AMERICAN Idol’s Luke Bryan has been mocked for “sounding like a seal” as he sings Katy Perry’s song Firework on set.
The clip of the country music artist singing the pop star’s hit was posted on the American Idol Instagram account to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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In the clip, Luke, 46, is shown attempting to sing Firework during a break from the auditions much to the distaste of his fellow competition judge.
After his failed rendition was complete, Katy, 38, told him: “It’s not ‘up up up’ and it’s not ‘uh uh uh.'”
The Play It Again singer demanded: “What is it then? Because I’ve been dying to know all these years.”
A disgruntled Katy shot back: “It’s awe awe awe,” before spelling the word out loud.
Luke then asked: Is that a word in the dictionary?”
Exasperated, the Last Friday Night artist replied: “It is,” and then exclaimed to viewers: “It’s awe awe awe, everybody. Get it right!”
In the post’s comment section, one person wrote: “Luke sounds like a seal.”
The American Idol page replied: “Correct.”
Another fan commented: “Lol this made my dog bark.”
A third commenter joked: “Luke sounds like a sea lion!”
“I thought the same exact thing,” added a fourth.
While a fifth fan remarked: “This was TOO FUNNY with Luke and Katy!! I remembered this clip of American Idol!!”
STICKING TOGETHER
Recently, Luke defended his co-star Katy Perry and claimed she gets picked on.
Katy had been slammed by many viewers for her behavior toward some of the contestants during season 21.
But Luke jumped to her defense when asked if he thinks American Idol fans have been too harsh in their criticism of her.
“Katy Perry’s been dealing with stuff like that her whole career,” Luke said during an interview at the Country Music Association Fest.
“We all get it…. I mean we’re judging kids that people at home fall in love with…. We’re not gonna bat 1,000 as judges.”
He continued: “I think we get set up. As judges, you know, we kinda fall on the sword a lot of times. And get set up to where people can get very vocal on socials and stuff.
“Katy gets picked on for going out and trying to have fun making a TV show,” Luke added.
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“You can’t be so safe in the moment that you’re so homogenized, you can’t ever go for a joke. Or go for a fun moment. Sometimes, you just gotta say stuff. It may be my year, next year.”
Luke claimed that entertainers are “conditioned” and “calloused” to backlash.
He then said of his co-star: “It makes me appreciate her even more, just how big of a scale she’s had to deal with that her whole career.”
KATY’S HOT TAKES
Throughout season 21 of American Idol, Katy was accused of “mom-shaming” and being “condescending” toward various contestants.
Back in April, many viewers felt she acted “rudely” toward singer Wé Ani in particular.
The singer was slammed for looking shocked when Wé was picked as the last person to go through to the top 12 and for failing to give her any feedback after her performance.
However, last month, Season 21 finalist Oliver Steele opened up about what Katy is like in real life.
Oliver appeared on the American Idol Unaired Podcast with Bennett Scheer on June 12.
He talked about being friends with Season 21 winner, Iam Tongi, being saved in the finals, his song choices, the judges, and more.
Bennett told the singer that he wanted to reflect on some of the memories Oliver made on the show.
“I know you said before that you have a lot of fond memories with Katy and Luke and Lionel [Richie] as well. I’m curious about what you think,” he asked Oliver.
Oliver said that Luke was the guy who “loves to laugh.”
He also added that during Hollywood Week, Lionel would turn around in his chair and talk to the contestants.
“Katy is a little bit more reserved, but that doesn’t mean that she is unapproachable,” Oliver let the host know.
“I was a little irritated with the way she was being treated after the show and the things people were saying because it’s all bullcrap.”
Oliver continued: “Katy’s a wonderful person.”
The Idol finalist went on to share a sweet memory of him and the Roar singer.
“I remember day one in Hollywood, I was like, ‘Katy, do you mind if we get a photo?’ And she was like, ‘Yeah, sure, babe, like one second.’ Cause they were doing her make-up. And then she was like, ‘Alright, let’s get that photo’,” Oliver shared.
“Like she’s just super sweet,” he added.
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