Baylee Littrell is showing off his larger-than-life talent.

The 22-year-old son of Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell showcased an original song that left judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Lional Richie, as well as his father and other American Idol hopefuls, in tears. 

During his performance of his original song, “Hey Jesus,” on the March 31 episode of the competition series, Baylee dedicated it to his late grandmother Shirley.

“I wrote this song when I was going through a pretty tough time in my life, lost somebody I loved,” the Atlanta native said in a side interview. “My grandma was my best friend. With my dad being away on tour, she would always step in. She understood me like not many people do. My grandma passed away three years ago almost.”

Baylee continued through tears, “I thought she was gonna be around for moments like this. I never expected to lose her. So, when I did, I questioned everything. And I pushed away faith. Thought I would not find it again, this song kind of helped me find it.”