“American Idol” is famous for producing singing superstars like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Jennifer Hudson, but Maren Morris wasn’t destined to be on this list. In July, the Grammy-winner posted a photo to Instagram of an “American Idol” audition ticket from 2007, writing, “I didn’t make it past the first round cattle call.” In a follow-up Instagram Story (via USA Today), she added that the show’s decision-makers “passed on me in 5 seconds.” The songstress also spoke about her failed “Idol” audition during a 2019 episode of “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” calling the whole thing “very traumatic.” “It’s, like, a stadium cattle call, and you audition for a 20-year-old producer who has, probably, like, no music cred. You just sing for, like, eight seconds and sing your heart out, and then my entire group got cut. They’re like, ‘Sorry! You have to take the walk of shame,'” she recalled.
“American Idol” wasn’t the only rejection that Morris experienced before making it big in Nashville. During a 2019 appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” a fan referenced the fact that she was turned down by both “Idol” and “The Voice” earlier in her career. “That’s not even it,” the “Circles Around This Town” singer replied. “I was rejected from, like, ‘America’s Got Talent.’ There were a ton that I didn’t make it to. Thank God!” Take it from Morris, and don’t let a few “no’s” get you down.
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