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Three judges, three thumbs up, one golden ticket: Landry Champlin is going to Hollywood.
The 23-year-old singer, Colleyville resident and former Miss Southlake earned three 'yes' votes from the 'American Idol' judges during her audition performance on March 16, officially stamping her ticket to Hollywood to compete in the long-running show that is in its 23rd season.
One of the many cool moments for Champlin on Sunday was her chance to perform a Carrie Underwood song -- for Underwood herself, who is one of the three judges. Champlin performed Underwood's "Good Girl."
"Carrie, I grew up singing all of your music," Champlin said to Underwood, who sat alongside fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, on Sunday. "I'm actually going to sing one of those songs for you today."
Her performance earned applause from all three judges, which Champlin called "the coolest thing that's ever happened to me."
Underwood's comments especially hit home with Champlin.
"That was great," Underwood said. "...You did great. You held your own. Thank you for that."
Four more audition episodes of 'Idol' remain, Champlin said. 'Hollywood week," she said, begins next month.
'American Idol' airs every Sunday at 7 p.m. on ABC.