'American Idol' Season 17 premiere: 3 contestants who wowed judges in the 1st round of auditions
Last year the auditions were all about Disney, this year it is all about emotions and the producers didn't shy away from featuring emotional clips of the contestants who auditioned
After a long wait, 'American Idol' season 17 finally premiered with its two-hour audition episode. Host Ryan Seacrest and judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned for the second year in a row to find the next singing sensation.
On Sunday, when the season's premiere episode aired, we witnessed auditions from the following locations; Louisville, Kentucky; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York, and Denver, Colorado. Last season the auditions were all about Disney, this year it is all about emotions and the producers didn't shy away from featuring emotional clips of contestants who auditioned this season.