‘American Idol’ Season 21: Meet Stunning Contestant Kaeyra

American Idol fans will learn about the 21-year-old contestant Kayera. She’s a stunner who looks like she has some edge to her. The aspiring singer will shock the judges with her rendition of Chris Stapleton’s “Cold.” Keep on reading to learn more about Kaeyra and to see the performance.

Who is Kaeyra?

At the time of this writing, Kaeyra has over 16,000 Instagram followers. She’s an artist who released original music on Apple Music and Spotify. Kaeyra also performs on TikTok and YouTube. It looks like she’s one of the ones to win this season of American Idol.

Per Hollywood Life, she’s a restaurant singer who performs cover songs several nights per week. Her family is from Poland. Seeing them work hard to get where they want is what inspired her to pursue her dreams. Kaeyra talked about her upbringing in an interview with ABC7 Chicago.

“It’s the reason why I’m so hardworking: seeing how hard they are working, coming from Poland and making their own businesses, and just making it work, learning the language along the way,” Kaeyra told the outlet. “Just seeing their work ethic and making connections.”

She grew up in Algonquin, Illinois. Kaeyra performed at Polish festivals and at Lollapalooza in Chicago. In 2017, she released her first album, Fountains of Gold. Aside from singing, Kaeyra plays the bass, guitar, drums, flute, and piano. She will get to show off her singing chops on Sunday’s episode of American Idol.

American Idol Season 21 audition

American Idol teased the clip of Kaeyra performing Chris Stapleton’s “Cold” for her audition. The dark-haired beauty stepped out in a gray mini-dress with a chain-strap belt. She adorned her look with a dark red heart choker and Doc Martens. Kaeyra looked very much like a rockstar during her Idol audition.

She won over the judges with her “chilling” performance. Kaeyra shared an incredible rendition of Chris Stapleton’s “Cold” behind the piano. The judges end up giving her a standing ovation. Luke Bryan admitted that he “wasn’t expecting that!” He told her that it’s easy to tell “that music’s been in your world. ”

Katy Perry asked Kaeyra where she normally performs. She explains that she sings her cover sings where she works. Katy informed Kaeyra that she needs to perform “something less slow because you have this vibrato that’s really cool.” Lionel Richie called her a “moody” singer that has “all the range you need to make an artist out of this.”

Check out Kaeyra’s American Idol audition below.

What are your thoughts Kaeyra? Do you think she’s one of the ones to win this season? Sound off below in the comment section.

Watch the new episode of American Idol on Sunday, March 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.