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Ava Maybee performs “Lately” by Stevie Wonder, American Idol 2022 Season 20 Audition. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestant: Ava Maybee (20 years old), College Student from Los Angeles, California
Round: Audition
Song: “Lately” by Stevie Wonder
Result: Advanced
Ava Maybee American Idol Season 20 “Lately”
Hard to tell what Katy Perry was more impressed by — Ava Maybee’s strong alto vocals, or her ability to flawlessly pair florals with leopard!
Ava Maybee American Idol Audition
Show: American Idol
Season: American Idol 2022 (Season 20)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
The twentieth season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 27, 2022 on the ABC television network. It is the fifth season to air on ABC since the series’ revival. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, and Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returned as judges. Bobby Bones did not return as in-house mentor.
“Lately” is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder recorded for his album Hotter than July (1980). The song reached number three in the United Kingdom, and was later covered by R&B group Jodeci and released as a promotional single for the live album Uptown MTV Unplugged in June 1993, which reached number one on the R&B charts and the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Jason Elias at Allmusic retrospectively praised the song, believing that unlike some of Wonder’s similar material, “Lately” in particular hit all the perfect emotional and musical notes. Of the song’s emotional power itself Elias stated, “it’s enough to make a listener fall prey to an old-fashioned cry.”
Ava Maybee American Idol 2022 Audition “Lately” Stevie Wonder, Season 20, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie.
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