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08-05-2025
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‘American Idol' fan-faves John Foster, Jamal Roberts advance to the Top 7, while Josh King goes ‘Home'
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Fan-fave singers John Foster and Jamal Roberts have both advanced to the Top 7 of American Idol, joining Slater Nalley, Thunderstorm Artis, Gabby Samone, Breanna Nix, and Mattie Pruitt. This is undoubtedly one of the strongest lineups in the show's 23-season history. The contestants performed Monday night during the "Judge's Song Contest" episode in which Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, and Lionel Richie picked the tunes. After all was said and done, host Ryan Seacrest announced that John, Jamal, Slater, Thunderstorm, Gabby, and Breanna had made it into America's Top 6, and that Josh King and Mattie were the Bottom 2. More from GoldDerby As co-winners of the contest, Luke and Lionel chose to save Mattie, making Josh the latest person eliminated from ABC's reality TV show. Ironically, Josh's last performance on the show was "Home," about a person's desire to return home — he got his wish. John Foster (age 18 from Addis, La.) performed "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait (chosen by Carrie). Carrie raved that he delivered an "absolutely perfect" rendition, claiming, "Hearing you sing that song felt comfortable. That was one of your best performances." And Luke apologized for doubting him earlier in the competition, saying, "It was the perfect song for you. You're singing better and better every week." Jamal Roberts (age 27 from Meridian, Miss.) belted out "I Believe" by Fantasia (chosen by Lionel). Carrie said he "delivered it beautifully." Lionel raved, "Your execution of that song had me crying. You're a phenomenon." And Luke noted, "I don't know if I've ever seen anybody connect the heart to the head to the voice like you're able to do. You made tears well up in our eyes. That is God-given." Neither John nor Jamal has never been in the bottom of the voting results. Their social media views are always through the roof, and they frequently top Gold Derby's polls for who performed best on a given night. When asked the question "Who will win American Idol?" in our predictions center, our readers forecast that it'll be either John, Jamal, or Slater. Throughout the competition, John has performed scene-stealing numbers like "In Color," "Callin' Baton Rouge," "Tell That Angel I Love Her," "Neon Moon," "Jailhouse Rock," "I Told You So," and "Something to Talk About." And Jamal brought the house down with his renditions of "Tennessee Whiskey," "Liar," "Forever," "Try a Little Tenderness," "Shout," "Heal," and "Undo It." Next week on American Idol, there's a double-dose of Disney. The Top 7 artists travel to Disney World where they'll be mentored by Lin-Manuel Miranda. On Sunday, the Top 5 will be revealed, and on Monday that number drops down to the Top 3. Who are you rooting for to win Season 23? Be sure to sound off in our reality TV forum. Watch John perform "I Cross My Heart": Watch Jamal perform "I Believe": SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Sign up for Gold Derby's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
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‘American Idol' reveals its top 7
The 'American Idol' competition is officially down to a top seven. During Monday night's live episode — which came a day after more than 22 million votes from viewers at home determined the show's top eight — another singer left the competition. Here's a brief recap of the episode. A look at the 'American Idol' top 7 episode Monday night's episode featured the judges' song contest, where 'Idol' judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan picked potential songs for the top eight contestants to perform. All of the contestants got to pick from three songs — one from each judge — but didn't find out until after their performance which judge selected each song. Performances from the top eight contestants included: Breanna Nix — 'Independence Day,' Martina McBride (Bryan's pick) Mattie Pruitt — 'Always Been You,' Jessie Murph (Bryan's pick) John Foster — 'I Cross My Heart,' George Strait (Underwood's pick) Josh King — 'Home,' Michael Buble (Richie's pick, video unavailable) Gabby Samone — 'Hero,' Mariah Carey (Richie's pick) Jamal Roberts — 'I Believe,' Fantasia (Richie's pick) Thunderstorm Artis — 'Faithfully,' Journey (Underwood's pick) Slater Nalley — 'Atlantic City,' Bruce Springsteen (Bryan's pick) Who's in the 'American Idol' top 7? At the end of the episode, voting from viewers determined the top six singers. This left 16-year-old Mattie Pruitt — the youngest contestant remaining in the competition — and Josh King in the bottom two. Judges Richie and Bryan — who tied in the judges' song contest with three points each — opted to save Pruitt to round out the top seven, sending King home. Below are the top seven singers on Season 23 of 'American Idol': Thunderstorm Artis John Foster Breanna Nix Jamal Roberts Slater Nalley Gabby Samone Mattie Pruitt
