{"id":2668,"date":"2025-05-02T07:26:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:26:44","slug":"carrie-underwood-was-so-moved-by-idol-contestant-john-fosters-heartfelt-old-soul-country-performance-of-her-and-randy-traviss-classic-i-told-you-so-that-she-didn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2668","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood was so moved by Idol contestant John Foster\u2019s heartfelt, old-soul country performance of her and Randy Travis\u2019s classic \u201cI Told You So\u201d that she didn\u2019t just praise him\u2014she called him \u201cson.\u201d In a moment that gave the whole room chills, she compared him to a young Dwight Yoakam, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t see anything different\u2014you could walk into the Opry tomorrow and put on your own concert.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\u201cIdol\u201d Star John Foster Makes Carrie Underwood \u201cFeel Like A Proud Mom\u201d<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/1z2xQdnROUeDhLOs-6joUTCuFgk=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(775x355:777x357)\/carrie-underwood-john-foster-042925-d64173826185434e812c25a10e49c9b2.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood Feels Like a 'Proud Mom' with 'American Idol''s John Foster\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>John Foster Has Advanced Into The Top 10 On\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Carrie Underwood\u00a0is incredibly proud of John Foster\u2019s progress throughout his time on\u00a0<em>American Idol.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>When the 18-year-old aspiring oncologist auditioned for Season 23, the judges weren\u2019t initially convinced.<\/strong>\u00a0His rendition of Alan Jackson\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Rock the Jukebox\u201d left them wanting something more.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie suggested he try another song, and he launched into a cover of Conway Twitty\u2019s \u201cGoodbye Time.\u201d\u00a0Luke Bryan\u00a0was fully prepared to vote \u201cno,\u201d but the \u201cGoodbye Time\u201d cover\u00a0flipped his vote to a \u201cyes.\u201d\u00a0Carrie and Lionel Richie also voted \u201cyes,\u201d so John earned a Golden Ticket to Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Foster Wins Over Judges with Cajun Charm &amp; Conway Twitty\u2014Luke Changes His NO to YES!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pm56JES4dgA\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>John has continued to prove himself throughout the competition and has become a bit of a dark horse contestant. He advanced through Hollywood and Hawaii to make it to\u00a0<em>Idol<\/em>\u2018s\u00a0\u201cSongs of Faith\u201d\u00a0special, which aired on\u00a0Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>During the program, John performed an original song he wrote in tribute to two of his close friends who were killed in a car accident on New Year\u2019s Eve.\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0heart-wrenching performance\u00a0moved everyone to tears and further endeared John to\u00a0<em>Idol<\/em>\u00a0fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Foster Sings &quot;Tell That Angel I Love Her&quot; | American Idol 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Thmaz_LMKjo\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since then, John has amazed viewers with performances of iconic tracks such as \u201cNeon Moon\u201d and\u00a0\u201cJailhouse Rock.\u201d\u00a0The latter performance made Carrie compare him to country music icon Dwight Yoakam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John has now advanced into\u00a0<em>Idol<\/em>\u2018s Top 10, proving his popularity with fans far and wide.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Carrie Underwood Says John Foster Reminds Her Of Her Son<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>PEOPLE<\/em>\u00a0after the Top 10 were revealed, Carrie shared how proud she is of John and why she\u2019s a huge fan of his.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>Week to week, we have watched him progress so much<\/em>,\u201d Carrie said. \u201c<em>We were talking after his performance\u2026we were just saying he\u2019s probably the one that has grown the most since he\u2019s been here.<\/em>\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201c<em>When [John is] over there singing to me, I kind of feel like a proud mom. He\u2019s very good<\/em>,\u201d Carrie said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For his most recent\u00a0<em>Idol<\/em>\u00a0performance, John covered\u00a0Randy Travis\u2018 \u201cI Told You So.\u201d Carrie recorded a cover of the song and released it in 2007. She and Randy released a duet version in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Fully aware of Carrie\u2019s connection to \u201cI Told You So,\u201d John made the bold decision to sing it directly to her at one point. He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe fact that she was sitting there on the panel\u2026the pressure was on. She has such a great version of the song but I knew that I had to sing to her and I knew that I had to let America know my passion for the song and music by connecting with her.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019d say John accomplished his goal, because Carrie is a professed fan of his! Plus, his version of \u201cI Told You So\u201d already has over 5.8 million views on Facebook.\u00a0<strong>Watch the video below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Foster Is Pure Country On &quot;I Told You So&quot; - American Idol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4J72xLfH7is\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIdol\u201d Star John Foster Makes Carrie Underwood \u201cFeel Like A Proud Mom\u201d John Foster Has Advanced Into The Top 10 On\u00a0American Idol Carrie Underwood\u00a0is incredibly proud of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2670,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2668\/revisions\/2670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}