McKenna Breinholt Delivers Moving American Idol Performance… Then Gets a Surprise
Since then, however, she’s gotten in touch with other members of her biological family. They’ve gotten to know each other on video calls but planned to meet a few weeks after McKenna’s American Idol audition… at least that’s what the 25-year-old singer had been told!
After nailing her audition and winning over the judges, Katy Perry tells McKenna to invite her family in, not knowing that members of her biological family are also there. As soon as McKenna opens the door and sees them, she turns into a puddle of happy tears — and everyone else follows suit.
Meanwhile, the American Idol judges are floored at what’s happening. Once things settle down, they invite McKenna to sing one of her mom’s songs. As you can imagine, this leads to one of the most unforgettable, touching Idol performances to date.
“I just was so overwhelmed with happiness,” McKenna says. “There was no sadness, no anxiety, none of that. It just felt like I had already known them.”