Fans Can't Believe What Conor Smith Just Revealed About His ‘Building the Band' Audition
Coming into Netflix's newest competition series as a Harry Styles doppelgänger, it is safe to say that Conor Smith has already stolen hearts on Building the Band, the show that sees "solo singers collide to form six new groups, each chasing one shot at stardom."
"In the initial phase of the first-of-its-kind music competition, participants took part in blind auditions, listening to one another sing from their individual sound booths," the streaming service says, but after four episodes, "19 performers have formed deep connections, sight unseen, and five of the final bands are officially locked in."
"Once the last band is assembled, they'll move from the booths into shared apartments and put everything they have into vocal coaching, crafting a cohesive group image and more," Netflix continues, teasing what's to come in the episodes dropping tomorrow (July 16).
In the initial phase, Conor earned five likes after singing Olivia Rodrigo's "Driver's License" during his Building the Band audition, ultimately securing a spot on band number four alongside Zach Newbould, Mason Watts and Shane Appell.
The quartet took the stage to sing Coldplay's "Higher Power" in episode three, marking their first time singing together, but it was far from smooth sailing for the group. The show's mentor, Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger, recognized that they were a little bit timid in their first performance, admitting that confidence should be the utmost priority for band number four. Yikes!
Although Conor made it into a band by the skin of his teeth, his audition almost went a different direction. Revealed by band number two member Landon Boyce, the contestants did not get to choose what they sang during their audition, and the 22-year-old actually had a different tune in mind.
Keep scrolling to see what Conor really wanted to sing.
In a TikTok video shared earlier this week, Conor admitted that he wanted to sing Taylor Swift's "Cruel Summer" for his Building the Band audition. 'Behind-the-scenes fact — If I didn't sing 'Driver's License,' this song was my backup," he said before delving into the Taylor Swift tune, singing a snippet of the song for his 59.3k followers.
Naturally, fans were swooning over the Aussie, commenting "He's a Swiftie 😍" and "So good! Taylor would be so happy hearing this" underneath his TikTok video. "I was so shocked when no one performed any Taylor songs 😭 You would've absolutely killed this for your audition though," another added.
One fan went so far as to ask Conor whether or not he is really a Swiftie, to which he swiftly (no pun intended) replied, "Through and through." Did anyone else just get butterflies?
Also in the comment section of the TikTok video, he admitted that aside from Taylor Swift, he loves artists like "Lana Del Rey, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, A$AP Rocky, Current Joys, 5SOS, 1D, Bob Dylan" and more. Talk about taste!
Nevertheless, once they work on their confidence, will band number four have what it takes to win? To find out for yourself, stream episodes one through four of Building the Band now via Netflix, and stream episodes five through seven when they hit the streaming service tomorrow.
With Conor and Allison Ogden seemingly pursuing a relationship with one another — based on the trailer of the beloved competition series — it looks like some oh-so steamy drama is right around the corner...
Fans Can't Believe What Conor Smith Just Revealed About His 'Building the Band' Audition first appeared on Parade on Jul 15, 2025
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