Los Angeles March 26 (IANS) Grammy nominee Katy Perry was blown away by the performance of Alyssa Raghunandan an Indian origin contestant on the "American Idol" show.
The 15-year-old wooed the singing reality show s judges Perry Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan through her rendition of "Almost is never enough" by Ariana Grande. It helped her win the coveted ticket to Hollywood read a statement.
Watching her perform Perry who married comedian-actor Russell Brand in Rajasthan India in 2010 commented: "I full-body felt what you were singing I am a believer in you. You re top 10."
The show which is currently being shot in the US will soon be making its Indian television premiere on Zee Cafe.
Alyssa s story on the show also featured her father Dennis Raghunandan a single parent whom Alyssa considers her best friend.
She said her father was there for every audition and every performance through her budding music career.
--IANS
nn/rb/sac
