'You're An Angel': Watch The 'American Idol' Audition Katy Perry Praised
Goncalves, 19, is a Jackson State University student from Cleveland, Ohio. Before his audition, Goncalves revealed the road that brought him to American Idol: “My mother was 13 when she gave birth to me, and my father was just a few years older,” he said. “Throughout my life, I’ve struggled a lot. But music has always been like my saving grace.” Goncalves recalled that his father “got entangled with the street life” and served jail time while Goncalves was growing up. Without his dad around, Goncalves said he did poorly in school. But both men made significant strides in life, h...