Before the performance of one of the participants in the last episode of the American version of “Idol”, it was decided to broadcast a board with a warning that topics related to violence with the use of firearms would be discussed. “Some viewers may have difficulty watching. Caution is advised” – we could read.
The story of a participant from Sante Fe brought Katy Perry to great tears
When Trey Louis stepped onto the stage of “Idol”, nothing foretold that his story would cause so many extreme emotions in Katy Perry. The 21-year-old from Sante Fe said that he had already finished his education and focused entirely on working in a mattress store. In front of the jurors, he decided to sing the song “Stone” by Whiskey Myers.
The performance aroused great admiration and was awarded by the jurors with a standing ovation. However, moments later, when the young American shared his traumatic story, the mood in the studio changed 180 degrees.
Trey Louis has admitted that he witnessed a mass shooting at his Santa Fe school in May 2018. At the hands of the attacker, ten people lost their lives, including eight students. “Santa Fe has had a bad reputation ever since,” he said.
When Katy Perry heard this, the juror could not refrain from showing difficult emotions. First she burst into tears, and then she began to shout loudly that she was extremely appalled by the situation in the United States:
This country has let us down. This is not okay. You should be singing here because you love music, not because you’ve had to go through such damned things. You shouldn’t lose eight friends. I hope you remind people that we need to make a change, because you know what? I live in fear myself
Another juror, Lionel Richie, reacted to the plea of the tearful woman, saying: “We have tolerated this for too long, far too long. It has become our normality.” Later, the jurors unanimously decided to invite the participant to the next stage. At the very end, Katy Perry asked the 21-year-old to promise her that he would fight for a change in the law and more gun control in the United States.
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Source: Gazeta
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