laine hardy

The current champion put his shining spin on "Disney Night" with the rollicking "Life Is a Highway."

“They put me in the back of a cop car and the handcuffs really hurt my wrists," he says.

Hardy will perform a country-rock classic.

It was the card that declared him 'American Idol' winner that blew our feeble minds.

Times have changed.

"Put your light up / Put your light, put your light up / Put your light, put your light up / Put your light, put your light up ..."

Is he really going Hollywood with that smile of his? Hardy shares some fun personal tidbits for fans on the most recent episode of the show.

For "Disney Night," Hardy turned a little-known ditty into a full-on swampy, rocking, foot-stomping number.

The Louisiana teen had confident swagger on a version of "That's All Right."