‘American Idol’ Season 20: Who is Dontrell Briggs? Gospel singer has a dramatic audition
The third episode of ‘American Idol’ season 20 is all set to bring in new contestants who will fight to move to the next round. Singers namely D3vine, Sam Finelli, Cadence Baker, Ryleigh Madison, and Mark Osborne among a few others are expected to serenade judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie.
While the fans eagerly wait for the new episode to air, we already witnessed how Luke Taylor, Lady K, Christian Guardino, and Aaron Westberry easily managed to impress the judges in the previous episode. Singers HunterGirl and Kenedi Anderson even earned the rare platinum ticket setting the bar high. Circling back to the latest episode, a singer named Dontrell Briggs will be seen in front of the judges trying his luck in the auditions.
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Who is Dontrell Briggs?
Dontrell Briggs is a 26-year-old gospel singer from Maxton, North Carolina. The skilled crooner will be seen performing his rendition of Tasha Cobb’s ‘For Your Glory’ in the upcoming episode of ‘American Idol’ Season 20. Briggs leaves Lionel Richie emotional as revealed in the promo video of the show. In the short clip, we get to see that a lot of drama will be going down at his audition as he fights for the coveted golden ticket. Briggs also croons Chris Stapleton’s ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ after he asks to sing another song as the judges seemed less pleased with his vocals.
The new ‘American Idol’ contestant sings at weddings, funerals, church and other events. His godmother was Betty Morrison, who died in April 2021. During his audition, Briggs reveals,” “I miss her very much. She played a huge role in my life. It’s not the day I couldn’t call her, and she’ll be right there for me.” Betty Morrison suffered from sarcoidosis- a lung disease, in the last few years. “She fought for a long time. She didn’t stop her. She kept going. Losing her was very difficult to deal with,” said Briggs adding, “’American Idol’ is my dream. It’s about me and my godmother, we talk a lot. In a way, she’s mentally here. And I get that golden ticket. I believe she will please the angels if you put them in. “
The third episode of ‘American Idol’ season 20 will air on ABC at 8 pm ET. The show is expected to air a total of18 episodes and might wrap up in late May. The auditions for the new season were held in Los Angeles, Austin, and Nashville. Online auditions too happened with virtual sessions. While the format of the show will remain the same, a new platinum ticket has been introduced that would allow the holders to skip the first day of Hollywood Week.