WATCH: ‘American Idol’ Singer Girl Ok Will get Offended on Carrie Underwood Basic

Season 20 of American Idol returned on Monday night (April 11) with the second half of the Prime 24 performances. As with its most up-to-date episode, which featured 12 hopefuls performing for a shot within the Prime 20, followers had been capable of forged their votes to maintain their favourite artist within the competitors.

Taking the outside stage at Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii, was Girl Ok. She delivered a slower, bluesy tackle Carrie Underwood’s “Earlier than He Cheats.” In true Hawaii style, Girl Ok, whose actual identify is Kezia Istonia, sported a flower in her hair whereas delivering the hit track with loads of perspective.

“Nice job on track alternative,” Luke Bryan, who was impressed by the efficiency, instructed Girl Ok. “It has an perspective. It has angst. You possibly can really feel the group shifting. Going ahead, I wish to hear extra of that angsty facet from you.”

“I do know you may get a bit bit extra soiled,” Katy Perry added, echoing Bryan’s sentiments. “I do know you may get a bit extra nasty. We heard it towards the tip, and now’s the time to drag out each single ace, each single time you sing. I am simply so happy with you for a way far you’ve got come.”

Up up to now, Girl Ok has strayed away from singing songs from the nation style. Heading into her efficiency, she instructed viewers why she determined to step outdoors of her consolation zone, saying she was discovering it troublesome to decide on between Underwood’s track and Fantasia’s “Collard Greens & Cornbread.”

“I am caught between what I am used to, and what I wish to do,” the standout instructed pop star Bebe Rexha, who was mentoring the performers for the night time. “‘Collard Greens & Cornbread,’ that’s comfy for me. However, ‘Earlier than He Cheats’ forces you to work your complete stage. That is one thing that I wish to work on individually.”

Fortunately, Girl Ok didn’t have to fret an excessive amount of about both track, as she proved to Rexha that she might sing each songs.

Girl A, who hails from Tuskegee, Ala., shocked followers early on within the season along with her heartbreaking backstory, the place she revealed she had struggled to reside with a younger single mom. She revealed her household was homeless for a while, usually dwelling out and in of shelters. And, it seems her private story touched Lionel Richie’s coronary heart.

“That is from homeless to Hawaii. For her to come back this far, I do know there is a city screaming for you, however extra importantly, it is for you,” Lionel Richie instructed Girl Ok, letting her understand how proud he’s to see her blossoming on her Idol journey.

Followers will discover out whether or not or not Girl Ok’s Prime 24 efficiency was sufficient to ship her into the Prime 20 when American Idol returns subsequent Sunday and Monday on ABC.

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