Matt Sato received a golden ticket to Hollywood on Season 6 of Fox's "
American Idol" but got cut in the group rounds.
Matt Sato
auditioned in Minneapolis where he told the judges that he didn't have the support of his parents because his performing had put a financial strain on them in the past.
Matt Sato
then sang "California Dreaming" by The Mamas and The Papas."
Simon Cowell,
Randy Jackson,
Paula Abdul, and guest judge Jewel all voted to put him through to the next round.
Matt Sato
is 16 years old.
Matt Sato
is from Maplewood, Minnesota.
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