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Meet 'American Idol' Hopeful Contestant Rae · On Air with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Seacrest with You and tonight it is a new American
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  Speaker 1: Idol on ABC from the weekend to Idle. Contestant Ray
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  Speaker 1: she came in and she made a very brave move
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  Speaker 1: with the audition song she did because Kelly Clarkson did
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  Speaker 1: this song, So you know there's going to be a
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  Speaker 1: comparison when you come into this audition. Why did you
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  Speaker 1: pick such a song that would get so much fodder.
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  Speaker 2: I didn't think about the comparison, honestly, that wasn't my thought.
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  Speaker 2: My first thought that song was what I sang for
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  Speaker 2: my dad when he had his stroke, and I would
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  Speaker 2: send it to my mom so that you can play.
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  Speaker 1: For her to the audition.
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  Speaker 2: Right.
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  Speaker 1: He came back.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, he came for the audition, which was like, it
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  Speaker 2: was really like that was like the most important moment
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  Speaker 2: of my life and now it's like on TV forever,
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  Speaker 2: which is crazy, but like, I yeah, I just never
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  Speaker 2: thought he would be there for that, and he was
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  Speaker 2: so crazy.
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  Speaker 1: Ray auditioning for American Idol with that song, Lockachel whoa
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  Speaker 1: wow wow and your version of it too amazing. It
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  Speaker 1: is contestants like you that keep us doing this every year.
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  Speaker 1: We just love to meet new talented people like yourself.
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  Speaker 1: So congratulations. I'm happy your dad was there. Ray, thank
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  Speaker 1: you so much for coming on.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you so much.
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  Speaker 1: You got your baye. And you can watch Ray on
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  Speaker 1: American Idol. That's tonight, and then you can watch it
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  Speaker 1: next day on Hulu On Air with Ryan Seacrest