Victoria-area musician Jesse Roper is 鈥渟toked鈥� after hearing one of his songs was sung on American Idol this week and earned its performer a ticket to Hollywood.
I鈥檇 like to say thanks and good luck to Jake Durkin on the rest of his American Idol journey!!! It was surreal watching this clip. Nicely done Jake. I鈥檒l be cheering you on the rest of the way.
鈥� Jesse Roper (@jesseropershow)
Jake Durkin, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee, played two songs 鈥� Marvin Gaye鈥檚 鈥淟et鈥檚 Get It On鈥� and 鈥淎nytime of Night鈥� by Roper.
鈥淚 chose Jesse鈥檚 song because I came across it on Spotify and fell in love with it. I love soul music and he鈥檚 been able to create a modern take on soul that I think is really authentic and beautiful,鈥� said Durkin. 鈥淧lus, I love singing that song and it鈥檚 about time more people in the U.S. know about Jesse Roper.鈥�
The performance won over judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, and had Perry 鈥渉ead over heels.鈥�
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鈥� KATY PERRY (@katyperry)
The performance, which aired Wednesday, was part of the audition process for the 17th season of American Idol.
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