Liahona Olayan Sings Audrey Mika’s “Just Friends” Solo + “Just Say So” Duet with PJ Morton - American Idol 2021

Close your eyes during this video and you might think Liahona’s Top 24 solo performance of Audrey Mika’s “Just Friends” is coming from the radio! THAT’S how phenomenal and radio-ready her voice is! Giving us the energy, the dance moves, the vocals and talent we’ve come to count on from Liahona, this American Idol performance is surely one for the books! If you love Liahona’s duet with PJ Morton, “Just Say So” in the comments! Because we definitely did. Complimenting one another’s voices like they’ve been singing together for years, PJ and Liahona serve us harmonies for days!

Liahona Olayan sings Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too” for her American Idol Showstopper Performance

Sassy, energetic and FUN! It’s all on the line for Liahona during the Showstopper round and Liahona performs like it is! Singing Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too” for the judges, Liahona has Katy Perry dancing and singing in her seat, unable to sit still! Do you think Liahona’s enthusiastic performance will get her into American Idol’s Top 24?

Liahona Olayan and Laila Mach Duet of Rihanna’s “Stay” - American Idol Hollywood Week

Liahona Olayan and Laila Mach, two of the youngest American Idol hopefuls this year, are paired together for Hollywood Week Duets round! This is going to be Liahona’s first time singing with someone who isn’t a family member, and being without her brother, Ammon, after he was eliminated in the Genre round the previous night, is really starting to weigh on her. Will Liahona be able to pick herself up and be the dedicated duets partner for Laila that we all know she can be? Or will she sabotage this performance...and possibly even her dreams?

Brother and Sister Liahona Olayan performs “No Excuses,” and Ammon Olayan sings "Lost In Japan" - American Idol Hollywood Week

Liahona and Ammon Olayan grew up singing with each other, so, naturally, they sound great together, BUT...American Idol is a solo competition! They will each have to stand out on their own to make it in Hollywood Week. Liahona delivers the sass and energy that Megan Trainor’s “No Excuses” requires for her performance, while Ammon serves smooth and confident vocals for his performance of “Lost In Japan” by Shawn Mendes. Will Liahona and Ammon’s first solo performances in front of the judges be strong enough to keep them in the competition?

Liahona and Ammon Olayan perform an original song on American Idol

From living in a tent in Hawaii with their entire family to auditioning for American Idol with an original song in front of Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan! Liahona and Ammon, two talented siblings from Hawaii, WOW the judges with their singing and their songwriting! Luke calls their audition “absolute magic,” while Katy goes as far as to say they should both be signed right now! Will Liahona and Ammon’s sibling rivalry stay friendly?