BSB’ Brian Littrell Joins Son Baylee’s ‘American Idol’ Audition: Watch

Baylee Littrell proved that ability indisputably doesn’t skip a technology. The 22-year-old didn’t shy clear of his well-known father on Sunday evening (March 9) all through his audition on American Idol‘s season 23 premiere. “There’s one thing about you that appears acquainted,” new pass judgement on and previous champ Carrie Underwood informed the good-looking Georgia singer who indisputably has his dad’s smile.

Relatively than tamp down the relationship, the video package deal introducing Baylee leaned onerous into his “nepo child” standing, starting with a throwback video of the singer as a baby on level along with his dad, Backstreet Boys legend Brian Littrell, who proclaims, “that is the brand new technology of Backstreet Boys.”

“And you seem like your dad!” Underwood mentioned, as fellow pass judgement on Luke Bryan apologized, “You will have to forgive me, I didn’t have your dad’s posters in my room.” In a montage of a few of his dad’s largest moments, Baylee mentioned he indisputably were given his voice from his father. “I suppose it’s good to say track runs in our circle of relatives,” he mentioned whilst pulling off a clunky spin and admitting, “dance moves-wise that’s the something genetically that didn’t go down.”

And if you happen to suppose it could be intimidating to provide track a shot when your pops is among the largest boy band stars of all time, Baylee agreed. “Following in my dad’s footsteps is frightening,” Baylee mentioned. “As a result of his profession to me is among the maximum peculiar in track historical past.” In one of the touching moments, Baylee recalled the time when he was once 8 or 9 and he were given to open up for the BSB at an enormous enviornment display and play his “two little songs.”

Ramping up the emotion, Brian Littrell mentioned he’s at all times informed everybody that his son is “ten occasions extra proficient” that he’s, one thing Baylee proved when he sang an “emotional” unique about in need of to surrender referred to as “Ready on Myself to Die.” When Baylee started strumming his acoustic guitar and crooning the track’s turbulent lyrics — “I don’t know what to do anymore/ I appear to be by way of all by myself this warfare” — the judges leaned ahead in rapt consideration.

“You’re truly just right,” Underwood mentioned. “Like, you’re truly just right. I liked the track,” she added in regards to the possibility of taking part in an unique whilst telling Baylee that she thinks he can cross “very, very a long way” within the festival. Proud papa Brian was once close to tears after the efficiency, bragging that he additionally thinks his son may cross a long way within the circle of relatives industry. “We’re tremendous proud. He’s clearly grown up within the industry and He’s minimize out for it,” Brian mentioned.

Bryan requested if father and son ever sing in combination, which were given Brian out at the audition level to harmonize at the unique’s refrain with Baylee. “I’m more than happy for you and really happy with your son,” mentioned pass judgement on Lionel Richie. “He’s were given his personal lane and I feel you’ll cross far. More than happy for you.”

Baylee, after all, made it thru to Hollywood, resulting in waterworks for each him and his dad.

And, for the file, this isn’t his first rodeo. Baylee has launched a variety of unmarried so far, together with the emotional unmarried “Packing containers” in 2019, whose video featured father and son in combination. The track was once the apply as much as Baylee’s debut monitor, “Don’t Knock It,” which the then-rising nation singer set to work out when he hit the street with Backstreet for his or her DNA global excursion.

Watch Baylee Littrell’s audition beneath.