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00:00:02All right, thank you guys. Hopefully see you guys soon.
00:00:15I'll do this one for you.
00:00:17The day the dream was born.
00:00:20I'll never forget stepping out into the world.
00:00:24Nothing can stop endless possibilities.
00:00:28Hey, Mama.
00:00:29Driven by hopes, wishes, desires.
00:00:35The fire in your soul pushing you forward in the direction of your dreams.
00:00:42One huge step in the face of adversity.
00:00:46You can overcome. You're more than capable.
00:00:52Sometimes it's scary to take the leap.
00:00:57But you're ready to take the leap.
00:01:02Sometimes it's scary, but you're more than capable.
00:01:05You can overcome in the face of adversity.
00:01:09One huge step in the direction of your dreams.
00:01:13Pushing you forward.
00:01:14The fire in your soul.
00:01:18Hopes.
00:01:19Wishes.
00:01:20Desires.
00:01:21Driven by endless possibilities.
00:01:24Nothing can stop you stepping out into the world.
00:01:27I'll never forget the day the dream was born.
00:01:30What's your name?
00:01:31Jamal.
00:01:31Jamal Roberts.
00:01:32Jamal Roberts!
00:01:39Jamal Roberts.
00:01:41Hello.
00:01:42How are you?
00:01:43Good. How are y'all?
00:01:44Good.
00:01:44Oh, my gosh.
00:01:44You are a wake-up call.
00:01:46Yes.
00:01:46Oh, that's good.
00:01:48That's good.
00:01:48Who are you?
00:01:49I am Micaiah Mustafil.
00:01:51I am 24 years old, and I am from Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
00:01:54Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
00:01:55All right.
00:01:55Oh, my God.
00:01:56Your voice is already filling up the room.
00:01:59They can hear you all the way from Pine Bluff.
00:02:01I know.
00:02:02That's what I want.
00:02:03And what do you do in Pine Bluff?
00:02:04So I am an assistant branch manager for a bank there in my hometown.
00:02:08I got you.
00:02:08And I also do singing on the side.
00:02:10I just love you.
00:02:13Morning, morning, morning, morning.
00:02:15Good morning.
00:02:17Good morning.
00:02:18Thanks for calling us in this bank.
00:02:19Micaiah speaking.
00:02:20Do you have the blue bag that if somebody robs the bank, you can put the blue paint in
00:02:24the bag, and it blows up on them?
00:02:26No.
00:02:26I wish I did.
00:02:28All I have is, like, bait money.
00:02:30They have the tracker, and I give that to them.
00:02:32That way I can track them.
00:02:33The bait money?
00:02:34Yes, the bait money.
00:02:37I have a lot of fun at work.
00:02:39Fun is what makes the day go by.
00:02:41If we can't have fun, then I don't want to work with you.
00:02:44Hey, I wonder if my wife has bait money on me.
00:02:47Uh-oh.
00:02:48Anyway.
00:02:49Now he's worried.
00:02:50What do you do all your singing?
00:02:51So I sing around my town, and I also grew up singing in church, so I sing in church every
00:02:55Sunday with my family.
00:02:57So this whole family is a singing family, yeah?
00:03:00We have this saying, there's a difference in singing and singing, and we believe she can
00:03:05sing.
00:03:05She can sing?
00:03:06We can sing.
00:03:07Oh, you can't sing?
00:03:08No, we can't sing.
00:03:09What about you?
00:03:10I sing, and I play the drums.
00:03:12Oh, so you got it all going on there.
00:03:14Okay.
00:03:14Something like that.
00:03:15He can sing.
00:03:16He can sing?
00:03:17He can sing.
00:03:17I never met a man quite like you, doing all you can, making my dreams come true.
00:03:33Oh, you got the charm, you simply disarm me every time.
00:03:44As long as you drive, I'm along for the ride your way.
00:04:15Oh, he's gone.
00:04:18Oh, you, you're lonely.
00:04:24Out for me.
00:04:28I know you're the best.
00:04:31You're past every test.
00:04:33It's almost too good to be true.
00:04:37You're the perfect man for me.
00:04:41You're the perfect man for me.
00:04:44I love you, I do.
00:04:49I love you
00:04:56Thank you
00:04:57It's good
00:04:59Thank you
00:05:01My cheeks, since you walked in
00:05:04My cheeks have been smiling the whole time
00:05:07You light up the room
00:05:08Your energy is just like
00:05:11It's the energy
00:05:12It's the energy
00:05:14I don't even think she still knows
00:05:16How great it is
00:05:17You didn't miss a note
00:05:20So good, so strong
00:05:22And in control of everything
00:05:24Easily
00:05:25The strongest voice
00:05:28We've heard so far
00:05:30You are meant
00:05:32To be here
00:05:33Right now
00:05:34Thank you
00:05:38We pray for
00:05:40The standout
00:05:41We pray for the one who's going to
00:05:43Kind of put the pressure on everybody else
00:05:45Set the curve
00:05:46Who's going to lead the class?
00:05:49You understand me?
00:05:50Yes, sir
00:05:50It's you
00:05:52Wow
00:05:52What American Idol is all about
00:05:54Is in Walt Smith's Pine Bluff, Arkansas
00:05:57Yes
00:05:58That just grew up
00:06:00Shaking the raptors of a church somewhere
00:06:03Yes, sir
00:06:04Why have we not seen you yet?
00:06:06Now is her time
00:06:06God's timing
00:06:07God's timing
00:06:08Yes, just singing is all around
00:06:11What brings me peace
00:06:11What brings me joy
00:06:12And it'll just be wonderful
00:06:14You know
00:06:15Taking this journey with you all
00:06:18You want to get your family in here?
00:06:19I do
00:06:20Okay
00:06:21You know what you do
00:06:22Good luck
00:06:23Go in there
00:06:24Let's hear it
00:06:25All the way to Knoxville
00:06:27Y'all better come on in here
00:06:29Watch that step up
00:06:30Watch that step right there
00:06:32There you go
00:06:33How do any of y'all get any sleep
00:06:36With that big voice in the household
00:06:37We don't
00:06:39Does anybody else sing?
00:06:40We all sing
00:06:41Are you kidding me?
00:06:42He sing?
00:06:43Step up with your sister
00:06:44Come on up
00:06:45Come on in here
00:06:46Yeah
00:06:47My favorite song that I like to hear her sing
00:06:49Is Love by Keisha Cole
00:06:50Would you mind doing a little of it?
00:06:52Just for fun
00:06:53Just for fun
00:06:55Go ahead
00:06:55Go ahead
00:06:56There you go
00:06:58Come on
00:06:58I used to think that I wasn't fine enough
00:07:03And he used to think that I wasn't wild enough
00:07:07And I won't waste my time trying to figure out
00:07:11Why are you playing games?
00:07:13What's this all about?
00:07:16Oh love
00:07:19Never knew what I was missing
00:07:23But I knew what we were kissing
00:07:28I found her
00:07:30Oh
00:07:31Oh
00:07:32Oh
00:07:32Oh
00:07:32Oh
00:07:33Wait
00:07:34Wait
00:07:34Wait
00:07:34Wait
00:07:35Wait
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00:07:36Wait
00:07:36Wait
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00:07:37Oh my God
00:07:37Is that Luke?
00:07:38Do you know how hard it is what you just did?
00:07:41Do you know how hard it is?
00:07:43Oh my goodness
00:07:44That was great
00:07:45I just want to tell you it's a joy
00:07:49Thank you
00:07:49Hit him with it Lionel
00:07:50Should I do it?
00:07:51Do it
00:07:52Yes
00:07:52Alright
00:07:52One, two, three
00:07:54You're going to Hollywood
00:07:55Yes
00:08:06I worked very hard to be here today
00:08:10I feel very proud
00:08:17Think about their church on Sundays
00:08:20The church must be rocking, boy
00:08:22Go
00:08:25Every day of your life
00:08:35Our own Macaulay Mustafil has been granted a golden ticket to go to Hollywood
00:08:44Y'all know that she's going to represent us
00:08:48And y'all love her
00:08:49Let's show her how much we love her and how much we support
00:08:53We glory to Hollywood
00:09:01You might be my favorite person that's walked through those doors.
00:09:05I think you're a racehorse, man.
00:09:08I love what you did.
00:09:09You're crazy talented, crazy unbelievable.
00:09:11If we say no to him, what are we doing here?
00:09:14Yeah, yeah.
00:09:15Boom.
00:09:15I have an announcement.
00:09:17Yay.
00:09:20It was just, mwah.
00:09:22You can hallowed the bad boys any day of the week.
00:09:25I don't think we've seen a star, star, star like you yet.
00:09:34I wonder, do we have any valedictorians in this class?
00:09:37Where did you rank in your class, Carrie?
00:09:39I was salutatorian.
00:09:42But the only reason I wasn't valedictorian is because two of the classes I needed were at the same time.
00:09:48So you could have been it.
00:09:50Yeah, and I remember talking to the counselor like, this isn't fair.
00:09:54What were you?
00:09:55I was not in the running.
00:09:57You didn't qualify.
00:09:59I was known back then as Lionel Who.
00:10:03I didn't even know I was in the class.
00:10:06Oh, God.
00:10:08How are you feeling?
00:10:09Good.
00:10:09I'm excited.
00:10:10I'm nervous.
00:10:10Happy to be here.
00:10:11Finally here.
00:10:12Oh, it says idol.
00:10:14Today's the day.
00:10:16Feels incredible to have my family here because they definitely shaped me into the young woman I am today and
00:10:22I don't know who I'd be without them.
00:10:24Love you so much.
00:10:25I've just been trying to think all the positive thoughts, manifest all the things, but the fact it's all today
00:10:31I think is kind of stressed me out a little.
00:10:33Oh, my God.
00:10:34I don't know why I'm so nervous.
00:10:36I'm sorry.
00:10:37Come on in.
00:10:39Hello.
00:10:39How are you?
00:10:40Good.
00:10:41Thanks.
00:10:41How are you guys doing?
00:10:42The sunshine yellow.
00:10:43We're doing fine.
00:10:44Tell us who you are.
00:10:45Where are you from?
00:10:46My name is Ruby Ray.
00:10:47I'm 16 years old and I'm from Pacific Palisades, California.
00:10:50What are you going to sing for us?
00:10:51I'm singing Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo.
00:10:54Very good.
00:10:55Let's hear it.
00:11:03I hate to give the satisfaction asking how you doing now.
00:11:07How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about?
00:11:10Just what you wanted.
00:11:12Look at you, cool guy, you got it.
00:11:16I see the parties and the diamonds, sometimes when I close my eyes.
00:11:20Six months of torture you sold to some forbidden paradise.
00:11:24I loved you truly.
00:11:26Gotta laugh at this stupidity.
00:11:29I made some real big mistakes.
00:11:32You made the worst one look fine.
00:11:35I should have known it was strange.
00:11:39You only come out at night.
00:11:42I used to think I was smart.
00:11:46You made me look so naive.
00:11:48The way you sold me for parts as you sunk your teeth into me.
00:11:55You're a bloodsucker, dream crusher.
00:12:00Bleeding me dry like a damn vampire.
00:12:06You said it was true love, but wouldn't I be hard?
00:12:10You can't love anyone, cause I wouldn't mean you had a heart.
00:12:13I tried to help you out.
00:12:15Now I know that I can't.
00:12:16Cause all you think is the kind of thing I'll never understand.
00:12:24I made some real big mistakes.
00:12:28You made the worst one look fine.
00:12:31I should have known it was strange.
00:12:34You only come out at night.
00:12:37I used to think I was smart.
00:12:41You made me look so naive.
00:12:44The way you sold me for parts.
00:12:47You stuck your teeth into me.
00:12:54Bloodsucker, dream crusher.
00:12:59Bleeding me dry like a damn vampire.
00:13:04Bloodsucker, dream crusher.
00:13:07Bloodsucker, dream crusher.
00:13:07Bloodsucker, dream crusher.
00:13:08Bloodsucker, dream crusher.
00:13:09Bloodsucker.
00:13:13What are you doing right now?
00:13:16She just finished, I think.
00:13:18Yeah, bye.
00:13:19Yeah, I think I heard the claps.
00:13:20I am so happy for us.
00:13:22I'm so happy for you.
00:13:24Wow.
00:13:26That was right on the money.
00:13:30Thank you so much.
00:13:31If there were a thousand things on a list to check,
00:13:34I think you checked them all I mean yeah I don't think we've seen a star star star like you
00:13:39yet
00:13:40really really incredible your breath control is quite amazing there was one point and you
00:13:48just kept going and I'm like when is she gonna breathe thank you I'm just curious to know what
00:13:54you mean what drove you to be here performing is my favorite thing ever and I'm also here really
00:14:01for my community the Palisades we need a win after such a hard year for everyone and I'm just yeah
00:14:06here singing for my family my community in January of 2025 there was a wildfire that destroyed a lot
00:14:16of our community so much of our community burnt like my preschool the first theater I ever performed
00:14:25in um the home that I lived in until I was five my childhood best friends homes um
00:14:39it was a really it's been a really hard time seeing the town that I grew up in completely gone
00:14:47after the fires it was really hard to just find joy in the little things but it's taught me a
00:14:52lot
00:14:52it's taught me when everyone comes together it's can be so strong well sorry for all of that I I
00:14:58know
00:14:59the pain that that community is going through and to have such a bright spot like you to come in
00:15:04and
00:15:04represent is fantastic thank you I want to vote please come back to vote come down talk about it what
00:15:13do you
00:15:13want to do Lionel I want to vote okay it's a yes big ol yes big ol yes thank you
00:15:19Luke as big as a yes can
00:15:22sound this was yes of course it's a yes are you kidding me that was fantastic come on down here
00:15:27you're going to Hollywood week thank you go out and celebrate
00:15:38this golden ticket was 100 for my family and my community in the palisades this has definitely
00:15:44been one of the most challenging years but I've learned that I can keep powering through and the
00:15:49light will keep on shining Hollywood week is upon you that's a definite top tenner that's a different
00:15:59kind of 16 I agree that's a different kind of 16 year old wow
00:16:11Carrie Underwood named the highest rated r i double a certified female country artist
00:16:19of all time
00:16:21way to go way to go
00:16:28congratulations congratulations wonderful co-judge make our judging i love you beat
00:16:33everybody you slaved them how does that make you feel i like winning
00:16:39Karen wood is literally my favorite singer of all time since i was five and i saw her on american
00:16:45idol
00:16:45the performer that adam got to is carrie dwind i like to love her and if i see her and
00:16:51meet her
00:16:53i might pass out hi hello who are you my name is cameron palmer and i'm 25 and i'm from
00:17:01florida but
00:17:02i've lived here for six years so i actually dressed up as you for halloween after you won idol i
00:17:08was five
00:17:09years old my mom is awesome she sent a photo to you and i got a little postcard back
00:17:15it's dated december 2006. wow and i thought i'd bring it now so hopefully it's good luck
00:17:21hopefully i love you so much thank you what are you going to sing today home sweet home by motley
00:17:28crew wow wow wow you're already making carrie happy
00:17:40you know i'm a dreamer but my heart's of gold
00:17:46i'm a dreamer but to run away high so when i come home low i'm on my way i'm on
00:17:58my way
00:18:06i'm on my way i'm on my way home sweet home
00:18:21all righty cameron you're very comfortable in thank you playing and singing and emoting
00:18:29which is really refreshing thank you you've got a nice voice but i just don't know if it's all
00:18:34the way there yet for idle i'm trying to place you in a setting where seven songs in is the
00:18:42house
00:18:42going to come down i'm still not quite clear on that element of it yeah um it's going to be
00:18:50a no
00:18:51but it's a real optimistic no okay you have a good voice i would love to like hear more fire
00:18:57in there
00:18:57it's just crazy i know i know but if you can find that sass and push your voice i think
00:19:04you
00:19:04deserve a chance to do that thank you so it's a yes for me cool i'm gonna work my butt
00:19:10off
00:19:13i'm a no okay thank you before i go can i sing it with you let's do it okay that's
00:19:21so cool that you
00:19:22would ask okay did y'all plan this no all right i'll go okay you know i'm a dreamer
00:19:47i was hoping that the saying no part would get easier
00:19:57and it it it did not it's a no for me and it's i i was like 15 years old
00:20:04and i had a chance and it
00:20:07didn't work out and if it had it would have been the worst thing that had ever happened to me
00:20:11so
00:20:12just keep keep at it girlfriend i don't want to bs these kids i don't want to fluff them you
00:20:19know i
00:20:19want to make sure they understand they're not ready yet i would really like to see you spend more time
00:20:25working on your on your vocals yeah it's a no for me it's a no for me bud thank you
00:20:32for being here thank
00:20:33y'all thank you thank you man no you always just want to really reassure them that it's not their
00:20:42time yet i'm going to give you an encouraging no i want to push you and i want you to
00:20:47find some fire
00:20:47in there thank you thank you and for them to go continue their path in the music business
00:20:52sweet home tonight tonight i'm on my way i'm on my way
00:21:06sweet home
00:21:10there you go it was like one of the best moments of my life thank you
00:21:15well they rehearsed that somewhere thank you i'm on my way i'm on my way
00:21:25i finally sang that piece of pepper out of my throat oh god luke be careful
00:21:34yeah it's okay i got to sing with carrie you guys are heartless
00:21:38we are not heartless i'm one thousand percent gonna keep singing it's my whole life it's what
00:21:44i believe i was put on this earth to do and i'm gonna keep doing it my name is michael
00:22:01garner
00:22:01i'm from palestine arkansas and i'm a sophomore in high school hey y'all what's up all right hey gosh
00:22:07how old are you i'm uh 16 years old that's great when i found out i was gonna be able
00:22:14to audition
00:22:14i started busting out crying me and my mom my dad we're gonna give you a shot are you serious
00:22:20yes i'm
00:22:20serious like this audition could definitely change my lives and my family's lives
00:22:26but you're a long way he's gonna do great we all believe in him we're behind you we love you
00:22:35i've
00:22:36watched idol with my family for a long time this has always been mine and their dream i always said
00:22:43that i was going to be on there someday and here i am but what do you do in arkansas
00:22:48other than music
00:22:49you know deer hunt duck hunt only thing there really is in arkansas is football games and back
00:22:53road you know a little bit nervous going in there yeah yeah that's the biggest stage he's ever been
00:22:58on runs it's a big one yeah what kind of music are you into country all right this man says
00:23:04what he
00:23:04says and he says what he says i like it man a few words what are you going to sing
00:23:08i'm saying i'm
00:23:08still fine by the red clay strays perfect all right let's hear it i'm on display i've lost my way
00:23:35i've lost my composure people here living it up i think they're blind i think they're out of there
00:23:49mind like one of them has had this god's not giving me up no i'm just fine it's just a
00:24:02matter of time
00:24:05though i can feel my sadness i know that it should be there baby i'm just too tired to care
00:24:16because i'm still fine
00:24:23thank you
00:24:27where's he going boom there you go boom i wish you were like 20 years old i mean i believe
00:24:37i'm ready
00:24:37you know i'm willing to give you everything i got yeah you're really good you are whatever happens
00:24:43today you're on the right path yes ma'am what you do with your voice is definitely beyond 16. like
00:24:50i feel
00:24:50like you have a control and a composure about yourself i i think i'm gonna i'm gonna be wrestling
00:24:57over here i think your opening was just nerves um that look has not caught up to that matured voice
00:25:05yeah i have to think about this while luke is talking to you if we say no to him what
00:25:11are we
00:25:11doing here yeah yeah i know just in my opinion i mean i know he's young but we're all saying
00:25:17that he
00:25:18sings great she's just playing guitar great and he's singing pretty daggone good so i look at you and i
00:25:28see
00:25:29my son and i would not throw him in the middle of it where you are at 16. so that's
00:25:39where i'm coming from
00:25:41a no for me
00:25:46what do we do with this young prodigy
00:25:51it's me it's a yes for me nice um
00:26:06tears
00:26:11congratulations come over here young man was that terrifying i mean right in front of
00:26:16me we did it we're going to hollywood week let's go he's gonna do justin beaver that scares the
00:26:23crap out of me because i'm like listen listen you're right and all i can think about is justin timberlake
00:26:33you can't you can't take the mama you can't take the mama out of me
00:26:37since when do you have a heart and you're a mother
00:26:42miss carrie i just want to say
00:26:45i'm gonna prove to you that i have what it takes
00:26:54it's been a good day hello hello hey
00:26:59tell us all about yourself uh my name is sheldon riley i'm 26 years old from melbourne australia
00:27:07melbourne what you doing here american idol huh you're crazy
00:27:16i wanted to do music since i was a really young kid
00:27:19when i was maybe about 15 years old i sung at my school and uh i remember that first applause
00:27:25i was
00:27:26like yeah this is what i want to do i love the way it made me feel i love the
00:27:29way that it made me feel
00:27:31noticed about 10 years ago i auditioned for a big tv show back in australia um it's my big moment
00:27:39and i uh sung my song and they said it wasn't quite enough uh just you singing it's not enough
00:27:50that experience made me doubt myself it made me feel i had to play a character just to be seen
00:27:57i kind of created this character that dressed up like crazy the most avant-garde high fashion
00:28:03crystals and diamonds and it was the thing that made people see me
00:28:09it just kind of took off i had opportunities like crazy not just australia but the entire world
00:28:18i've been on every tv show competition known to men i've done it all and uh the art was just
00:28:24got
00:28:24getting crazier and crazier and crazier it almost felt like an addiction to be
00:28:29the most memorable person in the room but i'd come home i'd take the mask off the makeup the
00:28:36accessories the everything and i would hate the person that i saw in the mirror hated that version of me
00:28:47so i took two years off and remembered uh why that little kid got up on stage that first time
00:28:54and
00:28:55this is the one show there's no smoke there's no mirrors no nothing and i said to myself if i
00:29:00was
00:29:00going to come back into music it would be here with just the piano and just me and and if
00:29:05you don't
00:29:05like it you don't like it i don't ever know if anyone's ever really going to want what i have
00:29:09to
00:29:09give without everything that i usually put on that's a big part of why i'm here just to remind
00:29:17myself that uh my voice is enough everybody's got their version of what you just said you know
00:29:24everybody's got their mask whether it is something physical that they hide behind or this this certain
00:29:30identity that they've created for themselves and you know then of course you do worry that if i
00:29:36wasn't that would anyone still love me yeah you're very relatable oh thank you what are you going
00:29:43to sing for us today this is uh brother by matt corby it's a australian singer yeah all right thank
00:29:51you
00:30:10i want to sing for you
00:30:12somebody call out to your brother he's calling out your name oh
00:30:17oh hiding under the covers with no one else to play oh
00:30:25oh you couldn't help out your own neighbor you couldn't tell it to his face you were messed up by
00:30:33the
00:30:37you're carrying the corner
00:30:39you're carrying the corner
00:30:40you're carrying the corner
00:30:41can't fight it further
00:30:42let it out and say
00:30:46yeah
00:30:47yeah
00:30:48yeah
00:30:49yeah
00:30:50yeah
00:30:51yeah
00:30:52yeah
00:30:53yeah
00:30:54yeah
00:30:55yeah
00:30:55yeah
00:30:57yeah
00:30:58yeah
00:30:58yeah
00:30:58yeah
00:30:59Pull yourself out of this state
00:31:02Dear, acknowledge you were a fake
00:31:08Here and from then you might just go
00:31:19Somebody call out to your brother
00:31:22He's calling out your name
00:31:25Whoa, yeah, yeah
00:31:30You couldn't know about your own neighbor
00:31:32You couldn't tell it to his face
00:31:35You were messed up by the blame
00:31:43Yeah. Wow.
00:31:46Thanks.
00:31:49You're crazy talented, crazy unbelievable.
00:31:52Don't know why you ever had to wear the mask
00:31:55Because you're an amazing looking person
00:31:57You being the loudest guy in the room
00:31:59You don't always have to be that
00:32:01Being the most dynamic singer in the room
00:32:03You don't have to be that
00:32:04It's okay to just peel a layer off
00:32:07But that was impressive
00:32:09Thank you
00:32:10You're an artist, man
00:32:11And you're authentic
00:32:13I love watching someone in their moment
00:32:17But you have stage presence
00:32:20It's all there
00:32:23Accept you
00:32:25Embrace you
00:32:27I'm really glad you're here
00:32:30I'm really glad I'm here
00:32:31Yeah, I love your voice
00:32:33Let's vote
00:32:37Yes
00:32:38Thank you
00:32:40Yes
00:32:40Thank you very much
00:32:41And make it three
00:32:43It's a yes for me
00:32:44You're on Hollywood week
00:32:46I appreciate it
00:32:47Thank you so much
00:32:49Yeah, man, you just
00:32:51Just sing
00:32:52Enjoy
00:32:52Thank you
00:32:53Enjoy this
00:32:54Welcome to the class
00:32:55Thank you, thank you
00:32:57Thank you
00:32:58I've been judged by a lot of people
00:33:00Um...
00:33:01Very important people
00:33:02But uh...
00:33:03I feel like that was the first time
00:33:04It really meant something
00:33:05Because I went out there
00:33:07Not playing a character
00:33:10It was me
00:33:10They liked me
00:33:12If nothing lasts forever, babe
00:33:14Can we make a star?
00:33:20Oh yeah, this is gonna be good
00:33:25I'm Trace Casanova
00:33:26I'm 22 years old
00:33:27I'm a lounge singer from Charlotte, North Carolina
00:33:31Is that your God-given name?
00:33:33Oh no
00:33:33No
00:33:34I was raised by bikers
00:33:36Growing up in the dive bars
00:33:38Biker clubs
00:33:39That's where they get the leather vest from, you know?
00:33:41My motto is
00:33:42I take my career seriously
00:33:43Not myself
00:33:46One, two, three, four
00:33:47One, two, three
00:33:48I'ma just out of school
00:33:50I'ma real, real cool
00:33:51Gotta jump, gotta jive
00:33:53Got the message
00:33:54I'm alive
00:33:54I'ma wild
00:33:55I'ma wild one
00:33:57I'ma wild one
00:33:59I'ma wild one
00:34:00Gonna keep it shakin'
00:34:02Gonna keep it moving
00:34:03Mama
00:34:03Don't you cramp my style
00:34:05I'ma real wild child
00:34:06You keep going, friend
00:34:07Hey Carrie, I just wanted to say
00:34:08You're one of the most gorgeous judges I've ever seen
00:34:11No offense, fellas
00:34:12Thank you so much
00:34:13If we were to go out dancing, let me show you what would happen
00:34:15Alright
00:34:15Hey!
00:34:16Woo!
00:34:17Well, I'ma gonna pick you up in my 88
00:34:20Get ready, sugar
00:34:22Get ready, sugar
00:34:23And don't be late
00:34:24We're gonna move it all night long
00:34:27Whole lot of shakin' going on
00:34:30I'ma wild one
00:34:31Yeah, baby
00:34:33I'ma wild one
00:34:35I'ma wild one
00:34:36Gonna break loose
00:34:38Gonna keep it moving, baby
00:34:39Don't you cramp my style
00:34:41I'ma real wild child
00:34:42Why'd you give her back?
00:34:44You don't give her back
00:34:46Keep her dancing
00:34:46I'ma bring you home, friendly
00:34:47Cramp my style
00:34:49I'ma real wild child
00:34:54Woo!
00:34:59Woo, woo, woo!
00:35:01Encore!
00:35:02Way, way, way
00:35:03We need more
00:35:03We're about to have another song, right?
00:35:05I think we do
00:35:05I think we do
00:35:06We're gonna need one
00:35:06Get the energy going
00:35:07Alright, sure
00:35:11Wow
00:35:13Of course they are
00:35:14I like big butts
00:35:16And I cannot lie
00:35:18Yes!
00:35:20You are the brothers
00:35:21Can't deny
00:35:23When a girl walks in
00:35:26With an itty bitty waist
00:35:28And a round thing in your face
00:35:31You get sprung
00:35:33Wanna pull up tough
00:35:35Cause you noticed
00:35:36That butt was stuffed
00:35:39Deep in the jean she's wearing
00:35:42I'm hooked
00:35:43And I can't stop staring
00:35:44Woah, baby
00:35:45Wanna come with ya
00:35:47And take your picture
00:35:49My homeboys tried to warn me
00:35:52But the butt you got
00:35:54Make me sore
00:35:55Fellas
00:35:56Yeah!
00:35:56Fellas
00:35:57Has your girlfriend got the butt?
00:35:59Oh yeah
00:36:00Shake it
00:36:01Shake it
00:36:01Shake it
00:36:02Shake it
00:36:03That healthy butt
00:36:05Baby got back
00:36:06Baby got back
00:36:07Hey, bring it in everybody
00:36:09Baby got back
00:36:12Baby got back
00:36:13Oh yeah
00:36:13Here he got
00:36:15Sorry to play
00:36:16Hey John, hey John!
00:36:18Little in the middle but you got much back
00:36:20Little in the middle but you got much back
00:36:21Little in the middle but you got much back
00:36:24Baby got back
00:36:29I like you Trace
00:36:32Luke, what do you think?
00:36:34Oh, Casanova
00:36:36I think it's probably a stretch for American Idol but I can appreciate your ministry
00:36:42Yeah, thanks
00:36:43Joy, humor
00:36:45I love what you did
00:36:48Thank you
00:36:48Honestly when I tell you that
00:36:49But unfortunately this is a competition
00:36:52Right
00:36:53I don't want to let you guys vote
00:36:57Yeah
00:36:57I'm in charge here
00:36:58I like big butts and I cannot lie
00:37:02I fear you Carrie, I know what you're saying
00:37:04I think we need you
00:37:05I think you're a morale booster for all of us
00:37:08I'm thinking of myself and my fellow judges and all the people that work on this show
00:37:12And all the joy you would bring as you go forth
00:37:15So I'm gonna give you a yes
00:37:18All right
00:37:20I'm gonna give you a no
00:37:24All right
00:37:26What is it Lionel?
00:37:31I like big
00:37:33I never thought I would have Carrie Underwood fighting for me but hey, I guess I'm just a cowboy Casanova
00:37:43He's the class clown
00:37:48It's one of her songs
00:37:51We gotta check y'all's ears
00:37:53This slice of Casanova cake is going to Hollywood week
00:37:57I feel that some things just have to be pursued
00:38:04No, this was this was great
00:38:07I followed you Carrie
00:38:08Sorry
00:38:09What is happening?
00:38:10What is happening?
00:38:12Hello
00:38:12You're welcome
00:38:13Who do you listen to?
00:38:14Carrie, you've been like my vocal inspiration for as long as I can remember
00:38:18Very cool
00:38:19Like cowboy Casanova just has a very special place in my heart
00:38:22Can you kind of give us a little taste?
00:38:24Let's hope I remember the lyrics
00:38:26I will help you
00:38:26Yeah, she knows all the lyrics so just look at her
00:38:31He's a good time cowboy Casanova leaning up against the record machine
00:38:40Look at her face
00:38:41You gotta get some stink face going
00:38:42He's a devil in disguise
00:38:44A snake with blue eyes and the only country tonight
00:38:47Oh my gosh you're so good
00:38:48I'm like fangirling I can't believe this is happening
00:38:51That was great
00:38:52Come on in guys
00:38:53Come on guys
00:38:54There you go
00:38:55This is my instrument for today
00:38:57Love it
00:38:58Well you brought enough back up I would say
00:39:00Tell us who you are
00:39:02And then who are those people behind you?
00:39:05Yeah, well my name is Kitty Tay
00:39:07I'm 22 and I'm from Levine, Arizona
00:39:09And this is Mosaic Whispers my college acapella group
00:39:12And I thought I'd share one of my songs with y'all with them as my instrument
00:39:16Okay, what are you going to sing for us?
00:39:18We're going to sing Masterpiece by Jasmine Sullivan
00:39:20Wow, let's have it
00:39:22My eyes ain't used to these rays
00:39:27I'm feeling exposed
00:39:29But I can't hide no more
00:39:33I can't hide
00:39:34As the sun shines on all of the glory
00:39:38My claws don't look so bad at all
00:39:41What was I so afraid of?
00:39:44Every part of me
00:39:48Is a vision
00:39:49Of a portrait
00:39:50Mona
00:39:51Of Mona
00:39:52Of Mona Lisa
00:39:53Ooh
00:39:56Every part of me is beautiful
00:39:59And I'll finally see
00:40:02I'm a work of art
00:40:05I'm a masterpiece
00:40:07Oh
00:40:08Oh
00:40:10Oh
00:40:11Oh
00:40:11Oh
00:40:12Oh
00:40:13Oh
00:40:13Oh
00:40:13Oh
00:40:13Oh
00:40:14Oh
00:40:17Wow
00:40:18Wow
00:40:19That was amazing
00:40:21Thank you so much
00:40:22That was amazing
00:40:22Thank you so much
00:40:23I want to tell you I really enjoyed it
00:40:26Thank you
00:40:27How do you guys
00:40:28How do you guys
00:40:28They had that
00:40:31Thank you
00:40:32Thank you
00:40:33Thank you so much
00:40:34Carrie
00:40:35Very sweet
00:40:37Thank you
00:40:37I feel like you were so sweet and smiley
00:40:40Thank you
00:40:41And I feel like it needed maybe a little more
00:40:43Staying in character
00:40:45Just a little bit
00:40:46Okay
00:40:46But you have a fabulous voice
00:40:48Thank you
00:40:49Absolutely
00:40:49Thank you so much
00:40:50Luke
00:40:51Yeah I mean surprisingly got a nice country tone to it
00:40:54I mean
00:40:55That soulful country
00:40:56Yeah soulful country
00:40:57And um
00:40:57And even on the song with the whole group
00:41:00You really had some great vocal moments too
00:41:02Okay thank you
00:41:04Let's vote Carrie
00:41:05I would like to hear more
00:41:07It's uh
00:41:07It's a yes for me
00:41:09Thank you
00:41:09Oh my gosh
00:41:12Yes
00:41:12Yay
00:41:14It's a yes for me
00:41:15Without a doubt
00:41:18Welcome to the university
00:41:19Oh my gosh
00:41:21You got it
00:41:21Thank you so much
00:41:23It's so nice to meet you
00:41:24It's so nice to meet you
00:41:25So good you guys
00:41:27Hey
00:41:27Fantastic
00:41:28Thank you
00:41:29Great support
00:41:32That was amazing
00:41:34Oh my gosh
00:41:35Can't really believe what just happened
00:41:37But it's okay
00:41:38Pinch me
00:41:41She's going to Hollywood Week
00:41:49I couldn't stop looking at her baby knees
00:41:52Her what?
00:41:53Baby knees
00:41:55When you have like a face in your knees
00:41:58Oh really?
00:41:59Do you know baby knees?
00:42:00I've never heard of that
00:42:01I've never heard of that
00:42:01I have baby knees
00:42:02Oh really?
00:42:03Right after Kate and William had their baby George
00:42:08Right?
00:42:08Yeah George
00:42:09My knees were in a magazine and it was like Prince George's face is in Carrie Underwood's knees
00:42:16And I was like what the crap is going on with my knees?
00:42:20So I have baby faces in my knees and I can make them sing too
00:42:25You can make them sing?
00:42:26It was like
00:42:27Bah
00:42:27Bah
00:42:29Bah
00:42:29Bah
00:42:30I gotta shake my knees now
00:42:32Alright
00:42:34That's crazy
00:42:54Ah, there we are.
00:42:55Hello.
00:42:55How you doing?
00:42:56Good, how are you?
00:42:57Great.
00:42:58What's your name?
00:42:59Hannah Harper.
00:43:00Where are you from?
00:43:00Willow Springs, Missouri.
00:43:02Where did you get that dress?
00:43:03This was homemade.
00:43:05If this doesn't scream yee haw, I don't know what will.
00:43:08What kind of music do you perform, listen to?
00:43:11I grew up doing bluegrass.
00:43:13My family had a bluegrass gospel band.
00:43:15Went church to church and sang at churches.
00:43:19I grew up in a super musical family.
00:43:21My dad worked at the lead mine for several years.
00:43:24One evening he was just feeling like God was calling him to do something different with his life.
00:43:28So in 2009 my parents quit their jobs and we bought a bus and we went on the road as
00:43:32a family band.
00:43:34The tour bus was 40 foot long.
00:43:37It was bright red.
00:43:38And we lived on the bus for seven years.
00:43:41We just would go coast to coast and play banjos and sing for the Lord.
00:43:46It was a very unconventional upbringing but I literally wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
00:43:59We didn't come back into Missouri until 2016.
00:44:01We settled back down and then I met my husband.
00:44:04We got married and we found out we were pregnant with our first baby like four months after we got
00:44:08married.
00:44:09Every morning.
00:44:10Oh!
00:44:11Right in the noggin.
00:44:12I'm sorry buddy.
00:44:14Then one turned to three really fast.
00:44:16With three boys it comes a lot of chaos.
00:44:18Same old coffee.
00:44:19And a lot of fun.
00:44:21Same old coffee.
00:44:22Same old coffee.
00:44:22Watch your head.
00:44:23Cy why are you standing up there?
00:44:25Same old house.
00:44:27Same old stuff.
00:44:29It's just hectic at all times.
00:44:31Mom, eat some pizza paper.
00:44:34Or is he trying to wind up?
00:44:35Let's eat some pizza and then you can go take a nap.
00:44:37Do you want to go na-na?
00:44:38No!
00:44:39No!
00:44:40I'm trying out for the show just because I want the opportunity to give the boys the same life that
00:44:43I had growing up.
00:44:45In a bigger way if possible.
00:44:47To be able to sustain my family and do music full time.
00:44:52I have two boys.
00:44:54They make things more interesting.
00:44:55Oh for sure.
00:44:56Mine's been screaming all day.
00:44:58Good!
00:44:58Yay!
00:44:59That's great!
00:45:01What are you going to sing for us today?
00:45:02I'm going to sing an original that I wrote called String Cheese.
00:45:05You're like my favorite person.
00:45:06You're wearing homemade clothes.
00:45:08You're singing songs called String Cheese.
00:45:10What's the song about?
00:45:11My youngest is one and shortly after he was born I had postpartum depression and so I was sitting on
00:45:16my couch.
00:45:16I said I wasn't going to cry.
00:45:20I was sitting on my couch wallowing.
00:45:24And you have boys you know.
00:45:26Everybody wants to touch you.
00:45:28And I didn't want to be touched.
00:45:31And my youngest son like I was just having a pity party and praying that the Lord would calm my
00:45:38spirit.
00:45:40And my son kept coming up to me.
00:45:42He said mom open this.
00:45:43Mom open this.
00:45:43Open my cheese.
00:45:44I'm like leave me alone with the dadgum cheese.
00:45:46And I finally opened this cheese and when I did I realized that God had put me in that place.
00:45:50And that where I was in my house was the biggest ministry that I could ever have.
00:45:55And being a mom so I gathered myself and I got up off the couch and I quit throwing a
00:46:01pity party and I realized that that was exactly what I wanted.
00:46:05And I kind of kicked the postpartum depression in the butt and I said I ain't doing it.
00:46:09There you go.
00:46:10So I wrote this song called string cheese.
00:46:14Do you need a second?
00:46:15I want to give you like.
00:46:17Probably just give me one second.
00:46:19I can't I can't cry and sing so.
00:46:22I don't want to put you in that position.
00:46:25Here.
00:46:25Thank you so much.
00:46:33You ready?
00:46:35I think so.
00:46:48I warm my morning coffee up for the third time.
00:46:53Miss Rachel on the TV with their favorite nursery rhyme.
00:47:00Hot wheels and little people under my feet.
00:47:05Baby's crying.
00:47:07It's pure chaos but I don't miss a beat.
00:47:12Always knew that a nine to five wouldn't suit me very good.
00:47:18But my hours are extended.
00:47:21That's just motherhood.
00:47:24I never knew this is what my twenties would look like.
00:47:30But they saved me before I had the chance to waste my life.
00:47:36One day I'll be alone with a hot fresh cup of joe.
00:47:42Wishing that someone would just drop me by.
00:47:48And I'll sit and reminisce on times that I sure miss.
00:47:54I've scattered toys and a baby on my hip.
00:48:00I thought finding peace in the quiet's what I wanted.
00:48:06But I'd do anything to go back to being needed.
00:48:11To those days I want to cry.
00:48:16Run away and hide.
00:48:19But I'd worry about their every need.
00:48:24When I'm overwhelmed and touched out.
00:48:28They come climbing up on the couch saying,
00:48:32Mama, can you open my strange cheeks?
00:48:37I smile because I know meeting their needs fills my soul.
00:48:44Being there, Mama, is who I'm meant to be.
00:48:53That's great.
00:48:54Do you have more questions?
00:48:55Oh.
00:48:57My turn.
00:49:00This pack is going quick.
00:49:02Yeah, but.
00:49:05Well, that's about the most relatable song I think I've ever heard.
00:49:11Hannah.
00:49:13Great job.
00:49:15Great job.
00:49:16Just with that mountainous bluegrass sound that you have in there.
00:49:21I kept thinking like Kacey Musgraves is in there.
00:49:24I kept thinking certainly Alison Krauss.
00:49:27Like a little dolly.
00:49:28A little dolly in there.
00:49:30And gosh, even if we got you to lean in more on it.
00:49:33Fill the room a little more.
00:49:34You're going to be able to move some people.
00:49:36But great song.
00:49:37Way to really write the moment you're in.
00:49:40Yeah.
00:49:41I want you to use Dolly as the example of two things.
00:49:45One, her storytelling ability.
00:49:47And two, she has the ability to tell that story and then give us a lift.
00:49:52Mm-hmm.
00:49:53You've got the range.
00:49:54I would have loved to have found you just on one of those lines.
00:49:57Just hold it for a minute.
00:49:58I don't know.
00:49:59I was going up, but then I chickened out because I was crying.
00:50:02Yeah.
00:50:02Yeah.
00:50:02It was hard to come from a tear.
00:50:04It is.
00:50:04You might be my favorite person that's walked through those doors in the past three days.
00:50:08You're my new best friend.
00:50:10You're gorgeous.
00:50:12Like you look famous already.
00:50:15I just think you have just a beautiful simplicity to your voice.
00:50:19You're one that I'm going to think about when we leave here.
00:50:22Like, I wonder what song she's going to sing next.
00:50:25And I feel like I'm going to be just rooting for you.
00:50:27I loved everything about everything you just did.
00:50:31Thank you so much.
00:50:31I mean, it's a yes.
00:50:32I'll go first.
00:50:33It's a yes for me.
00:50:34I'll go second.
00:50:35It's a yes for me.
00:50:36Yes for me.
00:50:37Heck yeah, brother.
00:50:38You get this.
00:50:39You are going to Hollywood Weeks.
00:50:42It's nice to meet you.
00:50:42Nice to meet you too.
00:50:44Oh my God, I'm chicken!
00:50:50Hearing Carrie say that I was one of her favorite people that has walked through the doors,
00:50:53I almost melted in my boots.
00:50:54That's the biggest compliment I've ever received.
00:50:56She was great.
00:50:57Oh, goodness.
00:50:59It means a lot to me to get up there and stand and represent other moms.
00:51:04And let them know that they're not alone.
00:51:06And let them know that they can still chase their dreams with their little people.
00:51:09Some real juice on that one.
00:51:12Unassuming.
00:51:13Sweet.
00:51:14Perfectly moldable into stardom.
00:51:20And I'm gonna love you.
00:51:23Sweetie, can I help you put it on the fridge?
00:51:29Can I help you put it on the fridge?
00:51:31Good job.
00:51:32Let them know.
00:51:39Don't get any love.
00:51:40No, you don't have to wait.
00:51:43She said love don't come easy.
00:51:46It's a game of give and take.
00:51:48I remember Mama's Dad.
00:51:49That's going on, Miss Lee!
00:51:51Have you seen the guy that does with pins and stuff?
00:51:54Is that one of your Tik Toks?
00:51:55Yeah, that's Tik Tok, I could tell right away.
00:51:57He's on the Tik Tok Zoom scroll.
00:52:03Oh, man, I remember swearing off TikTok and now I'm a TikToker.
00:52:10Is he down?
00:52:13Is he down?
00:52:17I'm addicted to TikTok.
00:52:19I'll just go on and say it if anybody wants to intervene.
00:52:35And now I'm actually scrolling, finding talent that somehow makes it in front of us judges.
00:52:42Well, tell us how you made it here.
00:52:44Somebody happened to see me.
00:52:46That's right.
00:52:48What's your dreams in music?
00:52:50I want to go from being a TikTok singer to a real singer.
00:52:54And I also really want a Birkin bag.
00:52:56Oh.
00:52:57I've been everywhere, man, looking for you, babe.
00:53:01Looking for you, babe. Searching for you, babe.
00:53:05But Lord, I've had a lot of no's.
00:53:07I don't want to tell you no because I feel like I'm responsible for bringing you here,
00:53:11but it's a no for me right now.
00:53:13Don't tell him I've gone crazy.
00:53:16It's gonna be a no for me this trip.
00:53:18I agree.
00:53:19It's a no for me.
00:53:21Obviously, I'm learning that TikTok has filters on it to make you sound amazing.
00:53:26So, maybe I need to go find those filters and sing on them myself.
00:53:31All right.
00:53:32Tell the world how you arrived here.
00:53:34I had somebody message me and they were like, hey, come on in.
00:53:36Well, I might have seen you on TikTok, but I must say currently I'm 0 for 2 on TikTok referrals.
00:53:44People know where this is gonna be.
00:53:47Come on.
00:53:49I think I'm gonna be okay.
00:53:51Yes, sir.
00:53:52Yes, sir.
00:53:52I think I ended the slump, Lionel.
00:53:55You did.
00:53:55Probably leave.
00:54:00Whoo!
00:54:02Let's thank Keri.
00:54:07I'm a yes.
00:54:09Lionel.
00:54:10Congratulations, Luke.
00:54:13It's a yes for me.
00:54:15Hey.
00:54:16Awesome.
00:54:17Yes.
00:54:18I'm one for three.
00:54:20There you go.
00:54:20Thank you guys so much.
00:54:24Mr. Luke Bryan, thank you so much for getting me here after seeing my TikTok.
00:54:30You did it.
00:54:31Finally.
00:54:32I was told that I saved Luke Bryan's career.
00:54:35And you totally redeemed yourself.
00:54:38All at the pop shop.
00:54:40Woo-hoo!
00:54:42Let's go.
00:54:43Nice.
00:54:44Hey, sir.
00:54:45What's happening?
00:54:46You videoing?
00:54:47Oh, yeah.
00:54:49Oh, my gosh.
00:54:50Carmen, I'm so proud of you.
00:54:53Yay!
00:54:54Ah!
00:54:56Oh, my goodness.
00:54:59Hi, I'm Carmen Laurel Martin.
00:55:01I'm 20 years old.
00:55:02I'm from El Dorado Hills, California.
00:55:04And I'm here with my aunt, Brittany Bateman, from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
00:55:09I'm so excited.
00:55:11She lives with me.
00:55:13You're on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
00:55:16So who is your nemesis?
00:55:17Or is there not one?
00:55:19Or are there many?
00:55:20I feel like you guys are going to be in next season as well.
00:55:22I just get this vibe about you.
00:55:24I know all of them.
00:55:24I think so, too.
00:55:24We're going to start some fights.
00:55:26I think on the show, she's definitely still her silly self.
00:55:30She's a little crazy.
00:55:32And I love it.
00:55:33Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
00:55:35I have an announcement.
00:55:37What about me?
00:55:38You guys, seriously.
00:55:41What about me?
00:55:42What about me?
00:55:46Brittany has always been a very big mentor to me.
00:55:50So get out there.
00:55:51Okay, everybody, let's go.
00:55:53Okay.
00:55:53She has her own spotlight.
00:55:55She's living out her dream.
00:55:56And that's why I'm here, too.
00:55:58She is music.
00:55:59I mean, she radiates music out of her pores.
00:56:03You look bad.
00:56:04It just explodes.
00:56:05Yeah.
00:56:06She bubbles in light.
00:56:07Yeah.
00:56:08Oh, my little.
00:56:10That's my theme song.
00:56:11You go in there and you rush it.
00:56:13My lovely Carmelita.
00:56:15Brittany, you can stand to the side and just sing Carmelita.
00:56:17She comes in and they don't know what this is.
00:56:19That's the entrance.
00:56:21Oh, Carmelita.
00:56:23I really should do that.
00:56:24Does anyone have a glass and a knife?
00:56:28Why do you have a wine glass?
00:56:30Uh, you'll see.
00:56:35Howdy, howdy, howdy.
00:56:36Hello.
00:56:37Whoa, wait.
00:56:38What?
00:56:38What's happening?
00:56:39Hi.
00:56:40How are you?
00:56:41How are y'all?
00:56:41What do you have?
00:56:44I have an announcement.
00:56:45What is the announcement?
00:56:47This is my beautiful niece, Carmelita.
00:56:51That's been her nickname since she was born.
00:56:53Carmelita?
00:56:54That is me.
00:56:55Do you know me?
00:56:56I'm Brittany.
00:56:58Brittany Bateman.
00:57:01The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
00:57:03Oh, we are.
00:57:04Yes.
00:57:05But this is not about me.
00:57:06This is about my amazing, gorgeous, perfect niece.
00:57:10Hi.
00:57:10Who you're about to hear, and it's insane.
00:57:13Well, if we don't have good things to say, she has a knife.
00:57:16She has a weapon.
00:57:17So, all right, Miss Brittany, you can go right there on that X.
00:57:21Be careful.
00:57:21Don't fall over there.
00:57:22Give away the spotlight to the niece.
00:57:25All right, let's hear it.
00:57:26Let's hear it.
00:57:27Okay.
00:57:27Do you guys want this?
00:57:29Yes.
00:57:29For good keeping?
00:57:30Oh, good keeping.
00:57:31Sure.
00:57:31Yes?
00:57:32Let's do it, Miss Carmen.
00:57:34Okay.
00:57:35Okay.
00:57:40I woke up with a headache today
00:57:44Cause I've got a mortgage due
00:57:47And an empty bed to make
00:57:54Baby, I bet you're happy now
00:58:00Probably found just someone new
00:58:03Who's got his life all figured out
00:58:09Girl, I thought it was love
00:58:17Girl, I knew it was love
00:58:25I guess I didn't know what love was
00:58:41Good job!
00:58:42You have a really pretty voice.
00:58:45Like, your range is really great.
00:58:47You're hitting some high notes in there
00:58:49But it would be great
00:58:51If you could put some oomph in there
00:58:53Yeah
00:58:53We actually might have something
00:58:55To sing together
00:58:56Okay, cool
00:58:57Oh, cool
00:58:58Let's hear y'all do one
00:58:59Okay
00:58:59Let's see where you go
00:59:01Just sing
00:59:01Have fun like you're in the living room
00:59:03You got it
00:59:04Okay
00:59:06Let me be your star
00:59:14I just have to forget
00:59:16The hurt that came below
00:59:19Forget what used to be
00:59:22The past is on the cutting room floor
00:59:27The future is here
00:59:30With me
00:59:33With me
00:59:34Choose me
00:59:38It's all you've been needing
00:59:41It's all here and my heart's bleeding
00:59:44Let me be your star
00:59:57That was great
00:59:58Wow
01:00:00Wow
01:00:00I learned
01:00:01Oh, you sound so
01:00:02Yeah, I think
01:00:03Friends and the family
01:00:04I learned something
01:00:05It's very good
01:00:06It was very present there
01:00:08We just got to get you to cut loose a little bit
01:00:10I think the piano is forcing you to be very proper
01:00:13Oh, you should see me with a band
01:00:15Well, we got to get you to the band
01:00:18That's very true
01:00:19That's very true
01:00:20I think that the only way she's going to actually understand this thing called roughing up
01:00:26Is to put her in a brawl
01:00:28And the only way to put you in a brawl is to say yes
01:00:31So you can go to the next level and meet the rest of this crazy class
01:00:35And you'll understand what this means
01:00:37Oh, yeah
01:00:38Okay
01:00:38So it's a yes for me
01:00:40I think your voice has definitely earned you a yes
01:00:44But I want to see some fire
01:00:47I can show it
01:00:48I kind of believe you can
01:00:49There's a yes
01:00:51Hey
01:00:53Let me see the glass
01:00:54Boom, boom, ding, ding, ding
01:00:56Not too hard there
01:00:56Not too hard
01:00:57I need you to come get your golden ticket
01:01:00I have an announcement
01:01:05We're going to Hollywood
01:01:06You're going winter holiday
01:01:08Oops
01:01:09You're going to Hollywood
01:01:11You're going to Hollywood
01:01:12Here's a joy
01:01:16Hello singer
01:01:18I have an announcement
01:01:19I swear
01:01:20I swear
01:01:21I think today I played it very safe
01:01:24But they will see the fire that is inside me
01:01:27And they will see me roar
01:01:28I concur
01:01:29She didn't seem villainous
01:01:32No
01:01:33Nice to meet you
01:01:34Thank you for coming
01:01:36Seriously, thank you
01:01:37By the way, are you still dating Jared?
01:01:40Is that true?
01:01:41Is that real?
01:01:41I was always wondering
01:01:45Lean on the end
01:01:47When you're not strong
01:01:51I'll be afraid
01:01:52I'll help you carry on
01:01:58For it won't be long
01:02:01Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
01:02:08I just might have a problem
01:02:11Then you understand
01:02:13We all need somebody
01:02:17To lean on
01:02:20You just call me
01:02:22You just call me
01:02:25You just call me
01:02:28You just call me
01:02:31Cool
01:02:34All right
01:02:37Thank you so much
01:02:38I have never seen you
01:02:40Just jump out of that chair
01:02:42It made me happy
01:02:43She was like
01:02:43I was like
01:02:44Is she gonna rush the artist?
01:02:46I think it is because
01:02:47You know
01:02:48You did your own thing with it
01:02:50It sounded fresh
01:02:51And I feel like
01:02:52It was such a smart song choice
01:02:55It was just
01:02:56Thank you
01:02:57You know
01:02:58I'm telling you
01:02:59Familiarity is everything
01:03:00A big voice
01:03:02Once you go to the kaboom
01:03:06It's magnificent
01:03:07Thank you
01:03:08You took that song
01:03:10That the world has heard
01:03:11A million times
01:03:13And you made it
01:03:14Very authentically you
01:03:15Which
01:03:16That says you're an artist
01:03:17In your own mind
01:03:19In your own right
01:03:19I appreciate it
01:03:21Tinashe
01:03:22I'm a yay
01:03:25I'm a yes
01:03:26Yay
01:03:26Yes
01:03:27Yes
01:03:27Thank you so much
01:03:29There we go
01:03:29You need this
01:03:30Break the news
01:03:31Going to Hollywood Week
01:03:32Okay
01:03:32Thank you so much
01:03:34Can I shake your hands
01:03:34Oh please
01:03:35It was an absolute pleasure
01:03:36The standing ovation
01:03:38From Carrie Underwood
01:03:39Was insane
01:03:40And
01:03:41Here he comes
01:03:46Just call me
01:03:48When you need a friend
01:03:50I'm going to Hollywood Week
01:03:53When you need a friend
01:03:57I appreciate you coming
01:03:58It means a world
01:03:59You know
01:04:00I know you're going to do great
01:04:01You got it
01:04:03Love you
01:04:03Love you
01:04:04My name is Braden Rumfelt
01:04:07I'm 22 years old
01:04:09And I'm from Murphy, North Carolina
01:04:16Oh no
01:04:17When I was young
01:04:18My life revolved around baseball
01:04:20My twin brother
01:04:21Kellen and I
01:04:22Played sports
01:04:23Constantly
01:04:25Dad was dead set
01:04:27On us becoming
01:04:28College athletes
01:04:32Unfortunately
01:04:33Going into high school
01:04:34I was starting to have knee pain
01:04:35In both of my legs
01:04:36Tell me how to be in this world
01:04:38Then I found out
01:04:39That I have a congenital issue
01:04:42My legs are naturally
01:04:44In the wrong position
01:04:48I needed surgery
01:04:49I needed two lower leg
01:04:50Realign
01:04:53That put a stop
01:04:54To the dreams
01:04:55Of becoming an athlete
01:04:58It was tough
01:04:59Seeing everybody
01:05:00Be able to get to do
01:05:01What I wanted to do
01:05:04As I'm hurt
01:05:05It kind of hit me
01:05:07Like wait
01:05:07I feel better
01:05:09When I am singing
01:05:10And my twin brother
01:05:11Kellen was there for me
01:05:13He was kind of like
01:05:15My voice of encouragement
01:05:19Growing up
01:05:20Till now
01:05:20I always felt it
01:05:22His talent
01:05:22Is music
01:05:24Is singing
01:05:24And I couldn't be more proud
01:05:26Of Braden
01:05:27Because of everything
01:05:29That he's going through
01:05:29Where he's at now
01:05:31With pursuing his new dream
01:05:32He's my hero
01:05:35The only reason
01:05:36That I hadn't signed up
01:05:37For American Idol
01:05:37Was because I was scared
01:05:40This is my dream
01:05:41I didn't know
01:05:42That I would get
01:05:43Like a
01:05:43You know
01:05:44A chance
01:05:44Like this
01:05:45So this is
01:05:46This is really awesome
01:05:48What's up
01:05:49Hey
01:05:49Hi
01:05:51How's it going
01:05:51How are y'all
01:05:52I'm really good
01:05:53Who are ya
01:05:54My name's
01:05:55Braden Rumfelt
01:05:56I'm 22 years old
01:05:57I'm from Murphy
01:05:57North Carolina
01:05:58This is my twin
01:05:59Kellen
01:06:00Twin brother
01:06:01Oh yeah
01:06:01Did y'all grow up
01:06:02Playing music together
01:06:03We did
01:06:03As long as I've been sentient
01:06:05I've been singing
01:06:06Good deal
01:06:07Good deal
01:06:08What do you want to sing for us
01:06:10Girl Crush
01:06:10By Little Big Town
01:06:12Let's hear it
01:06:13You ready
01:06:13Yep
01:06:14I'm ready to go
01:06:21I got a girl crush
01:06:25Hate to admit it
01:06:28But
01:06:28I've got a heart rush
01:06:32It's slowing down
01:06:35Yeah
01:06:36I want to taste her lips
01:06:40Yeah
01:06:40Cause they taste like you
01:06:43I want to drown myself
01:06:47In a bottle of her
01:06:49Her view
01:06:51I want her long blood
01:06:54And hair
01:06:55I want her magic
01:06:57Yeah
01:06:59Cause maybe then
01:07:02You'd want me just as much
01:07:06And I've got a girl crush
01:07:09And I've got a girl crush
01:07:40Oh
01:07:47And I've got a girl crush
01:07:53And I've got a girl crush
01:07:55Oh
01:08:00And I've got a girl crush
01:08:11That's good
01:08:11That's a stand
01:08:12That's good
01:08:13That's a stand
01:08:13That's good
01:08:14What do you think Carrie?
01:08:15I'm happy
01:08:16I'm happy
01:08:17Surprising
01:08:18I don't know what I expected
01:08:20To come out of your mouth
01:08:21But that wasn't it
01:08:22And it made me happy
01:08:23I feel like you are
01:08:24Very nervous
01:08:26I am
01:08:27Gotta loosen up
01:08:28Like I wanted to come out there
01:08:29And just like
01:08:30Shake your arms
01:08:31And throw your vest
01:08:33Across the room
01:08:34And I think you're
01:08:35A racehorse, man
01:08:36Don't you agree?
01:08:37I agree
01:08:37You have a top end
01:08:40To your voice
01:08:41It's not as high
01:08:43As Steve Perry
01:08:43But the texture
01:08:45When you get up there
01:08:46Is so sweet, man
01:08:49It doesn't break
01:08:49No, it does not
01:08:51And we can wake
01:08:52The outside of you up
01:08:54To combine it
01:08:55With the inside of you
01:08:56What's coming out
01:08:59We've got show business
01:09:02Oh, he can sing, y'all
01:09:03Oh, yeah, he can
01:09:04Yes, he can
01:09:05He's gonna do really good
01:09:06In this competition
01:09:06He's gonna do really great
01:09:07I think we can
01:09:07One, two, three it
01:09:08Yeah
01:09:09One, two, three
01:09:10Here we go
01:09:11Hollywood
01:09:11Hollywood week
01:09:13Hollywood week
01:09:16It's gonna be fun
01:09:18Y'all are great
01:09:18I appreciate it
01:09:19Good job
01:09:20Gotta get a handshake
01:09:21Of you too, man
01:09:21Come on
01:09:22Don't be fooling around
01:09:23Yes, sir
01:09:23Good job, twin, brother
01:09:25Thank you
01:09:25Great job
01:09:26Good seeing you, man
01:09:27All right, yeah
01:09:27Good seeing you
01:09:28Way to go
01:09:28All right
01:09:29Bye
01:09:30Bye
01:09:31Awesome
01:09:32High five
01:09:32We're fired up
01:09:33We're fired up
01:09:35Let's go
01:09:36Like, are we
01:09:37Is this real?
01:09:39You know, I almost
01:09:40Wanted to pinch myself
01:09:42That was nice
01:09:43Heck yeah
01:09:44They love it
01:09:44Stand it, stand it over
01:09:46With the struggles
01:09:47That I've had over the years
01:09:49Couldn't be happier
01:09:50He is 80% of what
01:09:53He could be doing
01:09:54He's got such potential
01:10:06That was crazy
01:10:08To see how well he did
01:10:10We've got a lot of memories
01:10:12Together under our belt
01:10:13And I wouldn't be here
01:10:14Without his help
01:10:16And I love this guy
01:10:18He's the best
01:10:18You're gonna make me cry, dude
01:10:20I'm going to Hollywood week
01:10:22It ain't slowin' down
01:10:31An old cowpoke went ridin' out
01:10:33A dark and windy day
01:10:37Upon a ridge he rested
01:10:39As he went along his way
01:10:41When all at once
01:10:42A mighty herd
01:10:43Of red-eyed cows he saw
01:10:44Plowin' through those ragged skies
01:10:48And up the cloudy draw
01:10:52Yippee-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye
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01:11:20crowd screaming at you.
01:11:22I'm gonna give you a passionate no
01:11:25because you're passionate about this business.
01:11:28I think that passion's gonna take you a long way.
01:11:30Don't lose that spark, man.
01:11:33It's a no today, but I'm not gonna stop working.
01:11:36I'm not gonna give up.
01:11:40I'm gonna make the best of this moment.
01:11:42You have been on some amazing platforms.
01:11:46You've been with National Recording Artists,
01:11:50but today is your day.
01:11:53Hi.
01:11:54Come on in.
01:11:56What's your name?
01:11:57My name is Tiana Roberts.
01:11:59What brings you to us today?
01:12:02I'm just ready to get myself out there, take the risk.
01:12:06That's just kind of been my motto for the year.
01:12:08No risk, no story.
01:12:09No risk, no story.
01:12:11What's the deal with that?
01:12:12Well, last year I had a miscarriage.
01:12:16That moment made me realize that life is short
01:12:19and I could just think of all the things
01:12:21that I didn't do because I was too scared.
01:12:23I decided that the risk was worth the sacrifice.
01:12:26So, no risk, no story.
01:12:28So, here I am.
01:12:29Ah, ah.
01:12:30I like that.
01:12:31Very good.
01:12:31Well, what are you gonna be singing for us?
01:12:34I'm gonna be singing a hymn called Pass Me Not.
01:12:36Okay.
01:12:37Okay.
01:12:45Pass me not, O gentle Savior.
01:12:52Savior, hear my humble cry.
01:13:08While, while on others thou art falling, Savior, do, do not pass me, me by.
01:13:29I'm crying, Savior.
01:13:36I'm crying, Savior.
01:13:37Savior, oh, Savior.
01:13:40Savior, oh, Savior.
01:13:42Why don't you hear my humble cry?
01:13:52Oh, Savior.
01:13:55Savior, oh, Savior.
01:13:56Savior, why don't you hear my humble cry?
01:13:57Others thou art calling, Savior, say, Savior, to, do not pass me...
01:14:11... me by.
01:14:13Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-or, o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
01:14:18-o-o-o...
01:14:35thank you thank you wow you have an incredible voice i feel like we've been waiting for you all
01:14:43day tell me about it when you have a foundation and an instrument like you have it's just a
01:14:50matter of what song would you like to sing on this show is going to be challenging because
01:14:54you're going to cover everything from disney songs all the way across to every event that ever
01:14:58happened in life in the music world you can handle it with that voice any day of the week i
01:15:03love what
01:15:04you did thank you so much well great big voice you just sang within your means when i saw you
01:15:10going
01:15:10for the big note i was like uh-oh uh-oh uh-oh she got it all right she saved
01:15:16it for the end we love
01:15:17our gospel singers but just get ready to branch out and get ready to do a lot of stuff you
01:15:23made
01:15:23everything just seemed very effortless your small notes were beautiful and clear and crisp you kept
01:15:29things small and then it grew and by the end of it you were just soaring you are a really
01:15:34talented
01:15:35vocalist thank you it is a massive yes for me yes it's a yes for me you got three yeses
01:15:47okay thank you thank you thank you so much your girl did it
01:15:57i don't even have words to describe what it felt like for them to say we've been waiting for you
01:16:04like what yeah star star star star star star right here
01:16:11she's our winner she will always be our winner i'm proud of you i'm so proud of you thank you
01:16:17mama
01:16:33julian do you remember this kid yes i've thought about him a lot really huh
01:16:39ah hey guys hi how are y'all we're doing great how are you guys we're so happy to see
01:16:45you
01:16:46we're happy to be here one two one two three four
01:16:54my name is julian kalel amansan i'm from el paso texas and i'm 19 years old
01:17:01last year i'd audition i had no idea what to expect
01:17:05obviously i was terrified when i talk about it with my sister
01:17:09we both say that we kind of just blacked out and um gave a performance of our lives i guess
01:17:17there's a hole in my chest
01:17:22knock me down lay me to rest
01:17:27drown my thoughts with kerosene
01:17:30i performed an original song called surrender which talks about the
01:17:34struggles of anxiety and depression
01:17:36so i surrender
01:17:38if his world did i have waged i'll raise a flag
01:17:42but fate is in his hands
01:17:44i felt like i was at your show just now
01:17:47are you serious
01:17:47yeah i did
01:17:49wow it played like a record
01:17:51just star
01:17:52he's a star just a straight up
01:17:54straight up
01:17:56star
01:17:57i'll be gone without a sound when my heart fails me and i'm not around
01:18:01yes
01:18:01yes
01:18:04hallelujah yes
01:18:04hallelujah
01:18:06come here
01:18:07the things that the judges told me i felt like my life was changing in that moment
01:18:11he may win this thing
01:18:13he literally might win it
01:18:17it was one of the greatest moments of my life
01:18:19oh i surrender
01:18:26unfortunately though i was not able to continue forward
01:18:31there were shared concerns about my abilities to balance a journey like american idol and my
01:18:38mental health
01:18:41i was diagnosed with anxiety and depression my freshman year of high school
01:18:46but i'd been struggling with those feelings for a big part of my life
01:18:51i mean through even elementary and middle school
01:18:54he came up to us and said i am not okay
01:18:57there's something happening with me
01:18:59i mean it's a knife to your chest
01:19:02because you're thinking
01:19:04you know what's going on what's what's happening
01:19:06and he said i'm sad all the time
01:19:11for me anxiety is just like a big wave crashing on you and you just drown
01:19:17the ocean is angry
01:19:20i was pushing the value of my life
01:19:24you have to look in the mirror and recognize that mental health professionals need to get involved
01:19:31and that there's no shame in that
01:19:34and that there's no shame in that
01:19:39music is my lifeline it's what keeps me grounded
01:19:45i had so much to smile about with my audition
01:19:48and i just knew like i really regret it if i didn't give this another shot
01:19:52i'm just hoping that whatever i'm doing
01:19:54just reflects the message of just not giving up
01:19:58and most importantly to not be defined by your struggles
01:20:01but by your strengths
01:20:04i choke up just thinking about it
01:20:05because i'm very lucky to be here
01:20:08you know life is a gift
01:20:11for you to come back out here
01:20:14to try this we are very happy and proud of you
01:20:16we are so happy to be here
01:20:17thank you so much
01:20:18so what are you going to do for us
01:20:20the song today is called long guitar
01:20:22i wrote it at a very dark time in my life
01:20:25where i was at a crossroads of deciding whether or not to give up or to keep going
01:20:29huh
01:20:29and found that you know it's as simple as just stay one more day
01:20:34that's the message
01:20:36it's been rough it's we've had some rough years
01:20:38and this song in particular it's um it's suicide prevention basically
01:20:51what do you see when you look at me
01:20:57the blessings that i'm letting go lord you forgive so easily
01:21:02it's getting harder to find peace
01:21:07get the chance to grow old
01:21:10but i'm not the man that i should
01:21:12never felt travel
01:21:15helen by every night
01:21:17too far gone for prayer
01:21:19just a boy afraid to die
01:21:26oh heartache stare words unspoken the burden of my flaws
01:21:32an empty chair a family broken pain is all i cause
01:21:37i should stay i should stay
01:21:41you walk in daydream thoughts unholy damn near giving up
01:21:47hug your mama till there's just enough to see that old sunrise
01:21:56i should stay
01:21:58i should stay
01:22:01oh i'll stitch phones and learn to love these remarks along the way
01:22:06oh i should stay
01:22:08lord let me stay
01:22:12i got too much to give
01:22:14i got i love you so say don't wanna make my old man cry
01:22:19leave my mama screaming why
01:22:21guess i'm in this bleeding heart
01:22:25light head in my way
01:22:28to the boy alone in suffering
01:22:30thinking no one understands
01:22:33if it's strength that you need
01:22:36you don't have to be a man
01:22:45awesome thank you
01:22:47ronald what you think welcome back
01:22:50welcome back thank you um i'm gonna leave you with some words that i keep repeating
01:22:55over and over again and i'm gonna pass it on to you
01:22:58you were born enough
01:23:06everything about you is just honest and you organize your thoughts and your feelings into song
01:23:13in a way that comes across so real thank you that is something that's needed thank you very much
01:23:20yeah man you you you got the magic
01:23:23i think that you're incredible i think you have all the skills and tools of a great singer
01:23:35so glad you're back and we'll just have fun with this thing how about that absolutely
01:23:42yeah
01:23:44what do you think lionel
01:23:47it's a yes for me yes for me yes for me
01:23:54thank you guys here we go so much welcome to hollywood we're back we're back my parents
01:24:00you did it miko carissa carissa you did it miko congratulations
01:24:10and i just felt understood i felt seen um for the artist that i try to be
01:24:15i want to spread my message you are loved and everyone is born enough everyone is in fact born enough
01:24:29you're one of my absolute favorites god bless you with an instrument the first time i've had full
01:24:35body chills the whole time oh my god you can't learn what you just did you are a star
01:24:48hello everybody want to sing for us
01:24:50i'm sorry you're going to hollywood week
01:24:54you were born to sing
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