A contestant who had finished in second place on the X Factor auditioned for the opportunity to become a superstar on the most recent episode of American Idol. This contestant was a very familiar face.
Scarlett Lee was a contestant in the fifteenth season of the United Kingdom competition in 2018. She finished in second place, and Dalton Lee went on to win the competition and become the champion.
She had also attempted to audition for the show the year before, and she had made it to the stage where she had to compete in a six-chair challenge. However, her mentor at the time, Sharon Osbourne, sent her home.
This young singer, who is only 26 years old, has taken advantage of yet another chance to launch her singing career in the public eye by performing in front of the judges, which included Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan, during the episode that aired on Sunday night.
‘I can’t believe I’m here,’ she told host Ryan Seacrest. ‘I just can’t believe this is happening. I don’t think it’s going to hit me until I’m in front of the judges.
‘I’m hoping to win over the American hearts.’
The moment Scarlett walked into the audition room, she couldn’t help but be a huge fan of Katy Perry, and then she proceeded to perform a breathtaking rendition of Clown by Emeli Sande.
The panel heaped praise on the musician after the audition that was so impressive that it caused goosebumps.
‘Oh, my goodness,’ Lionel told her. ‘You do know that your trip was worth it. It was so well executed. I really enjoyed what you did.
Luke agreed: ‘What I do love is you have a neat personality. You have a neat little aura and vibe going on.
When Scarlett first entered the room, Katy admitted that she was initially sceptical of her abilities. She was also informed of the song that Scarlett had chosen to perform while she was there.
She said: ‘At first when she said, “I’m going to sing Clown by Emeli Sande”, I was like, “Are we being pranked here? I don’t know if she’s for real, I don’t know if I’m taking you seriously – I don’t know if you’re from Love Island and this is some prank.”
‘Because that is one of my favorite songs. It’s so vulnerable.
‘You walked in the room and I know you’re wearing Alien by Thierry Mugler. I know girls like you in London, you do have a vibe. You’re fun and a little bit funky.
‘Your personality is so big, and so sometimes people don’t take you seriously. But when you sing a song, and you sing a song like that, then you cut through all of the layers.
‘It doesn’t matter the makeup, it doesn’t matter the outfit. You become Scarlett Lee the artist. The possible next American Idol. You become serious. So, I’m taking you seriously. Your soul is shining through.’
The judges reached a unanimous decision regarding the winner, and they decided to send Scarlett to Hollywood for the next stage of the competition.
Many people in the United Kingdom are familiar with Scarlett as a result of her participation in the X Factor. She first gained notoriety in 2017 when she made her initial audition for the show.
As a result of her rendition of David Guetta’s song “Without You,” she was the one who made it to the stage of the six-chair challenge, where Sharon gave her a seat for a brief period of time.
In the year that followed, she came back and eventually made it to the live shows, where Simon Cowell served as her mentor. However, she was ultimately defeated in the final competition, which resulted in her losing the title.
Scarlett celebrated her success by posting a photo of herself on Instagram after the broadcast of her audition for American Idol.
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‘I feel like the luckiest girl in the universe right now,’ she captioned a carousel of photos with her Hollywood pass. ‘I want to take this time to say a massive THANK YOU for all your amazing comments, I have cried ALOT!
‘A standing ovation from 3 of the most iconic people EVER #scarlettlee #ScarlettOnIdol #AmericanIdol #scarlett.’
Bring on Hollywood…