Eshan Sobti is going to Hollywood.
The 17-year-old Mission singer wowed the American Idol judges and earned a golden ticket to the next round of the popular television talent show.
Performing at the Texas auditions, Sobti said it was a sa国际传媒渟urrealsa国际传媒� experience to sing in front of judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
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Sobti told the Mission Record that it sa国际传媒渢ook a few seconds for me to actually take insa国际传媒� what the judges were saying.
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He decided to perform the song Half a Man by Dean Lewis as his audition piece. The song, according to Sobti, is about wanting somebody to let you go because you donsa国际传媒檛 want them to get hurt.
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Sobti said he has been singing since he was seven years old and has always enjoyed it.
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He first came to Mission when he was in the first grade and still lives here today. Sobti is one of two B.C. singers to advance to the next round. Cameron Whitcomb of Nanaimo and Kamloops also received a golden ticket.
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To find out what happens next for Sobti, people can watch more American Idol episodes, every Sunday night.
