If you are going to be a contestant on American Idol, doing something bold is not the worst strategy to get noticed. And breaking out a song made famous

One of the contestants, YANI, performed a song that was near and dear to at least one judge's heart, introducing her song as a choice that, "perhaps is familiar. It's pretty deep." She then launched into the Sunday Night Football theme song.

A contestant on American Idol paid tribute to her late sister with an audition that brought judge Carrie Underwood to tears during Sunday's new episode. Samantha Ray sang 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack and opened up about losing her sister Taylor,