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Willie Spence sings new single, Beyoncé song During their mentoring session, he said it was an honor for Kinstler and Spence to take it on together. “I was thinking what must it be like to be sitting in the hospital by the bedside of your loved one.,” Finneas said. He started writing the song when Cordero was alive. Last summer he followed Amanda Kloots, whose husband Nick Cordero, a Broadway actor, was then in the ICU with COVID-19. “Most importantly, you’re uplifting.” Duet with fellow 'American Idol' contestant Grace Kinstlerįor his next performance, Spence teamed up with fellow contestant Grace Kinstler, 20, to sing a song by Finneas, “What They’ll Say About Us.”įinneas explained to them the story behind the piece. “You have such a presence, such an aura, your presentation is just stellar,” he said.
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Lionel Richie also lauded the teary-eyed Spence. “I can’t have 30 seconds to tell you what that performance just did to my soul,” he said. Luke Bryan, who told Spence his voice was going to save lives, wished aloud that his time to speak wasn’t so limited. She called the performance connected and spiritual, saying the competition was “in God’s hands now.” “Willie,” Katy Perry said, “I’m so glad you took us to church.” Last week's episode: Willie Spence takes on Coldplay, tribute to mom on 'American Idol' What to know about Willie Spence: Details about season 19 contestant, 'Diamonds' singer
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“We’ll cry,” he sang, taking the mic off of its stand and raising his free arm.īy the time the final judge spoke, Spence was crying himself. “He’s … a really sweet guy and he’s very mild-mannered,” he said, “and he’s got this voice that could stop a train.”Īs Spence sang in front of the judges, his voice built alongside the song. View Gallery: American Idol, Willie Spence in second place, has Palm Beach, Florida tiesįinneas commented on the juxtaposition between Willie’s persona and his voice. “It talks about never giving up,” Spence said, “and I’m almost at the finish line and I’m not giving up without a fight.” Sitting on stools across from Finneas, the 21-year-old practiced “Glory,” an Oscar-winning song from the 2014 film “Selma.” Willie Spence sings 'Glory'įor his first performance of the night, the Palm Beach County-born contestant selected a song from an idol of his own: John Legend. “I think you have one of the best voices I’ve ever heard,” he told a surprised Spence in their session. The remaining singers were given time with top producers and mentored by producer Finneas, the brother of singer Billie Eilish and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. Caleb Kennedy, from South Carolina, left the show after a video surfaced that showed him sitting beside someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal reported. On Sunday, four contestants, rather than five, competed for spots on the finale episode. Luckily for those in Palm Beach County watching 'American Idol's' penultimate episode, singer Willie Spence was among them. Watch Video: American Idol: Willie Spence went viral for singing 'Diamonds' by RihannaĪnd then there were three.