{"id":3153,"date":"2025-05-20T06:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2025-05-20T06:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:10:52","slug":"john-foster-made-america-cry-all-over-again-not-only-did-he-finish-season-23-of-idol-as-the-runner-up-but-he-left-the-nation-speechless-with-his-original-song-tell-that-angel-i-love-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3153","title":{"rendered":"John Foster made America cry all over again. Not only did he finish Season 23 of Idol as the runner-up, but he left the nation speechless with his original song, \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her.\u201d Performed during the emotional finale, the song was a raw, heartfelt tribute to his late friends, Maggie Dunn and Caroline Gill, who tragically lost their lives in a car accident on New Year\u2019s Eve 2022."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"150\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">During the Season 23 finale of\u00a0<em data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"46\">American Idol<\/em>\u00a0on May 18, 2025, John Foster delivered a deeply moving performance of his original song, \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">This heartfelt tribute honored his late friends, Maggie Dunn and Caroline Gill, who tragically lost their lives in a car accident on New Year\u2019s Eve 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"150\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ixQczTGdMrb10yteEqvPMw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/24d477c43f76ece88ece64a6e188f6b4\" alt=\"Watch\u201c American Idol\u201d's John Foster Deliver Tearful Tribute to Late Friend  Maggie\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"388\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Foster, a Louisiana native and Brusly High School graduate, first introduced the song during the show\u2019s Top 20 round.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">His emotional delivery resonated with audiences, propelling him to the finale.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">In the grand finale, \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her\u201d was his third and final performance of the evening, following renditions of Toby Keith\u2019s \u201cCourtesy of the Red, White and Blue\u201d and John Denver\u2019s \u201cTake Me Home, Country Roads.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"468\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The lyrics of \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her\u201d poignantly express grief and longing:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<blockquote data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"590\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"590\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">\u201cEach tear that falls on my guitar \/ Is a hug from afar \/ Lord, won\u2019t you tell that angel I love her? \/ As y\u2019all live in the stars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"750\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Foster\u2019s performance moved the audience and judges alike.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Carrie Underwood, serving as a judge this season, expressed her admiration, likening Foster to her own son and praising his growth throughout the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"750\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fhan5-9.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/499496390_122129346236772352_2824885413133845055_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=_bWgDnQUfWMQ7kNvwG8--EP&amp;_nc_oc=Adn0Wm-QoQQRrYDOAJer7LPQsDXW0RUNzUadLRfU-eyKHF5nP_cCwBsmK8Veag2A4Z0&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fhan5-9.fna&amp;_nc_gid=qjDodGGDZAvRoMa4jV46-g&amp;oh=00_AfKL74M78UCPn85-7AAa_gAFUdz3jNSyWcTAr94BbftOKQ&amp;oe=68307FDA\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n ghi ta\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"870\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Despite finishing as the runner-up to Jamal Roberts, Foster\u2019s original composition became one of the season\u2019s most talked-about performances, amassing significant views online and sparking conversations about love, loss, and healing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"870\"><strong>Watch the video down below and don\u2019t forget to share this beautiful song with your friends and family\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Foster Performs His New Single &quot;Tell That Angel I Love Her&quot; - American Idol 2025 Grand Finale\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zFvVGmRgu78\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Season 23 finale of\u00a0American Idol\u00a0on May 18, 2025, John Foster delivered a deeply moving performance of his original song, \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her.\u201d\u00a0This&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3153","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\/3153","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=3153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3155,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3153\/revisions\/3155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}