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Alex Miller performs “Silver Wings” by Merle Haggard, American Idol 2021 Season 19 Showstopper. Although Luke Bryan advised him to move out of his comfort zone, Alex performs another country classic. He puts his own, modern twist to “Silver Wings” by Merle Haggard, for his Showstopper performance, leaving Katy Perry with a giant smile on her face. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestant: Alex Miller (17 years old), a high school student from Lancaster, Kentucky
Round: Showstopper
Song: “Silver Wings” by Merle Haggard
Result: Eliminated
Alex Miller American Idol Season 19 “Silver Wings”
Alex Miller American Idol “Silver Wings”
Show: American Idol
Season: American Idol 2021 (Season 19)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
The nineteenth season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 14, 2021 on the ABC television network. It is the fourth season to air on ABC since the series reboot; Ryan Seacrest returns as host. Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie return as judges and Bobby Bones as mentor.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the show offered its first ever live virtual auditions to aspiring contestants through its Idol Across America program using custom-built Zoom technology. The remote auditions took place from August 10 to October 28, 2020 in 50 states plus Washington, D.C. as well as a number of open call auditions, and from these the producers selected the contestants who can then audition in front of the judges.
“Silver Wings” is a song from Merle Haggard’s ‘Okie from Muskogee’, his first live album with the Strangers released in October 1969. The album topped the Billboard country albums chart and hit number 46 on the pop chart and won the Academy of Country Music award for Album of the Year in 1969. It also received the CMA Award for Album of the Year in 1970.
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