#Socialites, this is so heartbreaking. Katy Perry was left traumatized, emotional and angered after an ‘American Idol’ contestant opened up about surviving a school shooting. Perry proclaimed, “America has failed us!”
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Katy Perry Gets Emotional As ‘American Idol’ Contestant Opens Up About Surviving School Shooting: ‘America Has Failed Us!’
During Sunday night’s episode (February 26), a 21 year old contestant named Trey Louis, who is a mattress salesman from Santa Fe, Texas, shocked the judges — including Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie — which is rugged voice.
Louis gave his own rendition of the country song “Stone” sang by Whiskey Myers. After receiving a standing ovation for his vocals, Louis was asked by Bryan, “Why are you doing ‘Idol?’”
After taking a deep breathe and sigh, Louis goes on to explain, “Man, so. ‘American Idol’ number one is kind of where people that I enjoy make it. Number two is, as I said before, I’m from Sante Fe, Texas.
In May 2018, a gunman walked into my school. I was in Art Room 1, and he shot up Art Room 2. Before he made his way to Art Room 1, [I] lost a lot of friends. Eight students were killed. Two teachers were killed. And it’s just really been negative. Santa Fe’s had a bad rep here since 2018.”
The camera then cuts to the Richie, then Perry as she let’s out tears and ducks her head in her hands, crying. She then shouts with tears in her red eyes, “Our country has f***ing failed us! This is not okay. You should be singing here because you love music. Not because you had to go through that …”
Perry contines, “You didn’t have to lose… friends. I hope that you remind people that we have to change, because, you know what? I’m scared too.”
After comforting one another, the judges ended up huddling, and they all voted yes on Louis, sending him to Hollywood to continue in the competition.
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