The 17-year-old aspiring preacher surprised the ABC judges American Idol This week, his rendition of a gospel hit that won his prestigious platinum tickets allowed him to skip ahead of other contestants in the aired competition. Canaan James Hill in Dallas stepped in on his own American Idol Jury Monday Night Episode And then I played Ernest Pew I need your gloryimpress them with his range of voice and emotions very First note.
One of the judges, Lionel Richie, moved visibly, The end of the song.
“It was powerful,” Richie told him.
“It was very spectacular — I can't even explain what I've heard,” he added.
“God will be glorified,” replied Hill.
The Hill clip sung on YouTube has accumulated 600,000 views.
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“You have a gift,” another judge, Carrie Underwood, told him. “…I have a bit of a word.”
He is from Texas and he graduated from high school early. want Preach.
“You didn't abandon the air of a 17-year-old,” Underwood said.
Asked what he graduated early, Hill replied, “I may take the gift and do what God has called me.”
Richie gave Hill a platinum ticket. – High pressure stretch where Competitors face rapid fire challenges and severe reductions. Half of the contestants It will be eliminated During that stretch.
Each season, Platinum tickets awarded to only three contestants give him head start and extra time to prepare for the next round.
Luke Bryan, another judge, I joked that the voice of the hill was very powerful People in the church Listen to “They just ran into the baptismal hole and jumped out.”
American Idol It will air on ABC in 8 East on Sunday and Monday.
Platinum tickets, Richie explained with a smile., “You can bypass the first round of Hollywood and sit and see yourself all. I'm going kill. “
Watch: Canan James Hill's “I Need Your Glory” performance wins Platinum tickets with American Idol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtjj8ppvef8
Photo credit: ©YouTube/American Idol
Michael Foot For 20 years, I have covered the intersection of faith and news. His stories appear in the Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Leaf, Toronto Star, Knoxville News Sentinel.
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It was originally published on April 2, 2025.
