Singer McKenna Breinholt has slid her way into the Top 7 of American Idol after judge Katy Perry used a “save” vote to allow her to stay in the competition.
Breinholt thanked Perry on social media after Monday night’s competition saying she was beyond grateful for the experience.
The Arizona native and the other remaining contestants sang songs chosen by Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie on Monday night.
The contestants then selected their favorite of three choices and tried to figure out who chose the song for them.
The judge with the most wins earned the right to choose a contestant to save.
Perry won and chose Breinholt.
“I’m so beyond grateful,” Breinholt wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for the save @katyperry. Katy really opened a new world of music for me and continuously pushes me to sing my entire heart out.”
The 25-year-old sang “Everywhere I Go” by the artist Lissie and thanked her birth mother for choosing life and giving the opportunity to take the stage.
As CBN News reported, Breinholt, who was adopted, discovered her birth mother was a singer named Amy Lopez.
After turning 21, she started searching for Lopez but found out she had passed away
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