American Idol took the party to paradise once again as the second half of the Top 24 hit the beachside stage in Ko Olina, Hawaii.

The judges (and viewers) have fallen in love with Slater Nalley on Season 23 of American Idol. The teen contestant stood out from his very first audition when he sang an original song that he wrote in honor of one of his teacher’s sons who had died a few years earlier.