Emmy Russell, 24, impressed the judges during her audition that aired Sunday night on “American Idol.'
Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content DeskRussell is the daughter of Patsy Russell, 59, the twin sister of Peggy Lynn. The siblings performed as the duo The Lynns. They are Loretta Lynn’s youngest daughters.“Growing up, I sang music my entire life,” she said as she introduced herself. “I just love writing. ... Songwriter, I love music. I don’t really sing out as much anymore, but growing up I sang on the road with … my grandma’s a country singer.
Russell was 24 during her first audition and is returning to music after spending part of her early 20s traveling around the world as a Christian missionary, the newspaper reported.“I think there’s a reason why I think I am a little timid and I think it is ‘cause I want to own my voice and I wanna own it,” she told the judges. “That’s why I wanna challenge myself and come out here and really step in and be like ‘OK, come on Emmy.
For her audition, Russell played the grand piano and sang an original composition, “Skinny,” which was about an eating disorder, the “Emmy, you’re an A+ songwriter. So was your grandma, you’ve got the gift,” Perry told Russell. “I don’t think you need to compare yourself to what Grandma was -- you’re totally different, you shouldn’t give yourself all that pressure. I think you came in like a mouse.”“My dear, you have promise, and I like your promise,” the “Hello” singer said. “Each one of us is trying to battle something that we’re trying to overcome. In your case you have big shoes.
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