Lukas Nelson and Emmy Rose Russell perform onstage for CMT Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 30, 2022. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMT
Emmy Russell, the granddaughter of Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn, got her golden ticket to Hollywood.
The 24-year-old singer and songwriter wowed the judges when she performed an original song, “Skinny,” during her audition on ABC’s “American Idol” on Sunday’s episode.
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