'American Idol': TikTok-famous singer Samantha Sharpe gets golden ticket to Hollywood

TikTok-famous singer Samantha Sharpe of New Jersey is headed to Hollywood.

Sharpe, 25, wowed the "American Idol" judges with a rendition of "Titanium" by David Guetta, featuring Sia, on Sunday night.

Judge Lionel Ritchie said she had "masterful control" of her voice as the judges gave her full approval to move on in the singing competition.

Sharpe sang for the judges as she stood alongside her parents and three brothers.

The Sharpe Family Singers, as they're known, have amassed 5.5 million followers on TikTok, as well as thousands on Instagram and elsewhere, through their viral videos that run the gamut from full-out song and dance routines of the latest pop hits to singing around the dinner table to songs from Broadway's classics. 

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Before Samantha's solo audition, the family, including her professional performer and Broadway producer parents Ron Sharpe and Barbra Russell-Sharpe, brothers Logan and twins Aidan and Connor, harmonized on "Into The Unknown" from Disney's "Frozen 2."

Sharpe had promised to release a full recording of her audition song after Sunday's episode of "American Idol" airs.

In addition to releasing near-daily videos on social media, the group released a Christmas album and has a show on Build-A-Bear Radio on the iHeart platform, with Now Playing with the Sharpe Family Singers airing at noon ET every Saturday.

No matter the outcome, Sharpe says knowing that she performed her best was key.

"That whole (competition) thing was so new to me. I'm just used to showing up and singing and you don't have to worry about getting removed. That brings on the nerves," she said in an interview with the Asbury Park Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. 

"But everyone is so nice and so welcoming, so I was just like 'let’s just have fun with this. I’ll give it my best shot and sing my best.' I really think I did, so I’m happy. That was my goal – as long as I go and I know I sang my absolute best, I am going to feel wonderful."

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