'American Idol' Final Auditions Recap: Have the Judges Found the Next Idol?
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Collette Lush who has a unique voice and cancer survivor Melany Huber blow the judges away in the last auditions.

AceShowbiz - "American Idol" wrapped up the audition round with what the judges called one of the best days of their lives. A lot of fresh talent were found in the Thursday, January 21 episode as Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. headed to Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

They included 27-year-old Brian Dale Brown, who had auditioned for "Idol" 10 times. In this last chance, fortunately, he made it to Hollywood after showing his strong voice with a performance of "Unchained Melody" by Righteous Brothers. Gina Baez, who brought her dog to audition, wasn't that lucky though as J.Lo said, "It's just not right for 'American Idol'," after she covered Meghan Trainor's "Lips Are Movin".

Melany Huber, 17, is a cancer survivor. She delivered an acoustic rendition of Bruno Mars' "Talking to the Moon" and Keith liked everything he saw. The two other judges agreed and gave her a yes. Justin Sullivan is a big fan of Kelly Clarkson's, but the judges didn't think he had the quality to be the next Idol.

Next up was 16-year-old Chynna Sherod who sang an acoustic version of "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande. Keith loves her chill, laid-back vibe, so the judges sent her to Hollywood.

Moving to Atlanta, the crew celebrated Harry's birthday before Lillian Glanton performed before the judges. She sang an original song called "Country Boyfriend" while playing guitar, but Harry said her voice "isn't quite on the level" he's looking for. Keith and J.Lo disagreed, so Lillian got a golden ticket.

Kacye Haynes shared his story of how he overcame a drug addiction. He sang "Brother" by NEEDTOBREATHE. Though Keith thought he lacked power, J.Lo noticed "something special" with Kacye and Harry loved his voice. The 23-year-old was sent to Hollywood.

Zach Person, meanwhile, got three yeses after performing a cover of Gary Clark's "Next Door Neighbor Blues". Harry found it refreshing and liked his confidence.

Collette Lush, a 19-year-old girl with red hair, has a unique vocal. She sang "Who's Lovin You" by Jackson 5 and it totally blew the judges away. J.Lo even compared her to Carrie Underwood and Harry could see her making into the final. She was sent to Hollywood with a unanimous vote.

Avalon Young was another standout in this final audition round. She nailed Beyonce Knowles' "XO" as she played acoustic guitar. The judges gave her three yeses.

Jaci Butler and Manny Torres ended the auditions on a good note. The former sang Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain" and the latter performed "This Love" by Maroon 5. Both of them advanced and would perform in Hollywood.

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