{"id":16305,"date":"2025-05-07T08:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16305"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:25:12","slug":"facing-the-judges-at-her-american-idol-audition-23-year-old-iowa-native-revealed-she-was-five-and-a-half-months-pregnant-before-launching-into-miley-cyrus-the-climb-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16305","title":{"rendered":"Facing the judges at her American Idol audition, 23-year-old Iowa native revealed she was five-and-a-half months pregnant before launching into Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u201cThe Climb.\u201d While her country-tinged rendition was heartfelt, it wasn\u2019t enough to win over the panel. That\u2019s when Katy Perry challenged her to go bigger\u2014and she delivered. 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Perry challenged her to hit a higher note before the rest of the panel shared their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuke, what do you think?\u201d Perry asked, turning to country judge Luke Bryan afterward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a perfect audition,\u201d Bryan said. \u201cThere were some amateur moments, but then there were some real moments. I wonder if you could begin to replicate those more. That\u2019s the million-dollar question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noting Slaton\u2019s pregnancy, Richie added, \u201cAccording to the last time I studied the anatomy, the baby is close to the lungs if I can remember. So holding a note may be quite difficult at certain times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After that, Perry requested that Slaton to sing another song. The hopeful offered a soul-stirring rendition of Adele\u2019s \u201cOne and Only,\u201d which put her through to Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got you! We\u2019re going to give you a chance,\u201d Perry said before referencing the\u00a0contestant\u2019s baby on the way. \u201cHaley, Haley! This is going to be a lot. Are you ready for it? It\u2019s a lot. You\u2019re going through a life change, and this could also be a life change. Give it that and more every single time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though\u00a0Slaton has plenty going on with her impending baby, she made clear that she belongs on\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>, telling viewers, \u201cBeing on the show pregnant is not going to be an obstacle for me. I grew up in church singing. So, I\u2019ve been singing since I was three years old. This is something I\u2019ve always wanted to do. I\u2019m here with my mom, and she was a single mom of three. Being a full college student with us growing up and having a full-time job, she never gave up. She inspires me to be a good mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust being a mom shouldn\u2019t stop you from following your dreams,\u201d she added. \u201cI just really wanna do this for my son and give him a really good life, and I really want to show him to never stop chasing his dreams in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Idol returned on Sunday (March 20) with the first of two back-to-back episodes, which will wrap up the final rounds of the Season 20 auditions. 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