Sandwich artist Scarlet Ayliz stunned “American Idol” judges with an original song on Sunday’s episode.
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audition, she had also never performed before she stepped on the stage in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. The 18-year-old native of Boone County, West Virginia, shared the story of her difficult childhood, and being raised by her grandparents. Kelsie noted that her grandmother sadly died in 2021 after suffering complications from COVID-19. Noting that her grandmother «pushed her» to try things, Kelsie decided to «step outside» of her comfort zone in her honor.
She said that after seeing ads for auditions continuously popping up, she took it as a sign from her grandmother to audition. Kelsie started off her audition by singing Kelly Clarkson's «Piece By Piece,» and the judges sat watching her closely. She later shared that the song was her first time performing in front of people.«I tried to sing in church one time.
The music started playing and I just froze,» she admitted. The judges then asked if she could try another song, with Perry urging her to «show us a little bit more power,» and to «step on the gas.» Kelsie then performed Adele's «When We Were Young.» Perry continued to push Kelly, urging her forward throughout the performance. And when she got to the chorus, Kelsie confidently belted out the notes as Richie wiped away tears. Bryan told the young contestant that she hit «zero» bad notes during her performance. «We are so emotional and we are so overcome because you've been sitting down in West Virginia and you have this pure, beautiful voice that's never been challenged, it's never been pushed, it's never been lifted up and loved on,» Bryan said. Richie added, «This is the only person that's just walked in here and messed me up completely.»Perry praised the contestant, and let her know
.Sandwich artist Scarlet Ayliz stunned “American Idol” judges with an original song on Sunday’s episode.
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Katy Perry has had some pretty memorable moments during her time as a judge on American Idol, but a recent one allowed her to finally clear some things up regarding one of her biggest hits.MORE: Katy Perry taken aback by very surprising audition during American Idol premiereThe singer had a conversation with fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as they talked about artists often adding too many unnecessary flairs to their singing.WATCH: Katy Perry's Chocotopia adventureLuke then started singing to Katy's hit Firework by performing the lines in the chorus as "up, up, up," and then "ah, ah, ah," to her annoyance."It's not 'up, up, up' and it's not 'ah, ah, ah'," she said, to which Luke retorted: "Well what is it then, because I've been dying to know all these years?"MORE: Katy Perry looks unreal in all-leather outfit"It's 'awe, awe, awe' everybody, get it right!" she said. Luke even questioned: "Is that a word in the dictionary?" to which Katy responded: "It is!"She even added on to the career-long debate about her song, saying: "It's not Fireworks, it's Firework."A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Katy cleared up what the lyrics for Firework really were for LukeKaty posted the clip on her Instagram with the caption: "FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD • it is AWE not UP • it is FIREWORK not FIREWORKSSS.
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