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Josh King performs “Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland, American Idol 2025 Season 23 Audition. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestant: Josh King (24 years old), Airport Pianist from Charlotte, North Carolina
Round: Audition
Song: “Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland
Result: Advanced
Josh King American Idol Season 23 “Over the Rainbow”
Airport pianist Josh King has a voice Lionel Richie says could be “amazing Pop,” but right now he’s stuck in Lounge mode. After Josh auditions with “Over the Rainbow,” the IDOL judges challenge him to tone down the jazz and the scatting — simplicity could be the one key he’s missing. Despite a No from Carrie Underwood, Josh will get the chance to get out of his own way at Hollywood Week!
Josh King 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.
“Over the Rainbow”, also known as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.
Josh King American Idol 2025 Audition “Over the Rainbow” Judy Garland, Season 23, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie.
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