Accompanying that comment is a montage of photos, including one of him posing beside the American Idol emblem.
A worship leader from California, Ryan is one of the artists who has announced he auditioned for Season 17.
Here’s more about Ryan.
* Ryan describes his sound in a YouTube interview: “I’m really edgy, really soulful. I like the soulful stuff. I don’t like to be boring. That’s why I love Sam Smith, Adele, all of those people because you feel it when they sing.”
* His parents are pastors; his dad has been a worship leader for years. So Ryan grew up singing in church. “We’ve always had a grand piano in the living room, so sitting around the piano singing, that’s how our family is.”
* In 2015, Ryan won both the Northern California Idol competition and the Valley’s Got Talent contest.
* He is now worship leader at Soul Harvest Worship Center in Modesto, Calif.
* Turns out 2018 was a year of change for Ryan as well. About two years ago, he was approved for a gastric bypass procedure. Since then, he says he’s lost 170 pounds.
* Last year, Ryan released “Tragedy to Triumph,” a six-song Christian EP.
* He has since followed that up with a pair of pop singles, “Bombs Away” and “Breaking Me Down,” both of which came out earlier this year. You can check out the former below.
* Ryan says he’s often told he sounds like Sam Smith or James Arthur. “Which I think is super cool,” he adds of Arthur, “because he’s got this cool grit to his voice.”
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Hey there! Ryan Hammond here haha
I am not the worship director of soul harvest worship center as of June 2018 😊
You should sing a queen song!!
It will be so awesome!!
I cannot believe you did not make the finals tonight. I am heartbroken! Your voice is amazing….and so much better than some that did make it! Keep at it, Ryan! You will go far!