American Idol standout John Foster certainly won over Carrie Underwood when he dedicated his performance of Randy Travis’ “I Told You So” to the judge. Since then, he has continued winning over viewers, consistently earning enough votes to advance in the competition. Now, the 18-year-old Louisiana native has found himself in the Top 5 alongside Thunderstorm Artis, Slater Nalley, Breanna Nix, and Jamal Roberts. Tonight, Foster made his case for the Top 3.
John Foster Performs “Bare Necessities” on ‘American Idol’
For the second Disney-themed episode of American Idol season 23, John Foster selected “Bare Necessities” from the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book.
The Top 5’s performances centered around heroes and villains during Monday’s (May 12) episode.
For the previous night’s performance, Foster paid homage to his Louisiana roots when he sang “Almost There” from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. After he wrapped that up, judge Luke Bryan had three words: “Charisma, charisma, charisma.”
“No matter what you do, John Foster is John Foster,” Carrie Underwood said.
For the night’s second performance, Foster chose “Believe” by Brooks & Dunn. He chose the song for his Mother’s Day performance because it is “very reared in faith, which is how I see my mom. She’s my faith,” Foster told Parade. “My prime faith is Christianity, and my mom has built that over so many years. I am so eternally grateful, and that song is up there.”
Foster’s mom supported him from the audience, holding up a sign that read, “I believe in you, son.” At one point, the camera zoomed in on her wiping away tears.
On Getting Recognized at Disneyland
Understandably, John Foster’s life looks different in many ways than it did before his impressive run on American Idol. Speaking to NOLA.com, the Louisiana State University student reflected on the most surprising aspect of fame so far.
“Another example of kind of how far this has brought me is never in a million years did I think I’d ever be recognized in Disneyland,” Foster said. “Like, sure, I can see somebody recognizing me in, like, Louisiana or you know, Texas or something, but Disneyland in California was not somewhere that I ever thought I’d be recognized in. And sure enough, many people recognized me, which was crazy.”
