Outgoing American Idol contestant Katie Stevens has said that she did not mind being compared to former finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. During recent shows Katie chose to sing ‘Feelin’ Good’, which was previously performed by Adam Lambert and ‘Let It Be’ which was covered by 2009 winner Kris Allen.

On her ‘Feelin Good’ rendition Katie told Entertainment Weekly:

“I basically said, ‘I’m going to do this anyway’. It’s a new season, you’re going to be compared to people no matter, so if they were going to compare me to Adam Lambert, they were going to compare me to Adam Lambert.”

“I didn’t care, it was a song I loved, and that I’ve sung before, so I wanted to do it. I didn’t even get compared to him at the end, I got the whole, ‘You need to be younger’.”

On her ‘Let It Be’ performance during Lenno and McCartney week she added:

“There was no fear… Everybody told me not to do it because Kris Allen just did it. My brother was calling me saying, ‘Katie, you’re gonna die if you do that!’. I didn’t try anything, it just came from my heart and I think that’s what worked for me.”