One young American Idol contestant's original song may have just earned her one of the biggest compliments in the industry. During the Sunday taping of American Idol, 17-year-old Zaylie Windsor took the stage with her original song The Used, a tear-dropping track about finding yourself after heartbreak . Though her performance sparked mixed reviews from the judges, it was Carrie Underwood ’s defense of the singer that set social media ablaze.
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” Underwood did not stop quite there. “There’s a Taylor Swift -esque quality that she has,” she added, explaining why she was willing to “roll the dice” on Windsor. Judge Luke Bryan initially disagreed, saying the song “sounded like a 14-year-old level of song” and voted no.
After a back-and-forth with Underwood and Windsor’s persistence, Bryan changed his mind. “Well, all right. Congratulations.
You won me over,” he said, coming around to the artist. DON'T MISS..
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