NASHVILLE, TENN. (May 7, 2019) — Rising star GABBY BARRETT returned to ABC's American Idol Sunday night (5/5) with a fiery performance of red-hot new song "I Hope.” She pulled out all the stops for her first appearance on Idol since her third place finish on its first season on ABC. With her powerhouse vocals on full display, Barrett threw it back to her roots with a gospel-style choir, while emphasizing the "full of venom and vitriol" (Rolling Stone Country) track with silver pyro and a striking beaded Jovani jumpsuit. Reaching new heights, “I Hope” rocketed to #3 on the iTunes Top Country Songs chart.

Watch the performance here.

Right after heating up the stage, Barrett chatted with host Ryan Seacrest during the live broadcast about all of the big things happening for her in the past year, hinting at her new label home, Warner Music Nashville. More congratulations were in order with her recent engagement to fellow contestant Cade Foehner, at which point Katy Perry jumped up to give her congrats on the happy news.

Barrett is currently in the studio working on her highly-anticipated upcoming project with GRAMMY-nominated producer and songwriter Ross Copperman while also hitting the road for tour dates through the end of 2019.

 

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ABOUT GABBY BARRETT:
Nineteen-year-old Country powerhouse Gabby Barrett came into national prominence in 2018 as a finalist on Season 16 of ABC’s American Idol, and has now burst on to the Country music scene with brand new song, "I Hope." A native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, and one of eight children, Barrett began singing in her local gospel choir in Homestead, Pennsylvania at the age of nine, started playing shows at age 11 and won the respected Kean Quest Talent Search in 2014. Prior to her appearance on American Idol, she performed 136 shows in 2017 alone, helped raise money for a host of regional charities – including the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and the Ronald McDonald House – and was regarded as “A voice you must hear” by The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Barrett has shared the stage with superstars like Luke Bryan, Bebe Rexha, Sugarland and Carrie Underwood, and following her third place finish on Idol, embarked on the American Idol Live! 2018 Tour and Chris Lane’s LAPS AROUND THE SUN TOUR. She is currently working on an upcoming release with GRAMMY-nominated producer Ross Copperman.