
Posted on February 10, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“I’m so thankful for this song and what it’s done for me,” Whitmire said of the track.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“Your tone, I mean, your range—you can feel just so much emotion. It’s incredible. It really is,” Underwood gushed.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Andrew Wendowski
“She’s got a little Gabby Barrett kind of quality in there too,” Underwood said of Howell.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“We’re proud of you, son,” Richie said. “You did well. I love that.”
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“I’m going to be singing for my dad. It’s my way of telling him I love him, too. I would not be where I am today without him,” Christian said.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Andrew Wendowski
“You’re just being authentically you. And I don’t know. There’s just something really, really special about you,” Bryan told Lanii.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“Concrete work may not be where you’re going to end up with this thing,” Richie gushed.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Andrew Wendowski
“You’ve got something magical,” Livy shared.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“We’ve had 10 people today that look like they’ve been trained to sing, and you look like you were born to sing,” Bryan gushed of Lee.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Andrew Wendowski
“You’re one of my absolute favorites, top 30. I’m calling it,” Underwood gushed.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“What a lot of you are going to find out,” Bryan added, “is you’re either going to rock or you’re going to roll.”
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“[Idol] University has been waiting for you. It’s mesmerizing to watch because it’s not just singing. It’s stage presence, which is something we can’t teach,” Lionel Richie said.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Melinda Lorge
“We’re just so thankful. We’re blessed.”
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Andrew Wendowski
“He’s fun, though, man. He smiles a lot. He giggles,” Johnson said of his newborn son, Jaycee.
Posted on February 9, 2026
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Andrew Wendowski
“Loving America isn’t political; it’s who we are,” the statement read.