Ilse de Witt is a talent show judge.
Biography[]
Introduced in the final season episode Sometimes You Just Can't Win, she meets Daphne Conrad who shows up to audition for talent show Nashville's Next Star but stops her mid-song. She later calls out Daphne's name as one of the three auditionees who has made it through to the next round.
She becomes Daphne's coach and oversees her progression throughout the show. However, Daphne does not win the show but a spark develops between Ilse and Deacon.