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Carrie Underwood returns ‘home’ to ‘American Idol,’ this time, as a judge alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and longtime host Ryan Seacrest.
NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — Two singers from North Carolina are set to audition for the newest season of American Idol.
Josh King from Charlotte impressed two of the judges which was enough to get the golden ticket to move on. Judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan voted yes for King and former Idol winner Carrie Underwood voted no..
Granite Falls native Carson Webb punched his ticket to Hollywood after his audition on Sunday night.
Message from Carson Webb ahead of American Idol auditions
Judge Carrie Underwood returned to American Idol, which premiered on March 9, two decades after she won her title.
“They’re probably going to get sick of like ‘when I was on the show,'” laughed Underwood. “For the past 20 years I’ve been blessed enough to come back and be a part of it, be a mentor, perform. This is home.”
You can watch both King and Webb’s auditions on Sunday, March 16 on ABC at 8 p.m. EST.
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