John Foster is bringing old-school nation music to Season 23 of American Idol. The younger singer, who was 18 years previous on the time of his audition, wowed the judges by Hollywood Week and is now profitable over America.
After the highest 20 carried out on Easter, John was one in every of 10 artists who mechanically moved onto the highest 14 based mostly on viewer votes (the remainder needed to carry out for the judges’ save). He’s carried out each authentic songs and traditional covers, proving himself time and time once more.
Scroll right down to study extra about John Foster and his musical journey.
The place is John Foster from?
John is from Addis, Louisiana. His roots are vital to him and he paid tribute to them throughout his Idol audition by bringing the judges Cajun meals in their very own personalised coolers.
Did John Foster graduate highschool?
Sure, John graduated from Brusly Excessive College in 2024 and was even the Valedictorian of his class. Since graduating, he has been pursuing music and considers his type to be “Neo-Conventional.”
Is John Foster spiritual?
John is a “religious Catholic Christian and incorporates his religion into all points of his life, together with his music,” based on his web site.
What occurred to John Foster’s buddy Maggie Dunn?
On the April 20 episode of American Idol, John sang an authentic track referred to as “Inform That Angel That I Love Her.” He acquired emotional after the efficiency and revealed that he penned the observe after the loss of life of his buddy Maggie Dunn in 2022.
Maggie and Caroline Gill had been killed in Louisiana on New 12 months’s Eve after a police officer hit their automobile whereas rushing through the chase of a suspect with a stolen automobile, per WAFB. The officer reportedly ran a pink gentle when he hit the automobile Maggie was driving. Caroline was sitting within the passenger seat, whereas Maggie’s brother, who was left critically injured, was within the backseat.
Maggie’s mother was within the viewers throughout John’s particular efficiency. Afterward, she opened as much as Unfiltered With Kiran about her daughter’s friendship with the Season 23 hopeful. “He carries round a letter that she wrote for him,” Maggie’s mother shared. “It was an task for a junior English class, and in it, she talks about how he has to maintain pushing with this [dream] as a result of he has expertise.”
American Idol, Season 23, Sundays and Mondays, 8/7c