"Wasn't that good": American Idol fans divided over Lola Bonfiglio's audition

American Idol Season 23 Episode 4 aired on Sunday. It featured more auditions. The latest episode featured 12 participants advancing to the next stage of the competition. One of the performers was Lola Bonfiglio. She came with her parents and aunt.

Lola's mother, Carnie Wilson, and aunt, Wendy Wilson, were later introduced as the renowned '90s group Wilson Phillips. Additionally, Carnie and Wendy's father was Brian Wilson from Beach Boys. Lola sang her rendition of Kacey Musgraves' Rainbow for the performance, which won her the Golden Ticket. She, Wendy, and Carnie performed Wilson Phillips' Hold On.

Regarding Lola's solo performance, fans were divided as they had different views of the audition. Some American Idol fans took to social media platform X and shared their views on Lola's audition there.

A fan wrote on X:

"Lola wasn't that good. She wouldn't have gone on if it wasn't for her singing with her mom before that. #AmericanIdol."

Another American Idol fan commented:

"Lola was the weakest member of the trio with her mom and aunt. #AmericanIdol #idol."

One more fan referred to Lola's family members arriving with her for the audition:

"Strategic of Lola to bring in her family members BEFORE she auditioned. #AmericanIdol #NepoBaby."

A person wrote on X:

"Music runs in the family for #AmericanIdol contestant Lola Sofia Bonfiglio. Her mom is Carnie Wilson of the band #WilsonPhillips and her grandfather is Brian Wilson of #TheBeachBoys!"

A netizen reacted to Lola's performance:

"Up next tonight on #AmericanIdol is #LolaBonfiglio singing " Raiinbow" by #KaseyMusgraves It's 3 yes's for her! Also she's the daughter of #CarnieWilson. Lola is heading to #Hollywood with her golden ticket! Congrats Lola!"

An X user shared their views on Lola's voice:

".....i don't like lola. maybe the nerves got to her, but her voice is too soft/breathy for me. but of course the judges will say yes bc her famous mom & aunt are standing right there #americanidol."

A netizen found Lola "cute" as they commented:

"Awe Lola was so cute #AmericanIdol."

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American Idol Season 23 Episode 4: Lola's audition with her musical family

After witnessing a contestant belonging to the "musical" family, judges, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie, were also surprised. As Lola performed alongside her mom and aunt, it was time for her solo performance. She sang Rainbow by Kacey Musgraves.

For her performance, Carrie's remarks were:

"You can tell that that is a thing with families, that everybody is genetically designed to sound good together."

American Idol contestant Lola mentioned that the audition would "push" her because she was only familiar with performing with her family before that. But here, she stated that she was "excited" and looking forward to "growing" from the experience.

Another panelist Lionel stated:

"You've got everything you need. There are certain points I would give you. When you’re singing the lead, hold the story out longer. It could have been nerves, but you were getting to the end and just cutting it off. Just hold it. Your voice is there. Tell us a story."

Luke told Lola about having the "tone" and the "pureness" along with the "quality" in her voice. However, he stated that seeing the level of the competition, she would have to use more of her "dynamics."

After the panelists voted, Lola won the Golden Ticket. Hence, she advanced to the show's next phase.

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Fans can stream American Idol's latest episodes every Sunday at 8 pm on ABC.