Fans who regularly watch American Idol will recognize one of the contestants who auditions in Season 24. In TV Insider’s exclusive preview of what’s to come, Mary Jo Young returns to the show for another shot.
“We know you!” Lionel Richie says when Mary Jo walks into the room. He and Luke Bryan were both judges when the 24-year-old last appeared on the singing competition in Season 19.
During her last go on American Idol, Mary Jo received three yeses from Richie, Bryan, and Katy Perry during her audition. She moved onto Hollywood Week, where she performed a disastrous duet with Benson Boone. During the performance, she forgot the lyrics to the song they were singing.
“When it came to an end, it was a good kicking the baby bird out of its nest because I needed to go and grow,” Mary Jo reflects in the Season 24 preview. “I feel like a new person. I’ve been touring. I opened for Alex Warren, JVKE, Jessie Murph. I feel like my confidence has definitely grown, too.”