The Australian Idol judges were STUNNED after the singer tackled Sam Smith’s ballad: “You must know that’s pretty pitiful!”
The Australian Idol reboot premiered on Monday night and judges were stunned after an audition participant trashed a hit song and then refused to accept their feedback.
Kyle Sandilands, 51, bluntly told Imogen Ledell, 19, that her rendition of Sam Smith’s ballad Lay Me Down did not impress him.
‘The voice is not great at all. You should know that that is quite unfortunate. It’s not good,’ she told him.
The Australian Idol reboot premiered on Monday night and judges were stunned after an audition participant trashed a hit song and then refused to accept their feedback. Pictured left to right: Judges Kyle Sandilands, Meghan Trainor, Amy Shark, and Harry Connick Jr.
However, Imogen told Kyle that his criticisms were just her “opinion” and asked to hear what judges Harry Connick Jr, Meghan Trainor and Amy Shark thought.
Unfortunately for her, Harry agreed with Kyle.
‘I’m going to be honest with you, singing is not for you. Making a living as a singer is not in your future,’ she said.
Imogen still refused to accept his comments, insisting that she be given a second chance to wow the panel of judges.
Kyle Sandilands, 51, bluntly told Imogen Ledell, 19, that her rendition of the Sam Smith ballad Lay Me Down did not impress him.
This caused all four judges to shout “no” in unison as a heartbroken Imogen left the stage.
It comes after Kyle lifted the cover on his ‘feud’ with Australian Idol judge Harry Connick Jr.
Speaking to Sunrise on the Monday before the show premiered, Sandilands claimed the American singer made it clear he wasn’t a fan of his from the start.
‘I dont like him. Not that I care. I liked Harry, before I met him,” the KIIS FM shock jock told hosts Natalie Barr and David Koch.
‘The voice is not great at all. You should know that that is quite unfortunate. It’s not good,’ she told him. Imogen is pictured
‘He’s a nice enough guy, but you know… you can tell someone doesn’t like you. You can’t help but think, ‘Oh?’
Sandilands speculated that Connick Jr. disliked her even before they met, telling the Sunrise hosts, “Not that everyone likes me, but maybe he googled a few things.” [about me].’
‘You have to go to page 16 to find something nice. So he probably did what we all do: he did a little bit of Googling and said, ‘This guy’s not for me.’
Australian Idol continues Tuesday at 7:30pm on Channel Seven
Harry ruined the hopeful young woman’s dreams by telling her: ‘I’m going to be honest with you, singing is not for you. Making a living as a singer is not in your future’
After being told ‘no’ by all four judges, a heartbroken Imogen finally left the stage.