Noah Thompson advances to 'American Idol' Top 10

The ‘American Idol’ dream is still alive for Louisa, Kentucky’s own Noah Thompson. The construction worker from Lawrence County celebrated his 20th birthday by covering Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up” (what a great song) to stay in the competition last week. Last night, he advanced one round further by performing “Heartbreak Warfare” by John Mayer.

After his performance, Thompson was the first of 10 contestants announced as top-10 finalists moving on to next week.

Noah Thompson performs John Mayer’s “Heartbreak Warfare”

Unfamiliar with Katy Perry’s past

One awkward moment from Noah’s big night, when it came time to guess which of the three judges selected the song he performed, he pointed to Katy Perry as the culprit behind the song selection. What Noah clearly didn’t know is, Katy Perry and John Mayer had a very public breakup after dating for a couple of years.

“Noah, I feel like maybe you should Wikipedia me,” she said before falling out of her chair.

Thompson is back in front of Katy Perry and the other judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, this upcoming Sunday. Give him a vote when it’s time if you don’t mind.

Watch Noah Thompson’s story

If you’re new to Noah Thompson’s journey, get caught up on how a co-worker named Arthur tricked Noah into auditioning for the show. If not for Arthur, his “Lumberjack Angel,” he would still be dry-walling in Eastern Kentucky.

No matter what happens next on ‘American Idol,’ Noah probably won’t be doing any dry-walling again.