American Idol eliminated six hopefuls and revealed its Top 20 contestants for Season 21 during Sunday night's broadcast on ABC.
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Sunday night's episode featured American Idol host Ryan Seacrest announcing the Top 10 vote-getters from each group of 13 contestants who had performed in Hawaii on last week's two separate Disney Resort episodes.
After Ryan advanced a contestant to the next round, the singer performed a song for American Idol judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie in the hope of receiving enough votes to make the Top 12.
In the process, six contestants were eliminated: Dawson Wayne, a 21-year-old college student from San Antonio, TX; Elijah McCormick, a 21-year-old ophthalmologist technician from Raeford, NC, Elise Kristine, an 18-year-old college student from Issaquah, WA; Emma Busse, a 20-year-old performer from Vancouver, BC; Malik Heard, a 25-year-old retail associate from Dallas, TX; and Pjae, a 24-year-old branding designer from Lawton, OK.
Elise, Emma and Pjae had performed in the first group of 13 contestants in Hawaii, and Dawson, Elijah, and Malik sang for votes in the second group of the Disney Resort performances last week.
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The Top 20 contestants who were announced on Sunday night ultimately performed for America's vote, and the Top 12 finalists will be revealed on the upcoming Idol broadcast airing Monday, April 24 on ABC.
From the first set of 13 hopefuls that performed in Hawaii on the April 16 episode, the following 10 contestants advanced to the Top 20: Haven Madison, a 16-year-old high school student from Clarksville, TN; Iam Tongi, an 18-year-old high school student from Kahuku, HI; Kaeyra, a 21-year-old restaurant singer from Algonquin, IL; Lucy Love, a 28-year-old mother from Holly Grove, AR; Mariah Faith, a 21-year-old hairstylist from Conway, SC; Matt Wilson, a 21-year-old teacher's aide from Buffalo, NY; Nailyah Serenity, a 22-year-old retail advisor from Charlotte, NC; Oliver Steele, a 25-year-old musician from Mount Juliet, TN; Warren Peay, a 24-year-old appliance repair technician from Bamberg, SC; and Zachariah Smith, a 19-year-old grill cook from Amory, MS.
After they learned their Top 20 fate, Haven sang "Mean Girls" by Leanne Crawford, Iam performed "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA, Kaeyra took the stage with "Bruises" by Lewis Capaldi, Lucy sang an original song called "Boulders," and Mariah performed "Cry to Me" by Solomon Burke.
Matt sang "Say You Won't Let Go" by James Arthur, Nailyah took the stage with "Baby Love" by Mother's Finest, Oliver performed an original song titled "Too Soon," Warren sang "Up There Down Here" by Zach Williams, and Zachariah sang "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner.
From the second set of 13 hopefuls that sang on Idol's April 17 episode, the 10 contestants who made it into the Top 20 were Colin Stough, an 18-year-old Hvac technician from Amory, MS; Hannah Nicolaisen, a 23-year-old recruiter from Houston, TX; Marybeth Byrd, a 21-year-old radio host from Armorel, AR; Megan Danielle, a 20-year-old server from Douglasville, GA; Michael Williams, a 21-year-old singer from Mason, OH; Nutsa, a 25-year-old performer from Tbilisi, GA; Olivia Soli, a 20-year-old college student from Los Angeles, CA; Paige Anne, a 16-year-old high school student from Idaho Falls, ID; Tyson Venegas, a 17-year-old high school student from Vancouver, BC; and We Ani, a 23-year-old performer from Harlem, NY.
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Colin performed "Pretty Heart" by Parker Mccollum on Sunday night, Hannah sang "Somebody to Love" by Queen, Marybeth sang an original song called "People Pleaser," Megan performed "Holy Water" by We The Kingdom, and Michael sang "Lose You To Love Me" by Selena Gomez.
Nutsa belted out "Un-break my Heart" by Toni Braxton, Olivia sang "I Surrender" by Celine Dion, Paige performed "Say Something" by A Great Big World, Tyson performed his original song "180," and We sang "Skyfall" by Adele.
Below is a list of American Idol's Top 20 contestants for Season 21.
- Colin Stough, an 18-year-old Hvac technician from Amory, MS
- Hannah Nicolaisen, a 23-year-old recruiter from Houston, TX
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- Haven Madison, a 16-year-old high school student from Clarksville, TN
- Iam Tongi, an 18-year-old high school student from Kahuku, HI
- Kaeyra, a 21-year-old restaurant singer from Algonquin, IL
- Lucy Love, a 28-year-old mother from Holly Grove, AR
- Mariah Faith, a 21-year-old hairstylist from Conway, SC
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- Marybeth Byrd, a 21-year-old radio host from Armorel, AR
- Matt Wilson, a 21-year-old teacher's aide from Buffalo, NY
- Megan Danielle, a 20-year-old server from Douglasville, GA
- Michael Williams, a 21-year-old singer from Mason, OH
- Nailyah Serenity, a 22-year-old retail advisor from Charlotte, NC
- Nutsa, a 25-year-old performer from Tbilisi, GA
- Olivia Soli, a 20-year-old college student from Los Angeles, CA
- Oliver Steele, a 25-year-old musician from Mount Juliet, TN
- Paige Anne, a 16-year-old high school student from Idaho Falls, ID
- Tyson Venegas, a 17-year-old high school student from Vancouver, BC
- Warren Peay, a 24-year-old appliance repair technician from Bamberg, SC
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- We Ani, a 23-year-old performer from Harlem, NY
- Zachariah Smith, a 19-year-old grill cook from Amory, MS