Thousands
audition,
millions
vote
and
on
May
18
one
contestant
will
be
crowned
the
country’s
next


American
Idol. 

But
season
23’s
top
five—Breanna
Nix,

Jamal
Roberts,

John
Foster,

Slater
Nalley
and

Thunderstorm
Artis—weren’t
the
only
musicians
making
headlines
this
go-round.

Baylee Littrell,
son of Backstreet
Boys singer Brian Littrell,
kicked
off
the
new
season
in
March
by
performing
an
original
song
on
his
guitar
for
judges


Carrie
Underwood, Luke
Bryan and


Lionel
Richie.

After
his
emotional
performance,
the
judges
encouraged
the
22-year-old
to
bring
his
dad
out
with
him,
and
the
duo
sang
the
chorus
of
Baylee’s
song
together.

Fittingly,
Baylee
shared
his
motivation,
giving
his
dad
credit
for
being
the
one
to
get
him
excited
about
music—and
for
sharing
some
of
his
talent. 

“I
believe
I
get
my
voice
from
Dad,
and
hopefully
I
can
do
him
justice
today,”
he
shared. “I
guess
you
can
say
music
runs
in
our
family.
Dance
moves-wise,
that’s
the
one
thing
genetically
that
did
not
pass
down.”

He
added,
“Following
in
my
dad’s
footsteps
is
scary,
because
his
career,
to
me,
is
one
of
the
most
extraordinary
in
music
history.
No
one
can
ever
compare.”