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Trew the Star receives praise from the American Idol judges, and a golden ticket, while his family looks on. (ABC Photo)

Trew the Star didn’t get to open last week’s American Idol audition, and he didn’t get to close it out.

But fans of the show made his audition video the most popular of Week 3. And by a sizeable margin.

A 24-year-old from Montgomery, Ala., Trew performed “Nothing Can Change This Love” by Sam Cooke.

He sailed to the next round of the competition. Luke Bryan said it was the first time in three days an audition gave him full-body chills.

Trew also talked about his determination to pursue music in spite of family problems. His mother struggled with addiction and died in 2022.

The week’s other most popular auditions came from Roelle, a young woman from Puerto Rico who moved to California to pursue music. She was reunited with her mother on the show. And from Lanii, who turned in one of the night’s best auditions in a performance she dedicated to her father.

American Idol will air its final audition episode of Season 24 Monday night. Meanwhile, here are the YouTube views stats as of Saturday afternoon.

As always, following the links will take you to a profile of each artist, complete with information on any music they’ve already released.

See also
Week 1 recap with Idol Chatter’s picks for the best
Most popular auditions from Week 1
Week 2 recap with Idol Chatter’s picks for the best
Most popular auditions from Week 2
Week 3 recap with Idol Chatter’s picks for the best

Week 3 YouTube Views

Trew the Star: 237.081
Roelle: 199,307
Lanii: 155,508
Vincent Fondale: 77,419
Kiera Howell: 73,520
Madison Moon: 68,885
Livy: 64,029
Christian Brown: 62,073
Jordan McCullough: 61,83
Juliane Post: 56,262
Miyoko: 53,461

Roelle is reunited with her mother with the help of American Idol. (ABC Photo)