n Idol host Ricki-Lee Coulter broke down in tears during Monday’s episode of the show after hearing a contestant’s heartbreaking acoustic song.
The judging panel were chatting to 18-year-old Shaylee Gear from the Gold Coast who told them she would be performing Adele’s ballad Make You Feel My Love.
‘My dad passed away when I was just four years old and I hope he would be proud I am auditioning for n Idol,’ she told the judges.
‘He’s been one of the biggest inspirations for my singing career.’
She then performed a pitch perfect and heartbreaking version of Bob Dylan’s pop staple, which has been covered by many artists including Adele and Ronan Keating.
n Idol host Ricki-Lee Coulter (pictured) broke down in tears during Monday’s episode after hearing a contestant’s heartbreaking acoustic song
Ricki-Lee, 38, was seen crying while watching Gear perform and sobbed: ‘It’s so beautiful’.
Judges Kyle Sandilands, 52, Marcia Hines, 70, and Amy Shark, 36, were all so impressed by Gear’s performance they immediately advanced her to the next round.
Coulter was then seen bursting into more tears and giving the teen a huge hug.
The judging panel were chatting to 18-year-old Shaylee Gear (pictured) from the Gold Coast who told them she would be performing Adele’s ballad Make You Feel My Love
It comes after Kyle shocked his fellow judges on Sunday with his incredible singing skills after he performed a heartfelt rendition of a children’s lullaby.
The judges had just seen contestant Sam Snape, 29, perform a pitch perfect version of the John Denver classic Thank God I’m A Country Boy, when the aspiring singer brought out his family to meet them.
Kyle immediately got up from his seat to meet the family and began hamming it up for Sam’s toddler son.
‘My dad passed away when I was just four years old and I hope he would be proud I am auditioning for n Idol,’ Gear told the judges. Ricki-Lee was seen quietly crying while watching Gear perform and sobbed: ‘It’s so beautiful’
‘Hey mate, do you want to sing a song? Look at that kid, he makes me miss my own child,’ Kyle said before grabbing a microphone.
The radio host then stunned fellow judges Marcia and Amy by belting out a rendition of the lullaby Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Sandilands exuded confidence and star power as he effortlessly performed the tune for the Snape family.
‘Oh my God,’ Amy joked in response to Kyle’s singing while Marcia burst into laughter.
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Judges Kyle Sandilands, 52, Marcia Hines, 70, and Amy Shark, 36, were all so impressed by Gear’s performance they immediately advanced her to the next round. Coulter was then seen bursting into tears and giving the teen a huge hug