Whether or not or not he goes the gap on ‘American Idol,’ Will Moseley is successful over hearts and minds throughout the nation.
The 23-year-old is a lifelong resident of Hazelhurst, a metropolis of lower than 5,000 folks about 100 miles southwest of Savannah. He graduated from Georgia Southern College within the spring of 2023.
He additionally performed soccer for the Maryville School Scots, a Division III staff from simply outdoors Knoxville, Tenn. In his bio which aired on ‘American Idol,’ Moseley defined how he acquired three concussions within the span of two seasons, which raised some severe questions.
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“Are the hits that I am taking, are the dangers that I am taking value, in 30 years, having these long-lasting results?” Moseley posited. “There is not any reversing that.”
The top of his soccer profession led to Moseley selecting up the guitar and performing nation music round Georgia.
“Being on stage and singing to folks, it is an adrenaline rush,” Moseley stated. “The sensation that you simply get while you sing your personal tune and folks sing it again to you is life altering.”
This culminated in his ‘American Idol’ audition in Leesburg the place he sang his authentic “Gone For Good” for the judges, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.
Perry and Bryan obtained up out of their seats and waved their arms to the beat. Through the latter half, Bryan — who’s from Leesburg — joined in on the piano. Richie needed to depart early to catch a aircraft, however not earlier than giving Moseley an emphatic “Sure.”
“I believe Will is a star,” Richie stated. “I liked the timber of his voice. His voice was superb.”
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Moseley acquired a golden ticket from the judges, which despatched him straight to the primary spherical for Hollywood Week. The video of Moseley’s audition has 1.4 million views on Fb. The tune additionally debuted at No. 13 on Billboard’s nation chart.
Since then he has carried out “Whiskey and You” by Chris Stapleton and “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Invoice Withers, each with very constructive suggestions from the viewers and the judges. He’s now in to the High 24, which will likely be narrowed down to twenty in Hawaii.
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“This second’s large,” Moseley stated. “It’s the largest alternative I’ve had thus far and it may very properly presumably be the largest alternative I ever have.”
New episodes of “American Idol” are broadcast at 8 p.m. on Sundays and Mondays. A number of clips from the newest episodes are additionally accessible to look at on Idol’s YouTube web page.