her Instagram page, and her dad’s. For her audition song, Maybee opted for Stevie Wonder’s “Lately,” and she surprised the judges with her alto voice.“It’s a cool alto sound,” judge Katy Perry commented.Luke Bryan was similarly impressed.
Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter fails audition for ‘American Idol’
09.03.2022 - 18:23 / nme.com
Aretha Franklin’s young granddaughter has been rejected from American Idol after auditioning for the long-running talent show last month.15-year-old Grace Franklin didn’t advance from her audition on February 27. Speaking before her audition, she said: “I feel like people expect me to sing exactly like her, but I am my own artist and I have my own voice.”Performing a version of Roberta Flack’s ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the style of the Fugees‘ iconic cover, Franklin was told by judge Luke Bryan that the performance “was all just a little sleepy and subdued to me,” while fellow judge Katy Perry called it “soft”.Another performance, this time of her grandmother’s track ‘Ain’t No Way’, followed, but Franklin was unsuccessful in her attempts to reach the next round of the competition.Watch both performances below.Aretha Franklin died in August 2018 in Detroit at the age of 76.
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