Cam Amen's rendition of the classic seemingly wowed the judges — and even earned him a comforting hug from Lionel Richie American Idol contestant ... "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston ...

Season 23 hopeful Abi Bowen may have given one of the most memorable auditions in American Idol history ... Before she began to sing Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" — the same song ...