‘He listened and his eyes just went huge. ‘We found out that he loved music really early on,’ she said. She also said that she knew he was ‘an entertainer’ from a young age. He and his mother walked on stage together, with Kodi using a walking stick and his mom’s arm for guidance. Tina explained that her son developed a love of music, and an incredible singing talent, ‘very early on’ in his life. Kodi’s appearance on the show has quickly become one of the must-see moments of the season. ‘I feel excited,’ he said, and when asked if he’s also anticipating the live shows coming up, he answered, ‘Heck yeah!’

Kodi, who sat beside her in the interview, also seems to be thrilled about the attention he’s getting. And to be around him, it helps you be happy.’ It’s almost like he knew that was the place to like, give it all.’He’d always say, “I want to perform for thousands of people.” And I’m like, Kodi, you’re performing for millions of people,’ she added.’He’s just such an innocent soul, and he’s so happy, always. ‘I’ve been watching him perform for quite a while, but that day on stage, the sound as he started to sing, it was like the best sound I have ever heard come out of his mouth,’ she said on the NBC program. Kodi’s mom was also taken aback, even though she knew what her son could do. Simon Cowell looked wide-eyed, and Julianne Hough was wiping tears from her eyes before the song finished. Kodi seemed like an unlikely star when he took the stage on his mother’s arm in Tuesday night’s episode, with Tina doing most of the speaking when it came to answering the judges. You put him on stage and all of a sudden, it’s like the flip of hat, and he has no disabilities on stage. Speaking to NBC Nightly News the next day, his mother Tina Lee shared her awe at her son’s talent and the way performing transforms him, saying: ‘There’s this other part of him, it is like two people. On the latest episode of the competition show this week, 22-year-old Kodi Lee from California stunned judges, audience members, and home viewers alike with his incredible rendition of Leon Russell’s A Song For You.

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