Strongest Original Song of American Idol 2025

My name is Drew Wrynn. I am so excited. Well, where are you from, Drew? I am from Chino Valley, Arizona, and I moved to Nashville to pursue my dream of music. Carrie, you were my first concert ever. And I actually brought my old journal. I wrote, I went to a Carrie Underwood concert. When we drove home, my mom said, see, that could be you up there. And it was that first moment in my life thinking that might be me. I even have a little confetti, by the way, from the concert. Oh, nice. Yay. You've inspired my writing so much. I would really love to sing an original for you guys. Well, let's hear you. Okay. I wish they told me I could walk through fire, cause I'm burning through all that I've got. And I'm trying not to give up. I've lost more times than I've ever won. They say I'm not enough. I've come too far to say that I'm done. I wish they told me I could walk on. I wish somebody told me. I wish they'd let me know. I would have faced the damage, but I was too hurt to know. I wish they told me I could walk through fire, cause I'm burning through all that I've got. Nice. Thank you. She has like the best whisper singing I've ever heard. She does. It's like a projecting whisper. It is. We can hear you. I loved it. I mean, that's an original. That's an original. And, you know, there were great melodies through that thing. That was one of my favorites of the day. Yes. Boom. You just opened your mouth and told us who you were. That was an incredible song, and I love your delivery of it. Thank you so much. I won't get too excited. Okay. I'm not trying to get you too excited, but you should be getting a little excited about it right now. I mean, Carrie might just kind of send you off into the ozone, but... Don't do that to me now. Here comes Carrie and Achille. You're very believable. I mean, it is a gamble when somebody walks in with their own song. It could be like, oh my gosh, I couldn't hear their voice because I'm paying attention to... How bad the song is. Maybe how not great it is, but that wasn't the case here. I feel like it was a gamble that paid off. Okay. Shall we vote? Yes. Did you just vote on yourself? She gave herself a yes? Are you telling us what to do? Yes. I like her. This could be the first in the history of American Idol where the contestant votes first. And your vote is... Yes. And Luke... Yes. And Carrie... Yes. And Lionel... Yes. Now get excited. You can tell yourself where you're going. I'm going to Hollywood. Yes! Merry Christmas, Amity.