Katy Perry shared a maternal moment with two moms-to-be during Sunday’s episode of “American Idol”. Contestants Haley Slaton and Sam Moss were paired up to sing a duet after Sam announced that she was, in fact, four months pregnant.
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“American Idol” contestant Fritz Hager got a surprise after revealing he was inspired by former star of the show Phillip Phillips.
Fritz explained that he didn’t want to be a security guard forever, sitting in a dark room for 12 hours a day monitoring cameras.
He then said how he was a huge fan of Phillips, who won the show back in 2012: “I loved his sound, the way he played guitar. He inspired me to play guitar. I always wanted to be where he was.”
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Phillips then appeared on a screen before Fritz’s audition, telling him: “Good luck. Do what you do, have fun and let’s rock it,” with Fritz saying it was “mind-blowing” to him that he’d be performing on the same stage as Phillips.
The contestant belted out Lewis Capaldi’s “Before You Go”, with Katy Perry telling him: “The chorus was pretty good.”
She then admitted, “I was not in until the chorus. I need you to find who you are as an artist in the first verse. Keep us… locked in from the first note. You may have the ability to do that.
“I think you deserve a shot. It’s a yes.”
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Bryan said he thought Fritz had a “little more growth” ahead of him, adding that singing a Capaldi track was a “tough one.”
“I wouldn’t know how to start singing a Lewis Capaldi song,” the country crooner said before issuing a no.
Despite Bryan’s no, Fritz went through to Hollywood, thanks to Richie.
See his reaction in the clip above.
Katy Perry shared a maternal moment with two moms-to-be during Sunday’s episode of “American Idol”. Contestants Haley Slaton and Sam Moss were paired up to sing a duet after Sam announced that she was, in fact, four months pregnant.
Katy Perry shared a maternal moment with two moms-to-be during Sunday's episode of Contestants Haley Slaton and Sam Moss were paired up to sing a duet after Sam announced that she was, in fact, four months pregnant. «Since my audition, life has thrown me a huge curveball,» Sam shared. «Becoming a mom this year was not part of my plan, but it brings a whole new reason and motivation to continue to do what I love.» Haley, who had been pregnant during her initial audition, was in her eighth month during the pre-taped performance and both contestants struggled with emotions and endurance as they prepared for their duet of Robyn's «Dancing On My Own.» Katy pulled the women aside to give them a pep talk before the performance and the moment left her in tears. «My lifelong thing is I'm never enough,» Katy shared with the singers.
In a “weird” yet “wonderful pairing,” “American Idol”‘s Leah Marlene & Fritz performed a stunning duet.
Katy Perry has certainly left a memorable impression on this season's slate of contestants.The songstress and judge picked up the mic on Monday's new episode to belt out an impromptu rendition of her hit single «Teenage Dream,» and ended up teaching the young up-and-coming singers a lesson in keeping your composure.Right as Perry hit the lyric, «Put your hands on me and my skintight jeans,» the singer's own skintight coral red pleather pants split in the rear and she bent over.Instead of running off stage in embarrassment, Perry simply asked of the production crew, «Can I get some tape? Some gaffer tape?»ima get ur heart racing in my skin-tight jeans on #americanidol tonight
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contestants are keeping it in the family! Former top eight finalist Nadia Turner got the surprise of a lifetime during season 20’s fourth auditions episode on Sunday, after getting tricked into attending her daughter, Zaréh’s audition, on the guise that they were headed out to enjoy a mother-daughter spa day.Zaréh, not only competed on the show 17 years after her mother but wore the same gold halter top for her audition that Nadia wore to her audition for the show's fourth season in 2005. Season 4 is the season Carrie Underwood famously won, after going head-to-head with Bo Bice.With the help of Ryan Seacrest and the American Idol crew, Zaréh was able to fool her mom, blindfolding her and bringing her to the show's set for the big reveal.Ryan was there to meet Nadia and once he took her hands and said his signature, «This… is ,» the jig was up.
. The 23-year-old musician auditioned during Sunday's episode while five and a half months pregnant with a baby boy.«Being on the show pregnant is actually not going to be an obstacle for me,» Haley assured viewers on Sunday, telling host Ryan Seacrest that she'd already named her little guy, Jaelyn. She performed Miley Cyrus' «The Climb» for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan, who all seemed to be on the fence after the performance. Luke called the audition «not perfect,» saying, «There were some amateur moments, but then there were some real moments.
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as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears and auditioned for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
as contestant Sam Finelli faced his fears to audition for judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. The 28-year-old bakery assistant opened up about his struggles with autism, expressing how music helped him get through a difficult childhood.«I don't connect with people very well. It's just a small part of who I am,» Sam explained.
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on the wind? Well, that's between you and your plastic bags.But the misheard lyric is in the chorus, which according to Google goes, “Cause baby, you're a firework / Come on, show 'em what you're worth / Make ‘em go, oh." In the official lyric video on Perry’s YouTube page, it's either “oh” or “ah” because the font they used back in 2010 is so weird I genuinely can't tell!This content can also be viewed on the site it from.However, Katy Perry told her fellow American Idol judge Luke Bryan when he attempted to sing the song that, quote, “It's not 'up, up, up,' and it's not ‘ah, ah, ah,’” per . Bryan then asked the question on all of America's mind: "What is it then? Because I've been dying to know all these years." Haven't we all been dying to know this for years!?Straight from : "It's ‘awe, awe, awe,’ everybody.
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.