Former Hi-5 star Fely Irvine wows American Idol judges

 Former Hi-5 star Fely Irvine is making waves in the United States.

The 29-year-old has made it through to the coveted ‘Hollywood Week’ round in the new season of American Idol.

Taking to Instagram, the singing sensation posed with her ‘golden ticket’ – the precious piece of paper that hopefuls secure after wowing the superstar judges.

‘Hollywood Week here I come,’ Fely captioned the selfie, in which she appeared over the moon.

The brunette also made sure to acknowledge the show’s new judges in her caption writing: ‘Thank you Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan! I’m glad I didn’t vomit on you all’.

The iconic reality show has just been rebooted in the US, and garners around 7 million viewers per episode. 

 From Hi-5 to Hollywood! The brunette stunner is currently in the running to take home the title of American Idol 

All new look! The iconic reality show has just been rebooted in the US with Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan as judges

It’s not the first time Fely has appeared on a reality singing show.

In 2014, the talent was selected to compete in Ricky Martin’s team on The Voice Australia.

She was eliminated during ‘sing-offs’, a process early on in the season which takes place prior to the live episodes.

The Voice! In 2014, Fely was selected to compete in Ricky Martin’s team on The Voice Australia

High flyer! Fely performed for Hi-5 from 2009 to 2011, before being replaced by Dayen Zheng

Fely performed for Hi-5 from 2009 to 2011, before being replaced by Dayen Zheng.

The beauty married her partner Tai Hara in Bali last year, and the couple currently both live and work in Los Angeles.

Tai has been a vocal supporter of his wife’s American Idol journey, recently taking to his own Instagram account claiming Fely would ‘blow away’ US audiences.

Her biggest fan! The beauty married her partner Tai Hara in Bali last year, and the couple currently both live and work in Los Angeles