Unfortunately, Grace Franklin, 16, whose father is the late music icon's son Kecalf Cunningham, failed to make it through to the competition as the ABC talent show returned on Sunday .
Grace began with a rendition of Killing Me Softly, but failed to win over the judges and ended up performing Aretha's hit 'Ain't No Way'.Offering words of wisdom, Lionel Richie said: "You're 15. You've got the"The age and the voice has to all come together on the same path."The former tried to persuade Lionel to vote yes.
The teenager spoke about her relationship with her grandma - who died in 2018 aged 76, and was known as The Queen of Soul - and admitted she never understood how famous she was. She said of the Respect singer: "I was really close to my grandma. I got to see her all the time. I used to travel with her a lot. I don't think I could fully grasp the fact that she was known worldwide, because to me, she was always just grandma."
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