From tearjerking stories of triumph to mind-blowing displays of grit, America's Got Talent is in no shortage of emotional, unforgettable Auditions. "You tell every bully that you have a big brother ...

The Monday, February 16, episode of American Idol featured the final night of Auditions for Season 24. Judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie gave out the last batch of golden tickets ...

Fire Wilmore, a 22-year-old single mom and exotic dancer, did not make it to Hollywood on her first audition, but was offered an invitation to return by judge Katy Perry The second time was the charm ...

Slater's high school English teacher, Mrs. Davis, introduces him to the judges, explaining, "He wrote a song for my son (Carter Davis) that was killed eight years ago. Slater had heard the story about ...

An 18-year-old from Hawaii, Tongi told the American Idol judges that he grew up on the island of O’ahu but moved to Seattle three years before auditioning. “Priced out of paradise,” he told them, ...

ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta musician hopes the emotional song he wrote for his teacher whose son was murdered will help him become the next “American Idol.” Slater Nalley, 18, was found on social media ...

Artists who audition for American Idol often bring stories of their past struggles in order to give the judges some context to their journeys, and it’s definitely not rare to see the judges — Katy ...

Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell got emotional watching his son, Baylee Littrell, chasing his American Idol dreams. The 22-year-old’s audition was shown during the Sunday, March 9, premiere of ...

Loretta Lynn's legacy lives on. The country music icon's granddaughter, Emmy Russell, made a stunning debut on American Idol's season 22 premiere on Sunday. At the start of her audition, Emmy ...

American Idol hyped Russell’s televised audition by highlighting the fact that she is Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter. However, when she stepped into the room to try out for the show, she was fully ...

American Idol really knows how to squeeze tears out of its audience! This time, it was through Kimi’s story. Kimi, the lovable singer from Kosovo, has moved back and forth between Kosovo and the ...