After Top 20 singers took the stage in the previous episode, only 14 hopefuls are revealed in the new episode to have advanced to the next round in season 20 of the popular show.
- Apr 19, 2022
AceShowbiz - "American Idol" returned on Monday, April 18 to reveal the Top 14 of season 20. After Top 20 singers took the stage in the previous episode, only 14 hopefuls would advance to the next round.
The first singer to learn her fate that night was Ava Maybee as host Ryan Seacrest confirmed that she's among the Top 14. She hit the stage to sing "Cuz I Love You" by Lizzo. Joining her in Top 14 was Christian Guardino, who performed "Creep" by Radiohead.
Later, Ryan shared that America didn't vote Cameron Whitcomb into the Top 14. He sang The SteelDrivers' "If It Hadn't Been for Love", hoping that the judges would save him. Allegra Miles also didn't make it to the Top 14. She sang an original song "Tainted" to convince the judges to keep her.
Lady K, meanwhile, was sent to the next round. She sang "Bust Your Windows" by Jazmine Sullivan to celebrate the good result. Following it up was HunterGirl, who was revealed to be among the Top 14. She performed "Vice" by Miranda Lambert.
It was later time for Katyrah Love to find out her fate. Unfortunately, she didn't make it through with America's vote. She performed "Through the Fire" by Chaka Khan. It was the same case for Cadence Baker, who later hoped to impress the judges by her performance of "I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston.
Dan Marshall joined others in the Top 14 and sang Lionel Richie's "Stuck on You" to celebrate it. Leah Marlene also learned that she's safe before she belted out an original song titled "Wisher to the Well".
Nicolina, meanwhile, performed "She Used to Be Mine" by Sara Bareilles after Ryan revealed that she made it to the next round. As for Sage, she sang "Brown Eyed Lover" by Allen Stone for survival, while Jay sang "Believer" by Imagine Dragons for his shot.
Noah Thompson was saved by America and sang "Cover Me Up" by Jason Isbell. Jacob Moran sang "Rise" by Katy Perry in hopes of impressing the judges. Also performing for her survival was Elli Rowe, who opted to sing "All I Want" by Kodaline.
Emyrson Flora advanced to the Top 14. She performed "Love in the Dark" with no pressure to survive. Mike Parker, meanwhile, failed to make America vote him through to the Top 14 so he performed "Bed on Fire" by Teddy Swims for survival.
There was one spot left in the Top 10 before the judges round out the Top 14. It went to Fritz Hager. Fritz sang "Golden" by Harry Styles before Tristen Gressett performed "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz.
It was then time for the judges to save four more artists to make the Top 14. The four talented singers chosen by the judges were Allegra, Jay, Mike and Tristen. That meant Cameron, Cadence, Elli, Jacob, Katyrah and Sage were eliminated.
