The "stormy" audition of the first Vietnamese contestant to enter American Idol 2019

Minh Nhu's audition at American Idol 2019.

At the recent Oscars, the 2016 X Factor winner Tran Minh Nhu became a hot name all over the news when she appeared in a promotional video clip for the reality TV show American Idol 2019 during the break. Although she only appeared for a few seconds, her powerful singing voice surprised the audience.

And on the evening of March 3, Minh Nhu had an impressive audition in episode 1 of American Idol 2019 in front of 3 "powerful" judges: "legend" Lionel Richie, singer Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.

Judge Katy Perry was stunned by Minh Nhu's audition.

Choosing the song One Night Only, once performed by the Oscar and Grammy-winning singer and actress, Minh Nhu made the judges "eyes wide open, mouths wide open" with her "huge" voice and impressive high notes.

When Katy Perry learned that Minh Nhu was only 19 years old and was studying high school in the US, she was extremely shocked. Luke Bryan compared the Vietnamese contestant to former champion Kelly Clarkson, and veteran singer Lionel Richie could only put down his pen in front of her impressive performance.

Minh Nhu shows off her ticket to Hollywood.

When Minh Nhu hit the final high note and completed her performance, the three judges held hands and stood up to express their joy at such an excellent audition, and at the same time gave Minh Nhu a ticket to Hollywood.

At the contestX Factor - XFactor Vietnam 2016,Minh Nhuis a "warrior" of Ho Quynh Huong's team. More than a year after the competition, Minh Nhu suddenly moved to the US to settle down and continue her studies and singing career.

She convinced her father to take her to the local preliminary round and then luckily got a ticket to the Hollywood round. Thus, Minh Nhu became the first Vietnamese contestant to appear on the famous reality TV show American Idol.

Let's wait for the singer's next performances at this year's competition!