Two Central Kentuckians make it to ‘American Idol’ Top 50
Two competitors from Central Kentucky are still alive in “American Idol” competition.
Amelia Hammer Harris, who has deep roots in Lexington but now lives in Los Angeles, and Layla Spring of Lebanon both survived the grueling Hollywood Week competition and will go on to compete in rounds in front of a live audience that will be shown starting at 8 p.m. Monday night.
Both Kentucky competitors got a little screen time during Hollywood week, Layla leading off last Monday’s episode with a big dose of Kentucky charm, and Amelia close to the beginning of Sunday night’s show talking more about her father, Jack Hammer, the writer of legendary hits such as Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire.”
Given the way “American Idol” presents early round competition, it was not broadly clear who made it to the upcoming round of 50, but Layla was mentioned in a preview of Monday night’s episode and both singers were in a photo gallery on the “American Idol” Facebook page titled “Meet the Top 50.”
According to the show, the next round will narrow the competition down to 24.
Rich Copley, @copiousnotes
This story was originally published April 1, 2018 at 10:50 PM with the headline "Two Central Kentuckians make it to ‘American Idol’ Top 50."