Jim Carrey’s daughter, Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter and more celebrity kids have tried out for American Idol.
The comedian’s then-26-year-old, Jane, auditioned for the ABC show in 2012. While the waitress made it to Hollywood Week at the time, she was cut after performing “Looking Out My Back Door” by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
“I freaked out when I was there, so I was really, really shaky,” Jane said in a confessional following her exit. “I know I can do way better than that so I’m really disappointed.”
A decade later, Franklin’s granddaughter Grace auditioned for American Idol at just 15 years old, singing both the Fugees’ “Killing Me Softly” and her late grandma’s “Ain’t No Way.” Grace, however, did not progress to the live shows.
“You’re 15. You’ve got the family lineage. What we need to put now is time and some work in to get it up to par,” judge Lionel Richie said. “The age and the voice has to all come together on the same path. … If you go and come back and put the shyness behind you and the voice in front of you, you’re going to be something amazing, and I don’t want to be the one to make you tip over and fall at this stage.”
Keep scrolling to see more stars whose kids have auditioned for American Idol:
