'American Idol' Season 18 Episode 3: Judges call Kimmy Gabriella 'Top 10 material' and fans agree with them

The 17-year-old sang her rendition of One Republic's 'Let’s Hurt Tonight'
Kimmy Gabriella (ABC/Eliza Morse)
Kimmy Gabriella (ABC/Eliza Morse)

The 'American Idol' fever continued on Sunday night as the series returned for its third week of auditions. A whole bunch of hopeful contestants arrived for the audition and kicking off the night with a stunning performance was 17-year-old Kimmy Gabriella. 

'American Idol' Season 18 recently premiered with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan returning to the panel as judges, along with in-house mentor Bobby Bones. Ryan Seacrest has returned as the host of the series. Over the past few weeks, we have come across a handful of contestants who auditioned and blew the roof off during their audition. 

Joining that handful after her performance this week was Kimmy Gabriella who sang her rendition of One Republic's 'Let’s Hurt Tonight', following the footsteps of her father who was also a performer and used to tour when he was younger.

Kimmy has an incredible tone and range that left the judges awestruck. Katy then asks her to sing in Spanish and she did. After both her performances, Katy calls her Top 10 material and Lionel agrees saying, "This is some Top 10 material."



 

Katy tosses a Golden Ticket at Kimmy sending her to Hollywood. Taking to Twitter after Kimmy's performance, fans agreed with the judges, affirming that she is Top 10 material. "Kimmy gives me the vibes of Jordan Sparks & @AlyssaRaghu and I’m here for it, top 10 material for sure!!!#AmericanIdol," a fan wrote. 

"As a fellow Latina, when Kimmy sang in Spanish, I was SO floored! Muy bien, Kimmy, muy bien!!!!!!And she is DEFINITELY Top 10! #AmericanIdol," a fan shared. Adding to that another said, "I agree with @LionelRichie, Kimmy is Top 10 material. #AmericanIdol @AmericanIdol." 

"Congratulations! You’re going to Hollywood, Kimmy Gabriela. And you’re Top 10 material. #AmericanIdol," a fan wrote while another shared, "I had chills throughout her whole audition. She’s winner material for sure !!"



 

"I mean she’s no SonofaMitch butt um yeah... Hashtag Def Top 10 #AmericanIdol," a fan wrote. 

Do you think Kimmy is Top 10 material? Let us know in the comments below. 

'American Idol' Season 18 airs every Monday night on ABC. Check your local listings for more information.

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