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'Puberty Really Hit': Young Singer's Voice Is Dead Ringer For Johnny Cash On 'American Idol'

One day Luke Taylor was 4'11" singing alto. The next he was 6'1" belting below bass.

Luke Taylor

Luke Taylor

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Cecilia Levine
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The 20-year-old Pennsylvania native explained his dramatic voice drop on a recent "American Idol" audition, stunning judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan (scroll for video).

Taylor, a West Chester resident and Liberty University sophomore," described his voice drop as a "dramatic" one to host Ryan Seacrest.

"Puberty really hit," Perry exclaims before Taylor sings his rendition of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." He then gave a last-minute performance of "Frosty the Snowman," at Bryan's request.

Perry didn't think Taylor would be able to compete because he only had a certain range of notes: Low ones. Bryan and Richie, however, both gave Taylor a "yes" to Hollywood — so, he's going.

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