Julia Gagnon: Found Her Birth Mother & Is Singing To Make Her Proud - American Idol 2024

The final Platinum Ticket of Season 7 has been awarded! Julia Gagnon blew the judges away covering an Aretha Franklin classic. She recently found her birth mother in Guatemala, and she's here at IDOL trying to accomplish something BIG to make her proud!

AMERICAN IDOL, the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns on ABC.

American Idol 2024

Helping to determine who America will ultimately vote for to become the next singing sensation are music industry forces and superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Emmy® Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest continues as host of the beloved series, for the historic 22nd season.

[midlifeadventures]

Winner or not! Ladies and gentlemen you just met Julia before she is famous. Congrats that was insane!

[Rio]

She sings cool. her Birth mom should be happy but her ADOPTED MOTHER ROCKS for helping her get this far.

[marciafuentes]

Guatemalan people are some of the most beautiful souls in the world.

[flightlessdrone]

adopting a child from another country and raising them as your own has to be the second greatest gift you can give a child next to giving birth. shout out to her adoptive parents---- there really are some amazing people in this world.

[slingshot]

I just threw my shoe across the room! This young lady should go all the way to the finals!!

[KenziiThaBaddest]

I love how Luke didn’t forget the adoptive momma at the end too… I’m sure she’s doing it for both of her wonderful mothers in different ways 🥰 so amazing.

[stevegarcia]

Oh my God she’s the greatest female Hispanic singer of all time. This performance brought me to tears. Her voice is super powerful, beautiful, special, one of a kind, amazing, and it sounded perfect and like a recording. She’s showing Latin Americans that when you dream big, truly believe in yourself, work and practice hard, we too can do very great things and become very great people as well.

[khalil]

Her singing alone has brought me to tears my gosh 😭😭

[robertantonnyc]

Saved the best for last. She sang the house DOWN. I did not expect the mastery, dynamics, power, deep well of emotion. Wow! Congrats, moms. Phenomenal - So You Wanna Be A Singer

[jaelespinoza]

WOW!!! This was an idol moment ...

Julia sang with such soul and power that it felt like Aretha herself was there on that stage ... EXCELLENT audition

[sal]

When Lionel said “did that come out of your mouth” LIKE NOOO THAT CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE SOUL

[kevenadrien]

This was literally the best audition this show’s ever seen.

[TrudiTrahanupchanOKRA]

I am 82 and have heard, listen to Aretha Franklin all my life & Julia blew my socks off! Both her, her story and her magnificent voice she is for sure no matter who wins will have an incredible career future ahead. Ain't nobody that I know of that can today sing like that!

[yomamatoofat]

I like how the judges were looking at each other the moment she said she wanted to sing Aretha's song.. Amazing voice..

[deborahtaylor]

The show will bring her birth mom to see her sing. Get your tissues ready because I believe we will all witness the birth mom and the adoptive family meeting for the first time.

It comes through the cry in her voice that she has the ability to touch so many hearts.

Often it's a struggle to understand the life we were born into but the moment we begin to use the gifts God gives us, it opens the door to healing for ourselves and the people around us.

I'd stopped watching American Idol for a long time but now I support again because I see what you're doing goes way beyond just the voice.

I support you American Idol!! Keep changing lives and build this young lady to her most complete potential.

[enriquemolina]

Putting GUATEMALA on the map
And I proudly say that!!!!

[Millwrightwife]

I came here specifically for this voice. I wanted to replay this over and over. Her voice had me in tears. Every emotion needed to convey the message in that song was nailed. Her rendition will always be a fav. Wishing her so much joy and success

[cynthiawilson]

The beauty of her tone, her soul, she is everything. I hope she wins.

[DiegoMorales-hcsc]

Guatemalan 🇬🇹 living in Bc Canada 🇨🇦 . HUGE FAN LETS GOO!!!!

[anadevizcaino]

wow wow, I NEVER heard a Guatemalan singer as great as you Julia. You make our country proud