Idol returned to ABC on Monday, Jan. 26 with the judging trio of Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie. The final audition episode airs Monday.
Here’s more about Mikayla:
* She describes herself as an 18-year-old singer-songwriter and Christian artist.
* She’s from Chapel Hill, Tenn., and graduated from Forrest High School there.
* Mikayla announced her Idol audition in late November. “I’m so thankful for all the wonderful people I got to meet, and for the Lord giving me this incredible opportunity to share His name with the world!,” she wrote on social media.
* She has a good deal of experience performing, both singing at worship services and community events.
* The latter includes several national anthem performances, from singing the song at a Savannah Bananas baseball game when she was just 15 to performing the anthem from horseback at a rodeo last summer.
* Along with a cover of Matthew West’s “Unashamed,” Mikayla delivers the following message: “Always be unashamed to live your faith out loud. Seek the Lord in all you do. Seek Him. Then be obedient to His call and what He is asking of you.”
* She made her first international mission trip with her church last spring, traveling to Guatemala.
* One of Mikayla’s favorite singers to cover if Christian artist Anne Wilson. Check of Mikayla’s cover of “Strong” below.
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