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Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
American Idol 2025 winner: Who won the finale today?
American Idol Season 23 is set to announce its winner. The fight is between top 2 - John Foster and Jamal Roberts after Breanna Nix was ousted from the race on Sunday. John Foster, a 27-year-old musician and part-time music teacher from Addis, Louisiana, emerged as a standout contestant on American Idol Season 23, reaching the top three in the finale. Born and raised in Addis, Foster auditioned in Los Angeles with Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing,' earning a Golden Ticket to Hollywood, as reported by WAFB. His soulful performances, including an original song, 'Tell That Angel I Love Her,' dedicated to high school friends Maggie Dunn and Caroline Gill who died in a 2023 car accident, resonated with audiences during the Top 20 'Songs of Faith' special, per Entertainment Now. A parade in Addis on May 14, 2025, honored his Idol success. Foster released an updated version of 'Tell That Angel I Love Her' before the finale, available on Spotify and Apple Music. His journey was marked by growth, with judge Luke Bryan praising his newfound confidence. Ahead of the finale, he told Baton Rouge's WBRZ, 'My hometown visit was proof of the fact that even if I were to be eliminated at number 3, I would forever have a place in the industry somewhere. Addis, Brusly, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Baton Rouge, you've been supporting me in my early days while I was still honing my artistry in those bars, restaurants, and venues.' Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, captivated American Idol Season 23 audiences, securing a top three spot in the finale. A father of three daughters—Harmoni (6), Lyrik (4), and Gianna Grace (born April 2025)—Roberts is married, though his wife's name remains undisclosed. He auditioned with Rick James's 'Mary Jane,' wowing judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood, and advanced through Hollywood with performances like Chris Stapleton's 'Tennessee Whiskey' and Teddy Swims's 'The Door". His rendition of Tom Odell's 'Heal' for the Top 12 'Iconic American Idol Moments' theme, described as a 'gospel prayer,' was a highlight, released as a single before the finale. Roberts, the fourth Mississippian to reach Idol's top three, received a hero's welcome in Meridian.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch' American Idol''s John Foster Deliver Tearful Tribute to Late Friend Maggie
John Foster is paying tribute to a dear friend. On Sunday, April 20, American Idol contestant Foster, 18 — who made the Top 20 — took the stage to perform an original song, "Tell That Angel I Love Her." 'Though we may not know the reason / It's not for us to understand / Lord, won't you tell that angel I love her / As soon as you can," he sang. At the end of the performance, Foster said "I love you Maggie" and wiped away tears from his face. As the judges provided their feedback, Carrie Underwood asked him what he was going through — and Foster explained that he wrote the song for his late friend Maggie Dunn, who died suddenly in 2022. "There's something so wonderfully throwback about your voice, about your style. I think it's something that's lacking in country music today, to be honest," said Underwood, 42, Related: American Idol to Air Easter Sunday Episode Featuring Performances by Jelly Roll, Brandon Lake and the Judges (Exclusive) She continued, "We have a lot of outlaw country, we have a lot of new country, and I love that you keep it very traditional. I feel like that's who you are. I love that in this song we go to hear a sweet, tender side of your voice that honestly I didn't know you had.' Luke Bryan added, 'You've kind of been a wildcard for me the whole time, but what you just did there removed all doubts in my mind that you deserve to be here." "When you open your mouth on this song, you're country, but you're also storytelling country," judge Lionel Richie told Foster. "Now whether that's old, new, happening now, later, whatever the case may be, it was so believable and I heard every word of every part of your story and that's what great music is about." Per WAFB, Dunn was killed alongside her friend, Caroline Gill, on New Year's Eve in Louisiana when a police officer hit their car while speeding through an intersection. Related: Carnie Wilson's Daughter Lola Brings Mom and Aunt Wendy Along to Audition for American Idol with 'Hold On' Sunday's nearly three-hour episode also featured special Easter performances, including Richie who performed "Eternity," Bryan who sang 'Jesus "'Bout My Kids' and Underwood who sang 'How Great Thou Art.' The Top 20 will be narrowed down to the Top 14 on Monday, April 21. Idol airs at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Read the original article on People
