A young St. John’s performer will be featured on American Idol this weekend.

Twenty-four-year-old Will Carter has been playing music since he was able to walk.

Carter got the invitation to travel to New York to show off for judges on the American Idol stage including well-known stars like Lionel Ritchie and Carrie Underwood.

He admitted on VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly to some nerves during the experience.

“Going into that room is definitely nerve-wrecking” says Carter, “you’ve got some big, heavy hitters in the industry listening to you sing which…definitely took a lot of courage to do.”

Carter calls it a great opportunity that he hopes will open some doors and was a great experience in playing under pressure.

The show airs this Sunday at 9:30 Newfoundland time on ABC.