The American Idol judges think James Durbin is in it to win it.
And apparently he has no qualms about taking on not only one of the most beloved karaoke tunes ever, but one that's already rocketed up the charts in this century, thanks to Glee.
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E! News has exclusively learned that Durbin will perform Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" tomorrow and sources tell us the 22-year-old smallish-town boy (born and raised in...Santa Cruz, Calif.!) has crafted a "mind-blowing" version of the 1981 classic.
And considering Durbin's metal edge is pronounced and there's only one of him, we weren't surprised to hear that his will sound "nothing like" the version that accompanied Glee everywhere it went during its award-winning first season.
"He will make it his own, that's for sure," an insider says.
But will Durbin's cover rocket up the iTunes charts the way Glee's ber-cheery version did? We'll have to see it to believe it.
--Additional reporting by Sheena Rao