Popsugar Entertainment Music Ashley Hess From American Idol on Instagram American Idol Contestant Ashley Hess Is Already a Music Star on Instagram 19 March 2019 by Amanda Prahl Image Source: ABC We're still just in the audition rounds, and the latest season of American Idol already has us feeling pretty emotional. One of the standout auditions so far has been Ashley Hess, a dental hygienist who wowed the judges with her singing and piano skills. In fact, she impressed them so much that the entire group of judges got up from their usual seats behind a panel and moved up for a closer look. 27-year-old Hess tackled Nora Jones's "Don't Know Why," accompanying herself on the piano despite her nerves. A few minutes in, the judges got up and moved their chairs up to the piano to get an even more powerful effect from her music. Thoroughly impressed, they sent her through to Hollywood right away! Before coming onto Idol, though, Hess was already working towards a music career. Her Instagram is dedicated to her music, filled with shots of her working on her music, playing guitar and piano, and jamming out with fellow musicians. In 2018, she released a single, "Running," through Spotify and on her social media channels. Only time will tell if Hess will share her original music with Idol if she continues moving up through the competition. In the meantime, you can check out some of her great pics and clips on her Instagram account, or click through some of the highlights! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Apr 27, 2018 at 2:48pm PDT 1 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on May 2, 2018 at 10:47am PDT 2 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on May 27, 2018 at 6:18pm PDT 3 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Jul 27, 2018 at 2:04pm PDT 4 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Aug 5, 2018 at 5:08pm PDT 5 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Aug 26, 2018 at 8:09pm PDT 6 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Oct 17, 2018 at 7:10pm PDT 7 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Nov 15, 2018 at 8:23pm PST 8 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Nov 28, 2018 at 1:42pm PST 9 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Dec 24, 2018 at 4:36pm PST 10 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Jan 17, 2019 at 10:04am PST 11 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Feb 10, 2019 at 2:01pm PST 12 / 13 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashley Hess (@ashleyhessmusic) on Mar 17, 2019 at 9:27pm PDT 13 / 13 MusicAmerican IdolTV