VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez Reduced To Tears On American Idol
Jan. 21 2011, Published 9:02 a.m. ET
Superstar Jennifer Lopez was reduced to tears on American Idol Thursday night as she listened to Paris Tassin perform on the hit Fox show.
Paris, a 23-year-old stunning single mom from New Orleans, told the celebrity panel that she was performing for her 5-year-old daughter, Kiera who was born with a condition called Hydrocephalus -- commonly known as "water on the brain."
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The Medical Assistant had her daughter when she was only 18, and despite warnings from her doctors that the child might not survive, she decided to have her anyway.
In a taped piece prior to her audition, Paris said Keira suffers from hearing loss, wears hearing aids, and had other medical issues as well.
“She’s the best thing that ever happened in my life, and I’m singing this for her," Paris said.
And her rendition of Carrie Underwood’s Temporary Home really hit the right notes with JLo, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson.
After her performance a teary -eyed Lopez said: “When you sang, I felt it. I really felt it. It brought tears to my eyes.”
All three judges put the single mom through to Hollywood as she tries to pursue her dreams by giving her daughter a better life in the process.
A delighted Paris was then seen leaving the audition clutc