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West turned up to audition for the final, upcoming season of
the television talent show at the weekend, and left with a
coveted "golden ticket" to the next round in Hollywood.
West's apparently surprise audition in San Francisco with an a
cappella rendition of his hit "Gold Digger" for judges Jennifer
Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. was posted on both the
"American Idol" and his wife Kim Kardashian's Instagram
accounts.
"He's going to Hollywood! Kanye West swung by to audition for
our judges and of course, he got a golden ticket!!!" the TV show
posted on Instagram.
West has said he is serious about running for U.S. president in
2020 and he performed at a Saturday Democratic Party fundraiser
in San Francisco headlined by President Barack Obama, who gave
him some tongue-in-cheek advice about a career in politics.
But his "American Idol" audition was widely seen as a publicity
stunt for the TV show, which will air its 15th and final season
in January after a dramatic decline in audiences.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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