She wowed at an Alabama ‘Idol’ audition, and Aliana Jester’s run isn’t over
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Aliana Jester’s “American Idol” story started at a summer 2019 audition in Alabama. Thanks to a “comeback” round airing Monday, it still isn’t over.
Jester, a Florida native, drove over from Fort Walton Beach to Mobile in August 2019 to line up with hundreds of hopeful contestants at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center, waiting for a chance to sing for preliminary judges in the GulfQuest maritime museum. Once she got there, she didn’t waste the opportunity: Cutting through the noise in a room where multiple singers were auditioning at the same time, she won an ovation from her fellow competitors and got the nod to move on to the next round.
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American Idol revealed its top 16 on Sunday night, but when the top 10 is set, it’ll look somewhat familiar.
That’s because, for the first time, the show is bringing back 10 contestants from last season to compete for the final spot in the top 10. The “comeback contestants” will sing for America’s vote on the show’s April 19 episode, and voting will continue through April 26. At the end, one will be left standing to go head-to-head with this year’s hopefuls.
Among the returning contestants is
Arthur Gunn, who was last year’s runner-up; he lost to
American Idol : Why Did Wyatt Pike Drop Out?
On 4/13/21 at 4:12 AM EDT
American Idol s 2021 season is now in its live finals, but a popular contestant will not be taking part in the ABC show. On Monday s (April 12) episode, host Ryan Seacrest announced that contestant Wyatt Pike will not compete in the remaining episodes of this year s
Idol. Before we get to the results, I have to tell you that finalist Wyatt Pike will not be competing in the competition, Seacrest said. He had to drop out, but we wish him the very best.
The first hints that Pike would not be in the live finals of