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Canaan James Hill of American Idol Season 23

American Idol returned Sunday, March 9 with Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returning as judges. They were joined by Carrie Underwood, who replaced Katy Perry.

The final audition episode airs Sunday. Hollywood Week begins Monday night on ABC.

Here’s more about Canaan.

* He’s Canaan Hill, 17 years old and an aspiring gospel artist from the Dallas, Texas area.

* In his YouTube bio, Canaan writes: “I am a Christian, I sing, preach, and give encouraging words. I love to encourage people to trust God because he can do more with it than we can.”

* In an Instagram post, Canaan says he gets his singing talent from his grandfather. “The more time goes by the better he sounds,” Canaan writes.

* Canaan’s favorite artists are The Clark Sisters, a gospel group active since the 1970s.

* His favorite song is “Better Days” by Le’Andria Johnson, a song he covers on his TikTok.

* Speaking of which, Canaan already has more than 12,000 followers and 31,000 likes on his TikTok.

* One of his singing highlights to date was getting to sing for gospel artist Jakalyn Carr back in 2023.

* Writes Canaan on social media: “That was a dream come true for me. I was nervous cause, y’all, it is Jakalyn Carr. My voice wasn’t at its best, but I gave God what I had.”

Canaan on social media:
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