This Subway Busker Absolutely Nailed His “American Idol” Audition

World, meet Hollywood Anderson!

Hollywood Anderson is a 22-year-old New York subway busker whose mind-blowing American Idol audition is almost too good to process:

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As seen in the video, his original song "My Best Friend" stunned the judges, who voted unanimously to bring Hollywood...to Hollywood.

As seen in the video, his original song "My Best Friend" stunned the judges, who voted unanimously to bring Hollywood...to Hollywood.

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In the video he explains that he only learned how to play the guitar a year ago, after it was gifted to him by Norman Lotz at Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth.

In the video he explains that he only learned how to play the guitar a year ago, after it was gifted to him by Norman Lotz at Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth.

" Norm," pictured, accompanied Anderson to the audition.

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