Baylee Littrell performs ‘Hey Jesus’ during the first round of Hollywood Week on American Idol. (ABC Photo)
Based on YouTube views, Baylee Littrell scored the most popular performance from Monday’s episode of American Idol.
And the 22-year-old from Atlanta, Ga., son of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, is looking more and more like a front-runner on Season 23.
Baylee’s Hollywood Arena performance of an unreleased original called “Hey Jesus” had been viewed more than 540,000 times on YouTube as of noon Friday.
That’s 250,000 more views than had been racked up by the second most popular audition video, Jamal Roberts’ cover of “Her Heart” by Anthony Hamilton.
For some reason, Idol posted videos of just six performances from Sunday’s show. And only one features a female singer.
That’s a shame because Drew Ryn, Breanna Nix and 15-year-old Mattie Pruitt were also outstanding.
The numbers are below. Follow the links for more on each singer.
See also …
Ranking the Top 10 performances in Hollywood
The gals — Who advanced and who didn’t
The guys — Who advanced and who didn’t
Hollywood Arena photo gallery
Baylee Littrell — 540,934
Jamal Roberts — 295,592
Slater Nalley — 190,694
Thunderstorm Artis — 173,646
Sonny Tennet — 166,267
Amanda Barise — 160,553
Amanda Barise American Idol Baylee Littrell Jamal Roberts Slater Nalley Sonny Tennet Thunderstorm Artis
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He is the Chosen One by “Idol” producers.
Another WGWG wins the show.
The only one from the “Idol” seasons on ABC who has found success is Gabby Barrett.