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\"I've just got to keep telling myself that I can do this,\" he added. He also admitted it was difficult not having his parents there for his performance.

\"I wish they were here,\" he said. \"I wish my whole family were here.\"

Harmon described the performance as possibly \"the most nerve racking performance of my life,\" in a tweet.

Okay Hawaii will possibly be the most nerve racking performance of my life! I need all the love I can get on this one 🖤 TOMORROW on @abcnetwork at 8 / 7c @AmericanIdol #top40 #TeamJer pic.twitter.com/4opnU6T73A

— Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon (@jlloydharmon) March 30, 2019

\"American Idol\" judge Katy Perry shared her support for Harmon on Twitter. \"That was a beautiful, vulnerable, real performance @jlloydharmon and we now realize how difficult that was for you,\" she wrote. \"I see you, love you, and accept you, and am excited to keep championing you!\"

That was a beautiful, vulnerable, real performance @jlloydharmon and we now realize how difficult that was for you. I see you, love you, and accept you, and am excited to keep championing you! ❤💛💚💙💜 #americanidol

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 1, 2019

Perry also shared how she could relate to the contestant, during the episode.

\"You're a pastor's kid. I'm a pastor's kid. We have a lot in common,\" Perry said to him. \"I don't know about you, but for me I was always being watched -- and was I going to make a mistake -- and then I started to find my true voice.\"

\"Can you imagine when my first single was 'I Kissed a Girl' and my parents -- how they reacted?\" she continued. \"It was difficult for me because I felt very alone in what is supposed to be a really exciting time in my life.\"

She explained where she currently stands with her family. \"It's taken some time, but we've all come around to agree to disagree,\" she said. \"I just want to say from one pastor's kid to another that I see you, and I love you and I accept you.\"

\"I'm so proud of you,\" she added. \"I'm just excited that you're going to continue the journey with us to the top 20!\"

It appears Harmon and his father have connected despite their differences, as he recently shared a photo of them together. \"I am here for you and you for me NO MATTER WHAT. Love you Dad,\" he wrote.

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I am here for you and you for me NO MATTER WHAT. Love you Dad 🖤 #breakfastselfie #familyforever #wegotthis

A post shared by Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon (@jlloydharmon) on Mar 26, 2019 at 8:35am PDT

Tune in on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on ABC to see the top 20 contestants perform for a live audience at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.

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