SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the ‘American Idol‘ Season 23 finale.
Only three American Idol hopefuls made it to the finale night, and one was crowned the winner on ABC.
The three singers who made it to the Top 3 were John Foster, Breanna Nix, and Jamal Roberts.
On the final night, the finalists performed one last time in front of the judges and the American public. John performed Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” and John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Jamal performed Teeks’ “First Time” and the Temptations’ “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me).” Breanna performed Katy Nichole’s “In Jesus Name (God of Possible)” and Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb.”
The American Idol Season 23 finale also had special guest performers like Salt-N-Pepa, Good Charlotte, Kirk Franklin, Goo Goo Dolls, Brandon Lake, Jennifer Holliday, Jelly Roll, Myles Smith, PJ Morton, Patti LaBelle, Cody Johnson, The War and Treat, and Jessica Simpson.
American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan also performed throughout the night. The trio took the stage to perform together the song “Stuck on You,” which Richie wrote and originally recorded.
Who won American Idol Season 23?
After the American viewers voted for their next American Idol, Breanna placed in third place, which left John and Jamal competing for the Season 23 crown.
Host Ryan Seacrest finally revealed at the end of the night that the American Idol Season 23 winner was Jamal, which meant that John took second place in the competition.
Seacrest noted that “it’s been the biggest finale vote in ABC Idol history,” saying that they received over 27 million votes, more than double last year’s finale.
Jamal Roberts wins ‘American Idol’ Season 23
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