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The nineteenth season of American Idol premiered on February 14, 2021, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Luke Bryan , Katy Perry , and Lionel Richie returned as judges, and Bobby Bones returned as in-house mentor.
May 24, 2021 · The winner of American Idol Season 19 is… Chayce Beckham! Read on for a breakdown of the three-hour (!) finale, with official videos to be added when they become available:
- Andy Swift
- Hollywood Week
- Showcase/Final Judgement
- All Star Duets and Solos
- Top 16
- Oscar Nominated Songs
- The Comeback
- Disney Night
- Mother's Day
- Top 4
- Finale
Hollywood Week was filmed from December 7th-10th, 2020 in the Dolby Theater, Los Angeles, CA and aired March 21st & 22nd, 2021. This season was similar to the 18th season, with contestants competing in the Genre Challenge. The judges brought a twist and decided to do a Duet challenge, where they chose who performed with who. Those who survived the ...
The Showcase & Final Judgement aired on March 28th & 29th, 2021. It featured the Top 64 contestants. Each contestants performed, and at the end 24 contestants were chosen to move on to the Live shows.
The Top 24 performances were split into 2 groups (12 each), and were pre-recorded and aired on April 4th & 5th, 2021. Each contestant sang a solo, followed by a duet with a celebrity, resulting in a total of 48 performances. The following week the Top 16 would be revealed. Celebrities included people such as Katherine McPhee, Tori Kelly & Jimmie Al...
The Top 16 were revealed on April 11th, 2021. This was recorded a few days prior. The Top 16 shortly became the Top 15, due to Wyatt Pike withdrawing. America then voted 10 into the Top 12, while the judges saved 2 from the 5 in the danger zone. The Top 12 results were revealed on April 12th, with Paula Abdul as guest judge due to Luke Bryant havin...
The Top 12 aired live on April 18th, 2021. The contestants sang songs from movies that were nominated Oscar Awards, such as The Greatest Showman, Harriet & Despicable Me 2. The Top 9 were revealed at the end. Special performances by Lauren Daigle, Henry Connick Jr. & Lionel Richie.
10 Contestants from Season 18 were invited to perform again on a live stage due to not being able to last year because of the pandemic. The winner from the 10 would join the Top 9, making it the Top 10. Aired live on April 19th, 2021.
The Top 10 performed Disney songs live on May 2nd, 2021. The 10 also got to go to Disney World. The Top 7 were revealed at the end of the show. John Stamos as guest mentor. Special performances by Sofia Carson & John Bastite.
The Top 7 will perform 2 songs, one for Mother’s Day & a song by Coldplay. This will air live on May 9th, 2021. Coldplay will be guest mentor. Coldplay also sang their new single, Higher Power. The Top 5 were revealed at the end of the show.
The Top 4 will perform 3 songs, one from their Personal Idol, an Artist single, and a duet of a song by guest mentor FINNEAS with another contestant. Despite securing a place in the Top 5, Kennedy was disqualified from the show due to a controversial video, thus changing the Top 5 to the Top 4 with one contestant eliminated that week.
Top 3
The following contestants advanced to the Top 3: 1. Chayce Beckham 2. Willie Spence 3. Grace Kinstler
May 24, 2021 · It's finale time on American Idol, which means not only do we get to find out who's going to take the season 19 title, but we also get a whole slew of performances from Idols and pros alike...
- Maggie Fremont
- 6 min
May 24, 2021 · "American Idol" Season 19 has now named its winner. Here's who, out of Willie Spence, Grace Kinstler and Chayce Beckham, is the 2021 champion on the ABC show.
Mar 30, 2021 · See the full list of 24 singers proceeding to the next round in 'American Idol' Season 19.
May 24, 2021 · Ryan Seacrest kept the fans in suspense as long as he could, but after a dramatic pause for suspense, Seacrest revealed that Chayce Beckham was the winner of American Idol Season 19.
