![]() ![]() Elijah McCormack compared to late 'Idol' legend Willie Spence after stunning Rascal Flatts cover “His first question to me (after the accident) was, ‘Momma, can I still sing?’ " his mother said. "The last thing I remember is dropping my friend off at her house, and I was only a mile away from home," McCormack said, adding he spent almost 80 days in the hospital and underwent about 10 procedures, including open heart surgery. Before the accident, his mother had signed him up to try out for "American Idol." McCormack, a 21-year-old ophthalmologist technician from Raeford, North Carolina, said he flatlined nine times after the fiery crash, which occurred hours after his graduation ceremony. The long-running singing competition returned to ABC Sunday night with a contestant telling judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie that he had to miss trying out for the show back in 2019 after suffering a serious car accident that left him needing to relearn how to walk and talk. Nothing could stop Elijah McCormack from getting his golden ticket on "American Idol" – not even several close encounters with death. Watch Video: 'American Idol' winner says he felt 'numb' after his big moment ![]()
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