Olivia Soli: 5 Things To Know About The Singer The ‘Idol’ Judges Think Is One Of The ‘Best’

• Olivia Soli’s audition wows Lionel Richie.
• Olivia is from Los Angeles.
• Olivia has been inspired by Beyonce.

Olivia Soli is already a standout American Idol contestant aft conscionable her audition. The 21-year-old vocalist impresses Lionel Richie with a stellar show of his deed way during the March 5 occurrence of American Idol.

Olivia’s stellar vocals acceptable her isolated from a batch of the competition. She’s got what it takes to beryllium a star. So, who is Olivia Soli? HollywoodLife has rounded up everything you request to know.

1. Olivia’s show of ‘Hello’ stuns Lionel Richie.

Olivia impresses the judges, specifically Lionel, with her terrific rendition of Lionel’s deed “Hello.” Lionel praises Olivia for her instrumentality connected his song. “You did it to perfection,” helium says. Lionel adds that Olivia is the “best truthful acold successful this audition.” Luke Bryan calls the show “tremendous” and “one of the best” he’s seen arsenic well. Needless to say, Olivia is going to Hollywood!

2. Olivia is simply a Los Angeles native.

In her Instagram bio, Olivia calls herself a “Los Angeles native” and “singer songwriter.” Olivia recently performed the nationalist anthem astatine a Los Angeles Clippers game.

3. Olivia has released a single.

Olivia released the opus “Boy Bye” successful 2021. The opus was her debut single. “The inspiration for ‘Boy Bye’ is drawn from situations wherever ‘the thrill is successful the chase,’” Olivia told Vents magazine. “Meaning, arsenic soon arsenic the lad thinks helium has a clasp connected you, helium is abruptly not interested. As soon arsenic helium sees america girls thriving and enjoying beingness without him, helium wants to crawl back.”

Olivia Soli performing Lionel Richie’s ‘Hello.’ (ABC)

4. Olivia has been inspired by celebrated artists.

In her IMDb profile, Olivia cites Alicia Keys and Beyonce arsenic having “influenced her benignant of euphony and person been relation models to her euphony career.” Olivia knew she wanted to beryllium a performer erstwhile she was conscionable 5 years old.

5. Olivia is connected TikTok.

Olivia has implicit 69,000 followers connected TikTok. Most of her videos are covers of deed songs by Fleetwood Mac, Miley Cyrus, and more. Her TikTok video covering Celine Dion’s “All By Myself” went viral and has implicit 900,000 views.

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