Katy Perry calls out Roman Collins' 'gospel gigs' as 'American Idol' 2024 singer brings 'church vibes' to audition
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: 'American Idol' Season 22, contestant Roman Collins brought church vibes to Audition 2, night 2, singing 'Living for the City' by Stevie Wonder. The worship leader and musician captivated the pianist, stating, "I am worship, I can't help it," and invited judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan to join him.
After Roman's audition, Katy offered a "little critique" to the 24-year-old singer. Katy said, "Roman, I'm gonna give you a little critique. I love it all. You are so great at the gospel gig but keep showing us different parts of you."Katy surprised Roman by saying Yes to him. Seeing Roman give church vibes, a fan commented, "This was so churchy and oilyyyyyy!!!! You betta singggg."
Another claimed, "He took me to church, a concert stage, all at once! And his spirit is giving! Good luck Roman!" "I felt like I was in church and I felt the Holy Ghost. What a great performance," claimed one. "Taking us to church," wrote another.
'American Idol' Season 22 contestant Roman Collins makes judges emotional, revealing he cleans cars
When Katy asked Roman about his activities in Long Beach, he replied, "What am I not doing? Rent is high, Katy," highlighting the challenges of the increasing cost of living. Roman disclosed that he makes ends meet as a worship leader, a musician, and by cleaning cars throughout the week, expressing his love for the job.
The judges chuckled at Roman's response and proceeded to comfort him by sharing details about their own early jobs. Katy mentioned, "You know, we all had our jobs before we had this one," and prompted her fellow judges to reveal their previous occupations.
'American Idol' Season 22 judge Katy Perry reveals cleaning toilet was her first job
During the 'American Idol' audition, Katy asked Lionel about his first job. He replied, "I worked on a construction site." Katy then directed the question to Luke Bryan, asking about his initial job. Luke revealed that he used to work at grocery stores.
Katy, in turn, shared her own experience, disclosing her first job before achieving fame in the music industry. She boldly stated, "I cleaned people's toilets. I was a housekeeper." Luke playfully teased her by sniffing around, joking about Katy potentially smelling after cleaning toilets. Katy concluded, "So, we all started somewhere."
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