WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 24!After <em>American Idol</em> season 24 Hollywood Week in Music City, the Top 30 contestants will head to Hawaii for a brand-new phase of the competition called the ‘Ohana Round, and those competitors have been revealed. American Idol season 24 welcomed back host Ryan Seacrest, along with judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan.
American Idol season 24 featured four audition episodes, all of which took place at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville, Tennessee. After the “Idol Across America” remote auditions, some contestants advanced to audition for Lionel, Carrie, and Luke in person in Nashville. Hollywood Week also relocated to Nashville and is now called Hollywood Week in Music City.
After American Idol season 24 Hollywood Week in Music City, the Top 30 contestants traveled to Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii for two rounds of competition. The first round, called the ‘Ohana Round, is new for this season and will feature the Top 30 contestants. It will air on March 9, after two weeks of Hollywood Week in Music City on February 23 and March 2. After that, the traditional Hawaii Week round will begin with the Top 20. Here are the American Idol season 24 contestants who made it to the Top 30.
Who Made It To The American Idol Season 24 ‘Ohana Round?
MJ’s Big Blog revealed the American Idol season 24 Top 30 contestants, which were compiled through trusted sources. However, the site warned that some of the names could be wrong, although they felt certain that the vast majority of the names were correct. The Top 30 consists of Abayomi, Bella Emry, Braden Rumfelt, Brenna Brigman, Brianna Yancey, Brooks, Bryant Thomas, Chloe Lauren, Chris Tungseth, and Daniel Stallworth.
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American Idol Season 24 Top 30 Contestants |
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Age |
Hometown |
Job |
Audition Song |
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Abayomi |
15 |
San Francisco, CA |
High School Student |
“Black Leaves” by Kirby |
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Bella Emry |
22 |
Bend, OR |
Server/Office Admin |
“I’m a Little Crazy” by Morgan Wallen |
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Tianna |
25 |
Sumter, SC |
Vocalist |
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior |
In addition, Genevieve Heyward, Hannah Harper, Jacquie Lee, Jake Thistle, Jesse Findling, Jordan McCullough, Julián Kalel, Keyla Richardson, Kiera Howell, and Kyndal Inskeep will be competing. The American Idol season 24 Top 30 will also feature Kutter Bradley, Lucas Leon, Madison Moon, Makiyah, Michael Garner, Philmon Lee, Rae, Ruby Rae, Sheldon Riley, and Tianna.
What Is The American Idol Season 24 ‘Ohana Round?
The American Idol season 24 ‘Ohana Round is a brand-new phase of the competition that takes place in Hawaii. According to an ABC press release, the ‘Ohana Round was filmed at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii. It was designed to be the ultimate focus group that narrows down the Top 30 to the Top 20 before America’s Vote.
In the ‘Ohana Round, the Top 30 contestants will perform for industry tastemakers who collectively have nearly 149 million followers. They include Kaniyia Brown & Terry McCaskill (social media personality duo), Sasha Farber (dancer and choreographer), Anthony Gargiula (artist and music creator), Loren Gray (singer and actress), Shirley Halperin (co-editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone), Cheryl Porter (singer and vocal coach phenomenon), and Kelly Sutton (country music personality and Grand Ole Opry announcer).
In addition to this panel of experts, contestants will sing for their peers, family members, and friends. They will then be narrowed down from the Top 30 to the Top 20 to compete for America’s Vote.
The excitement surrounding season 24 has been palpable as many phenomenal singers have emerged. It will be thrilling to see how these Top 30 contestants navigate through Hollywood Week to advance to the ‘Ohana Round. Judges Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan have done an extraordinary job selecting this talented group of contestants who may very well include the next superstar.
<em>American Idol </em>airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Sources: MJ’s Big Blog , ABC
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