KATY Perry wept for an American Idol contestant on the Season 19 premiere tonight, after the young singer shared that her mother abandoned her family.
The best-selling artist was emotion-stricken as she listened to DJ Johnson’s audition piece.
Katy, 36, was inconsolable following the performance of the young contestant, who shared the heart-wrenching story of her mother’s abandonment.
DJ revealed that her mom would tell her that she “wasn’t good enough to go anywhere” and was “worthless.”
After the rising star’s mom left the family, she felt she could return to music with the support of her father.
Halfway through the 18-year-old’s performance of a self-written song about the parent “leaving scars on her children,” the contestant broke down in tears and was unable to continue her audition.
The emotional moment overcame Katy, who was also tear-stricken and unable to hide her sadness.
Katy wept at the sight of the teen who was downtrodden over her loss, and her makeup smeared as she cried on camera.
DJ’s father joined the scene as he comforted his daughter to finish her audition, leading Katy to sob throughout the rest of the performance.
At the end of the American Idol competitor’s song, the entire room was in tears as they sent her through to the next round in Hollywood.
Katy gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Daisy Dove, in August of 2020.
The I Kissed A Girl singer shares her Daisy with actor Orlando Bloom, and the couple is engaged to be married.
The judge revealed that she started filming the latest season of American Idol just five weeks after giving birth, and Daisy is now five months old.
She explained the difficulty of mothering while working on Live With Kelly And Ryan, where she exclaimed: “And I didn’t plan that. But it was like, ‘Oh, my God!’ It was so intense, you know?
“Giving birth, then going back to work and breastfeeding, like — holy crap! This is what women do? Oh my God!”
Katy also confessed that since her daughter’s birth, she’s been struggling to get any sleep.
In a conversation with Hugh Jackman she admitted: “I’m a new mother.
“My daughter – she’s such a gift – but there is sometimes a challenge concerning sleep no matter how much support you have.”
“But where am I going to get those six hours that I used to get? Where did it go?”
Despite the lack of sleep, the Teenage Dream singer divulged that she finds peace in meditation.
“There’s been so many different ways [transcendental meditation] has blessed me, but in this particular moment, as a new mother, I take 20 minutes.”
Katy shocked fans last week when she ripped off her wig while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The international sensation wore her hair long and dark with a skin-tight colorful turtle-neck gown.
“Mama has the night off so you get inches and @americanidol on @jimmykimmellive tonight ok,” she posted to her fans.
Apart from the glam, the new mom took to her stories to show off her blonde hair slicked back tight to hide underneath the long black wig.
“Everything is fake!” she declared, as she zoomed in on her face and hair.
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