiki, you're going to be a huge, huge star.
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.
00:37:55That'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.
00:38:09Because you rap.
00:38:11That's amazing.
00:38:13Who are you?
00:38:15Watch this.
00:38:16Watch this.
00:38:23Watch this.
00:38:25Watch this.
00:38:36Oh my God.
00:38:38That's so good.
00:38:42Oh my God.
00:38:46Oh my God.
00:38:52You guys.
00:38:54Where did you dig that up?
00:38:57Well, it was difficult, but we found it about an hour ago.
00:39:03You were destined to be a star.
00:39:04That was absolutely magical when we saw you there at nine years old.
00:39:08Ryan, 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.
00:39:20Could you just maybe show these three what it's like to have some rhythm?
00:39:26Come on, now.
00:39:28Hey!
00:39:35Let's go, Lionel.
00:39:36Let's go.
00:39:37Let's get a go!
00:39:39Hey, hey, hey!
00:39:42Oh, oh, hi, I saw one of these.
00:39:45Let's go tonight.
00:39:50Let's go, Lionel.
00:40:05is Nashville, Tennessee's Kindle.
00:40:08Here we go.
00:40:12We're not 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 goes to Kindle.
00:40:31Having the industry people choose me
00:40:35I'm just honored.
00:40:36Shows me that I'm supposed to be here.
00:40:39This round, I am singing a Noah Kahn song called Call Your Mom.
00:40:46I'm kind of struggling with whether I'm going to use the guitar or not use the guitar.
00:40:50So you play the guitar?
00:40:52I do play the guitar.
00:40:53Right.
00:40:53But I really want to be able to get into like a performance side.
00:40:56For this performance, I 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.
00:41:09I 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.
00:41:25What 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 going to take your guys' advice.
00:41:30I'm going to get on the stage, I'm going to 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, those who may be questioning whether they should keep going or
00:41:40not, do.
00:41:50Oh, you're spiraling again.
00:41:55The moment right before it ends.
00:41:59You're most afraid of, stayed on the line with you the entire night till you let it out and let
00:42:09it in.
00:42:12Don't let this darkness fool you.
00:42:17All lights turned off can be turned on.
00:42:24I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:42:28I'll call your mom.
00:42:34Medicaid, 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 want to drive another mile, wondering if you're breathing.
00:42:51Won't you stay, won't you stay, won't you stay with me?
00:42:56Medicaid, meditate, swear your soul to Jesus.
00:43:02Oh, my God.
00:43:03I'll drive on your life.
00:43:06Yo, God.
00:43:08Oh, my God.
00:43:10Don't let this darkness fool you.
00:43:15All lights turned off can be turned on.
00:43:21Oh, I'll drive, I'll drive all night.
00:43:26I'll call your mom
00:43:31I'll drive, I'll drive
00:43:38I'll call your mom
00:43:49There she is, the winner of our industry platinum ticket, Kendall.
00:43:55Way to go, and the industry is still here.
00:43:58They just extended their stay.
00:44:02So nice to see you.
00:44:04Let's go to the panel. Kiki, what did you see?
00:44:07You look beautiful. You sound beautiful.
00:44:10The bob is bobbing, okay?
00:44:12And I'm so glad that you decided not to do the guitar
00:44:15because to see those hands free
00:44:17and just watching you kind of embody the whole vibe of the song,
00:44:20we went right there with you.
00:44:21You transported us into your world, and I loved it there.
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,
00:44:54you present it 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.
00:45:06And 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.
00:45:17Thank you so much.
00:45:18Very powerful performances.
00:45:21I love it.
00:45:22Thank you so much.
00:45:23Thank you, guys.
00:45:24If you love Kindle, you can vote for her right now.
00:45:28On our official American Idol account of Facebook and Instagram and TikTok,
00:45:32you can also vote online or via text.
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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.
00:45:46And it's coming from Alabama's Cutter Bradley right 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.
00:46:03You are a flipping star.
00:46:07You are a star.
00:46:08Yes, you are.
00:46:16Looking good.
00:46:18You'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.
00:46:52The 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.
00:47:02We're having a blast.
00:47:05Paradise is an understatement.
00:47:10I still got to get in that lazy river.
00:47:12Got to get in on that.
00:47:13By the way, you want it?
00:47:14Are you down?
00:47:15I'm ready to go.
00:47:16I'm ready.
00:47:17Matching bathing suits, Lionel, you and me.
00:47:18Oh, no, no.
00:47:19What?
00:47:19Now, let's see how Brad Paisley and Kiki Palmer helped Cutter Bradley on his epic Daughtry song
00:47:25pick.
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?
00:47:59I'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.
00:48:08Perfect.
00:48:09You 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!
00:48:17Because, yeah, I guess when Daughtry was on American Idol, I wish he was like two years
00:48:20old.
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
00:48:35round.
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.
00:48:43Your 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 and this hand is free to...
00:48:50Do whatever.
00:48:51Enunciate.
00:48:52That's right.
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 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
00:49:08to just sing this this 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.
00:49:22Oh.
00:49:27Let's go.
00:49:29Let's go.
00:49:31Let's go.
00:49:32I was blown away.
00:49:34What could I say.
00:49:36It all seemed to make sense.
00:49:38You're taking away everything.
00:49:42And I can't deal with it
00:49:44I try to see the good in life
00:49:48The good things in life are hard to find
00:49:51Blow it away, we'll blow it away
00:49:54Can we make this something good?
00:50:00But when I try to do it right this time around
00:50:04It's not over
00:50:07I try to do it right this time around
00:50:10It's not over
00:50:13A part of me is standing in the grass
00:50:17This love is killing me
00:50:22But you're the only one
00:50:24It's not over
00:50:29Let it out, let it out
00:50:32Don't get caught up in yourself
00:50:35Let it out, let it out
00:50:39Don't get caught up in yourself
00:50:42Let it out, let it out
00:50:46Don't get caught up in yourself
00:50:48Let it out
00:50:52Let it out, let it out
00:50:56Let it out, let it out
00:50:57Let it out, let it out
00:50:58Let it out, let it out
00:50:58Try to do it right this time around
00:51:01It's not over
00:51:05There's a part of me standing in the ground
00:51:08This love is killing me
00:51:43But you're the only one
00:51:43He was like listening in stereo there
00:51:46Judges, what'd you think?
00:51:47Lionel Richie
00:51:48Well, I'll tell you what I was listening to
00:51:49Carrie didn't miss not one note
00:51:52Not one lyric
00:51:54Okay, and between that and your dad headbanging
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
00:52:07And it showed, it showed really great
00:52:10Thank you
00:52:11I agree with Lionel
00:52:12It was just so good to see you lose yourself on stage
00:52:15Like seeing you perform it yesterday
00:52:16It was great
00:52:17We had the vibe
00:52:18But with the band and the element going
00:52:20I could see you just embodying it
00:52:22And this is definitely your lane
00:52:23For sure
00:52:23Thank you so much
00:52:25Your lane is
00:52:27That'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
00:52:32You'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
00:52:42You'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
00:52:53The boy's running out of air
00:52:54But I'll 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 shaking his head?
00:53:31Oh yeah
00:53:31Sometimes, you know, we got a little
00:53:33Well, 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 on our line
00:53:40Via text and on socials
00:53:42Head to AmericanIdol.com for all the voting details
00:53:44Including how to cast your votes on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:53:48One more time
00:53:49Cutter Bradley
00:53:50Thank y'all so much
00:53:52Thank y'all
00:53:52Great work
00:53:55Thank 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
00:54:07He hits the stage here on American Idol
00:54:09Right after this
00:54:11Just like old days
00:54:12Back with you here on American Idol
00:54:26We've got 10 of the nation's best singers
00:54:28Buying for your all-important votes tonight
00:54:30And with a brand new way to vote
00:54:32For the ones you love the most
00:54:34Just go check out the pinned voting post
00:54:36On the official American Idol account
00:54:37On Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
00:54:39And comment with the first name
00:54:41Of the one you want to see compete
00:54:43In your top 13
00:54:44It's one name
00:54:45And 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
00:54:52For college student
00:54:53Jesse Findling
00:55:04Welcome to Aulani everybody
00:55:05Right this way
00:55:08My family is my biggest support system
00:55:10Being able to like have that moment
00:55:11To be with them
00:55:12And do something fun
00:55:14Like the treasure hunt experience
00:55:15Was 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
00:55:21Were 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
00:55:35And performed in front of like a whole crowd
00:55:36But I'm really pushing myself this time
00:55:38To 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
00:55:46To 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
00:56:05Having 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
00:56:15It was a lot more gritty than it has been in the past
00:56:18I don't think you're made or broken by
00:56:21Anything 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
00:56:29With each round
00:56:30I've gotten so much more confident in myself
00:56:33And it's like going to the groove
00:56:35Come on, Link
00:56:36Yes
00:56:38I think have fun out there and you're going to nail this
00:56:40I think it's ironic that I'm singing a song
00:56:42About being lost and insecure in a moment
00:56:44Where I feel like found
00:56:46And like the best I ever have
00:56:48Yeah, I'm proud of myself
00:56:58I found God
00:57:01On the corner of Thirst and Amistad
00:57:04Where the West
00:57:08Was all but one
00:57:11Where were you
00:57:13When everything was falling apart
00:57:18All my days
00:57:21Was spent by a telephone
00:57:23That never rang
00:57:27And all I needed was a home
00:57:30That never came
00:57:33To the corner of Thirst and Amistad
00:57:38Lost and Insecure
00:57:41Lost and Insecure
00:57:43You found me
00:57:44You found me
00:57:45Lying 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
00:58:10I've been calling 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've got some kind of nerve
00:58:25You've taken all I've put
00:58:33Lost and insecure
00:58:36You found me, you found me lying 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
00:59:19I think we can just go to the voting right now after something like that and chanting.
00:59:28Take a look at four judges on their feet.
00:59:30Wow.
00:59:31In the beginning, those first couple notes,
00:59:33I said, now, what's going on?
00:59:34You know, I wasn't sure what we were headed.
00:59:36But obviously, we all feel a little nerves,
00:59:38and you've been singing, you've been rehearsing.
00:59:40But I saw you finding.
00:59:41As soon as you grabbed that mic, and you came forward,
00:59:44and you lost yourself in the song,
00:59:46everything after that was perfection.
00:59:49Thanks, Kiki.
00:59:49And you closed it in very strong.
00:59:50And that long note, I'm just saying.
00:59:54Boy, I got the mic in my hand.
00:59:55Boy, you got the mic in your hand.
00:59:56I appreciate it.
00:59:58I, for one, kind of love that the beginning
01:00:01was a little shaky, because you've been so polished
01:00:05and perfect this whole time.
01:00:07It kind of reminded us all that you're human.
01:00:10And the way that you, like, shook it off
01:00:12and sunk into the song, I mean, that's the most, you know,
01:00:16movement we've seen from you.
01:00:18And it was working.
01:00:20It was wonderful.
01:00:22And the end was just absolutely soaring.
01:00:26Thank you so much.
01:00:27I found myself, like, moving to the edge of my seat.
01:00:31I was like, all right, Jessie, where you at, baby?
01:00:33Where you at?
01:00:34There you are.
01:00:35I can settle back down.
01:00:36And I remember I used to get in moments on stage,
01:00:39and I look around, and I'd be like, oh, my God,
01:00:42how did I get here?
01:00:43Those emotions are fun to have to battle and battle back.
01:00:47Yes.
01:00:47And that's what you did.
01:00:48As the song kept building and the band,
01:00:50you showed us stuff you haven't showed us with your voice
01:00:54thus far.
01:00:55Thank you, Luke.
01:00:56I was praying the whole time, grab the mic,
01:00:59take it out of the stand, command the stage,
01:01:03take charge, and you did it.
01:01:06Thanks, Lana.
01:01:08I 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.
01:01:17That's one of her favorite songs.
01:01:19My mom loves the phrase.
01:01:20She's right over there.
01:01:21One of her favorite songs.
01:01:22So I'm glad I got to sing that for her and for my family.
01:01:25Jessie Finling, everyone.
01:01:26Vote for him.
01:01:27So many ways to do it.
01:01:28Online, via text.
01:01:29Thank you, thank you.
01:01:30Run across the official American Idol social accounts
01:01:32on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
01:01:34Remember, you can vote up to 10 times for Hopeful
01:01:36per social platform and voting method.
01:01:39Yes, Jessie, everyone.
01:01:41Thank you, Jessie.
01:01:42Good job, buddy.
01:01:43Thanks, guys.
01:01:49Get ready for Hannah Harper.
01:01:51She's sitting at the Idol stage next
01:01:53here at Disney's Rani Resort.
01:01:55Stay with us.
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.
01:02:30They got their hair a whole bunch of different colors,
01:02:32and it was all crazy and fun.
01:02:33I love it.
01:02:34They 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.
01:02:43Hey, 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
01:02:51and just let it out.
01:02:53Don't be-
01:02:53I'm not used to not having my guitar in my hands.
01:02:55Right.
01:02:55Getting 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.
01:03:03Yes.
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.
01:03:07Yeah.
01:03:07So you're kind of challenging yourself.
01:03:08I love to hear that.
01:03:091000%.
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 with a smooth and velvet tongue.
01:03:20Your voice is everything I love about this style of music.
01:03:25Instead of maybe thinking to yourself about,
01:03:26I gotta move around the stage, more so think about,
01:03:29I gotta get the folks engaged.
01:03:30Midway through mentoring, my kids stepped in.
01:03:33Getting to have that moment with my family just to breathe for a second
01:03:35It calms all your anxiety, you know?
01:03:38Captives free, there ain't no grave.
01:03:42It was beautiful to just see how she came alive.
01:03:45She 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, but I think she's feeling like,
01:03:55how 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 when they're up there with you.
01:04:02Look 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 that no matter how old they are,
01:04:13be open to learning and to just be resilient.
01:04:25Oh, fear is a tide, with a smooth and velvet tongue.
01:04:32Fear is a lie, he's always telling me to run.
01:04:37Oh, love is a resurrection.
01:04:40Love is a trumpet sound.
01:04:43Love is my weapon.
01:04:46I'm gonna take that giant down.
01:04:54Oh, there was a battle, a war between death and life.
01:05:00And there on the tree, the Lamb of God was crucified.
01:05:06Then he went on down to hell, took back every key.
01:05:11He rose up as a lion, and he said all captives free.
01:05:17There ain't nothing to hold his body down.
01:05:26Oh, no, there ain't no grave could hold his body down.
01:05:38Oh, when he heard that trumpet sound.
01:05:45He rose up out of the ground.
01:05:48There ain't no grave could hold his body down.
01:05:56Yeah, you can't hold him down.
01:05:59There ain't no grave could hold his body down.
01:06:10Oh, no, there ain't no grave could hold him down.
01:06:15Yeah!
01:06:22It's over. You did it.
01:06:24Felt good? Felt good.
01:06:26She delivered.
01:06:27See, 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, at that point,
01:06:40when you see everybody going,
01:06:43OK, 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,
01:06:56really 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, and you was pointing,
01:07:03you was commanding to us, we 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, resurrection rock.
01:07:15OK, 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.
01:07:34I appreciate it.
01:07:36Great song choice.
01:07:38Your voice gave me chills the entire time.
01:07:42We got a glimpse of, like, a fire that is in you.
01:07:45Yeah.
01:07:45That I feel like the more you go through this whole process,
01:07:50I hope to see more of.
01:07:53You 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, I'd look out.
01:08:00I'd be like, what are you doing out there, hand?
01:08:02Like, what's going on?
01:08:04Why are you pointing?
01:08:05Like, and 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.
01:08:12Just tell the story.
01:08:13There you go.
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.
01:08:18And it's awesome.
01:08:19Very good.
01:08:19So keep at it.
01:08:20Thank you so much.
01:08:21Very good.
01:08:23You can vote for Hannah Harper right now online by texting
01:08:27and on the official American Idol account page on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
01:08:31AmericanIdol.com has all the voting details.
01:08:34So check them out.
01:08:36Hannah Harper, everyone.
01:08:37Thank you very much.
01:08:38Resurrection Rocker.
01:08:42We have got some more amazing performances on the horizon from all your idol standouts,
01:08:48including Brandon Rumpfeld.
01:08:50He's got love on the brain for you right after this.
01:08:58Welcome back to the show.
01:09:00Tonight's 10 finalists have been leaving it all on the stage for you in the hopes of earning
01:09:05your votes at home.
01:09:06Keep them rolling in for who you want to see in your top 14.
01:09:10Perhaps 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.
01:09:19Professionally or just in church?
01:09:20My dad's a pastor.
01:09:21My dad's a pastor.
01:09:22My dad's a pastor.
01:09:22Look at us.
01:09:22We turned out all right.
01:09:23Right.
01:09:24A little PKs.
01:09:25Yeah, 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, oh, what you want from me?
01:09:41Braden, Braden, Braden.
01:09:43Yeah, man.
01:09:43He blew me away.
01:09:45I mean.
01:09:45Baby, you got me like, oh.
01:09:50That's maybe my favorite thing about this show is the person that walks out and you just
01:09:55go, 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.
01:10:09No, like, don't.
01:10:09Just stay right there and do that.
01:10:11Like, just do that.
01:10:14This is my first time in Hawaii and it's also my family's first time.
01:10:18It's awesome.
01:10:19My Ohana song, me and my brother played together.
01:10:21I mean, he's right there with me through everything.
01:10:23You know, you're my ride or die, like, safety net.
01:10:26Because if I mess up, like, you're right there.
01:10:27Seeing you do what you've always wanted to do.
01:10:30Sharing that experience with you, I don't, there's not a better film.
01:10:33Yeah, yeah.
01:10:34Now I think it's time for me to push myself and chase this dream on my own.
01:10:39That smooth fire.
01:10:40I want to make it as far in this competition as I can.
01:10:44I'm going to try and win it.
01:10:51And you got me like, oh, what you want from me.
01:10:58What you want from me.
01:11:00And I tried to buy your pretty heart but the price was too high.
01:11:06Baby, you got me like, oh, you love when I fall apart.
01:11:15Fall apart.
01:11:16So you can put me together and throw me against the wall.
01:11:24And baby, I'm fish fire with fire just to get close.
01:11:31Can we burn something, baby?
01:11:34And I'll run for miles just to get a taste.
01:11:38It's a taste.
01:11:39Must be love on the grain, yeah.
01:11:44That's got me feeling this race.
01:11:48It beats me black and blue but it loves me so good.
01:11:53And I can't get enough.
01:11:55Must be love on the grain, yeah.
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
01:12:08And I can't get enough
01:12:11Got me like I
01:12:16I
01:12:20Don't you stop loving me
01:12:22Don't quit loving me
01:12:24Just start loving me
01:12:26Must be love
01:12:31Must be love
01:12:36Don't stop loving me
01:12:38Don't quit loving me
01:12:40Oh I can't get enough
01:12:44Must be love
01:12:48Hold on
01:13:00That's so sweet
01:13:01That was so sweet
01:13:02That was done
01:13:05That was done
01:13:06That was done
01:13:07That was done
01:13:08That was done
01:13:08From the first notes
01:13:10It was like, just, pshum, just immediately.
01:13:14What's that word again?
01:13:15Just, pshum, pshum.
01:13:18You just have an incredible voice,
01:13:20and you have, like, this aw shucks thing about you
01:13:22that just makes people just like you.
01:13:25You're so likable, and you're so stinking good.
01:13:27You guys, we did a really good job picking the top 20.
01:13:32Oh, right?
01:13:32Steve, come on.
01:13:33That's right.
01:13:34Right?
01:13:34Come on.
01:13:37Yeah, that was the thing, I mean.
01:13:38And when you start singing, you're like, whoa, what is that?
01:13:41And now I think we just got to get you to build on it
01:13:44and build on it and 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 over here.
01:13:54She had ants in her pants.
01:13:56Come on.
01:13:57That's kind of important in the music business.
01:13:59Right, Lionel?
01:14:00That's absolutely.
01:14:03Understand, man, you'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.
01:14:13Just slay, slay, slay.
01:14:14Slay.
01:14:16I have never,
01:14:18in my eight and a half years of this show,
01:14:22called for a check on Ancestry.com.
01:14:28Whoever they say you are, you are not.
01:14:32All right.
01:14:34That was so soulful,
01:14:36it scared me to death.
01:14:42Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:14:43I love watching you in your flow state, okay?
01:14:47You 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, you 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.
01:15:01It was amazing.
01:15:02Amazing.
01:15:02Thanks, thank you.
01:15:03Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:15:04Braden Lumpfeld,
01:15:06your vote says for Braden.
01:15:07And all your favorites
01:15:08on our official American Idol account
01:15:10on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
01:15:12Just find your pinned voting post
01:15:13and comment by typing the first name
01:15:15of who you want to see
01:15:17move on in the competition.
01:15:19Braden, good job, man.
01:15:20Thank you very much.
01:15:21I'd like to hear it.
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 the Ohana
01:15:33Platinum Ticket winner, Brooks.
01:15:35See what he's chosen
01:15:36for the big moment
01:15:37on American Idol.
01:15:39Right after this.
01:15:42Yeah.
01:15:54All 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.
01:16:08Now, he'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
01:16:17I've got a new friend.
01:16:20I'm doing dancing on my own.
01:16:23Does she love you
01:16:25better than I can?
01:16:29You are really
01:16:32angelic, right?
01:16:34Unbelievable, Tom.
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
01:16:52and I am now.
01:16:53Your favorite experience
01:16:54on American Idol so far?
01:16:56Waterside.
01:16:57Hello, baby.
01:16:59Being here,
01:16:59I feel like I was
01:17:00invited into something.
01:17:02I'm not alone anymore.
01:17:04I've made so many
01:17:04good friends here
01:17:05and it's really just beautiful.
01:17:09Brooke's song choice
01:17:10was difficult.
01:17:11I'm giving it my heart.
01:17:13I do want to look at
01:17:14the first line of each chorus.
01:17:16Yeah, there was a really
01:17:16high note in there.
01:17:17Yeah, it's imperative
01:17:18that he doesn't
01:17:19miss that tonight.
01:17:21I do think
01:17:22that could derail him.
01:17:23When you're doing it,
01:17:25what do you think
01:17:25it's missing?
01:17:26Are you missing air?
01:17:27I think confidence.
01:17:29I think it's just confidence.
01:17:30Confidence is about
01:17:31doing what's true to us.
01:17:33If you need to adjust,
01:17:35adjust.
01:17:35It's your arrangement.
01:17:37I think we're seeing
01:17:38a lot of times,
01:17:38especially in the competition,
01:17:39we get caught up in,
01:17:41oh, I got to hit the big note
01:17:42and I got to do the thing.
01:17:43You just got to do
01:17:43what 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
01:17:51hitting each thing
01:17:51with confidence for you,
01:17:53man, you got it in the bag.
01:18:01Somebody said
01:18:02I got a new friend
01:18:08Does she love you
01:18:10better than I can?
01:18:16It's a big black sky
01:18:18over my town
01:18:24I know you're right,
01:18:27I bet she's around
01:18:33Yeah, I know it's stupid
01:18:36But I just gotta see it
01:18:39for myself
01:18:41I'm in the corner
01:18:43watching you kiss her
01:18:45Oh, and I'm right over here
01:18:51Why can't you see me?
01:18:54Oh, I'm giving it miles
01:19:00I'm not the guy you're taking home
01:19:06I keep dancing on my own
01:19:10And oh now
01:19:14So far away
01:19:16Still so near
01:19:18The lights come on
01:19:20The music dies
01:19:22But you don't see me
01:19:25Standing here
01:19:26I just came
01:19:28To say goodbye
01:19:30I'm in the corner
01:19:33Watching you kiss her
01:19:35Oh
01:19:36Oh
01:19:36Oh
01:19:37I'm giving it much
01:19:41I'm not the guy
01:19:43Taking home
01:19:46Ooh
01:19:48I keep dancing
01:19:49On my own
01:19:53And oh now
01:19:55So far away
01:19:58Still so near
01:19:59The lights come on
01:20:02The music dies
01:20:03You don't see me
01:20:06Standing here
01:20:25Wow
01:20:31Brooks
01:20:33You really do
01:20:34Have one of the most
01:20:35Magical voices
01:20:36I've ever heard
01:20:37Thank you so much
01:20:38I mean it's cinematic
01:20:38It's soundtrack
01:20:39I'm in the movie
01:20:40Everything ended
01:20:41I'm at the lake
01:20:42And I don't know what happened
01:20:43To my life type voice
01:20:45It's really insane
01:20:46And I know this is probably
01:20:47All so much for you
01:20:49You know I know when we were
01:20:49Doing the mentoring
01:20:50And everything
01:20:51And you were like you know
01:20:52When I do the big notes
01:20:52I get nervous
01:20:53And everything like that
01:20:54But you must
01:20:55Stay in this competition
01:20:57This is my call out
01:20:58To America
01:20:59Thank you
01:20:59You must
01:21:00Because I've got to see you grow
01:21:02And I've got to be a part
01:21:04Of watching you become
01:21:05The kind of artist
01:21:05That I know you will be
01:21:07That's exactly
01:21:07Incredible
01:21:11I am so glad we know you
01:21:15Thank you
01:21:16Now if I could just get you
01:21:19To scare us all to death
01:21:21The next time you perform
01:21:24If you took it out of the mic stand
01:21:27And just did that
01:21:29We'd all faint
01:21:32Because all the confidence is right here
01:21:35So if you just give us this one time
01:21:37Give him a little of that
01:21:38Give him a little of that
01:21:39Yeah I mean come on
01:21:40Just
01:21:41No, no, no
01:21:43We have a whole week
01:21:44We 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 saying 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
01:22:16You 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
01:22:37And as you get going with this thing
01:22:41Just 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 all of these things in the future for you
01:23:08Tell us Luke
01:23:08I see beautiful songs
01:23:10And I see you taking your songs and 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
01:23:30What is it?
01:23:30He said
01:23:32It's great
01:23:33It's great
01:23:33It's great
01:23:34There you go
01:23:35That was magic
01:23:37You know if you saw it
01:23:39What he's got
01:23:41If you want to vote for Brooks
01:23:43Get those votes in at AmericanIdol.com or via text
01:23:46If you have socials
01:23:48Head to official American Island account on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
01:23:51Let your voice be heard
01:23:53That is Brooks
01:23:54Thank 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 you're voting on tonight
01:24:13There you go
01:24:14Keep voting all night long
01:24:15We're out into 6 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow to get the job cut
01:24:19Before we wrap it up
01:24:20Let's hear it for Chris Pooley and the band back here
01:24:24Taking the vibes this light all night
01:24:27A special shout out to Ian Tongi and Thunderstorm Ortiz for that standout performance earlier in the show
01:24:34And a big thanks to Brad Pace and Kiki Palmer for steering our finalists through the night
01:24:40They'll be back in one week when a brand new group of 10 step into the spotlight for your vote
01:24:46So, we'll see you next Monday 8th, 7th Central
01:24:49Right here at Disney's Aulani Resort
01:24:51Until then
01:24:52Good night, America
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