The latest episode of American Idol featured the Top 12 contestants performing songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including one by judge Katy Perry.
Roman Collins performed Katy‘s song “Roar” during the live episode on Monday night (April 22) and she shared her honest reactions following the performance.
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American Idol‘s Top 10 for the 22nd season season have been revealed!
The second two-hour episode of the week aired on Monday night (April 22) with the Top 12 contestants performing Billboard No. 1 Hits, which gave everyone a pretty wide selection of songs to choose from.
Meghan Trainor served as a guest mentor this week and former runner-up David Archuleta returned to perform his new song “Hell Together.”
America voted in real-time throughout the evening and the two contestants with the least amount of votes were eliminated at the end of the night.
Browse the slideshow to find out who was safe and who was sent home…
Two more singers have been eliminated from the competition on American Idol and we’re down to the Top 12 contestants for season 22.
A two-hour episode aired on Sunday night (April 21) with the Top 14 contestants performing music made famous by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. During the episode, the 2024 inductees were announced!
America voted in real-time throughout the evening and the two contestants with the least amount of votes were eliminated at the end of the night.
It was announced during the show that a tribute to a recently deceased American Idol star will air on April 29.
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Members of the American Idol family are speaking out to share tributes for Mandisa, who tragically passed away this week at the age of 47.
Mandisa got her big break on season five of Idol and she went on to become a Grammy-winning Christian Gospel singer.
A rep for the singer confirmed that Mandisa was found deceased in her home on Thursday (April 18) and an investigation into her death has been launched.
Mandisa‘s fellow season five contestants like Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee are speaking out to remember their friend.
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We’ve sadly lost several contestants who have competed on American Idol over the years, including multiple stars who made it to the finals.
Amid the latest tragic loss, we’re taking a look back at the alums who have tragically died.
The most recent death in the Idol family happened in April 2024 when a former contestant was found deceased in her home at 47.
Browse through the slideshow to look back on the American Idol stars who have passed away…
Katy Perry has her eye on a potential successor for her seat on the American Idol judging panel.
The 39-year-old “Firework” pop titan confirmed that she would be departing the show after its 22nd season earlier this year.
More recently, she explained her decision to leave. She also named a popular star that she’d like to see land a gig on the competition show.
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There have been 22 seasons of American Idol so far (including the one airing right now on ABC) and throughout those two decades, there have been 14 different people who have sat behind the judges table.
The longest reign in the judges chair is 12 seasons while three different judges only appeared on one season. We bet you totally forgot that some of these people were even on the show!
Another fun fact is that only three seasons of American Idol have had four judges while the other 17 seasons all had just three judges.
One thing that has remained constant throughout all 22 seasons is that Ryan Seacrest has been the host every single year. The first season he co-hosted with Brian Dunkleman and then he was a solo host for the remaining 19 seasons.
Browse through the slideshow to see who appeared on the show for the longest span of time…
