Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell’s son, Baylee Littrell, is open to his journey of faith during emotional performances”American Idol“Monday night.
Littrell, 22, played an original song called “Hey Jesus” which he wrote during a difficult time after his grandmother’s death.
“My grandmother is my best friend,” Littrell said in a video played before the show. “She understands me, like not many people do it.”
Litrell said he “questioned everything” and “pushed away” after his grandmother passed away His faith.
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Baylee Litrell is the son of Brian Littrell, a member of Backstreet Boys (Eric McCandless/Disney/Getty Images)
He said, writing “Hey, Jesus” helped him rediscover his relationship with the Lord.
“Hey, Jesus, I broke my wings again. Can you help me one, last time, old friend,” Littrell sings.
“Oh, because I surrender, surrender to you,” he continued.
“Oh, I’m trying to fight all my battles in the depths of the darkness, and this is where I don’t have your beautiful light.”
“Give me the wings to fly, hey, Jesus.” He sang.
Sometimes, in the song, the camera gives Littrell’s parents, Brian Littrell and Leighanne Littrell, who sing silently, tears in their eyes.
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Baylee Littrell took a photo with his mother and father in 2008. (Gate image)
Judge Carrie Underwood praised Littrell for his “real” performance as “so good”, while Judge Lionel Richie praised the singer’s “excellent lyrics.”
Littrell advances to the next round, and more than half of the 144 contestants on the show were sent home during “Hollywood Week.”
Baylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell, is a contestant for the season’s “American Idol”. (Gate image)
Littrell is not the only contestant in the prestigious music family this season.
Wilson Phillips singer’s 19-year-old daughter Lola Bonfiglio Carney Wilsonone of the contestants sent home Monday night. Bonfiglio faces the online “Nepo Baby” charges and she benefits from her mother’s career.
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