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Grace Franklin performs “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Fugees, American Idol 2022 Season 20 Audition. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestant: Grace Franklin (15 years old), High School Student from Detroit, Michigan
Round: Audition
Song: “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Fugees
Result: Eliminated
Grace Franklin American Idol Season 20 “Killing Me Softly with His Song”
Grace Franklin American Idol Audition
Show: American Idol
Season: American Idol 2022 (Season 20)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
The twentieth season of the reality show singing competition American Idol premiered on February 27, 2022 on the ABC television network. It is the fifth season to air on ABC since the series’ revival. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, and Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returned as judges. Bobby Bones did not return as in-house mentor.
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972, but it did not chart. The song has been covered by many other artists.
In 1973 it became a number-one hit in the United States, Australia and Canada for Roberta Flack, and also reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 1996, Fugees recorded the song with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals, their version became a number-one hit in twenty countries. The version by Flack won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and the version by Fugees won the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Propelled by the success of the Fugees track, the 1972 recording by Roberta Flack was remixed in 1996 by Jonathan Peters, with Flack adding some new vocal flourishes; this version topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Since then, Flack and Fugees have performed the song together. The versions by the Fugees and Roberta Flack were both placed on the 2021 revised list of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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