A well-known boyband star’s son took Lionel Richie by surprise during his American Idol audition.
At 77, the legendary singer was visibly stunned when he encountered the 23-year-old nepo baby on the show’s stage last year.
The young performer mirrors his father, flaunting curly blonde locks, a mustache, and a sharply defined jawline.
Having previously toured alongside his father’s band, famed for their smash hit “I Want It That Way,” the musician is not new to the spotlight.
A year after gracing the television talent show, his audition clip is once again making waves on social media.
Can you guess who his famous father is?
The son of a very famous boyband star left Lionel Richie speechless when he auditioned for American Idol
The singer, 77, was totally floored when he came face to face with the nepo baby, 23, on the talent show last year
It’s… Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell!
Brian, 51, shares his talented son Baylee with wife, Leighanne Wallace, 57, who he’s been married to since 2000.
During the audition the judges asked why Baylee looked so familiar before learning he was Brian’s son.
Baylee opened for the Backstreet Boys on their DNA World Tour in 2019 when he was just 16 years old.
‘Since I was 6 years old, my dream has always been to go on tour,’ Baylee told PEOPLE.
The singer said he has always desired to follow in his father’s footsteps and in more ways than just being his doppelganger.
Telling a sweet story about the moment he realised he wanted to be like his pop star dad, Baylee said: ‘I put on one of my dad’s jackets from one of his outfits in his dressing room and I stood in front of the mirror.
‘He comes in and is like, “Hey Bubs, what are you doing?” and I’m like, “Well I want to be like you.”
It’s… Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell! Brian, 51, shares his talented son Baylee with wife, Leighanne Wallace, 57, who he’s been married to since 2000
Back in 1993, the late Ponzi-scheming Lou Pearlman assembled the Backstreet Boys who include Brian, along with Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, and Nick Carter
‘I asked, “Can I get up there instead one day?” He was like, “Well, you never know.”
Baylee previously revealed that he always thought he’d go into pop music, not country, like he has.
But after developing a love for country through his grandparents, his parents suggested he give the genre a go.
Back in 1993, the late Ponzi-scheming Lou Pearlman assembled the Backstreet Boys who include Brian, along with Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, and Nick Carter.