American Idol’ 2025 Premiere: First Platinum Ticket Is Awarded After Auditions From a Viral Star

#americanidol #2025 #premiere #awarded #viralsong American Idol’ 2025 Premiere: First Platinum Ticket Is Awarded After Auditions From a Viral Star Season 23 of American Idol is officially underway! After the first three auditions aired in a special following The Oscars on March 2, the first full episode followed on Sunday, March 9. Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie had tough decisions to make as they watched performers in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville. As always, there were a bunch of incredible performers, and others who didn’t quite meet the standard to move on in the competition. The judges gave out golden tickets to the next round in Hollywood, and one lucky singer even received the first platinum ticket of the season. Those with platinum tickets get to skip the first week of competition in Hollywood. Scroll down for a full recap of all the Episode 1 auditions! Kolbi Jordan Kolbi Jordan made an immediate impression with her outgoing personality. The 26-year-old people and cultural generalist (which, she explained, just means she works in human resources) from Tulsa, Oklahoma, sang “Epiphany” by Chrisette Michele. She revealed that she’s a huge Patti LaBelle fan, and Richie was so impressed by her audition that he got Ms. LaBelle on the phone afterwards. “My dream is to have the two of you standing side-by-side,” he said. Kolbi received unanimous yeses from the judges. Her journey in the first stage wasn’t over yet, though. Later, the judges invited her to give a performance at a Tennessee Titans game. Then, they surprised her with the first platinum ticket of the season! Breanna Nix Breanna Nix, a 25-year-old stay-at-home mom from Denton, Texas, had her adorable son accompany her to the audition. While she sang and her husband played piano, little Emerson sat on Underwood’s lap and watched. After opening up about how much her son changed her life by inspiring her to lose weight after she reached 315 pounds, Breanna sang a beautiful rendition of Underwood’s song “Jesus Take the Wheel.” The country singer was moved to tears. “It was an honor to listen to you sing that song,” she said. Richie admitted he was “a little worried at first,” but couldn’t have been more impressed once the nerves settled in. Breanna received a golden ticket. #bts #btsarmy #btsjungkook #btsshorts #btsv #btsarmyforever #btsforever #btsjimin #btsmember #btssongs #btsvedios #btsdance #news #breakingnews #newsupdate #newstoday #newsheadlines #todaynewsusa