{"id":188350,"date":"2026-03-03T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188350\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:30:09","slug":"el-paso-teen-makes-american-idols-top-30-during-hollywood-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188350\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Teen Makes American Idol\u2019s Top 30 During Hollywood Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Journey for El Paso\u2019s own American Idol, Julian Kalel, has just begun because Julian is heading to the next round on this season of American Idol!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/julian-kalel-american-idol-audition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">After capturing hearts in his American Idol<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/julian-kalel-american-idol-audition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> audition <\/a>and earning a golden ticket, El Paso\u2019s own Julian Kalel continues to shine on the national stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Julian opened up about his mental health journey, performing alongside his sister and using music as a way to challenge the stigma around anxiety and depression. His original songs, like Lone Guitar, touched on themes of hope, resilience, and the importance of staying another day, proving that vulnerability can be powerful, and now he will continue to spread that message on the American Idol stage!<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: American Idol<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: American Idol<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/el-paso-american-idol-contestant\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">From El Paso to Idol: Teen Country Singer Chases Hollywood Dream<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Julian Kalel is in American Idol\u2019s top 30<\/p>\n<p>This past Monday, fans got to see Julian take the next step in his American Idol journey as the second week of Hollywood Week officially aired. Performing the classic song \u201cI Can\u2019t Make You Love Me\u201d, Julian admitted he was nervous to sing a cover, since he\u2019s used to performing his own music. But nerves didn\u2019t hold him back! <\/p>\n<p>Julian&#8217;s rendition was flawless, earning a standing ovation and impressing the judges with both his vocal talent and emotional delivery. The performance secured his spot in the coveted Golden Room, where only the most outstanding contestants advance.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/julian-kalel-american-idol-audition\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso Teen Heads to Hollywood on American Idol Tonight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>El Paso is Cheering on Julian<\/p>\n<p>The final challenge of Hollywood Week was all about making it to the Top 30. Tension ran high as Luke Bryan called contestants\u2019 names to the stage and Julian\u2019s name was on that list. Luke confirmed that everyone called would be moving forward marking Julian as one of the Top 30 contestants of this season.<\/p>\n<p>From an El Paso teen sharing his story on stage to now making waves in Hollywood, Julian Kalel\u2019s journey on American Idol is far from over. He\u00a0will now make his way to Disney Aulani in Hawaii where he will be challenged with the all new Ohana Round!<\/p>\n<p>Fans can continue to follow his rise, rooting for this hometown hero as he competes for a shot at stardom while inspiring others along the way. Keep making El Paso proud, Julian!<\/p>\n<p>From El Paso to Hollywood: Julian Kalel\u2019s American Idol Journey<\/p>\n<p>Julian Kalel secures a golden ticket on\u00a0American Idol\u00a0and delivers a message bigger than music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: American Idol<\/p>\n<p>Throwback: Bad Bunny in El Paso, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Before the Grammys and the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny played El Paso venues. Remember when he was just warming up for what would become a historic global rise?<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Jorge Salgado<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Journey for El Paso\u2019s own American Idol, Julian Kalel, has just begun because Julian is heading to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,143,833],"class_list":["post-188350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-featured-carousel","tag-include-in-newsletter","tag-local-el-paso","tag-local-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}