Final week, HunterGirl talked about how thrilling it was to see certainly one of her authentic songs climbing the music charts, together with the EP it was on.
Now, a second American Idol contestant is seeing the identical factor occur to him.
This time it’s fan favourite and frontrunner Fritz Hager.
Fritz Hager connects with followers by way of his authentic music
Fritz Hager got here onto American Idol as a 21-year-old who nonetheless regarded like a teen, and he wasn’t a frontrunner at the beginning. Luke Bryan didn’t even vote for him to maneuver on however was outvoted by Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
He was not even that safe, admitting that he didn’t have the most effective voice within the competitors.
Nevertheless, the extra individuals noticed him, the extra they fell in love with him.
He has the look and expertise of somebody like Harry Types, which appears to have made him somebody followers are cheering for and voting for in mass.
Not solely are they supporting him on American Idol, however they’re additionally supporting his profession away from the present.
In the course of the Showstoppers spherical, he carried out an authentic music known as “Inconsequential Love.” He stated he wrote it for his little sister, describing her as the one particular person in his household with curiosity in music.
He acquired a standing ovation.
That precipitated followers to hunt out his self-titled EP, and one thing wonderful occurred.
Fritz Hager’s EP hits the highest of the charts
Fritz Hager took to Instagram to share the information. His self-titled EP hit the highest of the pop charts this week.
“I’m nonetheless in shock proper now. This afternoon, in just some hours, my debut EP climbed the pop charts to #1, and is at present #7 general,” Fritz wrote. “All I can say is thanks to everybody who listened, everybody who backed the Kickstarter, and the wonderful individuals who helped make it doable.”
Fritz Hager began a Kickstarter for his debut EP in December 2021, throughout his American Idol journey however lengthy earlier than the fan voting rounds started.
He ended up elevating $6,745 for the undertaking. One would assume it could be a lot increased if it occurred now, but it surely allowed those that didn’t contribute on the time to get to purchase it and assist it stand up the charts.
HunterGirl’s EP hit No. 5 along with her EP, and Leah Marlene additionally launched an EP in February.
American Idol airs on Sunday and Monday nights at 8/7c on ABC.
