Country legend Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, Emmy Russell, didn’t necessarily want to perform her grandmother’s iconic song while appearing on “American Idol” last year.
During an appearance on “The Thrivalist Podcast,” the country singer revealed that while it wasn’t her idea to sing “Coal Miner’s Daughter” during the competition show, she didn’t walk away with any regrets.
“Judges picked three songs, and the only one I knew was ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,'” Russell said of then-judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. “I just remember seeing that and I was… so mad.”
Christina Dugan Ramirez is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
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