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Slater Nalley performs “Traces of You” by Slater Nalley, American Idol 2025 Season 23 Audition. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestant: Slater Nalley (17 years old), High School Student from Atlanta, Georgia
Round: Audition
Song: “Traces of You” by Slater Nalley
Result: Advanced
Slater Nalley American Idol Season 23 “Traces of You”
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Slater Nalley American Idol Audition
Show: American Idol
Season: American Idol 2025 (Season 23)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
The twenty-third season of American Idol premiered on March 2, 2025, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host; Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie returned as judges, along with season four winner Carrie Underwood replacing Katy Perry as a judge.
Slater Nalley delivers a soul-stirring performance that moves judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan to tears.
Slater’s high school English teacher, Mrs. Davis, introduces him to the judges, explaining, “He wrote a song for my son (Carter Davis) that was killed eight years ago. Slater had heard the story about my son and I had written a poem. The second year that I taught him, I asked, ‘Would you mind looking at the poem? I would love to see what your thoughts are and how you turn a poem into a song.’ He did, and two weeks later he wrote the song. That’s what he’s going to sing today.”
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