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Speaker 1: Seacrest with You and tonight it is a new American

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Speaker 1: Idol on ABC from the weekend to Idle. Contestant Ray

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Speaker 1: she came in and she made a very brave move

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Speaker 1: with the audition song she did because Kelly Clarkson did

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Speaker 1: this song, So you know there's going to be a

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Speaker 1: comparison when you come into this audition. Why did you

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Speaker 1: pick such a song that would get so much fodder.

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Speaker 2: I didn't think about the comparison, honestly, that wasn't my thought.

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Speaker 2: My first thought that song was what I sang for

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Speaker 2: my dad when he had his stroke, and I would

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Speaker 2: send it to my mom so that you can play.

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Speaker 1: For her to the audition.

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Speaker 2: Right.

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Speaker 1: He came back.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, he came for the audition, which was like, it

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Speaker 2: was really like that was like the most important moment

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Speaker 2: of my life and now it's like on TV forever,

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Speaker 2: which is crazy, but like, I yeah, I just never

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Speaker 2: thought he would be there for that, and he was

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Speaker 2: so crazy.

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Speaker 1: Ray auditioning for American Idol with that song, Lockachel whoa

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Speaker 1: wow wow and your version of it too amazing. It

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Speaker 1: is contestants like you that keep us doing this every year.

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Speaker 1: We just love to meet new talented people like yourself.

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Speaker 1: So congratulations. I'm happy your dad was there. Ray, thank

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Speaker 1: you so much for coming on.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much.

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Speaker 1: You got your baye. And you can watch Ray on

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Speaker 1: American Idol. That's tonight, and then you can watch it

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Speaker 1: next day on Hulu On Air with Ryan Seacrest