Brian Littrell Reacts to Son's American Idol Elimination
Originally appeared on E! Online
Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson have Baylee Littrell's back.
Baylee's fairytale run on season 23 of American Idol came to an end during the show's April 21 results show, during which the hopefuls were whittled down from 20 to 14, and the 22-year-old took his elimination in stride.
"My American Idol journey has come to an end," Baylee wrote on Instagram April 22. "Thank you so much to all that supported me this season. I love you all."
In the comments of the carousel post featuring photos of him performing on the competition show, his Backstreet Boys member father had nothing but love for him.
"Bubba I am and always will be in your corner," Brian—who shares Baylee with wife Leighanne Littrell—wrote. "You are so strong and so very talented, and inspire me every day. It's never the end, only the beginning for so many to be blessed by your gifts….. you killed it last night."
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Meanwhile, Brian's bandmate Kevin also shared his support for Baylee after the devastating Idol result.
"So glad you got to experience this," he commented. "Proud of you young man. Your journey has just begun…"
While he was surely feeling the love following his elimination, there was one family member who Baylee was uneasy about after the news.
"I don't know how I'm going to break this to my grandfather," the singer told USA Today after being cut from the show in an interview published April 22. "He doesn't know."
While 10 of the top 14 contestants moved on based on fan votes, the remaining four hopefuls were chosen by judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, who had a single commercial break to decide who to save during the live broadcast.
"My brain was almost like: 'Six! I can't do it!" Carrie told USA Today of what was going through her mind at the time. "We were pretty much aligned; there were a couple of concessions that had to be made, but all in all I think we're happy with how it turned out, other than six people had to go home, which is a huge jump."
While Baylee's time on Idol was cut short, he still made an impact during his time on the series, including during his top 20 performance the night before his elimination when he sang "Gone Without Goodbye," which is a track from his dad's 2006 solo album Welcome Home that carried extra emotional weight for his family.
"It means a great deal to us,' he told Ryan Seacrest after his performance. 'That song is really dedicated to tragedy—9/11, you know, all the victims that it affected."
"My mom was supposed to be on the second flight that hit the towers," he shared of the second flight that hit the World Trade Center in September 2001, "so I feel incredibly lucky. It's an emotional song. I'm just glad I got through it."
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