‘American Idol’ upset: Jayna Elise eliminated during Top 12 night
The Monday, April 22 live episode of “American Idol” Season 22 proved to be the end of the road for two fan-fave singers: Jayna Elise and Roman Collins. They were the only artists in the Top 12 that failed to earn enough votes from viewers to make it into next week’s all-important Top 10. Host Ryan Seacrest delivered the unfortunate news in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. The guest mentor for “Billboard #1 Hits” night was Meghan Trainor.
Throughout the competition, Jayna sang tunes like “The Climb” (Auditions round), “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” (Showstopper round), “Confident” (Top 24 round), “My All” (Top 20, Part 1 round), “All I Wanted” (Top 20, Part 2 round), “I Have Nothing” (Top 14 round) and “Diamonds” (Top 12 round). The 22-year-old performer from Washington, D.C. actually began her journey last year on “Idol,” but was eliminated prior to the Season 21 live shows. The good news is that she made it much further this time around.
Following Jayna’s live Top 12 performance, Katy called her “so balanced” and “so measured,” Luke raved that she delivered a “really timeless, professional” moment for America, and Lionel marveled about how she can take “any song” and turn it into her own, while also raving about her “stage presence in spades.”
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The 10 singers who heard good news on Monday night were Jack Blocker, McKenna Faith Breinholt, Abi Carter, Julia Gagnon, Triston Harper, Kaibrienne, Kayko, Mia Matthews, Will Moseley and Emmy Russell. Next up, each of these contestants will perform in the Top 10 show on Sunday, April 28 and in the Judge’s Song Contest episode on Monday, April 29.
Since ABC earned the rights to air “American Idol” in 2018, the winners have consisted of Maddie Poppe (Season 16), Laine Hardy (Season 17), Just Sam (Season 18), Chayce Beckham (Season 19), Noah Thompson (Season 20) and Iam Tongi (Season 21). Who will be next singer to join the show’s iconic winners list?
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