Ballet dancer Skyler bags golden ticket on 'American Idol', fans say 'he was worth the wait'

Just like the judges, the fans too were pleasantly surprised by the ballet dancer's powerful vocals
UPDATED MAR 22, 2022
Skyler on 'American Idol' Season 20 (ABC)
Skyler on 'American Idol' Season 20 (ABC)

Did 'American Idol' Season 20 just find its next big superstar already? At least that's what the ABC show's fans felt after watching Skyler Maxey-Wert's audition performance. Skyler, a 25-year-old ballet dancer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, not only impressed the show's judges with his impeccable vocals but also by revealing that Brandon Boyd from Incubus urged him to audition for the show!

The young ballet dancer wowed the judges with his dance moves as well. So needless to say he got a yes from Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, as well as the fans. Just like the judges, the fans too were pleasantly surprised by the ballet dancer's powerful vocals. Several fans took to Twitter other social media channels to report that they experience 'goosebumps' and could feel his passion in his performance.

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You can watch Skyler's audition performance here:



 

A fan tweeted, "Watching #americanidol again. #katyperry always talks about goosebumps, for me, I tear up. If you make my eyes watery there is something pure about your voice. OMG this ballet dancer guy, (I do not know his name) 1st one to make me tear up. #wow #voices #rawtalent." Another fan wrote, "Skyler Maxie-Wert with a very clean sound, lotta vibrato, lotta emotion and such a positive energy emanating from him. Dancers are really focused workers too. Standing O for him #AmericanIdol #IdolAuditions." "Skyler can sang! #americanidol," declared a fan.

"@Skylertothemax_ every season there is usually one person that I hear singing and I rewind them once or twice to hear them again. They are usually the winners. So far I’ve rewound your audition ten times. #AmericanIdol," added a fan.

One fan on Instagram wrote: "Beautiful dancer and singer . Congratulations 🎉 was worth the wait 👏🏼👏🏼"



 



 



 



 

Skyler flaunts his dance moves on 'American Idol' Season 20 (ABC)

Another fan commented on the show's YouTube clip of his performance with, "Wow, that was unexpected. A very mature well thought out voice, his own voice & not a copy. Beautiful tones, exquisite choices. Love it." "This audition was fabulous. Skyler has it all. He brought me to tears. What a beautiful voice. Think he may be in the top 20. Amazing," declared a fan. "Remember, as a ballet dancer, he has great breath control, and lots of powerful core muscles to push his voice out there. We're talking supernatural endurance, folks," pointed out a fan.

'American Idol' Season 20 airs every Sunday at 8/7c on ABC.

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