Guilford Native Nick Fradiani Continues to Excel on American Idol Season 15

Guilford native and Milford band member Nick Fradiani continues to wow the judges on American Idol.

Last night he received lavish praise for his performance of David Gray’s “Babylon” from celebrity judges Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez.

“It’s clear how experienced you are, especially in comparison to some of the young ones,” Connick said according to Fox CT.

Jennifer Lopez added, “I just like you.”

Fradiani now advances to the Round of 48 on Idol and one step closer to achieving his dreams. On his personal Facebook page, Nick wrote before the show aired, “Tonight is the night! The last day of Hollywood Week on American Idol to see who makes it to the Top 48. So excited to have everyone hear my solo round. I can’t begin to thank you all enough for the support. I’ll try my best to make sure everyone knows how much I appreciate it”

That post has more than 1,400 likes on Facebook and 320 comments. Check out Nick’s performance from Thursday’s Idol show below.

Gail Dandelske wrote, ‘Congratulations Nick! My son is so impressed I know you lol. You’re making your SMS family and friends proud..keep going!!!’

Alessia Baglione wrote, ‘Love you Nick, your going to make it so far.’

Those are just a small sampling of the praise Nick is receiving on social media from old and new fans.

This isn’t Fradiani’s first time at the reality TV rodeo. He auditioned forAmerica’s Got Talent last year with his Milford band, Beach Avenue, bandmates, performing original songs.

His band was eliminated at the beginning of the competition but that didn’t dampen Fradiani’s spirits — he’s back in the reality TV game again, this time going solo on American Idol.

Follow Nick Fradiani’s Journey:

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• ‘Like’ Beach Avenue’s Facebook page