
Nation legend Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, Emmy Russell, did not essentially wish to carry out her grandmother’s iconic track whereas showing on “American Idol” final yr.
Throughout an look on “The Thrivalist Podcast,” the nation singer revealed that whereas it wasn’t her thought to sing “Coal Miner’s Daughter” throughout the competitors present, she did not stroll away with any regrets.
“Judges picked three songs, and the one one I knew was ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,'” Russell stated of then-judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. “I simply keep in mind seeing that and I used to be… so mad.”
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Emmy Russell carried out her grandmother Loretta Lynn’s iconic track, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” throughout her stint on “American Idol” final yr. (Getty Photos)
Petrified of “nepotism” backlash from viewers, Russell stated she had a sense that the track would solely gasoline the fireplace. Nonetheless, she carried on and pushed ahead with the efficiency.
“I simply felt that also, small voice saying, ‘I would like you to remain, and I would like you to indicate up,'” she stated. “And I received on the piano and I performed ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ for the vocal coaches. It was simply how I needed to play it. I had this complete imaginative and prescient for it.”
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Lynn, who died in 2022 at age 90, had 17 grandchildren and 4 step-grandchildren.
Russell, who made the High 5 earlier than being eradicated, opened up about her love for music.

Russell made it to the High 5 within the competitors present. (Disney/Eric McCandless)
“I am a songwriter,” the younger singer stated in a video that was featured on “American Idol.” “It is in my blood. Once I was about 9, I wrote my first actual track.”
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“Everytime you share a track, it’s totally susceptible. Something I really feel, I write. It simply begins popping out of me. I am going to my iPhone and my piano – it’s my finest pal at any time when it involves music. I really feel a melody, I am going to my iPhone, report it. A lyric, go to it, report it.”
On the time of her look, Russell was no stranger to the limelight. Lynn would usually carry her granddaughter on stage when she nonetheless did live shows.

Emmy Russell performs throughout an “American Idol” reside present. (American Idol/ABC)
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Throughout an look on Southern Dwelling’s “Biscuits & Jam” podcast, Russell stated, “Memaw [her name for Lynn] handed down her guitar to me after I was 15 on the Ryman Auditorium. She stated, ‘You’re the one that may do it.’ She all the time thought I had this spark about me ever since I used to be somewhat child. She felt she wanted to present me the guitar because the torch in a method.”
“Lord is aware of it if I am unable to maintain that. That is an excessive amount of,” she added.
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