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One, two, three!
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All:
You're going to Hollywood!
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[ George Frederic Handel's
"Hallelujah" plays ]
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I'm a star.
A star.
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A star.
A star.
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A star.
What?!
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[ Screaming ]
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Really?
We'll see!
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Katy:
Hollywood this year is...
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different.
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Luke:
It's all changed.
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There are gonna be things done
in this Hollywood
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that have never been done.
Oh, God.
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This business throws you
curve balls.
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They said duets.
Ah!
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This is your career.
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[ Gun cocks, fires ]
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♪ I'm checking my vital signs ♪
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Whatever we thought we knew,
throw it out the window.
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[ Chuckles ]
We thought we had
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everything planned,
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and now it's like, "Whoo!"
No.
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Courtney:
Singing, it's all I have.
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♪ I know I was born for this ♪
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And hopefully it's enough.
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♪ I was born for this ♪
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Lionel:
You can give up backstage.
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You can give up at home.
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Just relax.
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[ Crying ]
You can give up in your mind.
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[ Siren wailing in distance ]
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Wherever you want to give up.
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[ Crying ]
I can't!
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[ Gasps ]
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But you never
give up onstage.
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♪ We are the warriors ♪
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♪ Who learned to lovethe pain ♪
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♪ We come fromdifferent places ♪
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It's the end of the road
for you.
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♪ 'Cause we were,'cause we were ♪
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[ Crying ]
I didn't know
it would be this hard.
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You okay?
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Woman:
Oh, my God!
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Where have you been?
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I've been in my room
eating chicken wings.
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Ryan:
It's Hollywood week like
you've never seen it before.
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And the first brand-new
round starts right now.
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This is "American Idol."
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♪♪
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[ Welshly Arms'
"Legendary" plays ]
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Ryan:
It's the eveningof the first day
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of Hollywood Week 2020.
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Everyone in this room hasalready sung for their life.
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It's very, very nerve-racking.
So fingers crossed.
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This is because,
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for the first timein "Idol" history,
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the judges have seenall 167 contestants perform
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before making any decisions.
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Lionel:
We get to see
every single person...
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Wow!
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Lionel:
...and compare every voice.
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It's gonna get rough.
[ Chuckles ]
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♪ 'Cause we're gonnabe legends ♪
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Luke:
We're separating
the contestants.
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We're making them pick a genre.
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Ryan:
And in this brand-newchallenge,
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the contestantsmust identify a genre
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to show who they areas artists,
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but they can pick any song.
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Katy:
These artists could
one day be competing
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in the same charts.
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Luke:
If we put you next
to your competition,
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can you stand out?
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Lionel:
We've got pop, rock, R&B...
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Luke:
Soul, country,
singer/songwriter.
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If you want to be a star,
you're gonna have some pressure.
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Makayla:
It's intimidating
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because there's a lot of
talented people in my genre.
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Some people, some of
the things that they've sang,
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I'm like, "How?"
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Ryan:
So after a grueling first day,
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all the contestantscan do is wait
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as the judgesdeliberate and decide
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who gets throughto the next round.
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Not sure if
it's nervous or scared.
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Ready?
I'm ready.
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[ Sighs ] Just put my head on
my mom's shoulder. [ Chuckles ]
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We do have to cut
a bunch of people.
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That is the reality.
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It's time to get serious.
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Ryan:
For the contestantsin the holding room,
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it's time to face the judges.
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Man:
Everyone in
the singer/songwriter genre,
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please stand up.
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That means the judges
want to see you now.
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Alright, let's go.
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Ryan:
First to hear the news aresome of our singer/songwriters.
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Lionel:
Singer/songwriter,
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you're the life's blood
of the business.
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You produce the music,
you write the song,
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you deliver the goods.
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Unfortunately, some will go
forward and some will stay back.
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Will the following people
step forward?
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[ Clears throat ]
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Alyssa.
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Julia.
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Ryan:
Julia may be nervous now,but it was smooth sailing
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at her Washington, D.C.,audition
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when she blew the judges away
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with her original song"Growing Pains."
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♪ I feel okay ♪
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♪ All these growin' pains ♪
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[ Laughs ]
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A lot of folks just
don't come in the door here,
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"And here's my new song."
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[ Laughs ]
That was big-time.
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Best moment
of my life to date.
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How are you trying to frame up
what to do best this week
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so you're successful?
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I guess I have
to take a song
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and really try to
make it my own
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because the judges
only heard originals.
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So it's almost like
I have to re-audition.
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Julia:
Singer/songwriter
is something that
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I so strongly
identify with.
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So when I saw that on
the genre list,
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my heart just, like, kind of
fluttered a little bit.
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Like, it was
a big weight lifted.
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I was like, "Oh, like,
that's my spot."
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♪ You're feeling nervous,
aren't you, boy? ♪
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♪ With your quiet voice ♪
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♪ And impeccable style ♪
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♪ Oh, let 'em laugh
while they can ♪
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♪ Let 'em spin ♪
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♪ Let 'em scatter in the wind ♪
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♪ I have been to the movies ♪
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♪ I've seen how it ends ♪
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♪ And the joke's on them ♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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Thank you.
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♪♪
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I have no idea what
the judges thought about that.
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Katy:
Here's the thing.
I like her a lot.
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I think she's amazing.
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I think she kind of
blew through that.
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She's incredible,
though.
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Ryan:
Waiting nervouslyalongside Julia
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are her singer/songwriterrivals,
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including Marna Michelefrom the L.A. auditions.
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♪ Wise men say ♪
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It's always been
my dream to be a musician.
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And I've been fighting
for it my entire life.
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And it's just a wonderful thing
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to be able to
fight for it here.
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♪ For I can't help ♪
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♪ Falling in love ♪
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♪ With you ♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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Ryan:
SoCal native Marna
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must now waitfor the judges' decision...
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Arthur.
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...while the next contestant
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has come froma little further away.
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So, what did you say
your name was again?
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Arthur.
Arthur.
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What's your name?
Alex.
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Alex.
Nice to meet you, Alex.
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Nice to meet you too.
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Where are you from?
From Nepal.
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Okay. That's where
Mount Everest is.
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Yeah, it is where
the Mount Everest is.
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The famous mountain.
Exactly. Right.
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Yep. And now here
we are in Hollywood.
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♪ Oh ♪
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[ Crowd cheering ]
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It's Hollywood.
It's Hollywood.
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Yes, it is Hollywood.
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Hollywood.
It's mind-blowing, you know?
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Bright lights, very shiny.
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It is like a diamond.
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♪ Keep on shining ♪
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♪ Let the good times ♪
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My genre is singer/songwriter.
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And I'm singing
"Hard to Handle"
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by Otis Redding
and The Black Crowes.
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Go!
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Hello, everyone.
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Uh, can you hear me?
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Yes!
Okay, namaste.
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Namaste!
Alright.
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[ Chuckles ]
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And here goes.
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MAN: Whoo!
One, two, three.
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[ Guitar playing ]
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♪ Baby, here I am ♪
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♪ I'm the man on the scene ♪
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♪ Well, I can give you
what you want ♪
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♪ But you got to
come home with me ♪
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♪ Well, I forgot
some good old lovin' ♪
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♪ And I got some more in store ♪
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♪ When I get to throwin' it on ♪
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♪ You got to come back
for more ♪
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♪ Boys and things,
a dime by the dozen ♪
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♪ But that ain't nothin'
but a drugstore lovin' ♪
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♪ Pretty little thing,
let me light your candle ♪
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♪ 'Cause, mama,
I'm sure hard to handle ♪
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♪ It gets around ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
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More!
Yeah, come on!
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Right, right, right!
Thank you very much.
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A little more!
♪ La-da-la-da-la-da-da ♪
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Come on!
Right, come on!
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More!
Come on!
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♪ Baby, here I am ♪
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♪ I'm the man
on your scene ♪
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♪ Action speaks
louder than words ♪
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Come on!
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♪ I'm a man
of great experience ♪
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♪ But I know you've got you
another man ♪
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♪ But I can you love you
better than him ♪
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♪ But take my hand now,
don't be afraid ♪
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♪ I'm gonna prove
every word I say ♪
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♪ Well,
I'm advertising love for free ♪
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♪ So won't you place
your ad with me? ♪
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♪ Boys and things,
a dime by the dozen ♪
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♪ That ain't nothing
but 10-cent lovin' ♪
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♪ Pretty little thing,
let me your candle ♪
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I like how he's doing
that different.
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♪ 'Cause, mama,
I'm so hard to handle ♪
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♪ It gets around ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
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♪ Now, it gets around ♪
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♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
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Wow!
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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Alright, thank you.
Way to go! Way to go!
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Arthur Gunn,
ladies and gentlemen.
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Welcome to the world.
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[ Laughing ] I love it.
Welcome to the world.
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Nama-you-stay.
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Nama-you-stay.
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Whoa! [ Chuckles ]
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Man: Wow!
It was an amazing experience,
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you know?
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I totally connected to all the
audience and judges, you know?
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They were standing
and rocking out on it
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and singing along with me.
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And that was great, you know?
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Lionel:
You know who
he reminds me of?
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Huh?
It's like the--
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He reminds me
of Bob Marley.
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The spirit that came off
of that stage-- Oh, my God.
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Ryan:
With all the performances done,
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it's time for this lineof singer/songwriters
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to hear the judges' decisions.
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Well, I think there's
some stars here, buddy.
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Luke:
They don't even know
how wonderful they are.
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Katy:
They don't know.
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The front row
will continue forward.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
The back row,
261
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this is the end
of the line.
262
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Thank you so much,
you guys. Love you.
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Ryan:
So Arthur and Juliaare through,
264
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but Marna is out.
265
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Marna:
I told my mom I wasn't
gonna cry on camera,
266
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but it's very important to me.
267
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I've tried to be here
many times.
268
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[ All cheering ]
269
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♪ All we ever do ♪
270
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Whoo-whoo-whoo!
271
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To be right here in
"American Idol"
272
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and to step on to the next
round in Hollywood Week,
273
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this-- It feels amazing.
274
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♪ La-la-la-la-la-la ♪
275
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♪ La-la-la-la-la-la ♪
276
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I get to stay in Hollywood!
277
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[ Laughs ]
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I love you.
We're so proud of you.
279
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♪ La-la-la-la-la-la ♪
280
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Just got to keep on fighting.
281
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♪ La-la-la-la-la ♪
282
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[ X Ambassadors' "BOOM" plays ]
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Ryan:
For the first time ever,
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contestants are singingin their genres.
285
00:11:03,288 --> 00:11:05,123
I feel like the competition
this year
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is more competitive
than it's ever been.
287
00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,793
These guys are
next-level talented.
288
00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:09,961
They're so good.
289
00:11:09,961 --> 00:11:11,463
[ Cheers and applause ]
290
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Geena:
If you're even
slightly competitive...
291
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He was insane.
What?
292
00:11:15,258 --> 00:11:16,468
...you start comparing yourself,
293
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and that is completely,
like, the enemy.
294
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[ Vocalizing ]
295
00:11:20,388 --> 00:11:22,015
Yeah! Come on!
That's smooth.
296
00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:23,266
Oh!
297
00:11:23,266 --> 00:11:24,976
I mean, honestly,
there's a lot of--
298
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of great ones that we have.
Great talent. Great talent.
299
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Ryan:
And by far, the largest pool ofcontestants is the pop genre.
300
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♪ I can't wait, no,for nobody ♪
301
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Man:
Okay, if you're in the pop
genre, please stand up.
302
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Ryan:
With so many peoplesharing the same passion,
303
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it's easy to developfriendly rivalries...
304
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All:
"Idol"!
305
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I got your back. You got my
back. We're good. We're gonna...
306
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I love you! Yes!
...kick Hollywood Week butt!
307
00:11:46,789 --> 00:11:47,748
...and make new friends.
308
00:11:47,748 --> 00:11:48,916
Hey, man!
What's up?
309
00:11:48,916 --> 00:11:50,460
I'm Louis.
Oh, you're Louis?
310
00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:51,586
Yeah.
Oh, Francisco.
311
00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:53,296
Francisco?
Nice to meet you.
312
00:11:53,296 --> 00:11:55,423
I heard the judges are, like,
really excited about you.
313
00:11:55,423 --> 00:11:57,133
Oh, I heard too, man.
Yeah, thank you. Yeah.
314
00:11:57,133 --> 00:11:58,717
Is that-- is that
an English accent?
315
00:11:58,717 --> 00:12:00,345
Yeah. I'm originally
from London,
316
00:12:00,345 --> 00:12:01,929
but I-I've been living
in Philly
317
00:12:01,929 --> 00:12:03,515
for like
the last 8 1/2, 9 years.
318
00:12:03,515 --> 00:12:05,058
Oh.
How do you like it?
319
00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:07,477
I love Philly.
I love-- Philly's home now.
320
00:12:07,477 --> 00:12:08,978
Oh, nice, nice.
Yeah.
321
00:12:08,978 --> 00:12:10,564
England are gonna hate me
for saying that now.
322
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[ Laughs ]
323
00:12:11,981 --> 00:12:14,025
♪ London callingto the faraway towns ♪
324
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My name's Louis Knight.
I am 19 years old.
325
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I am currently
a pizza delivery driver.
326
00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:21,824
I'm basically just
writing every day.
327
00:12:21,824 --> 00:12:24,494
♪ I'm lucky to live ♪
328
00:12:24,494 --> 00:12:27,664
From a songwriter,
you're on to something big.
329
00:12:27,664 --> 00:12:29,999
♪ I'll hold you down ♪
330
00:12:29,999 --> 00:12:32,335
Frankly, I was never
that great at school,
331
00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:34,379
so this is, frankly,
all I'm really good at.
332
00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,339
It's funny.
I did the same thing.
333
00:12:36,339 --> 00:12:37,798
When I was in college...
334
00:12:37,798 --> 00:12:39,800
Yeah.
...I went for one year,
335
00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,595
and then I dropped out
because I wanted
336
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to do this so badly.
337
00:12:43,388 --> 00:12:45,014
And I never turned back.
338
00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:48,184
Hopefully, it works for me
like it clearly worked for you.
339
00:12:48,184 --> 00:12:50,228
♪ Yeah, I'll hold you down ♪
340
00:12:50,228 --> 00:12:51,896
This is my shot,
and this is--
341
00:12:51,896 --> 00:12:54,190
"American Idol"
have given me this opportunity
342
00:12:54,190 --> 00:12:56,401
to really make this dream
of mine a reality,
343
00:12:56,401 --> 00:12:58,486
and, like,
just put my best foot forward.
344
00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:01,364
♪ I will still hold you down ♪
345
00:13:01,364 --> 00:13:03,157
[ Cheers and applause ]
346
00:13:03,157 --> 00:13:04,825
Oh!
347
00:13:06,953 --> 00:13:08,622
Luke:
Easy, Katy.
348
00:13:08,622 --> 00:13:11,207
He's giving me, like,
"Harry Styles
349
00:13:11,207 --> 00:13:14,502
comes on 'X Factor'" moment.
Oh, oh, my God.
350
00:13:14,502 --> 00:13:16,045
I know that's a different show,
351
00:13:16,045 --> 00:13:19,382
but it's just
giving me that vibe.
352
00:13:19,382 --> 00:13:20,634
[ Laughs ]
353
00:13:20,634 --> 00:13:21,760
Thank you.
354
00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,344
[ Laughter ]
355
00:13:23,344 --> 00:13:25,221
[PIANO PLAYING]
356
00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:27,890
♪ If you need me, call me ♪
357
00:13:27,890 --> 00:13:29,892
♪ No matter where you are ♪
358
00:13:29,892 --> 00:13:31,810
♪ No matter how far ♪
359
00:13:31,810 --> 00:13:33,563
♪ Just call my name ♪
360
00:13:33,563 --> 00:13:35,732
♪ I'll be there in a hurry ♪
361
00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:39,611
♪ You don't have to worry ♪
362
00:13:39,611 --> 00:13:44,491
♪ Oh, baby, there ain't
no mountain high enough ♪
363
00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:48,369
♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪
364
00:13:48,369 --> 00:13:51,539
♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪
365
00:13:51,539 --> 00:13:55,376
♪ To keep me from
getting to you, babe ♪
366
00:13:55,376 --> 00:14:01,341
♪ There ain't no mountain
high enough ♪
367
00:14:01,341 --> 00:14:03,760
♪ Ain't no valley low ♪
368
00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,137
♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪
369
00:14:06,137 --> 00:14:10,975
♪ To keep me from
getting to you, babe ♪
370
00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:12,310
Thank you.
371
00:14:12,310 --> 00:14:13,936
[ Cheers and applause ]
372
00:14:17,774 --> 00:14:19,609
♪ Oh, I can't stop it ♪
373
00:14:19,609 --> 00:14:21,235
♪ Whoa ♪
374
00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:22,696
It's a lot of pressure.
375
00:14:22,696 --> 00:14:25,490
But the people here
are just extraordinarily--
376
00:14:25,490 --> 00:14:27,450
like, I've never
seen talent like it.
377
00:14:27,450 --> 00:14:30,119
So I hope I did enough
to make it to the next round.
378
00:14:30,119 --> 00:14:32,288
He should have put a little bit
more fire on that one.
379
00:14:32,288 --> 00:14:34,290
Yeah, a little--
a little bit more,
380
00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:35,583
a little bit more sausage
on it, as we say.
381
00:14:35,583 --> 00:14:37,794
Sausage?
382
00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:39,629
[ Laughs ]
What?
383
00:14:39,629 --> 00:14:41,840
I didn't say "sausage."
Lionel did.
384
00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,257
O-Okay, excuse me.
Barbecue.
385
00:14:43,257 --> 00:14:44,342
Barbecue sauce.
386
00:14:44,342 --> 00:14:45,968
Barbecue--
some barbecue sauce.
387
00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:47,679
[ Laughs ]
388
00:14:47,679 --> 00:14:49,305
Ryan:
It takes a specialkind of sauce to stand out
389
00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:50,682
during Hollywood Week.
390
00:14:50,682 --> 00:14:52,517
And no one understandsthat better
391
00:14:52,517 --> 00:14:55,144
than returning contestantsMargie Mays
392
00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:56,646
and Genavieve Linkowski.
393
00:14:56,646 --> 00:14:58,898
This is your second time in
Hollywood Week, right?
394
00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,775
I know.
It's mine too.
395
00:15:00,775 --> 00:15:02,943
How are you feeling?
396
00:15:02,943 --> 00:15:04,571
Just as nervous.
[ Squeals ]
397
00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:06,030
Just as ner--
Oh, I relate. I relate.
398
00:15:06,030 --> 00:15:08,115
There's gonna be things
done in this Hollywood
399
00:15:08,115 --> 00:15:09,450
that have never been
done in, like,
400
00:15:09,450 --> 00:15:10,535
any of the other
Hollywood Weeks,
401
00:15:10,535 --> 00:15:11,911
like, ever before.
402
00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:13,287
And then I got scared,
and they were like,
403
00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:14,914
"There's gonna be
a genre challenge."
404
00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:16,499
And I was like, "No."
405
00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:21,588
♪ Oh, 'cause I need you ♪
406
00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:26,175
♪ To see ♪
407
00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:31,222
♪ How ♪
408
00:15:33,182 --> 00:15:38,396
♪ That you are the reason ♪
409
00:15:38,396 --> 00:15:41,482
[PIANO PLAYING]
410
00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:44,193
[ Cheers and applause ]
411
00:15:44,193 --> 00:15:45,319
She's definitely growing.
412
00:15:45,319 --> 00:15:46,905
Yeah.
I like it.
413
00:15:46,905 --> 00:15:48,823
Very, very strong.
414
00:15:48,823 --> 00:15:51,451
Ryan:
Looks like Genavieveis starting to feel at home
415
00:15:51,451 --> 00:15:52,911
here on "American Idol."
416
00:15:52,911 --> 00:15:55,288
Our next contestant,Robert Taylor,
417
00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:57,540
has always felt likean outsider,
418
00:15:57,540 --> 00:15:59,500
but during hisaudition in Oregon,
419
00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:02,295
he had an instant connectionwith one of our judges.
420
00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:03,588
You show them who you are,
421
00:16:03,588 --> 00:16:05,465
and don't be afraid
to be who you are.
422
00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:08,175
That's what I'm doing.
I just want to give you guys me.
423
00:16:08,175 --> 00:16:09,552
Well, we hope so.
Hope so.
424
00:16:09,552 --> 00:16:11,262
You already got us
to the point of tears.
425
00:16:11,262 --> 00:16:12,722
[ Laughs ]
426
00:16:12,722 --> 00:16:15,809
I represent the outcasts,
the misfits,
427
00:16:15,809 --> 00:16:17,184
and the misunderstood.
428
00:16:17,184 --> 00:16:21,606
I had to move from
my home in Louisiana
429
00:16:21,606 --> 00:16:23,149
because of my sexuality.
430
00:16:23,149 --> 00:16:26,861
♪ You with the sad eyes ♪
431
00:16:26,861 --> 00:16:29,155
♪ Don't be discouraged ♪
432
00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:30,531
♪ Oh, I realize ♪
433
00:16:30,531 --> 00:16:33,117
I come from
a religious background,
434
00:16:33,117 --> 00:16:36,120
and unfortunately,
it was not accepted.
435
00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,080
So right now,
I'm somewhat homeless.
436
00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,083
♪ You can lose sightof it all ♪
437
00:16:41,083 --> 00:16:45,296
♪ The darkness inside youwill make you feel so small ♪
438
00:16:45,296 --> 00:16:46,798
[ Voice breaking ]
Like, I may be going through
439
00:16:46,798 --> 00:16:48,299
a world of hell right now,
440
00:16:48,299 --> 00:16:52,136
but I am beyond grateful
to "American Idol."
441
00:16:52,136 --> 00:16:57,851
♪ I see your true colorsshinin' through ♪
442
00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:59,519
♪ I see your true colors ♪
443
00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:01,479
All of my life,
I've been different.
444
00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:03,690
And for most of my life,
I hated that.
445
00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:06,860
And I realize that in that
difference lies my beauty
446
00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:08,695
and what makes me beautiful.
447
00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:10,530
[ Cheers and applause ]
448
00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:12,323
Very good. Very good.
449
00:17:12,323 --> 00:17:15,242
My roots, that's soul.
450
00:17:15,242 --> 00:17:17,537
But I consider myself pop.
451
00:17:17,537 --> 00:17:20,498
So today I am singing
"Natural Woman."
452
00:17:20,498 --> 00:17:21,666
[ Laughs ]
453
00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:23,459
♪ Are beautiful ♪
454
00:17:23,459 --> 00:17:26,420
This song for me is kind of
like, "I'll stick it to you.
455
00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:28,381
Here I am."
456
00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:32,259
[ Piano plays ]
457
00:17:32,259 --> 00:17:37,807
♪ Looking out on
the morning rain ♪
458
00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:44,564
♪ I used to feel so uninspired ♪
459
00:17:47,775 --> 00:17:54,741
♪ And when I knew I had
to face another day ♪
460
00:17:54,741 --> 00:17:57,326
♪ Lord, it made me feel ♪
461
00:17:57,326 --> 00:17:58,703
Got to get a scream.
462
00:17:58,703 --> 00:18:01,873
♪ So tired ♪
463
00:18:01,873 --> 00:18:05,501
♪ Before the day I met you ♪
464
00:18:05,501 --> 00:18:09,088
♪ My life was so unkind ♪
465
00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:14,218
♪ You're the key
to my peace of mind ♪
466
00:18:14,218 --> 00:18:18,514
♪ Oh, you ♪
467
00:18:18,514 --> 00:18:23,477
♪ Make me feel ♪
468
00:18:23,477 --> 00:18:27,023
♪ You make me feel ♪
469
00:18:27,023 --> 00:18:33,362
♪ You make me feel
like a natural ♪
470
00:18:33,362 --> 00:18:35,489
♪ Woman ♪
471
00:18:35,489 --> 00:18:37,116
[ Cheers and applause ]
472
00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:39,201
[VOCALIZING]
473
00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:45,792
Yes!
474
00:18:45,792 --> 00:18:48,086
[ Laughs ]
475
00:18:48,086 --> 00:18:50,588
[ Cheers and applause ]
476
00:18:50,588 --> 00:18:52,465
Thank y'all.
477
00:18:53,424 --> 00:18:54,884
Killed it.
478
00:18:54,884 --> 00:18:57,136
He's got so much
in him.
479
00:18:57,136 --> 00:18:59,680
I've just never heard that
song in all falsetto.
480
00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,140
He had the one
little missed note,
481
00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:02,516
but he looked like
he was ready.
482
00:19:02,516 --> 00:19:04,393
[ Chuckles ]
483
00:19:04,393 --> 00:19:06,020
Ryan:
With this pop line complete,
484
00:19:06,020 --> 00:19:08,815
the contestants now awaittheir fate
485
00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:11,692
as the judgesmake their final decision.
486
00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:12,986
A little nervous.
487
00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:14,988
There's a lot of talent
in this group,
488
00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:18,074
and this is a huge
group of singers.
489
00:19:21,035 --> 00:19:27,792
Luke, Katy, and myself
have heard "no"
490
00:19:27,792 --> 00:19:32,254
more than we ever heard "yes"
before we made it.
491
00:19:32,254 --> 00:19:36,509
Don't let anyone talk you
out of your dream.
492
00:19:37,927 --> 00:19:39,929
Will the following
names step forward?
493
00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:43,599
Genavieve.
494
00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:46,644
Robert.
495
00:19:48,146 --> 00:19:49,229
Demi.
496
00:19:51,231 --> 00:19:52,817
Louis.
497
00:19:54,777 --> 00:19:56,154
Geena.
498
00:19:57,947 --> 00:20:00,324
Front row, you're going
through to the next round.
499
00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:02,160
[ Cheers and applause ]
The back row,
500
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,369
this is the end of the line.
501
00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:04,704
Thank you very much.
502
00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:06,497
♪ Boom, clap,the sound of my heart ♪
503
00:20:06,497 --> 00:20:09,416
♪ The beat goes on and onand on and on and ♪
504
00:20:09,416 --> 00:20:10,877
♪ Boom, clap ♪
505
00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:12,170
[ All cheering ]
506
00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:14,421
♪ Come on to me,come on to me now ♪
507
00:20:14,421 --> 00:20:17,175
I can remember being
a kid watching this show,
508
00:20:17,175 --> 00:20:20,594
seeing moments like this on TV,
telling my mom, you know,
509
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:22,513
"Mommy, I'm gonna be
on there one day."
510
00:20:22,513 --> 00:20:25,516
And what makes it sweeter for me
is I'm doing it in my own skin.
511
00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:27,226
♪ Boom, clap,you make me feel good ♪
512
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,020
♪ Come on to me,come on to me now ♪
513
00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:30,354
I'm very excited
for group round
514
00:20:30,354 --> 00:20:32,023
because that was actually
my favorite part
515
00:20:32,023 --> 00:20:34,108
when I came to Hollywood Week
for the first time.
516
00:20:34,108 --> 00:20:36,069
So singing with
other people is my jam,
517
00:20:36,069 --> 00:20:37,361
and I'm super excited to do it.
518
00:20:37,361 --> 00:20:39,530
♪ Come on to me,come on ♪
519
00:20:41,991 --> 00:20:43,826
I over-manscaped.
520
00:20:43,826 --> 00:20:44,827
What?!
521
00:20:44,827 --> 00:20:46,495
I over-manscaped.
522
00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:47,997
What is-- What is--
Where?
523
00:20:47,997 --> 00:20:49,540
Everywhere.
[ Laughs ]
524
00:20:49,540 --> 00:20:50,583
Oh, my God.
525
00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:51,959
With a str--
with a razor.
526
00:20:51,959 --> 00:20:53,711
Ow!
Oh. Ow!
527
00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:54,962
Not trimmers.
528
00:20:54,962 --> 00:20:56,714
I don't even
want to know this.
529
00:20:56,714 --> 00:20:58,591
Oh, you gonna be
in pain for a minute,
530
00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:00,134
you know that,
on the grow-back.
531
00:21:00,134 --> 00:21:01,969
I need some powder.
Oh, stop talking.
532
00:21:01,969 --> 00:21:04,764
Ryan:
While Luke tends tohis manscaping situation,
533
00:21:04,764 --> 00:21:07,641
our next contestant,Kay Genyse, puts a new meaning
534
00:21:07,641 --> 00:21:09,227
to the word "landscaping."
535
00:21:09,227 --> 00:21:11,229
♪ I just took a DNA test ♪
536
00:21:11,229 --> 00:21:13,564
♪ Turns out I'm 100%... ♪
537
00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:16,150
Kay:
I definitely do feel like
I stand out.
538
00:21:16,150 --> 00:21:18,360
Like, when I wake up
in the morning,
539
00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:20,029
as soon as I open my eyes,
I'm on 10.
540
00:21:20,029 --> 00:21:22,281
Like, I'm just
always just, "Aah!"
541
00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:25,034
♪ Why men great tillthey gotta be great? ♪
542
00:21:25,034 --> 00:21:27,620
All my life, people been
telling me I'm extra,
543
00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,206
I'm too much,
I'm just too theatrical.
544
00:21:30,206 --> 00:21:32,208
But, you know, it's just
who I am as a person,
545
00:21:32,208 --> 00:21:34,501
how I like to express myself.
546
00:21:34,501 --> 00:21:37,088
♪ Fresh photoswith the bomb lighting ♪
547
00:21:37,088 --> 00:21:38,923
I have an alter ego,
and her name is Honey Girl,
548
00:21:38,923 --> 00:21:40,549
and she's just
full of flowers.
549
00:21:40,549 --> 00:21:42,593
That's amazing!
She's serene, peaceful,
550
00:21:42,593 --> 00:21:44,095
and Kay Genyse is fierce.
551
00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:53,353
Oh. Okay, okay.
552
00:21:53,353 --> 00:21:57,316
I seen a vision in my head,
and for me to create it,
553
00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:58,818
I feel so beautiful.
554
00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:00,653
Like, I feel like myself.
555
00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:02,321
I couldn't feel more confident.
556
00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:04,824
I'm ready for the challenges.
Like, throw them at me.
557
00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:06,242
I've already had one challenge,
558
00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:08,077
you know, in my first
audition in Savannah...
559
00:22:08,077 --> 00:22:09,787
Let's go sing in
the streets right now.
560
00:22:09,787 --> 00:22:10,830
Okay.
561
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,039
...Katy made me sing outside.
562
00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:13,791
That was
a tremendous challenge.
563
00:22:13,791 --> 00:22:16,335
And I took it on the chin.
564
00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,587
What's up? I'm ready.
565
00:22:18,587 --> 00:22:21,465
So I took that same energy
that I had,
566
00:22:21,465 --> 00:22:23,759
and I'm gonna put it
in my performance today
567
00:22:23,759 --> 00:22:26,220
because the more that
I realize how much
568
00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:28,306
I love singing,
the more I realize
569
00:22:28,306 --> 00:22:30,683
I don't want to do
anything else in the world.
570
00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:34,228
♪ Say, whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
571
00:22:34,228 --> 00:22:36,689
♪ Ain't nobody ♪
572
00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:38,274
♪ Loves me better ♪
573
00:22:38,274 --> 00:22:39,357
Come on! Hey!
574
00:22:39,357 --> 00:22:41,944
♪ And makes me happy ♪
575
00:22:41,944 --> 00:22:45,405
♪ Makes me feel this way ♪
576
00:22:45,405 --> 00:22:46,740
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
577
00:22:46,740 --> 00:22:49,660
♪ First you put
your arms around me ♪
578
00:22:51,078 --> 00:22:56,250
♪ And you put your
charm around me ♪
579
00:22:56,250 --> 00:23:00,004
♪ I guess it's just
the sweet surrender ♪
580
00:23:01,297 --> 00:23:06,302
♪ And a love so good
I cannot measure ♪
581
00:23:06,302 --> 00:23:12,266
♪ Nobody makes me feel
this way ♪
582
00:23:12,266 --> 00:23:14,518
[ Cheers and applause ]
583
00:23:16,687 --> 00:23:17,771
She's a cutie pie.
584
00:23:17,771 --> 00:23:20,274
She's fun.
She's a party.
585
00:23:20,274 --> 00:23:21,817
Kay:
I did really good.
586
00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:24,611
But I don't really know
the-the standards.
587
00:23:24,611 --> 00:23:26,947
I would just hope and pray
that what I gave them
588
00:23:26,947 --> 00:23:28,699
was enough to just put me
through the first round.
589
00:23:28,699 --> 00:23:31,493
Ryan:
So Kay's confidencecouldn't be higher.
590
00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:34,454
And next up is19-year-old Bilaal Avaz.
591
00:23:34,454 --> 00:23:37,375
♪ Stone cold ♪
592
00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:40,378
♪ Stone cold ♪
593
00:23:40,378 --> 00:23:44,215
I was raised in a very strict,
religious Muslim family.
594
00:23:44,215 --> 00:23:46,092
My parents are from Pakistan,
595
00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:50,388
and my upbringing was very much
oriented around my religion.
596
00:23:50,388 --> 00:23:52,306
I couldn't listen to music
growing up
597
00:23:52,306 --> 00:23:54,392
because, where I come from,
the Islamic community,
598
00:23:54,392 --> 00:23:55,559
music is prohibited.
599
00:23:55,559 --> 00:23:57,686
♪ Happy for you ♪
600
00:23:57,686 --> 00:24:00,189
But now my parents
are my biggest fans.
601
00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:01,982
They want me to succeed,
602
00:24:01,982 --> 00:24:04,068
honestly, more than
I want to succeed.
603
00:24:04,068 --> 00:24:06,486
♪ Can't understand ♪
604
00:24:06,486 --> 00:24:12,201
♪ Yeah, if happy is her ♪
605
00:24:12,201 --> 00:24:15,913
♪ Her ♪
606
00:24:15,913 --> 00:24:17,123
[ Cheers and applause ]
607
00:24:17,123 --> 00:24:18,665
[ Luke laughs ]
608
00:24:18,665 --> 00:24:20,334
♪ Tried to keep it small,it wasn't enough ♪
609
00:24:20,334 --> 00:24:21,794
It went way better
than I expected.
610
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:24,797
I mean, I didn't always
have support growing up.
611
00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:26,673
So it really means a lot to me.
612
00:24:26,673 --> 00:24:28,092
He's a humble giant.
Yeah.
613
00:24:28,092 --> 00:24:29,969
So when he opens his mouth,
you go, "What?"
614
00:24:29,969 --> 00:24:31,553
Ryan:
Bilaal hopes his performance
615
00:24:31,553 --> 00:24:33,389
will be strong enoughto move him forward.
616
00:24:33,389 --> 00:24:35,557
But he'll have to waitwhile the rest of his genre
617
00:24:35,557 --> 00:24:37,475
gets their turn...
618
00:24:37,475 --> 00:24:38,685
[ Cheers and applause ]
619
00:24:38,685 --> 00:24:40,229
How you doing?
620
00:24:40,229 --> 00:24:42,773
Ryan:
...including 20-year-oldShannon Gibbons.
621
00:24:42,773 --> 00:24:48,612
♪ All I want is nothing more ♪
622
00:24:49,905 --> 00:24:55,286
♪ Than to hear you
knocking at my door ♪
623
00:24:55,286 --> 00:24:57,079
Wow.
624
00:24:57,079 --> 00:24:58,414
♪ 'Cause if I could see ♪
625
00:24:58,414 --> 00:24:59,832
I remember being 4 years old.
626
00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:01,583
My whole family would
watch "American Idol,"
627
00:25:01,583 --> 00:25:03,419
and we would sit around
the TV and, like, you know,
628
00:25:03,419 --> 00:25:04,920
have dinner or whatever.
629
00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,965
And I remember I would
just sit there and be like,
630
00:25:07,965 --> 00:25:09,633
"I just need one shot."
631
00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:11,344
Like, "I just need one shot."
632
00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:15,055
♪ If you loved me ♪
633
00:25:15,055 --> 00:25:19,310
♪ Why'd you leave me? ♪
634
00:25:19,310 --> 00:25:22,188
♪ Take my body ♪
635
00:25:22,188 --> 00:25:25,649
[ Cheers and applause ]
636
00:25:25,649 --> 00:25:27,818
Man:
Go get 'em!
637
00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:30,821
My name is
Lauren Spencer-Smith.
638
00:25:30,821 --> 00:25:32,239
I'm 16 years old.
639
00:25:32,239 --> 00:25:34,700
I'm from Canada!
640
00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:37,911
In March of 2019,
my life really changed
641
00:25:37,911 --> 00:25:40,206
when a video of me went viral,
642
00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:42,916
and it ended up getting
29 million views.
643
00:25:42,916 --> 00:25:49,756
♪ The part of me that's you
will never die ♪
644
00:25:49,756 --> 00:25:51,717
From that specific moment on,
I was like,
645
00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:53,719
"That's what I want
to do with my life."
646
00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:56,638
I feel like I'm here to prove
I'm capable of doing this,
647
00:25:56,638 --> 00:26:00,434
that I'm more than
just a viral video.
648
00:26:00,434 --> 00:26:03,479
♪ Because of you
I learned to play ♪
649
00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:08,108
♪ On the safe side
so I don't get hurt ♪
650
00:26:08,108 --> 00:26:10,069
♪ But because of you ♪
651
00:26:10,069 --> 00:26:13,739
♪ I find it hard
to trust not only me ♪
652
00:26:13,739 --> 00:26:16,158
♪ But everyone around me ♪
653
00:26:16,158 --> 00:26:19,703
♪ Because of you ♪
654
00:26:19,703 --> 00:26:24,375
♪ I am afraid ♪
655
00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,961
[ Cheers and applause ]
656
00:26:27,961 --> 00:26:29,171
Good.
Thank you.
657
00:26:29,171 --> 00:26:31,215
Good.
658
00:26:31,215 --> 00:26:33,133
Katy: Wow!
Lionel: That's a "wow."
659
00:26:33,133 --> 00:26:35,886
It's so fabulous when
they get it right.
660
00:26:35,886 --> 00:26:37,637
The judges are kind of
really particular.
661
00:26:37,637 --> 00:26:39,223
They're looking for
something special.
662
00:26:39,223 --> 00:26:40,849
So I'm hoping that it was
enough to get me through
663
00:26:40,849 --> 00:26:42,642
to the next round.
664
00:26:42,642 --> 00:26:45,396
Ryan:
While the contestantswait to hear their fate...
665
00:26:45,396 --> 00:26:46,980
I just want them
to call my name.
666
00:26:46,980 --> 00:26:48,357
I know. I'm so ready.
667
00:26:48,357 --> 00:26:50,901
...the judges mustcome to a decision.
668
00:26:50,901 --> 00:26:52,319
A couple of them
really need to brush up.
669
00:26:52,319 --> 00:26:54,405
She-- She's
a little sleeper.
670
00:26:54,405 --> 00:26:59,868
Man:
Kay Genyse, Bilaal Avaz,
Lauren Spencer.
671
00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:02,079
Yeah, there's pro--
I think there's one.
672
00:27:04,081 --> 00:27:06,584
Shannon, please step forward.
673
00:27:08,502 --> 00:27:10,837
Bilaal, step forward.
674
00:27:10,837 --> 00:27:12,172
Lauren, step forward.
675
00:27:12,172 --> 00:27:14,758
And the front line
is gonna move forward.
676
00:27:14,758 --> 00:27:16,802
[ Cheering ]
677
00:27:16,802 --> 00:27:19,012
♪ Yeah, and I don't care ♪
678
00:27:19,012 --> 00:27:21,432
♪ If I sing off-key ♪
679
00:27:21,432 --> 00:27:23,142
♪ I find myself ♪
680
00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:24,768
[ All cheering ]
681
00:27:24,768 --> 00:27:27,645
♪ I sing for love,I sing for me ♪
682
00:27:27,645 --> 00:27:29,731
I made it to the next round
of Hollywood Week.
683
00:27:29,731 --> 00:27:31,858
I could not be more
excited right now.
684
00:27:31,858 --> 00:27:35,028
This is, like, more than
I ever could imagine.
685
00:27:35,028 --> 00:27:36,654
♪ Oh ♪
686
00:27:36,654 --> 00:27:38,157
♪ Oh ♪
687
00:27:38,157 --> 00:27:39,617
Bilaal:
I feel, like, absolutely stoked.
688
00:27:39,617 --> 00:27:40,784
That was amazing.
689
00:27:40,784 --> 00:27:42,077
I'm moving to the next step
690
00:27:42,077 --> 00:27:43,870
on being able to
achieve my dreams
691
00:27:43,870 --> 00:27:46,290
and inspire the people
that I'm hoping to inspire.
692
00:27:46,290 --> 00:27:49,168
♪ Oh ♪
693
00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:51,337
♪ Oh ♪
694
00:27:53,755 --> 00:27:55,508
I couldn't be
more proud of myself.
695
00:27:55,508 --> 00:27:57,593
I did the best that
I knew that I could do.
696
00:27:57,593 --> 00:28:02,348
So if that's all that matters,
then that's all that matters.
697
00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:04,016
I'm a little broken-hearted.
698
00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:06,143
♪ Clipped wings,I was a broken thing ♪
699
00:28:06,143 --> 00:28:08,270
I tried really hard.
700
00:28:08,270 --> 00:28:09,438
But...
701
00:28:09,438 --> 00:28:11,231
♪ You would wind me down ♪
702
00:28:11,231 --> 00:28:12,774
...I'm still a star.
703
00:28:12,774 --> 00:28:15,819
And I performed my butt off.
704
00:28:15,819 --> 00:28:18,322
Like...I have personality.
705
00:28:18,322 --> 00:28:20,782
I have that star quality,
706
00:28:20,782 --> 00:28:23,452
and if this was
performance "Idol,"
707
00:28:23,452 --> 00:28:24,828
I would have been number one.
708
00:28:24,828 --> 00:28:26,413
♪ Oh, I'll shout it out ♪
709
00:28:26,413 --> 00:28:27,914
♪ Like a bird set free ♪
710
00:28:30,125 --> 00:28:33,795
Ryan:
They say there are two giftsa parent gives to their child.
711
00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:35,130
One is roots.
712
00:28:35,130 --> 00:28:36,590
The other, wings.
713
00:28:36,590 --> 00:28:38,050
♪ This could be the moment ♪
714
00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:39,552
♪ We've been waiting for it ♪
715
00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:41,928
♪ The chance to feel alive ♪
716
00:28:41,928 --> 00:28:43,681
And for many ofthese contestants,
717
00:28:43,681 --> 00:28:46,517
Hollywood Week is a placefor them to soar.
718
00:28:46,517 --> 00:28:49,436
♪ And I raise my handsto the sky ♪
719
00:28:49,436 --> 00:28:50,854
♪ What a feeling ♪
720
00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:53,232
But ultimately,it's their families
721
00:28:53,232 --> 00:28:54,525
that keep them grounded.
722
00:28:54,525 --> 00:28:58,696
♪ Time to feel it ♪
723
00:28:58,696 --> 00:29:00,656
♪ This is whereit all begins ♪
724
00:29:00,656 --> 00:29:01,990
♪ Whoa, oh, whoa ♪
725
00:29:01,990 --> 00:29:03,867
This is not Santa Cruz.
This is L.A.
726
00:29:03,867 --> 00:29:05,578
Yeah.
It's very different.
727
00:29:05,578 --> 00:29:08,830
And for 17-year-old standoutR&B singer Cyniah Elise,
728
00:29:08,830 --> 00:29:10,749
family ties mean everything,
729
00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:13,293
which is why at herSavannah audition,
730
00:29:13,293 --> 00:29:15,879
she brought a huge entourage.
731
00:29:15,879 --> 00:29:18,298
We pray for everybody
that's performing, God,
732
00:29:18,298 --> 00:29:20,467
but we ask a special blessing
upon Cyniah.
733
00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:21,427
Yeah.
Amen.
734
00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:22,678
All:
Amen!
735
00:29:22,678 --> 00:29:24,971
♪ This is where it all begins ♪
736
00:29:24,971 --> 00:29:28,308
Cyniah:
At my Savannah audition,
I had close to 30 people there.
737
00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:30,728
And seeing my
whole entire family there,
738
00:29:30,728 --> 00:29:32,020
it means everything to me.
739
00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:33,897
It's like
I'm very grateful to have
740
00:29:33,897 --> 00:29:35,691
the support system that I have.
741
00:29:35,691 --> 00:29:37,901
As you can see,
my mother is right here
742
00:29:37,901 --> 00:29:38,944
helping me pack.
743
00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:40,571
Hi, Mom.
Hi!
744
00:29:40,571 --> 00:29:42,155
[ Cheers and applause ]
745
00:29:42,155 --> 00:29:43,741
Hello, hello!
746
00:29:43,741 --> 00:29:46,201
I'm a little nervous,
but it's good nerves.
747
00:29:46,201 --> 00:29:48,287
It's like,
"Go do your thing, girl.
748
00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:49,788
Go do it." [ Laughs ]
749
00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:51,831
[PIANO PLAYING]
750
00:29:52,916 --> 00:29:59,798
♪ All I ask is if ♪
751
00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:02,551
♪ This my last ♪
752
00:30:02,551 --> 00:30:08,766
♪ Night with you ♪
753
00:30:08,766 --> 00:30:15,689
♪ Hold me like I'm more
than just a friend ♪
754
00:30:15,689 --> 00:30:18,942
♪ Give me a memory ♪
755
00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:23,739
♪ I can use ♪
756
00:30:23,739 --> 00:30:26,825
♪ Take me by the hand ♪
757
00:30:26,825 --> 00:30:33,540
♪ While we do what lovers do ♪
758
00:30:33,540 --> 00:30:39,672
♪ It matters how this ends ♪
759
00:30:39,672 --> 00:30:46,637
♪ 'Cause what if I never love ♪
760
00:30:46,637 --> 00:30:48,847
♪ Again? ♪
761
00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:53,977
[ Cheers and applause ]
762
00:30:53,977 --> 00:30:56,355
Whoo! [ Laughs ]
763
00:30:57,314 --> 00:31:00,275
♪ Bring me a higher love ♪
764
00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:02,778
♪ Where's that higher loveI keep thinking of? ♪
765
00:31:02,778 --> 00:31:05,447
Got some R&B singers.
Oh, man!
766
00:31:05,447 --> 00:31:07,073
Don't play with that!
767
00:31:07,073 --> 00:31:11,495
It means everything to me
'cause I'm a 17-year-old girl
768
00:31:11,495 --> 00:31:12,746
from Atlanta.
769
00:31:12,746 --> 00:31:14,540
And my dreams are coming true.
770
00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:15,749
[ Laughs ]
771
00:31:15,749 --> 00:31:18,001
♪ Bring me a higher love ♪
772
00:31:18,001 --> 00:31:20,713
♪ Just a friend ♪
773
00:31:20,713 --> 00:31:23,006
Luke is gonna
challenge her.
774
00:31:23,006 --> 00:31:24,216
Nevah!
[ Chuckles ]
775
00:31:24,216 --> 00:31:26,510
I got better sense
than that.
776
00:31:26,510 --> 00:31:29,304
♪ This is my last night ♪
777
00:31:29,304 --> 00:31:31,598
[ Chuckles ]
There you go!
778
00:31:31,598 --> 00:31:33,141
♪ With you ♪
779
00:31:33,141 --> 00:31:34,852
Lionel:
Sing it, Luke.
780
00:31:34,852 --> 00:31:37,354
Ryan:
While Luke tries toshow off his best Adele,
781
00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:40,524
17-year-old Makayla Phillipsand her mom reminisce
782
00:31:40,524 --> 00:31:42,693
about some impressionsof her own.
783
00:31:42,693 --> 00:31:45,404
Remember when I was little
and I used to do, like,
784
00:31:45,404 --> 00:31:46,655
Shakira impressions...
[ Laughs ]
785
00:31:46,655 --> 00:31:48,741
...and Kermit the Frog
impressions?
786
00:31:48,741 --> 00:31:50,283
I forgot about Shakira.
787
00:31:50,283 --> 00:31:52,703
Aw. Can you do
a Kermit for me?
788
00:31:52,703 --> 00:31:54,079
I really
don't want to.
789
00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:56,289
[ Laughs ]
790
00:31:56,289 --> 00:31:58,625
[ Cheers and applause ]
791
00:31:58,625 --> 00:32:01,587
Hi, guys! Hi!
792
00:32:01,587 --> 00:32:03,756
[PIANO PLAYING]
793
00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:09,762
♪ And I am tellin' you ♪
794
00:32:09,762 --> 00:32:13,932
♪ I'm not going ♪
795
00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:15,350
There it was.
796
00:32:15,350 --> 00:32:20,606
♪ You're the best man
I'll ever know ♪
797
00:32:20,606 --> 00:32:24,401
♪ There's no way
I could ever go ♪
798
00:32:24,401 --> 00:32:27,237
♪ No, no, no, no way ♪
799
00:32:27,237 --> 00:32:30,073
♪ There's no, no,
no, no, no way ♪
800
00:32:30,073 --> 00:32:33,702
♪ I'm livin' without you ♪
801
00:32:33,702 --> 00:32:37,915
♪ I'm not livin'
without you, baby ♪
802
00:32:37,915 --> 00:32:43,545
♪ I don't wanna be free, no ♪
803
00:32:43,545 --> 00:32:45,589
♪ I'm stayin', baby ♪
804
00:32:45,589 --> 00:32:47,048
♪ I'm stayin' ♪
805
00:32:47,048 --> 00:32:49,134
♪ And you and you ♪
Us?
806
00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:50,636
[ Chuckles ]
807
00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:53,806
♪ Oh, you're gonna love me ♪
808
00:32:53,806 --> 00:32:57,601
♪ No, no ♪
809
00:32:57,601 --> 00:33:01,313
♪ Baby, you're gonna love me ♪
810
00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:05,233
♪ No ♪
811
00:33:05,233 --> 00:33:07,569
[ Scattered applause ]
812
00:33:07,569 --> 00:33:13,909
♪ You're gonna love ♪
813
00:33:13,909 --> 00:33:17,579
♪ Me ♪
814
00:33:17,579 --> 00:33:19,957
[ Cheers and applause ]
815
00:33:19,957 --> 00:33:22,334
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, Phred.
816
00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:23,752
Thank you.
817
00:33:23,752 --> 00:33:27,422
[ Cheers and applause ]
818
00:33:27,422 --> 00:33:28,674
I mean...
819
00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:31,343
She came on in, that one.
...you know...
820
00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:33,386
She's so gosh-darn
beautiful too.
821
00:33:33,386 --> 00:33:36,807
She is the next
Ariana dadgum Grande, y'all.
822
00:33:36,807 --> 00:33:38,517
Ariana dadgum Grande.
823
00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:40,894
[ Laughter ]
824
00:33:40,894 --> 00:33:42,980
♪ Put 'em up ♪
825
00:33:42,980 --> 00:33:45,774
Ryan:
With so much talent alreadyon display in the R&B genre,
826
00:33:45,774 --> 00:33:48,527
our next contestant is hopingthat a good-luck charm
827
00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:51,780
might help her rise abovethe rest of the competition.
828
00:33:51,780 --> 00:33:54,115
Ah, there's my girl!
829
00:33:54,115 --> 00:33:55,367
[ Cheers and applause ]
830
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:56,827
Katy:
Oh, shoot!
831
00:33:56,827 --> 00:33:57,870
[ Laughing ]
How are you?
832
00:33:57,870 --> 00:33:59,287
Hi, honey!
833
00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:01,247
Uh, I just want to say
thank you, first of all,
834
00:34:01,247 --> 00:34:02,332
for your time.
835
00:34:02,332 --> 00:34:03,750
What is on the floor?
Come on.
836
00:34:03,750 --> 00:34:06,003
Ooh, ooh, yes, yes!
This is my lucky box!
837
00:34:06,003 --> 00:34:08,005
You guys know I sing
on the trains.
838
00:34:08,005 --> 00:34:09,506
Ah!
Oh!
839
00:34:09,506 --> 00:34:11,717
So I brought my lucky box
just to, you know,
840
00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:13,802
make me feel comfortable,
like I'm in the train
841
00:34:13,802 --> 00:34:16,513
'cause that's when I feel
most comfortable singing.
842
00:34:16,513 --> 00:34:17,681
Katy:
Alright!
843
00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:19,307
Love it! Love it!
844
00:34:19,307 --> 00:34:20,851
[ Cheers and applause ]
845
00:34:20,851 --> 00:34:22,644
Just Sam:
I've always said
I wanted to come to L.A.
846
00:34:22,644 --> 00:34:25,772
to just sing, even if I just
sing by the stars
847
00:34:25,772 --> 00:34:28,233
and put my box out, you know?
848
00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:31,862
♪ All your life, no ♪
849
00:34:31,862 --> 00:34:33,572
♪ You couldn't be madabout it ♪
850
00:34:33,572 --> 00:34:35,407
I flew for the first time
on a plane.
851
00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:37,242
[ Imitates explosion ]
It was mind-blowing.
852
00:34:37,242 --> 00:34:40,037
I was looking at the clouds
in the air this time.
853
00:34:40,037 --> 00:34:41,454
[ Laughs ]
854
00:34:41,454 --> 00:34:44,082
♪ You are shining,shining, it seems ♪
855
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:45,375
Ooh!
856
00:34:45,375 --> 00:34:49,046
Fancy! Wow! I love this!
857
00:34:49,046 --> 00:34:52,382
This is one of
the biggest weeks of my life.
858
00:34:52,382 --> 00:34:56,469
To say that
I am actually auditioning
859
00:34:56,469 --> 00:34:58,638
for "American Idol"...
860
00:34:58,638 --> 00:35:00,181
♪ And it gets you down ♪
861
00:35:00,181 --> 00:35:01,266
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
862
00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:03,769
♪ But that's okay ♪
863
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:06,688
...knowing that I'm here.
864
00:35:06,688 --> 00:35:09,649
I went through security,
865
00:35:09,649 --> 00:35:12,903
I got on the plane...
866
00:35:12,903 --> 00:35:14,654
um...
867
00:35:15,989 --> 00:35:20,619
I'm emotional because I just--
I'm so grateful.
868
00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:24,748
Like, I'm so grateful. Wow.
869
00:35:24,748 --> 00:35:28,460
Being me,
from the projects [laughs]
870
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,253
this is a gift.
871
00:35:30,253 --> 00:35:32,672
Well, let's talk
about your audition
872
00:35:32,672 --> 00:35:33,924
that got you here.
873
00:35:33,924 --> 00:35:35,968
♪ We will rise ♪
874
00:35:35,968 --> 00:35:38,011
♪ We will rise ♪
875
00:35:38,011 --> 00:35:43,767
♪ We will rise, whoa ♪
876
00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:46,269
I think out of
all the people back home,
877
00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:47,813
they know that I have
this gift, you know,
878
00:35:47,813 --> 00:35:49,773
but I don't think
they expected me
879
00:35:49,773 --> 00:35:51,357
to really make it
out of there.
880
00:35:51,357 --> 00:35:53,986
So my entire life,
my grandmother's been saying
881
00:35:53,986 --> 00:35:57,072
that she doesn't believe
that people like us
882
00:35:57,072 --> 00:35:58,782
could have their dreams
come true.
883
00:35:58,782 --> 00:36:01,701
You know how we used
to always say that we would be
884
00:36:01,701 --> 00:36:03,996
on "The Ellen Show"?
885
00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:11,920
Girl, this is gonna
change our lives.
886
00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,673
This is just proof to her.
887
00:36:14,673 --> 00:36:18,760
This is more than enough proof
to her that it's possible.
888
00:36:20,261 --> 00:36:22,305
[PIANO PLAYING]
889
00:36:24,850 --> 00:36:28,478
♪ It's not what you said ♪
890
00:36:28,478 --> 00:36:31,230
♪ It's how you said it ♪
891
00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:35,318
♪ And don't you say
you love me when you know ♪
892
00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:37,904
♪ You'll regret it ♪
893
00:36:37,904 --> 00:36:44,870
♪ When love don't feel right ♪
894
00:36:44,870 --> 00:36:48,581
♪ We get along,
get along on the outside ♪
895
00:36:48,581 --> 00:36:53,586
♪ Head out the door,
but our heart's on the inside ♪
896
00:36:53,586 --> 00:36:56,464
♪ We're half of the same ♪
897
00:36:56,464 --> 00:36:59,300
♪ Don't take that
the wrong way ♪
898
00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:00,301
Whoo!
899
00:37:00,301 --> 00:37:01,928
♪ You know what I mean ♪
900
00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:06,599
♪ Hearts ain't gonna,
hearts ain't gonna lie ♪
901
00:37:06,599 --> 00:37:09,268
♪ Won't do this again ♪
902
00:37:09,268 --> 00:37:12,731
♪ Don't take that
the wrong way ♪
903
00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:14,983
♪ You know what I mean ♪
904
00:37:14,983 --> 00:37:20,906
♪ Hearts ain't gonna,
hearts ain't gonna lie ♪
905
00:37:21,990 --> 00:37:25,202
♪ Ah, oh ♪
906
00:37:25,202 --> 00:37:27,537
♪ Ah ♪
907
00:37:27,537 --> 00:37:32,834
♪ Hearts ain't gonna,
hearts ain't gonna lie ♪
908
00:37:32,834 --> 00:37:35,420
[ Cheers and applause ]
909
00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:37,881
♪♪
910
00:37:59,903 --> 00:38:01,613
♪ We're still standing ♪
911
00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:04,699
♪ When the bones are good,the rest don't matter ♪
912
00:38:04,699 --> 00:38:08,912
I came out here to have fun,
and I made some money
913
00:38:08,912 --> 00:38:12,040
for doing what I do every day.
[ Chuckles ]
914
00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:13,166
I think what she's doing
915
00:38:13,166 --> 00:38:14,751
is she's watching
this competition
916
00:38:14,751 --> 00:38:20,132
and realizing that she needs
to rise to the occasion.
917
00:38:20,132 --> 00:38:23,135
Ryan:
Now the judges need to makesome tough decisions
918
00:38:23,135 --> 00:38:24,719
for the R&B genre.
919
00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:26,096
Katy:
I-I got to tell you
920
00:38:26,096 --> 00:38:29,766
I see one major star
in here, but...
921
00:38:32,102 --> 00:38:33,770
If I call your name...
922
00:38:36,522 --> 00:38:38,357
please step forward.
923
00:38:38,357 --> 00:38:39,525
Travis.
924
00:38:43,155 --> 00:38:44,864
Just Sam.
925
00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:48,034
Elijah.
926
00:38:49,327 --> 00:38:50,829
Jordan.
927
00:38:51,537 --> 00:38:53,372
Makayla.
928
00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:56,918
Cyniah.
929
00:38:59,963 --> 00:39:04,717
Front row, we don't think...
930
00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:07,804
you are ready...
931
00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:10,431
to go home yet.
932
00:39:10,431 --> 00:39:12,725
♪ This is wherewe come alive ♪
933
00:39:12,725 --> 00:39:14,060
[ Cheering ]
934
00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:16,855
♪ Out of the shadows ♪
935
00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:20,399
♪ And into the light ♪
936
00:39:20,399 --> 00:39:24,029
♪ Braving the unknown ♪
937
00:39:24,029 --> 00:39:28,074
♪ This is where we come alive ♪
938
00:39:28,074 --> 00:39:30,576
[ All cheering ]
939
00:39:30,576 --> 00:39:32,912
What?! What?!
940
00:39:32,912 --> 00:39:34,789
Yeah!
941
00:39:35,874 --> 00:39:38,251
One round down,
two rounds to go!
942
00:39:38,251 --> 00:39:40,670
So proud of you, baby.
I love you so much.
943
00:39:40,670 --> 00:39:42,297
Thank you. Thank you.
Oh, my God.
944
00:39:42,297 --> 00:39:44,007
♪ Out of the shadows ♪
945
00:39:44,007 --> 00:39:45,383
Just Sam:
I'm super happy.
946
00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,719
I'm about to call
my grandma in New York.
947
00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,846
Last week, I was singing
in the subway.
948
00:39:49,846 --> 00:39:52,724
This week, they ended
my [laughing] subway career
949
00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:54,934
and brought me onto
a better path.
950
00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:56,769
And I'm so grateful for that.
951
00:39:56,769 --> 00:39:59,064
♪ This is where we come alive ♪
952
00:40:00,315 --> 00:40:02,025
♪♪
953
00:40:02,025 --> 00:40:03,442
Ryan:
Welcome back toHollywood Week,
954
00:40:03,442 --> 00:40:05,278
where the singer/songwritergenre
955
00:40:05,278 --> 00:40:07,613
is alreadyimpressing the judges.
956
00:40:07,613 --> 00:40:14,037
♪ I don't want nobody else ♪
957
00:40:14,037 --> 00:40:17,456
♪ 'Cause you make me feel ♪
958
00:40:17,456 --> 00:40:19,417
Wow!
959
00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:22,212
Ryan:
Proving themselves to be oneof the most talented genres,
960
00:40:22,212 --> 00:40:25,257
these singer/songwritersseem to be having an impact
961
00:40:25,257 --> 00:40:26,549
on the competition.
962
00:40:26,549 --> 00:40:28,885
♪ No, I don't want your body ♪
963
00:40:28,885 --> 00:40:33,890
♪ But hate to think about
you with somebody else ♪
964
00:40:33,890 --> 00:40:37,060
♪ No, no, no ♪
965
00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:38,686
[ Chuckles ]
966
00:40:38,686 --> 00:40:41,356
[ Cheers and applause ]
967
00:40:43,108 --> 00:40:45,026
There was some
legitimacy in that.
968
00:40:45,026 --> 00:40:46,736
That was artistry.
969
00:40:46,736 --> 00:40:48,487
That's the guy
that's gonna come in
970
00:40:48,487 --> 00:40:50,407
and you're not gonna
expect to win it.
971
00:40:50,407 --> 00:40:52,575
It's definitely
the biggest stage
972
00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:54,660
I will have ever performed on.
973
00:40:54,660 --> 00:40:56,246
Remember one thing when
you walk out there:
974
00:40:56,246 --> 00:40:57,747
Just do what you do.
975
00:40:57,747 --> 00:40:59,874
Don't get intimidated
by everything else.
976
00:40:59,874 --> 00:41:02,252
Just make sure
you do you.
977
00:41:02,252 --> 00:41:04,212
Okay? There's gonna be
a lot of folks
978
00:41:04,212 --> 00:41:06,005
in front of you doing
some other stuff.
979
00:41:06,005 --> 00:41:07,548
Don't get psyched out.
980
00:41:07,548 --> 00:41:11,844
♪ I keep fighting voicesin my mind that say ♪
981
00:41:11,844 --> 00:41:14,013
♪ I'm not enough ♪
982
00:41:14,013 --> 00:41:15,681
[ Cheers and applause ]
983
00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:17,309
You put in a lot of time
and practice on this.
984
00:41:17,309 --> 00:41:19,185
You're ready
as you're gonna be.
985
00:41:19,185 --> 00:41:20,353
Just go out there
and do your thing.
986
00:41:20,353 --> 00:41:21,813
It's just the people
around me
987
00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:23,356
that are doing so good,
and I hear them singing,
988
00:41:23,356 --> 00:41:24,941
that's what makes me
the most nervous.
989
00:41:24,941 --> 00:41:26,651
Well, they wouldn't be here
if they wasn't good.
990
00:41:26,651 --> 00:41:28,611
I know.
Everybody's good, baby.
991
00:41:28,611 --> 00:41:30,989
Ryan:
One contestant who hada really hard time
992
00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:34,784
overcoming his nerves at theauditions was Francisco Martin.
993
00:41:34,784 --> 00:41:36,995
I got to just go back to
what happened with you
994
00:41:36,995 --> 00:41:39,414
in your audition,
when the judges said
995
00:41:39,414 --> 00:41:40,915
some really cool things...
996
00:41:40,915 --> 00:41:43,293
Mm-hmm.
...like possibly going on
997
00:41:43,293 --> 00:41:45,003
to be one of the best
in the competition.
998
00:41:45,003 --> 00:41:46,879
That was crazy
when they said that.
999
00:41:46,879 --> 00:41:48,131
I did not expect that.
1000
00:41:48,131 --> 00:41:50,133
I came into
the audition very, like,
1001
00:41:50,133 --> 00:41:52,718
nervous, and I had
low expectations.
1002
00:41:52,718 --> 00:41:53,803
Are you nervous?
1003
00:41:53,803 --> 00:41:55,180
A little bit.
1004
00:41:55,180 --> 00:41:56,722
"A little bit," my ass!
1005
00:41:56,722 --> 00:41:58,057
I'm excited to be here.
1006
00:41:58,057 --> 00:41:59,100
You got to calm down.
1007
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:00,810
[ Both laugh ]
1008
00:42:00,810 --> 00:42:02,437
I get nervous, but I don't get,
like, that-that nervous.
1009
00:42:02,437 --> 00:42:04,563
'Cause my body was, like--
I don't know what my body
1010
00:42:04,563 --> 00:42:06,149
was doing,
but my mind was fine.
1011
00:42:06,149 --> 00:42:09,944
Would you faint if I told you
that you are top 10?
1012
00:42:09,944 --> 00:42:10,987
I would-- Oh, my...
1013
00:42:10,987 --> 00:42:12,822
This is what
Luke thought.
1014
00:42:12,822 --> 00:42:14,366
Lionel:
Yeah.
1015
00:42:14,366 --> 00:42:16,575
The-- The judges'
positive feedback did make me
1016
00:42:16,575 --> 00:42:19,787
feel more confident,
but I also still doubt myself
1017
00:42:19,787 --> 00:42:22,248
a little bit because, you know,
it's Hollywood Week.
1018
00:42:22,248 --> 00:42:23,708
It's going to be nerve-racking.
1019
00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:25,084
I'm gonna give you
a little advice
1020
00:42:25,084 --> 00:42:26,085
about these nerves.
1021
00:42:26,085 --> 00:42:28,129
You can't will them away.
1022
00:42:28,129 --> 00:42:30,465
So what I would suggest
that you do is just embrace
1023
00:42:30,465 --> 00:42:32,925
the fact that you're just
a nervous person.
Mm-hmm.
1024
00:42:32,925 --> 00:42:34,886
♪ You give all thatsweat and blood ♪
1025
00:42:34,886 --> 00:42:37,638
♪ Now you thinkyou're gonna drown ♪
1026
00:42:37,638 --> 00:42:39,891
We want to take nerves and go,
"Do not come with me."
1027
00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:41,184
Mm-hmm.
1028
00:42:41,184 --> 00:42:42,601
But the more
we push them away,
1029
00:42:42,601 --> 00:42:43,686
the more they jump
on our back.
1030
00:42:43,686 --> 00:42:45,021
Exactly.
So you're like,
1031
00:42:45,021 --> 00:42:46,314
"Get in the backpack,
nerves.
1032
00:42:46,314 --> 00:42:47,815
We're going
up on the stage."
1033
00:42:47,815 --> 00:42:49,234
Yeah.
"It's time to go sing."
1034
00:42:49,234 --> 00:42:51,027
It's like you have
your own backing band.
1035
00:42:51,027 --> 00:42:52,237
Yeah.
The Nerves.
1036
00:42:52,237 --> 00:42:53,446
[ Laughing ]
The Nerves.
1037
00:42:53,446 --> 00:42:54,447
[ Cheers and applause ]
1038
00:42:54,447 --> 00:42:57,325
♪ Ooh, you got it in you ♪
1039
00:42:57,325 --> 00:42:59,577
MAN:
Hey!
1040
00:42:59,577 --> 00:43:01,746
Hi, guys.
1041
00:43:01,746 --> 00:43:03,915
Today I'll be singing
"Hold Back the River."
1042
00:43:03,915 --> 00:43:05,166
Thank you.
1043
00:43:05,166 --> 00:43:07,293
[GUITAR PLAYING]
1044
00:43:10,129 --> 00:43:15,843
♪ Tried to keep
you close to me ♪
1045
00:43:15,843 --> 00:43:21,516
♪ But life got in between ♪
1046
00:43:24,227 --> 00:43:27,897
♪ Hold back the river,
let me look in your eyes ♪
1047
00:43:27,897 --> 00:43:31,067
♪ Hold back the river, so I ♪
1048
00:43:31,067 --> 00:43:34,571
♪ Can stop for a minute
and see where you hide ♪
1049
00:43:34,571 --> 00:43:36,573
♪ Hold back the river ♪
1050
00:43:36,573 --> 00:43:38,408
♪ Hold back the river ♪
1051
00:43:38,408 --> 00:43:41,411
♪ Lonely water ♪
1052
00:43:41,411 --> 00:43:44,122
♪ Lonely water ♪
1053
00:43:44,122 --> 00:43:47,792
♪ Won't you let us wander ♪
1054
00:43:47,792 --> 00:43:52,880
♪ Let us hold each other? ♪
1055
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:54,132
Oh, yeah!
1056
00:43:54,132 --> 00:43:56,008
[ Cheers and applause ]
1057
00:43:56,008 --> 00:43:57,051
Thank you.
1058
00:43:57,051 --> 00:43:59,053
That's right!
1059
00:43:59,053 --> 00:44:01,680
That's my boy.
1060
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:03,475
My boy.
1061
00:44:05,602 --> 00:44:07,853
Ah, it went, uh...
1062
00:44:07,853 --> 00:44:10,440
I don't know.
I'm very half-and-half about it.
1063
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:13,151
I'm-- I'm happy that it's,
uh-- that I got it done,
1064
00:44:13,151 --> 00:44:14,986
but I feel like
I should have done better.
1065
00:44:14,986 --> 00:44:16,237
Katy:
Ah, he's so sweet.
1066
00:44:16,237 --> 00:44:17,572
Oh.
He just needs some steerin'.
1067
00:44:17,572 --> 00:44:18,781
Phew!
1068
00:44:18,781 --> 00:44:20,575
He is nervous.
1069
00:44:20,575 --> 00:44:22,368
Ryan:
While Francisco waitsfor the judges' decision,
1070
00:44:22,368 --> 00:44:24,829
the rest of his linegets their shot,
1071
00:44:24,829 --> 00:44:27,165
including 23-year-oldJonny West,
1072
00:44:27,165 --> 00:44:28,791
who earned a ticketto Hollywood
1073
00:44:28,791 --> 00:44:31,043
with his longtime girlfriend,Margie Mays,
1074
00:44:31,043 --> 00:44:32,795
during the Los Angelesauditions.
1075
00:44:32,795 --> 00:44:34,380
♪ What I want, you've got ♪
1076
00:44:34,380 --> 00:44:35,590
The Dynamic Duo
stays together.
1077
00:44:35,590 --> 00:44:37,091
That's right.
1078
00:44:37,091 --> 00:44:39,344
♪ But like the flamethat burns the candle ♪
1079
00:44:39,344 --> 00:44:42,430
Jonny:
To be doing Hollywood
Week with Margie is sweet.
1080
00:44:42,430 --> 00:44:44,641
She's definitely
warned me about this week.
1081
00:44:44,641 --> 00:44:46,392
[ Buzzing lips ]
1082
00:44:46,392 --> 00:44:48,227
Every time, she's like, "It'll
be the worst week of your life."
1083
00:44:48,227 --> 00:44:51,356
[ Laughing ]
So she definitely
hasn't sugarcoated it.
1084
00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:54,984
But having her tell me
what I might expect,
1085
00:44:54,984 --> 00:44:56,486
I don't take it
for granted at all.
1086
00:44:56,486 --> 00:44:57,736
It's super nice.
1087
00:44:57,736 --> 00:44:59,905
♪ You make my dreamscome true ♪
1088
00:44:59,905 --> 00:45:02,575
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
1089
00:45:02,575 --> 00:45:04,076
Nervous?
1090
00:45:07,079 --> 00:45:08,289
Yeah.
1091
00:45:20,385 --> 00:45:21,927
Welcome back toHollywood Week,
1092
00:45:21,927 --> 00:45:23,221
where the fierce competition
1093
00:45:23,221 --> 00:45:24,972
in the singer/songwritergenre...
1094
00:45:24,972 --> 00:45:26,932
Great group.
This is a great group.
1095
00:45:26,932 --> 00:45:29,018
I'm very happy about
the whole squad.
1096
00:45:29,018 --> 00:45:31,854
...is taking its tollon Jonny West.
1097
00:45:31,854 --> 00:45:33,314
Margie: Nervous?
1098
00:45:35,608 --> 00:45:40,613
Jonny:
I'm most nervous about
the other competitors, I think.
1099
00:45:40,613 --> 00:45:42,240
I never figured
that I would be in
1100
00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:44,576
any position like this,
to be able to perform
1101
00:45:44,576 --> 00:45:47,036
and-- and sing in front
of such a talented
1102
00:45:47,036 --> 00:45:49,997
group of singers and--
and artists and performers.
1103
00:45:49,997 --> 00:45:52,584
So I'm blessed to be here,
happy to be here.
1104
00:45:52,584 --> 00:45:56,671
But, yeah, just got the tummy--
the tummy's going.
1105
00:45:56,671 --> 00:45:58,089
So, yeah.
1106
00:45:58,089 --> 00:45:59,756
♪ I'm going under ♪
1107
00:45:59,756 --> 00:46:04,470
♪ And this time I fear
there's no one to save me ♪
1108
00:46:06,889 --> 00:46:12,019
♪ This all-or-nothing really got
a way of driving me crazy ♪
1109
00:46:12,978 --> 00:46:15,648
♪ I need somebody to heal ♪
1110
00:46:15,648 --> 00:46:17,734
♪ Somebody to know ♪
1111
00:46:17,734 --> 00:46:19,776
♪ Somebody to have ♪
1112
00:46:19,776 --> 00:46:21,946
♪ Somebody to hold ♪
1113
00:46:21,946 --> 00:46:23,948
♪ It's easy to say ♪
1114
00:46:23,948 --> 00:46:26,200
♪ But it's never the same ♪
1115
00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:30,580
♪ I guess I kinda liked the way
you numbed all the pain ♪
1116
00:46:30,580 --> 00:46:32,415
♪ And now the day bleeds ♪
1117
00:46:32,415 --> 00:46:34,417
♪ Into nightfall ♪
1118
00:46:34,417 --> 00:46:36,419
♪ And you're not here ♪
1119
00:46:36,419 --> 00:46:38,837
♪ To get me through it all ♪
1120
00:46:38,837 --> 00:46:40,797
♪ I let my guard down ♪
1121
00:46:40,797 --> 00:46:43,175
♪ And then you pulled the rug ♪
1122
00:46:43,175 --> 00:46:48,765
♪ I was getting kinda used to
being someone you loved ♪
1123
00:46:48,765 --> 00:46:52,143
[ Cheers and applause ]
1124
00:46:53,352 --> 00:46:54,979
Ryan:
While Jonny waits to find out
1125
00:46:54,979 --> 00:46:57,231
if he did enough to swaythe judges,
1126
00:46:57,231 --> 00:46:59,400
our next performer,Dillon James,
1127
00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:02,612
is hoping his journeydoesn't end here.
1128
00:47:02,612 --> 00:47:04,280
[ Cheers and applause ]
1129
00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:06,115
Dillon:
About five years ago,
my life wasn't like this,
1130
00:47:06,115 --> 00:47:08,451
how it is today.
I lived a very negative life.
1131
00:47:08,451 --> 00:47:10,328
I didn't have anything
really going for me.
1132
00:47:10,328 --> 00:47:12,829
I lost myself in
drugs and alcohol.
1133
00:47:12,829 --> 00:47:15,832
After high school,
I really wanted to do music.
1134
00:47:15,832 --> 00:47:18,169
Through that, I kind of
fell into the acting world
1135
00:47:18,169 --> 00:47:20,129
and started doing auditions
down here in L.A.
1136
00:47:20,129 --> 00:47:23,007
♪ It's been seven minutes nowsince I lost my way ♪
1137
00:47:23,007 --> 00:47:26,093
I was doing a lot of, like,
the boyfriend roles
1138
00:47:26,093 --> 00:47:29,597
and doing Lifetime stuff,
and I got to meet Dolly Parton.
1139
00:47:29,597 --> 00:47:31,056
♪ Now I sink a little deeper ♪
1140
00:47:31,056 --> 00:47:32,891
♪ Think a little clearer ♪
1141
00:47:32,891 --> 00:47:35,019
Being back in Hollywood,
I have a lot of
1142
00:47:35,019 --> 00:47:38,439
good memories here, and I have
a lot of bad memories here too.
1143
00:47:38,439 --> 00:47:42,276
♪ Is it too lateto turn around? ♪
1144
00:47:42,276 --> 00:47:44,069
I was making
a little bit of money,
1145
00:47:44,069 --> 00:47:45,530
kind of started slipping up.
1146
00:47:45,530 --> 00:47:46,947
And every single day,
1147
00:47:46,947 --> 00:47:48,907
I would be using drugs
and alcohol
1148
00:47:48,907 --> 00:47:51,828
and found myself on the street.
1149
00:47:51,828 --> 00:47:56,290
♪ Oh, I finallyfigured it out ♪
1150
00:47:56,290 --> 00:47:58,835
I knew I had to go
this way or that way.
1151
00:47:58,835 --> 00:48:01,962
One way led me to
my demise [chuckles]
1152
00:48:01,962 --> 00:48:04,423
and the other one led me
to a second chance
1153
00:48:04,423 --> 00:48:07,552
at doing what I wanted to do
and being honest with myself.
1154
00:48:07,552 --> 00:48:09,470
So that's what I chose to do.
1155
00:48:09,470 --> 00:48:12,640
Through just the help
of my friends and my family,
1156
00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:16,018
I just really would like
to show people that you can be
1157
00:48:16,018 --> 00:48:19,188
all the way lost, in the face of
death, and still become found,
1158
00:48:19,188 --> 00:48:20,523
you know?
1159
00:48:20,523 --> 00:48:22,400
[ Applause ]
I'm two years sober.
1160
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:24,777
I'm doing really good.
I'm the happiest I've ever been.
1161
00:48:24,777 --> 00:48:26,987
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
1162
00:48:26,987 --> 00:48:30,115
♪ Is it too lateto turn around? ♪
1163
00:48:30,115 --> 00:48:31,868
Thank you very much.
1164
00:48:35,538 --> 00:48:37,582
[GUITAR PLAYING]
1165
00:48:45,882 --> 00:48:48,925
♪ Slow down, you crazy child ♪
1166
00:48:48,925 --> 00:48:52,555
♪ You're so ambitious
for a juvenile ♪
1167
00:48:52,555 --> 00:48:54,682
♪ If you're so smart,
then tell me ♪
1168
00:48:54,682 --> 00:48:57,435
♪ Why are you still so afraid? ♪
1169
00:48:57,435 --> 00:48:59,936
♪ Afraid ♪
1170
00:48:59,936 --> 00:49:01,188
♪ And where's the fire? ♪
1171
00:49:01,188 --> 00:49:02,774
♪ What's the hurry about? ♪
1172
00:49:02,774 --> 00:49:05,610
♪ You better cool it off
before you burn it out ♪
1173
00:49:05,610 --> 00:49:07,779
♪ You've got so much to do ♪
1174
00:49:07,779 --> 00:49:11,156
♪ And only so many hours
in a day ♪
1175
00:49:11,156 --> 00:49:13,534
♪ A day ♪
1176
00:49:13,534 --> 00:49:16,328
♪ But you know that
when the truth is told ♪
1177
00:49:16,328 --> 00:49:19,916
♪ You can get what you want
or you can just get old ♪
1178
00:49:19,916 --> 00:49:26,088
♪ You're gonna kick off before
you even get halfway through ♪
1179
00:49:26,088 --> 00:49:33,178
♪ When will you realize
Vienna waits for you? ♪
1180
00:49:33,178 --> 00:49:36,557
♪ When will you realize ♪
1181
00:49:36,557 --> 00:49:40,102
♪ Vienna waits for you? ♪
1182
00:49:40,102 --> 00:49:42,146
[ Cheers and applause ]
1183
00:49:42,146 --> 00:49:43,689
Thank you, guys, very much.
Thank you.
1184
00:49:43,689 --> 00:49:45,942
Very good, man.
Very good.
1185
00:49:45,942 --> 00:49:48,360
I'm nervous,
but, still, I got through it.
1186
00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:49,986
I'm alive. [ Laughs ]
1187
00:49:49,986 --> 00:49:51,196
I feel pretty good.
1188
00:49:51,196 --> 00:49:52,740
Ryan:
With their line complete,
1189
00:49:52,740 --> 00:49:55,242
it's now judgment timefor this group.
1190
00:49:55,242 --> 00:49:56,911
The winner might be
in this group.
1191
00:49:56,911 --> 00:49:58,913
He was the biggest
surprise to me.
1192
00:49:58,913 --> 00:50:00,915
Oh, my God, he came out--
Yes, he did. Showed up.
1193
00:50:00,915 --> 00:50:02,999
Lionel:
The following people,
step forward, please.
1194
00:50:02,999 --> 00:50:04,543
Sofie.
1195
00:50:04,543 --> 00:50:05,962
Adam.
1196
00:50:05,962 --> 00:50:07,797
Madison.
1197
00:50:07,797 --> 00:50:09,507
Now, here's what
I want you to do.
1198
00:50:09,507 --> 00:50:12,551
I want you to,
uh, write a song,
1199
00:50:12,551 --> 00:50:16,180
and I want
the song to say...
1200
00:50:16,180 --> 00:50:19,684
"I made it
to the next round."
1201
00:50:19,684 --> 00:50:22,687
♪ Would you believe me now ♪
1202
00:50:22,687 --> 00:50:25,230
Because...
1203
00:50:25,230 --> 00:50:27,692
[ Cheers and applause ]
1204
00:50:30,110 --> 00:50:31,529
Because you all did.
1205
00:50:31,529 --> 00:50:33,781
[ Cheers and applause ]
Congratulations.
1206
00:50:33,781 --> 00:50:35,783
♪ If you keep reaching out ♪
1207
00:50:35,783 --> 00:50:37,702
♪ Then I'll keep coming back ♪
1208
00:50:37,702 --> 00:50:39,328
♪ And if you're gone for good ♪
1209
00:50:39,328 --> 00:50:40,538
[ All cheering ]
1210
00:50:40,538 --> 00:50:42,331
Yeah! Yeah!
1211
00:50:42,331 --> 00:50:45,250
Slowly but surely, I'm getting
used to being onstage.
1212
00:50:45,250 --> 00:50:46,919
That's where I get nervous.
1213
00:50:46,919 --> 00:50:48,713
So, yeah, I'm really happy
1214
00:50:48,713 --> 00:50:52,090
that it's slowly fading away
and that I can truly be myself.
1215
00:50:52,090 --> 00:50:54,468
♪ And I am finding outthere's just no other way ♪
1216
00:50:54,468 --> 00:50:56,136
Dillon:
It is one of the best feelings.
1217
00:50:56,136 --> 00:50:58,514
I can't stop smi-- My cheeks
are hurting right now, so...
1218
00:50:58,514 --> 00:51:01,017
I wasn't the same person
I was a few years ago,
1219
00:51:01,017 --> 00:51:02,727
and I feel pretty good
to be doing something
1220
00:51:02,727 --> 00:51:04,812
positive with my life.
It feels real good.
1221
00:51:04,812 --> 00:51:07,523
♪ Then I'll leavethe light on ♪
1222
00:51:07,523 --> 00:51:09,358
I'm so proud of him.
1223
00:51:09,358 --> 00:51:12,361
He's--
Look at this guy.
1224
00:51:12,361 --> 00:51:13,779
Freaking hot.
1225
00:51:13,779 --> 00:51:15,322
[ Laughing ] Stop!
He's hot.
1226
00:51:15,322 --> 00:51:16,908
And talented.
1227
00:51:16,908 --> 00:51:19,035
Ryan:
So Jonny's throughas a singer/songwriter.
1228
00:51:19,827 --> 00:51:21,787
♪♪
1229
00:51:21,787 --> 00:51:23,831
Ryan:Welcome back to "Idol,"where Hollywood Week veteran
1230
00:51:23,831 --> 00:51:27,543
Margie Mays hopes toimpress in the pop genre.
1231
00:51:27,543 --> 00:51:30,004
♪ Young girl, don't cry ♪
1232
00:51:30,004 --> 00:51:36,134
♪ I'll be right here when
your world starts to fall ♪
1233
00:51:36,134 --> 00:51:38,262
Hollywood Week, Round 2.
1234
00:51:38,262 --> 00:51:39,764
I'm here for the second time.
1235
00:51:39,764 --> 00:51:42,433
This was an emotional week
for me last time,
1236
00:51:42,433 --> 00:51:44,309
but I pulled myself back up,
and I was like,
1237
00:51:44,309 --> 00:51:46,228
"Let's just try again.
What can it hurt?"
1238
00:51:46,228 --> 00:51:50,858
♪ Of a place where nothing's
harder than it seems ♪
1239
00:51:50,858 --> 00:51:54,904
♪ When there's no one else ♪
1240
00:51:54,904 --> 00:51:58,407
♪ Look inside yourself ♪
1241
00:51:58,407 --> 00:52:01,994
I'm most excited to get
another chance to prove myself.
1242
00:52:01,994 --> 00:52:05,081
I have to be 200 times better.
1243
00:52:05,081 --> 00:52:06,707
♪ And you'll find ♪
1244
00:52:06,707 --> 00:52:08,751
I want to show that
I'm a serious artist
1245
00:52:08,751 --> 00:52:11,336
who can make you
feel something when I sing.
1246
00:52:11,336 --> 00:52:13,047
♪ Your way ♪
1247
00:52:13,047 --> 00:52:16,383
♪ You will learn to begin ♪
1248
00:52:16,383 --> 00:52:21,430
♪ To trust the voice ♪
1249
00:52:21,430 --> 00:52:24,683
♪ Within ♪
1250
00:52:24,683 --> 00:52:27,645
[ Cheers and applause ]
1251
00:52:30,022 --> 00:52:31,857
Thank you!
1252
00:52:31,857 --> 00:52:34,359
Ryan:
Although Margie has survivedHollywood Week before,
1253
00:52:34,359 --> 00:52:37,655
one of our judges has tips,tricks, and potions
1254
00:52:37,655 --> 00:52:39,949
for everyone elseto make it through.
1255
00:52:39,949 --> 00:52:41,742
Tamara, if you can hear me,
1256
00:52:41,742 --> 00:52:44,328
I need some Vitamin C
and some Counter Attack.
1257
00:52:44,328 --> 00:52:45,329
Vitamin C.
1258
00:52:45,329 --> 00:52:46,413
Please.
1259
00:52:46,413 --> 00:52:48,415
My immune system is going down.
1260
00:52:48,415 --> 00:52:51,460
♪ It ain't my fault thatI'm out here gettin' loose ♪
1261
00:52:51,460 --> 00:52:54,588
Hollywood Week is
survival of the fittest.
1262
00:52:54,588 --> 00:52:56,423
♪ Gotta blame iton my juice, baby ♪
1263
00:52:56,423 --> 00:53:00,845
People go down like flies
to colds, to vocal problems,
1264
00:53:00,845 --> 00:53:02,930
to stress, to pressure.
1265
00:53:02,930 --> 00:53:07,893
And it is really a part of our
jobs to look after ourselves.
1266
00:53:07,893 --> 00:53:10,062
What is that tomfoolery
you're drinking?
1267
00:53:10,062 --> 00:53:11,647
[ Laughing ]
What is that?
1268
00:53:11,647 --> 00:53:12,815
Grapeseed oil.
1269
00:53:12,815 --> 00:53:14,525
Oh, you are kidding me.
1270
00:53:15,943 --> 00:53:17,277
Celery juice.
1271
00:53:17,277 --> 00:53:19,155
Yuck!
[ Laughs ]
1272
00:53:19,155 --> 00:53:20,405
Really?
1273
00:53:20,405 --> 00:53:21,532
God, what is your
stomach gonna do?
1274
00:53:21,532 --> 00:53:22,867
♪ Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee ♪
1275
00:53:22,867 --> 00:53:24,160
You want to ta--
taste my bone broth?
1276
00:53:24,160 --> 00:53:25,494
No, I'm good.
Come on.
1277
00:53:25,494 --> 00:53:27,412
Let me smell it.
It's actually--
1278
00:53:27,412 --> 00:53:29,915
♪ Ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee ♪
1279
00:53:29,915 --> 00:53:32,334
[ Laughs ]
1280
00:53:32,334 --> 00:53:34,294
Trying to keep these boys
healthy up here.
1281
00:53:34,294 --> 00:53:36,797
Did you just poison me
on national TV?
1282
00:53:36,797 --> 00:53:38,007
Probably.
Yeah.
1283
00:53:38,007 --> 00:53:39,925
I feel like this
happened in
1284
00:53:39,925 --> 00:53:41,468
"Game of Thrones"
or something.
1285
00:53:41,468 --> 00:53:43,137
Am I Joffrey to you?
1286
00:53:43,137 --> 00:53:45,097
[ Laughs ]
1287
00:53:45,097 --> 00:53:48,559
Ryan:
Hoping he's in top conditionis 23-year-old Nick Merico,
1288
00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:52,188
who the judges metin last year's competition.
1289
00:53:52,188 --> 00:53:54,857
I auditioned last year,
and I got through.
1290
00:53:54,857 --> 00:53:56,400
You're going to Hollywood,
baby boy.
1291
00:53:56,400 --> 00:53:57,735
Thank you, guys.
Katy: You're going to Hollywood!
1292
00:53:57,735 --> 00:53:59,361
Pleasure.
1293
00:53:59,361 --> 00:54:01,072
But I backed out.
1294
00:54:01,072 --> 00:54:04,491
I didn't go to Hollywood because
I didn't feel like I was ready.
1295
00:54:04,491 --> 00:54:07,828
And honestly, like,
I didn't know who I was.
1296
00:54:07,828 --> 00:54:09,955
There was a lot of regret
involved in that.
1297
00:54:09,955 --> 00:54:12,583
And then I spent
the last year just refocusing,
1298
00:54:12,583 --> 00:54:15,169
regrouping to come back
even stronger this year.
1299
00:54:15,169 --> 00:54:16,837
You look very familiar.
1300
00:54:16,837 --> 00:54:18,422
I auditioned last year.
1301
00:54:18,422 --> 00:54:20,507
Yeah!
Yeah, you abandoned us.
1302
00:54:20,507 --> 00:54:23,385
My audition went well,
relatively speaking.
1303
00:54:23,385 --> 00:54:26,346
♪ When I think I am weak ♪
1304
00:54:26,346 --> 00:54:28,933
I sang okay, but they
did give me a hard time.
1305
00:54:28,933 --> 00:54:30,893
I got to be honest with you.
I don't like you.
1306
00:54:30,893 --> 00:54:33,229
I don't like
your attitude.
1307
00:54:33,229 --> 00:54:35,355
And I don't
really think
1308
00:54:35,355 --> 00:54:36,732
you're gonna make it
in Hollywood.
1309
00:54:36,732 --> 00:54:38,525
♪ I don't wantto feel a thing ♪
1310
00:54:38,525 --> 00:54:41,070
Lionel Richie gave me some
tough love, you know?
1311
00:54:41,070 --> 00:54:43,155
To hear that from
your favorite artist, like,
1312
00:54:43,155 --> 00:54:44,573
my heart sank in my stomach.
1313
00:54:44,573 --> 00:54:46,784
♪ Do you love me and why not? ♪
1314
00:54:46,784 --> 00:54:48,911
It broke my heart a little bit.
1315
00:54:48,911 --> 00:54:51,789
So this is now or never.
This is make it or break it.
1316
00:54:51,789 --> 00:54:54,125
These opportunities don't come
knocking around twice.
1317
00:54:54,125 --> 00:54:56,127
And that's definitely
looming over my shoulder,
1318
00:54:56,127 --> 00:54:57,586
that-that pressure.
1319
00:54:57,586 --> 00:55:01,548
♪ If I ever leave you, baby ♪
1320
00:55:04,635 --> 00:55:08,139
♪ You can say, "I told you so" ♪
1321
00:55:10,224 --> 00:55:13,185
♪ Yeah ♪
1322
00:55:13,185 --> 00:55:17,439
♪ Is that any way for
a man to carry on? ♪
1323
00:55:19,275 --> 00:55:25,281
♪ Do you think I want
my loved ones gone? ♪
1324
00:55:25,281 --> 00:55:30,368
♪ Oh, said I love you ♪
1325
00:55:33,455 --> 00:55:37,626
♪ More than you'll ever know ♪
1326
00:55:38,294 --> 00:55:41,046
♪ No ♪
1327
00:55:41,046 --> 00:55:46,468
♪ More than you'll ever know ♪
1328
00:55:46,468 --> 00:55:48,179
[ Cheers and applause ]
1329
00:55:48,179 --> 00:55:49,805
Thank you.
1330
00:55:49,805 --> 00:55:52,808
[ Shawn Mendes' "There's Nothing
Holding Me Back" plays ]
1331
00:55:54,476 --> 00:55:56,187
I felt pretty good. Um...
1332
00:55:56,187 --> 00:55:58,772
There's some things I could
have done better, but, you know,
1333
00:55:58,772 --> 00:56:01,233
I think what I did is enough
to make the judges think
1334
00:56:01,233 --> 00:56:02,901
that I deserved a second chance
and that they made
1335
00:56:02,901 --> 00:56:04,611
the right decision bringing me
back to Hollywood Week.
1336
00:56:04,611 --> 00:56:06,697
♪ Baby, there's nothingholding me back ♪
1337
00:56:06,697 --> 00:56:08,490
Katy:
I think you scared him
to death, Lionel.
1338
00:56:08,490 --> 00:56:10,326
You really talked mean
to that kid.
1339
00:56:10,326 --> 00:56:12,161
But you know what?
He's gonna be okay.
1340
00:56:12,161 --> 00:56:13,620
Lionel Richie is mean
for the first time.
1341
00:56:13,620 --> 00:56:15,371
Lionel was,
like, gloves off.
1342
00:56:15,371 --> 00:56:17,082
Lionel:
So Lionel's tough love
1343
00:56:17,082 --> 00:56:19,210
may have helped Nickin his genre performance.
1344
00:56:19,210 --> 00:56:21,461
But there was nothingbut love from the judges
1345
00:56:21,461 --> 00:56:24,131
for Kimmy Gabrielaat her Savannah audition.
1346
00:56:24,131 --> 00:56:26,300
[ Kimmy vocalizing ]
1347
00:56:26,300 --> 00:56:31,263
♪ I'll hit the lights,
and you lock the doors ♪
1348
00:56:31,263 --> 00:56:32,848
That was great.
That was fabulous.
1349
00:56:32,848 --> 00:56:33,891
Thank you so much.
1350
00:56:33,891 --> 00:56:35,851
Top 10?
Oh, my God!
1351
00:56:35,851 --> 00:56:36,935
Just...
1352
00:56:36,935 --> 00:56:38,229
You've had
a really good day.
1353
00:56:38,229 --> 00:56:40,231
[ Laughing ] Yeah, right.
[ Laughs ]
1354
00:56:40,231 --> 00:56:42,066
I'm so curious
because here we are.
1355
00:56:42,066 --> 00:56:43,108
It's Hollywood Week.
1356
00:56:43,108 --> 00:56:45,610
You had such
a great audition.
1357
00:56:45,610 --> 00:56:47,363
Like, how do you
follow up on that?
1358
00:56:47,363 --> 00:56:50,866
Uh, you know, I'm asking
myself that every second today.
1359
00:56:50,866 --> 00:56:51,992
I'm a little bit
nervous.
1360
00:56:51,992 --> 00:56:53,451
All my confidence
right now is
1361
00:56:53,451 --> 00:56:54,703
because of that
audition.
1362
00:56:54,703 --> 00:56:56,538
♪ If I show you all my demons ♪
1363
00:56:56,538 --> 00:56:58,832
Kimmy:
I'm a little bit afraid
that they're not gonna like me
1364
00:56:58,832 --> 00:57:00,751
as much this time.
1365
00:57:00,751 --> 00:57:02,169
They said I was top-10 material,
1366
00:57:02,169 --> 00:57:04,838
which I-I still can't
wrap my head around.
1367
00:57:04,838 --> 00:57:06,965
♪ I would tell youall my secrets ♪
1368
00:57:09,093 --> 00:57:10,802
Yeah.
1369
00:57:10,802 --> 00:57:12,221
My dad is here in Hollywood.
1370
00:57:12,221 --> 00:57:14,181
I could not do this
without him, honestly.
1371
00:57:14,181 --> 00:57:15,974
♪ Stay vulnerable ♪
1372
00:57:15,974 --> 00:57:18,852
When he was around my age,
he started getting into music,
1373
00:57:18,852 --> 00:57:20,896
and he did a competition
in Puerto Rico
1374
00:57:20,896 --> 00:57:22,564
that's similar
to "American Idol."
1375
00:57:22,564 --> 00:57:25,317
And he actually won first place
in the competition.
1376
00:57:25,317 --> 00:57:27,027
Ever since then,
he was touring
1377
00:57:27,027 --> 00:57:28,695
and living a life
of his passion.
1378
00:57:28,695 --> 00:57:29,988
I listen to his stories,
1379
00:57:29,988 --> 00:57:31,573
and I just want to
follow in his footsteps.
1380
00:57:31,573 --> 00:57:32,866
When you're out there,
you talk right into it
1381
00:57:32,866 --> 00:57:34,534
and you sing
right into it.
1382
00:57:34,534 --> 00:57:35,953
Like, my brain isn't nervous,
but my body's shaking.
1383
00:57:35,953 --> 00:57:37,537
So I'm more nervous about
my body shaking
1384
00:57:37,537 --> 00:57:39,164
and affecting my voice,
but my brain's not nervous.
1385
00:57:39,164 --> 00:57:40,791
But, like, I'm nervous.
I don't know what's going on.
1386
00:57:40,791 --> 00:57:42,667
♪ I would tell youall my secrets ♪
1387
00:57:42,667 --> 00:57:44,253
♪ Wrap your armsaround my weakness ♪
1388
00:57:44,253 --> 00:57:45,837
Ahh!
1389
00:57:45,837 --> 00:57:48,048
Oh, God,
she's gonna kill too.
1390
00:57:49,883 --> 00:57:51,676
[PIANO PLAYING]
1391
00:57:51,676 --> 00:57:56,932
♪ And I, I will stumble ♪
1392
00:57:56,932 --> 00:58:01,770
♪ And I'll fall, oh ♪
1393
00:58:01,770 --> 00:58:06,733
♪ I'm still learning to love ♪
1394
00:58:06,733 --> 00:58:13,782
♪ Just starting to crawl ♪
1395
00:58:15,909 --> 00:58:20,831
♪ Say something,
I'm giving up on you ♪
1396
00:58:20,831 --> 00:58:26,962
♪ Oh ♪
1397
00:58:26,962 --> 00:58:33,093
♪ I'm sorry that
I couldn't get to you ♪
1398
00:58:33,093 --> 00:58:36,221
♪ You ♪
1399
00:58:38,723 --> 00:58:43,728
♪ Anywhere, I would've
followed you ♪
1400
00:58:43,728 --> 00:58:50,194
♪ Oh, whoa ♪
1401
00:58:50,194 --> 00:58:52,237
♪ Say something ♪
1402
00:58:52,237 --> 00:58:56,950
♪ I'm giving up on you ♪
1403
00:58:56,950 --> 00:59:03,207
♪ You ♪
1404
00:59:03,207 --> 00:59:04,416
[ Cheers and applause ]
1405
00:59:04,416 --> 00:59:06,001
Luke:
Good start!
1406
00:59:06,001 --> 00:59:07,961
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1407
00:59:07,961 --> 00:59:09,880
[ Cheers and applause ]
1408
00:59:13,050 --> 00:59:14,468
The show's over.
1409
00:59:14,468 --> 00:59:15,469
[ Laughs ]
1410
00:59:15,469 --> 00:59:16,720
No, no, no, no,
come back.
1411
00:59:16,720 --> 00:59:17,846
Come back. We need--
Come back.
1412
00:59:17,846 --> 00:59:19,890
We got 165 more.
1413
00:59:19,890 --> 00:59:21,558
We told y'all!
[ Laughs ]
1414
00:59:21,558 --> 00:59:22,851
We told y'all
there was talent!
1415
00:59:22,851 --> 00:59:24,061
Congratulations.
Very good. Very good.
1416
00:59:24,061 --> 00:59:26,104
Thank you so much!
Very good.
1417
00:59:26,104 --> 00:59:27,314
♪ Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm ♪
1418
00:59:27,314 --> 00:59:28,606
♪ Look at her now ♪
1419
00:59:28,606 --> 00:59:29,774
Luke:
Wow.
1420
00:59:29,774 --> 00:59:31,193
That was good.
A little busy.
1421
00:59:31,193 --> 00:59:33,028
A little busy at the end.
No.
1422
00:59:33,028 --> 00:59:35,072
Kimmy:
There are some things
that I could have done better,
1423
00:59:35,072 --> 00:59:37,157
but I'm gonna hope it was
enough to keep me here.
1424
00:59:37,157 --> 00:59:39,243
It's everything
I ever dreamed of.
1425
00:59:39,243 --> 00:59:41,245
Girl! Get it together!
[ Laughs ]
1426
00:59:41,245 --> 00:59:43,414
♪ Look at her nowLook at her now ♪
1427
00:59:43,414 --> 00:59:45,416
Katy:
She's a pro, and she's 17.
1428
00:59:45,416 --> 00:59:47,376
I think she's lying
about her age.
1429
00:59:47,376 --> 00:59:50,087
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughing ] Exactly.
1430
00:59:50,087 --> 00:59:53,882
The line complete, the judgesmake their final decisions.
1431
00:59:53,882 --> 00:59:56,093
Her?
No.
1432
00:59:56,093 --> 00:59:58,136
He let me down
a little bit.
1433
00:59:58,136 --> 01:00:01,348
Lionel:
I was thinking this
was gonna be his moment.
1434
01:00:01,348 --> 01:00:03,434
Some of you have
grown, grown, grown,
1435
01:00:03,434 --> 01:00:07,687
even in this short time,
and it's so inspiring to watch.
1436
01:00:07,687 --> 01:00:11,108
But unfortunately, we have
to send some people home.
1437
01:00:14,069 --> 01:00:15,237
Nick.
1438
01:00:17,739 --> 01:00:19,908
Kimmy.
1439
01:00:19,908 --> 01:00:22,327
Margie Mays.
1440
01:00:23,495 --> 01:00:24,871
You're going
to the next round.
1441
01:00:24,871 --> 01:00:27,583
♪ I'd go back to you ♪
1442
01:00:27,583 --> 01:00:29,251
[ Cheers and applause ]
1443
01:00:31,336 --> 01:00:33,713
Keep it up. Keep it up.
We love you.
1444
01:00:33,713 --> 01:00:36,258
Luke: Thanks, guys.
Lionel: Thanks, guys.
1445
01:00:36,258 --> 01:00:38,302
[ All cheering ]
1446
01:00:38,302 --> 01:00:40,429
♪♪
1447
01:00:40,429 --> 01:00:42,931
Nick:
They gave me
a second chance at this.
1448
01:00:42,931 --> 01:00:45,016
♪ I know I'd go back to you ♪
1449
01:00:45,016 --> 01:00:47,018
And I couldn't be
more thankful, man.
1450
01:00:47,018 --> 01:00:49,146
This is, like, the biggest
moment in my life right now.
1451
01:00:49,146 --> 01:00:51,148
♪ You could breakmy heart in two ♪
1452
01:00:51,148 --> 01:00:53,108
Margie:
We did it!
1453
01:00:53,108 --> 01:00:54,610
Down one!
It feels good.
1454
01:00:54,610 --> 01:00:56,694
I smell so bad.
[ Laughs ]
1455
01:00:56,694 --> 01:00:58,363
Hopefully, the next
thing goes smoothly,
1456
01:00:58,363 --> 01:00:59,948
and we can just
keep celebrating.
1457
01:00:59,948 --> 01:01:01,908
♪ You know my thoughtsare running loose ♪
1458
01:01:01,908 --> 01:01:03,118
♪ It's a thing you make me do ♪
1459
01:01:03,118 --> 01:01:04,661
You did it.
Oh!
1460
01:01:04,661 --> 01:01:07,372
No-- No time for crying.
Work, work, work.
1461
01:01:07,372 --> 01:01:08,582
Oh!
1462
01:01:08,582 --> 01:01:11,209
[ Both laugh ]
1463
01:01:11,209 --> 01:01:13,003
Next!
[ Laughing ] Yeah!
1464
01:01:14,338 --> 01:01:15,880
Ryan:
Welcome back to"American Idol,"
1465
01:01:15,880 --> 01:01:17,674
where the all-newgenre challenge
1466
01:01:17,674 --> 01:01:20,718
is proving itself to bea very long day for the judges.
1467
01:01:20,718 --> 01:01:22,387
Luke: Are we doing
all of these today?
1468
01:01:22,387 --> 01:01:24,181
Isn't there, like,
a labor law
1469
01:01:24,181 --> 01:01:25,807
y'all are violating
or something?
1470
01:01:25,807 --> 01:01:27,309
[ Chuckles ]
1471
01:01:27,309 --> 01:01:28,810
We almost-- Hello?
[ Cooing ]
1472
01:01:28,810 --> 01:01:30,061
Hello? Hello?
1473
01:01:30,061 --> 01:01:31,188
Hello?
1474
01:01:31,188 --> 01:01:32,856
[ Cooing continues ]
Hello? Hello?
1475
01:01:32,856 --> 01:01:36,360
Hello? You sound
like a furry animal.
1476
01:01:37,110 --> 01:01:38,778
That's a frog.
1477
01:01:38,778 --> 01:01:42,491
But good thing for Luke,his favorite genre is up next.
1478
01:01:42,491 --> 01:01:43,908
[ Cheers and applause ]
1479
01:01:43,908 --> 01:01:46,620
[ Cooing ]
1480
01:01:48,205 --> 01:01:50,248
[ Laughs ]
1481
01:01:50,248 --> 01:01:51,916
My name's Lauren Mascitti.
1482
01:01:51,916 --> 01:01:54,169
I'm 27 years old.
1483
01:01:54,169 --> 01:01:56,254
And I want to be
the next American Idol
1484
01:01:56,254 --> 01:01:59,090
because I believe that
the Lord gave me a story.
1485
01:01:59,090 --> 01:02:00,842
And I believe that
He wants me to share it
1486
01:02:00,842 --> 01:02:02,386
with the world
through my songs.
1487
01:02:02,386 --> 01:02:05,639
♪ Can I get a hallelujah? ♪
1488
01:02:05,639 --> 01:02:07,849
Last time we saw you,
you had a great audition.
1489
01:02:07,849 --> 01:02:09,393
You had your fiancé
with you, and...
1490
01:02:09,393 --> 01:02:10,435
Yeah.
1491
01:02:10,435 --> 01:02:11,728
Y'all know Shawn.
1492
01:02:11,728 --> 01:02:13,522
He's-- He's
an incredible songwriter.
1493
01:02:13,522 --> 01:02:14,565
Is he a big deal?
1494
01:02:14,565 --> 01:02:15,691
He's a badass.
1495
01:02:15,691 --> 01:02:17,526
[ Laughter ]
1496
01:02:17,526 --> 01:02:18,818
Now you're here,
1497
01:02:18,818 --> 01:02:20,612
and you're on your own
a little bit here.
1498
01:02:20,612 --> 01:02:22,698
Yeah. It's a little different
not having him here,
1499
01:02:22,698 --> 01:02:24,241
but he wanted me
to be here and learn
1500
01:02:24,241 --> 01:02:25,867
as much as I could.
1501
01:02:25,867 --> 01:02:28,161
Feeling a little-- a little
jittery, but I'm excited.
1502
01:02:28,161 --> 01:02:29,746
Just need
to be yourself.
1503
01:02:29,746 --> 01:02:32,082
Shawn's not here
in Hollywood Week with me,
1504
01:02:32,082 --> 01:02:36,336
but he's cheering me on
100 percent.
1505
01:02:36,336 --> 01:02:42,884
♪ I didn't mean
to treat you bad ♪
1506
01:02:42,884 --> 01:02:49,600
♪ I didn't know
just what I had ♪
1507
01:02:49,600 --> 01:02:54,521
♪ But, honey, now I do ♪
1508
01:02:54,521 --> 01:02:58,400
♪ And don't it make
my brown eyes ♪
1509
01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:01,445
♪ Don't it make
my brown eyes ♪
1510
01:03:01,445 --> 01:03:05,365
♪ Don't it make
my brown eyes ♪
1511
01:03:05,365 --> 01:03:11,037
♪ Blue? ♪
1512
01:03:12,830 --> 01:03:14,708
[ Cheers and applause ]
Very good.
1513
01:03:14,708 --> 01:03:17,544
Thank you.
Very good.
1514
01:03:17,544 --> 01:03:19,546
Very good.
1515
01:03:19,546 --> 01:03:23,049
If she had a band that just
played that thing...
1516
01:03:23,049 --> 01:03:24,968
♪ Don't know when ♪
1517
01:03:24,968 --> 01:03:27,345
She's-- She could
be really cool.
1518
01:03:27,345 --> 01:03:30,641
♪ Can I get a hallelujah? ♪
1519
01:03:30,641 --> 01:03:32,392
I want to go through
to the next round
1520
01:03:32,392 --> 01:03:33,977
because this is my dream.
1521
01:03:33,977 --> 01:03:36,313
I've done it ever since
I was wee little.
1522
01:03:36,313 --> 01:03:38,106
And, you know, it's my heart.
1523
01:03:38,106 --> 01:03:40,858
I don't see myself
doing anything else.
1524
01:03:40,858 --> 01:03:43,695
The thing about country people
that I've realized
1525
01:03:43,695 --> 01:03:48,866
is that whatever happens,
whether it's good or it's bad,
1526
01:03:48,866 --> 01:03:53,580
you guys do more
than survive.
1527
01:03:53,580 --> 01:03:54,581
[ Light laughter ]
1528
01:03:54,581 --> 01:03:55,873
That is
the country way.
1529
01:03:55,873 --> 01:03:57,709
It is the country way.
[ Laughs ]
1530
01:03:57,709 --> 01:03:59,877
Ryan:
And waiting backstageis Hannah Prestridge,
1531
01:03:59,877 --> 01:04:02,130
who shared her storyof survival
1532
01:04:02,130 --> 01:04:04,299
when she auditionedwith her husband
1533
01:04:04,299 --> 01:04:06,926
as the group Treble Soul.
1534
01:04:06,926 --> 01:04:10,888
♪ 'Cause it's like
living day to day ♪
1535
01:04:10,888 --> 01:04:14,017
A recovering addict,Hannah impressed the judges
1536
01:04:14,017 --> 01:04:15,769
with her original song.
1537
01:04:15,769 --> 01:04:18,855
♪ Going through the motions,
can't be tamed ♪
1538
01:04:18,855 --> 01:04:23,610
Songwriting has helped me focus
on the good parts of my life
1539
01:04:23,610 --> 01:04:25,362
instead of the negative.
1540
01:04:25,362 --> 01:04:27,989
Instead of going to get
a bottle and drink, you know,
1541
01:04:27,989 --> 01:04:32,661
I cope by writing lyrics
and singing music.
1542
01:04:32,661 --> 01:04:36,373
♪ I know it's all you'vegot to just be strong ♪
1543
01:04:36,373 --> 01:04:40,502
Why do you think that you could
be the next American Idol?
1544
01:04:40,502 --> 01:04:42,838
One, 'cause I'm gonna show
1545
01:04:42,838 --> 01:04:47,592
my kids that no matter
what happens in life,
1546
01:04:47,592 --> 01:04:50,178
don't ever set
your dreams aside.
1547
01:04:50,178 --> 01:04:52,514
You can push through
and make it.
1548
01:04:52,514 --> 01:04:55,809
♪ But hope is never lost ♪
1549
01:04:55,809 --> 01:04:57,769
I'm missing my family very much.
1550
01:04:57,769 --> 01:05:01,064
I think the most hardest part
is not being with my kids.
1551
01:05:01,064 --> 01:05:02,691
I'm doing this for them.
1552
01:05:02,691 --> 01:05:05,861
♪ Hold on, don't let go ♪
1553
01:05:05,861 --> 01:05:08,112
I want to show my girls
that dreams can come true.
1554
01:05:08,112 --> 01:05:09,865
If you're down in the dumps,
1555
01:05:09,865 --> 01:05:11,449
it's hard, but if you're--
1556
01:05:11,449 --> 01:05:13,410
if you're willing
to do the work,
1557
01:05:13,410 --> 01:05:14,952
then it's always possible.
1558
01:05:14,952 --> 01:05:16,954
[GUITAR PLAYING]
1559
01:05:16,954 --> 01:05:19,750
♪ But you went away ♪
1560
01:05:19,750 --> 01:05:23,002
♪ How dare you ♪
1561
01:05:23,002 --> 01:05:25,963
♪ I miss you ♪
1562
01:05:27,758 --> 01:05:31,344
♪ They say I'll be okay ♪
1563
01:05:31,344 --> 01:05:35,139
♪ But I'm not going to ♪
1564
01:05:35,139 --> 01:05:40,604
♪ Ever get over you ♪
1565
01:05:49,696 --> 01:05:50,655
Alright.
1566
01:05:50,655 --> 01:05:51,615
Very good.
1567
01:05:51,615 --> 01:05:53,658
♪♪
1568
01:05:57,245 --> 01:05:59,790
She has--
She has some realness.
1569
01:05:59,790 --> 01:06:00,916
Yeah.
1570
01:06:00,916 --> 01:06:02,500
She definitely
has some realness.
1571
01:06:02,500 --> 01:06:04,294
She does, yeah.
1572
01:06:04,294 --> 01:06:06,463
There's definitely a story
there to unfold.
1573
01:06:06,463 --> 01:06:10,383
♪ Today will be the day ♪
1574
01:06:10,383 --> 01:06:14,053
Hannah:
I'm doing this for my kids,
and I hope that what I did
1575
01:06:14,053 --> 01:06:18,475
on that stage is--
Hopefully God gives it to me.
1576
01:06:18,475 --> 01:06:20,226
Baby! Yes!
1577
01:06:20,226 --> 01:06:22,270
♪ Today will be the day ♪
1578
01:06:22,270 --> 01:06:24,397
You're my closest
country friend...
1579
01:06:24,397 --> 01:06:25,857
Aw!
...I would say.
1580
01:06:25,857 --> 01:06:27,442
Wow!
I mean, I-I have other
1581
01:06:27,442 --> 01:06:30,278
friends that are country,
but this is probably
1582
01:06:30,278 --> 01:06:33,156
the most hours that
I spend with a person
1583
01:06:33,156 --> 01:06:34,658
in the country genre.
1584
01:06:34,658 --> 01:06:35,700
Thank you.
1585
01:06:35,700 --> 01:06:37,410
♪ Today will be the day ♪
1586
01:06:37,410 --> 01:06:39,120
Ryan:
Coming hot on Hannah's heels
1587
01:06:39,120 --> 01:06:42,165
is our next contestant,Grace Leer.
1588
01:06:42,165 --> 01:06:46,419
♪ My darling ♪
1589
01:06:46,419 --> 01:06:52,634
♪ I've hungered for your touch ♪
1590
01:06:52,634 --> 01:06:54,051
There are a lot
of country singers here,
1591
01:06:54,051 --> 01:06:56,680
but me being in more of
the classic country vibe
1592
01:06:56,680 --> 01:06:57,973
I think is gonna
help me stand out.
1593
01:06:57,973 --> 01:07:04,980
♪ I need your love ♪
1594
01:07:04,980 --> 01:07:10,652
♪ Godspeed your love ♪
1595
01:07:10,652 --> 01:07:15,198
♪ To ♪
1596
01:07:15,198 --> 01:07:19,619
♪ Me ♪
1597
01:07:19,619 --> 01:07:22,038
[ Cheers and applause ]
1598
01:07:22,038 --> 01:07:24,207
♪♪
1599
01:07:25,876 --> 01:07:28,586
♪ To get a little Southbound,unwound ♪
1600
01:07:28,586 --> 01:07:30,338
I think it went well, yeah.
1601
01:07:30,338 --> 01:07:33,049
I really wanted the j-judges
and everybody in that room
1602
01:07:33,049 --> 01:07:35,677
to feel what I was singing
about was important to me.
1603
01:07:35,677 --> 01:07:38,013
So I hope that
came through with my song.
1604
01:07:38,013 --> 01:07:39,723
And I know it was
an old-fashioned song,
1605
01:07:39,723 --> 01:07:41,558
so I hope the judges
recognized it.
1606
01:07:41,558 --> 01:07:43,518
♪ And get a little Southbound,Southbound ♪
1607
01:07:43,518 --> 01:07:45,729
Ryan:
As the genre challengerolls into the evening
1608
01:07:45,729 --> 01:07:48,147
and the country singerscontinue to take the stage,
1609
01:07:48,147 --> 01:07:51,150
it seems like Luke is finallyat the end of his rope.
1610
01:07:51,150 --> 01:07:52,652
[ Yawning ]
Yoo!
1611
01:07:52,652 --> 01:07:54,863
[ Cheers and applause ]
1612
01:07:54,863 --> 01:07:57,281
Well, they chose me,
the country guy,
1613
01:07:57,281 --> 01:07:59,701
to do the country group.
No. Really?
1614
01:07:59,701 --> 01:08:00,994
Yes.
Wow!
1615
01:08:00,994 --> 01:08:03,329
Oh, my God.
I can't believe it.
1616
01:08:03,329 --> 01:08:06,374
You guys over,
take a step forward.
1617
01:08:06,374 --> 01:08:10,211
Middle three,
take a step back.
1618
01:08:10,211 --> 01:08:13,172
Other three,
take a step forward.
1619
01:08:13,172 --> 01:08:14,340
Wait, are you sure?
1620
01:08:14,340 --> 01:08:17,134
Are you sure for...
this three?
1621
01:08:17,134 --> 01:08:18,595
I kind of
may do it my way.
1622
01:08:18,595 --> 01:08:20,680
Do it your way!
I told you that.
1623
01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:22,432
Leon, look at Grace
and tell her
1624
01:08:22,432 --> 01:08:24,059
she's going to
the next round.
1625
01:08:24,059 --> 01:08:25,643
Alex, look at Hannah.
1626
01:08:25,643 --> 01:08:27,353
Tell Hannah she's going
to the next round.
1627
01:08:27,353 --> 01:08:28,939
Okay, slow down.
Slow down.
1628
01:08:28,939 --> 01:08:31,066
Hannah, tell Peyton
he's going to the next round.
1629
01:08:31,066 --> 01:08:33,359
Peyton, look over at
Madison and say,
1630
01:08:33,359 --> 01:08:35,236
"You're going to
the next round."
1631
01:08:36,487 --> 01:08:37,864
[ Echoing ]
Madison, tell Hayden that
1632
01:08:37,864 --> 01:08:39,449
she's going
to the next round.
1633
01:08:39,449 --> 01:08:41,284
Hannah, tell Cole
he's going to the next round.
1634
01:08:41,284 --> 01:08:42,786
...next round,
next round...
1635
01:08:42,786 --> 01:08:46,289
Hannah, Lauren, Chloe,
join hands.
1636
01:08:49,166 --> 01:08:50,835
Hug each other 'cause...
1637
01:08:53,129 --> 01:08:55,590
all y'all are going
through to the next round.
1638
01:08:55,590 --> 01:08:57,842
♪ Let me die onstage ♪
1639
01:08:57,842 --> 01:08:59,302
Oh, my God!
1640
01:08:59,302 --> 01:09:01,096
♪ Singing the last songI know ♪
1641
01:09:01,096 --> 01:09:03,640
♪ Let the spotlight shinethe skin off my bones ♪
1642
01:09:03,640 --> 01:09:05,224
We need new ideas.
1643
01:09:05,224 --> 01:09:07,143
[ Laughs ]
1644
01:09:07,143 --> 01:09:08,853
Honestly, that was
kind of funny.
1645
01:09:08,853 --> 01:09:10,563
That was actually
pretty darn good.
1646
01:09:10,563 --> 01:09:12,273
♪ And not much left to go ♪
1647
01:09:12,273 --> 01:09:13,566
[ All cheering ]
1648
01:09:13,566 --> 01:09:17,070
♪ Till I get to the endof my rope ♪
1649
01:09:17,070 --> 01:09:20,073
Oh, my gosh! Our whole entire
line made it through.
1650
01:09:20,073 --> 01:09:21,658
I can't even believe it.
1651
01:09:21,658 --> 01:09:23,118
Trickery, Luke Bryan.
1652
01:09:23,118 --> 01:09:24,744
Trickery!
1653
01:09:24,744 --> 01:09:26,496
♪ Well, I'm at the endof my rope ♪
1654
01:09:26,496 --> 01:09:28,372
Lionel:
Oh!
1655
01:09:28,372 --> 01:09:30,249
I'm fresh as a daisy!
Oh!
1656
01:09:31,626 --> 01:09:35,130
Luke:
Alright, these are
our soul children.
1657
01:09:35,130 --> 01:09:37,548
If I call your name,
please step back.
1658
01:09:37,548 --> 01:09:39,926
Ryan:
As the genre challengedraws to a close...
1659
01:09:39,926 --> 01:09:41,803
Amber.
Ryan: ...the final line have
1660
01:09:41,803 --> 01:09:43,805
had a long dayto reflect on their journey
1661
01:09:43,805 --> 01:09:45,181
to the "Idol" stage,
1662
01:09:45,181 --> 01:09:47,266
including 23-year-oldAmber Fiedler.
1663
01:09:47,266 --> 01:09:48,726
[ Laughs ]
1664
01:09:48,726 --> 01:09:50,227
I mean, I might look
a little different because
1665
01:09:50,227 --> 01:09:52,605
I definitely was
9 months' pregnant
1666
01:09:52,605 --> 01:09:54,440
when I auditioned in Oregon.
[ Laughs ]
1667
01:09:54,440 --> 01:09:55,692
Katy:
How are you doing?
1668
01:09:55,692 --> 01:09:57,068
Really good, honestly.
1669
01:09:57,068 --> 01:09:58,235
I-I had her three weeks ago.
1670
01:09:58,235 --> 01:09:59,612
Wow!
And I feel really good.
1671
01:09:59,612 --> 01:10:00,613
I feel good.
1672
01:10:00,613 --> 01:10:01,823
Lionel: Very good!
Yeah.
1673
01:10:01,823 --> 01:10:04,200
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah!
1674
01:10:04,200 --> 01:10:05,994
Very good.
Thank you.
1675
01:10:07,537 --> 01:10:09,956
It was such a beautiful
moment when she came out.
1676
01:10:09,956 --> 01:10:14,251
And just seeing the adoptive
mom hold her, it felt right,
1677
01:10:14,251 --> 01:10:16,504
it felt good, it felt peaceful,
1678
01:10:16,504 --> 01:10:18,089
and I'm really happy
about my decision.
1679
01:10:18,089 --> 01:10:21,968
♪ Come on, skinny love,just last the year ♪
1680
01:10:21,968 --> 01:10:25,096
The adoptive family named her.
They named her Nora Rose.
1681
01:10:25,096 --> 01:10:27,515
They chose Rose because
of my red hair.
1682
01:10:27,515 --> 01:10:29,308
She's really gonna
bring a lot of light
1683
01:10:29,308 --> 01:10:30,894
to a lot of people's lives.
1684
01:10:30,894 --> 01:10:32,896
And, I mean, she's brought
a lot of light to my life.
1685
01:10:32,896 --> 01:10:35,523
♪ My, my, my, my, my, my,my, my, my, my, my, my ♪
1686
01:10:35,523 --> 01:10:37,316
If I'm not ready to be a mom,
1687
01:10:37,316 --> 01:10:39,110
why would I put her
through that, you know?
1688
01:10:39,110 --> 01:10:40,862
♪ Staring at the sink of bloodand crushed veneer ♪
1689
01:10:40,862 --> 01:10:42,739
[ Sniffles ]
Sorry.
1690
01:10:42,739 --> 01:10:44,490
[ Sniffles ]
1691
01:10:44,490 --> 01:10:47,702
♪ Who will love you? ♪
1692
01:10:47,702 --> 01:10:49,495
♪ Who will fight? ♪
1693
01:10:49,495 --> 01:10:52,040
It is a weird thing
going through all of this,
1694
01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:53,332
and I never would have thought
1695
01:10:53,332 --> 01:10:54,959
that this would have
been my life.
1696
01:10:54,959 --> 01:10:57,128
♪ Come on, skinny love ♪
1697
01:10:57,128 --> 01:11:00,006
But I have a really good feeling
1698
01:11:00,006 --> 01:11:02,466
that I really am
gonna help people
1699
01:11:02,466 --> 01:11:04,260
and help girls
that are going through
1700
01:11:04,260 --> 01:11:06,012
what I went through.
1701
01:11:06,012 --> 01:11:08,305
The song I'm gonna be singing
today is "Rise Up" by Andra Day.
1702
01:11:08,305 --> 01:11:09,807
There you go.
1703
01:11:09,807 --> 01:11:12,227
It's all for her.
[ Chuckles ]
1704
01:11:12,227 --> 01:11:16,606
♪ You're broken down and tired ♪
1705
01:11:16,606 --> 01:11:21,027
♪ Of living life
on the merry-go-round ♪
1706
01:11:21,027 --> 01:11:25,281
♪ You can't find the fighter ♪
1707
01:11:25,281 --> 01:11:30,369
♪ But I see it in you,
so we can walk it out ♪
1708
01:11:30,369 --> 01:11:35,625
♪ And move ♪
1709
01:11:35,625 --> 01:11:38,086
♪ Mountains ♪
1710
01:11:38,086 --> 01:11:40,379
♪ We gonna walk it out ♪
1711
01:11:40,379 --> 01:11:45,885
♪ And move ♪
1712
01:11:45,885 --> 01:11:48,888
♪ Mountains ♪
1713
01:11:48,888 --> 01:11:51,557
♪ And I'll rise up ♪
1714
01:11:51,557 --> 01:11:53,935
♪ I'll rise like the day ♪
1715
01:11:53,935 --> 01:11:56,104
♪ I'll rise up ♪
1716
01:11:56,104 --> 01:11:58,522
♪ I'll rise unafraid ♪
1717
01:11:58,522 --> 01:12:00,817
♪ I'll rise up ♪
1718
01:12:00,817 --> 01:12:05,113
♪ And I'll do it
a thousand times again ♪
1719
01:12:05,113 --> 01:12:06,697
[ Cheers and applause ]
1720
01:12:06,697 --> 01:12:09,284
♪ And I'll rise up ♪
1721
01:12:09,284 --> 01:12:11,202
♪ High like the waves ♪
1722
01:12:11,202 --> 01:12:13,537
♪ I'll rise up ♪
1723
01:12:13,537 --> 01:12:15,957
♪ In spite of the ache ♪
1724
01:12:15,957 --> 01:12:19,335
♪ I'll rise up ♪
1725
01:12:19,335 --> 01:12:26,467
♪ And I'll do it
a thousand times again ♪
1726
01:12:26,467 --> 01:12:30,263
[ Cheers and applause ]
1727
01:12:30,263 --> 01:12:32,056
Thank you!
1728
01:12:35,810 --> 01:12:38,479
I mean, there's so many
talented people here,
1729
01:12:38,479 --> 01:12:40,148
but I laid my heart
out on the stage
1730
01:12:40,148 --> 01:12:43,400
and, you know, um--
I did everything
1731
01:12:43,400 --> 01:12:44,652
that I could do
the best I could.
1732
01:12:44,652 --> 01:12:46,737
So hopefully
that's enough for them.
1733
01:12:46,737 --> 01:12:50,325
Ryan:
There's nothing more Amber cando to win the judges' approval.
1734
01:12:50,325 --> 01:12:51,868
Sophia, step back.
1735
01:12:51,868 --> 01:12:53,995
Ryan:
And next in the soul genreis Sophia,
1736
01:12:53,995 --> 01:12:56,747
who won the judges overright from her first audition.
1737
01:12:56,747 --> 01:12:59,209
The judges got a kick out
of my last name.
1738
01:12:59,209 --> 01:13:00,210
Sophia Wackerman.
1739
01:13:00,210 --> 01:13:01,418
Ah.
Wackerman!
1740
01:13:01,418 --> 01:13:03,213
Wackerman.
It's a quirky last name.
1741
01:13:03,213 --> 01:13:05,631
Katy Perry actually
suggested that I take on
1742
01:13:05,631 --> 01:13:06,883
my mother's last name.
1743
01:13:06,883 --> 01:13:08,509
You can always
take Sophia Star.
1744
01:13:08,509 --> 01:13:10,427
Actually, it sounds
really good.
1745
01:13:10,427 --> 01:13:12,263
Sophia Star?
Yeah.
1746
01:13:12,263 --> 01:13:15,058
[ Echoing ]
Sophia Star.
1747
01:13:15,058 --> 01:13:16,642
[ Record scratches ]
1748
01:13:16,642 --> 01:13:18,728
You know, I'm just gonna stick
with Wackerman for now.
1749
01:13:18,728 --> 01:13:22,106
[PIANO PLAYING]
1750
01:13:22,106 --> 01:13:27,070
♪ When I find myself
in times of trouble ♪
1751
01:13:27,070 --> 01:13:30,948
♪ Mother Mary comes to me ♪
1752
01:13:30,948 --> 01:13:35,161
♪ Speaking words of wisdom ♪
1753
01:13:35,161 --> 01:13:38,206
♪ Let it be ♪
1754
01:13:38,206 --> 01:13:40,666
Paul McCartney wrote this song
about his mother
1755
01:13:40,666 --> 01:13:44,379
who had passed away and how
he finds comfort in her memory.
1756
01:13:44,379 --> 01:13:46,589
And I feel that
that sentiment
1757
01:13:46,589 --> 01:13:49,008
is really applicable
to my situation.
1758
01:13:49,008 --> 01:13:51,344
I do find a lot of comfort
1759
01:13:51,344 --> 01:13:52,762
in my mother's memory.
1760
01:13:52,762 --> 01:13:55,598
And I want to sort of
pay a little tribute
1761
01:13:55,598 --> 01:13:56,682
to her with this song.
1762
01:13:56,682 --> 01:13:58,475
♪ Let it be, let it be ♪
1763
01:13:58,475 --> 01:14:01,854
♪ Let it be ♪
1764
01:14:01,854 --> 01:14:05,024
♪ Let it be ♪
1765
01:14:05,024 --> 01:14:06,359
Whoa, love that.
1766
01:14:06,359 --> 01:14:10,154
♪ There will be an answer ♪
1767
01:14:10,154 --> 01:14:16,286
♪ Let it be ♪
1768
01:14:16,286 --> 01:14:21,540
[ Cheers and applause ]
1769
01:14:21,540 --> 01:14:23,000
Lionel:
Yes, sir!
1770
01:14:23,000 --> 01:14:25,711
♪ Wackerman, Wackerman,
Wackerman ♪
1771
01:14:25,711 --> 01:14:29,382
♪ Got a... ♪
Lionel: There you go.
1772
01:14:29,382 --> 01:14:32,635
I know you don't necessarily
want to consider
1773
01:14:32,635 --> 01:14:34,345
changing your last name.
1774
01:14:34,345 --> 01:14:38,849
I think that it will work in
your favor since you're so good.
1775
01:14:38,849 --> 01:14:41,894
"Sophia whacked it out
of the park...
1776
01:14:41,894 --> 01:14:44,147
tonight at
Madison Square Garden."
1777
01:14:44,147 --> 01:14:45,564
Okay, that'll be all.
1778
01:14:45,564 --> 01:14:47,691
♪♪
1779
01:14:49,068 --> 01:14:52,113
Ooh. That was so fun!
[ Chuckles ]
1780
01:14:52,113 --> 01:14:54,907
I definitely felt my mom
there with me today.
1781
01:14:54,907 --> 01:14:57,410
I felt everything
she's ever taught me.
1782
01:14:57,410 --> 01:14:59,120
I hope I made her proud.
1783
01:14:59,120 --> 01:15:01,414
I think I did.
1784
01:15:01,414 --> 01:15:05,668
Ryan:
Waiting nervously alongsideSophia is Jovin Webb...
1785
01:15:05,668 --> 01:15:06,919
Jovin.
1786
01:15:06,919 --> 01:15:08,712
...who also hasfamily on his mind
1787
01:15:08,712 --> 01:15:11,215
as he awaits his results.
1788
01:15:11,215 --> 01:15:15,636
♪ Well, I know there
came fire from the sky ♪
1789
01:15:15,636 --> 01:15:20,308
♪ To refine
the purest of kings ♪
1790
01:15:20,308 --> 01:15:21,684
Wow.
[ Laughs ]
1791
01:15:21,684 --> 01:15:23,394
♪ Yeah ♪
So real.
1792
01:15:23,394 --> 01:15:25,855
♪ And even though I know
this fire brings me pain ♪
1793
01:15:25,855 --> 01:15:27,731
I'm doing this for my family.
1794
01:15:27,731 --> 01:15:29,733
I just want to show my son
that you can rise
1795
01:15:29,733 --> 01:15:31,902
from the dirt
and reach for the sky.
1796
01:15:31,902 --> 01:15:34,780
♪ Make it rain ♪
1797
01:15:34,780 --> 01:15:37,825
♪ Oh, make it rain, Lord ♪
1798
01:15:37,825 --> 01:15:40,661
♪ Make it rain ♪
1799
01:15:40,661 --> 01:15:45,458
♪ Oh, make it rain ♪
1800
01:15:45,458 --> 01:15:47,251
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
1801
01:15:47,251 --> 01:15:48,336
Come on.
1802
01:15:48,336 --> 01:15:50,505
So real.
1803
01:15:50,505 --> 01:15:54,300
Ryan:
Also thinking of homeis garbage man Doug Kiker.
1804
01:15:54,300 --> 01:15:56,344
Together:
You're going to Hollywood.
1805
01:15:56,344 --> 01:15:57,887
His first auditionwent viral,
1806
01:15:57,887 --> 01:16:00,181
reaching 200 million peopleworldwide.
1807
01:16:00,181 --> 01:16:04,185
And now he's hereto take Hollywood by storm.
1808
01:16:04,185 --> 01:16:05,520
Look at these guys.
1809
01:16:05,520 --> 01:16:07,438
Let's go over here
to people I don't know.
1810
01:16:07,438 --> 01:16:08,689
Doug.
Doug.
1811
01:16:08,689 --> 01:16:09,899
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
1812
01:16:09,899 --> 01:16:12,318
Y'all look famous.
Good for you.
1813
01:16:12,318 --> 01:16:13,652
God!
1814
01:16:13,652 --> 01:16:15,071
You want me to get
everybody to quiet down?
1815
01:16:15,071 --> 01:16:16,822
I hit 'em with that voice.
1816
01:16:16,822 --> 01:16:18,408
[ Shouting loudly ]
Hey!
1817
01:16:18,408 --> 01:16:19,409
[ Normal voice ]
Please be quiet.
1818
01:16:19,409 --> 01:16:21,035
Boss man thank you.
1819
01:16:21,035 --> 01:16:22,203
[ Scattered laughter ]
1820
01:16:22,203 --> 01:16:24,163
[ Beep ]
This opportunity--
1821
01:16:24,163 --> 01:16:27,375
it means more than
you could possibly imagine.
1822
01:16:27,375 --> 01:16:29,460
Like, I can't put it into words.
1823
01:16:29,460 --> 01:16:31,254
Yesterday,
I was a garbage man.
1824
01:16:31,254 --> 01:16:34,382
A garbage man.
I've never sang for anybody.
1825
01:16:34,382 --> 01:16:36,217
I'm here to have
a good time and learn.
1826
01:16:36,217 --> 01:16:39,011
And-- And hopefully become
the next American Idol.
1827
01:16:39,011 --> 01:16:40,096
Lionel:
Hey!
1828
01:16:40,096 --> 01:16:41,638
I auditioned in Savannah,
1829
01:16:41,638 --> 01:16:43,891
and it went far better
than I could have expected.
1830
01:16:43,891 --> 01:16:45,642
♪ I set out ♪
1831
01:16:45,642 --> 01:16:46,894
Can you hit that note?
1832
01:16:46,894 --> 01:16:48,771
♪ I set out on ♪
1833
01:16:48,771 --> 01:16:50,356
And I've always loved to sing.
1834
01:16:50,356 --> 01:16:52,775
And I've just-- I never
believed in myself enough to--
1835
01:16:52,775 --> 01:16:56,653
to try something,
and I'm starting to become
1836
01:16:56,653 --> 01:16:58,739
who I want to be.
1837
01:16:58,739 --> 01:17:01,534
What motivates you
to be here today?
1838
01:17:01,534 --> 01:17:04,787
I'm doing it mainly
for my daughter.
1839
01:17:04,787 --> 01:17:07,081
I just want to prove
to her, like, her daddy
1840
01:17:07,081 --> 01:17:09,166
is so much more
than meets the eye.
1841
01:17:09,166 --> 01:17:11,544
♪♪
1842
01:17:11,544 --> 01:17:13,003
♪ Recycle me ♪
1843
01:17:13,003 --> 01:17:14,713
You love your daughter!
I do, man.
1844
01:17:14,713 --> 01:17:16,924
God, I love her so much!
1845
01:17:16,924 --> 01:17:19,218
I see purpose in your eyes
when you talk about her.
1846
01:17:19,218 --> 01:17:21,137
[ Crying ]
I want so much for her.
1847
01:17:21,137 --> 01:17:23,806
Like, for real,
when you have a child,
1848
01:17:23,806 --> 01:17:25,015
it changes everything.
1849
01:17:25,015 --> 01:17:26,476
♪ Recycle me ♪
1850
01:17:26,476 --> 01:17:28,269
♪ They say thatit's insanity to stay ♪
1851
01:17:28,269 --> 01:17:30,480
I'm proud that you took
a big chance on yourself.
1852
01:17:30,480 --> 01:17:31,981
Thank you.
1853
01:17:31,981 --> 01:17:33,483
Doug:
Now I'm about to perform on a--
1854
01:17:33,483 --> 01:17:35,901
on a stage
for the first time.
1855
01:17:35,901 --> 01:17:37,236
God.
1856
01:17:37,236 --> 01:17:38,821
This is getting-- Whoo.
1857
01:17:38,821 --> 01:17:40,239
It's getting real, real quick.
1858
01:17:40,239 --> 01:17:41,616
[ Laughs ]
Oh, God.
1859
01:17:43,659 --> 01:17:45,953
I'm just scared. I'm nervous.
1860
01:17:47,663 --> 01:17:49,873
[ Crying ]
Just don't want
to let my family down.
1861
01:17:49,873 --> 01:17:53,294
At the same time,
I miss my daughter.
1862
01:17:53,294 --> 01:17:56,589
It's just one step further
to changing my family's life.
1863
01:17:57,423 --> 01:17:59,592
♪♪
1864
01:18:04,555 --> 01:18:07,141
Doug:
I want the judges
to give me a chance, man.
1865
01:18:07,141 --> 01:18:08,559
I hope that I deserve a chance.
1866
01:18:10,060 --> 01:18:11,479
[ Sniffles ]
1867
01:18:11,479 --> 01:18:13,022
[ Breathes deeply ]
1868
01:18:13,022 --> 01:18:15,149
Man:
Go, Doug. Break a leg.
1869
01:18:15,149 --> 01:18:18,235
[ Heart pounding ]
1870
01:18:18,235 --> 01:18:20,196
[ Cheers and applause ]
1871
01:18:20,196 --> 01:18:22,239
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo,
hoo, hoo, hoo!
1872
01:18:23,991 --> 01:18:25,034
You ready?
1873
01:18:25,034 --> 01:18:26,369
Katy: Yeah.
Let's do this.
1874
01:18:26,369 --> 01:18:28,329
♪ I know you wanna ♪
1875
01:18:28,329 --> 01:18:30,873
Oh, I done turn--
I done sang the wrong song.
1876
01:18:30,873 --> 01:18:32,958
[ Laughter ]
1877
01:18:34,918 --> 01:18:36,337
What are you gonna
sing for us?
1878
01:18:36,337 --> 01:18:38,464
I'm gonna sing
"Ain't No Mountain High."
1879
01:18:38,464 --> 01:18:40,216
That was
the wrong song.
1880
01:18:40,216 --> 01:18:42,218
[ Laughter ]
1881
01:18:42,218 --> 01:18:45,596
♪ Listen, baby ♪
1882
01:18:45,596 --> 01:18:47,848
♪ Ain't no mountain high ♪
1883
01:18:47,848 --> 01:18:50,393
♪ Ain't no valley low ♪
1884
01:18:50,393 --> 01:18:54,271
♪ No river wide enough, baby ♪
1885
01:18:54,271 --> 01:18:56,607
♪ When you need me, call me ♪
1886
01:18:56,607 --> 01:18:59,443
♪ No matter where you are ♪
1887
01:18:59,443 --> 01:19:01,612
♪ No matter how far ♪
1888
01:19:01,612 --> 01:19:02,946
♪ Baby, there ♪
1889
01:19:02,946 --> 01:19:06,576
♪ Ain't no mountain
high enough ♪
1890
01:19:06,576 --> 01:19:08,202
There you go!
There you go!
1891
01:19:08,202 --> 01:19:10,829
♪ Ain't no valley
low enough ♪
1892
01:19:10,829 --> 01:19:11,955
Come on, now!
1893
01:19:11,955 --> 01:19:16,293
♪ Ain't no river
wide enough ♪
1894
01:19:16,293 --> 01:19:21,298
♪ Keep me from gettin'
to you, baby, baby ♪
1895
01:19:21,298 --> 01:19:23,884
[ Chuckles ]
Thank you so much.
1896
01:19:23,884 --> 01:19:26,220
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
1897
01:19:28,598 --> 01:19:30,725
He has trouble with
staying in the key.
1898
01:19:30,725 --> 01:19:32,476
Well, the problem is,
he-- he-- because
1899
01:19:32,476 --> 01:19:34,811
he's singing a cappella,
he doesn't understand
1900
01:19:34,811 --> 01:19:36,063
he's in the wrong key.
1901
01:19:36,063 --> 01:19:37,607
So when he starts off,
he's too high.
1902
01:19:37,607 --> 01:19:39,108
Will we hear him
with a band?
1903
01:19:39,108 --> 01:19:40,276
I don't-- I don't know.
1904
01:19:40,276 --> 01:19:41,985
I love him,
but I'm just not sure.
1905
01:19:41,985 --> 01:19:44,780
♪ I'll be your friend ♪
1906
01:19:44,780 --> 01:19:48,576
Doug:
Seeing all the support,
I was just flabbergasted, man!
1907
01:19:48,576 --> 01:19:50,953
That was one of the craziest
things I've ever done.
1908
01:19:50,953 --> 01:19:52,413
[ Voice breaking ]
Being a garbage man,
1909
01:19:52,413 --> 01:19:54,915
and now I'm singing onstage.
1910
01:19:54,915 --> 01:19:56,417
I miss my daughter.
1911
01:19:56,417 --> 01:19:57,793
I want her to grow up and be--
1912
01:19:57,793 --> 01:20:01,255
have everything,
have every opportunity.
1913
01:20:01,255 --> 01:20:03,257
This is getting too real now.
1914
01:20:03,257 --> 01:20:05,551
I'mma walk off now.
1915
01:20:09,054 --> 01:20:10,347
Ryan:
It's judgment time...
1916
01:20:10,347 --> 01:20:11,641
Michael.
1917
01:20:11,641 --> 01:20:14,644
...for the final lineof the night.
1918
01:20:17,229 --> 01:20:18,606
Back row...
1919
01:20:20,608 --> 01:20:22,318
...you're going through
to the next round.
1920
01:20:22,318 --> 01:20:24,361
Front row, this is
the end of the line.
1921
01:20:24,361 --> 01:20:25,780
[ Cheers and applause ]
1922
01:20:25,780 --> 01:20:29,032
So, Sophia, Amber,and Jovin are through.
1923
01:20:29,032 --> 01:20:31,535
But fan-favorite Doug is out.
1924
01:20:32,536 --> 01:20:36,873
♪ Pack your things ♪
1925
01:20:37,916 --> 01:20:39,627
Hello?
1926
01:20:39,627 --> 01:20:41,211
Doug:
I-I didn't make it,
baby girl.
1927
01:20:41,211 --> 01:20:43,631
♪ Leave somehow ♪
1928
01:20:43,631 --> 01:20:45,966
I could have sang better,
but I may-- I messed up.
1929
01:20:45,966 --> 01:20:47,760
♪ Blackbird song ♪
1930
01:20:47,760 --> 01:20:50,179
But I think I did pretty well
for it being my first time.
1931
01:20:50,179 --> 01:20:51,722
Like...
I know that you
1932
01:20:51,722 --> 01:20:53,307
did your best,and I know how you sounded.
1933
01:20:53,307 --> 01:20:56,059
And I thinkyou sound great,
1934
01:20:56,059 --> 01:20:58,688
and your daughter thinksyou sound great.
1935
01:20:58,688 --> 01:21:00,815
♪ Ooh ♪
1936
01:21:00,815 --> 01:21:02,191
And you said,"You know what?
1937
01:21:02,191 --> 01:21:04,026
I'm gonna go do whatI want to do
1938
01:21:04,026 --> 01:21:05,736
because I believein myself."
1939
01:21:05,736 --> 01:21:07,446
That's right.
And I'm glad you did it.
1940
01:21:07,446 --> 01:21:08,614
Thank you, baby.
1941
01:21:08,614 --> 01:21:10,157
That means a lot.
1942
01:21:10,157 --> 01:21:13,285
Doug:
It was definitely
an amazing experience.
1943
01:21:13,285 --> 01:21:16,580
A lot of firsts happened since
I started "American Idol."
1944
01:21:16,580 --> 01:21:19,208
That's-- Thank you for that.
1945
01:21:19,208 --> 01:21:21,502
[ All cheering ]
1946
01:21:21,502 --> 01:21:24,296
But for Sophia, Amber,
and Jovin,
1947
01:21:24,296 --> 01:21:26,465
their "Once Upon a Time
in Hollywood" Week
1948
01:21:26,465 --> 01:21:28,884
ends with a happily ever after.
1949
01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:31,887
Jovin:
I'm closer to my dream.
That's what this means, man.
1950
01:21:31,887 --> 01:21:34,014
Just doing this for my--
for my family, for my son.
1951
01:21:34,014 --> 01:21:35,725
It means everything to me.
1952
01:21:35,725 --> 01:21:37,934
I'm just gonna take
everything I can
1953
01:21:37,934 --> 01:21:39,311
and-- and learn and grow,
1954
01:21:39,311 --> 01:21:41,188
and I can't wait
to grow even more.
1955
01:21:41,188 --> 01:21:42,939
This is incredible.
1956
01:21:45,108 --> 01:21:50,030
Ryan:
Sadly, not everyone's Hollywoodstory has a happy ending.
1957
01:21:50,030 --> 01:21:51,699
Like Stephen Sylvester...
1958
01:21:51,699 --> 01:21:54,034
I gave it my best shot
on the stage, and my best shot
1959
01:21:54,034 --> 01:21:55,619
wasn't good enough.
1960
01:21:55,619 --> 01:21:58,414
...Meghan Fitton...
This is the end of the line.
1961
01:21:58,414 --> 01:22:00,207
♪ And we're allcraving change ♪
1962
01:22:00,207 --> 01:22:01,834
[ Crying ]
I can't even talk.
1963
01:22:01,834 --> 01:22:03,544
♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪
1964
01:22:03,544 --> 01:22:04,587
I'm sorry.
1965
01:22:04,587 --> 01:22:06,296
♪ Is better than today ♪
1966
01:22:06,296 --> 01:22:07,923
[ Crying ]
I feel like I failed.
1967
01:22:07,923 --> 01:22:09,717
♪ We're all searchin'for somewhere ♪
1968
01:22:09,717 --> 01:22:12,595
[ Voice breaking ]
I had to make it for my son.
1969
01:22:12,595 --> 01:22:13,763
I'm sorry.
1970
01:22:13,763 --> 01:22:15,305
♪ Hopin' tomorrow, tomorrow ♪
1971
01:22:15,305 --> 01:22:16,390
This is the end
of the line.
1972
01:22:16,390 --> 01:22:17,850
♪ Is better than today ♪
1973
01:22:17,850 --> 01:22:19,976
♪ Just hold on whenfear shakes you ♪
1974
01:22:19,976 --> 01:22:21,687
...and Gilberto.
1975
01:22:21,687 --> 01:22:24,774
This has been a lesson that
I'm gonna take with me forever.
1976
01:22:24,774 --> 01:22:27,651
♪ Just hold onwhen darkness takes you ♪
1977
01:22:27,651 --> 01:22:29,403
[ Voice breaking ]
Right now I just want to go home
1978
01:22:29,403 --> 01:22:31,572
and hug my mom. Yeah.
1979
01:22:31,572 --> 01:22:36,034
♪ Just hold on ♪
1980
01:22:36,034 --> 01:22:38,245
I'm disappointed,
but I want to be a performer.
1981
01:22:38,245 --> 01:22:40,080
♪ 'Cause we're allreaching for something ♪
1982
01:22:40,080 --> 01:22:41,916
I didn't realize
how much I wanted
1983
01:22:41,916 --> 01:22:43,125
until I had it taken away.
1984
01:22:43,125 --> 01:22:44,585
♪ We're all craving change ♪
1985
01:22:44,585 --> 01:22:46,211
♪ Hopin' tomorrow, tomorrow ♪
1986
01:22:46,211 --> 01:22:48,505
[ Crying ]
"Idol" really
has changed my life.
1987
01:22:48,505 --> 01:22:50,966
♪ Is better than today ♪
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