The Houston teen sang 'Strange Fruit' and got some Instagram love from Lionel Richie.
Houstonian Douglas Mills, Jr. received a ticket to Hollywood from the 'American Idol' judges.The Kinder HSPVA student left the judges speechless Sunday night when he auditioned with Billie Holiday's"Strange Fruit." Mills, 18, told them he came"all the way from H-town" for his chance at the title. Watch below.
"I have always wanted to audition for 'American Idol.' But I've never really left the state or been on an airplane. I was about to faint, honestly," he said. His aching, beautiful rendition of the song earned a standing ovation from Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, who genuinely seemed dumbstruck by his performance. Richie called it"superb." Bryan looked on the verge of tears.Mills said his performance was"especially for the Black community because we have gone through so much pain over the past few centuries."
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