12American IdolContestants with Famous Relatives

Brian Littrell and Baylee Littrell.Photo:bayleelittrell_music/Instagram bayleelittrell_music/Instagram American Idolis a star-making machine, known forturning people off the street into huge pop icons and even Oscar winners. But for some of the people who walk through those doors to audition, they’ve already got a connection to stardom — a famous relative in their family tree.From Brian Littrell’s son Baylee Littrell, who just auditioned for season 23, to Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Emmy Russell, find out which Idol wannabes and winners had an A-lister in their midst — and whether that was enough for them to make it to Hollywood themselves.

13 Celeb Christmas Albums You Totally Forgot Happened

01of 13 Chance the Rapperdropping this 2016 mixtape on SoundCloud withJeremihis the gift that keeps on giving. Can’t Miss Hit:“Chi Town Christmas” will make you want to pack your bags and have Christmas dinner at Chance’s. (It will hit home even more if you’re from the Midwest.) Stream It:Free;SoundCloud 02of 13 Leave it toAguilerato have a Christmas album that still slays decades later. Can’t Miss Hit: “The Christmas Song (Holiday Remix)” will be remembered as the song where “a turkey and some mistletoe” was sung over a club-kid beat.

13 Celebrities Whose Careers Blew Up After They Competed on 'Dancing with the Stars'

01of 13ZendayaAdam Taylor/DisneyLong before she was scoringEmmy Awardsand giving usiconic ensembleson red carpets,Zendayacompeted on season 16 ofDancing with the Starsin 2013 with Val Chmerkovskiy — and came in second place! 01of 13 Zendaya Adam Taylor/Disney Long before she was scoringEmmy Awardsand giving usiconic ensembleson red carpets,Zendayacompeted on season 16 ofDancing with the Starsin 2013 with Val Chmerkovskiy — and came in second place! 02of 13Kim KardashianKelsey McNeal/DisneyOne year afterKeeping Up with the Kardashiansdebuted on E!

13 Dead After People Flee from Train, Get Hit By Another One When Rumor Spreads About Possible Fire

“Some passengers jumped out of the moving train to save themselves from the fire,” Pawar said. “But the train was moving at a good speed so one of the people pulled the [emergency] chain, and the train stopped.” Seven people who died from the crash were from Nepal, and four others were from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Pawar said. Passengers seen waiting for Pushpak Express on April 9, 2019 in Lucknow, India.

13 Deals Our Shopping Experts Recommend Buying from Presidents Day Sales for a Home Refresh — Starting at $10

Photo:People People Did you know George Washington has two birthdays? Because Britain and all of its colonies changed calendar systems in 1752, Washington’s birthday shifted from February 11 to February 22. Today, we commemorate the occasion as Presidents Day on the third Monday in February, and we do so in the most American way possible: With a weeklongsale event. Presidents Day sales are known for especially good deals on home products, so when I polled my PEOPLE Shopping colleagues on the deals they’d be pouncing on, I wasn’t surprised when I saw small kitchen appliances, décor, cleaning tools, and not one, not two, but three kinds of pillows on the list.