A Nanaimo teen singer has a golden ticket that gives her a chance to be the next American Idol.

Lauren Spencer-Smith, 16, received unanimous approval from judges following her tryout on an audition episode of the reality TV show American Idol on ABC on Sunday night.

The teen performed a cover of P!nk害羞草研究所檚 What About Us? for judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, and the celebrities agreed they wanted her to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Richie called Spencer-Smith gifted well beyond her age and praised her 害羞草研究所渁mazing害羞草研究所� control.

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Bryan told Spencer-Smith her voice is 害羞草研究所渟uper interesting,害羞草研究所� with tone that has judges intrigued, and Perry agreed.

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Also on Sunday害羞草研究所檚 episode, Spencer-Smith had a chance to talk about where she害羞草研究所檚 from.

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She said it害羞草研究所檚 exciting to be moving on from the audition to the Hollywood portion of the show, and said it was surreal to have had the opportunity to sing for the celebrity judges.

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American Idol airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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