Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood were on hand to lend their voices to critique the Top 5 following their performances, and they were joined by guest judge Paula Abdul, who, along with Randy Jackson made an iconic return. Randy served as mentor to the Top 5 finalists.
As previously announced, The American Idol app for voting has been replaced by social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) voting. Text voting and online voting are still in place.
Here's our spoiler-filled recap of who went home on American Idol tonight, and who made it through to the finale.
Chris Tungseth, 27Fergus Falls, MNConstruction Tradesman
Who Made It Through to the American Idol Finale?
Hannah Harper, 26Willow Springs, MOStay-at-Home Mom
Keyla Richardson, 29Pensacola, FLMusic Teacher
ROUND 1 -- Dancing with the Stars
Song: “River Deep, Mountain High” by Ike & Tina Turner
CHRIS TUNGSETH
Song: “Northern Attitude” by Noah Kahan
Song: “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims
HANNAH HARPER
Song: “Fever” by Peggy Lee
Song: “Footprints in the Sand” by Leona Lewis
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ROUND 2 -- Duets
Paula said: “I have never seen you have so much fun. That’s because of the magic between you and Taylor. You truly brought the house down.”
CHRIS TUNGSETH & BUCKY COVINGTON
Carrie said: “That’s what we talked about. You looked more comfortable than we’ve seen you all season. The hair was flying. More, more, more!”
Luke said: “Our Idol alum is bringing it out of our hopeful. That had some stank face on it.”
HANNAH HARPER & KELLY PICKLER
Lionel said: “All I can say is the perfect voice blend and complement. The two of you made one dynamic performance.”
JORDAN McCULLOUGH & ELLIOTT YAMIN
Paula said: “There is something that I always told Elliott -- he got into my heart so deeply. The two of you together was a master’s class in duet.”
American Idol airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+. Streams next day on Hulu and Disney+.
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