Norristown, Pa. singer gets golden ticket on American Idol

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Three native contestants are headed to Hollywood Week this Sunday night time on American Idol.

Certainly one of them is a Norristown, Montgomery County native, who acquired a “sure” from all three judges, and a golden ticket to Hollywood.

However 24-year-old Rashid Saint-Fleur says he nearly did not audition.

He admits that he is at all times been drawn to music, and he is been busy writing and creating his personal.

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However when American Idol known as, he says he wasn’t certain he would go for it.

It was a pep discuss from his dad that satisfied him.

“He was like, ‘Man, you need to take this chance. It is a once-in-a-lifetime alternative that individuals who dream of by no means get to do,’” Saint-Fleur recollects.

When he walked out of that audition room holding his golden ticket, he was glad he took his father’s recommendation.

“I’m so glad that I ran with it, that I gave it my all,” he says.

Saint-Fleur’s love of music began along with his ardour for drumming.

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“I grew up taking part in drums, in all probability since I used to be like seven or eight,” he says. “I began taking drum classes out in Philly.”

Singing is in his DNA.

“My mother was singing again in Haiti for the longest time and she or he was singing round the home,” Saint-Fleur says. “Even to today, she’s at all times singing.”

When it got here time to sing for the judges in New Orleans, he says he acquired nervous.

“My voice was shaky,” he says. “I used to be like, ‘I am going house.’”

The judges, he says, felt his vibe.

“My sound may be very relaxed, chill, laid again,” Saint-Fleur says. “They mentioned my voice was distinctive and that it was quite a bit completely different from a variety of contestants. Quite a bit softer. They even in contrast me to Seal, which is absolutely, actually dope.”

Rashid is now on his solution to changing into the subsequent American Idol.

“Truthfully, it is surreal.”

Catch him throughout Hollywood Week on American Idol this Sunday at 8 p.m. proper right here on 6abc.