Another week of
American Idol
means another week of auditions.
Another week where the fate of singing hopefuls vying for the chance to earn the golden ticket trip to Hollywood lies in the hands of judges
Katy Perry
,
Lionel Richie
, and
Luke Bryan
.
Here are highlights from Sunday’s episode:
-
After coming into his audition dressed like Thor and screaming Viking terms,
Anthony Guzman
, shocked the trio of judges with his
rendition of
Michael Buble
’s “Cry Me A River
,” keeping himself in the competition a little longer. -
Cassie Bishop
, 15, was compared to past
Idol
star
Alejandro Aranda
by Luke after her audition where she
performed
“Live Wire” by
Mötley Crüe. -
Yurisbel
gave the judges a workout during his audition, which saw him give his best
cover of
Pitbull
‘s “Fireball.”
Although Katy said no to him receiving a golden ticket out fear people would never “trust me ever again,” his upbeat personality won over Lionel and Luke, who had a slight resemblance to the
American Idol
hopeful. -
Luke wasn’t alone in the doppelgänger department, as Katy met the country version of herself in 17-year-old
Hannah Everhart
, who sang
Johnny Cash
‘s “Wayfaring Stranger” and
Etta James
‘ “At Last” into a ticket to Hollywood. -
Chayce Beckham
‘s
raspy audition
of “What Brings Life Also Kills” by
Kolton Moore
and
The Clever Few
had Katy calling him “top 5 material” and hailed him as “the heart of America.” The judges voted unanimously to send him through to Hollywood. -
Although rattled with nerves,
Cassandra Coleman
sang “The Way It Was”
by
The Killers
with a voice Lionel described as “angelic as it’s gonna get.” And, after showing off her skills on the piano as well, she effortlessly sang her way to the next round. -
16-year-old
Ace Stiles
got vulnerable by sharing his story of coming out as transgender after performing his original song ”
Addicted
.” While he didn’t make it to Hollywood, the judges left him with words of encouragement.
American Idol
returns next Sunday, February 28 at 8 p.m. ET.
By Danielle Long
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