American Idol season 20 will premiere on ABC on Sunday, February, 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The season will start off with its traditional audition episodes that took place in Los Angeles, California, Nashville, Tennesse., and Austin, Texas.
After the auditions, the hopefuls will arrive in Los Angeles for group rounds and a chance to advance to the live shows.
Judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Byran return for their fifth season on the panel. Ryan Seacrest also returns to the show as the host for the past 20 seasons.
Click on the link below to see a preview audition from the Season premiere from Tyler Allen. Allen tells the judges about a tragedy in his life before singing for the judges.
American Idol airs on Sundays on ABC.