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‘American Idol’: Julia Gagnon Delivers a ‘Big’ Audition With Aretha Franklin Cover
"That was amazing. That was absolutely outstanding," Lionel Richie remarked.
Raised in Cumberland, Maine, the 21-year-old college student has spent time in the school of hard knocks. The hopeful sang Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t Not Way,” peppered with high notes, and low, feel, control, power and oozing soul. Proof of it came when the judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie gave a standing ovation.
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