The video has garnered more than 1.5 million views since being posted two days ago. Texas AmericanIdol SchoolShootings MassShootings guncontrol viralvideo
Trey Louis, 21, sang"Stone" by Texas-based Southern rock band Whiskey Myers in honor of a friend that died during a school shooting.audition has gone viral, pulling in more than 1.5 million YouTube views since it was posted two days ago.
Contestant Trey Louis, 21, attended Santa Fe High School outside of Houston, in May 2018, when a gunman's rampage left eight of his classmates and two teachers dead. During Louis' audition, which aired on Sunday on ABC, he told the three judges — Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan — that he wanted to participate in the competition because of the tragedy.
The Houston-area mattress salesman sang a rendition of"Stone" by Texas-based Southern rockers Whiskey Myers. Louis later"This is not OK," an emotional Perry told Louis."You should be here because you love music."All three judges voted to move Louis on to the next round of the competition.according to the national Gun Violence Archive.
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