Maren Morris Reveals She Auditioned for ‘American Idol’ - Reveals Song She Performed

Maren Morris's Mom Found Her American Idol Audition Ticket from 2007

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Though she didn’t make it past the audition, her mom, Kellie, saved the important memory for her to look back on.

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“My mom found my American Idol audition ticket from 2007. I didn’t make it past the first round cattle call,” Morris captioned

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“I wasn’t really into sports growing up, but this feels like the equivalent of your mom saving your 10th place trophy." - she added

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In the comments “what was your audition song?” to which she replied “‘Sweet Thing’ by Chaka Khan and I SLAYED.”

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“It was all a no,” she confessed, confirming she didn’t make it past the first round during any of the auditions.

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After seeing her tweet, the show American Idol responded! Click to read on twitter

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