Clara Rae's Country Twist on "Radioactive" Is Epic! - American Idol!

Hey guys. Hello. How are you? I'm doing well. How are y'all? Good. How are you feeling? It's a day for denim. Every day is a day for denim. It's a day for denim. What is your name? My name is Clara Ray. I'm 22 years old and I'm from Monroe, Louisiana. Monroe, Louisiana. All right. I'm that girl in the corner of a bar with her acoustic guitar. That rhymes. Girl in the corner of a bar with her acoustic guitar. Sounds like a song to me. We could write one right now. My acoustic guitar. There you go. There we go. Right there. Dang. I assume you sing country music. Actually, today I think I'm going to do more of a pop rock song. I know I have the country look. And now I'm going to do pink shirt. Yeah, exactly. That's it. All right. I like that. You're showing us some versatility right off the bat. Oh, good. Let's hear you. All right. I'm waking up to ash and dust on my brow and I'm sweating my rust. I'm running out of chemicals. I'm waking up. I'm shaping up. I'm checking out. I'm optimized. This is it. I'm waking up. I feel it in my bones. Melt to make my system flow. Welcome to the new age. To the new age. Welcome to the new age. To the new age. I'm radioactive. Radioactive. All systems cool. Sun rising high. All right. Just do an acapella real quick. Keep going. I'm waking up. I feel it in my bones. Enough to make my systems blow. Welcome to the new age. To the new age. I'm radioactive. Radioactive. Why did you ask her to stop playing? Well, I mean. What's it like to be out here not knowing what's happening? Stressful. Worrying. Yeah. Very. I think we've been more nervous than she is all day. Yeah, probably. She's very nervous. It's fun. You have, like, one of my favorite voices I've heard, certainly here in Nashville. And I just really wanted to make sure I was hearing everything about what was going on in your voice. And if I would have walked out here at 22, I would have played the guitar too loud, too. But that's fine. I think everything that you've got going on is perfect right now. And your voice is, like, really unique. I mean, from the first note, I mean, me and Carrie went, uh-oh. Hello. I mean, the song was a surprise. Yeah, right. Which was great. But you made it your own. Right. And it was perfect. Oh, thank you. Very cool. Thank you all. I really appreciate it. A lot of times, we all do it. You hide behind whatever you're playing. Yes, sir. Or, you know, you try to crank it up as loud as you can so in case anything is a flaw, you won't see it or hear it. You have a rasp in that voice of yours. Thank you. That is your sound and your tone. You have a unique tool there. Thank you. You have a super cool voice. Who first said, hey, you can sing? My dad. Yeah. My dad pushed me into it. Very cool. Well, he's got good ears on him. I like you very much. I like you, too. Yes. Way to go. Shall we? Yes. Let's do that. Yes, we can vote. And yes, I'm a yes. Did I say yes? Girl in the bar with an acoustic guitar. That sounds right. That's a yes for me. Thank you so much. Girl in the bar. Make it three, girl in the bar. Oh my gosh. You're a girl on American Idol now. I love it. Thank y'all so much. You're going to Hollywood. There you go. Oh my gosh, thank you all so much. Thank you so much. It's really a pleasure to meet you. Your hands are cold. They're cold. I'm a little nervous. Oh my gosh, thank you so much. Thank you. Let's do this. We're going to Hollywood.