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Being the granddaughter of a legendary singer received’t essentially win you a golden ticket on “American Idol.”
Grace Franklin, whose grandmother is the late Aretha Franklin, discovered that after she auditioned for the singing competitors.
The 15-year-old appeared in Sunday’s episode of “Idol” and sang the Lauryn Hill model of the Roberta Flack hit “Killing Me Softly,” in addition to her grandmother’s hit “Ain’t No Way.”
In a video interview on the present, the youthful Franklin mentioned she was very shut to the Queen of Soul, who died in 2018 at the age of 76.
“I got to see her all the time. I used to travel with her a lot,” the teenager mentioned. “I don’t think I could fully grasp the fact that she was known worldwide, because to me, she was always just grandma.”
While Franklin’s efficiency received reward from “Idol” decide Katy Perry, fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie didn’t really feel she was prepared.
Bryan voted no to Franklin persevering with by means of to the subsequent spherical, with Perry voting sure. That left it up to Richie to determine.
“Grace Franklin, I love you and I think the best thing for you in life is to take a shot at going backwards,” Richie mentioned. “Go back and get a running start and come at this again.”
Those feedback induced Perry to stare pointedly at him to which Richie requested her, “Are you putting pressure on me?”
“Listen she’s got stardust, give her a shot, give her a chance,” Perry argued. “I’m sure Aretha wasn’t Aretha when she walked into the room, but somebody said yes, I want to work with you, I want to develop you, you’ve got something. She’s got stardust on her.”
But Richie couldn’t be moved, inflicting Perry to stroll off stating, “Something wrong with your ears. Y’all are insane!”
In the tip Richie voted no, hugging Franklin and advising her to “put the work in.”
“American Idol” airs Sunday nights on ABC.