PJAE: 5 Things To Know About The Singer Who Stuns The ‘Idol’ Judges With His Audition

• PJAE auditions for American Idol during the March 19 episode.
• PJAE is from Oklahoma.
• PJAE has released his ain music.

American Idol play 21 is shaping up to beryllium the toughest contention yet. The wildly talented PJAE steps successful beforehand of the judges during the March 19 episode. The 23-year-old showcases his vocal scope and impresses the judges successful a large way.

So, who is PJAE? The judges deliberation helium has what it takes to spell acold successful the competition. HollywoodLife has rounded up everything you request to cognize astir PJAE.

1. Katy thinks PJAE tin marque the apical 24.

PJAE sings a gorgeous rendition of “Mirror” by Madison Ryann Ward. “The kid tin sing,” Lionel Richie says close disconnected the bat. Luke Bryan commends PJAE for having an “emotional connection” successful his performance.

“It was truthful beautiful, truthful effortless, truthful angelic, and affectional and bittersweet and painful. I felt similar you were telling that story, and it was your story,” Katy Perry said. She told PJAE that helium was apical 24 worldly and that was her “playing it harmless close now.”

2. PJAE is from Oklahoma.

PJAE hails from Lawton, Oklahoma. He’s presently based successful Oklahoma City. In summation to singing, he’s besides a branding designer.

3. PJAE was bullied increasing up.

In his American Idol audition video bio, PJAE revealed helium was “constantly bullied for being overweight and flamboyant” erstwhile helium was increasing up. After precocious school, helium gained assurance done music. He has besides mislaid 150 pounds.

PJAE during his ‘American Idol’ audition. (ABC)

4. PJAE is an service brat.

The vocalist grew up successful a subject town. “I got to witnesser 2 wholly antithetic walks of life, and I got to physique a consciousness of assemblage with radical from each implicit the world,” helium said successful a video that helium posted connected his Instagram page.

5. PJAE precocious released a single.

PJAE dropped the opus “be that someone’ successful February 2023. “This opus makes maine emotion love truthful much,” helium wrote connected Instagram. He released an edit featuring “be that someone” that included loving couples.

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